Accounting Fraud at Diamond Foods

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John F. Harnes (admitted pro hac vice) Gregory E. Keller (admitted pro hac vice) 1350 Broadway, Suite 908 New York, New York 10018 Tel: (917) 595-4600 JHarnes@chitwoodlaw.com GKeller@chitwoodlaw.com Robert W. Killorin (admitted pro hac vice) Meryl W. Roper (admitted pro hac vice) Ze’eva Kushner Banks (admitted pro hac vice) CHITWOOD HARLEY HARNES LLP 2300 Promenade II 1230 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: (404) 873-3900 Fax: (404) 876-4476 RKillorin@chitwoodlaw.com MRoper@chitwoodlaw.com ZBanks@chitwoodlaw.com Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System Richard M. Heimann (State Bar No. 63607) Joy A. Kruse (State Bar No. 142799) LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, California 94111- 3339 Tel: (415) 956-1000 Fax: (415) 956-1008 rheimann@lchb.com jakruse@lchb.com Local Counsel for Lead Plaintiff Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION Case No.: 11-cv-05386-WHA IN RE DIAMOND FOODS, INC., SECURITIES LITIGATION CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT CLASS ACTION This Document Relates to: All Actions DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Consolidated Complaint No. 11-CV-05386-WHA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS NATURE OF THE ACTION .................................................................................... 1 JURISDICTION AND VENUE ................................................................................ 2 THE PARTIES .......................................................................................................... 3 A. B. IV. V. THE LEAD PLAINTIFF ............................................................................... 3 THE DEFENDANTS...