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.