PROTECTION ONE INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-06-05
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               Amendment No. 2 to
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

                              Protection One, Inc.

                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   74 3663 304
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Rita A. Sharpe
                                    President
                              Westar Capital, Inc.
                              818 S. Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66612
                                 (785) 575-8020

                                    copy to:

                               Richard D. Terrill
                              818 S. Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66612
                                 (785) 575-6322

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

                                June 4, 1998

             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition 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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                               Amendment No. 2 to
                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP NO.  74 3663 304
- ----------------------------------------------------

 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Westar Capital, Inc.                48-1092416

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

 3    SEC USE ONLY


 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS

       WC

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

 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Kansas

                    7    SOLE VOTING POWER

                           0
    NUMBER OF       
      SHARES        8    SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY     
     OWNED BY            111,120,373
       EACH         
    REPORTING       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON   
       WITH              0

                   10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         111,120,373

 11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                         
                         111,120,373

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

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

                         85.10%

 14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

               CO

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                               Amendment No. 2 to
                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP NO.  74 3663 304
- ----------------------------------------------------

  1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Western Resources, Inc.            48-0290150

  2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                (A) |_| 
                                                                       (B) |X| 
  3    SEC USE ONLY


  4    SOURCE OF FUNDS

       AF

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

  6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Kansas

                    7     SOLE VOTING POWER

                          0
    NUMBER OF  
      SHARES        8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY             111,120,373
       EACH    
    REPORTING       9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON   
       WITH               0

                   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                          111,120,373

                          
 11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 

                          111,120,373

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

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

                        85.10%

 14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

               CO


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     Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Westar
Capital, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Reporting Person"), hereby amends
and supplements its Statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by the
Reporting Person on November 24, 1997, (the "Statement"), with respect to the
Voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares") of Protection
One, Inc. (the "Issuer").  Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term
used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Statement.


Item 1.           Security and Issuer

                  No material change.

Item 2.           Identity and Background

                  No material change.

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration 

     The aggregate purchase price for the 37,797,500 (excluding 4,597,500
Shares subject to option at $9.50 per Share) Shares and $21,250,000 principal
amount of 6.75% Senior Convertible Subordinated Notes (the "Convertible
Notes") purchased by the Reporting Person or to which the Reporting Person has
agreed to purchase, since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Statement was
$368,574,025.  Such Shares were acquired with general capital funds of the
Reporting Person.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction

     In order to purchase Shares and Convertible Senior Notes at what the
Reporting Person considered to be favorable market prices, the Reporting
Person purchased 200,000 Shares and $21,250,000 principal amount of 6.75%
Senior Convertible Subordinated Notes in open market transactions, as more
fully set forth in Item 5 below. The Convertible Notes are convertible at any
time into Shares at a conversion ratio of $11.1946236 of principal amount per
share. On June 2, 1998, the Reporting Person agreed to acquire through
negotiations with the Issuer and through an underwritten public offering up to
37,597,500 Shares at $9.50 per share (4,597,500 shares of which are subject to
the Reporting Persons option to purchase within 30 days, the "Additional
Shares",)on June 8, 1998. 

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a) To the best knowledge and belief of the Reporting Person, there were
121,331,678 Shares issued and outstanding as of June 2, 1998 (assuming
consummation of the underwritten public offering and private placement to the
Reporting Person totalling 37,500,000 shares).  As a result of the purchases
described in this Amendment No. 2, the Reporting Person beneficially owns
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3) 111,120,373 Shares, constituting
approximately 85.10% of the above-noted total amount of issued and outstanding
Shares (assuming that the 1,898,233 Shares into which the Convertible Notes
are convertible and the Additional Shares are outstanding).

     (b) Since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Statement, the Reporting
Person acquired 200,000 Shares and $21,250,000 Convertible Notes which may be
converted at any time into common stock at a price of $11.1946236 per share in
open market transactions.  Set forth below is a table identifying and
describing such open-market purchases:

        Shares                Price Per               Date of
      Purchased                 Share                 Purchase
      ------------------------------------------------------------
        50,000                 10.877                 12/17/97
        25,000                 10.940                 12/18/97
         5,000                 10.940                 12/19/97
        20,000                 10.877                 12/22/97
        15,000                 10.975                 01/14/98
        10,000                 10.940                 01/15/98
        25,000                 10.940                 01/16/98
        15,000                 10.950                 01/21/98
        35,000                 10.940                 01/22/98





