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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2


                                 CURRENT REPORT




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




Date of Report (Date of earliest             Commission File Number 1-8138
 event reported):  March 17, 1998





                            ALARMGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.



Incorporated in Delaware                     IRS Employee Identification Number:
                                             33-0318116



Principal Executive Office:                  Telephone:  (203) 795-9000
  125 Frontage Road
  Orange, CT  06477







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         This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is filed by Alarmguard Holdings, Inc.
("Alarmguard" or the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, as an amendment to that
certain  Current  Report  on Form 8-K filed by  Alarmguard  on April 1, 1998 and
amended on Form 8-K/A filed by  Alarmguard  on May 29, 1998.  Item 7 (b) of such
Report is  amended  to reflect an  imputed  one time  non-cash  dividend  on the
convertible  preferred  stock as discussed  in Note A. The non-cash  dividend is
reflected in the  accompanying  pro forma condensed  combined balance sheet as a
charge against accumulated  deficit with a corresponding  increase to additional
paid in capital.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                           The following audited financial  statements of Sentry
                  Protective  Systems,  a  division  of  Security  Systems  Inc.
                  ("Sentry"), as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997 are
                  provided herein:

                  (1)      Report of Independent Auditors
                  (2)      Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1997
                  (3)      Statement  of  Operations  and  Divisional  Net Asset
                           Deficiency for the year ended December 31, 1997
                  (4)      Statement  of Cash Flows for the year ended  December
                           31, 1997
                  (5)      Notes to Financial Statements

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

         The  following   unaudited  pro  forma  condensed   combined  financial
information  sets  forth,  for  the  respective  periods  and  as of  the  dates
indicated,  the results of operations  and the financial  position of Alarmguard
after giving effect to the  acquisition of certain assets of Sentry on March 17,
1998 as if the transaction was consummated as of the respective  dates indicated
below. The pro forma information also gives effect to the sale by the Company of
40,700 shares of Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share (the
"Preferred  Stock  Offering") in February 1998  (generating net cash proceeds of
approximately  $37.8  million),  and an imputed  one-time  non-cash  dividend of
approximately $9.0 million as a result of the conversion price of the two series
of  preferred  stock being less than the quoted  market  price of the  Company's
common  stock at the date of issuance as required by EITF D-60:  Accounting  for
the  Issuance  of  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  and  Debt  Securities  with  a
Nondetachable  Conversion  Feature.  A  portion  of the cash  proceeds  from the
Preferred  Stock  Offering  was used to  complete  the Sentry  acquisition.  The
unaudited pro forma  financial  information  should be read in conjunction  with
Alarmguard's  audited  historical  consolidated  financial  statements and notes
thereto as of December  31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1997.

         The  unaudited  pro  forma  financial   information  is  presented  for
illustrative  purposes only and is not  necessarily  indicative of the operating
results or financial  position that  actually  would have occurred if the Sentry
acquisition and Preferred Stock Offering had been  consummated as of these dates
indicated,  nor is it  necessarily  indicative  of future  operating  results or
financial position.

         The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December
31, 1997 reflects the Sentry acquisition and Preferred Stock Offering as if such
transactions  had  occurred  on  December  31,  1997.  The  unaudited  pro forma
condensed  combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997
reflects  the  Sentry  acquisition  and  Preferred  Stock  Offering  as  if  the
transactions had occurred on January 1, 1997.




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                                   SIGNATURES

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



                                       ALARMGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.


Dated:  November 13, 1998              By: /s/ David Heidecorn
                                          ---------------------------------
                                               David Heidecorn
                                               Chief Financial Officer and
                                               Executive Vice President






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Item 7 (a)        Financial Statements of Business Acquired

Audited  Financial  Statements  of Sentry  Protective  Systems,  a  division  of
     Security Systems Inc.  ("Sentry") as of and for the year ended December 31,
     1997.






