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) February
17, 2012
Badger
Meter, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in 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) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (414) 355-0400
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:
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Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 17, 2012, Badger Meter, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Gail A. Lione was elected to its Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 27, 2012. To reflect this election, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the number of authorized directors from eight to nine directors. Ms. Lione was also appointed to serve on the Company’s Employee Benefit Plans Committee of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Form 8-K by reference.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The exhibit listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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. |
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Date: | February 21, 2012 | By: |
/s/ Richard E. Johnson |
Richard E. Johnson |
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Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated February 17, 2012
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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99.1 |
Badger Meter, Inc. Press Release, dated February 17, 2012. |
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