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      Convertible             Price Per               Date of
         Notes                   Note                 Purchase
      ------------------------------------------------------------
       1,000,000               $117.00                12/18/97
       1,500,000                116.75                01/12/98
      11,750,000                119.00                01/15/98
       1,500,000                119.00                01/16/98
         500,000                119.00                01/26/98
         600,000                119.00                01/27/98
         400,000                119.00                01/29/98
       2,000,000                132.75                04/01/98
       2,000,000                133.00                04/02/98

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

     In connection with the transactions described herein (other than the
open market purchases described in Item 5(b)), the Issuer and the Reporting
Person entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for the Purchase of up to
37,597,500 shares, including the option to purchase up to 4,597,500 shares on
or before July 2, 1998, at $9.50 per share. The description of the Securities
Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
text of such document which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Item 7.           Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

                  Exhibit 1   Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 2,      
                         1998.



                                   SIGNATURES

                  After due 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.


Dated: June 4, 1998
                                                 WESTAR CAPITAL, INC. 

                                                 By: /s/ Rita A. Sharpe
                                                     Name: Rita A. Sharpe 
                                                     Title: President


























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                                   SIGNATURES

                  After due 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.


Dated: June 4, 1998


                                               WESTERN RESOURCES, INC. 

                                                          
                                               By:  /s/ Richard D. Terrill
                                                    Name: Richard D. Terrill
                                                    Title: Corporate Secretary

























































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                         [PROTECTION ONE, INC. LETTERHEAD]
     
     
     
     
     
                                   June 2, 1998
     
     Westar Capital, Inc.
     818 South Kansas Avenue
     Topeka, Kansas 66612-1217
     Attn: Ms. Rita A. Sharpe
     
          Re:   Securities Purchase Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of
     Common Stock of Protection One, Inc. to Westar Capital, Inc.
     
     Dear Ms. Sharpe:
     
          Protection One, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
     proposes to issue and sell to Westar Capital, Inc. (the "Purchaser"),
     30,650,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
     Company (the "Firm Shares").  The Company also proposes to issue and
     sell to the Purchaser not more than an additional 4,597,500 shares of
     its common stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Additional Shares"), if
     and to the extent that (i) the comparable over-allotment option granted
     by the Company to the several underwriters (the "Underwriters") named in
     that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated of even date herewith and
     attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Underwriting Agreement"), by and
     among the Company and the several underwriters named therein (the
     "Underwriters' Over-allotment Option") is exercised by the managers (the
     "Managers") of the public offering (the "Public Offering") of shares of
     common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (the "Public
     Shares") named in the Underwriting Agreement on behalf of the
     Underwriters and (ii) Purchaser shall have determined to exercise the
     right to purchase such shares of common stock granted to the Purchaser
     in Section 3 hereof.  The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are
     hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Shares."  The shares of
     common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company to be outstanding
     after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby and pursuant to the
     Underwriting Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the "Common
     Stock."
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          1.    Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company
     represents and warrants to and agrees with the Purchaser that:
     
                 (a)  The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly
          existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
          Delaware, has the corporate power and authority to own its
          property and to conduct its business as described in its currently
          effective and operative public filings with the Securities and
          Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
          requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
          rules and regulations promulgated thereto (the "Securities Act")
          and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
          and the rules and regulations promulgated thereto (the "Exchange
          Act," which currently effective and operative public filings, as
          amended or supplemented, are collectively the "Public Documents"),
          and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing
          in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
          ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification,
          except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
          good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the 
          Company and its subsidiaries specified on Exhibit B hereto (each,
          a "Subsidiary," and collectively, the "Subsidiaries"), taken as a
          whole.
                    
                 (b)  Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly
          incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good
          standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
          has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to
          conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly
          qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which the
          conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
          requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure
          to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a
          material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
          as a whole.
     
                 (c)  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
          delivered by the Company.
     
                 (d)  The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms to
          the description thereof contained in the Public Documents.
     
                 (e)  The shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share,
          of the Company outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares and
          the Public Shares have been duly authorized and are validly
          issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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                 (f)  The Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly
          authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
          terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
          non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be
          subject to any preemptive rights or to similar rights.
     
                 (g)  The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
          performance by the Company of its obligations under, this
          Agreement will not contravene any provision of applicable law or
          the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any
          agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of
          its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its
          Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree
          of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over
          the Company or any Subsidiary, except to the extent that such
          contravention would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
          material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
          as a whole, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of or
          qualification with any governmental body or agency is required for
          the performance by the Company of its obligations under this
          Agreement.
     
