SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 17, 2000
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(Date of Report)
ITRON, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Washington 0-22418 911011792
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
2818 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane, WA 99216
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(509) 924-9900
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events
Itron has set June 7, 2000 as the date for its 2000 annual meeting of
shareholders. Proposals submitted by a shareholder under the federal proxy
solicitation rules for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials for the 2000
annual meeting must be received by the Company by January 28, 2000.
In addition, Itron's bylaws include advance notice provisions whereby
shareholders desiring to bring business before the annual shareholders' meeting
must do so in accordance with the terms of these provisions. These advance
notice provisions require that, among other things, shareholders give timely
written notice to Itron's secretary regarding such business. Itron's bylaws
provide that to be timely, the notice must be received at least 90 days prior to
the anniversary date of the prior year's annual meeting. However, because the
2000 annual meeting has been set for a date that is approximately one month
later than the date that Itron has historically held its annual meeting of
shareholders, Itron will waive for 30 days the deadline established in its
bylaws for shareholders to give notice of business they desire to bring before
the meeting. Accordingly, a shareholder who intends to present a proposal at the
2000 annual meeting without inclusion of the proposal in Itron's proxy materials
must provide written notice of the business they wish to propose to Itron's
secretary no later than March 6, 2000.
Itron reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or take any
other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with
these and other applicable requirements. Such proposals should be directed to
the Corporate Secretary, Itron, Inc. P.O. Box 15288, Spokane, Washington
99215-5288.