Shareholder Vote

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 April 28, 2017   event reported):                    Badger Meter, Inc.               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Wisconsin             1-6706                39-0143280     (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) _______________________ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.07 . Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders . The Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 28, 2017.  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 2018 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   Todd A. Adams     22,318,133       2,409,996       2,262,258   Thomas J. Fischer     22,863,787       1,864,342       2,262,258   Gale E. Klappa     23,338,687       1,389,442       2,262,258   Gail A. Lione     23,791,701       936,428       2,262,258   Richard A. Meeusen     22,948,797       1,779,332       2,262,258   Andrew J. Policano     22,761,363       1,966,766       2,262,258   James F. Stern     24,502,476       225,653       2,262,258   Glen E. Tellock     24,500,465       227,664       2,262,258   Todd J. Teske     21,531,289       3,196,840       2,262,258   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    22,902,521       1,662,031       163,577       2,262,258   Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers .  The following is a breakdown of the voting results on the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: 3 YEAR        2 YEAR        1 YEAR        ABSTENTIONS        NON-VOTES    10,214,572        179,990        13,817,076        516,491        2,262,258    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    26,495,735        472,085        22,567        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.   BADGER METER, INC.                           Date: May 1, 2017 By: /s/ William R. A. Bergum       William R. A. Bergum       Vice President – General Counsel and        Secretary