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                                                    Richmond, VA 23226-8100 USA
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                   Brink's, Incorporated Completes Purchase of
              Security Operations in Luxembourg and United Kingdom


RICHMOND, Va., (March 7, 2005) - The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO) today announced
the completion on March 4, 2005 of the previously  disclosed purchase of certain
security   services   operations   from  affiliates  of  Group  4  Securicor  by
subsidiaries of Brink's, Incorporated.

     The purchase includes two entities,  Securicor  Luxembourg S.A. and Group 4
Falck Cash  Services UK Limited,  for an aggregate  price of  approximately  $39
million.


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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