Xia Liu - Oct 2, 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
Oct 2, 2023
Transactions value $
$15,000
Form type
4
Date filed
10/3/2023, 04:45 PM
Previous filing
Jul 5, 2023
Next filing
Jan 2, 2024

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 +104 +7.99% $143.87 1.41K Oct 2, 2023 BMI Common Stock 104 Direct F1, F2
transaction BMI Phantom Stock Units Other +5.52 +0.39% 1.42K Oct 2, 2023 BMI Common Stock 5.52 Direct F1, F3
* 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 Q4 2023 quarterly retainer of $15,000. The phantom stock units were computed at $143.87, the 9/29/2023 closing price of the Company's stock, as required by the plan.
F3 Includes phantom stock units acquired through routine dividend equivalent payments on previously granted phantom stock units, which acquisitions are exempt under Rule 16a-11.