EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on
behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments
thereto) with regard to the common stock of The Steak n Shake Company, an
Indiana corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be
included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the
undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement
as of April 11, 2003.
MSD CAPITAL, L.P.
By: MSD Capital Management LLC, its general partner
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General Counsel
MSD SBI, L.P.
By: MSD Capital, L.P., its general partner
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General Counsel