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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and between each of the undersigned,
in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, that the Schedule 13G filed on or about this date with respect to
the beneficial ownership of the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share, of Valence Technology, Inc., is being filed on behalf of
each of the undersigned. This agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated: December 28, 2000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. DENNIS HEIPT
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Name: J. Dennis Heipt
Title: Corporate Executive Vice President
and Secretary
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ GRANT L. CLARK
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Name: Grant L. Clark
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
TELCORDIA VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ KEVIN A. WERNER
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Name: Kevin A. Werner
Title: President
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