WESTERN RESOURCES INC /KS
SC 13D/A, 1999-10-05
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                                  United States
                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2

                               RESPONSE USA, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.008 Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   761235 50 6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Richard D. Terrill
        Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
                             Western Resources, Inc.
                             818 South Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66612
                                  (785)575-6322

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          (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                               September 30, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement of Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisitions  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.



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CUSIP NO. 761235 50 6
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                            Western Resources, Inc.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.                   48-0290150

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF            (A)     |_|
     A GROUP                                             (B)     |_|

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                     n/a

5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)          |_|

6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                State of Kansas

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
PERSON WITH:

     7.   SOLE VOTING POWER                              0

     8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                            656,042

     9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                         0

     10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       656,042

11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
      EACH REPORTING PERSON                              656,042

12.   CHECK BOX IS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
      (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       |_|

13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11)                                           8.14%

14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                           CO





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CUSIP NO. 761235 50 6
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                            Westar Capital, Inc.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.                   48-1092416

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF            (A)     |_|
     A GROUP                                             (B)     |_|

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                      n/a

5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)           |_|

6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                 State of Kansas

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
PERSON WITH:

     7.   SOLE VOTING POWER                               0

     8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                             656,042

     9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                          0

     10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                        656,042

11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
      EACH REPORTING PERSON                               656,042

12.   CHECK BOX IS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
      (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                        |_|

13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11)                                            8.14%

14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                            CO




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CUSIP NO. 761235 50 6
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                             Protection One, Inc.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.                    93-1063818

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF             (A)     |_|
     A GROUP                                              (B)     |_|

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                       n/a

5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)            |_|

6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                  State of Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
PERSON WITH:

     7.   SOLE VOTING POWER                                0

     8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                              656,042

     9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                           0

     10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                         656,042

11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
      EACH REPORTING PERSON                                656,042

12.   CHECK BOX IS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
      (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                         |_|

13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11)                                             8.14%

14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                             CO





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CUSIP NO. 761235 50 6
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                        Protection One Investments,
                                                     Inc.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.               95-471-6134

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF        (A)     |_|
     A GROUP                                         (B)     |_|

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                 n/a

5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)      |_|

6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION            State of Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
PERSON WITH:

     7.   SOLE VOTING POWER                          0

     8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                        656,042

     9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                     0

     10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                   656,042

11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
      EACH REPORTING PERSON                          656,042

12.   CHECK BOX IS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
      (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                   |_|

13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11)                                       8.14%

14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                       CO





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Item 1.           Security and Issuer.

This  statement  on Schedule 13D  ("Statement")  relates to the Common Stock par
value $.008 per share  ("Common  Stock"),  of  Response  USA,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer").  The principal  executive  offices of the issuer are
located at 11-H Princess Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648.

Item 2.           Identity and Background.

No material change.

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Not applicable.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting  Persons sold 102,500 shares of Common Stock of Issuer between the
period of September 27, 1999 and September 30, 1999.

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of Issuer.

Based upon the Issuer's  quarterly report for its fiscal quarter ended March 31,
1999 filed on Form 10-Q with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on May 17,
1999,  the Issuer had a total of 8,057,985  (eight  million fifty seven thousand
nine hundred eighty five) shares of Common Stock  outstanding as of May 12,1999.
As a  result  of the  disposition  of  stock by the  Reporting  Persons  between
September 27, 1999 and September 30, 1999,  the Reporting  Persons  beneficially
own 656,042 (six  hundred  fifty six  thousand  forty two) shares,  constituting
8.14% of the Issuer's total outstanding Common Stock. The Reporting Persons have
shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of the 656,042 shares of Common
Stock.

Shares of Common Stock disposed of in the past sixty days are listed below:

       Shares Sold             Price Per Share                Date of Sale
           100,000                  $1.1954                     09/27/99
             2,500                  $1.4375                     09/30/99

Except as set forth in this Statement,  neither the Reporting  Persons,  nor, to
the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge,  any executive officer or director
of the Reporting  Persons  beneficially  owns any Common Stock or has engaged in
any  transaction  in any such  shares  during the sixty day  period  immediately
preceding the date hereof.

Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
                  Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

No contracts exist with respect to the securities of the Issuer.

Item 7.           Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

Exhibit    A: Joint Filing Agreement dated October 5, 1999 among Protection One,
           Investments,  Inc.,  Protection One, Inc., Westar Capital,  Inc., and
           Western Resources, Inc.







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                                   SIGNATURES


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.



                                By:   /s/ Richard D. Terrill
                                Richard D. Terrill
                                Executive Vice President, General Counsel
                                and Corporate Secretary


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                WESTAR CAPITAL, INC.



                                By:   /s/ Cynthia S. Couch
                                Cynthia S. Couch
                                Secretary and Treasurer


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                PROTECTION ONE, INC.



                                By:   /s/ Anthony D. Somma
                                Anthony D. Somma
                                Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                PROTECTION ONE INVESTMENTS, INC.



                                By:    /s/ Anthony D. Somma
                                Anthony D. Somma
                                Secretary and Treasurer


Dated:   October 5, 1999


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                                    EXHIBIT A

                             Joint Filing Agreement

     In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended,  the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each
of them of a statement  on Schedule  13D  (including  amendments  thereto)  with
respect to the shares of Common  Stock,  par value $.008 per share,  of Response
USA,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation,  and further  agree that this Joint Filing
Agreement be included as an exhibit to such joint filing.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  have  executed  this  Joint  Filing
Agreement as of the 5th day of October, 1999.


WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.




By:   /s/ Richard D. Terrill                         Date: October 5, 1999
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Richard D. Terrill
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary


WESTAR CAPITAL, INC.




By:    /s/ Cynthia S. Couch                          Date: October 5, 1999
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Cynthia S. Couch
Secretary and Treasurer


PROTECTION ONE, INC.




By:    /s/ Anthony D. Somma                          Date:  October 5, 1999
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Anthony D. Somma
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer


PROTECTION ONE INVESTMENTS, INC.




By:     /s/ Anthony D. Somma                         Date:  October 5, 1999
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Anthony D. Somma
Secretary and Treasurer






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