EXHIBIT 2
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint
filing, along with all other such Reporting Persons, on behalf of each of them
of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to
the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of ShopKo Stores, Inc., 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, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement as of
this 7th day of September, 2005.
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
By: X. X. Xxxx & Co., L.P., as managing member
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
Managing Director
X. X. Xxxx & Co., L.P.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
Managing Director
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
Attorney-in-Fact for Xxxxx X. Xxxx
