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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

                         Commission file number 0-24510
                                                -------

                          HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                        06-1070719
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

440 Ninth Avenue, New York, New York                      10001-1695
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 760-0630
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X   No

Number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of 
November 10, 1997:  6,310,034.


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         Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be
materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include,
among others, the following: general economic and business conditions;
cancellation rates of subscribers; competitive factors in the industry,
including additional competition from existing competitors or future entrants to
the industry; social and economic conditions; local, state and federal
regulations; changes in business strategy or development plans; the Company's
indebtedness; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of
qualified personnel; and other factors detailed in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.











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                 HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
          FORM 10-Q/A FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                      INDEX
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                          PAGE NO.
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Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<S>                                                                                                      <C>
         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-month periods
         ended September 30, 1997 and 1996................................................................ 4

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996....................... 5

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended
         September 30, 1997 and 1996...................................................................... 6

         Notes to Financial Statements.................................................................... 7

Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
         OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.................................................10

PART II OTHER INFORMATION
-------------------------

Item 6.  EXHIBITS.........................................................................................14

         Signatures.......................................................................................15

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Part 1 -- Financial Information

Item 1 -- Financial Statements



                 HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (000's omitted, except earnings per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                                        ----------------------------   ---------------------------
                                                                        September 30,   September 30,  September 30,  September 30,
                                                                            1997           1996           1997           1996
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
                                                                                 (Restated)                   (Restated)
<S>                                                                       <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>     
REVENUES:
       Monitoring and service                                             $  9,853       $  8,745       $ 28,863       $ 26,757
       Installation                                                          6,731          3,191         15,162          7,845
       Franchise royalties, product sales and other                          1,842          1,223          4,684          3,212
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
                               Total revenues                               18,426         13,159         48,709         37,814
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
COST OF SALES (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below):
       Monitoring and service                                                5,654          4,394         15,415         13,263
       Installation                                                          4,123          1,767          9,200          3,884
       Franchise royalties, product sales and other                          1,481          1,079          3,820          2,902
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
                               Total cost of sales                          11,258          7,240         28,435         20,049
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------

Selling, general and administrative                                          6,260          4,030         17,289         10,874
Depreciation and amortization                                                2,893          2,638          8,356          8,070
Non-recurring charge                                                          --             --            1,500           --
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
                                                                            20,411         13,908         55,580         38,993
               Loss from operations                                         (1,985)          (749)        (6,871)        (1,179)
Other income                                                                   160            136            218            147

Interest expense, net                                                         (500)          (144)        (1,060)          (462)

Loss before income taxes                                                    (2,325)          (757)        (7,713)        (1,494)

Benefit  for income taxes                                                     (697)          (118)        (2,314)          (222)

               Net Loss                                                   $ (1,628)      $   (639)      $ (5,399)      $ (1,272)
                                                                          ========       ========       ========       ========


Loss per common share                                                     $  (0.26)      $  (0.13)      $  (0.90)      $  (0.28)
                                                                          --------       --------       --------       --------
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                                          6,244          4,801          6,009          4,596
                                                                          ========       ========       ========       ========
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                            (See accompanying notes.)

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                 HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (000's omitted)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                September 30,        December 31,
                                                                                    1997                 1996
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                            (Restated)
                                          ASSETS
                                          ------
<S>                                                                              <C>                  <C>      
CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                             87            $     990
  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
    $1,111 in 1997 and $973 in 1996                                              $  11,579                5,333
  Inventories                                                                        4,857                2,795
  Prepaid expenses and other                                                         4,364                2,448
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
               Total current assets                                                 20,887               11,566
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
FIXED ASSETS, net                                                                   49,602               47,198
SUBSCRIBER CONTRACTS, at cost, less accumulated amortization
    of $27,491 in 1997 and $25,137 in 1996                                          27,732               19,650
TRADENAMES, less accumulated amortization of $2,173 in 1997 and
    $2,045 in 1996                                                                   3,936                4,063
OTHER ASSETS                                                                         8,769                7,917
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
                                                                                 $ 110,926            $  90,394
                                                                                 =========            =========
                           LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                           ------------------------------------
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Current maturities of long-term debt                                           $  24,227            $     364
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                              9,584                7,290
  Deferred revenue                                                                   4,588                3,969
  Customer deposits                                                                  2,456                2,813
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
               Total current liabilities                                            40,855               14,436
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
  Long-term debt                                                                     1,205                4,370
  Other long-term liabilities                                                        2,750                2,503
  Deferred income taxes                                                              7,919               10,457
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
               Total long-term liabilities                                          11,874               17,330
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000 authorized; none outstanding                  --                   --
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; 12,000 authorized shares; 6,317
      issued in 1997 and 5,835 issued in 1996                                           63                   58
  Additional paid-in capital                                                       138,214              133,251
  Accumulated deficit                                                              (79,995)             (74,596)
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
                                                                                    58,282               58,713
  Less- Treasury stock - 7 shares in 1997 and 1996 at cost                             (85)                 (85)
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
               Total shareholders' equity                                           58,197               58,628
                                                                                 ---------            ---------
                                                                                 $ 110,926            $  90,394
                                                                                 =========            =========
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                            (See accompanying notes.)

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                 HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (000's omitted)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                           Nine Months Ended
                                                                                   September 30,       September 30,
                                                                                       1997                1996
                                                                                     --------            --------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                 <C> 
                                                                                              (Restated)
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net Income (Loss)                                                                $ (5,399)           $ (1,272)
    Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by
      operating activities -
           Depreciation and amortization                                                8,356               8,070
           Provision for doubtful accounts                                                115                (109)
           Non-recurring charge                                                         1,500                  --
           Deferred income taxes                                                       (2,538)               (372)
           Changes in operating assets and liabilities -
              Increase in accounts receivable                                          (5,721)               (195)
              Increase in inventories                                                  (1,825)               (231)
              Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets                    (1,944)               (148)
              Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses              1,160              (2,833)
              (Decrease) increase in customer deposits                                   (357)                672
              Increase in deferred revenue                                                281                (174)
              Decrease in pension and other liabilities                                  (265)               (947)
                                                                                     --------            --------
              Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                      (6,637)              2,461
                                                                                     --------            --------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchase of fixed assets                                                           (7,629)             (6,755)
    Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired                                    (6,874)                 --
    Purchase of short-term investments                                                     --                  --
    Maturities of short-term investments                                                   --               2,043
    Other                                                                                  62                  --
                                                                                     --------            --------
               Net cash used by investing activities                                  (14,441)             (4,712)
                                                                                     --------            --------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from debt obligations                                                     19,500               8,496
    Proceeds from sale of common stock                                                   --                12,252
    Proceeds from exercised stock options                                               1,386                --
    Payment on secured note and other long-term debt                                     --                (6,188)
    Payment on other long-term debt                                                      (711)               (323)
    Payment on short-term borrowings                                                     --                  (943)
                                                                                     --------            --------
               Net cash provided by financing activities                               20,175              13,294
                                                                                     --------            --------

               Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                      (903)             11,043

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                                            990                 435
                                                                                     --------            --------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period                                             $     87            $ 11,478
                                                                                     ========            ========

CASH PAYMENTS FOR:
     Interest                                                                        $    749            $    503
     Income taxes                                                                    $    351            $    117

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Issuance of notes payable in connection with acquired businesses                $  1,147            $     --
     Issuance of common stock in connection with acquired businesses                 $  3,582            $     --

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                            (See accompanying notes.)

