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		May 16, 2005
	(Date of earliest event reported)

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)

1-12181-01		1-12181
(Commission File Number)		(Commission File Number)

93-1063818		93-1065479
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1035 N. 3^rd St. Suite 101 Lawrence, Kansas 66044		1035 N. 3^rd St. Suite 101 Lawrence, Kansas 66044
(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 16, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

All of the foregoing information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release, dated May 16, 2005

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.

Date: May 16, 2005	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
	Name: Darius G. Nevin
	Title: Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer


	PROTECTION ONE ALARM
	MONITORING, INC.

Date: May 16, 2005	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
	Name: Darius G. Nevin
	Title: Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer