Nasdaq Changes Status of RHBT Financial Corporation and Requests Additional Information from Company

Washington, D.C.—  The Nasdaq Stock Market^SM announced today that the trading halt status in RHBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:RHBT)was changed to “additional information requested” from the company. Trading in the company had been halted July 3, 2002 at 17:42, Eastern Time for News Dissemination at a last price of $14.35. Trading will remain halted until RHBT Financial has fully satisfied Nasdaq’s request for additional information. 

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