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                 HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Notes to Interim Financial Statements
Note 1  Restatement

         Effective January 1, 1995, the Company changed its method of accounting
         for installation revenue with respect to the recording of
         non-refundable payments received form customers upon the completion of
         the installation of Company-owned systems. Previous to this change, the
         Company deferred the difference between these payments and the
         estimated selling costs and amortized such difference over the initial
         term of the non-cancelable customer monitoring and service contract
         (generally five years) (the "Deferral Method"). Following discussions
         with the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities
         and Exchange Commission, in connection with a Registration Statement
         filed by the Company, the Company has determined to restate its
         consolidated financial statements for the interim periods of 1997 and
         the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 using the Deferral Method.
         Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have
         been restated from those originally reported to reflect such
         determination. This Deferral Method of recording revenue had no impact
         on the Company's liquidity or cash flows. The following table provides
         selected summarized financial information illustrating the effect of
         the restatement on the Company's consolidated financial statements for
         the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1997 and September
         30, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Three Months Ended

                                                       September 30, 1997                September 30, 1996
                                                -----------------------------       ---------------------------
                                                As Originally                       As Originally
                                                  Reported        As Restated         Reported      As Restated
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>    
         Revenue                                  $18,584           $18,426           $13,037          $13,159

         Loss before income taxes                  (2,167)           (2,325)             (879)            (757)

         Net Loss                                  (1,517)           (1,628)             (712)            (639)

         Loss per common share                      (0.24)            (0.26)            (0.15)           (0.13)
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                       Nine Months Ended

                                                       September 30, 1997                September 30, 1996
                                                -----------------------------       ----------------------------
                                                As Originally                       As Originally
                                                   Reported       As Restated          Reported      As Restated
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Revenue                                   $48,899           $48,709           $37,520          $37,814

         Loss before income taxes                   (7,523)           (7,713)           (1,788)          (1,494)

         Net Loss                                   (5,266)           (5,399)           (1,448)          (1,272)

         Loss per common share                       (0.88)            (0.90)            (0.32)           (0.28)
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Note 2 Financial Statements

         The restated consolidated statements of operations and statements of
         cash flows for the three month and nine-month periods ended September
         30, 1997 and 1996 and the restated balance sheet as of September 30,
         1997 have been prepared by Holmes Protection Group, Inc. ("Holmes" or
         "the Company") without audit. Certain information and footnote
         disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
         accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
         condensed or omitted. These consolidated results should be read in
         conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto
         included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission. Results of operations for the
         three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1997 are not
         necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full
         year. Interim statements are prepared on a basis consistent with
         year-end statements.

         In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial
         statements furnished herein include all adjustments necessary for a
         fair presentation of the results of the operations of the Company. All
         such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, except for the
         $1,500,000 pretax charge relating to the outsourcing agreement
         termination (See Note 3).

Note 3 Outsourcing Agreement Termination

         On March 12, 1997, the Company announced that it had reached an
         agreement in principle (the "Agreement") with PremiTech to terminate
         its outsourcing agreement effective April 1, 1997. Changes in the
         Company's growth strategy and the sale by PremiTech of its alarm
         monitoring business in late 1995 led both parties to re-evaluate the
         outsourcing agreement. On April 1, 1997, pursuant to the Agreement, the
         Company paid $650,000 in cash and executed a noninterest bearing
         promissory note ("Note") in the amount of $1,000,000 payable to EDS in
         twenty quarterly installments of $50,000, beginning January 1, 1998.
         The Note is secured by an irrevocable letter of credit for $1,000,000.
         In addition, the Company agreed to lease certain computer equipment for
         a three year term with an option to purchase the equipment at the end
         of the lease for the fair market value. The Company has recorded a
         pretax charge of $1,500,000 in connection with the Agreement.

Note 4 Acquisitions

         In the nine months ended September 30, 1997, the Company acquired alarm
         companies for an aggregate purchase price of $6,874,000. In addition,
         the Company acquired three alarm companies in exchange for 249,943
         shares of the Company's Common Stock. These acquisitions were accounted
         for using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the purchase
         price was allocated based on their estimated values and the results of
         operations of the acquired entities have been included in the
         accompanying consolidated statements of operations from the respective
         dates of the acquisition. The allocation of estimated values is subject
         to final adjustments of purchase price. The results of operations for
         these acquisitions were not significant to the consolidated financial
         statements of the Company and therefore no pro forma financial data has
         been included.



