bmi-8k_20190430.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

_______________________

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

_______________________

 

 

Date of Report

 

(Date of earliest event reported):

April 26, 2019

 

 

              Badger Meter, Inc.             

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

   Wisconsin    

      1-6706       

   39-0143280    

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

  4545 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223  

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

           (414) 355-0400           

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

           Not Applicable           

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

_______________________

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:  

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  

□  Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Badger Meter, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 26, 2019.  Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

Election of Directors.  The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee’s successor is duly elected and qualified.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

DIRECTOR

 

VOTES FOR

 

 

WITHHELD

 

 

NON-VOTES

 

Todd A. Adams

 

 

23,676,781

 

 

 

998,576

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Kenneth C. Bockhorst

 

 

24,575,445

 

 

 

99,912

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Thomas J. Fischer

 

 

23,370,340

 

 

 

1,305,017

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Gale E. Klappa

 

 

23,558,276

 

 

 

1,117,081

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Gail A. Lione

 

 

24,462,059

 

 

 

213,298

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Richard A. Meeusen

 

 

24,146,532

 

 

 

528,825

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Tessa M. Myers

 

 

24,609,307

 

 

 

66,050

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

James F. Stern

 

 

24,573,439

 

 

 

101,918

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Glen E. Tellock

 

 

24,422,044

 

 

 

253,313

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Todd J. Teske

 

 

12,909,699

 

 

 

11,765,658

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  The shareholders of the Company approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS

 

NON-VOTES

22,945,831

 

 

1,577,377

 

 

 

152,149

 

 

 

1,895,364

 

 

Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS

 

NON-VOTES

26,011,252

 

 

542,810

 

 

 

16,659

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BADGER METER, INC.

 

 

 

Date:  April 30, 2019   By:   /s/ William R.A. Bergum

  William R. A. Bergum

Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary