ITRON INC /WA/
424B3, 1997-07-31
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                           FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 2, 1997                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-28451


                                   $63,400,000

                                   ITRON, INC.
                 6-3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2004
                                       and
                             Shares of Common Stock
                        Issuable Upon Conversion Thereof
                                       and
                        2,638,600 Shares of Common Stock


         This  Prospectus  Supplement  relates to the resale by the holders (the
"Selling  Securityholders")  of 6 3/4% Convertible  Subordinated  Notes Due 2004
(the "Notes") of Itron,  Inc. (the "Company") and the shares of Common Stock, no
par value (the "Common  Stock"),  of the Company  issuable  upon the  conversion
thereof (the "Conversion Shares").

         This  Prospectus  Supplement  should  be read in  conjunction  with the
Prospectus dated June 13, 1997 (the "Prospectus"), which is to be delivered with
this Prospectus  Supplement.  All capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Prospectus Supplement shall have the meanings given them in the Prospectus.

         The  information  in the table  appearing  under the  heading  "Selling
Securityholders"  in the  Prospectus is  superseded  in part by the  information
appearing in the table below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Securities Beneficially 
                        Notes and Conversion Shares                  Shares                             Owned After Offering
                ---------------------------------------- -------------------------                    --------------------------
                  Principal                                                                
                  Amount of                                  Shares        Number           
                   Notes                    Number of      Beneficially  of Shares   Securities to be             Percentage
                Beneficially Percentage    Conversion        Owned         that      Sold--Percentage              of Common
                Owned that    of Notes    Shares that May   Prior to      May be      of Common Stock               Stock
     Name       May Be Sold  Outstanding  May Be Sold (1)   Offering       Sold      Outstanding (2)    Amount   Outstanding
                                                                              
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>            <C>          <C>          <C>               <C>          <C>        <C>                 <C>      <C>    

Credit Suisse
First Boston     6,950,000     11.0        293,248                                         2.0              0           --
Corp. (3)

Forest Fulcrum     400,000       .6         16,877                                         *                0           --
Fund LTD

Forest Fulcrum     750,000      1.2         31,645                                         *                0           --
Fund, L.P.

Franklin
Custodian       10,000,000     15.8        421,940                                         2.8              0           --
Funds, Inc.:
Utilities Fund

Och-Ziff
Capital            500,000       .8         21,097                                         *                0           --
Management,
L.P.

Paloma           1,500,000      2.4         63,291                                         *                0           --
Securities
L.L.C.

Phoenix Income
Growth Fund      1,000,000      1.6         42,194                                         *                0           --

Robertson
Stephens         2,300,000      3.6         97,046                                         *                0           --
Growth &
Income Fund

Any other
holder of
Notes or
future
transferee,      9,300,000     14.7        392,405                                         2.7              0           --
pledgee, donee
or successor
of or from any
such other
holder.(4)(5)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*    Less than 1% .

</TABLE>

(1)  Assumes  conversion  of the  full  amount  of  Notes  held by such  Selling
Securityholder  at the  initial  conversion  price of  $23.70  per  share;  such
conversion  price is subject to adjustment as described  under  "Description  of
Notes--Conversion."  Accordingly,  the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon  conversion of the Notes may increase or decrease from time to time.  Under
the terms of the Indenture, fractional shares will not be issued upon conversion
of the Notes; cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares, if any.

(2) Computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(i)  promulgated under the Exchange
Act, and based upon 14,383,914 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 24,
1997,  treating as outstanding the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon the
assumed  conversion  by the named Selling  Securityholder  of the full amount of
such Selling  Securityholder's  Notes,  but not assuming the  conversion  of the
Notes or the exercise of warrants of any other Selling Securityholder.

(3) Represents an additional $2,950,000 principal amount of Notes acquired after
June 13, 1997.

(4) Information  concerning other Selling  Securityholders  will be set forth in
supplements to this Prospectus from time to time, if required.

(5)  Assumes  that any other  holders  of  Notes,  or any  further  transferees,
pledgees,  donees or successors  of or from any such other holders of Notes,  do
not  beneficially own any Common Stock other than the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes at the initial conversion rate.

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               FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE
               CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE
                  SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY, SEE "RISK FACTORS"
                     BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 OF THE PROSPECTUS.
                               ------------------

          THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
  HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
   PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
                     TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                               ------------------

             The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 2, 1997




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