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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000078890-03-000034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031016
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031016

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRINKS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000078890
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE MINING [1220]
		IRS NUMBER:				541317776
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09148
		FILM NUMBER:		03942953

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 BAYBERRY COURT
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 18100
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23058-4229
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8045533681

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 BAYBERRY COURT
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 18100
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23226-8100

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PITTSTON CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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):
                                October 16, 2003



                               THE BRINK'S COMPANY
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its 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 5.    Other Events and Required FD Disclosure

On October 16, 2003, The Brink's Company issued a press release regarding the
sale of its shares of MPI Mines Ltd. stock. A copy of this release is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

                                    EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated October 16, 2003 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
                                  ------------------------------------------
                                    Robert T. Ritter
                                    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Dated: October 16, 2003


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit      Description

99.1         Press Release dated October 16, 2003 issued by The Brink's Company.





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                                                    The Brink's Company
                                                    1801 Bayberry Court
                                                    P.O. Box 18100
                                                    Richmond, VA 23226-8100 USA
PRESS RELEASE                                       Tel. 804.289.9600
                                                    Fax 804.289.9760

Contact:                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investor Relations
804.289.9709


                 THE BRINK'S COMPANY SELLS ALL OF ITS SHARES OF
                              MPI MINES LTD. STOCK



RICHMOND,  Va.,  (October 16, 2003) - The Brink's Company (NYSE:  BCO) announced
today  that one of its  subsidiaries  has sold all of the  shares it held in MPI
Mines Ltd., an Australian  minerals  exploration and development  company,  with
interests  in gold and nickel,  listed on the  Australian  Stock  Exchange,  for
approximately $27 million  (Australian  Dollars) in cash. Prior to the sale, the
Company's subsidiary held a 23.3% interest in MPI.


About The Brink's Company The Brink's Company (NYSE:  BCO) is a global leader in
business and security services. The Company's three main businesses are Brink's,
Incorporated,  the world's premier  provider of secure  transportation  and cash
management  services;  Brink's  Home  Security,  one of  the  largest  and  most
successful  residential  alarm  companies in North America;  and BAX Global,  an
industry leader in global supply chain management. For more information,  please
visit The Brink's  Company website at  www.BrinksCompany.com,  or call toll free
877-275-7488.

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