EX-99.8 4 b413394_ex99-8.htm EXHIBIT 99.8 Prepared and filed by St Ives Financial

EXHIBIT 99.8

Agreement of Joint Filing

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned persons hereby agree to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, and agree that such Statement, as so filed, is filed on behalf of each of them.

This Agreement of Joint Filing supersedes and replaces the Agreement of Joint Filing dated February 14, 2006.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement.

 

Dated: May 19, 2006

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

By:

Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 

By:

Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

Managing Member


 

 

 

BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.

 

 

By:

LNA Capital Corp., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

LNA CAPITAL CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

Title:

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 


 

 

Title:

James A. Mitarotonda

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARCHE, LLC

 

 

By:

Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory


 

 

 

STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY
MASTER FUND LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

RCG CARPATHIA MASTER FUND, LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

RCG AMBROSE MASTER FUND, LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

C4S & Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

RCG HALIFAX FUND, LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

C4S & Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAMIUS MASTER FUND, LTD

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Advisors, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member


 

 

RAMIUS FUND III, LTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Advisors, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAMIUS ADVISORS, LLC

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

 

By:

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.

 

 

By:

C4S & Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

C4S & CO., L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 

Title:

Managing Member


 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon

 

 


 

 

Jeffrey M. Solomon, individually and as
attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B.
Stark, and Thomas W. Strauss

 

 

 

 

 

RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald J. Gross

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Ronald J. Gross

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald J. Gross

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Ronald J. Gross

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ronald J. Gross

 

 


 

 

Ronald J. Gross

 

 

 

 

 

D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
FUND, L.P.

 

 

By:

D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
FUND (TE), L.P.

 

 

By:

D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member


 

 

 

D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD.

 

 

By:

D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager

 

 

By:

DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

HCM/Z SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES LLC

 

 

By:

D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager

 

 

By:

DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P.

 

 

By:

DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

DBZ GP, LLC

 

 

By:

Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

     

 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member


 

 

 

ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn

 

 


 

 

Daniel B. Zwirn