ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ELECTRIC
UTILITY FACILITIES
(a)We jointly own Jeffrey Energy Center (84%), LaCygne
1 generating unit (50%), Wolf Creek Generating Station (47%) and
State Line (40%). Unit capacity amounts reflect our ownership only.
(b)In 1987, KGE entered
into a sale-leaseback transaction involving its 50% interest in
the LaCygne 2 generating unit.
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We own approximately 6,600 miles of transmission
lines, approximately 27,000 miles of overhead distribution lines
and approximately 3,000 miles of underground distribution lines.
Substantially all of our utility properties
are encumbered by first priority mortgages pursuant to which bonds
have been issued and are outstanding.
MONITORED SERVICES FACILITIES
Protection One
maintains its executive offices at 818
South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas,
66612. Protection One and Protection
One Europe operate primarily from the
above facilities, although Protection
One also leases office space for approximately
60 service branch offices and seven
satellite branches in the United States
and Protection One Europe leases offices
for approximately 31 sales branch offices
in continental Europe.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information on
our legal proceedings is set forth in
Notes 3, 18, 19 and 35 of the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements,
“Rate Matters and Regulation,” “Legal
Proceedings,” “Ongoing Investigations,”
and “Potential Liabilities to David
C. Wittig and Douglas T. Lake,” respectively,
which are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE
OF
SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was
submitted to a vote of our security
holders through the solicitation of
proxies or otherwise during the fourth
quarter of 2002.
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