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                         Report of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Security Systems, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying  balance sheet of Sentry Protective  Systems (a
division of Security  Systems,  Inc.) as of December 31,  1997,  and the related
statements of operations and divisional net asset  deficiency and cash flows for
the year then ended.  These financial  statements are the  responsibility of the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the financial  position of Sentry Protective Systems at
December 31, 1997,  and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements,  in 1997 the Company changed
its method of accounting for lease revenue and related direct costs.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
May 15, 1998





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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                                  Balance Sheet

                                December 31, 1997

                                 (IN THOUSANDS)


ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash                                                                $    208
   Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $1,155                                                   1,485
   Inventories                                                              359
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                347
                                                                       --------
Total current assets                                                      2,399

Property and equipment, net                                                 634

Customer installation costs, net of accumulated
  amortization of $353                                                      156
Customer contracts, net of accumulated amortization
  of $1,260                                                               1,918
Other assets                                                                 29
                                                                       --------
Total assets                                                           $  5,136
                                                                       ========

LIABILITIES AND DIVISIONAL NET ASSET DEFICIENCY
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                                                    $    771
   Accrued expenses                                                         433
   Customer deposits                                                        357
   Deferred revenue                                                       1,562
   Revolving loan facility                                               10,100
   Note payable to stockholders, including accrued
     interest of $12                                                        462
   Other current liabilities                                                368
                                                                       --------
Total current liabilities                                                14,053


Other liabilities                                                           167

Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 9)

Divisional net asset deficiency                                          (9,084)
                                                                       --------
Total liabilities and divisional net asset
  deficiency                                                           $  5,136
                                                                       ========


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.




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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

           Statement of Operations and Divisional Net Asset Deficiency

                          Year ended December 31, 1997

                                 (IN THOUSANDS)



     Recurring revenue                                                  $ 6,832
     Installation revenue                                                 1,857
     Service revenue                                                      1,038
                                                                        -------
Total revenue                                                             9,727

     Monitoring expense                                                    (807)
     Installation expense                                                (4,245)
     Service expense                                                     (1,204)
                                                                        -------
Total cost of revenue                                                    (6,256)
                                                                        -------

Gross profit                                                              3,471

     Selling, general and administrative expense                         (7,071)
     Amortization and depreciation expense                               (1,014)
                                                                        -------
Total operating expenses                                                 (8,085)
                                                                        -------

Operating loss                                                           (4,614)

Other income (expense):
     Interest expense                                                    (1,038)
     Interest income                                                         25
     Gain on sale of customer contracts                                   1,289
     Other, net                                                              15
                                                                        -------
Loss before extraordinary item                                           (4,323)
Extraordinary loss on refinancing of debt                                  (102)
                                                                        -------
Net loss                                                                 (4,425)

Divisional net asset deficiency, beginning of year                       (5,511)
Divisional borrowings                                                       852
                                                                        -------
Divisional net asset deficiency, end of year                            $(9,084)
                                                                        =======



SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.






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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                             Statement of Cash Flows

                          Year ended December 31, 1997

                                 (IN THOUSANDS)


OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss                                                                $(4,425)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
  in operating activities:
     Gain on sale of customer contracts                                  (1,289)
     Amortization and depreciation                                        1,014
     Provision for bad debts                                                864
     Loss on refinancing of debt                                            102
     Customer installation costs incurred                                   (58)
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Increase in accounts receivable                                   (1,170)
       Increase in inventories                                             (104)
       Increase in prepaid expenses and other
         current assets                                                    (192)
       Increase in accounts payable                                         285
       Increase in accrued expenses                                          54
       Increase in other liabilities                                        178
       Increase in customer deposits                                        201
       Increase in deferred revenue                                         231
                                                                        -------
Net cash used in operating activities                                    (4,309)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment                                        (108)
Acquisition of customer contracts                                          (970)
Proceeds from sale of customer contracts                                  1,289
                                                                        -------
Net cash provided by investing activities                                   211

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments of long-term debt                                               (1,105)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                  3,955
Divisional borrowings                                                       852
Proceeds from officer/stockholder loans                                     450
Payments on note receivable from stockholder                                200
                                                                        -------
 Net cash provided by financing activities                                4,352
                                                                        -------

Net increase in cash                                                        254
Cash overdraft, beginning of year                                           (46)
                                                                        -------
Cash, end of year                                                       $   208
                                                                        =======

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
   Cash paid during the year for interest                               $   950
                                                                        =======

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.




