Bylaw Amendment

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): March 30, 2020   Badger Meter, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Wisconsin   001-6706   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))   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 LLC   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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year . On March 30, 2020, the Board of Directors of Badger Meter, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted an amendment to Section 3 of Article I of the Restated By-laws of the Company (the “Amendment”).  The Amendment permits the Company to hold meetings of its shareholders by remote communication. The effective date of the Amendment is March 30, 2020. This description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. (d) Exhibits . The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No.   Description       ( 3.1 )   Text of Amendment to Restated By-laws of Badger Meter, Inc.       (104)   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).           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: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Robert A. Wrocklage       Robert A. Wrocklage       Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer