BADGER METER INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BADGER METER INC (BMI)
CIK: 0000009092
Period of Report: 2012-08-02

Reporting Person: JOHNSON RICHARD E (Sr. VP-Finance, Treas & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-02	Common Stock	M	5000	$7.00	Acquired	87892	Direct
2012-08-02	Common Stock	P	2000	$32.97	Acquired	30000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-02	Stock Options	$7.00	M	5000	Disposed	2013-05-02	BMI Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2132.8375	Indirect
Common Stock	6200	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$18.325	2015-05-09	BMI Common Stock (4500)	4500	Direct
Stock Options	$31.41	2016-05-05	BMI Common Stock (3600)	3600	Direct
Stock Options	$24.94	2017-05-04	BMI Common Stock (3600)	3600	Direct
Stock Options	$52.81	2018-05-02	BMI Common Stock (3000)	3000	Direct
Stock Options	$38.69	2019-05-01	BMI Common Stock (5400)	5400	Direct
Stock Options	$38.41	2020-05-07	BMI Common Stock (3000)	3000	Direct
Stock Options	$36.59	2021-05-06	BMI Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Stock Options	$36.15	2022-05-04	BMI Common Stock (7500)	7500	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Stock Options are granted on a one-for-one basis.