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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on <mtgdate>. May 04, 2012 Meeting Information ITRON, INC. Meeting Type: Annual Meeting <mtgtype> For holders as of: March 02, 2012 <recdate> B Date: May 04, 2012 Time: 8:00 AM PDT <mtgtime> A Location: Itron, Inc. Executive Offices R In the Atrium C BROKER 2111 North Molter Road LOGO O HERE Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 D E You are receiving this communication because you hold Return Address Line 1 shares in the above named company. Return Address Line 2 Return Address Line 3 51 MERCEDES WAY This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote EDGEWOOD NY 11717 these shares. This communication presents only an Investor Address Line 1 overview of the more complete proxy materials that are Investor Address Line 2 1 available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy Investor Address Line 3 materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a Investor Address Line 4 15 12 OF paper copy (see reverse side). Investor Address Line 5 R1.0.0.11699 John Sample 2 We encourage you to access and review all of the important 1234 ANYWHERE STREET information contained in the proxy materials before voting. ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 _1 See the reverse side of this notice to obtain 0000128886 proxy materials and voting instructions. Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #

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Voting items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): 1. Election of Directors Nominees 1.1 Kirby A. Dyess B 1.2 LeRoy D. Nosbaum A R 1.3 Graham M. Wilson C O The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): D 2. Approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Itron, Inc. (the Company) approve, on an E advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Companys proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K of the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (which disclosure includes the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Executive Compensation Tables, and the accompanying footnotes and narratives within the Executive Compensation section of this proxy statement). 3. Approve the Itron, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting R1.0.0.11699 firm for 2012. _3 ??0000 0000 0000 0000128886 Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Cusip Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #

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