EXHIBIT 4
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, each of the undersigned hereby enter into this Joint Filing
Agreement dated as of April 2, 1998 and agree that the Schedule 13D regarding
Allstate Financial Corporation to which this Agreement is being filed as an
exhibit shall be a joint statement filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.
VALUE PARTNERS, LTD.
By: Xxxxx & Partners as General Partner
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
General Partner
XXXXX & PARTNERS
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
General Partner
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
/s/ C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Jr.
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C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Jr.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx