Exhibit 10.1
 

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TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
 
among
 
ONEOK, INC.,
an Oklahoma corporation,
 
WESTAR ENERGY, INC.,
a Kansas corporation,
 
and
 
WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
Dated as of January 9, 2003
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

         
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
    
Section 1.1.
  
Certain Definitions
  
2
Section 1.2.
  
Other Defined Terms
  
3
ARTICLE II
THE OFFERING; THE REPURCHASE
    
Section 2.1.
  
The Offering
  
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Section 2.2.
  
The Repurchase
  
5
Section 2.3.
  
Lock-Up
  
5
Section 2.4.
  
Waiver; Consent
  
5
ARTICLE III
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT; REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT; THE
EXCHANGE
    
Section 3.1.
  
Effectiveness of Transaction Documents
  
6
Section 3.2.
  
The Exchange
  
6
Section 3.3.
  
The Closing
  
6
Section 3.4.
  
Shelf Registration
  
7
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    
Section 4.1.
  
Representations and Warranties of the Company
  
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Section 4.2.
  
Representations and Warranties of the Parent and the Shareholder
  
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
    
Section 5.1.
  
Commercially Reasonable Efforts
  
9
Section 5.2.
  
KCC Approval
  
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE REPURCHASE AND THE EXCHANGE
    
Section 6.1.
  
Conditions to Obligations of Each Party
  
9
Section 6.2.
  
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and the Shareholder
  
10
Section 6.3.
  
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company
  
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
    
Section 7.1.
  
Termination
  
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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
    
Section 8.1.
  
Injunctive Relief
  
10
Section 8.2.
  
Successors and Assigns
  
11
Section 8.3.
  
Amendments; Waiver
  
11
Section 8.4.
  
Notices
  
11
Section 8.5.
  
Applicable Law
  
12
Section 8.6.
  
Headings
  
12
Section 8.7.
  
Integration
  
12
Section 8.8.
  
Severability
  
13
Section 8.9.
  
Consent to Jurisdiction
  
13
Section 8.10.
  
Counterparts
  
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Exhibit A     -     Form of Certificate of Designations
Exhibit B     -     Form of Amended and Restated Rights Agreement
 
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
 
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 9, 2003 (this “Agreement” among
ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), WESTAR ENERGY, Inc., a
Kansas corporation (“Parent”), and WESTAR INDUSTRIES, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent (the “Shareholder”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Company intends to make a public offering (the “Offering”) of
shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the
“Common Stock”) and such other securities as the Company may offer (the “Other
Securities”);
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to use a portion of the proceeds of the Offering to
repurchase (the “Repurchase”) from the Shareholder a portion of the shares of
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the Shareholder desires to sell
such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to modify the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock
by exchanging (the “Exchange”) shares of newly issued $0.925 Series D
Non-Cumulative Convertible Preferred

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Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Series D Preferred
Stock”) for the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Shareholder.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.1.    Certain Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms shall
have the following meaning:
 
“Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in Tulsa, Oklahoma and New York, New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
 
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (i) marketable securities (A) issued or directly
and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States
of America or (B) issued by any agency of the United States of America the
obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America, in each case maturing within one year after such date; (ii)
marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision or
instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year after such date
and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1
from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Corporation
(“S&P”) or at least P-1 from Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”); (iii)
commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation
thereof and having, at the time of acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1
from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of deposit, time
deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’
acceptances maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by,
and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of
any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or
any state thereof or the District of Columbia that has combined capital and
surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (v) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a terms of not more than 30 days for
securities described in clause (i) or (ii) above and entered into with any
commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (iv) above; and (vi)
shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) complies with the criteria set
forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, (b) had net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (c)
has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s.
 
“Conversion Factor” shall be an amount equal to, at any time, the number of
shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series A Preferred Stock is then
convertible.
 
“Gross Repurchase Amount” shall mean the sum of the Repurchase Amount and the
Shareholder Allocated Expenses.
 
“KCC” shall mean the Kansas Corporation Commission.

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“Law” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree.
 
“Net Proceeds” shall mean the proceeds of the Offering after deducting the
Offering Expenses.
 
“NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
 
“Offering Price” shall mean the per share offering price of the Common Stock in
the Offering before deducting the Offering Expenses.
 
