UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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The Brink's Company
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[MMI Investments, L.P. Letterhead]
December 12, 2007
Mr. Steve Jennings
Mr. Bob Lurie
Managing Partners
Monitor Group
Two Canal Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
Dear Messrs. Jennings & Lurie:
We read with interest the announcement of Monitor Group’s retention by The Brink’s Company “to assist in the ongoing evaluation of the various strategic options available to the company.” During our more than four years as one of the largest owners of Brink’s we have spent extensive time and effort scrutinizing Brink’s chronic undervaluation and attempting to unlock the company’s significant intrinsic value through the encouragement of strategic alternatives. We believe Monitor Group would benefit from our experience and insights on these issues and would appreciate the opportunity to communicate with your team directly.
We hope you would agree that any comprehensive “assessment of the most effective path to create both long-term and short-term value for shareholders” would include the views of those shareholders – the owners of the company. We will therefore gladly make ourselves available to discuss these issues, with the understanding, of course, that you cannot and would not be expected to discuss any material non-public information regarding the company. We believe our input would benefit your analysis, as we believe it has benefited the company. Please feel free to contact me at (212) 586-4333.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ CLAY LIFFLANDER
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Clay Lifflander
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Michael T. Dan Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer The Brink’s Company
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MMI INVESTMENTS ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY MMI INVESTMENTS AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS NAMED THEREIN WHEN AND IF THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN AND IF AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROXY SOLICITOR, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC. BY CALLING (800) 322-2885. ANY SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION IS CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE 14A FILED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2007 AND IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT THE SEC’s WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.
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