Edgar Filing: BRINKS CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

REED AUSTIN F

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRINKS CO [BCO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1801 BAYBERRY COURT, P.O. BOX 18100

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2005

(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23226

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Units

⁽¹⁾

03/25/2005

110.29 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

Common Stock

110.29 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

44,588.55 ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
REED AUSTIN F 1801 BAYBERRY COURT P.O. BOX 18100 RICHMOND, VA 23226			VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary

Signatures

/s/ Elizabeth C. Restivo Elizabeth C. Restivo, Attorney-in-Fact		03/29/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Under the terms of the Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program (the "Program"), the Reporting Person has chosen to make bi-weekly salary deferrals to an incentive account. As of the end of each fiscal year, the amount of salary deferred to the Reporting Person?s account during that fiscal year, plus any matching amounts, is converted into Units representing shares of The Brink?s Company Common Stock ("BCO") and credited to the Reporting Person's account in accordance with the terms of the Program.
(2)	The number of Units credited to the Reporting Person?s account on the Transaction Date is an estimate based upon trading prices of BCO for the two-week period ended March 25, 2005.
(3)	The total number of Units owned following the reported transaction is an estimate of the total number of Units representing shares of BCO in the Reporting Person's account under the Program.

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