---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000078890-24-000150"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCO"
cik: "0000078890"
company_name: "BRINKS CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:32:30.448252+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brink's shareholders approve new equity plan with 4.1M share reserve

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, replacing 2017 plan; 4,104,125 shares authorized.
- All nine director nominees elected to one-year terms expiring in 2025.
- Advisory vote on named executive compensation approved with 97.6% for.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2024.
- Plan allows grants of stock options, SARs, restricted stock, performance units through 2034.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000078890-24-000150
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCO
- cik: 0000078890
- company_name: BRINKS CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/0000078890-24-000150-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/bco-20240502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078890-24-000150
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078890-24-000150.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078890-24-000150.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BRINKS CO shareholders approved Advisory resolution on named executive compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 2 – Shareholders approved an advisory resolution on named executive compensation. The votes regarding Proposal 2 were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,981,468.00 969,191.00 24,267.00 1,863,935.00
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/0000078890-24-000150-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BRINKS CO shareholders approved Frequency of one year for the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3 – Shareholders approved the frequency of one year for the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 41,810,613 4,719 1,065,208 65,090 1,965,459
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/0000078890-24-000150-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BRINKS CO shareholders approved Election of nine directors.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1 – Shareholders elected nine nominees to the Board for terms expiring in 2025. The name of each director and the votes cast for such individual are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Kathie J. Andrade 37,530,782 3,431,927 12,217 1,863,935.00
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/0000078890-24-000150-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BRINKS CO shareholders approved Selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-12-31
  source text: Proposal 4 – Shareholders approved the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes regarding Proposal 4 were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,778,935.00 43,202.00 16,724.00 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889024000150/0000078890-24-000150-index.htm

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