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Change  of  Control  Agreements  indicated  below  between  Company  and each of
following executives:
Godwin, David C.
Neilson, Robert D.
Nosbaum, LeRoy D.
Remington, David G.
Scarpelli, Jemima G.
Shepherd, Dennis A.
Smith, John A.
White, Stuart Edward
Chesser, Michael
Fairbanks, RussellITRON, INC.

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of , 1999 is
made between  Itron,  Inc.,  a Washington  corporation  (the  "Company"),  and a
director and/or officer of the Company ("Indemnitee").

                                    Recitals

         A.       Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company and in
such capacity is performing valuable services for the Company.

         B. The Company and  Indemnitee  recognize  the  difficulty in obtaining
directors'  and officers'  liability  insurance,  the  significant  cost of such
insurance and the general reduction in the coverage of such insurance.

         C.  The  Company  and  Indemnitee  further  recognize  the  substantial
increase in litigation subjecting directors and officers to expensive litigation
risks at the same time that such liability insurance has been severely limited.

         D. The  shareholders  of the Company have adopted bylaws (the "Bylaws")
providing  for  the  indemnification  of the  directors,  officers,  agents  and
employees of the Company to the full extent permitted by the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the "Statute").

         E. The Bylaws and the Statute  specifically  provide  that they are not
exclusive,  and thereby  contemplate  that contracts may be entered into between
the Company  and the members of its Board of  Directors  and its  officers  with
respect to indemnification of such directors and officers.

         F. In order to induce  Indemnitee  to  continue  to serve as a director
and/or  officer  of the  Company,  the  Company  has  agreed to enter  into this
Agreement with Indemnitee.

                                    Agreement

         In  consideration  of the  recitals  above,  the mutual  covenants  and
agreements  herein contained,  and Indemnitee's  continued service as a director
and/or  officer after the date hereof,  the parties to this  Agreement  agree as
follows:

1.       Indemnity of Indemnitee

         1.1.     Scope

         The Company  agrees to hold  harmless and  indemnify  Indemnitee to the
full extent permitted by law,  notwithstanding  that such indemnification is not
specifically   authorized  by  this   Agreement,   the  Company's   Articles  of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, the Statute or otherwise. In the event of any change,
after  the  date of this  Agreement,  in any  applicable  law,  statute  or rule
regarding  the right of a  Washington  corporation  to indemnify a member of its
board of directors or an officer,  such  changes,  to the extent that they would
expand Indemnitee's rights hereunder,  shall be within the Scope of Indemnitee's
rights and the  Company's  obligations  hereunder,  and, to the extent that they
would  narrow  Indemnitee's  rights  hereunder,  shall  be  excluded  from  this
Agreement;  provided,  however,  that any change that is required by  applicable
laws,  statutes  or rules to be  applied to this  Agreement  shall be so applied
regardless of whether the effect of such change is to narrow Indemnitee's rights
hereunder.

         1.2.     Nonexclusivity

         The  indemnification  provided  by this  Agreement  shall not be deemed
exclusive of any rights to which  Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's
Articles of Incorporation,  the Bylaws, any agreement,  any vote of shareholders
or  disinterested  directors,  the Statute or  otherwise,  whether as to actions
taken by Indemnitee in Indemnitee's official capacity or otherwise.

         1.3.     Included Coverage

         If  Indemnitee  was or is made a party,  or is  threatened to be made a
party, to or is otherwise involved (including, without limitation, as a witness)
in any  Proceeding  (as defined  below),  the Company  shall hold  harmless  and
indemnify  Indemnitee  from and  against any and all  losses,  claims,  damages,
liabilities or expenses  (including  attorneys' fees,  judgments,  fines,  ERISA
excise  taxes or  penalties,  amounts  paid in  settlement  and  other  expenses
incurred in connection with such Proceeding) (collectively, "Damages").

         1.4.     Definition of Proceeding

         For  purposes of this  Agreement,  "Proceeding"  shall mean any actual,
pending  or  threatened  action,  suit,  claim  or  proceeding,  whether  civil,
criminal,  administrative  or investigative  and whether formal or informal,  in
which  Indemnitee  is,  was or  becomes  involved  by  reason  of the fact  that
Indemnitee  is or was a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company or
that,  being or  having  been  such a  director,  officer,  employee  or  agent,
Indemnitee  is or was  serving  at the  request of the  Company  as a  director,
officer,  employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture,  trust or other  enterprise  (collectively a "Related  Company"),
including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of
such  proceeding  is alleged  action (or  inaction) by Indemnitee in an official
capacity  as a  director,  officer,  employee,  trustee or agent or in any other
capacity  while  serving as a  director,  officer,  employee,  trustee or agent;
provided,  however,  that,  except  with  respect  to an action to  enforce  the
provisions of this Agreement,  "Proceeding" shall not include any action,  suit,
claim or proceeding  instituted by or at the direction of Indemnitee unless such
action, suit, claim or proceeding is or was authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors.

