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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2004



                               THE BRINK'S COMPANY
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Virginia                        1-9148               54-1317776
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)



             1801 Bayberry Court
               P. O. Box 18100
                 Richmond, VA                                  23226-8100
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)



                                 (804) 289-9600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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         This Current Report on Form 8-K and the earnings press release attached
hereto are being furnished by The Brink's  Company (the  "Company")  pursuant to
Item 12 of Form 8-K.

         On  May 5, 2004,  the  Company  issued  a press  release  regarding its
earnings for the first  quarter  ended March 31,  2004.  A copy of this  release
is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

         In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1,  shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section,  nor shall it
be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities Act of
1933, as amended,  except as shall be expressly set forth by specific  reference
in such a filing.


                                    EXHIBITS

99.1     Press Release dated May 5, 2004 issued by The Brink's Company.


                                    SIGNATURE

         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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                             THE BRINK'S COMPANY
                                                (Registrant)


                                             By     /s/ Robert T. Ritter
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                                                    Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  May 5, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit    Description
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99.1       Press release dated May 5, 2004 issued by The Brink's Company.