Exhibit (c)(6)
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each of Shield
Acquisition Corp., a Texas corporation, Xxxxxxxxx P.P.S. North America, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and Xxxxxxxxx N.V., a company organized under the laws of
the Netherlands, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D
(including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01
per share, of Vallen Corporation, and that this Agreement be included as an
Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this 21st
day of December, 1999.
XXXXXXXXX P.P.S. NORTH AMERICA, INC.
By: ________________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
SHIELD ACQUISITION CORP.
By: ________________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
XXXXXXXXX N.V.
By: ________________________________________
I.H.H.J.M. Xxxxxxx
Corporate Secretary