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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1997



1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Sentry Protective Systems (the "Company" or the "Alarm Division"), a division of
Security  Systems,  Inc.  conducts  operations  from its main  office in Malden,
Massachusetts.  The Company also has other offices in  Massachusetts  and Maine.
The Company sells and installs alarm systems and provides  alarm  monitoring and
maintenance services to commercial and residential  customers located throughout
Massachusetts,  Rhode Island, Connecticut,  Maine and New Hampshire.  Management
believes the Company operates in one industry segment.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Security Systems, Inc. is comprised of two divisions, the Alarm Division and the
Guard division ("Guard Division"). The accompanying financial statements reflect
the accounts of the Alarm Division  including  expense  allocations  between the
Alarm  Division  and the Guard  Division  based upon  methods  which  management
believes to be a reasonable and equitable allocation of such items (see Note 7).
The Company is not a separate  legal entity and  accordingly,  the balance sheet
and statement of operations and divisional  net asset  deficiency  reflect a net
asset deficiency which includes amounts owed to the Guard Division,  contributed
capital and accumulated deficit.

Due to allocations  associated with certain operating expenses,  as discussed in
Note 7, the accompanying financial statements may not be indicative of the costs
that would have been incurred had the Company been operated as a separate  legal
entity.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the financial  statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING METHOD

In 1997, the Company  recognized  recurring  lease payments and deferred  direct
costs incurred in conjunction  with the related leases (with  amortization  over
the estimated useful life), in accordance with the operating lease provisions of
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 13,  "Accounting  for Leases"
("SFAS No. 13").  Also, in  accordance  with  Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 51, "Financial Reporting by Cable Television Companies" ("SFAS No.
51"), revenue from lease installations were recognized to the extent that direct
selling  costs were  charged to expense  with any excess  revenue  deferred  and
amortized over the term of the lease. In all prior years, the Company recognized
lease  payments  and related  expenses in  accordance  with the sales type lease
provisions of SFAS No. 13.





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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

The  Company  changed  its method of  accounting  for leases and  related  costs
because it believes the operating  lease  provisions of SFAS No. 13 and SFAS No.
51 more  accurately  display  the  economic  benefits  and risks  related to its
leasing  program than the sales type lease  provisions of SFAS No. 13. Also, the
Company changed its method in conjunction  with the  anticipated  acquisition of
substantially  all of its assets by  Alarmguard  Holdings  Inc. (see Note 11) in
order to conform to the accounting  principles  utilized by Alarmguard  Holdings
Inc.

In accordance  with the provisions of APB No. 20,  Accounting  Changes ("APB No.
20"), the Company has elected to utilize the special  exemption  provision which
allows an entity that is issuing its financial  statements to the public for the
first time in conjunction with a business  combination to retroactively  restate
its  financial  statements  as if the newly  adopted  accounting  principle  was
utilized  from  inception.  Management  believes  the use of the  newly  adopted
accounting principles,  applied retroactively,  better portrays the results that
can be expected in future periods.  As such, the divisional net asset deficiency
at January 1, 1997 has been retroactively  restated,  by a decrease of $311,000,
to reflect  accounting  for the  Company's  leasing  program under the operating
lease provisions of SFAS No. 13 and in accordance with SFAS No. 51.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue from the sale of alarm  systems is  recognized  upon  completion  of the
installation.  Payments  received  prior to  completion of an  installation  are
recorded in the accompanying balance sheet as customer deposits.

Revenue from installations  relating to new subscriber  accounts generated under
the Company's  leasing  program is recognized  at the time the  installation  is
completed  to the  extent  that  related  direct  selling  costs are  charged to
expense.  Any excess  installation  revenue is deferred and  amortized to income
over the initial term of the related  noncancelable  monitoring/equipment  lease
contract (5 years), adjusted to reflect estimated subscriber attrition.

Revenue  from alarm  monitoring  and service  agreements  is  recognized  as the
services are rendered. Advance billings are accounted for as deferred revenue.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts   receivable  consist  primarily  of  amounts  due  from  customers  in
Massachusetts,  Rhode Island,  Connecticut,  Maine and New Hampshire.  Credit is
extended  based  on  an  evaluation  of  the  customer's   financial  condition;
collateral  is not  required.  The Company  maintains an allowance  for doubtful
accounts at a level which  management  believes is sufficient to cover potential
losses.

INVENTORIES

Inventories  consist principally of alarm components and supplies and are stated
at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property  and  equipment  is  stated at cost and is being  depreciated  over the
estimated  useful  lives of the  assets.  Depreciation  is  computed  using both
straight-line  and  accelerated  methods.  Costs of maintenance  and repairs are
charged to expense when incurred and costs of improvements are capitalized.




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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

CUSTOMER INSTALLATION COSTS

Customer  installation  costs consist of materials and direct labor  incurred in
connection  with  installing and  activating  new subscriber  accounts under the
Company's  leasing programs.  Amortization is provided on a straight-line  basis
over the term of the  initial  monitoring/equipment  lease  contract  (5 years),
adjusted to reflect  estimated  subscriber  attrition.  When an  installation is
identified for  disconnection,  the remaining net book value of the installation
costs are fully written-off and charged to amortization expense.

CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

Customer  contracts  consist of purchased  alarm  customer lists which are being
amortized on the straight-line  method over their estimated useful lives of four
years.  Amortization  expense related to customer contracts amounted to $705,000
in 1997.

ADVERTISING

Advertising  and promotion  costs are charged to operations  when incurred.  The
Company charged  $171,000 to expense for  advertising  and promotion  during the
year ended December 31, 1997.

INCOME TAXES

The Company,  as a division of Security  Systems,  Inc.,  calculates  its income
taxes as if it were a separate entity giving effect to Security Systems,  Inc.'s
status  as an S  corporation  in  accordance  with the  Internal  Revenue  Code.
Accordingly,  no  provision  has been made for  federal  income  taxes since the
stockholders are responsible for reporting their share of the Company's  taxable
income or loss on their  individual  income tax  returns.  For state  income tax
purposes,  S  corporations  with revenues in excess of $9 million are taxed at a
4.5% rate in Massachusetts.

Income  taxes are  determined  under the  provisions  of  Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income  Taxes."  Deferred taxes
result from temporary  differences  in the  recognition of revenues and expenses
for tax and financial reporting purposes.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Cash, accounts receivable,  accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at
cost,  which  approximates  fair value,  due to the  short-term  nature of these
instruments.  At December 31, 1997,  the fair value of the  Company's  long-term
debt  approximates  its carrying value as such debt generally  bears interest at
floating  rates or its  rate  does not  differ  significantly  from the rate the
Company would have to pay for similar debt on the balance sheet date.





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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

During 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive Income" and
SFAS  No.  131,   "Disclosure  about  Segments  of  an  Enterprise  and  Related
Information".  SFAS No. 130 is effective  for the first  quarter of 1998,  while
SFAS No. 131 is  effective  for year end  financial  reporting in 1998 and on an
interim  basis  thereafter.  Also,  in 1998,  the  FASB  issued  FASB  No.  132,
"Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement  Benefits". FASB
No.  132 is  effective  for year end  reporting  in  fiscal  1998.  All of these
pronouncements require additional disclosure and the Company expects no material
impact upon adoption.

