About Footprint
Footprint has a clear vision to create a healthier planet and healthier people. Phase one of our mission is to provide solutions that eliminate single-use and short-term use plastics in our food chain. Footprints team of engineers use plant-based fiber technology to design, develop and manufacture biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable products
that compete with plastics cost, and exceed its performance. Footprint is rapidly expanding into new categories with customized and patented solutions for customers. Footprints products have already led to a global redirection of
millions of pounds of plastic waste from entering the air, earth, and water working with leading global consumer brands.
Footprint was founded in 2014 by
former Intel engineers, Troy Swope and Yoke Chung. The company employs more than 2,700 employees, with operations in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Footprint was named to the 2020 Fortune Change the World list in 2020, is a member
of the World Economic Forums Global Innovators Community and was named a CNBC Disruptor 50 company in 2021.
In December 2021, Footprint announced
its intention to list on NASDAQ as a public company in a business combination agreement with Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. (Nasdaq: GIIX, GIIXW and GIIXU). Additional information regarding this business combination can be found at
www.sec.gov.
For more information on Footprints sustainable solutions visit www.footprintus.com.
About freal
freal is a fast-growing company
that designs, sells, and markets blend-it-yourself shakes and smoothies all made from honest ingredients. freal machines can be found in more than 20,000 locations
across the U.S. and Canada including convenience stores, colleges and universities, theaters, and military bases. The patented in-store blending system creates blends of delicious and authentic
milkshakes, smoothies, and protein shakes at the touch of a button in about a minute. As the No. 1 frozen novelty offering in convenience stores, freals success can be attributed to continued innovation in the category and the
quality of its products. freal foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rich Products Corporation and is based in Emeryville, CA. For more information, please visit freal.com or follow on TikTok, Instagram,
and Twitter.
About Gores Holdings VIII, Inc.
Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. (Nasdaq: GIIXU) is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC, founded by Alec Gores.
Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. completed its initial public offering in March 2021, raising approximately $345 million in cash proceeds for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Gores Holdings VIII, Inc.s strategy is to identify, acquire and, after the initial business combination, to build a company in an industry or sector that complements the experience
of its management team and can benefit from their operational expertise.
About The Gores Group LLC
Founded in 1987, The Gores Group is a global investment firm focused on partnering with differentiated businesses that can benefit from the firms
extensive industry knowledge and decades long experience. To date, affiliates of The Gores Group have announced or closed ten business combinations representing approximately $60 billion in transaction value which include: Hostess (Gores
Holdings, Inc.), Verra Mobility (Gores Holdings II, Inc.), PAE (Gores Holdings III, Inc.), Luminar (Gores Metropoulos, Inc.), United Wholesale Mortgage (Gores Holdings IV, Inc.), Ardagh Metal Packaging (Gores Holdings V, Inc.), Matterport (Gores
Holdings VI, Inc.), Sonder (Gores Metropoulos II, Inc.), Polestar (Gores Guggenheim) and Footprint (pending; Gores Holdings VIII, Inc.). For more information, please visit www.gores.com.
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