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ITEX Commences Tender Offer To Purchase Its Common Stock
ITEX Corporation (OTC Marketplace: ITEX), The Membership Trading
Community®, a leading marketplace for cashless business
transactions in North America, announced today that it has commenced
a partial tender offer to purchase up to 750,000 shares of its
common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share. The maximum
number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer
represents approximately 26.1% of ITEX's currently outstanding
common shares (including shares of unvested restricted stock). On
March 13, 2015, the last trading day prior to the commencement of
the tender offer, the last sale price of ITEX's shares reported on
the OTC Marketplace was $2.71 per share. The tender offer
will expire on April 15, 2015, at midnight (one minute after 11:59
p.m.), New York City time, unless extended. Tenders of shares of
ITEX's common stock must be made on or prior to the expiration of
the tender offer and may be withdrawn at any time on or prior to the
expiration of the tender offer. Only shares properly
tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer
will be purchased. The tender offer will be financed entirely with
cash on hand. ITEX reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
purchase in the tender offer, subject to applicable law, an
additional number of shares not to exceed 2% of the outstanding
shares without amending or extending the tender offer.
Questions concerning the tender offer or requests for copies of the
Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related documents
should be directed to Corporate Communications at ITEX Corporation
at 800-277-9722, extension 4003. OTR, Inc. is the Depositary
for the tender offer. The Offer to Purchase, Letter of
Transmittal and related documents are being mailed to registered
stockholders and will also be made available for distribution to
beneficial owners of ITEX's common stock. None of ITEX, its
Board of Directors, or the Depositary is making any recommendation
to stockholders as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering
any shares. Stockholders and investors should read carefully the
Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related materials,
should consult with their own financial and tax advisors, and should
make their own decisions about whether to tender shares, and, if so,
how many shares to tender. (This press release is for
informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to
purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell shares of ITEX's
common stock. The tender offer is being made pursuant to the Offer
to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related materials that ITEX
will be distributing to its stockholders and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.) For more information on
ITEX, click here.
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