Bob Lumpkins

Mosaic Co. produces fertilizer and animal feed ingredients. It specializes in phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic has phosphate mining operations in Florida, phosphate production facilities in Florida and Louisiana, potash mines and production facilities in Saskatchewan, New Mexico and Michigan ownership interests in related international operations. The company operates through Potash Segment & Phosphates segment. The company was founded in January 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Värde Partners, Inc. provides investment advisory services. It serves foundations and endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, other institutional investors and private clients. The company was founded by George G. Hicks, Gregory Scott McMillian and Marcia Lynn Page in 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Cargill BV produces, processes, and distributes agricultural products. Its activities include grain and oilseed crushing, refining, hardening, and trading, dairy, poultry, and malt production, juice and beverage formulation, and production of cocoa, industrial chocolate, and specialty food ingredients. The company has production and sales centers in Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Denekamp, Deventer, Nistelrode, Rotterdam, Sas van Gent, Schiedam, Swalmen, Wormer, and Zaandam. Cargill was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Airgas, Inc. supplies gases, welding equipment, and safety products. It offers abrasives, cutting tools, industrial brusher, industrial coatings and paints, machine tools, balloon regulators gas equipment accessories, industrial application gases, medical gases, and specialty gases. The firm serves construction, metal fabrication, life sciences, healthcare, food and beverage, retail, energy and chemicals, and primary materials. The company was founded by Peter McCausland in 1982 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.