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property  and  equipment  at December  31, 1997  consists of the  following  (in
thousands):

Furniture, fixtures and equipment (useful lives
  ranging from five to ten years)                                         $  722
Vehicles (useful lives ranging from one to five
  years)                                                                     346
Leasehold improvements (useful lives ranging from
  nine to ten years)                                                         299
                                                                          ------
                                                                           1,367
Less accumulated depreciation                                                733
                                                                          ------
                                                                          $  634
                                                                          ======

Depreciation expense was $289 for the year ended December 31, 1997.

4. NOTES AND LEASES PAYABLE

Notes payable  included in other current  liabilities  and other  liabilities at
December 31, 1997 consists of the following (in thousands):

Various leases, each collateralized by a vehicle,
  with interest rates varying from 5.96% to 11.32%
  and final payment dates ranging from March 1999
  to July 2000                                                              $ 78

Various equipment leases, with interest rates
  varying from 11.25% to 18.38% and final payment
  dates ranging from May 1998 to January 2000                                 38

Note payable for alarm accounts acquired, interest
  at 8% per annum and due in September 2000                                  138

Other notes payable                                                            3
                                                                            ----

Total notes and leases payable                                               257

Less current portion                                                         119
                                                                            ----

Long term portion                                                           $138
                                                                            ====





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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



5. REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY

On August 22, 1996,  the Company  entered into a revolving  line of credit which
permitted  borrowings  of up to  $1,000,000  for working  capital  purposes (the
"Revolving  Loan")  and a line of credit  which  permitted  borrowings  of up to
$9,000,000 to fund acquisitions (the "Acquisition Loan"). The Revolving Loan and
the Acquisition Loan are collectively referred to as the "Loans".

On  September  16, 1997,  the loans were amended and restated  whereby the loans
were  consolidated  into a Revolving Loan Facility (the  "Facility")  permitting
borrowings of up to $11,000,000, which was required to be reduced to $10,000,000
by February  28, 1998.  The Facility  matures on June 30, 1998 at which date all
outstanding  principal,  accrued  interest  and unpaid fees are due and payable.
Interest is payable at the bank's  prime rate plus 2% or 10.5% at  December  31,
1997  (previously  based on the bank's prime plus 1.5%). The Facility is secured
by substantially all of the assets of the Company. In addition,  the Company was
required to maintain key person life insurance policies,  for the benefit of the
bank,  on two of its  stockholders  in the amount of  $2,000,000  and  $300,000,
respectively.

In connection with the refinancing,  the Company wrote-off  unamortized deferred
financing fees of $102,000,  which is reflected as an extraordinary  loss in the
Company's  statement of  operations.  As of December 31, 1997,  $10,100,000  was
outstanding  under the  Facility.  For the year ended  December  31,  1997,  the
Company  incurred  $990,000  in  interest  expense  related to the Loans and the
Facility.

On March 18,  1998,  the  Company  paid all  amounts  due on the  Facility  with
proceeds from the sale of  substantially  all of the Company's  assets (see Note
12).

6. NOTE PAYABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS

During the period  from  August to October  1997,  the  Company  issued  various
promissory  notes (the  "Notes")  to  stockholders  of the  Company  aggregating
$450,000.  The Notes accrue  interest  monthly at 10% per annum,  are payable on
demand and are  subordinated to the Company's  Revolving Loan Facility (see Note
5).

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In August 1997,  the Company  collected an outstanding  loan  receivable and all
accrued  interest  thereon  from  a  stockholder  of  the  Company   aggregating
approximately $200,000.

The Company  leases office space in Malden,  Massachusetts  and Portland,  Maine
from a stockholder  of the Company.  Rent expense  charged to operations in 1997
for these  locations  amounted  to  $106,000.  The Malden,  Massachusetts  lease
requires  monthly  payments  of $6,996 and  expires on December  31,  2003.  The
Portland, Maine lease requires monthly payments of $1,800 and expires on October
1, 2002.

