These funds are so totally unrelated to any involvement between Perry and Manchester United that this matter did not even come up in our sponsorship negotiations.

This practice largely had been corrected by 1997,

This practice largely had been corrected by 1997. As we have said in the past, on all regulatory matters we are committed to being as cooperative as possible.

We have not been given access to the so-called white paper, and we have no comment on it. We stand by our decision as fully disclosed in our recent 10(k) filing with the SEC.

We have not been given access to the so-called white paper and we have no comment on it. We stand by our decision as fully disclosed in our recent 10(k) filing with the S.E.C.

Our own court filings on this matter speak for themselves.

We take the possibility seriously and efforts to address it seriously.

We brought this case in the interest of our shareholders and employees.