UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| March 30, 2006 |
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Protection One, Inc. |
| Protection One Alarm |
(Exact Name of Registrant |
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Delaware |
| Delaware |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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1-12181-01 |
| 1-12181 |
(Commission File Number) |
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93-1063818 |
| 93-1065479 |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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1035 N. 3rd St. |
| 1035 N. 3rd St. |
(Address of Principal Executive |
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(785) 856-5500 |
| (785) 856-5500 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, |
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Item 4.02(a) Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
On March 30, 2006, the Company’s management and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors determined the Company’s detailed property and equipment records contained an error in the calculation of depreciation expense, a non-cash item, for certain assets revalued as part of the push down accounting adjustments described in prior filings, resulting in an overstatement of depreciation expense and net loss for the periods ended September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2005 (the “Subject Periods”). As a result, the Company will restate its historical financial statements for the Subject Periods (the “Restatement”). The Company will amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 (the “Original 10-K”) and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (the “Original Q3 10-Q” and together with the Original 10-K, the “Subject Filings”) to reflect the proper recording of depreciation expense for the periods reported therein.
The Company has discussed the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K with its Audit Committee and its independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and is working diligently to complete the Restatement. Once this process is completed, the Company will file its restated historical financial statements for the Subject Periods in the amended Subject Filings. Accordingly, the historical financial statements and any related report of its independent registered public accounting firm contained in the Company’s Subject Filings relating to the Subject Periods should no longer be relied upon.
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SIGNATURES
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. | ||
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Date: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Darius G. Nevin |
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| Name: Darius G. Nevin | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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| PROTECTION ONE ALARM | ||
| MONITORING, INC. | ||
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Date: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Darius G. Nevin |
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| Name: Darius G. Nevin | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||