Divisional  borrowings,  included  in the  divisional  net asset  deficiency  at
December  31,  1997  consist of  non-interest  bearing  advances  from the Guard
Division and are payable on demand. During the year ended December 31, 1997, the
Company incurred  $106,000 of operating  expenses  (generally,  risk management,
professional fees and utilities)  allocated by Security Systems,  Inc. among the
Company and the Guard Division.




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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



8. INCOME TAXES

Differences  between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial
reporting  amounts  that give rise to  significant  portions of  deferred  state
income taxes are as follows as of December 31, 1997:

           Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
               Net operating losses                          $ 372,000
               Allowance for doubtful accounts                  50,000
               Other assets                                     18,000
               Other liabilities                               (26,000)
                                                             ---------

           Valuation allowances                               (414,000)
                                                             ---------

           Net deferred taxes                                $    --
                                                             =========

The Company has net operating loss  carryforwards  for state income tax purposes
of  approximately  $8.6 million at December 31, 1997,  which expire from 1998 to
2002. The valuation  allowance has been established until it is more likely than
not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Various claims  generally  incidental to the conduct of its normal  business are
pending or  threatened  against the Company  from time to time.  While  ultimate
liability, if any, is presently not determinable,  in the opinion of management,
these matters will have no material  adverse  effect on the Company's  financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.

10. RETIREMENT PLAN

Security Systems, Inc.'s profit sharing plan was amended and restated, effective
January 1, 1995, to  incorporate a 401(k)  savings  option.  Effective this same
date,  the name of the plan was changed to the  Security  Systems,  Inc.  401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan. The plan covers all  employees.  Participants  may elect to
make  contributions  to the plan  pursuant to a salary  reduction  agreement and
subject  to  statutory  limits.  At the  discretion  of the Board of  Directors,
Security   Systems,   Inc.  may  make  a  matching   contribution   of  electing
participants'  contributions,   but  not  to  exceed  6%  of  the  participant's
compensation.  There  were no  matching  contributions  to the plan for the year
ended  December 31, 1997.  In  addition,  the plan allows for Security  Systems,
Inc., at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to make further contributions
to the plan based on the participant's salary. No additional  contributions were
made to the plan for the year ended December 31, 1997.





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                            Sentry Protective Systems
                     (A division of Security Systems, Inc.)

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



11. SALE OF CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

In October  1997,  the  Company  entered  into an asset sale  agreement  with an
unrelated  third  party  setting  forth  terms  for the sale of  certain  of the
Company's alarm  monitoring  accounts and the related accounts  receivable.  The
sales price was  approximately  $1,300,000,  subject to adjustments  for working
capital. Proceeds from the sale were $1,289,000,  all of which was recorded as a
gain in the Company's  statement of operations as the alarm monitoring  accounts
sold were  recorded at zero book value at the time of the sale.  In  conjunction
with the sale,  approximately $200,000 of proceeds were placed in escrow subject
to the satisfaction and settlement of certain  provisions of the sale agreement.
This amount has been included in other  current  assets at December 31, 1997 and
was received by the Company in 1998.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On  March  17,  1998,  Alarmguard  Holdings,   Inc.   ("Alarmguard")   purchased
substantially all of the assets of the Company for  approximately  $26.5 million
in cash,  including $2.6 million held in escrow subject to the  finalization  of
certain post-closing  adjustments.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale were
used to pay all of the amounts due under the Company's  Revolving  Loan Facility
(see Note 5).

Prior to  December  31,  1997,  the  Company  received a $250,000  deposit  from
Alarmguard. This amount is included in other current liabilities at December 31,
1997.

13. YEAR 2000 ISSUES (UNAUDITED)

The Company  has  developed a plan to modify its  information  technology  to be
ready for the year 2000.  The  Company  does not expect  this  project to have a
significant  effect on  operations.  The Company's Year 2000  modifications  are
based on management's  best  estimates,  which were derived  utilizing  numerous
assumptions of future events,  including the continued  availability  of certain
resources  and other  factors.  However,  there can be no  guarantee  that these
estimates will be achieved and actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated.  Specific  factors  that  might  cause  such  material  differences
include,  but are not limited to, the availability and cost of personnel trained
in this area, the ability to locate and correct all relevant computer codes, and
similar uncertainties.



