U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OMB APPROVAL
Washington, D.C. 20549
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3235-0101
 
Expires:
December 31, 2009
FORM 144
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SEC USE ONLY
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CUSIP NUMBER
 
ATTENTION:
Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
             
1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
 
The Brink’s Company
 
(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
 
54-1317776
 
(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
 
1-9148
 
WORK LOCATION
 
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  
STREET
  
CITY
  
STATE
  
ZIP CODE
  
(e) TELEPHONE NO.
                   
AREA CODE AND
 NUMBER
   
1801 Bayberry Court
  
Richmond
  
VA
  
23226
  
804
289-9600
                       
 
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE
        ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES
        ARE TO BE SOLD
  
(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
      TO ISSUER
  
(d) ADDRESS
  
 
  
CITY
  
STATE
  
ZIP CODE
               
Pirate Capital LLC
  
03-0445177
  
Board Member
  
200 Connecticut Avenue
      
Norwalk
  
CT
 
06854
 
INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
                             
3(a)
  
(b)
  
SEC USE ONLY
  
(c)
  
(d)
  
(e)
  
(f)
  
(g)
               
Title of the
Class of
Securities
To Be Sold
  
Name and Address of Each Broker Through
Whom the Securities are to be
Offered or Each Market Maker
who is Acquiring the Securities
  
Broker-Dealer
File Number
  
Number of Shares
or Other Units
To Be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))
  
Aggregate
Market Value
(See instr. 3(d))
  
Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))
  
Approximate
Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(M0. DAY YR.)
  
Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))
               
Common Stock
  
Albert Fried & Company, LLC
60 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
  
  8-03337
  
500,000
  
$32.6mm
  
48,056,236
  
By 6/05/08
  
NYSE
 
 
TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
 
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
                                         
Title of
the Class
 
Date you
Acquired
 
Nature of Acquisition Transaction
 
Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)
 
Amount of
Securities Acquired
 
Date of
Payment
 
Nature of
Payment
Common Stock
  
Various prior to 02/17/06
  
Open Market Purchase
  
N/A
  
500,000
  
Various prior to 02/17/06
  
Cash
                         
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
  
If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
                 
Name and Address of Seller
 
Title of Securities Sold
 
Date of Sale
 
Amount of
Securities Sold
 
Gross Proceeds
 Pirate Capital LLC, 200 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854*
 
 Common stock
 
N/A
 
 N/A
 
 N/A
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
 
*Pirate Capital LLC may be deemed a 10% holder of the following public companies, information for which is available at www.sec.gov: Allied Defense Group, Inc. and The PEP Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack.
 
Remarks:
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
 
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
   
March 10, 2008
Date of Notice
 
/s/ Thomas R. Hudson, Jr.
(Signature)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
 
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)