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Note 5 Recently Issued Accounting Standards

         In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
         Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings
         Per Share. This statement establishes standards for computing and
         presenting earnings per share (EPS), replacing the presentation of
         currently required primary EPS with a presentation of Basic EPS. For
         entities with complex capital structures, the statement requires the
         dual presentation of both Basic EPS and Diluted EPS on the face of the
         statement of operations. Under this new standard, Basic EPS is computed
         based on weighted average shares outstanding and excludes any potential
         dilution; Diluted EPS reflects potential dilution from the exercise or
         conversion of securities into common stock or from other contracts to
         issue common stock and is similar to the currently required fully
         diluted EPS. SFAS 128 is effective for financial statements issued for
         periods ending after December 15, 1997, including interim periods, and
         earlier application is not permitted. When adopted, the Company will be
         required to restate its EPS data for all prior periods presented. The
         Company does not expect the impact of the adoption of this statement to
         be material to previously reported EPS amounts.

Note 6 Credit Facility

         At September 30, 1997, the Company had $1.0 million of borrowing
         capacity remaining under its bank credit agreement and was not in
         compliance with certain of the financial covenants contained in the
         credit agreement. The banks waived such non compliance for periods
         prior to or ending on such date.

         Management has determined that the Company was not in compliance as of
         October 31, 1997, with certain of the financial covenants contained in
         the credit agreement referred to above and does not expect it will be
         in compliance with the covenants for November and December 1997.
         Accordingly, the Company has obtained waivers from its banks waving
         such non compliance through and including December 31, 1997.

         As a result of the Company's non compliance with its credit agreement,
         the Company has classified the indebtedness under its bank credit
         agreement ($23,000,000) from long-term debt to current debt. However,
         the banks have not accelerated, or taken any action to change the
         payment status of such debt.

Note 7 Subsequent Events

         Pursuant to agreements under which the Company acquired certain
         security services businesses, the sellers of the businesses may elect,
         on or after January 1 , 1998, to surrender to the Company for
         cancellation the shares of common stock of the Company that were issued
         to them in connection with such acquisitions if the Company has not
         effected the registration of such shares under the Securities Act of
         1933 prior to such date, and the Company would be required to pay such
         sellers the purchase price in cash. The Company may be unable to effect
         such registration by such date. In such event, the Company would seek
         to obtain extensions of such date from the sellers. If such extensions
         were not provided and all of the sellers exercised such elections, the
         total maximum amount of cash that would be payable to the sellers by
         the Company would be approximately $4,000,000. The Company is engaged
         in discussions for a guarantee or other arrangement that would provide
         funding for such obligations if they become due but does not have
         commitments for any such arrangement.

         The Company is a defendant in certain litigation seeking damages for
         property loss of approximately $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 (in addition,
         plaintiff would be entitled to 9% interest from 1991 on any amount
         recovered) as to which the Company has been informed that there remains
         only about $200,000 to $300,000 of coverage under its primary insurance
         layer. In addition, a question has arisen as to whether, if damages
         awarded exceed the $1,000,000 primary layer, the carrier for the next
         layer of coverage (for $5,000,000) will respond to the alleged damages
         being sought in this litigation. The Company does not believe that a
         coverage question exists as to the carrier providing the third layer of
         coverage (an additional $5,000,000).



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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

Restatement
-----------

Effective January 1, 1995, the Company changed its method of accounting for
installation revenue with respect to the recording of non-refundable payments
received from customers upon the completion of the installation of Company owned
systems. Previous to this change, the Company deferred the difference between
these payments and the estimated selling costs and amortized such difference
over the initial term of the non-cancelable customer monitoring and service
contract (generally five years) (the "Deferral Method"). Following discussions
with the staff of the Division of Corporation of Finance of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, in connection with a Registration Statement filed by the
Company, the Company has determined to restate its consolidated financial
statements for the interim periods of 1997 and the years ended December 31, 1996
and 1995 using the Deferral Method. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been restated from those originally reported to
reflect such determination. This Deferral Method of recording revenue had no
impact on the Company's liquidity or cash flows.

Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 Compared with Three Months Ended 
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
September 30, 1996
------------------

Revenues increased $5.2 million (40.0%) to $18.4 million in the third quarter of
1997 from $13.2 million in the third quarter of 1996. This increase was
primarily attributable to an increase in installation revenue of $3.5 million
(110.9%) from $3.2 million in the third quarter of 1996 to $6.7 million in the
third quarter of 1997 resulting from increased sales due to the Company's
expansion of its branch and National Account operations. In addition, monitoring
and service revenue increased $1.1 million (12.7%) from $8.8 million in the
third quarter of 1996 to $9.9 million in the third quarter of 1997. Increased
revenues from the Company's One Service business also contributed to the
increase.

Cost of sales increased $4.0 million (55.5%) to $11.3 million in the third
quarter of 1997 from $7.2 million for the comparable period of 1996, due
primarily to increased installation costs resulting from the growth in related
revenue and increased monitoring expenses resulting from recent acquisitions of
central stations, which have not yet been consolidated. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $2.2 million (55.3%) to $6.3 million from $4.0
million for the same period of 1996. This increase is primarily related to costs
associated with increased sales, marketing and administrative support as the
Company continues to implement its nation-wide growth strategy. The Company
aggressively pursued this strategy during the fourth quarter of 1996 and the
first three quarters of 1997, expanding into many new geographic locations,
including: Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Dallas, TX, Erie, PA,
Harrisburg, PA, Louisville, KY, Miami, FL, Nashville, TN, Orangeburg, SC, San
Francisco, CA, Scranton, PA, and Tampa, FL. In addition, sales, marketing and
administrative support was added in 1997 to establish and expand the Company's
National Accounts operation. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to
$2.9 million in the third quarter of 1997 from $2.6 million for the comparable
period of 1996.

Interest expense increased $0.4 million (247.2%) to $0.5 million in the third
quarter of 1997 from $0.1 million in the third quarter of 1996 principally as a
result of increased borrowings during 1997.

Loss before income taxes was $2.3 million for the third quarter of 1997 compared
to a loss of $0.8 million for the third quarter of 1996, primarily as a result
of the selling ,marketing and general and administrative costs relating to the
Company's expansion into new geographical markets which was partially offset by
margins on increased revenues.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 Compared with Nine Months Ended 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
September 30, 1996
------------------

Revenues increased $10.9 million (28.8%) in the nine months ended September 30,
1997 to $48.7 million from $37.8 million in the nine months ended September 30,
1996. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in installation
revenue of $7.3 million (93.3%) resulting from increased sales due to the
Company's expansion of its branch operations and National Accounts operation. An
increase in monitoring and service revenue of $2.1 million (7.9%) and increased
revenues from the One Service business also contributed to the increased
revenues. The Company's annual recurring revenue base increased from $35.0
million at December 31, 1996 to $38.3 million at September 30, 1997, resulting
from recurring revenues acquired during 1997. The recurring revenue base at
September 30, 1996 was $34.3 million. The Company's backlog of orders increased
to $10.8 million at September 30, 1997 versus $5.6 million at September 30,
1996. The backlog of orders was $6.0 million at December 31, 1996.

