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William Blair & Company Analysts Recognized by Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal

May 27, 2010 - William Blair & Company equity research analysts were recently recognized by the Financial Times/StarMine and The Wall Street Journal with a total of 13 awards for their stock picking or earnings estimates.

World's Top Analysts (U.S.) – Financial Times/StarMine
Mark MillerNo. 1 earnings estimator in the Food & Staples Retailing sector
No. 1 stock picker in the Food & Staples Retailing sector
No. 10 overall earnings estimator – U.S.
Brandon DobellNo. 1 earnings estimator in the Real Estate Management & Development sector
Sharon ZackfiaNo. 1 stock picker in the Restaurants sector
Mark LaneNo. 2 earnings estimator in the Insurance sector
Corey TobinNo. 2 stock picker in the Health Care Technology sector
Jim Breen*No. 3 stock picker in the Diversified Telecommunication Services sector
Jeffrey GermanottaNo. 3 earnings estimator in the Trading Companies & Distributors sector


From the 2010 Financial Times/StarMine Global Analyst Awards, published in the Financial Times on May 14, William Blair & Company analysts were recognized for their stock picking and earnings estimates of U.S. companies. The awards recognized the top 10 stock pickers and earnings estimators overall and the top three stock pickers in 63 industries and the top three earnings estimators in 64 industries, based on 2009 calendar year performance of recommendations and estimates data.


Best on the Street: 2010 Analyst Survey – The Wall Street Journal
Sharon ZackfiaNo. 1 in the Restaurants sector
Ryan DanielsNo. 3 in the Health-Care Providers sector
Jon AndersenNo. 5 in the Household & Personal Products sector
Meggan FriedmanNo. 5 in the Advertising & Publishing sector


From The Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street: 2010 Analyst Survey," published on May 25, William Blair & Company analysts were recognized for their stock picking ability. This year's 220 winners were drawn from more than 2,000 eligible analysts. The survey recognized the top five analysts in 44 industry sectors, based on their performance during 2009. Analysts’ skill in picking stocks was measured using recommendation-performance scores calculated by FactSet Research Systems on the basis of the estimated total return, including price change and dividends of each eligible stock an analyst covered in an industry.

Disclosure:
*Jim Breen was not employed at William Blair & Company in 2009 when making these recommendations.

Please visit World’s Top Analysts to see how the rankings are compiled.

Please visit Best on the Street: 2010 Analysts Survey to see how the survey was conducted.


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