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SIXTH AMENDMENT OF CREDIT AGREEMENT    
  


    THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT OF CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into, effective as of November 1,
2001, between PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower"), each of the Persons which is a signatory to this
Amendment (collectively, "Lenders"), and WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, "Administrative Agent").


R E C I T A L S  


    A.  Borrower,
Lenders and Administrative Agent entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 1998 (as renewed, extended, modified, and amended from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise indicated, have the respective meanings set forth in the
Credit Agreement), providing for a revolving credit facility in the original maximum principal amount of $500,000,000. 


    B.  Pursuant
to a letter agreement dated as of September 30, 1999, Borrower reduced the Total Commitment to $250,000,000. 



    C.  The
Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Assignment and Acceptance dated December 17, 1999 wherein the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders assigned all of their rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to Westar Industries, Inc. (f/k/a Westar Capital, Inc.). 


    D.  Borrower,
Lender and Administrative Agent entered into a Second Amendment of Credit Agreement effective as of February 29, 2000, a Third Amendment of Credit
Agreement effective as of January 2, 2001, a Fourth Amendment of Credit Agreement effective as of March 2, 2001, and a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement effective as of June 30,
2001, pursuant to which certain provisions of the Credit Agreement were amended. 


    E.  Borrower,
Lender, and Administrative Agent desire to further modify certain provisions contained in the Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein. 


    NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrower, Lender, and Administrative Agent agree as follows: 


    1.  Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Section 1.1  is hereby amended to
delete the definitions of "Applicable Margin" and "Termination Date" in their entirety and replace such
definitions with the following: 



     Applicable Margin  means 2.75% for Base Rate Borrowings, 3.75% for Eurodollar Borrowings and 0.50% for Commitment Fees. 


     Termination Date  means the earlier of (a) January 3, 2003, and (b) the effective date of any other termination or
cancellation of Lenders' commitments to lend under, and in accordance with, this Agreement. 




    2.  Amendment of Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents.  All references in the Loan Documents to the
Credit Agreement shall henceforth include references to the Credit Agreement as modified and amended by this Amendment, and as may, from time to time, be further modified, amended, restated, extended,
renewed, and/or increased. 


    3.  Ratifications.  Borrower (a) ratifies and confirms all provisions of the Loan Documents as
amended by this Amendment, (b) ratifies and confirms that all guaranties, assurances, and Liens, if any, granted, conveyed, or assigned to the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents are not
released, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by this Amendment and continue to guarantee, assure, and secure full payment and performance of the present and future Obligation, and
(c) agrees to perform such acts and duly authorize, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, and record such additional documents, and certificates as the Credit Parties may reasonably request in
order to create, perfect, preserve, and protect those guaranties, assurances, and Liens. 


    4.  Representations.  Borrower represents and warrants to the Credit Parties that as of the date of this
Amendment: (a) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Borrower and each of the other Obligors that are parties to this Amendment; (b) no action of, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery, and 







performance by Borrower or any other Obligor of this Amendment; (c) the Loan Documents, as amended by this Amendment, are valid and binding upon Borrower and the other Obligors and are
enforceable against Borrower and the other Obligors in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by Debtor Relief Laws and general principles of equity; (d) the execution,
delivery, and performance by Borrower and the other Obligors of this Amendment do not require the consent of any other Person and do not and will not constitute a violation of any Governmental
Requirement, order of any Governmental Authority, or material agreements to which Borrower or any other Obligor is a party thereto or by which Borrower or any other Obligor is bound; (e) all
representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Amendment, except to the extent that (i) any of them
speak to a different specific date, or (ii) the facts on which any of them were based have been changed by transactions contemplated or permitted by the Credit Agreement; and (f) both
before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Potential Default or Default exists. 


    5.  Conditions.  This Amendment shall not be effective unless and until: 



	(a)
	this Amendment has been executed by Borrower, the other Obligors, Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders;



	(b)
	Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent such documents satisfactory to Administrative Agent evidencing the
authorization and execution of this Agreement, and the other documents executed and delivered in connection herewith (collectively, the "Amendment
Documents");



	(c)
	Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Credit Parties as Administrative Agent shall determine, an
amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.50% of the Total Commitment on the effective date of this Amendment ($775,000). 




    6.  Continued Effect.  Except to the extent amended hereby or by any documents executed in connection
herewith, all terms, provisions, and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all documents executed in connection therewith, shall continue in full force and effect and
shall remain enforceable and binding in accordance with their respective terms. 


    7.  Miscellaneous.  Unless stated otherwise (a) the singular number includes the plural and vice
versa and words of any gender include each other gender, in each case, as appropriate, (b) headings and captions may not be construed in interpreting provisions, (c) this Amendment shall
be construed and its performance enforced, under Texas law, (d) if any part of this Amendment is for any reason found to be unenforceable, all other portions of it nevertheless remain
enforceable, and (e) this Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatories had signed the same document, and all of those counterparts must be
construed together to constitute the same document. 


    8.  Parties.  This Amendment binds and inures to Borrower and the Credit Parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. 


    9.  ENTIRETIES.  THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS AMENDED BY
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.


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 SIGNATURE PAGE TO SIXTH AMENDMENT OF

CREDIT AGREEMENT AMONG

PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING, INC., AS BORROWER,

WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

AND

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN  


    EXECUTED on and effective as of the date first above written. 



	 	PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/ DARIUS NEVIN   
 Name: Darius Nevin

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer







SIGNATURE PAGE TO SIXTH AMENDMENT OF

CREDIT AGREEMENT AMONG

PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING, INC., AS BORROWER,

WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

AND

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN  


    EXECUTED on and effective as of the date first above written. 



	 	WESTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., as Administrative Agent and a Lender
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/ PAUL R. GEIST   
 Name: Paul R. Geist

Title: President








    To induce the Credit Parties to enter into this Amendment, each of the undersigned (a) consents and agrees to the Amendment Documents' execution and
delivery, (b) ratifies and confirms that all guaranties, assurances, and Liens, if any, granted, conveyed, or assigned to the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents are not released,
diminished, impaired, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by the Amendment Documents and continue to guarantee, assure, and secure the full payment and performance of all present and future
Obligations (except to the extent specifically limited by the terms of such guaranties, assurances, or Liens), (c) agrees to perform such acts and duly authorize, execute, acknowledge, deliver,
file, and record such additional guaranties, assignments, security agreements, deeds of trust, mortgages, and other agreements, documents, instruments, and certificates as the Credit Parties may
reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in order to create, perfect, preserve, and protect those guaranties, assurances, and Liens, and (d) waives notice of acceptance of this consent and
agreement, which consent and agreement binds the undersigned and its successors and permitted assigns and inures to the Credit Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 


    EXECUTED
on and effective as of the date first above written. 



	 	PROTECTION ONE, INC., a Delaware corporation
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/ DARIUS NEVIN   
 Name: Darius Nevin

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	

 	
NETWORK MULTI-FAMILY SECURITY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/ ANTHONY D. SOMMA   
 Name: Anthony D. Somma

Title: Assistant Treasurer











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