Company: BCO
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000078890-25-000059
Chunk: 13

Company: BRINKS CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 13
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 a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

Finally, changes in laws or regulations, or the interpretations of such laws and regulations, could require a change in the way we operate, which could increase costs or otherwise disrupt operations. If laws and regulations were to change or we fail to comply with changes to any applicable laws or regulations, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

We face risks related to our settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and FinCEN, including additional monetary penalties if we fail to comply with the terms of the settlement agreements and costs and burdens associated with our compliance undertakings.

In August 2020, we received a subpoena issued in connection with an investigation being conducted by the DOJ, primarily related to cross-border shipments of cash and things of value and anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance. Subsequently, in March 2024, we received a Notice of Investigation from FinCEN related to Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”)/AML compliance that involved substantially the same conduct that was the subject to the DOJ’s investigation.  

On January 31, 2025, the Company resolved these matters with FinCEN and the DOJ. As part of these resolutions, the Company agreed to pay $42 million to these agencies over three years, beginning in January 2025. If we fail to comply with the terms of these settlement agreements, the DOJ or FinCEN could impose monetary penalties and the DOJ could determine that approximately $20 million of the total amount to be forfeited under the agreement with the DOJ would not be forgiven (as is contemplated under the agreement), but instead would be payable to the DOJ. These potential monetary penalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  

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In addition, compliance with the terms of these settlement agreements could impose significant additional burdens on us, including increased compliance costs and potential burdens on our business that could adversely affect our competitive advantage. These compliance costs and other burdens could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to achieve, or may be delayed in achieving, our initiatives to drive efficiency in controlling costs and managing cash flows. 

We have launched a number of initiatives to improve efficiencies and reduce operating costs, as well as to improve working capital management and overall cash flows. Although we have achieved annual cost savings associated with these initiatives