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ITEX�s Tender-Offer A Big Success

ITEX Corporation (OTCBB:ITEX) has announced the preliminary results of its tender-offer to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.20 per share, which expired at midnight, New York City time on April 13, 2012.

Based on the preliminary count by OTR Inc., the depositary for the tender-offer, approximately 1,226,253 shares of ITEX�s common stock were properly tendered and not withdrawn. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender-offer, ITEX expects to acquire 1,072,827 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.20 per share, for an aggregate cost of $4,505,873, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender-offer.

The total number of shares expected to be purchased includes an additional 72,827 shares purchased pursuant to ITEX�s right to increase the number of shares purchased by no more than 2-percent of its outstanding shares, without amending or extending the tender offer. The shares expected to be purchased in the tender-offer represent approximately 26.5% of ITEX�s currently outstanding common shares (including shares of unvested restricted stock).

Since the offer was oversubscribed, the number of shares that ITEX will purchase from each tendering shareholder will be prorated. Based upon the preliminary count by the Depositary of shares tendered, ITEX estimates that the proration factor will be approximately 87.5%.

As of March 15, 2012, ITEX had approximately 4,040,925 shares of common stock outstanding (including approximately 399,584 shares of unvested restricted stock). After giving effect to the results of the tender-offer, ITEX expects to have approximately 2,968,098 shares of common stock outstanding (including unvested restricted stock).

Questions concerning the tender-offer may be directed to Investor Relations of ITEX Corporation at 800-277-9722, extension 4017. 

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An International Vacation For Very Little Money

A super value (buy) for an international vacation is now available in the marketplace. Cruise deals are available for as little as $50 a day per person for comfortable well-maintained accommodations with maid service, 3 meals daily, plus shipboard activities and nightly entertainment.

Cruise trips are a super bargain and the ship lines can provide outstanding value because of the efficiency with which they deliver their service. For example, the typical cruise ship has teams of room stewards, chefs and waiters working 7 days a week to clean 1,000 cabins per day and prepare and serve three or four meals a day to 2,000 passengers.

When the ship sails from the port of departure, they know exactly how many meals will be served for the entire cruise and the ship has been provisioned accordingly. Every cabin, table and employee is fully utilized, every day. That�s much more efficient and less wasteful than the system land-based hotels and restaurants that must employ to serve a much smaller group of customers who vary in number daily.

As ships have gotten larger and cruise lines have grown into billion-dollar enterprises, feeding and transporting more than 15 million passengers every year, the cruise lines� huge buying power has reduced their costs for everything consumed on the ship. Plus, larger ships and show lounges spread the cost of entertainers, the captain, officers and cruise director over more people.

And unlike airlines and hotels that accept empty seats and rooms during slow periods, cruise lines will do whatever it takes to sail full.

All lines, except the four 6-star cruise lines, will slash prices as low as they need to in order to fill every cabin. Even the 6-star lines are now offering discounts that were once unheard of.

They do this for two reasons. First, on most lines, a significant percentage of the crews� compensation comes from gratuities � and there are no gratuities from empty cabins. Second, venues such as casinos, spas, boutiques, photography studios, and excursion desks are completely dependent on onboard purchases, which of course are directly related to the number of people onboard.

All of this has resulted in the best bargains ever for people cruising today.

I�m OK ... You�re Not

Do you judge other people�s behavior more harshly than you judge your own? Here is one person�s humorous take on the �I�m OK�you�re not� phenomenon:

Isn�t it funny that when someone else takes a long time to do something, she�s slow. When I take a long time, I�m thorough!

When someone else skips a task, he�s lazy. When I skip one, I�m busy!

When someone else takes on a duty without being told, she�s over-stepping her bounds. When I go ahead and do something without being told, I have initiative!

When someone else states his opinion strongly, he�s bullheaded. When I state my opinion strongly, I�m firm!

When someone else overlooks a few rules, she�s irresponsible. When I let a few rules slide, I�m doing my own thing!