Badger Meter (BMI) Form 4 BADGER METER / Kimberly K Stoll ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stoll Kimberly K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4545 W BROWN DEER ROAD

(Street)

MILWAUKEE WI 53223

(City) (State) (Zip)

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
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP-Sales & Marketing

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/11/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	12/11/2015		J(1)		1,742	D	$0.00	250	D
Common Stock	12/11/2015		J(1)		1,742	A	$0.00	1,742	D
Common Stock	12/11/2015		P		1,293	A	$58.5	3,035	D
Common Stock								1,831.464	I	ESSOP
Common Stock								2,589	I	Restricted Stock

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	$38.41							05/07/2011	05/07/2020	BMI Common Stock	240		240	D
Stock Options	$36.59							05/06/2012	05/06/2021	BMI Common Stock	800		800	D
Stock Options	$36.15							05/04/2013	05/04/2022	BMI Common Stock	1,440		1,440	D
Stock Options	$51.29							03/01/2014	03/01/2023	BMI Common Stock	1,418		1,418	D
Stock Options	$54.36							03/07/2015	03/07/2024	BMI Common Stock	1,409		1,409	D
Stock Options	$56.66							03/06/2016	03/06/2025	BMI Common Stock	1,689		1,689	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This journal is to reflect a separation between shares held individually and shares held jointly.

Remarks:

	Kimberly K. Stoll	12/14/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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