<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193805-17-001260.txt : 20170705
<SEC-HEADER>0001193805-17-001260.hdr.sgml : 20170705
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170705203923
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193805-17-001260
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170701
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170705
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170705

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRINKS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000078890
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO [4731]
		IRS NUMBER:				541317776
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 BAYBERRY COURT
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 18100
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23226-1800
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8042899623

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Feld Peter A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001410600

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09148
		FILM NUMBER:		17950638

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                    <value>821893</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>324754</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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        <footnote id="F1">Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd (&quot;Starboard V&amp;O Fund&quot;). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP LLC (&quot;Starboard Value GP&quot;), the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard V&amp;O Fund, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Starboard Principal Co GP LLC (&quot;Principal GP&quot;), the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard V&amp;O Fund for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&quot;Section 16&quot;). The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC (&quot;Starboard S LLC&quot;). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the manager of Starboard S LLC, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard S LLC for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP (&quot;Starboard C LP&quot;). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member ofthe Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard C LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard C LP for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Securities held in an account managed by Starboard Value LP (the &quot;Managed Account&quot;). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of Starboard Value LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Managed Account for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Starboard V&amp;O Fund has entered into a cash-settled total return swap agreement (the &quot;Swap&quot;) with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provides Starboard V&amp;O Fund with economic exposure to an aggregate of 1,456,045 notional shares. The Swap provides Starboard V&amp;O Fund with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide Starboard V&amp;O Fund with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of common stock that are the subject of the Swap. The trades were executed at the closing market price on July 21, 2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Includes (1) 1,809 DSUs granted to the Reporting Person on May 5, 2017 that are subject to a one year vesting period that accelerates upon a change in control of the Issuer, provided, however, that the DSUs will be forfeited if the Reporting Person ceases to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the &quot;Board&quot;) prior to the expiration of the vesting period and (2) 3,714 DSUs that have vested. The DSUs will be settled in Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis, pursuant to the applicable terms of the Reporting Person's deferral election either (1) following the Reporting Person's termination of service from the Board or (2) on a future date selected by the Reporting Person at the time of his deferral election.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Units (each of which is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's Common Stock) credited to the Reporting Person's equity account under the Plan for Deferral of Directors' Fees (the &quot;Plan&quot;) will settle in the Issuer's Common Stock on a one-for-one basis and shall be distributed in accordance with the Reporting Person's deferral election either (1) following the Reporting Person's termination of service from the Board or (2) on a future date selected by the Reporting Person at the time of his or her deferral election. The Reporting Person has elected to receive shares of the Issuer's Common Stock as part of his quarterly compensation for service on the Board and certain Committees and has elected to defer those shares under the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The number of Units credited to the Reporting Person's equity account on the Transaction Date is based upon a share price of $67.00, which is the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the final trading day of the quarter, calculated in accordance with the terms of the Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter A. Feld</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-05</signatureDate>
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