UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

July 14, 2016

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

ITRON, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Washington

 

000-22418

 

91-1011792

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2111 N. Molter Road, Liberty Lake, WA  99019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(509) 924-9900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On July 14, 2016, Itron, Inc. (the Company) and TransData Incorporated (TransData) entered into a settlement agreement under which TransData agreed to dismiss with prejudice all pending litigation in various United States District Courts against Itron and certain Itron customers.

 
The parties have mutually agreed to dismiss all litigation claims related to TransData’s patents. The Company and its customers will not be subject to any further infringement claims in connection with these TransData patents. In addition, the Company will receive a patent license from TransData for the use of the patents in future meter production and sales. Financial terms of the settlement are confidential.
 
A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 
99.1 Press Release dated July 15, 2016.


The information presented in this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements and certain assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are in part based. Numerous important factors, including those factors identified in Itron, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the fact that the assumptions set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K could prove incorrect, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ITRON, INC.

 

Dated:

July 15, 2016

By:

/s/ W. Mark Schmitz

 

W. Mark Schmitz

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

99.1

Press release dated July 15, 2016.