Clarification

In an article published in the July 16-29 issue of NHBR, “State was warned well before BrandPartners demise,” there was no intent to assert or imply that any official, including board chairman Anthony Cataldo, was involved in racketeering or criminal wrongdoing, or that any Web site or published article asserted this. NHBR also reported in the article that the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation had launched an investigation based on a memo sent by employees and discussions with them, and that the investigation was ongoing. The article did not imply that any individual mentioned in the memo, including Cataldo, was a target of that investigation or any other investigation. NHBR does not have any information about the nature or direction of that investigation.