Exhibit 4
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This confirms the agreement by and between the undersigned that the
Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement") filed on or about this date with
respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.0025, of Associated Materials Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation, is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges that pursuant to Rule
13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
each person on whose behalf the Statement is filed is responsible for the timely
filing of such Statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; and
that such person is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the
information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person
knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts by each of
the undersigned, each of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
Date: March 25, 2002
SIMON ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
ASSOCIATED MATERIALS HOLDINGS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
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HARVEST PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: Harvest Associates III, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
HARVEST PARTNERS III
BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT
BURGERLICHEN RECHTS (MIT
HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKUNG)
By: Harvest Associates III, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
HARVEST PARTNERS IV, L.P.
By: Harvest Associates IV, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
HARVEST PARTNERS IV GMBH & CO. KG
By: Harvest Associates IV, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
HARVEST ASSOCIATES III, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
HARVEST ASSOCIATES IV, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
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