JOINT FILING AGREEMENTJoint Filing Agreement • February 26th, 2008 • Matlinpatterson LLC • Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of MatlinPatterson FA Acquisition LLC, MatlinPatterson LLC, MatlinPatterson Asset Management LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Partners II LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II L.P., MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II L.P., David J. Matlin, and Mark R. Patterson, on behalf of each of them a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of First Albany Companies Inc., a New York corporation, 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.
ADJUSTMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENTExhibit 2 • February 26th, 2008 • Matlinpatterson LLC • Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies
THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 21, 2008, between BROADPOINT SECURITIES GROUP, INC. (f/k/a First Albany Companies Inc.), a New York corporation (the “Company”), and MATLINPATTERSON FA ACQUISITION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investor”),