                 (h)  Each Public Document, if any, filed or to be filed with
          the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange
          Act, as applicable, complied or will comply when so filed in all
          material respects with the Securities Act and/or Exchange Act, as
          applicable, and when read together with the other information in
          the Public Documents does not contain and will not contain an
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
          fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
          statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
          were made, not misleading.
     
                 (i)  There has not occurred any material adverse change, or
          any development involving a prospective material adverse change,
          in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings,
          business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
          as a whole, from that set forth in the Public Documents (exclusive
          of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of
          this Agreement).
     
                 (j)  There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending
          or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened to which the Company or
          any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the
          properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject
          that are required to be described in the Public Documents and are
          not so described or any statutes, regulations, contracts or other
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          documents that are required to be described in the Public
          Documents or to be filed as exhibits to the Public Documents that
          are not described or filed as required.
     
                 (k)  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all
          necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders,
          certificates and permits of and from, and has made all
          declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other
          governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and
          all courts and other tribunals, to own, lease, license and use its
          properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner
          described in the Public Documents, except to the extent that the
          failure to obtain or file would not have a material adverse effect
          on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
     
                 (l)  The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
          "controlled" by an "investment company" as such terms are defined
          in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
     
                 (m)  The Company and its Subsidiaries are (i) in compliance
          with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
          and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
          safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
          wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii)
          have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of
          them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
          respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms
          and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except
          where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to
          receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure
          to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses
          or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
          material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
          as a whole.
     
                 (n)  There are no costs or liabilities associated with
          Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or
          operating expenditures required for cleanup, closure of properties
          or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or
          approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any
          potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in
          the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and
          its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
     
          2.    Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.  The
     Purchaser represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that:
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                 (a)  The Purchaser has been duly incorporated, is validly
          existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
          Kansas, has the corporate power and authority to enter into and
          perform this Agreement.
     
                 (b)  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
          delivered by the Purchaser.
     
                 (c)  The Shares to be acquired by Purchaser pursuant to this
          Agreement are being acquired for its own account and without a
          view to the distribution of such Shares or any interest therein in
          violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
          "Securities Act");
     
                 (d)  Purchaser is an "accredited investor" within the
          meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and has such
          knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as
          to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment
          in the Shares, and Purchaser is capable of bearing the economic
          risks of such investment and is able to bear a complete loss of
          its investment in the Shares;
     
                 (e)  Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares have not been
          registered under the Securities Act and understands that the
          Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently
          registered under the Securities Act or such sale is permitted
          pursuant to an available exemption from such registration
          requirement.
     
          3.    Agreements to Sell and Purchase.  The Company hereby agrees
     to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser, upon the basis of the
     representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the
     conditions hereinafter states, agrees to purchase from the Company the
     Firm Shares at $9.50 a share (the "Purchase Price").
     
          On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in
     this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company
     agrees to sell to the Purchaser the Additional Shares, and the Purchaser
     shall have a one-time right to purchase up to 4,597,500 Additional
     Shares at the Purchase Price.  If the Managers elect to exercise the
     Underwriters' Over-allotment Option on behalf of the Underwriters
     pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the
     Company shall promptly notify Purchaser of such election and the date
     and time such election is to be exercised and Purchaser shall notify
     Company of its decision to exercise this option at any time prior to the
     exercise of the Underwriters' Over-allotment Option, which notice shall
     specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by Purchaser and
     the date on which such Shares are to be purchased.  Such date may be the
     same as the Closing Date (as defined 
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     below) but not earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the date of
     the exercise of the Underwriters' Over-allotment Option.
     
          4.    Payment and Delivery.  Payment for the Firm Shares shall be
     made to the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company,
     including, without limitation, the repayment of debt or other funds
     immediately available in Dallas, Texas against delivery of such Firm
     Shares at 9:00 a.m., Dallas time, on June 8, 1998, or at such time on
     the same or such other date, not later than June 15, 1998, as shall be
     designated in writing by the parties hereto.  The time and date of such
     payment are hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
     
          Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in
     Federal or other funds immediately available in Dallas against delivery
     of such Additional Shares at 9:00 a.m., Dallas time, on the dated
     specified in the notice described in Section 3 or on such other date, in
     any event not later than July 16, 1998, as shall be designated in
     writing by the parties hereto.  The time and date of such payment are
     hereinafter referred to as the "Option Closing Date."
     
