Xia Liu - Jan 3, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for BADGER METER INC (BMI)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ William R.A. Bergum, Attorney-in-Fact for Xia Liu
Stock symbol
BMI
Transactions as of
Jan 3, 2023
Transactions value $
$15,000
Form type
4
Date filed
1/3/2023, 05:14 PM
Previous filing
Oct 3, 2022
Next filing
Jan 6, 2023

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction BMI Phantom Stock Units Award $15K +138 +46.32% $109.03 435 Jan 3, 2023 BMI Common Stock 138 Direct F1, F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 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.
F2 The phantom stock units were accrued in Ms. Liu's Badger Meter, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan account as payment for her 2023 Quarter 1 retainer paid to non-employee directors in the amount of $15,000. The phantom stock units were computed at $109.03, the 12/30/2022 closing price of the Company's stock, as required by the plan.