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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Current Report Pursuant
To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 5, 1998
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Protection One, Inc. Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant (Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter) as Specified in Charter)
Delaware Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) of Incorporation)
0-247802 33-73002-1
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(Commission File Number) (Commission File Number)
93-1063818 93-1065479
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(I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
6011 Bristol Parkway 6011 Bristol Parkway
Culver City, California 90230 Culver City, California 90230
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(Address of Principal Executive (Address of Principal Executive
Offices, Including Zip Code) Offices, Including Zip Code)
(310) 342-6300 (310) 342-6300
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, (Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code) Including Area Code)
N/A N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, (Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report) if Changed Since Last Report)
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The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A supplements the
information provided in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Protection One, Inc.
and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. dated January 16, 1998.
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
Attached as an Exhibit to this Amendment is a copy of Coopers & Lybrand's
letter stating its agreement with the statements contained in the Current
Report on form 8-K of Registrant dated January 16, 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
16. Letter from Coopers & Lybrand re: Change in Certifying
Accountant.
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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 duly authorized.
Protection One, Inc.
Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
February 5, 1998 By: /s/ JOHN W. HESSE
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John W. Hesse
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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16 Letter re: Change in Certifying Accountant
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[COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. LETTERHEAD]
January 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
We have read the statements made by Protection One, Inc. (copy attached), which
we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of Form
8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report for the month of January 1998.
We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
