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 27, 2012 |
| Badger Meter, Inc. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Wisconsin |
1-6706 |
39-0143280 |
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(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) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 27, 2012. 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 2013 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 | ||||||||
| Ronald H. Dix | 10,965,360 | 402,118 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Thomas J. Fischer | 11,067,548 | 299,930 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Gale E. Klappa | 11,022,280 | 345,198 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Gail A. Lione | 11,299,067 | 68,411 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Richard A. Meeusen | 10,981,583 | 385,895 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Andrew J. Policano | 10,982,083 | 385,395 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Steven J. Smith | 10,952,710 | 414,768 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
| Todd J. Teske | 11,104,225 | 263,253 | 2,064,660 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
| 10,414,362 | 693,890 | 259,220 | 2,064,666 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
| 13,032,506 | 357,812 | 41,820 | 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.
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BADGER METER, INC. |
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| Date: | May 2, 2012 | By: |
/s/ William R. A. Bergum |
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William R. A. Bergum |
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Vice President – General Counsel and |
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Secretary |
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