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)	February 24, 2022

BADGER METER INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	001-06706	39-0143280
(State or other<br><br> <br>jurisdiction of<br><br> <br>incorporation)	(Commission File<br><br> <br>Number)	(IRS Employer<br><br> <br>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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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 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements<br> of Certain Officers.

On February 24, 2022, Badger Meter, Inc. announced that Melanie K. Cook, 49, Retired Chief Operating Officer of GE Appliances (a Haier Company), has been appointed a director of the Company effective as of February 24, 2022. Ms. Cook will serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Ms. Cook will receive compensation consistent with the Company’s other non-employee directors as described under “Director Compensation Table and Components of Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A copy of the press release related to the appointment of Ms. Cook is being filed 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.
(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Exhibits. The exhibit filed herewith is as listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
(99.1)	Badger Meter, Inc.<br> Press Release dated February 24, 2022.

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: February 24, 2022	By:	/s/ William R.A. Bergum
		William R.A. Bergum
		Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

Badger Meter Appoints Melanie K. Cook to Board of Directors

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 24, 2022--Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) today announced that Melanie K. Cook, recently retired Chief Operating Officer of GE Appliances (a Haier Company) has been appointed to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Ms. Cook increases the size of the Board to ten members.

During Ms. Cook’s nearly 30 years of global experience, she has held business unit leadership roles with full profit and loss responsibility in addition to roles in product lifecycle management, end-to-end supply chain, global sourcing, finance/audit, and acquisitions/dispositions, while delivering organic growth and driving digitization and transformational change. Her experiences cover multiple industries, channels, and functions, including international experience and a strong global business acumen.

Her most recent role as Chief Operating Officer at GE Appliances included full operations leadership for the multi-billion dollar revenue business covering 15,000 employees globally. Among her many accomplishments, she implemented an Inclusion and Diversity Talent Leaders program across Operations, established a supplier diversity initiative, and achieved ISO14001 Environmental Management System Certification.

Ms. Cook holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida. She currently serves as a non-executive director on the board of The Legacy Companies, a privately-owned food service and consumer products company, as well as several non-profit organizations.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Melanie to Badger Meter’s Board. Her wide-ranging skills and experiences will be especially valuable to the Board and management team as we continue to innovate our digital smart water solutions and expand globally,” said Kenneth C. Bockhorst, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Badger Meter.

About Badger Meter

With more than a century of water technology innovation, Badger Meter is a global provider of industry leading water solutions encompassing flow measurement, quality and other system parameters. These offerings provide our customers with the data and analytics essential to optimize their operations and contribute to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s most precious resource. For more information, visit badgermeter.com.

Contacts

Karen Bauer

        \(414\) 371-7276 

        kbauer@badgermeter.com