EXHIBIT 1
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, each of the persons named below agrees to the joint filing of a
Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the
common stock, par value $0.01, of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as
an exhibit to such filings provided that, as contemplated by Section
13d-1(f)(l)(ii), no person shall be 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 Joint Filing may be executed in any number of counterparts,
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II-A, L.P.
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Millennium Partners, L.P.
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Millennium Partners-A, L.P.
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ EAB Partners, L.P.
by: DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
DLJ Offshore Partners II, C.V.
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Advisory General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Merchant Banking II, LLC
by: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
its: Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Diversified Partners, L.P.
by: DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Diversified Partners-A L.P.
by: DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc.
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Diversified Associates, L.P.
by: DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc.
its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
DLJ First ESC, L.P.
by: DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
DLJ ESC II, L.P.
by: DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation
its: Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
DLJMB Funding II, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary
DLJ Capital Investors, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
UK Investment Plan 1997 Partners
by:UK Investment Plan 1997, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
UK Investment Plan 1997, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
The Equitable Companies Incorporated
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President and Controller
AXA - UAP
Finaxa
AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle
AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle
AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle
Alpha Assurances Vie Mutuelle
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, as AXA Voting Trustee
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as AXA Voting Trustee
Xxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx-Tonnerre, as AXA Voting Trustee
Signed on behalf of each of the above
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-fact