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Item 7 (b)        Pro Forma Financial Information


Alarmguard Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         PRO FORMA
                                                              PROFORMA                                  ALARMGUARD,
                                                                WITH                                     PREFERRED
                                            PREFERRED        PREFERRED                                     STOCK
                                              STOCK            STOCK                   PRO FORMA         OFFERING,
                                ALARMGUARD   OFFERING         OFFERING      SENTRY    ADJUSTMENTS       AND SENTRY
                                ----------   --------         --------      ------    -----------       ----------

<S>                             <C>          <C>             <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>      
Assets
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents    $     698    $ 37,800  (A)   $  38,498    $    208      ($14,587) (B)   $  24,119
   Restricted cash                  1,931                        1,931           0         2,608  (B)       4,539
   Accounts receivable, net         5,558                        5,558       1,485          (537) (B)       6,506
   Inventories                      3,065                        3,065         359           (64) (B)       3,360
   Prepaid expenses                   343                          343         347          (347) (B)         343
                                ---------    --------        ---------    --------    ----------        ---------
Total current assets               11,595      37,800           49,395       2,399       (12,927)          38,867

Property and equipment, net         2,133                        2,133         634           (35) (B)       2,732

Customer installation costs,
 net                                8,868                        8,868         156          (156) (B)       8,868
Customer contracts and
 intangibles, net                  43,027                       43,027       1,918        24,946  (B)      69,891
Other investments                   2,245                        2,245           0             0            2,245
Other assets                        1,982                        1,982          29           (29) (B)       1,982
                                ---------    --------        ---------    --------    ----------        ---------
Total assets                    $  69,850    $ 37,800        $ 107,650    $  5,136    $   11,799        $ 124,585
                                =========    ========        =========    ========    ==========        =========

Liabilities and stockholders'
 deficiency
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable             $   2,659                    $   2,659    $    771         ($771) (B)   $   2,659
   Accrued expenses                 5,675                        5,675         433           297  (B)       6,405
   Current portion of notes
   payable                          2,462                        2,462         357          (254) (B)       2,565
   Revolving credit facility            0                            0      10,100       (10,100) (B)           0
   Deferred revenue                 6,231                        6,231       1,562          (542) (B)       7,251
   Other current liabilities        4,061                        4,061         830         2,252  (B)       7,143
                                ---------    --------        ---------    --------    ----------        ---------
Total current liabilities          21,088           0           21,088      14,053        (9,118)          26,023

Notes payable, less current
 portion                              549                          549           0             0              549
Credit facility                    46,700                       46,700           0        12,000  (B)      58,700
Subordinated debt                   4,389        (675) (A)       3,714           0            0   (B)       3,714
Other liabilities                     321                          321         167          (167) (B)         321

Redeemable preferred stock                     38,500  (A)      38,500           0             0  (B)      38,500

Stockholders' deficiency
   Common stock                         1                            1           0             0  (B)           1
   Additional paid-in capital      35,286       9,024  (A)      44,310      (9,084)        9,084  (B)      44,310
   Accumulated Deficit            (38,484)     (9,049) (A)     (47,533)          0             0  (B)     (47,533)
                                ---------    --------        ---------    --------    ----------        ---------
Total stockholders' deficit        (3,197)        (25)          (3,222)     (9,084)        9,084           (3,222)
                                ---------    --------        ---------    --------    ----------        ---------
Total liabilities and
 stockholders' deficiency       $  69,850    $ 37,800        $ 107,650    $  5,136    $   11,799        $ 124,585
                                =========    ========        =========    ========    ==========        =========
</TABLE>



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Alarmguard Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          PRO FORMA
                                                                         PRO FORMA       ALARMGUARD
                                              ALARMGUARD      SENTRY    ADJUSTMENTS      AND SENTRY
                                              ----------      ------    -----------      ----------

