Registration No. ________________ ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 The Brink's Company (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) VIRGINIA 54-1317776 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1801 Bayberry Court P. O. Box 18100 Richmond, Virginia 23226-8100 (Address of principal executive offices) 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Brink's Company (Full title of the plan) AUSTIN F. REED Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary The Brink's Company 1801 Bayberry Court P. O. Box 18100 Richmond, Virginia 23226-8100 (804) 289-9600 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) With a copy to: Louanna O. Heuhsen, Esquire Hunton & Williams Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 788-8200 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================== Proposed Proposed Amount Maximum Maximum Amount of Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Offering Price Aggregate Registration To Be Registered Registered Per Share Offering Price Fee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Brink's Company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Brink's Company Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (including associated Rights) 500,000 shares $31.93* $15,965,000 $2,022.77 ================================================================================================== (*) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), based on the average of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on November 1, 2004, as reported in the Wall Street Journal. ================================================================================ Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, the prospectus related to shares of The Brink's Company Common Stock registered pursuant to this Registration Statement also relates to shares registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 33-53565 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto and Registration Statement No. 333-78631 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto. To the extent that they relate to the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Brink's Company, the contents of Registration Statement No. 33-53565, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, Registration Statement No. 333-78631 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto are incorporated by reference herein. 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: (a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003; (b) The 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003; (c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004; (d) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004; and (e) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004. Additionally incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement is the Description of Common Stock, attached as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission as of December 4, 1995 (Commission File No. 1-9148). In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by (i) the Company and (ii) the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereunder have been issued or which deregisters all securities offered then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. 3 Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Certain legal matters regarding shares of Common Stock will be passed upon for the Company by Austin F. Reed, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Reed beneficially owns 123,441 shares of Common Stock and stock units. Item 8. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement: Exhibit No. ----------- 4 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Brink's Company, as amended and restated as of March 12, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Proxy Statement for The Brink's Company 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders). 5 Opinion of Austin F. Reed, Esq., regarding Common Stock. 23.1 Consent of Austin F. Reed, Esq. (included as part of Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement). 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 24 Powers of Attorney. 4 SIGNATURES The Registrant Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia, on the 5th day of November, 2004. THE BRINK'S COMPANY By: /s/ Austin F. Reed ------------------------------- Austin F. Reed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 5 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Michael T. Dan Chairman of the Board, President November 5, 2004 ---------------------- and Chief Executive Officer Michael T. Dan (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert T. Ritter Vice President and Chief Financial November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Officer (Principal Financial Officer Robert T. Ritter and Principal Accounting Officer) * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Roger G. Ackerman * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Betty C. Alewine Director ---------------------- James R. Barker * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Marc C. Breslawsky * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- James L. Broadhead * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Gerald Grinstein * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Ronald M. Gross * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Carl S. Sloane * Director November 5, 2004 ---------------------- Ronald L. Turner *By: /s/ Austin F. Reed -------------------------------- Austin F. Reed, Attorney-in-Fact 6 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. ----------- 4 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Brink's Company, as amended and restated as of March 12, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Proxy Statement for The Brink's Company 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders). 5 Opinion of Austin F. Reed, Esq., regarding Common Stock. 23.1 Consent of Austin F. Reed, Esq. (included as part of Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement). 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 24 Powers of Attorney.