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                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                       Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement

                         and Appointment of Rights Agent

         This Amendment No.3 to Rights Agreement and Appointment of Rights Agent
(this "Amendment"), effective as of August 19, 2002, is between Lifeline
Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and Registrar and
Transfer Company, a New Jersey corporation ("R&T").

         WHEREAS, the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State
Street") are parties to a Rights Agreement, dated as of July 24, 1998, as
amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 thereto dated October 18, 1998 and Amendment
No. 2 thereto dated June 30, 2002 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the Company no longer utilizes Equiserve, Inc. as its transfer
agent and, accordingly, State Street, for which Equiserve, Inc. is a service
company, has resigned as rights agent under the Rights Agreement ("Rights
Agent") pursuant to notice given July 9, 2002;

         WHEREAS, Section 21 of the Rights Agreement permits the resignation of
the Rights Agent and the appointment by the Company of a new Rights Agent;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement, the
Company had adopted certain amendments relating to a proposed transaction
involving Protection One, Inc., and hereby desires to remove such amendments
from the Rights Agreement;

         WHEREAS, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement permits the amendment of
the Rights Agreement by the Company;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted on July 10, 2002, the
Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the amendment of the Rights
Agreement and the appointment of a new Rights Agent as set forth below; and

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that such
amendments are desirable and are consistent with the objectives of the Board of
Directors in connection with the original adoption of the Rights Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.  Amendment of Section 7(a).  Section 7(a) of the Agreement is hereby
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amended in full and replaced in its entirety by the following:

                  "(a) Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, the registered holder of
         any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby
         (except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the
         restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c),

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         Section 11(a)(iii) and Section 23 hereof) in whole or in part at any
         time after the Distribution Date upon surrender of the Rights
         Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate
         on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the
         office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with
         payment of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to the total
         number of shares of Common Stock (or other shares, securities, cash or
         other assets, as the case may be) as to which such surrendered Rights
         are then exercisable, at or prior to the earliest of (i) the Final
         Expiration Date, (ii) the time at which the Rights expire as provided
         in Section 13(d) hereof, (iii) the time at which the Rights are
         redeemed as provided in Section 23 hereof (the "Redemption Date") or
         (iv) the time at which such Rights are exchanged as provided in Section
         24 hereof (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being herein
         referred to as the "Expiration Date")."

         2.  Amendment of Section 21.  Section 21 is hereby amended by deleting
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the fifth sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:

         "Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by
         such a court, shall be (a) (X) a corporation organized and doing
         business under the laws of the United States, or of any state of the
         United States, in good standing, having an office in the United States
         and (Y) registered as a Transfer Agent in accordance with the
         applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended, and qualified to act as a Transfer Agent under the rules of
         the New York Stock Exchange or (b) an affiliate of a corporation
         described in clause (a) of this sentence."

         3.  Amendment of Section 26. Section 26 is hereby amended by deleting
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the address of the Rights Agent currently set forth therein and replacing it
with the following:

                    "Registrar and Transfer Company
                    10 Commerce Drive
                    Cranford, New Jersey 07016
                    Attn: Account Executive - Lifeline Systems, Inc."

         4.  Amendment of Section 35.  Section 35 of the Agreement is hereby
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deleted in its entirety.

         5. Appointment of New Rights Agent. Pursuant to Section 21 of the
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Rights Agreement, the Company hereby appoints R&T as Rights Agent in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement and with the same powers,
rights, duties and responsibilities as if R&T had been originally named as
Rights Agent. R&T hereby accepts such appointment.

         6.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the
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date set forth above as if executed by all parties hereto on such date. Except
as amended hereby, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.

         7.  Miscellaneous.  This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract
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made under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and for all purposes
shall be governed by and

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construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to
be made and performed entirely within such state. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of such counterparts shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authority to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Rights Agreement.