<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>              <C>      
   Recurring revenue                           $ 21,540     $  6,832                      $ 28,372
   Installation revenue                          10,470        1,857                        12,327
   Service revenue                                2,250        1,038                         3,288
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------
Total revenue                                    34,260        9,727             0          43,987

   Monitoring expense                             2,692          807                         3,499
   Installation expense                           7,543        4,245                        11,788
   Service expense                                4,176        1,204                         5,380
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------
Total cost of revenue                            14,411        6,256             0          20,667
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------

Gross profit                                     19,849        3,471             0          23,320

   Selling, general and administrative           15,909        7,071                        22,980
     expense
   Acquisition integration expense                  349            0                           349
   Amortization and depreciation expense         11,386        1,014         3,846 (C)      16,246
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------
Total operating expenses                         27,644        8,085         3,846          39,575
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------

Operating loss                                   (7,795)      (4,614)       (3,846)        (16,255)

Other income (expense)
   Interest expense, net                         (4,683)      (1,013)          (90) (D)     (5,786)
   Other, net                                       142        1,304                         1,446
                                               --------     --------     ---------        --------
Loss from continuing operations                ($12,336)    ($ 4,323)    ($  3,936)       ($20,595)
                                               ========     ========     =========        ========

Basic and diluted loss from continuing
   operations per common share                 ($  2.61)                                  ($  4.36)

Number of basic and diluted common shares
   used in calculating loss from continuing
   operations per common share                    4,726                                      4,726
</TABLE>






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Alarmguard Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information


(A)  Represents  the net cash  proceeds  from the  offering of 40,000  shares of
     Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (35,000 shares of Series A Preferred
     and 5,000  shares of Series B  Preferred)  in  February  1998 at $1,000 per
     share.  Alarmguard issued 700 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock
     in  exchange  for $0.7  million  of  subordinated  debt and  wrote  off the
     unamortized  discount  associated with certain warrants issued concurrently
     with the subordinated debt of approximately $25,000. The Series A Preferred
     Stock pays  quarterly  cash  dividends at 5% per annum.  The costs incurred
     ($2.2  million)  in  the  offering  are  reflected  as a  reduction  of the
     Preferred Stock's carrying value. In addition,  the Company recorded,  as a
     charge  against  accumulated  deficit  with  a  corresponding  increase  in
     additional paid in capital,  a one-time  non-cash dividend of approximately
     $9.0  million,  as a result of the  conversion  prices of the two series of
     preferred  stock being less than the quoted  market price of the  Company's
     common stock at the date of issuance.

(B)  Alarmguard  purchased  certain of the operating  assets of Sentry for $23.8
     million in cash, of which $12.0 million was financed with borrowings  under
     the Company's  expanded Credit Facility.  The Company also has committed to
     pay the sellers up to an additional $3.0 million which represents an amount
     to be determined based on certain post closing adjustments, $2.6 million of
     which has been secured by a letter of credit and is reflected as restricted
     cash.  The  acquisition  was  accounted  for using the  purchase  method of
     accounting  and,  accordingly,  the purchase  price has been  preliminarily
     allocated to the assets acquired,  principally  customer contracts of $26.5
     million  and a covenant  not to compete of $0.3  million,  and  liabilities
     assumed  based  on  their   estimated  fair  values  at  the  date  of  the
     acquisition.  In accordance with the terms of the agreement,  $10.1 million
     of the cash paid was used to repay the  current  debt of Sentry  concurrent
     with the closing.

(C)  To record  amortization  expense of acquired customer contracts (seven year
     life) and  covenants  not to compete  (five year life)  resulting  from the
     acquisition of Sentry (see Note (B)).

(D)  To record  interest  expense on the  borrowings  incurred  to  finance  the
     acquisition of Sentry,  net of interest  expense  recorded by Sentry on its
     debt that was repaid in  connection  with the  acquisition  (see Note (B)).
     Interest is calculated using  Alarmguard's  estimated  borrowing rate of 9%
     per annum.



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