Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SCHUMACHER MATTHEW AP
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRINKS CO [BCO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1801 BAYBERRY COURT, P.O. BOX 18100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23226		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,271
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock 682.38 $ (1) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 07/10/2006 07/10/2009 Common Stock 1,000 $ 15.27 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 07/08/2010 Common Stock 2,000 $ 32.68 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/07/2011 Common Stock 3,000 $ 35.79 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 07/13/2012 Common Stock 5,000 $ 55.09 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 07/12/2013 Common Stock 5,000 $ 63.72 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SCHUMACHER MATTHEW AP
1801 BAYBERRY COURT
P.O. BOX 18100
RICHMOND, VA 23226		       Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Matthew A.P. Schumacher 05/08/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Under the terms of the Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program (the "Program"), the Reporting Person has deferred salary and bonus payments to an incentive account. Those deferrals, plus any matching amounts and dividends, have been converted into Units representing shares of The Brink's Company Common Stock and credited to the Reporting Person's account in accordance with the terms of the Program.
(2) 1,000 shares vested on each of July 8, 2006 and 2007.
(3) 1,000 shares vested on each of July 7, 2006 and 2007 and 1,000 shares will vest on July 7, 2008.
(4) 1,667 shares vested on July 13, 2007, 1,667 shares will vest on July 13, 2008 and 1,666 shares will vest on July 13, 2009.
(5) 1,667 shares will vest on each of July 12, 2008 and 2009 and 1,666 shares will vest on July 12, 2010.

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