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The following news release / employee update was issued by Western Resources,
Inc. on March 3, 1997:

                   
                        WESTERN RESOURCES INCREASES
                      CASH PORTION OF ADT OFFER TO $10
     
                     PLANS TO SELL AUTO AUCTION BUSINESS 
     
        TOPEKA, Kansas, March 3, 1997 -- Western Resources (NYSE:WR), the 
     third largest security company in the United States and the largest 
     shareowner of ADT Limited, today announced a 33 percent increase in 
     the cash component of its offer to acquire ADT (NYSE:ADT), North 
     America's largest monitored security services company.
        In a letter from John E. Hayes, Jr., Western Resources chairman of 
     the board and chief executive officer, to Michael Ashcroft, ADT 
     chairman of the board, Western Resources said it would increase the 
     cash portion of its $22.50 offer to $10.00 per ADT common share. ADT 
     shareowners would also receive $12.50 in Western Resources common 
     stock for each ADT common share. The original offer consisted of $7.50 
     in cash and $15.00 in Western Resources common stock. A copy of the 
     letter is attached.
        Based on the new terms of Western Resources' offer, ADT shareowners 
     would receive $10 in cash plus .41322 of a share of Western Resources' 
     common stock for their ADT shares, based on the closing price of 
     Western Resources' common stock on February 28, 1997. ADT shareowners 
     would not, however, receive more than .42017 shares of Western 
     Resources' common stock.
     
     p. 2 - OFFER ENHANCED
        Consistent with ADT's announcement of November 6, 1996, Western 
     Resources today also announced its intention to sell ADT's auto 
     auction business after it acquires ADT.
        "We are committed to creating value for our shareowners," said 
     Hayes. "We believe the sale of ADT's auto auction business following 
     consummation of our offer will be a financially attractive way to 
     dispose of a non-strategic asset. The sale allows us to focus on our 
     business plan of providing security and energy services throughout the 
     United States and abroad."
        Western Resources estimates it would realize approximately $450 
     million in after-tax proceeds with the sale of the auto auction 
     business (based on an approximate sale price of $500 million). The 
     company also noted that ADT announced on February 21, 1997, that it 
     would receive additional cash of $77.5 million related to the 
     settlement of a lawsuit.
        "We remain convinced that our offer is in the best interest of ADT 
     shareowners and we encourage ADT's management to meet with us to 
     discuss our offer," said Hayes. "As our offer is based solely on 
     publicly available information, we will continue to evaluate our offer 
     in light of any new information that becomes available to us."
        Western Resources originally announced its proposal to acquire ADT 
     on December 18, 1996. Since then, ADT's board has announced that it 
     opposes Western Resources' offer and has attempted to delay until July 
     8, 1997, a special meeting of shareowners at which Western Resources is 
     asking for a vote on proposals designed to facilitate the offer. 
                                    -more-
     
     p. 3 - OFFER ENHANCED
        Western Resources has sued ADT for unreasonably delaying the 
     special meeting and for adopting anti-takeover devices with the effect 
     of entrenching ADT management. The U.S. District Court for the 
     Southern District of Florida has denied ADT's motion to dismiss and 
     the case still is pending. 
                                      
        Western Resources (NYSE: WR) is an energy and security company with 
     total assets of more than $6 billion. Its utilities, KPL and KGE, 
     operating in Kansas and Oklahoma, provide natural gas service to 
     approximately 650,000 customers and electric service to approximately 
     600,000 customers. Through its unregulated subsidiaries, Westar 
     Energy, Westar Security, Westar Capital, and The Wing Group, a full 
     range of energy, security and related products and services are 
     developed and marketed in the continental U.S. and offshore.
        For more information about Western Resources and its operating 
     companies, visit us on the Internet at http://www.wstnres.com.
     
     
     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 Security), 
     Michel' J. Philipp, Bruce A. Akin, Craig A. Weingartner, Lori A. 
     Finney, Carolyn Starkey and Bruce Burns.
        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 news release 
     either 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) and Chad Rucker (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 a 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. Michael S. Barnes has advised Western 
     Resources that he owns 700 common shares of ADT.
        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.
        This news release neither an offer nor an exchange nor a 
     solicitation of an offer to exchange shares of common stock of ADT 
     Limited.  A registration statement relating to the Western Resources 
     securities referred to in this news release has been filed with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective.  
     This news release 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.    


     March 3, 1997
     
     
     
     Mr. Michael A. Ashcroft
     ADT Limited
     1750 Clint Moore Road
     Boca Raton, FL  33431
     
     Dear Michael,
     
        We continue to be disappointed by your unwillingness to meet with 
     us to discuss a combination of Western Resources and ADT.
     
        Consistent with your publicly announced plan, Western Resources 
     intends, upon completion of our offer, to sell ADT's auto auction 
     business.  It is our view that such a sale would generate proceeds of 
     approximately $500 million (approximately $450 million on an after-tax 
     basis). We are also aware, based on ADT's press release last week, that 
     ADT will receive $77.5 million in additional cash in connection with the 
     settlement of its lawsuit with Binder Hamlyn.
     
        As a result of these facts, Western Resources is increasing the 
     cash component of our offer by 33%.  Based on the terms of our revised 
     offer, ADT shareowners (other than Western Resources and its 
     affiliates) will receive $10.00 net in cash and $12.50 of Western 
     Resources common stock in exchange for each ADT common share, up to a 
     maximum of 0.42017 shares of Western Resources common stock.
     
        We continue to desire to meet with you so that we can discuss a 
     mutually beneficial combination of Western Resources and ADT.  As you 
     are aware, our offer is based solely on publicly available 
     information.  Western Resources will continue to evaluate our offer in 
     light of any new information that becomes available to us.
     
        To ensure that ADT's full potential is realized, we believe that it 
     is imperative that we get together to discuss our offer.  I look 
     forward to hearing from you soon.
     
                                        Sincerely,
                                        John E. Hayes, Jr.