form_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 

FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 27, 2014 (February 21, 2014)
 
 
 
THE BRINK’S COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Virginia
001-09148
54-1317776
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1801 Bayberry Court
P. O. Box 18100
Richmond, VA 23226-8100
(Address and zip code of
principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 289-9600


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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Director Election

On February 21, 2014 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Brink’s Company (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee appointed Susan E. Docherty as a non-employee director of the Company and a member of the Board’s Executive Committee effective March 4, 2014.  The Board anticipates naming Ms. Docherty to serve on one or more additional committees of the Board.  As a non-employee director of the Company, Ms. Docherty will be eligible to participate in the Company’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

Item 5.03.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective February 21, 2014, the Board amended Article V of the Bylaws of the Company to:
·  
increase the number of persons serving on the Board;
·  
clarify the role of the lead director in presiding over meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairman; and
·  
require an employee director to tender his or her resignation from the Board upon termination of employment with the Company.

The description of the amendments to the Company’s Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, as amended (with deletions indicated by strikeout and additions indicated by double underline) attached as Exhibit 3(ii) and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
     
(d)
Exhibits
  
     
 
3(ii)
Bylaws of The Brink’s Company, as amended and restated, effective February 21, 2014.

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

 
THE BRINK’S COMPANY
(Registrant)
   
   
Date: February 27, 2014
By:
/s/ McAlister C. Marshall, II
   
McAlister C. Marshall, II
   
Vice President and General Counsel

 
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
DESCRIPTION
   
3(ii)
Bylaws of The Brink’s Company, as amended and restated, effective February 21, 2014