Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(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 Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D originally filed on February 18, 2010 (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value, of TS&W/Claymore Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.
Dated: December 20, 2010 | WESTERN INVESTMENT LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Arthur D. Lipson | ||
Name: | Arthur D. Lipson | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
WESTERN INVESTMENT HEDGED PARTNERS L.P. | |||
By: | Western Investment LLC | ||
General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Arthur D. Lipson | ||
Name: | Arthur D. Lipson | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
WESTERN INVESTMENT ACTIVISM PARTNERS LLC | |||||
By: | Western Investment LLC | ||||
Managing Member | |||||
By: | /s/ Arthur D. Lipson | ||||
Name: | Arthur D. Lipson | ||||
Title: | Managing Member |
WESTERN INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN PARTNERS L.P. | |||||
By: | Western Investment LLC | ||||
General Partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Arthur D. Lipson | ||||
Name: | Arthur D. Lipson | ||||
Title: | Managing Member |
/s/ Arthur D. Lipson | |
ARTHUR D. LIPSON |
BENCHMARK PLUS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.L.C. | |||
By: | Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C. | ||
Managing Member | |||
By: | /s/ Robert Ferguson | ||
Name: | Robert Ferguson | ||
Title: | Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Franzblau | ||
Name: | Scott Franzblau | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
BENCHMARK PLUS PARTNERS, L.L.C. | |||
By: | Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C. | ||
Managing Member | |||
By: | /s/ Robert Ferguson | ||
Name: | Robert Ferguson | ||
Title: | Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Franzblau | ||
Name: | Scott Franzblau | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
BENCHMARK PLUS MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | |||
By: | /s/ Robert Ferguson | ||
Name: | Robert Ferguson | ||
Title: | Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Franzblau | ||
Name: | Scott Franzblau | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
/s/ Robert Ferguson | |
ROBERT FERGUSON |
/s/ Scott Franzblau | |
SCOTT FRANZBLAU |