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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-368371
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171212
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mueller Water Products, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001350593
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS [3490]
		IRS NUMBER:				203547095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32892
		FILM NUMBER:		171254465

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 ABERNATHY RD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770-206-4200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 ABERNATHY RD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Mueller Holding Company, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060123
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 12, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>0001-32892</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>20-3547095</B></TD></TR>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth
company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December 12, 2017, Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) amended its existing Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreements with
Scott Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and Keith L. Belknap, Executive Vice President, Business Development, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of the Corporation (each agreement, as
amended, an &#147;Amended Agreement&#148;).&nbsp;The Amended Agreements for Messrs. Hall and Belknap have been revised to include a &#147;best-net&#148; provision that will apply to payments that may not be deductible under Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;) or that may be subject to excise taxes imposed under Code Section 4999.&nbsp;The &#147;best net&#148; provisions will cause Messrs. Hall&#146;s and Belknap&#146;s severance payments to
either be (i) reduced to an amount which does not result in a loss of deduction of the payments by the Corporation under Code Section 280G or trigger the Code Section 4999 excise tax or (ii) paid in full, depending on which payment would result in
Messrs. Hall or Belknap receiving the greatest after tax benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The above summaries of the Amended Agreements are qualified by reference in their
entity to these agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10. 2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d513459dex101.htm">Amendment to Executive Change-in-Control Agreement of J. Scott Hall, dated December 12, 2017. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ KEITH L. BELKNAP</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) is made and entered into as of the 12th day of
December, 2017, by and between Mueller Water Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and J. Scott Hall (the &#147;Executive&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W I T N E S S E T H: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Change-In-Control Severance Agreement effective January 4, 2017 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Agreement to add a &#147;best-net&#148; provision to apply to payments that may not be deductible
under Code Section 280G or that may be subject to excise taxes imposed under Code Section 4999, consistent with the Company&#146;s current policy regarding such payments; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Executive agrees to such amendment to the Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive, in consideration of the agreements, covenants and conditions herein, the sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Article VI </B>of the Agreement is amended by
adding the following new <B>Section 6.4</B> to the end thereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;6.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code Section 280G. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Best-Net Benefit and Compliance with Code Section 280G.</B> Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any of the Severance Benefits or any other payment or benefit under this Agreement, under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company, or pursuant to any plan,
arrangement, program or policy of the Company (in the aggregate, the &#147;Aggregate Payments&#148;) constitute &#147;parachute payments&#148; within the meaning of Code Section 280G and, but for this Section 6.4, would not be fully deductible by
the Company or its affiliates for federal income tax purposes because of Code Section 280G or any successor provision thereto (or that would result in the Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 or any successor
provision thereto), such Aggregate Payments will be reduced to the extent necessary such that no portion of the Aggregate Payments will be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, or any successor provision thereto; <I>provided</I>,
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reduction, the Executive&#146;s net after-tax benefit exceeds the net after-tax benefit the Executive would realize if such reduction were not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Order of Reduction.</B>&nbsp;Any reduction applied pursuant to Section 6.4(a) hereof shall be made in the order
that would provide the Executive with the largest amount of after-tax proceeds. In applying this principle, the order of reduction referenced in Section 6.4(a) shall be made in a manner that is both consistent with, and avoids imposition of excise
taxes under, Code Sections 280G and 409A.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement shall
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effective as of the date first above written, except as otherwise provided herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><U></U>/s/ KEITH L. BELKNAP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> </U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">/s/ J. SCOTT HALL</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">J. Scott Hall</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) is made and entered into as of the 12th day of
December, 2017, by and between Mueller Water Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Keith L. Belknap (the &#147;Executive&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W I T N E S S E T H: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Change-In-Control Severance Agreement effective April 2, 2012 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Agreement to delete the reduction of severance benefits provision contained therein consistent with
the Company&#146;s current policy regarding such payments; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company further desires to amend the Agreement to add a
&#147;best-net&#148; provision to apply to payments that may not be deductible under Code Section 280G or that may be subject to excise taxes imposed under Code Section 4999; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Executive agrees to such amendments to the Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive, in consideration of the agreements, covenants and conditions herein, the sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Section 2.4</B> of the Agreement is deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>2.4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Reserved.</B>&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Article 5 </B>of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Article 5: Code Section 280G </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.1 </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Best-Net Benefit and Compliance with Code Section 280G.</B> Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any of the Severance Benefits or any other payment or benefit under this Agreement, under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company, or
pursuant to any plan, arrangement, program or policy of the Company (in the aggregate, the &#147;Aggregate Payments&#148;) constitute &#147;parachute payments&#148; within the meaning of Code Section 280G and, but for this Article 5, would not be
fully deductible by the Company or its affiliates for federal income tax purposes because of Code Section 280G or any successor provision thereto (or that would result in the Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed
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by Code Section 4999 or any successor provision thereto), such Aggregate Payments will be reduced to the extent necessary such that no portion of the Aggregate Payments will be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, or any successor provision thereto; <I>provided</I>, that such a reduction will be made only if, by reason of such reduction, the Executive&#146;s net after-tax benefit exceeds the net after-tax benefit the
Executive would realize if such reduction were not made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.2 </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Order of
Reduction.</B>&nbsp;Any reduction applied pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof shall be made in the order that would provide the Executive with the largest amount of after-tax proceeds. In applying this principle, the order of reduction referenced in
Section 5.1 shall be made in a manner that is both consistent with, and avoids imposition of excise taxes under, Code Sections 280G and 409A.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
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effective as of the date first above written, except as otherwise provided herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><U></U>/s/ SCOTT HALL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> </U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">December 12, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">EXECUTIVE</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">/s/ KEITH L. BELKNAP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Keith Belknap</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">December 12, 2017</TD></TR>
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