Protection One Inc. (PONE)

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Form 8-K for PROTECTION ONE INC


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7-Apr-2009

Change in Directors or Principal Officers



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 7, 2009, Alex Hocherman was appointed to the Board of Directors of Protection One, Inc. and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (together, the "Company") to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Rattner on February 23, 2009. Mr. Hocherman is a designee of POI Acquisition, LLC, the Company's largest stockholder and an affiliate of Quadrangle Group LLC (collectively, "Quadrangle"), pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2007, among the Company and affiliates of Quadrangle and Monarch Alternative Capital LP. For a description of the Company's relationship with Quadrangle, see the Company's Definitive Information Statement on Form 14C, which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2008.

On April 1, 2009, Kimberly G. Lessner notified the Company of her resignation as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company, effective April 15, 2009. Ms. Lessner resigned to pursue other interests and to spend more time with her family.