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 a Statement on Schedule 13D (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock, no par value per share, of Fred’s, Inc., a Tennessee corporation. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.
Dated: December 21, 2016
Strategic Investment Opportunities LLC | |||
By: | Alden Global Capital LLC Investment Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Heath Freeman | ||
Name: | Heath Freeman | ||
Title: | President |
Alden Global Capital LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Heath Freeman | ||
Name: | Heath Freeman | ||
Title: | President |
/s/ Heath Freeman | |
Heath Freeman |