Three Davenport & Company Equity Analysts Recognized

In the May 7, 2009 Special Report "Best Brokerage Analysts" published by Forbes magazine, the following Davenport Analysts were recognized:

• Ann Gurkin - ranked as the No. 1 Tobacco Analyst in the United States. She was also ranked No. 3 in the Food sector and No. 5 in the Beverage sector.
  
  
• Drake Johnstone - ranked No. 2 analyst in Telecom Services sector.

The "World's Top Analysts" survey conducted by The Financial Times /StarMine, released May 23, 2009 recognized the top analysts in 2008 from the United States in separate earnings estimation and stock-picking categories. Davenport Analyst…

• Todd Vencil - was recognized for his earnings accuracy, and ranked No. 2 in the Construction Materials sector.