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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Washington ( State of Incorporation ) Title of each class Common stock , no par value to Commission file number 000-22418 ITRON , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 2111 N Molter Road , Liberty Lake , Washington 99019 ( 509 ) 924-9900 ( Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 91-1011792 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) ITRI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No □ □ ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 0 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No > As of June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( based on the closing price for the common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ) was $ 2,649,283,506 . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were outstanding 40,455,126 shares of the registrant's common stock , no par value , which is the only class of common stock of the registrant . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information called for by Part III is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on May 13 , 2021 .