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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSON RICHARD E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BADGER METER INC [BMI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Sr. VP-Finance, Treas & CFO / Co-trustee, Officers Voting Tr (Last) (First) (Middle) 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/09/2005 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/16/2005   A(1)   750 A (2) 750 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 36.65

05/09/2005

J(4)

2,250

05/09/2006

05/09/2015

Common Stock

2,250

(5)

2,250 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON RICHARD E 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD P.O. BOX 245036 MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536			Sr. VP-Finance, Treas & CFO	Co-trustee, Officers Voting Tr

Signatures

Richard E. Johnson		05/11/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the 2005 Restricted Stock Plan approved by shareholders on April 29, 2005.
(2)	The value of the award will be determined at the closing price on May 9, 2008, the date of vesting.
(3)	In addition to the Restricted Stock granted to Mr. Johnson, he also owns 16,000 shares in the Badger Meter Officers' Voting Trust, 10,396 share jointly with his spouse, 632.22 shares in the Company's ESSOP and 14,000 shares in an IRA account.
(4)	Stock options granted pursuant to the Company's 1997, 1999 and 2003 Stock Option Plans approved by shareholders.
(5)	Stock Options are granted on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	In addition to the options granted to Mr. Johnson on 5/9/05, the reporting person has options to acquire 40,300 additional shares of Common Stock at varying grant prices and vesting schedules over a ten-year period.

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