Cost of sales increased 41.8% from $20.0 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 to $28.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 1997.
This increase was primarily the result of increased installation costs resulting
from the growth in related revenue. Selling, general and administrative expenses
were $17.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared to
$10.9 million for the same period of 1996. This increase is primarily related to
costs associated with increased sales, marketing and administrative support as
the Company continued the implementation of its nation-wide growth strategy. The
Company aggressively pursued this strategy during the fourth quarter of 1996 and
the first three quarters of 1997, expanding into many new geographic locations,
including: Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Dallas, TX, Erie, PA,
Harrisburg, PA, Louisville, KY, Miami, FL, Nashville, TN, Orangeburg, SC, San
Francisco, CA, Scranton, PA, and Tampa, FL. In addition, sales, marketing and
administrative support was added in 1997 to establish and expand the Company's
National Accounts operation. Depreciation and amortization expense was $8.4
million in the nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared to $8.1 million in
the nine months ended September 30, 1996. Additionally, in the first quarter of
1997, the Company incurred a non-recurring charge of $1.5 million related to the
termination of its outsourcing agreement with PremiTech (See Note 3).

Interest expense increased $0.6 million (129.4%) to $1.1 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 1997 from $0.5 million in the comparable period of
1996 principally as a result of increased borrowing during 1997.

Loss before income taxes reflected a loss of $7.7 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1997 compared to a loss of $1.5 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1996, primarily as a result of the selling ,marketing and
general and administrative costs relating to the Company's expansion into new
geographical markets partially offset by margins on increased revenues.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Nine months Ended September 30, 1997

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $0.9 million from $1.0 million to $0.1
million during the nine months ended September 30, 1997. Net cash provided by
financing activities was $20.2 million, offset by cash utilized by operating
activities of $6.7 million and net cash utilized by investing activities of
$14.4 million.

Net cash utilized by operating activities of $6.7 million principally consisted
of cash provided by sales of electronic security services, adjusted for non-cash
charges for depreciation and amortization, an increase in accounts receivable
($5.7 million) resulting from increased revenues, an increase in accounts
payable and accrued expenses ($1.4 million), an increase in prepaid expenses and
other current assets ($1.9 million), and an increase in inventory ($1.8
million).

Net cash used in investing activities consisted primarily of acquisition costs
and the additions to Company-owned equipment on subscribers' premises and other
fixed assets.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $20.2 million during this period
consisted of bank borrowings of $19.5 million, and proceeds from the exercise of
stock options of $1.4 million, offset by repayments of other long term debt
obligations of $0.7 million.

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Future Commitments and Cash Requirements

Liquid assets available to the Company as of September 30, 1997 included cash
and cash equivalents of $0.1 million.

On August 30, 1996, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit
Agreement"), amended and restated as of December 31, 1996 and subsequently
amended as of January 1, 1997, with Merita Bank Ltd. and Bank of Boston
Connecticut (together, the "Banks") pursuant to which the Banks have agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to provide a two-year $25
million revolving credit facility to the Company, the borrowings pursuant to
which would automatically convert into a five-year term loan on September 30,
1998. The Company's ability to obtain future borrowings under this credit
facility is contingent upon its compliance with various financial covenants,
tests and ratios, including those relating to (i) ratios of total debt to
EBITDA, (ii) ratios of total debt to recurring monthly revenue, (iii) minimum
debt service coverage, (iv) minimum net worth, (v) maximum capital expenditures
and (vi) maximum subscriber attrition rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
On September 30, 1997, the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was
$24.0 million, including an outstanding irrevocable letter of credit of $1.0
million (See Note 3). These borrowings were used to finance the Company's
acquisition of alarm companies and to meet working capital requirements.

On April 4, 1995, the Company entered into a ten-year, $51 million Outsourcing
Agreement with PremiTech Corporation ("Premitech"), a subsidiary of Electronic
Data Systems Corporation ("EDS"), which provided for PremiTech to assist in the
consolidation of the Company's central monitoring facilities, to manage the
Company's technological infrastructure and to perform certain of the Company's
administrative functions. On March 12, 1997, the Company reached an agreement in
principle (the "Agreement") with Premitech to terminate its Outsourcing
Agreement effective April 1, 1997. As a result, on April 1 1997, the Company
paid $650,000 in cash and executed a noninterest bearing promissory note
("Note") in the amount of $1,000,000 payable to EDS in twenty quarterly
installments of $50,000, beginning January 1, 1998. The Note is secured by an
irrevocable letter of credit for $1,000,000. In addition, the Company agreed to
lease certain computer equipment for a three year term with an option to
purchase the equipment at the end of the lease for the fair market value.

