8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, 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)       November 6, 2009

Badger Meter, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in 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)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:      (414) 355-0400

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:

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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 November 6, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that Todd J. Teske was elected to its Board of
Directors to serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 30, 2010.
	A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
	Not applicable.
	(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.
	Not applicable.
	(c)	Shell Company Transactions.
	Not applicable.
	(d)	Exhibits.
	The exhibit listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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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:	November 6, 2009	By:	/s/ Richard E. Johnson
			Richard E. Johnson
			Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer
			Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated November 6, 2009

Exhibit Number	Description
(99.1)	Badger Meter, Inc. Press Release, dated November 6, 2009.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Todd J. Teske Elected to Badger Meter Board

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 6, 2009--Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) today announced that Todd J. Teske, president and chief operating officer of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, has been elected a director of the company.

“Todd brings a great deal of talent and experience to our board that will be very valuable as we move forward with our growth strategies,” said Richard A. Meeusen, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Badger Meter. “His extensive background in manufacturing, accounting, finance, acquisitions and international business will be an asset to our board.”

In his 13 years with Briggs & Stratton, Teske, age 44, has served in positions including corporate controller, vice president-corporate development and executive vice president and chief operating officer. As of January 2010, Teske will be president and chief executive officer of Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Prior to joining Briggs & Stratton, he had a nine-year career with Arthur Andersen in the firm’s Milwaukee office.

Teske serves on the boards of the Manufacturers Alliance, Junior Achievement, Dean’s Advisory Council at the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh, Boy Scouts of America-Milwaukee Chapter, MRA-The Management Association, Association for Corporate Growth and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an MBA from Northwestern University.

With Teske’s election, the Badger Meter board has eight members. Teske will stand for reelection at the company’s 2010 annual meeting on April 30, 2010.

About Badger Meter

Badger Meter is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products incorporating liquid flow measurement and control technologies, developed both internally and with other technology companies, as well as the leader in providing digital connectivity to AMR/AMI technologies. Its products are used to measure and control the flow of liquids in a variety of applications.

Badger Meter company news is available 24 hours a day, on-line at: http://www.badgermeter.com.

CONTACT:
Badger Meter, Inc.
Joan C. Zimmer, (414) 371-5702