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 (Date of earliest event reported) December 20, 1999 (December 17, 1999) Protection One, Inc. Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) as Specified in Charter) Delaware Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) of Incorporation) 0-247802 33-73002-1 (Commission File Number) (Commission File Number) 93-1063818 93-1065479 (I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Identification No.) 600 Corporate Pointe, 12th Floor 600 Corporate Pointe, 12th Floor Culver City, California 90230 Culver City, California 90230 (Address of Principal Executive (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) Offices, Including Zip Code) (310) 342-6300 (310) 342-6300 (Registrant's Telephone Number, (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Including Area Code) Item 5. Other Events On December 17, 1999 Protection One, Inc. announced Westar Capital, an unregulated subsidiary of Western Resources, has acquired the debt and assumed the lenders' obligations under Protection One's revolving credit facility. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated as of December 17, 1999 issued by Western Resources, Inc. and Protection One, Inc. 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 20, 1999 By: /s/ Anthony D. Somma Anthony D. Somma Chief Financial Officer Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. Date: December 20, 1999 By: /s/ Anthony D. Somma Anthony D. Somma Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated as of December 17, 1999 issued by Western Resources, Inc. and Protection One, Inc.