“Offering Expenses” shall mean all fees, expenses, underwriting commissions and
discounts, incurred or paid by the Company in connection with the Offering,
including, without limitation, attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, filing fees and
printing costs.
 
“OGCA” shall mean the Oklahoma General Corporation Act.
 
“Prior Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of November 26, 1997, between WAI, Inc. and Western
Resources, Inc.
 
“Prior Shareholder Agreement” shall mean the Shareholder Agreement, dated as of
November 26, 1997, between WAI, Inc. and Western Resources, Inc.
 
“Repurchase Amount” shall be an amount equal to 50% of the Net Proceeds (or such
greater percentage of the Net Proceeds as the Company may, in its sole
discretion, determine), not to exceed $250,000,000.
 
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
“Shareholder Allocated Expenses” shall mean an amount equal to the Offering
Expenses multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Repurchase
Amount and the denominator of which is the Net Proceeds.
 
“Shares” shall mean all the shares of Common Stock or Series D Preferred Stock
held by the Shareholder upon consummation of the Exchange and all shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock
held upon consummation of the Exchange by the Shareholder and all shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable, directly or indirectly, with respect to such
shares of Common Stock by way of stock dividend, stock split or combination of
shares.
 
“Termination Date” shall mean February 28, 2003 or such later date as may be
mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto.
 
Section 1.2.    Other Defined Terms.  The following terms shall have the
meanings defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below
 
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Agreement
  
Preamble
Business Day
  
Section 1.1
Cash Equivalents
  
Section 1.1
Closing
  
Section 3.3
Closing Date
  
Section 3.3
Common Stock
  
Recitals
Company
  
Preamble
Conversion Factor
  
Section 1.1
Exchange
  
Recitals
Gross Repurchase Amount
  
Section 1.1
KCC
  
Section 1.1
Law
  
Section 1.1
Lock-Up Period
  
Section 2.6
Moody’s
  
Section 1.1
Net Proceeds
  
Section 1.1
NYSE
  
Section 1.1
Offering
  
Recitals
Offering Expenses
  
Section 1.1
Offering Price
  
Section 1.1
Offering Registration Statement
  
Section 2.1
OGCA
  
Section 1.1
Other Securities
  
Recitals
Parent
  
Preamble
Prior Registration Rights Agreement
  
Recitals
Prior Shareholder Agreement
  
Recitals
Registration Rights Agreement
  
Section 3.1
Repurchase
  
Recitals
Repurchase Shares
  
Section 2.2
Rights Plan
  
Section 3.2(c)
S&P
  
Section 1.1
SEC
  
Section 1.1
Securities Act
  
Section 1.1
Series A Preferred Stock
  
Recitals
Series D Preferred Stock
  
Recitals
Shareholder
  
Preamble
Shareholder Agreement
  
Section 3.1
Shareholder Allocated Expenses
  
Section 1.1
Shares
  
Section 1.1
Shelf Registration
  
Section 3.3(a)
Shelf Registration Statement
  
Section 3.3(a)
Termination Date
  
Section 1.1
Transaction Documents
  
Section 1.1

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ARTICLE II
 
THE OFFERING; THE REPURCHASE
 
Section 2.1.    The Offering.  (a) The Company has previously filed on December
20, 2002 with the SEC a registration statement (the “Offering Registration
Statement”) providing for the registration under the Securities Act of the sale
of shares of Common Stock and Other Securities and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to have the Offering Registration Statement declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof.
 
(b)    Following the SEC declaring the Offering Registration Statement
effective, the Company agrees use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the
Offering prior to February 28, 2003 if permitted by capital market conditions,
as may be determined by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company shall
provide Parent and the Shareholder with as much prior notice as practicable of
the commencement of the Offering.
 
(c)    In the event that the Offering is consummated prior to the satisfaction
of the condition set forth in Section 6.1(a), the Company shall hold separate a
portion of the Net Proceeds equal to the Repurchase Amount and invest those
funds only in Cash Equivalents until the Closing or the termination of this
Agreement.
 
Section 2.2.    The Repurchase.  Upon and pursuant to the terms and subject to
the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company shall repurchase
from the Shareholder, and the Shareholder shall sell to the Company, that number
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Repurchase Shares”) equal to the
Gross Repurchase Amount divided by the product of the Offering Price and the
then current Conversion Factor.
 
