RICHMOND, VA – February 19, 2009 – Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Vance Saunders has been promoted to Associate in the firm’s Energy and Multi-Site Retail Group. Mr. Saunders has been with Matrix since July, 2006 and has worked on a number of successful transactions including Huffman Oil Company, Rennie’s, C.R. Quesenberry, Neighborhood Convenience, Zoots and East Coast.

In addition, Matrix is pleased to announce that Kimberly Wagner has joined the firm as an Analyst in the firm’s Energy and Multi-Site Retail Group. Ms. Wagner is a 2008 graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. With the addition of Ms. Wagner, the firm’s Energy and Multi-Site Retail Group now includes seven dedicated professionals and one full-time support person.