Philip Purcell Quotations

John and I have never disagreed about the businesses.

It has become clear that in light of the continuing personal attacks on me, and the unprecedented level of negative attention our firm -- and each of you -- has had to endure, that this is the best thing I can do for you, our clients and our shareholders,

Time and again, whenever we have posed any kind of challenge, Visa enacted punitive new rules tailored to interfere with our business plans and our ability to compete.

We were faced with some difficult markets in the fourth quarter. particularly the continuing financial problems in Asian markets.

While there have been some encouraging signs recently, the business environment has continued to be very difficult,

I deeply regret any PUBLIC IMPRESSION -- (the capital letters are mine) -- that the Commission's complaint was not a matter of concern to retail investors.