NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 4, 2004--The Brinks Company (BBB/Stable/--) today announced preliminary results for the second quarter of 2004 and disclosed that one of its non-U.S. business units has not paid approximately $3 million, before interest, of foreign duties and value-added taxes with respect to the importation of various goods and services. The company stated that it is still investigating the matter and could face up to $85 million, excluding interest, in potential penalties, based on its investigation to date. Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said the announcement has no impact on its rating or outlook at this time. Brink's has stated that the situation is isolated to the unit under investigation. If the company's investigation were to
