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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMITH KENNETH E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BADGER METER INC [BMI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Former Corporate Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/27/2005 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   2,637 A $ 11.495 8,037 (1) D   Common Stock 07/27/2005   S   2,637 D $ 47.0117 5,400 (1) D   Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   3,000 A $ 15.875 8,400 (1) D   Common Stock 07/27/2005   S   3,000 D $ 47.0117 5,400 (1) D   Common Stock 07/28/2005   M   600 A $ 15.875 6,000 (1) D   Common Stock 07/28/2005   S   600 D $ 47.1017 5,400 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 11.495

07/27/2005

M

2,637

01/29/2003

01/29/2012

Common Stock

2,637

(2)

0 (3)

D

Stock Options

$ 14.25

07/27/2005

M

3,000

05/12/2001

05/12/2010

Common Stock

3,000

(2)

600 (3)

D

Stock Options

$ 14

07/27/2005

M

600

05/12/2001

05/12/2010

Common Stock

600

(2)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH KENNETH E 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD P.O. BOX 245036 MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536				Former Corporate Officer

Signatures

Richard E. Johnson Attorney-in-fact		07/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In addition to the stock owned directly by Mr. Smith, he also owns 8,000 shares in the Badger Meter Officers' Voting Trust and 790.03 shares in the Company's ESSOP.
(2)	Stock Options are granted on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	In addition to the remaining 2,637 non-qualified options exercised and sold July 27, Mr. Smith had 3,600 incentive options which he exercised and sold July 27-28, 2005 as reported herein.

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