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): June 16, 2005




                               THE BRINK'S COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Virginia                    1-9148                 54-1317776
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  (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

                               1801 Bayberry Court
                                 P. O. Box 18100
                             Richmond, VA 23226-8100
                            (Address and zip code of
                          principal executive offices)

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

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Item 3.02.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

In 1992, The Brink's Company (the "Company")  established an irrevocable grantor
trust  (the  "Trust")  that  provides a flexible  structure  to  pre-fund a wide
variety of compensation  and benefit plans.  Shares are issued by the Company to
the Trust in exchange  for a  promissory  note for the fair market  value of the
shares  deposited.  As shares are  released  from the Trust in  connection  with
Company sponsored plans, the promissory note is effectively amortized.

On June 16, 2005,  2.1 million shares of the Company's  Common Stock,  $1.00 par
value per share,  were issued to the Trust to provide shares for future issuance
under certain of the Company's  compensation and benefit plans in exchange for a
promissory note for the fair market value of the shares, $67,095,000.

The shares issued to the Trust are exempt from registration  pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 because the shares were privately placed.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1  Promissory  Note, dated  as of June 16, 2005, issued by the Trust in favor
      of the 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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                            THE BRINK'S COMPANY
                                            (Registrant)


Date: June 21, 2005                         By: /s/ Austin F. Reed
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                                                Austin F. Reed
                                                Vice President






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT          DESCRIPTION
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99.1             Promissory Note, dated as of June 16, 2005, issued by the Trust
                 in favor of the Company.