Section 2.3.    Lock-Up.  The Shareholder agrees that from the date hereof until
the later of (x) the Termination Date and (y) the expiration of the Lock-Up
Period, it will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option
or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap
or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences or ownership of the Common Stock or any security
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, whether any
such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by
delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, other
than the sale of the Repurchase Shares as contemplated by this Agreement. The
“Lock-Up Period” shall be the period that ends (i) 90 days after the Closing
Date, in the event that the Repurchase Amount is less than $200,000,000, or (ii)
180 days after the Closing Date, in the event that the Repurchase Amount is
equal to or greater than $200,000,000; provided, however, that there shall be no
Lock-Up Period if the Offering is not consummated by the Termination Date.
 
Section 2.4.    Waiver; Consent.  Parent and the Shareholder each waive any (x)
rights to any Piggy-Back Registration (as defined in, and pursuant to, the Prior
Registration Rights Agreement), (y) Dilutive Issuance Rights (as defined in, and
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Shareholder Agreement or (z) any similar rights they might have, in each case,
with respect to the Offering Registration Statement and the Offering, so long as
the Offering and the Repurchase are consummated on or prior to the Termination
Date.
 
ARTICLE III
 
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT; REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT;
THE EXCHANGE
 
Section 3.1.    Effectiveness of Transaction Documents.  Simultaneously
herewith, the parties have each executed and delivered the Shareholder
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Shareholder Agreement”) and the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) a copy of each of which is attached hereto. Each of the
Shareholder Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement shall become
effective in accordance with their terms immediately upon the consummation of
the Repurchase and the Exchange.
 
Section 3.2.    The Exchange.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, on the Closing Date, the Company shall modify the terms of the
Series A Preferred Stock by issuing to the Shareholder a number of shares of the
Series D Preferred Stock equal to the then current Conversion Factor in exchange
for each share of Series A Preferred Stock not repurchased in the Repurchase.
The Series D Preferred Stock shall have the terms provided for in the form of
Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit A.
 
Section 3.3.    The Closing.  (a) The closing of the Repurchase and the Exchange
(the “Closing”) shall be conditioned upon each other, shall occur simultaneously
and shall take place at the offices of Gable & Gotwals, 100 West Fifth Street,
Suite 1000, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the second Business Day following the
satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions to the parties’ obligation set
forth in Article VI or at such place, time and date as the parties may agree
(the “Closing Date”).
 
(b)    At the Closing, the Company shall pay the Shareholder an amount in cash
equal to the Repurchase Amount against delivery of certificates representing the
Repurchase Shares, duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by duly
executed stock powers assigning the Repurchase Shares in blank. Payment of the
Repurchase Amount shall be in U.S. Dollars and shall be made on the Closing Date
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account with JPMorganChase
designated by the Shareholder in writing at least two days prior to the Closing
Date.
 
(c)    At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Shareholder certificates
representing newly issued shares of Series D Preferred Stock against delivery of
certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock not repurchased
in the Repurchase, duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by duly
executed stock powers assigning such shares of Series A Preferred Stock in
blank.
 
(d)    On the Closing Date, the Company will execute and deliver to the Rights
Agent (as defined in the Rights Plan) the Amended and Restated Rights Plan in
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hereto as Exhibit B (the “Rights Plan”). Each of Parent and Shareholder consent
to the execution and delivery by the Company of the Rights Plan on the Closing
Date.
 
Section 3.4.    Shelf Registration.  (a) Within sixty (60) days following the
Closing, the Company shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Shelf
Registration Statement”) providing for the registration (the “Shelf
Registration”) of the sale of the Shares and shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Shelf Registration Statement declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable after filing and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement. The Shelf Registration shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
(b)    In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company agrees
to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of the Series D
Preferred Stock, if permitted by NYSE rules, and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion the Series D Preferred Stock to be listed on the NYSE
prior to any sale, transfer or conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock by the
Shareholder.
 
ARTICLE IV
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
Section 4.1.    Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company
represents and warrants to the Shareholder as of the date hereof as follows:
 
(a)    The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and has all
necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out its obligations hereunder.
 
(b)    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and
all necessary and appropriate action has been taken by the Company to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
 
(c)    This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
assuming due authorization and valid execution and delivery by Parent and the
Shareholder, this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
(d)    Other than any consents that have already been obtained, no consent,
waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, license or declaration
is required to be made or obtained by the Company in connection with the (i)
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (ii) the consummation of
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents.
 