The information in the following paragraphs is set forth as of the date of
filing of this Form 10-Q/A:

At September 30, 1997 the Company had $1.0 million of borrowing capacity
remaining under its bank credit agreement and was not in compliance with certain
of the financial covenants contained in the credit agreement. The banks waived
such non compliance for periods prior to or ending on such date.

Management has determined that the Company was not in compliance as of October
31, 1997, with certain of the financial covenants contained in the credit
agreement referred to above and does not expect it will be in compliance with
the covenants for November and December 1997. Accordingly, the Company has
obtained waivers from its banks waving such non compliance through and including
December 31, 1997.

As a result of the Company's non compliance with its credit agreement, the
Company has classified the indebtedness under its bank credit agreement
($23,000,000) from long-term debt to current debt. However, the banks have not
accelerated, or taken any action to change the payment status of such debt.

The Company does not presently have any remaining loan availability under the
above credit agreement, and the Company is continuing its discussions with the
banks with regard to additional financing required to meet its short-term
operating and working capital needs. However, the Company does not presently
have any commitment from the banks for any such waiver or for additional
financing. The Company is also in discussions with its banks to amend the credit
agreement covenants.

The Company continues to experience significant working capital constraints
resulting in part from its rapid sales growth and capital required to expand its
operations in new geographic markets. The Company is continuing its exploration
of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the business, as
referred to above. If the Company is unable to achieve a sales or other
strategic transaction in the near term, the Company will continue to experience
significant working capital constraints, and the Company can provide no
assurance that it will be able to obtain the additional financing necessary to
provide for its short-term operating and working capital needs.

The Company's independent public accountants, Arthur Andersen LLP, have informed
the Company that, if the Company is unable to obtain additional financing and
amend its present credit agreement, its report on the financial statements for
the year ending December 31, 1997, may be modified because of substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

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Pursuant to agreements under which the Company acquired certain security
services businesses, the sellers of the businesses may elect, on or after
January 1, 1998 to surrender to the Company for cancellation the shares of
common stock of the Company that were issued to them in connection with such
acquisitions if the Company has not effected the registration of such shares
under the Securities Act of 1933 prior to such date, and the Company would be
required to pay such sellers the purchase price in cash. The Company may be
unable to effect such registration by such date. In such event, the Company
would seek to obtain extensions of such date from the sellers. If such
extensions were not provided and all of the sellers exercised such elections,
the total maximum amount of cash that would be payable to the sellers by the
Company would be approximately $4,000,000. The Company is engaged in discussions
for a guarantee or other arrangement that would provide funding for such
obligations if they become due but does not have commitments for any such
arrangement.

The Company is a defendant in certain litigation seeking damages for property
loss of approximately $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 (in addition, plaintiff would be
entitled to 9% interest from 1991 on any amount recovered) as to which the
Company has been informed that there remains only about $200,000 to $300,000 of
coverage under its primary insurance layer. In addition, a question has arisen
as to whether, if damages awarded exceed the $1,000,000 primary layer, the
carrier for the next layer of coverage (for $5,000,000) will respond to the
alleged damages being sought in this litigation. The Company does not believe
that a coverage question exists as to the carrier providing the third layer of
coverage (an additional $5,000,000).












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Part II - Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Exhibits:
               Exhibit-27  Financial Data Schedule Worksheet (For SEC Use Only).

(b)     No reports on Form 8-K were filed with the Securities and Exchange
        Commission during the quarter ended September 30, 1997.

















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                                   Signatures


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          HOLMES PROTECTION GROUP, INC.
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                                                  (Registrant)


December 29, 1997                          /s/ George V. Flagg
                                          George V. Flagg
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer




Date:  December 29, 1997                   /s/ Lawrence R. Irving
                                          Lawrence R. Irving
                                          Vice President - Finance













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