EX-1
from SC 13D
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Cusip No. 172736-10-0 Page 28 of 67 Pages Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement in Accordance With Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, the Persons Named Below Agree to the Joint Filing on Behalf of Each of Them of a Statement on Schedule 13d Dated October 19, 1998 (Including Amendments Thereto) With Respect to the Common Stock of Circon Corporation. This Joint Filing Agreement Shall Be Filed as an Exhibit to Such Statement. Dated: October 19, 1998 P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, Inc. By: /S/ Peter Schoenfeld Peter Schoenfeld /S/ Peter Schoenfeld Peter Schoenfeld Sandell Asset Management Corp. By: /S/ Thomas Sandell Thomas Sandell Castlerigg Master Investments, Ltd. By: Sandell Asset Management Corp. By: /S/ Thomas Sandell Thomas Sandell /S/ Thomas Sandell Thomas Sandell <page> Cusip No. 172736-10-0 Page 29 of 67 Pages Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz Jeffrey E. Schwarz Chief Executve Officer Metropolitan Capital III, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz Jeffrey E. Schwarz Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Capital Advisors International, Ltd. By: Metropolitan Capital III, L.P. By: Metropolitan Capital III, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz Jeffrey E. Schwarz Chief Executive Officer /S/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz Jeffrey E. Schwarz /S/ Karen Finerman Karen Finerman Bedford Falls Investors, L.P. By: Metropolitan Capital Advisors, L.P. By: Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz Jeffrey E. Schwarz Chief Executive Officer
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