         1.5.     Determination of Entitlement

         In the  event  that a  determination  of  Indemnitee's  entitlement  to
indemnification is required pursuant to  Section+23B.08.550  of the Statute or a
successor statute or pursuant to other applicable law, the appropriate  decision
maker shall make such determination;  provided,  however,  that Indemnitee shall
initially  be  presumed in all cases to be  entitled  to  indemnification,  that
Indemnitee may establish a conclusive  presumption of any fact necessary to such
a determination by delivering to the Company a declaration made under penalty of
perjury  that such fact is true and that,  unless the Company  shall  deliver to
Indemnitee  written notice of a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification within twenty (20) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's
initial  written  request  for   indemnification,   such   determination   shall
conclusively be deemed to have been made in favor of the Company's  provision of
indemnification and the Company hereby agrees not to assert otherwise.

         1.6.     Survival

         The  indemnification  provided under this Agreement  shall apply to any
and  all  Proceedings,  notwithstanding  that  Indemnitee  has  ceased  to  be a
director,  officer,  employee,  trustee  or agent of the  Company  or a  Related
Company.

2.       Expense Advances

         2.1.     Generally

         The right to  indemnification  of Damages  conferred by Section 1 shall
include  the  right  to  have  the  Company  pay  Indemnitee's  expenses  in any
Proceeding  as such  expenses are  incurred and in advance of such  Proceeding's
final  disposition  (such  right  is  referred  to  hereinafter  as an  "Expense
Advance").

         2.2.     Conditions to Expense Advance

         The Company's  obligation  to provide an Expense  Advance is subject to
the following conditions:

                  2.2.1.      Undertaking

                  If  the  Proceeding  arose  in  connection  with  Indemnitee's
service  as a  director  and/or  officer  of the  Company  (and not in any other
capacity in which Indemnitee rendered service,  including service to any Related
Company),  then  Indemnitee  or  his  representative  shall  have  executed  and
delivered to the Company an undertaking,  which need not be secured and shall be
accepted without reference to Indemnitee's  financial ability to make repayment,
by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all Expense Advances if and to the extent
that it  shall  ultimately  be  determined  by a  final,  unappealable  decision
rendered by a court having  jurisdiction  over the parties and the question that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expense Advance under this
Agreement or otherwise.

                  2.2.2.      Cooperation

                  Indemnitee   shall  give  the  Company  such  information  and
cooperation  as it may  reasonably  request and as shall be within  Indemnitee's
power.

                  2.2.3.      Affirmation

                  Indemnitee  shall furnish,  upon request by the Company and if
required under applicable law, a written  affirmation of Indemnitee's good faith
belief that any applicable standards of conduct have been met by Indemnitee.

3.       Procedures for Enforcement

         3.1.     Enforcement

         In the  event  that a  claim  for  indemnity,  an  Expense  Advance  or
otherwise  is made  hereunder  and is not paid in full  within  sixty  (60) days
(twenty (20) days for an Expense  Advance) after written notice of such claim is
delivered to the Company,  Indemnitee  may, but need not, at any time thereafter
bring suit  against the  Company to recover  the unpaid  amount of the claim (an
"Enforcement Action").

         3.2.     Presumptions in Enforcement Action

         In any Enforcement Action the following presumptions (and limitation on
presumptions) shall apply:

         (a) The Company  shall  conclusively  be presumed to have  entered into
this Agreement and assumed the  obligations  imposed on it hereunder in order to
induce Indemnitee to continue as a director and/or officer of the Company;

         (b) Neither  (i)+the  failure of the Company  (including  the Company's
Board of  Directors,  independent  or special  legal  counsel  or the  Company's
shareholders)  to have made a  determination  prior to the  commencement  of the
Enforcement  Action  that   indemnification  of  Indemnitee  is  proper  in  the
circumstances  nor (ii)+an  actual  determination  by the Company,  its Board of
Directors,  independent or special legal counsel or shareholders that Indemnitee
is not entitled to indemnification  shall be a defense to the Enforcement Action
or create a  presumption  that  Indemnitee  is not  entitled to  indemnification
hereunder; and

         (c) If Indemnitee is or was serving as a director,  officer,  employee,
trustee or agent of a corporation of which a majority of the shares  entitled to
vote in the election of its  directors is held by the Company or in an executive
or  management  capacity  in  a  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust  or  other
enterprise of which the Company or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is a
general partner or has a majority ownership, then such corporation, partnership,
joint  venture,  trust or  enterprise  shall  conclusively  be  deemed a Related
Company and Indemnitee  shall  conclusively be deemed to be serving such Related
Company at the request of the Company.

