SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)		~~January~~May 1428, 2003
Protection One, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)		Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12181-01 (Commission File Number)		1-12181 (Commission File Number)
93-1063818 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)		93-1065479 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)		818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(785) 575-1707 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)		(785) 575-1707 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(785) 575-1707 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)		(785) 575-1707 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 5. Other Events

On May ~~January 14~~30, 2003, wethe ~~filed~~Board aof ~~response~~Directors ~~and~~of ~~clarification~~Protection ~~with~~One, Inc. announced the election ~~Kansas~~of ~~Corporation~~nine ~~Commission~~directors ~~(the~~at ~~"KCC"),~~its aannual ~~copy~~meeting of ~~which~~stockholders isheld ~~attached~~May ~~hereto as~~28, ~~Exhibit 99~~ 2003.1 Prior to the election of directors, inMr. ~~order~~Darius toG. ~~clarify~~Nevin resigned from the ~~status~~Board of ~~our~~Directors ~~senior~~of Protection ~~credit~~One, ~~facility~~Inc., ~~with~~effective ~~Westar Industries~~immediately. A copy of the related press release is attached to this report.

~~A copy~~Item ~~of our filing with the KCC is available on our web site, www~~7.~~protectionone.com,~~ ~~under~~Financial ~~the~~Statements ~~Investors~~and ~~link.~~ Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1—~~Response and~~Press ~~Clarification of Protection One~~Release, ~~Inc.~~ dated ~~January 14~~May 30, 2003

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~hereunto~~ hereunto duly authorized.

	Protection One, Inc.
Date: January 14, 2003	By:		/s/ DARIUS G. NEVIN Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 30, 2003	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
		Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
Date: January 14, 2003	By:		/s/ DARIUS G. NEVIN Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 30, 2003	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
		Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

~~QuickLinks~~Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press Release, dated May 30, 2003

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