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           Brink's, Incorporated Agrees to Acquire Security Operations
                        in Luxembourg and United Kingdom


RICHMOND,  Va., (February 3, 2005) - The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO),  announced
the signing of definitive agreements by subsidiaries of Brink's, Incorporated to
purchase  certain  security  services  operations  from  affiliates  of  Group 4
Securicor.

     The agreements call for  subsidiaries of Brink's,  Incorporated to purchase
two entities for an aggregate price of 29.5 million euros:  Securicor Luxembourg
S.A., a provider of manned  guarding,  alarm  monitoring and response,  and cash
transportation/processing  services  in  Luxembourg,  and  Group  4  Falck  Cash
Services UK Limited, a provider of cash-in-transit  and cash processing services
to the  financial  and retail  sectors in Scotland and  northwest  England.  The
agreements are subject to customary  closing  conditions and review and approval
by the European Commission.

About The Brink's Company
The Brink's  Company  (NYSE:  BCO) is a global  leader in business  and security
services.  The Company's three  businesses are Brink's,  Incorporated,  a global
leader in security services,  and the premier provider of secure  transportation
and  technology-enabled  logistics solutions to banks,  retailers,  governments,
mints,  diamantaires  and jewelers in more than 50 countries as well as guarding
services  in  Europe;  Brink's  Home  Security,  one of  the  largest  and  most
successful  residential  alarm  companies in North America;  and BAX Global,  an
industry  leader in freight  transportation  and global supply chain  management
solutions.  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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