Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
May 1, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
May 4, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001193125-26-203999
Filed / recorded
May 4, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
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form4-xml-v2
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Issuer
BADGER METER INC
Issuer CIK
9092
Ticker
BMI
Reporting person
Xia Liu
Relationship
Director
Security
Phantom Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
May 1, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
131.28
Price per share
$152.35
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
4,524.707
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The shares of phantom stock become payable in cash upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director.
The phantom stock units were accrued in Ms. Liu's Badger Meter, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan account as payment for her annual Audit and Compliance Committee Chair Fee in the amount of $20,000. The phantom stock units were computed at $152.35, the 3/31/2026 closing price of the Company's stock, as required by the plan.