EX-99 2 exhibita.txt EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Whitehall Jewellers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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: February 3, 2006 PRENTICE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP By: /s/ Michael Weiss --------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Weiss Title: Chief Financial Officer PWJ FUNDING LLC By: Prentice Capital Management, LP, its Manager By: /s/ Michael Weiss --------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Weiss Title: Chief Financial Officer PWJ LENDING LLC By: /s/ Jonathan Duskin --------------------------------------------- Name: Jonathan Duskin Title: Managing Director MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN /s/ Michael Zimmerman --------------------------------------------- Michael Zimmerman WJ HOLDING CORP. By: /s/ Michael Weiss --------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Weiss Title: Vice President WJ ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ Michael Weiss --------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Weiss Title: Vice President