Mediq Inc Watch

from SC 13D/A 1 page Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement in Accordance With Rule 13d-1(f) 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 Amendments Thereto) With Respect to the Preferred Stock, Par Value $.50 Per Share and Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share, of Mediq Incorporated, Which Agreement May Be Executed in Any Number of Counterparts and Further Agree That This Joint Filing Agreement Be Included as an Exhibit to Such Joint Filings. Dated: June 8, 1998 /S/ Bessie G. Rotko Bessie G. Rotko /S/ Michael J. Rotko Michael J. Rotko T/D Bernard B. Rotko Dated November 18, 1983 By: /S/ John D. Iskrant John D. Iskrant /S/ Judith M. Shipon Judith M. Shipon PNC Bank By: /S/ Robert N. Tropp, Jr. Robert N. Tropp, Jr. Vice President

from SC 13D/A 1 page Omb Approval United States Omb Number: 3235-0145 Securities and Exchange Commission Expires: August 31, 1999 Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response.............14.90 Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement in Accordance With Rule 13d-1(f) 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 Amendments Thereto) With Respect to the Preferred Stock, Par Value $.50 Per Share and Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share, of Mediq Incorporated, Which Agreement May Be Executed in Any Number of Counterparts and Further Agree That This Joint Filing Agreement Be Included as an Exhibit to Such Joint Filings. Dated: June 8, 1998 /S/ Bessie G. Rotko Bessie G. Rotko /S/ Michael J. Rotko Michael J. Rotko T/D Bernard B. Rotko Dated November 18, 1983 By: /S/ John D. Iskrant John D. Iskrant /S/ Judith M. Shipon Judith M. Shipon PNC Bank By: /S/ Robert N. Tropp, Jr. Robert N. Tropp, Jr. Vice President

from SC 13D 1 page <page> Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement We, the Signatories of the Statement on Schedule 13d to Which This Agreement Is Attached, Hereby Agree That Such Statement Is, and Any Amendments Thereto Filed by Any of US Will Be, Filed and on Behalf of Each of US. January 22, 1998 Mq Acquisition Corporation By: /S/ Bruce C. Bruckmann Bruce C. Bruckmann President Bruckmann,rosser,sherrill & Co., L.P. By: Brs Partners, L.P., Its General Partner By: Brse Associates, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Bruce C. Bruckmann Bruce C. Bruckmann Managing Director