         3.3.     Attorneys' Fees and Expenses for Enforcement Action

         In the event Indemnitee is required to bring an Enforcement Action, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all of Indemnitee's
fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing  the  Enforcement  Action  (including
attorneys' fees at any stage, including on appeal); provided,  however, that the
Company shall not be required to provide such indemnity for such attorneys' fees
or expenses if a court of  competent  jurisdiction  determines  that each of the
material  assertions made by Indemnitee in such Enforcement  Action was not made
in good faith or was frivolous.

4.       Limitations on Indemnity; Mutual Acknowledgment

         4.1.     Limitation on Indemnity

         No  indemnity  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be  provided  by the
Company:

         (a) On account of any suit in which a final,  unappealable  judgment is
rendered against  Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase
or  sale  by  Indemnitee  of  securities  of the  Company  in  violation  of the
provisions  of  Section  16(b)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  and
amendments thereto or

         (b) For  Damages  that have  been paid  directly  to  Indemnitee  by an
insurance carrier under a policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance
maintained by the Company.

         4.2.     Mutual Acknowledgment

         The Company and  Indemnitee  acknowledge  that,  in certain  instances,
federal law or public policy may override  applicable state law and prohibit the
Company from  indemnifying  Indemnitee  under this  Agreement or otherwise.  For
example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (the  "SEC")  has taken the  position  that  indemnification  is not
permissible for liabilities  arising under certain federal  securities laws, and
federal  legislation  prohibits  indemnification  for certain ERISA  violations.
Furthermore,  Indemnitee  understands  and  acknowledges  that the  Company  has
undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake  with the SEC to submit
the  question  of  indemnification  to a court in  certain  circumstances  for a
determination   of  the  Company's   right  under  public  policy  to  indemnify
Indemnitee.

5.       Notification and Defense of Claim

         5.1.     Notification

         Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the  commencement  of
any  Proceeding,  Indemnitee  will, if a claim in respect  thereof is to be made
against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement
thereof;  but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company
from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee  under this Agreement  unless
and only to the extent that such  omission can be shown to have  prejudiced  the
Company's ability to defend the Proceeding.

         5.2.     Defense of Claim

         With respect to any such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the
Company of the commencement thereof:

         (a)      The Company may participate therein at its own expense;

         (b) The Company,  jointly with any other  indemnifying  party similarly
notified,   may  assume  the  defense  thereof,  with  counsel  satisfactory  to
Indemnitee.  After notice from the Company to  Indemnitee  of its election so to
assume the defense thereof,  the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under
this Agreement for any legal or other expenses (other than  reasonable  costs of
investigation)  subsequently  incurred  by  Indemnitee  in  connection  with the
defense  thereof  unless  (i)+the  employment of counsel by Indemnitee  has been
authorized by the Company,  (ii)+Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest  between the Company and  Indemnitee  in the
conduct of the defense of such action,  or (iii)+the  Company  shall not in fact
have  employed  counsel to assume the defense of such  action,  in each of which
cases the fees and  expenses of counsel  shall be at the expense of the Company.
The Company  shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action,  suit or
proceeding  brought  by or on behalf of the  Company  or as to which  Indemnitee
shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii)+above;

         (c) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify  Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding  effected without
its written consent;

         (d) The  Company  shall not  settle  any  action or claim in any manner
which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without  Indemnitee's
written consent; and

         (e) Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably  withhold its,
his or her consent to any proposed settlement.

6.       Severability

         Nothing in this  Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed
as requiring  the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable
law.  The  Company's  inability,   pursuant  to  court  order,  to  perform  its
obligations  under  this  Agreement  shall  not  constitute  a  breach  of  this
Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable,  as provided in
this Section+6.  If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on
any  ground by any  court of  competent  jurisdiction,  then the  Company  shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated,  and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

7.       Governing Law; Binding Effect; Amendment and Termination

         (a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Washington.

         (b)  This  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon  Indemnitee  and upon the
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  and  shall  inure  to the  benefit  of
Indemnitee,  Indemnitee's heirs, personal representatives and assigns and to the
benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

         (c) No amendment,  modification,  termination or  cancellation  of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
and as of the day and year first above written.

                                               COMPANY:

                                               ITRON, INC.

                                               By
                                                 Its [Chairman, President and
                                                      Chief Executive Officer]

                                               INDEMNITEE:

                                                 [Director and/or Officer]

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