Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:16 am

I got a response from Larry Schumacher of Utilities, Inc. about the AIG connection to his company:



 In response to your article "AIG comes to Clinton" I must point out a glaring error. Utilities, Inc. the parent of Water Services of Kentucky, Inc. is NOT a subsidary of AIG. The investor in Utilities, Inc. is Highstar Capital. Yes AIG did make an investment in Highstar Capital and so did approximately 70 other entities. Our investor, Highstar Capital is an independent private equity partnership, of which AIG (and 70 others) has invested money in. Highstar has benefited from an affiliation with AIG and in the earlier days of the fund Highstar even used the AIG name in markeing since they were a fund sponser. Obviously this is when AIG had a better public reputation. If you go to the Highstar Capital website (www.highstarcapital.com) you can get more information about the investor in Utilities, Inc. and see that we are in fact not a subidary of AIG. I would appreciate it if you could correct this error in your prior report. In addition, if you have any questions about the ownership of the water utility or anything else please do not hesitate to contact my office. Larry Schumacher President & CEO