UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 22, 2025

(Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2025

Badger Meter, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	~~1-6706~~	391-~~0143280~~6706	39-0143280
(State or other jurisdictionOf incorporation)	(Commission FileNumber)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or otherjurisdiction ofincorporation)		(Commission FileNumber)	(IRS EmployerIdentification 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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BMI	New York Stock Exchange

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 Exchange 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 52.~~07. Submission~~02 Results of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote~~Condition ~~of Security Holders~~.

~~The~~On ~~Company’s~~July 22, 2025, ~~Annual~~Badger ~~Meeting~~Meter, ofInc. ~~Shareholders~~(the ~~was~~“Company”) ~~held~~issued ona ~~April~~press ~~25,~~release ~~2025. Matters~~announcing ~~submitted~~its tofinancial ~~shareholders~~results atfor the ~~meeting~~second ~~and~~quarter ~~the~~ended ~~voting~~June ~~results~~30, ~~thereof~~2025. ~~were as follows:~~

~~Election~~A ofcopy ~~Directors. The shareholders~~ of the ~~Company~~press ~~elected~~release ~~each~~issued ~~of the director nominees proposed~~ by the Company’s ~~Board~~announcing ~~of Directors to serve until~~ the ~~2026~~foregoing ~~Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee’s successor~~ is ~~duly~~furnished ~~elected~~herewith ~~and~~as ~~qualified. The~~Exhibit ~~following is a breakdown of the voting results:~~99.1.

DIRECTOR	VOTES FOR		WITHHELD		NON-VOTES
Todd A. Adams		23,546,674		532,668		1,764,461
Kenneth C. Bockhorst		22,988,713		1,090,629		1,764,461
Henry F. Brooks		24,020,532		58,810		1,764,461
Melanie K. Cook		24,022,393		56,949		1,764,461
Xia Liu		23,974,831		104,511		1,764,461
James W. McGill		23,805,522		273,820		1,764,461
Tessa M. Myers		23,810,634		268,708		1,764,461
James F. Stern		23,806,501		272,841		1,764,461
Glen E. Tellock		23,461,224		618,118		1,764,461

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits .

~~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) Not ~~breakdown of the voting results:~~applicable.

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST					ABSTENTIONS				NON-VOTES
22,090,272			1,917,168					71,902				1,764,461

(b) Not applicable.

~~Appointment~~(c) Not ~~of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm~~applicable. ~~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

24,634,519

1,107,159

102,125

N/A


	(d)	Exhibits . The exhibit furnished herewith is as listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index.

~~Item~~EXHIBIT ~~8.01. Other Events~~INDEX

Subsequent to the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and resultant election of directors, the Board approved the following committee assignments, effective April 25, 2025:


Exhibit No.		Description
(99.1)		Badger Meter, Inc. Press Release, dated July 22, 2025.

BOARD COMMITTEES INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY Todd A. Adams X* Henry F. Brooks X Melanie K. Cook X Xia Liu X* James W. McGill X X Tessa M. Myers X X James F. Stern X X Glen E. Tellock X X*

In addition, Mr. Tellock continues as Lead Outside Director.

* Denotes committee chair

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.


	BADGER METER, INC.



Date: July 22, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert A. Wrocklage
		Robert A. Wrocklage
		Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 29, 2025 By: /s/ William R.A. Bergum

William R. A. Bergum

Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary

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