WESTERN RESOURCES INC /KS
DFAN14A, 1996-12-18
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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The following materials were released to analysts on or after December 18, 1996:

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                                Western Resources

                               Building Our Future

























                                                               December 18, 1996

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Overview
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- -        Western Resources' Profile

- -        Western Resources' Strategic Plan

- -        Western Resources' Recent Security Announcements



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Western Resources Profile
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"Western Resources will be the leading provider of energy and energy-related
services for homes and businesses."



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History

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- -   1924 - Company founded under the name The Kansas Power and Light Company

- -   1980 - Profile - The Kansas Power and Light Company

    -    400,000 customers
    -    Less than $1 billion total assets
    -    Less than $300 million in market value
    -    $49 million earnings

- - 1983 - Bought Gas Service Company

- - 1992 - Merged with Kansas Gas & Electric to create Western Resources 

- - 1993 - Sold 40% of Gas Service Company for $400+ million 

- - 1995 - Acquired Mobilfone Security and CSI to start Westar Security



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Recent History

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- -   1996 -

    -   Acquired The Wing Group

    -   Commenced offer for KCPL, formal discussions began in November

    -   Announced agreement to exchange the balance of natural gas
        business worth $660 million to ONEOK for 45% of ONEOK stock

    -   Purchased Westinghouse Security Services for approximately $368 million

    -   Bid $3.5 billion for ADT



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Western Financial Statistics

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- -   Market price at 12/13/96 = $30.875

- -   52-week high/low $34.875 - $28

- -   Dividends:

    -  1996 indicated annual dividend = $2.06

    -  Paid every year since 1924 and increased every year for the last 20 years

- -  Current yield = 6.7% 

- -  Bond ratings of A- and A3, (affirmed in light of ONEOK announcement last 
   week)

- -  Net income twelve months ending 9/30/96 $183 million, up 8.5% from 1995

- -  With ONEOK and Westinghouse:

    -  Assets increase to more than $6 billion

    -  Market value of approximately $2 billion


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Today's Western Resources

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- -   Full-service, diversified energy company

- -   1995 revenues of $1.6 billion

- -   Serves 600,000 electric customers in Kansas

    -   Merger with KLT would add 430,000 more electric customers


- -   Marketing access to 1.4 million natural gas customers in Kansas
    and Oklahoma through ONEOK alliance


- -   Rapidly expanding our unregulated businesses

    -   Westar Security - Monitored home and commercial security systems

    -   Westar Energy - Wholesale, one-stop energy provider

    -   Westar Capital - Energy-related investments

    -   The Wing Group - Premier developer of international generation projects



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Status Report:
Kansas City Power & Light (KLT) merger

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- -   Exchange offer extended to 1/15/97

- -   Negotiations continue; intend resolution by next offer deadline 

- -   Not actively soliciting tenders of KLT shares, pursuant to understanding 
    with KLT 

- -   Expect to close by late 1997



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Status Report:
ONEOK Strategic Alliance

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- -   Western contributes all of its gas assets to ONEOK to create the 9th largest
    LDC in the country

- -   Western gains access to 735,000 customers to market unregulated products and
    services

- -   $660 million transaction makes Western Resources the largest shareowner of
    ONEOK with 45% ownership on a fully converted basis

- -   Western Resources will book 9.9% of ONEOK's earnings through equity 
    accounting plus a preferred dividend of not less than $1.80 per share

- -   Accretive to Western shareowners in the first full year



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Our Strategic
Plan for Growth

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- -        Maintain a strong core utility business
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- -        Build a branded national presence
                 ------- -------- --------

- -        Become a leader in the international energy business
                  ------ -- --- ------------- ------ --------



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Strategic Priority:
Strong Core Business

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Characteristics:
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- -   Low-cost producer of energy

- -   Strong brand identity

- -   Superior customer satisfaction levels


Opportunities:
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- -   Increase product offerings to consumers

- -   Lower costs through reorganization


Investment Strategies:
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- -   Expand customer base and geographic footprint

- -   Acquisition opportunities include KLT

- -   Alliance opportunities including ONEOK




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Strategic Priority:
Leader in the International Energy Business

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Characteristics:
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- -   Most growth in generating facilities and energy consumption during the
    next 20 years will take place outside the U.S.

