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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              Badger Meter, Inc.             
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  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 5.02.          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 27, 2019, Badger Meter, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Tessa M. Myers, 42, Vice President-North America Sales, Services and Solutions for Rockwell Automation, has been appointed director of the Company to fill a newly created board seat, effective as of February 27, 2019. She was also named to the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.  Ms. Myers will serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 26, 2019.

Ms. Myers 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 2018 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2018.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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.