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	October 18, 2004
(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.)
818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612	818 S. Kansas Avenue 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)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 18, 2004, Protection One, Inc. (the “Company”) reached an agreement to further extend the standstill agreements among the Company, Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (“POAMI”), Network Multi-Family Security Corporation, POI Acquisition, L.L.C., POI Acquisition I, Inc. and Quadrangle Master Funding Ltd.  The terms of the new extensions require the applicable Quadrangle Group LLC affiliate(s), under certain conditions, to continue to forbear until October 25, 2004 from (i) exercising any rights and taking any enforcement and collection actions as a result of the occurrence of specified defaults under the revolving credit facility and (ii) exercising any rights to which such affiliate is entitled as a result of its equity ownership in the Company.  Thereafter, the term of the standstill agreements shall be automatically extended for three consecutive one week periods unless the Quadrangle Group LLC affiliate(s) deliver a written notice to the Company.  The extension agreements are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

Approximately 87% of the issued and outstanding shares of Protection One, Inc.’s common stock is owned by POI Acquisition I, Inc., a subsidiary of POI Acquisition, L.L.C.  POI Acquisition, L.L.C. and POI Acquisition I, Inc. are entities formed by Quadrangle Capital Partners L.P., Quadrangle Select Partners L.P., Quadrangle Capital Partners-A L.P. and Quadrangle Master Funding Ltd.  POI Acquisition, L.L.C and Quadrangle Master Funding Ltd. are the lenders under the Company’s revolving credit facility, under which approximately $215.5 million is outstanding.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit 10.1	Agreement to extend credit facility standstill, dated October 18, 2004, among Protection One, Inc., Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., Network Multi-Family Security Corporation, POI Acquisition, L.L.C. and Quadrangle Master Funding Ltd.
Exhibit 10.2	Agreement to extend equity standstill, dated October 18, 2004, between Protection One, Inc. and POI Acquisition I, Inc.

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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.
Date: October 20, 2004	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
	Name: Darius G. Nevin
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING, INC.
Date: October 20, 2004	By:	/s/ Darius G. Nevin
	Name: Darius G. Nevin
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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