- -   Most of the growth will occur in developing nations, like China

- -   Foreign countries are privatizing generation


Opportunities:
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- -   Develop relationships with central governments

- -   Find local partners; seek third-party financial partners

- -   Receive carried interest for structuring expertise and obtain
    opportunity for equity investment as appropriate

- -   Favorable position when distribution is eventually privatized

Investment Strategies:
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- -   Builders of infrastructure will be best-positioned to eventually serve end
    users

- -   Acquisition opportunities include: developers, existing plants, greenfield
    projects


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Status Report:
The Wing Group

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- -   Purchased in early 1996

- -   Premier developer of power projects in the world

    -   Finalized agreement with CPI in December, involving more than 2,000 MW
        coal-fired generation in China

    -   Closed on Turkey project, a 478 MW combined-cycle plant

    -   Closed on project to participate in 160 MW gas-fired plant in Colombia



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Strategic Priority:
Branded National Presence

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Characteristics:
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- -   No utility has more than 4% of electric market; WR has access to 2% of
    market; our critical mass goal is 5 - 10 million customers; or 5% - 10%
    of energy market

- -   Electric utilities sell only in certified territories, except to other
    utilities and municipalities, but legislative changes will likely allow
    utilities to compete for customers like AT&T, MCI, and Sprint


Opportunities:
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- -   Find a product with characteristics similar to electricity or
    natural gas that may be sold nationwide today... security

- -   Sell products (energy & security) under umbrella of brand names.
    Today we market under the names Westar, KPL and KGE and soon
    under Oklahoma Natural Gas


Investment Strategies:
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- -   Income opportunities reside with being a low-cost provider of services to
    end-user consumers


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Why Security?

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- -   Residential security business is attractive because of strong consumer 
    demand, double-digit growth rates and fragmented set of competitors

- -   Home security is another profitable service that can be offered with other
    products and services to gain customer loyalty in anticipation of electric
    industry deregulation

- -   Exposure already gained is enhanced by WSS and ADT acquisitions: gaining
    customer base, brand names, infrastructure and expertise



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Westar Security

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- -   Five acquisitions in the last year, gaining more than 100,000 customers
    which makes us the 10th largest security company, by estimated customer
    count, in the country

- -   This growth further establishes the Westar name with a branded product 
    identity

- -   Acquisition of Westinghouse Security Systems (WSS) announced on 12/16/96
    and offer for ADT announced on 12/18/96


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Recent Acquisition:
Westinghouse Security Systems

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- -   Transaction terms

    -   Creates 3rd largest security systems company in the U.S., by customer 
        count

    -   Adds 300,000 customers in 44 states and branch offices in 24 states -- 
        provides access to 55% of US households

    -   Cash transaction of approximately $368 million

    -   Gain state-of-the-art centralized monitoring and customer service center
        and national branch network offering an excellent platform for growth



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Westar Security, including WSS

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     [Map of the United States with shaded areas representing locations of:
                                  Westar & WSS;
                               Westar Operations;
                                       and
                                  WSS Offices.]










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Recent Announcement:
ADT Limited, Inc.

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- -   "Break-out strategy" diversifies WR's revenue and earnings base

- -   ADT's leading brand-name, market-share position in the security
    business (3x the next largest competitor)

- -   Only 20% of US security market penetrated; the US security market
    is highly fragmented offering considerable opportunity for
    consolidation

- -   Security industry revenue and earnings growth projected to
    continue at approximately 10% per annum

- -   Geographic expansion of customer base

    -   1.7 million customers in 44 states, UK, Europe and Canada

    -   230 offices in North America and access to 70% of the US population

- -   Significantly cash flow accretive in the first year



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Financial Summary
ADT

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Security Operations
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(US$ millions)                       1993                    1994                    1995
- --------------                       ----                    ----                    ----

<S>                                  <C>                     <C>                     <C>  


Revenues                              $937.3                 $999.8                 $1,092.5

EBITDA                                 261.0                  292.0                    324.6

EBIT                                   135.1                  153.7                    170.1


Revenue Growth                          4.0%                   6.7%                     9.3%

EBITDA Margin                           27.8                   29.2                     29.7

EBIT Margin                             14.4                   15.4                     15.6

Residential Customers (Avg)          417,000                546,000                  693,500

Commercial Customers  (Avg)          387,000                395,500                  423,000
                                    --------------------------------------------------------

Total Customers (Avg)                804,000                941,500                1,116,500

</TABLE>




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Westar Security Reach
with WSS and ADT acquisitions

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                   [Map of the United States with shaded areas
                    representing extent of Westar Security's
                     reach, after WSS and ADT acquisitions.]


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Description of Offer
ADT

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TERM                             SUMMARY
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Consideration                    $7.50 cash and $15.00 of WR common stock per
                                   share of ADT common stock

                                 Number of WR common shares capped at .5042 per
                                   each ADT common share

                                 Current exchange rate, based on 12/13/96 
                                   closing price is .4858


Form of Transaction              Taxable to ADT shareholders

                                 WR will utilize purchase accounting


Financing                        Cash portion of offer will be financed through
                                   a commitment from Chase Manhattan Bank



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Description of Process
ADT

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TERM                              SUMMARY
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Process                           WR initiates an exchange offer to acquire ADT
                                    for $22.50 a share in cash and stock

                                  WR will exercise our right (as holder of more
                                    than 10%) to call a special shareholder
                                    meeting to elect new directors

                                  WR will mail a proxy statement to ADT
                                    shareholders proposing to replace the ADT
                                    board of directors with WR nominees

                                  ADT shareholders vote at a special meeting on
                                    election of directors proposed by WR 

                                  New ADT board of directors acts to remove
                                    impediments to WR acquisition




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Transaction Summary
ADT

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Growth Impact         Dramatically increases Western Resources' growth profile
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Strategic Impact      Positions Western Resources to compete nationally in the
- ----------------        energy and energy-related marketplace




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COMMON SHARES OF ADT LIMITED ("ADT") HELD BY WESTAR CAPITAL, INC. ("WESTAR") AND
CERTAIN DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES,
INCLUDING DIRECTOR NOMINEES, OF WESTERN RESOURCES, INC. ("WESTERN RESOURCES")
AND WESTAR, AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN ANY OF THEM AND ADT

          Western Resources and Westar may solicit proxies in order to replace
the Board of Directors of ADT with their nominees, Steven L. Kitchen and Steven
A. Millstein. The participants in this solicitation may include Western
Resources and Westar, John E. Hayes, Jr. and David C. Wittig, each a director of
Western Resources, and the following executive officers and employees of Western
Resources or Westar (unless otherwise indicated, each is an executive officer or
employee of Western Resources): Steven L. Kitchen (E.V.P. and C.F.O.), Carl M.
Koupal, Jr. (E.V.P. and C.A.O.), John K. Rosenberg (E.V.P. and G.C.), Jerry D.
Courington (Controller), James A Martin (V.P.), Richard D. Terrill (Secretary),
Steven A. Millstein (President, Westar Consumer), Michel' J. Philipp, Bruce A.
Akin, Craig A. Weingartner and Lori A. Finney.

          Westar beneficially owns approximately 27% of the Common Shares of ADT
all of which were purchased in privately negotiated and open market purchases
during the last two years.

          Other than as set forth herein, as of the date of this analysts
presentation, neither Western Resources or Westar nor any of their respective
directors, executive officers, employees or other representatives, including
director nominees, who may solicit proxies has any security holdings in ADT.

          Although Salomon Brothers Inc ("Salomon"), Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.
("Bear Stearns") and Chase Securities Inc. ("Chase"), financial advisors to
Western Resources, and Barnes Associates, Inc. ("Barnes Associates") and
Deloitte & Touche, consultants to Western Resources, do not admit that they or
any of their directors, officers, employees or affiliates are a "participant,"
as defined in Schedule 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or that Schedule 14A requires the
disclosure of certain information concerning them, Gregg S. Polle (Managing
Director), Arthur H. Tildesley, Jr. (Director), Bill Murphy (Vice President),
Chad Rucker and Lisa Grieve (each an Associate), in each case of Salomon,
Douglas T. Lake (Senior Managing Director), Rich Osler (Managing Director) and
David F. Huff (Vice President), in each case of Bear Stearns, Mark Davis
(Managing Director), John Bass (Vice President) and Andrew Quigley (Associate),
in each case of Chase, Michael S. Barnes (President) and Mark Gronowski (Senior
Vice President), in each case of Barnes Associates, and Tom Flaherty (National
Partner) and Chris Bracken (Senior Consultant), in each case of Deloitte &
Touche, may assist Western Resources and Westar in such a solicitation. Salomon,
Bear Stearns and Chase engage in full range of investment banking, securities
trading, market-making and brokerage services for institutional and individual
clients. In the normal course of their business, Salomon, Bear Stearns and Chase
may trade securities of ADT for their own account and the account of their
customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in
such securities. Salomon Brothers Inc has advised Western Resources that as of
December 13, 1996, Salomon held a short position with respect to 10,800 common
shares of ADT, and beneficially owned Liquid Yield Option Notes of an affiliate
of ADT exchangeable for 14,595 common shares of ADT. Bear Stearns and Chase have
advised Western Resources that they have no beneficial ownership of securities
of ADT or its affiliates.

          Except as disclosed above, to the knowledge of Western Resources and
Westar, none of Western Resources or Westar, or their respective directors,
executive officers, employees or other representatives, including director
nominees, named above has any interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings
or otherwise, in ADT.

          A registration statement relating to the Western Resources securities
referred to in this analysts presentation has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. This analysts presentation
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state.

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