(e)    The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the
performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (i) conflict
with, or result in the breach of any provision of the constitutive documents of
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violation, breach, conflict, default or event of default (or an event which with
notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or event of default),
or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional
payment obligation, under the terms of any material contract, agreement or
permit to which the Company is a party or by which the Company’s assets or
operations are bound or affected; or (iii) violate, in any material respect, any
Law applicable to the Company.
 
(f)    The shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement have been duly authorized for issuance, and such shares, when issued
and delivered to the Shareholder, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
 
Section 4.2.    Representations and Warranties of the Parent and the
Shareholder.  Each of Parent and the Shareholder represents and warrants to the
Company as of the date hereof as follows:
 
(a)    Each of Parent and the Shareholder has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its state
of incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
 
(b)    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by each of Parent and
the Shareholder and all necessary and appropriate action has been taken by each
of Parent and the Shareholder to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder.
 
(c)    This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and
the Shareholder and assuming due authorization and valid execution and delivery
by the Company, this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of each of
Parent and the Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
(d)    Other than the approval of the KCC with respect to the Repurchase, the
Exchange and the Shareholder Agreement and any consents that have already been
obtained, no consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exception, registration,
license or declaration is required to be made or obtained by either Parent or
the Shareholder in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement or (ii) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.
 
(e)    The execution and delivery by Parent and the Shareholder of this
Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not
(i) conflict with, or result in the breach of any provision of the constitutive
documents of either Parent or the Shareholder; (ii) result in any violation,
breach, conflict, default or event of default (or an event which with notice,
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or event of default), or give
rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional payment
obligation, under the terms of any material contract, agreement or permit to
which either Parent or the Shareholder is a party or by which either Parent or
the Shareholder’s assets or operations are bound or affected; or (iii) violate,
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(f)    Upon consummation of the Repurchase, the Company will have valid and
marketable title to the Repurchase Shares, free and clear of all title defects,
security interests, liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
 
ARTICLE V
 
COVENANTS
 
Section 5.1.    Commercially Reasonable Efforts.  Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company, Parent and the Shareholder will use
commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and
to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Transaction Documents.
 
Section 5.2.    KCC Approval.  As promptly as practicable after the date hereof,
Parent and the Shareholder shall prepare and submit to the KCC all necessary and
appropriate filings and other submissions in connection with seeking KCC
approval of the Repurchase, the Exchange and the Shareholder Agreement and will
(i) prosecute such filings or submissions with reasonable diligence and (ii)
take all such further action as in the reasonable judgment of Parent and the
Shareholder may facilitate a final order or orders of the KCC approving such
transactions. The Company shall cooperate with Parent and the Shareholder to
achieve the foregoing to the extent reasonably requested by Parent and the
Shareholder, including assisting in the preparation of all filings or
submissions that could in the reasonable opinion of the Company and Parent
affect the likelihood of obtaining KCC approval of the Repurchase (including
without limitation using commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent in
demonstrating that the Repurchase Amount reflects the fair market value of the
Repurchase Shares), the Exchange and the Shareholder Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
CONDITIONS TO THE REPURCHASE AND THE EXCHANGE
 
Section 6.1.    Conditions to Obligations of Each Party.  The obligations of the
Company, Parent and the Shareholder to consummate the Repurchase and the
Exchange are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted under Law,
waiver by the relevant party in its sole discretion) of the following
conditions:
 
(a)    the KCC shall have issued a decision (which decision has not been stayed
or enjoined) that constitutes an unappealable order approving, exempting or
otherwise authorizing the Repurchase, the Exchange and the Shareholder
Agreement;
 
(b)    the Offering shall have been consummated and the Company shall have
received the Net Proceeds; and
 
(c)    no provision of any applicable Law and no judgment, injunction, order or
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Section 6.2.    Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and the
Shareholder.  The obligations of Parent and Shareholder to consummate the
Repurchase and the Exchange are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent
permitted under Law, waiver by Parent in its sole discretion) of the following
further conditions:
 
(a)    The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section
4.1 shall be true and correct on the Closing Date; and
 
(b)    the Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing.
 
