-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IBpuYFoX/ck1q/yr/8xY5Q6cfBZw6jLfXJwYpGJ+yf1OkmMmldkdeR40TZj7KoHT 75l4m7s9qPr6VFvZmvqOfA== 0000950124-99-005068.txt : 19990908 0000950124-99-005068.hdr.sgml : 19990908 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-99-005068 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990907 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BADGER METER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000009092 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TOTALIZING FLUID METERS & COUNTING DEVICES [3824] IRS NUMBER: 390143280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10355 FILM NUMBER: 99706604 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4545 WEST BROWN DEER ROAD STREET 2: C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53223-0099 BUSINESS PHONE: 4143715887 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BADGER METER MANUFACTURING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710729 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WRIGHT JAMES O JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000935712 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 23099 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53223-0099 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-355-0400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4545 W BROWN DEER ROAD CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53223-0099 SC 13D 1 SCHEDULE 13D 1 ----------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ----------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: August 31, 1999 Estimated average burden hours per form 14.90 ----------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* (Name of Issuer) BADGER METER, INC. (Title of Class of Securities) COMMON STOCK $1.00 PAR VALUE (CUSIP Number) 056525-10-8 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) JAMES O. WRIGHT, JR., THE WRIGHT TAX SERVICE 4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 415/499-1099 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) AUGUST 17, 1999 If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Subsection 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box |_|. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Subsection 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 2
SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 056525-10-8 Page 2 of 4 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) James O. Wright, Jr. - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| 2 (b) |_| - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 N/A - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (e) |_| 5 - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 7 16,150 NUMBER OF ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 1,000 OWNED BY ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 9 16,150 PERSON ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10 201,000 - -------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 217,150 - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 12 - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 6.5% - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN 14 - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SEC 1746 (2-98) 2 of 4 3 ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER Badger Meter, Inc. Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value, CUSIP #056525-10-8: Corporate headquarters: Badger Meter, Inc. 4545 W. Brown Deer Road Milwaukee, WI 53223-0099 ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND a) Name of reporting person: James O. Wright, Jr. b) Business address: The Wright Tax Service 4040 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200 San Rafael, CA 94903 c) Principal occupation and name, principal business and address of employer: Mr. Wright, Jr. is Owner of The Wright Tax Service, 4040 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903. d) During the last five years, Mr. Wright, Jr. has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). e) During the last five years, Mr. Wright, Jr. was not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction by which as a result of such proceeding he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. f) Citizenship: Mr. Wright, Jr. is a citizen of the United States of America. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION N/A ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Effective August 17, 1999, the Badger Meter Voting Trust, for which Mr. Wright, Jr. had been a co-trustee, was terminated. Mr. Wright, Jr. has no plans or no intentions with respect to the matters set forth in Item 4 of Schedule 13-D. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER a) Aggregate Number of Shares: 217,150 shares. Percentage of Class: 6.5%. Shares of Badger Meter Common Stock outstanding, August 17, 1999: 3,343,387 b) Number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 16,150 shares, which is 5,400 more than previously reported due to the dissolution of the Badger Meter Voting Trust, effective August 17, 1999, and the subsequent distribution of the shares. Page 3 of 4 4 Number of shares as to which there is shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,000 shares of Common Stock. This represents a decrease of 615,808 shares resulting from the dissolution of the Badger Meter Voting Trust for which Mr. Wright, Jr. was a co-trustee. Number of shares as to which there is sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 16,150. This includes 7,650 shares of Badger Meter Common Stock held directly, and 8,500 options to purchase Common Stock. Number of shares as to which there is shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 201,000 shares which consists of 1,000 shares held in a trust for a Wright family member for which Mr. Wright, Jr. is a co-trustee and 200,000 shares held by JOW Corp. c) The total number of shares of Common Stock is 404,558 less than previously reported. A portion of this reduction is due to 13,960 shares of Common Stock repurchased by Badger Meter, Inc. from a trust for a Wright family member, of which Mr. Wright, Jr. serves as a co-trustee and 124,500 shares for which Mr. Wright, Jr. has a beneficial interest, for $36.8875 per share on August 13, 1999. The remainder of such reduction is due to the termination of the Badger Meter Voting Trust, for which Mr. Wright had been a co-trustee, on August 17, 1999. d) None. e) Not applicable. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Not applicable. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS None. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date Signature James O. Wright, Jr. -------------------- Name/Title The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature. Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----