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2002 Annual Report

The Pittston Company

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The Pittston

Company

The businesses of The Pittston Company

are focused on creating shareholder value

through  strategies  targeted  toward  profit

and cash flow growth, realizing operating

efficiencies and providing the highest levels

of  service  quality.

Innovative  business

processes  and  investment  in  the  latest

technology help ensure that the businesses

of  The  Pittston  Company remain  well

positioned  for  the  dynamic  markets  in

which they operate.

The Pittston Company common stock

trades  on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange

under the ticker symbol PZB.

Contents

Financial Highlights

To Our Shareholders

The Pittston Company 

Brink’s, Incorporated

Brink’s Home Security

BAX Global

2002 Financial Review

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The Pittston Company Financial Highlights
(Operating results for continuing operations, except where noted)

(In millions except per share data)

Operating Results

Operating Revenues  

Brink’s, Incorporated
Brink’s Home Security
BAX Global

Total Business and Security Services

Other Operations

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

$   1,580
282
1,872

3,734

43

$ 1,536
258
1,790

3,584

40

$   1,463
238
2,098

3,799

35

$   1,373
229
2,083

3,685

25

$   1,248
204
1,777

3,229

23

Total Operating Revenues

$   3,777

$ 3,624

$   3,834

$ 3,710

$   3,252

Operating Profit (Loss)

Brink’s, Incorporated
Brink’s Home Security
BAX Global(a)

Total Business and Security Services(a)

Other Operations
Former Coal Operations
General Corporate Expense

$

96.1
60.9
17.6

174.6

0.4
(19.2)
(23.1)

$     92.0
54.9
(27.6)

119.3

7.6
–
(19.3)

$   108.5
54.3
(99.6)

$   103.5
54.2
61.5

63.2

5.7
–
(21.2)

219.2

0.3
–
(22.9)

$     98.4
53.0
(0.6)

150.8

5.5
–
(27.9)

Total Operating Profit(a)

$   132.7

$ 107.6

$    47.7

$   196.6

$  128.4

Diluted Income from Continuing

Operations per Share(b)

Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share(b)(c)(d)
Diluted Weighted Average 

$     1.30

$     0.88

$   0.05

$   2.19

$    1.17

$     0.48

$     0.31

$ (5.12)

$     0.70

$   1.27

Common Shares Outstanding(b)

52.4

51.4

50.1

49.3

49.3

Cash Flow from Operating Activities(c)
Total Assets(c)
Long Term Debt, Less Current Maturities(c)
Shareholders’ Equity(c)

$   241.3
2,459.9
304.2
381.2

$ 320.1
2,423.2
257.4
476.1

$   369.8
2,478.7
313.6
475.8

$   329.3
2,459.7
395.1
749.6

$   231.8
2,331.1
323.3
736.0

(a) Includes BAX Global related restructuring charges of $57.5 million in 2000 and additional expenses of $36.0 million in 1998.

(b) Shares are pro forma for 1999 and 1998.

(c) Includes Discontinued Operations.

(d) 2000 includes $1.04 charge for the implementation of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101.

The financial highlights set forth above should be read only in conjunction with the 2002 Annual Report, including Management’s
Discussion and Analysis and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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To Our Shareholders

Two important events marked the transformation of
our company in recent months. We exited the coal
business and we began the process of changing the
company’s name from The Pittston Company to The
Brink’s Company.

The  new  name  reflects  the  company’s 
position  as  a  global  leader  in  business  and  security
services. The  Brink’s  brand  is  synonymous  with
integrity, security, efficiency, global  presence  and
world-class  service  –  hallmarks  of the  way  we  do
business. Although the Brink’s name is most directly
associated with our armored vehicles and our home
security  services, the  competitive  advantages  it 
represents  and  the  dedicated  service it  implies  also
apply  to  BAX  Global, our  freight  transportation
and  supply  chain  management  services  company.
All of our businesses “go the extra mile” to protect
people and property – at home, at work, or en route
– virtually anywhere around the world. We are com-
mitted  to  providing  premier  service  and  the  Brink’s
name effectively conveys that central strategy.

Although the future of The Brink’s Company
clearly  lies  in  these  high-growth  service industries,
we will never forget the dedication and hard work of
thousands of people during our company’s 165-year
coal-mining history. We thank them for their many
contributions  and  we  pledge  to  continue  to  follow
their example of hard work and faithful stewardship.
We are pleased to report that most of our former coal
operations remain open, and their new owners have
hired the vast majority of our former employees.

The  Pittston  Company  still  shoulders  some
costs related to our heritage as a major producer of
coal, but  we  are  now  positioned  to  significantly
reduce  our  exposure  to  these  liabilities. More
importantly, the disposal of our coal operations has
allowed us to focus on growth opportunities at BAX
Global, Brink’s and Brink’s Home Security.

Despite  the  continuing  sluggish  economy  in
2002, BAX Global bounced back from an operating
loss  of nearly  $28  million  in  2001  to  an  operating
profit of more than $17 million. While we are not

Michael T. Dan
Chairman,
President and Chief
Executive Officer

yet satisfied with the financial results of BAX, we are
pleased that it is moving in the right direction.

