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Brinks Co – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/13 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 10/24/13, at 7:14pm ET   ·   As of:  10/25/13   ·   For:  9/30/13   ·   Accession #:  78890-13-27   ·   File #:  1-09148

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10/25/13  Brinks Co                         10-Q        9/30/13   76:12M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Operations (Details)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Sep. 30, 2012' </Log>
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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/29/24  Brink’s Co.                       10-K       12/31/23  139:24M
 3/01/23  Brink’s Co.                       10-K       12/31/22  147:28M
 2/28/22  Brink’s Co.                       10-K       12/31/21  140:27M
 3/01/21  Brink’s Co.                       10-K       12/31/20  143:28M
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