ITRON, INC. (NASDAQ:ITRI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Itron, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that effective as of June 5, 2017, the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company will transition from interim CFO Robert H.A. Farrow to Joan Hooper, who will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 5, 2017. Mr. Farrow will remain with the Company as its Vice President – Strategic Planning and Treasury. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

(c) Ms. Hooper, 59, most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of CHC Helicopter, a helicopter services company, from 2011 to 2015. From 2003 to 2010, she held several finance executive positions at Dell, a computer hardware, software and IT services company, including vice president and CFO for the Global Public and Americas business units, as well as vice president of corporate finance and chief accounting officer. Before Dell, Ms. Hooper was executive vice president and CFO of FreeMarkets, an innovative provider of procurement tools and services, which she helped take public in 1999. She also held a variety of senior finance positions at AT&T.

Ms. Hooper has no relationships or transactions with the Company which are required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulations S-K.

(e) Ms. Hooper’s compensation as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will consist of: (1) an annual base salary of $485,000; (2) an annual bonus target equal to 75% of her annual base salary under the Itron, Inc. Executive Management Incentive Plan subject to its terms and conditions; and (3) an equity grant equal to $1,000,000 in value with 50% of the value in performance-based restricted stock units to be settled in common stock of the Company (PRSUs), 25% in time based restricted share units to be settled in common stock of the Company (RSUs), and 25% in stock options to purchase common stock of the Company (Stock Options). The PRSUs, RSUs and Stock Options will be granted under the Itron, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and will vest ratably over three years on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the respective award agreements and the Plan. Ms. Hooper will become a participant under the Company’s Executive Severance Policy and the Company is entering into an indemnification agreement and a change of control agreement with Ms. Hooper in the form customary for the Company’s officers and directors.

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to the Chief Financial Officer transition and other statements that are not historical fact. Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. Actual results may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Some of these factors include our ability to onboard and retain the Chief Financial Officer and other risk factors discussed in Itron, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained in this 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 – Press release dated May 31, 2017

About ITRON, INC. (NASDAQ:ITRI)

Itron, Inc. (Itron) is a technology and service company. The Company provides solutions that measure, manage, and analyze energy and water use. The Company operates through three segments: Electricity, Gas and Water. The Company is the supplier of electricity metering solutions, including standard meters and advanced and smart metering systems. The Company is the supplier of gas metering solutions, including standard meters and advanced and smart metering systems. The Company is the supplier of standard and advanced water meters and communication modules. Its solutions include standard meters and advanced and smart metering products, metering systems, and services. It offers product portfolio for applications in the residential and commercial industrial markets for water and heat. It provides a portfolio of products, solutions, software and services to electric, gas, and water utility customers across the globe. The Company operates under the Itron brand across the world.

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