EXHIBIT 99.17(c)(1)
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 12, 1997, by and between
Tele-Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto beneficially owns shares, or options
to purchase shares, of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Class C
Common Stock (collectively, the "Company Securities") of BET Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto constitute a "group" with respect to the
beneficial ownership of the Company Securities for purposes of Rule 13d-1 and
Schedule 13D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The parties hereto shall prepare a single statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13D with respect to their respective interests
in the Company Securities (the "Reporting Group Schedule 13D"), and the
Reporting Group Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each of them.
2. Each party hereto shall be responsible for the timely filing of the
Reporting Group Schedule 13D and any necessary amendments thereto, and for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained
therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the
information concerning any other party contained therein, except to the extent
that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate.
3. This Agreement shall continue unless terminated by any party hereto.
4. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, Esq. shall be
designated as the persons authorized to receive notices and communications with
respect to the Reporting Group Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto.
5. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
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