EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT AMONG INVESTORS
This Joint Filing Agreement is entered into this 29th day of July, 1997 by
Xxxxx-XxXxxxx International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation,
Xxxxx-XxXxxxx Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership, Xxxxx-XxXxxxx
International Managers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Gotham Advisors, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, collectively the "Investors". In lieu of filing
separate statements on Schedule 13D, the Investors hereby agree to file a joint
statement on Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act of
1934 with respect to the Class A Common Stock of General Cigar Holdings, Inc.
This Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to the statement on Schedule
13D filed on behalf of the Investors and constitutes the Investors' consent to
file a joint Schedule 13D.
XXXXX-XxXXXXX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: Xxxxx-XxXxxxx International Managers, Inc.,
Investment Manager
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXXX-XxXXXXX PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Xxxxx-XxXxxxx Associates LLC,
Managing General Partner
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Managing Director of Managing General Partner
XXXXX-XxXXXXX INTERNATIONAL MANAGERS, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
GOTHAM ADVISORS, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Vice President