8.       Certification.  The undersigned officer of the Company certifies by
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execution hereof that this Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Sections
27 of the Rights Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed as of the date set forth above.

                                            LIFELINE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Ronald Feinstein
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                                                Name:  Ronald Feinstein
                                                Title:  President

                                            REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER COMPANY

                                            By: /s/ William P. Tatler
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                                                Name: William P. Tatler
                                                Title:  Vice President

State Street Bank and Trust Company
hereby affirms its resignation under
the Rights Agreement as set forth above.

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Stephen Cesso
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    Name:  Stephen Cesso
    Title:  Authorized Signor

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(l)

             AMENDMENT #12 TO LOAN AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 2001

                                 William Farber
                               32640 Whatley Road
                            Franklin, Michigan 48025

                                December 1, 2001

Mr. Larry Dalesandro Lannett Company, Inc. 9000 State Road Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19136

    Re: Loan Agreement between William Farber ("Lender") and Lannett Company,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Borrower") dated August 30, 1991, as amended by
Amendment #1 to Loan Agreement dated as of March 15, 1993, and by letter
agreements dated August 1, 1994, May 15, 1995, December 31, 1995, June 30, 1996,
November 1, 1996, September 9, 1997, June 30, 1998, December 30, 1998, December
31, 1999, October 1, 2000, and October 1, 2001.

Dear Larry:

This letter confirms that the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Loan (as
defined in the Loan Agreement) is extended to December 1, 2002.

                                Very Truly Yours

                             By: /s/ William Farber

                                 William Farber

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

By: /s/ Larry Dalesandro

Larry Dalesandro, Chief Operating Officer

                                       23Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RODNEY P REPKA

 Exhibit 10.1 
 

 
 
 
 June 17, 2002 
  
 Rodney P. Repka 
 [Address] 
  

Dear Rod: 
  
 This letter will confirm your employment agreement with RBX
Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), which will be effective through September 1, 2003 (with automatic annual renewal periods as provided below). This letter extends and modifies certain aspects of your employment agreement letter dated
October 24, 2001 as provided below. 
  
 
	 Term:
 	  	 Your employment agreement is extended so as to be effective through September 1, 2003 with automatic annual renewals unless you are otherwise notified in
writing no later than the February 28th of each year preceding the expiration of your then-current term. Notice of non-renewal does not trigger a termination of your employment with the Company.
 
	 
	 Severance:
 	  	 If your employment is terminated by the Company prior to the expiration of this employment agreement for any reason other than For Cause, you shall receive
from the Company your base salary at the time of termination and benefits as defined in your employment agreement letter dated October 24, 2001 for the greater of (a) the remaining term of your employment agreement or (b) six months. These severance
provisions shall survive the expiration of this employment agreement.
 
	 
	 Confidentiality
 and Non-Solicitation:
 	  	 In your critical role within the company you have significant access to trade secrets and proprietary and/or confidential information, among other things
(“Confidential Information”). You hereby agree that, during the course of your employment and for one year thereafter, you will not use or disclose to any person such Confidential Information, except and only to the extent that such use or
disclosure is considered by you to be in the best interest of the Company and its owners or unless the Company grants permission to use such information. Further, you hereby agree that, for a period of one year after the termination or resignation
of your employment with the Company, you will not solicit the Company’s then-current employees, customers and/or vendors.
 

 
  
 
RBX Industries, Inc. • 5221
ValleyPark Drive • Roanoke, Virginia 24019 • (800) 782-2839 • www.rbxcorp.com 

  
 We appreciate your continued efforts on behalf of the Company and look forward to working with you to
meet the Company’s goals and objectives. 
  
  
 
	 Sincerely,
 
	 
	 /S/    EUGENE I. DAVIS        
 

	 Eugene I. Davis
 Chief Executive Officer
 

 
  
  
  
 Agreed
this 30th day of June 2002. 
  
 
	 
	 /s/    Rodney P. Repka        
 

	 Rodney P. Repka

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