EXHIBIT 1 AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING UNDER SECTION 13(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, effective as of March 17, 1999, hereby agree as follows: 1. Joint Filing Authorization. Each party hereto authorizes ASHER B....Joint Filing Agreement • January 25th, 2000 • Edelman Asher B
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AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY JOINT FILING AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, ASHER B. EDELMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC, hereby agrees to be bound, as though an original signatory, by the provisions of the Agreement Regarding Joint Filing Under...Joint Filing Agreement • January 25th, 2000 • Edelman Asher B
Contract Type FiledJanuary 25th, 2000 CompanyThe undersigned, ASHER B. EDELMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC, hereby agrees to be bound, as though an original signatory, by the provisions of the Agreement Regarding Joint Filing Under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act entered into among Asher B. Edelman, Edelman Value Partners, L.P., Edelman Value Fund, Ltd., A.B. Edelman Management Company, Inc., Robin Rodriguez, Kamikaze Trading LLC, Amalgamated Sludge LLC, and Cordell Consultants, Inc. (VA) Money Purchase Plan (collectively, the "Initial Reporting Persons") and the Power of Attorney in favor of Scott G. Kasen executed by the Initial Reporting Persons, in each case in connection with the filing of a statement of beneficial ownership (and amendments thereto) with respect to ESC Medical Systems, Inc.