ITRON INC /WA/
424B3, 1997-11-03
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                           FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 13, 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Securityholders"  in the  Prospectus is  superseded  in part by the  information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                                                                 Securities
                     Notes                       Number of        Shares       Number of       to  be                   Percentage
                 Beneficially   Percentage      Conversion      Beneficially    Shares     Sold--Percentage             of Common
                  Owned that     of Notes     Shares that May   Owned Prior    that May    of Common  Stock               Stock
     Name         May Be Sold   Outstanding     Be Sold (1)     to Offering    Be Sold      Outstanding (2)   Amount    Outstanding
- ---------------  ------------   -----------   ---------------   ------------   ---------   ----------------   ------   ------------
<S>            <C>            <C>           <C>               <C>            <C>         <C>                <C>      <C>
      
Credit Suisse
First Boston      
Corp. (3)         12,625,000       19.9           532,700                                         3.5            0           --

Any other
holder of
Notes or
future
transferee,     
pledgee, donee
or successor
of or from any
such other
holder.(4)(5)      3,525,000                       148,734                                        1.0             0           --  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</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  14,479,659  shares  of Common  Stock  outstanding  as of
September 30, 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  $550,000  principal amount of Notes acquired after
August 14, 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.

                               ------------------

               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 November 3, 1997






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