EXHIBIT 1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT This First Amendment (this "Amendment"), dated as of February 16, 1998, to the Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement"), dated as of October 31, 1995, between GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a...Rights Agreement • March 12th, 1998 • Global Industrial Technologies Inc • Abrasive, asbestos & misc nonmetallic mineral prods • Delaware
