Joseph F. Downes

Gardenburger, Inc. is a producer and marketer of meat alternative products and branded veggie burgers. The Gardenburger product line is a national brand in the retail grocery, food service, club store and natural foods channels of distribution and features core burger offerings such as the original Gardenburger veggie burger, meatless soy burgers such as Gardenburger Flame Grilled and innovative meatless specialty items and new Gardenburger Meals. The company was organized in 1985 as an Oregon corporation under the name Wholesome & Hearty Foods, Inc. and completed its initial public offering in 1992. In October 1997 they changed their name to Gardenburger, Inc; and began doing business in 2002 as Gardenburger Authentic Foods Co. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Farallon Capital Management LLC (Farallon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farallon Capital Management LP. Farallon provides administrative services and discretionary investment management services to private investment funds, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis; and to separately managed accounts for institutions such as endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and state and municipal government entities.