          Certificates for the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be in
     definitive form and registered in the name of the Purchaser.  The
     certificates evidencing the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be
     delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date,
     as the case may be, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
     
          5.    Conditions to Purchaser's Obligations.  The obligations of
     the Purchaser are subject to the following conditions:
     
                 (a)  Purchaser shall have received on the Closing Date a
          certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive
          officer of the Company, to the effect that the representations and
          warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and
          correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied
          with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on
          its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the
          Closing Date.
     
               The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely
          upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings
          threatened.
     
                 (b)  Purchaser shall have received on the Closing Date an
          opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel for the Company,
          dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto
          as Exhibit C.
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                 (c)  Purchaser shall have received such other documents and
          certificates of the Company as are reasonably requested by
          Purchaser.
     
          6.    Termination.  This Agreement shall be subject to termination
     by notice given by Purchaser to the Company, if the Underwriting
     Agreement is terminated by the Managers on behalf of the Underwriters or
     is otherwise not consummated.
     
          7.    Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective upon
     the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
     
          8.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in two or more
     counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect
     as of the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
     
          9.    Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
     construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
     
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          10.    Headings.  The headings of the sections of this Agreement
     have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be
     deemed a part of this Agreement.
     
     
                                         Very truly yours,
     
                                         PROTECTION ONE, INC.
     
     
     
                                         By:                        
                                                 John W. Hesse
                                                 Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
     
     
     Accepted as of the date hereof:
     
     WESTAR CAPITAL, INC.
     
     
     
     By:                      
          Rita A. Sharpe
          President
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                                    EXHIBIT A
     
                             Underwriting Agreement
     
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                                    EXHIBIT B
     
                                   Subsidiaries
     
     
     Network Multi-Family Security Corporation, a Delaware corporation
     Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     Westar Security, Inc., a Kansas corporation
     Westsec, Inc., a Kansas corporation
     
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                                     EXHIBIT C
     
                               Form of Legal Opinion
     
          The opinion of counsel for the Company to be delivered pursuant to
     Section 5(b) of this Agreement shall be to the effect that:
     
                  1.  The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
     existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
     and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
     operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
     conducted.
     
                  2.  Each subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule I
     hereto (each a "Subsidiary") is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
     existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has all
     requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
     properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. 
     Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. and Network Multi-Family Security
     Corporation are duly qualified to transact business and are in good
     standing as foreign corporations in California, Florida and Texas.
     
                  3.  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
     150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and
     5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share.  As of
     May 27, 1998, there were 83,831,678 shares of common stock and no shares
     of preferred stock, issued and outstanding.
     
                  4.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
     Subsidiary is owned of record and, to our knowledge, beneficially by the
     Company, free and clear, to our knowledge, of all liens, claims,
     limitations on voting rights, options, security interests and other
     encumbrances and are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
     nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive
     rights pursuant to law or the Subsidiary's certificate of incorporation.
     
                  5.  The shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
     Agreement have been duly authorized and, when issued as contemplated by
     the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
     will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive rights pursuant
     to law or in the Company's certificate of incorporation.
     
                  6.  The Company has all requisite corporate power and
     authority to execute and deliver the Agreement and to perform its
     obligations thereunder.  The execution, delivery and performance of the
     Agreement by the Company and the 
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     consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
     have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
     of the Company.  The Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
     delivered by the Company.
     
                  7.  The execution and delivery of the Agreement, the
     consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and compliance by
     the Company with the provisions thereof will not conflict with,
     constitute a default under or violate (i) any of the terms, conditions
     or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the
     Company, (ii) to our knowledge, any of the terms, conditions or
     provisions of any material document, agreement or other instrument to
     which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) any New
     York, Delaware corporate or federal law or regulation (other than
     federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no
     opinion), or (iv) to our knowledge, any judgment, writ, injunction,
     decree, order or ruling of any court or governmental authority binding
     on the Company.
     
                  8.  Assuming that the representations of Westar Capital
     contained in the Agreement are true, correct and complete and assuming
     compliance by Westar Capital with its covenants set forth in the
     Agreement, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and
     delivery of the Shares to Westar Capital pursuant to the Agreement to
     register the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     
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