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EXHIBIT 99.6
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and among all of the undersigned
that the Schedule 13D filed on or about this date with respect to the beneficial
ownership of the undersigned of Common Stock of Shaw Industries Inc., is being,
and any and all amendments to such Schedule 13D may be, filed on behalf of each
of the undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated October 27, 2000
/s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
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Robert E. Shaw
ROBERT E. SHAW, L.P.
By: /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
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Name: Robert E. Shaw
Title: General Partner
/s/ ANNA SUE SHAW
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Anna Sue Shaw
/s/ ROBERT E. SHAW, JR.
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Robert E. Shaw, Jr.
/s/ SUSAN S. YOUNG
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Susan S. Young
/s/ THOMAS TRIPP SHAW
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Thomas Tripp Shaw
/s/ LEWIS CLAYTON SHAW
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Lewis Clayton Shaw
/s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
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Julian D. Saul
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JULIAN D. SAUL FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
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Name: Julian D. Saul
Title: Trustee
/s/ ANITA SAUL
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Anita Saul
ANITA SAUL FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ ANITA SAUL
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Name: Anita Saul
Title: Trustee
/s/ NORRIS LITTLE
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Norris Little
LITTLE FAMILY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ NORRIS LITTLE
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Name: W. Norris Little
Title: General Partner
/s/ WILLIAM C. LUSK
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William C. Lusk
/s/ VANCE D. BELL
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Vance D. Bell
/s/ GERALD EMBRY
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Gerald Embry
/s/ SPRIGHT D. HOLLAND
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Spright D. Holland
/s/ KENNETH G. JACKSON
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Kenneth G. Jackson
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/s/ JEFFREY TODD MEADOWS
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Jeffrey Todd Meadows
/s/ PERCY D. MERRITT
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Percy D. Merritt
/s/ HENRY H. LONG
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Henry H. Long
/s/ JULIUS C. SHAW, JR.
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Julius C. Shaw, Jr.
/s/ J. C. SHAW
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J. C. Shaw
SHAW FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ J. C. SHAW
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Name: J. C. Shaw
Title: Manager
/s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
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Linda Saul Schejola
LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA FAMILY
TRUST
By: /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
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Name: Linda Saul Schejola
Title: Trustee
/s/ R. JULIAN MCCAMY
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R. Julian McCamy
/s/ ELEANOR SHAW MCCAMY
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Eleanor Shaw McCamy
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