Section 6.3.    Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.  The obligation of
the Company to consummate the Repurchase and the Exchange is subject to the
satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted under Law, waiver by the Company in
its sole discretion) of the following further conditions:
 
(a)    the representations and warranties of Parent and the Shareholder set
forth in Section 4.2 shall be true and correct on the Closing Date; and
 
(b)    each of Parent and the Shareholder shall have performed in all material
respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or
prior to the Closing.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
TERMINATION
 
Section 7.1.    Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated:
 
(a)    at any time by the mutual written agreement of the Company, Parent and
the Shareholder; or
 
(b)    by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or the Shareholder, on the
other hand, if the Offering is not consummated by the Termination Date.
 
ARTICLE VIII
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 8.1.    Injunctive Relief.  Each party hereto acknowledges that it would
be impossible to determine the amount of damages that would result from any
breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement and that the remedy at law for
any breach, or threatened breach, of any of such provisions would likely be
inadequate and, accordingly, agrees that each other party shall, in addition to
any other rights or remedies which it may have, be entitled to seek such
equitable and injunctive relief as may be available from any court of competent
jurisdiction to compel specific performance of, or restrain any party from
violating, any of such provisions. In connection with any action or proceeding
for injunctive relief, each party hereto hereby waives the claim or defense that
a remedy at law alone is adequate and agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, to have each provision of this Agreement specifically enforced against him
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it, without the necessity of posting bond or other security against him or it,
and consents to the entry of injunctive relief against him or it enjoining or
restraining any breach or threatened breach of such provisions of this
Agreement.
 
Section 8.2.    Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon,
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Company, on the
one hand, and by Parent and the Shareholder, on the other hand, and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, and no such term or provision is
for the benefit of, or intended to create any obligations to, any other Person.
 
Section 8.3.    Amendments; Waiver.  (a) This Agreement may be amended only by
an agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto.
 
(b)    Either party may waive in whole or in part any benefit or right provided
to it under this Agreement, such waiver being effective only if contained in a
writing executed by the waiving party. No failure by any party to insist upon
the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this
Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon breach thereof
shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty,
agreement or condition, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to
exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right
accruing to it thereafter.
 
Section 8.4.    Notices.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
by hand, when delivered personally or by courier, three days after being
deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested), or when received by facsimile transmission if promptly
confirmed by one of the foregoing means, as follows:
 
If to the Company:
 
ONEOK, Inc.
100 W. Fifth Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (918) 588-7961
 
with a copy to:
 
ONEOK, Inc.
100 W. Fifth Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (918) 588-7971
 
If to Parent:
 
Westar Energy, Inc.

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818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attention: President
Fax: (785) 575-8061
 
with a copy to:
 
Westar Energy, Inc.
818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Fax: (785) 575-1936
 
If to the Shareholder:
 
Westar Industries, Inc.
818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attention: President
Fax: (785) 575-8061
 
with a copy to:
 
Westar Industries, Inc.
818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Fax: (785) 575-1936
 
or to such other address or facsimile number as either party may, from time to
time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.
 
Section 8.5.    APPLICABLE LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
 
Section 8.6.    Headings.  The descriptive headings of the several sections in
this Agreement are for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
 
Section 8.7.    Integration.  This Agreement and the other writings referred to
herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to its subject matter. There are no

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restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or
undertakings with respect to its subject matter other than those expressly set
forth or referred to herein.
 
Section 8.8.    Severability.  If any term or provision of this Agreement or any
application thereof shall be declared or held invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
in whole or in part, whether generally or in any particular jurisdiction, such
provision shall be deemed amended to the extent, but only to the extent,
necessary to cure such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, and the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions, both
generally and in every other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
 
Section 8.9.    Consent to Jurisdiction.  In connection with any suit, claim,
action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, Parent, the Shareholder and
the Company each hereby consent to the in personam jurisdiction of the United
States federal courts and state courts located in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the
Shareholder and the Company each agree that service in the manner set forth in
Section 8.9 hereof shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes; and the
Shareholder and the Company each agree to, and irrevocably waive any objection
based on forum non conveniens or venue, appear in any United States federal
court state court located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 
Section 8.10.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto 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.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, Parent and the Shareholder have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
date set forth at the head of this Agreement.
 
ONEOK, INC.
By:
 
/s/    David L. Kyle

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Name:  David L. Kyle
Title:  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
           and President

 
WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
By:
 
/s/    James S. Haines, Jr.

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Name:  James S. Haines, Jr.
Title:  Chief Executive Officer and President

 
WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
 
/s/    James S. Haines, Jr.

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Name:  
Title:  

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