EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing
of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments
thereto, and any filing on Schedule 13D relating to the same
investment) with respect to the shares of common stock, par value
$0.10 per share, of The Associated Group, Inc., and further agree
that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit
thereto. In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly
authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its
behalf any and all amendments to such Statement.
Dated: August 5, 1999.
OZ MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Och
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Och
Title: Managing Member
OZ MASTER FUND, LTD.
By: OZ MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
as Investment Manager
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Och
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Och
Title: Managing Member
LEXINGTON (IMA), LTD.
By: OZ MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
as Investment Manager
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Och
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Och
Title: Managing Member
ZAM ARBITRAGE, L.P.
By: OZ ADVISORS, L.L.C.
as General Partner
By: OCH-ZIFF ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
as Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Och
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Och
Title: Senior Managing Member
