8-K

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)	May 28, 2003
Protection One, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)	Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12181-01 (Commission File Number)	1-12181 (Commission File Number)
93-1063818 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	93-1065479 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)	818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(785) 575-1707 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)	(785) 575-1707 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Protection One, Inc.

Item 5. Other Events

                On May 30, 2003, the Board of Directors of Protection One, Inc. announced the election of nine directors at its annual meeting of stockholders held May 28, 2003.  Prior to the election of directors, Mr. Darius G. Nevin resigned from the Board of Directors of Protection One, Inc., effective immediately.  A copy of the related press release is attached to this report.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

                (c) Exhibits

                Exhibit 99.1—Press Release, dated May 30, 2003

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: May 30, 2003	By:	/s/    Darius G. Nevin
		Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
Date: May 30, 2003	By:	/s/    Darius G. Nevin
		Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated May 30, 2003

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PROTECTION ONE ELECTS DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL MEETING

TOPEKA, Kan., May 30, 2003 — The Board of Directors of Protection One (NYSE: POI -NEWS) today announced the election of nine directors at its annual meeting of stockholders held May 28, 2003, in Irving, Texas.

Directors elected were Richard Ginsburg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Protection One; Ben M. Enis; James Q. Wilson; Donald A. Johnston; and five individuals nominated by Westar Energy, the majority stockholder of the Company. The Westar Energy nominees elected were William B. Moore, Chief Operating Officer of Westar Energy; Bruce A. Akin, Vice President, Business Services of Westar Energy; Larry D. Irick, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Westar Energy; Greg Greenwood, Treasurer of Westar Energy; and James T. Clark, a former officer of Westar Energy and of ONEOK.

Prior to the election of directors, Darius G. Nevin, Chief Financial Officer of Protection One, resigned as a director to accommodate the election of the five Westar nominees. Under the terms of the Contribution Agreement between Westar Energy and the Company, Westar Energy must vote its shares of common stock of the Company to elect one executive officer of the Company, at least three independent directors and the number of individuals selected by Westar Energy necessary to fill the remaining positions on the Board of Directors.

About Protection One

Protection One, one of the leading commercial and residential monitored security services companies in the United States and a leading security provider to the multifamily housing market through Network Multifamily, serves more than one million customers in North America. For more information on Protection One, go to http://www.ProtectionOne.com.

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