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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MEZEY PHILIP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ITRON INC /WA/ [ITRI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2111 N MOLTER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2018 (Street) LIBERTY LAKE, WA 99019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/22/2018   M   16,694 (1) A $ 35.05 93,341 D   Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   2,168 (2) D $ 65 91,173 D   Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   10,659 (2) D $ 65.01 80,514 D   Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   2,000 (2) D $ 65.093 78,514 D   Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   1,867 (2) D $ 65.217 76,647 D   Common Stock               53,354 I Held in trust with reporting person and spouse as co-trustees

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 35.05

08/22/2018

M

16,694 (1)

(3)

02/21/2024

Common Stock

16,694

$ 0

25,569

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MEZEY PHILIP 2111 N MOLTER ROAD LIBERTY LAKE, WA 99019	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Kramer B. Ortman, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Mezey		08/23/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the number of stock options exercised under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan entered into previously.
(2)	Represents the number of shares sold under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan entering into previously.
(3)	This award was granted on February 21, 2014 with one-third of the option becoming exercisable on each of February 21, 2015, February 21, 2016, and February 21, 2017.

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