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Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.

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David M. van Roijen
C. Hunton Tiffany
Peter P. van Roijen
Susanne M. Tiffany
William E. Sudduth
Richard C. Stoker

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The following advertisement was placed in the Fauquier Times-Democrat on May 6, 2009 by David M. van Roijen, C. Hunton Tiffany, Peter P. van Roijen, Susanne M. Tiffany, William E. Sudduth, and Richard C. Stoker:

Attention Shareholders of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.

David M. van Roijen and C. Hunton Tiffany are seeking election to the Board of Directors of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. so they can work to improve our company’s performance in the best interests of all shareholders of Fauquier Bankshares.

We are not seeking Board seats to pursue a sale of the company!

 WHY WE ARE RUNNING FOR BOARD SEATS

We are longtime shareholders who care deeply about our company and our community.  Our intent is to fully engage the Board to bring about change that will benefit all shareholders, many of whom live in our community.  We are not seeking control of the Board.  If elected, we would be only 2 of 12 Board members.  We intend to work together with other Board members to improve the company’s operational performance and increase shareholder value.
 
WHY SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COMPANY

PAY vs. PERFORMANCE

We believe company management has presided over extraordinary misalignment of pay and performance.  Consider these disturbing facts:
  
 
FACT:  From the end of 2005 to the end of 2008, the market capitalization of our company has declined over $40 million.  During the same period, the Board saw fit to increase the CEO's total compensation from $368,707 to $637,330 – an increase of 73%.

 
FACT:  From the end of 2005 to the end of 2008, our company’s market capitalization declined over 47 %, and earnings per share declined 34%.  Yet in this period, the company’s Board rewarded itself by raising meeting fees 50% and increasing its annual retainer 60%.

 
FACT:  The average total compensation per non-employee director was $37,466 in 2008.  Compare this with the $12,620 average total 2008 compensation per director at Middleburg Bank, a prime local competitor. 

 
FACT: For 2008, the top three executive officers and the Board received aggregate total compensation of $1,540,677, while the company generated $3,652,715 in net income.  In other words, for every $1 of company earnings in 2008, executive officers and directors received $0.42 in compensation.

We support good pay for good performance, but we believe the Board shouldn’t be rewarding poor operational and market performance with bloated salaries.
 

LACK OF MEANINGFUL OWNERSHIP STAKE BY CURRENT MANAGEMENT

But there’s more than just a disconnect between performance and pay at our company.  Consider the following:

 
FACT:  Since the beginning of 2004, the CEO and the Board have been net sellers of company stock on the open market.  .

 
FACT:  Despite management’s own net selling in the marketplace, the company’s 2008 investor presentation claimed that FBSS stock was “a compelling buy.”

 
FACT:  Since the beginning of 2004, approximately 91% of the stock acquired by the current Board has been self-generated through exercise of stock options and stock awards granted by the Board itself.

 
FACT:  Director and executive officer ownership of Fauquier Bankshares is only 6.7%, compared to the Virginia state public bank median of 16.1% and the national public bank median of 16.6%.
 
Look at these facts, and ask yourself if executive and Board interests are appropriately aligned with those of all shareholders.  We think the clear answer is “no”.
 
DECREASING OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Do not be misled by claims that company operational performance is as good as or better than peers. Consider the following:

 
FACT:  Both total assets and deposits declined from the end of 2006 to the end of 2008.  In this same period, Virginia state public bank median total assets have increased 33.5% and Virginia state public bank median deposits have increased 20.6%.

 
FACT:  In 2008 – for the first time in four decades – shareholder equity declined.

 
FACT: From 2006 to 2008, the rate of decline of earnings per share was greater than both the Virginia state public bank and national public bank medians.

 
FACT:  During 2006 to 2008, five out of eight branches, including the main office, lost deposits
 
The facts are disappointing, but clear. Our company is losing assets and deposits while competitors are gaining them.  Total shareholder value (market capitalization) is down significantly, and earnings per share continue to slide, while executive and director compensation increases.  We intend to put a stop to these disappointing results, which we think have gone on too long.
 
 
 

 
 
WHAT WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH

We intend to emphasize sound fiscal decisions at the company, and if our nominees are elected, they intend to work with other members of the Board to implement critical and immediate changes.  We believe these changes offer shareholders the best hope for restoring competitive returns to all Fauquier Bankshares shareholders.
 
The changes we will work with the Board to implement include:

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Evaluation of effectiveness of current corporate strategy to increase shareholder returns

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Evaluation of management and director compensation structure to align pay with shareholder interests

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Reassessment of appropriate Board share ownership to align with shareholder interests

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Ensure politics, both inside the Board room and out, are not part of the Board decision making process

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Invite selected shareholders and customers to speak with the Board about their experiences and concerns

6. 
Assess customer satisfaction through a comprehensive market survey

7. 
Assess employee satisfaction through a corporate culture survey

It is evident much work is required, but our nominees are committed to working for all shareholders to deliver improved results and returns.

If you have any questions or require any assistance in voting your proxy, please call your financial advisor, your broker, or D.F. King & Co., Inc.
Shareholders call toll free: (800) 967-4607
All others call collect: (212) 269-5550

ON APRIL 27, 2009, DAVID M. VAN ROIJEN, C. HUNTON TIFFANY, PETER P. VAN ROIJEN, SUSANNE M. TIFFANY, WILLIAM E. SUDDUTH AND RICHARD C. STOKER (“THE SOLICITING GROUP”) FILED A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WITH THE SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION.  SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE  PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS  RELATED TO THE  SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THE SOLICITING GROUP FROM THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC. FOR USE AT ITS ANNUAL  MEETING,  BECAUSE  THEY  CONTAIN  IMPORTANT  INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION  RELATING  TO  THE  MEMBERS OF THE SOLICITING GROUP.  THE  DEFINITIVE  PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY ARE AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS  OF FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC. FROM THE SOLICITING GROUP AT NO CHARGE ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.READMATERIAL.COM/FBSS  AND IS  ALSO  AVAILABLE  AT NO  CHARGE  AT THE SECURITIES AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION'S  WEBSITE  AT  HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.   THE DEFINITIVE  PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY WERE  DISSEMINATED TO SECURITY HOLDERS ON OR ABOUT APRIL 27, 2009.