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
Date of report | December 30, 2002 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | (December 23, 2002) |
Protection One, Inc. | Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. | |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | |
Delaware | Delaware | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |
0-247802 | 33-73002-1 | |
(Commission File Number) | (Commission File Number) | |
93-1063818 | 93-1065479 | |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
818 S. Kansas Avenue | 818 S. Kansas Avenue | |
Topeka, Kansas 66612 | Topeka, Kansas 66612 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) | |
(785) 575-1707 | (785) 575-1707 | |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
PROTECTION ONE, INC.
Item 5. Other Events
On December 23, 2002, the Kansas Corporation Commission issued an order modifying an order issued November 8, 2002 addressing the financial plan of Westar Energy, Inc., the 88% owner of Protection One. Among other things, the new order requires that no later than August 1, 2003, Westar Energy transfer certain of its utility operations to a utility only subsidiary and that the consolidated debt of all of Westar Energy’s utility businesses not exceed $1.67 billion. Provisions of the December 23, 2002 order that may potentially affect Protection One include, but are not limited to, those described in paragraphs 11, 16, 32, 38, 42, 51, 52, 60, 70-73, and 75-80. A copy of the new order is attached to this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1-Kansas Corporation Commission Order dated December 23, 2002
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. | ||||
Date:December 30, 2002 | By: | /S/ DARIUS G. NEVIN | ||
Darius G. Nevin | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. | ||||
Date:December 30, 2002 | By: | /S/ DARIUS G. NEVIN | ||
Darius G. Nevin | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Kansas Corporation Commission Order dated December 23, 2002 |