The people at BAX Global have done an excel-
lent job in turbulent times. In the past two years, the
business  has  reduced  the  number  of aircraft  flown
from 35 to 17, which is more in line with customer
demand. BAX  also  has  built  on  its  strengths  by
establishing  several  new  vendor  hubs  that  provide
supply  chain  management  services  to  customers  in
Singapore, Hong  Kong  and  the  United  States  and
new supply chain operations in Europe and Brazil.

BAX Global is well-positioned to benefit from
explosive growth in China, which is rapidly becoming
the  world’s  factory  floor. BAX  has  also  continued 
to  evolve  from  its  earlier  focus  as  an  air  freight 
forwarder: it is now a global logistics network that
uses  the  appropriate  mode  of transportation  to
meet each customer’s needs.

Brink’s, Incorporated  is  the  number  one  or
number two security services transport company in
the majority of the more than 50 countries where it
does  business, and  in  2002  it  continued  to  expand
with  the  acquisition  of the  non-owned  portion  of
its affiliate in Japan.

Maintaining a global presence is a major com-
petitive  advantage  for  Brink’s, Incorporated, the
worldwide leader in transporting currency and other
valuables  that  require  the  ultimate  in  protection 
and  control. Its  worldwide  reach  allows  Brink’s  to
manage valuables from pickup to delivery.

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The work we do is vital for commerce and can
sometimes be dangerous. Valuables have to move, and
no one is better equipped than Brink’s to transport
and process them with the highest degree of safety
and  security, whether  they  are  moving  across  the
street or around the globe.

Protecting  precious  cargo  is  important, but
our  number  one  job  is  protecting  our  people. We
want all of our employees to return safely to their
families  every  night, but  unfortunately  that  does
not  always  happen: eight  of our  employees  were
murdered in 2002.

Our customers’ needs are constantly evolving,
and  Brink’s  anticipates  those  needs  with  new  and
improved services. Cash logistics, for example, is an
important  part  of the  future  of Brink’s, just  as
automated teller machines drove growth during the
last decade. Retailers and financial institutions are
beginning to outsource all aspects of how their cash
is  moved, counted  and  secured, and  Brink’s  has
formed a new operating unit, Brink’s Cash Logistics,
to meet this growing demand.

Anticipating trends and responding quickly to
customers’ needs have produced excellent financial
results  over  the  years. Brink’s  revenues  have
increased every year since 1985, and they have more
than doubled from $754 million in 1996 to $1.6 billion
in  2002. The  company’s  operating  profit  in  2002
was $96 million.

The Brink’s name is globally recognized and
highly  respected  throughout  the  business  world,
and  it  has  developed  an  outstanding  reputation
among homeowners as well. Brink’s Home Security,
which  began  operations 
its
750,000th  customer  in  2002. That  impressive
growth curve reflects the power of the Brink’s brand
name  backed  up  by  our  commitment  to  provide
superior customer service.

in  1983, added 

Brink’s Home Security’s strategy of attracting
and  retaining  “Customers  For  Life” has  proven  to
be  the  intelligent  approach  to  this  industry. By
growing  organically  instead  of by  acquisition,
Brink’s Home Security has maintained standardized

equipment that allows it to better and more efficiently
respond  to  homeowners’ calls. The  company’s  call
center was recognized for its exemplary customer care
program in the United States in 2002, but the most
important  recognition  came  from  the  company’s
loyal  customers. Brink’s  Home  Security’s  annual
disconnect rate was, again, one of the lowest, if not
the lowest, in the industry. As a result, the company’s
recurring monthly revenue exceeded $21 million for
the first time in 2002.

While many of our competitors have purchased
market share via acquisition and free installations,
we have cultivated more profitable and sustainable
growth  by  providing  outstanding service  to  high-
quality  customers  with  solid  credit  ratings  and  an
appreciation  for  the  value  we provide. The  results
have been gratifying. In 2002, Brinks Home Security
generated  $61  million  of operating  profit  on  $282
million in revenues.

Cash flow from continuing operations for The
Pittston Company was again strong in 2002 – above
$300  million  for  the  fourth  consecutive  year. This
healthy  cash  flow  gave  us  the  flexibility  to  expand
and improve our global operations.

Finally, in a year when scandals at several large
companies have severely damaged investor confidence,
we were reminded of the indispensable value of trust
and integrity throughout your Company. Trust is the
core of who and what we are, and we never take your
trust for granted. We have to earn it every day – just
as we do with our customers, who trust and depend on
Brink’s, Brink’s Home Security and BAX Global.

We  made  good  progress  in  2002  toward
attaining  our  strategic  goals  through  the  tireless
efforts  of our  employees  and  management. I  am
equally grateful for the counsel and support of our
Board of Directors.

Sincerely,

Michael T. Dan
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
The Pittston Company

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Pittston is in the process of changing its name to “The

Brink’s Company”, to reflect the focus on premier business

and security services. The name, Brink’s, is synonymous

throughout the world with integrity, trust, security, efficiency

and world-class service.

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The Pittston Company

The  Pittston  Company  is  a  global  business  and
security  services  company  based  in  Richmond,
Virginia. Pittston’s business units, with approxi-
mately  50,000  employees, generated  revenues
of $3.8 billion in 2002 by providing outstanding
service to customers in more than 120 countries.
Pittston  is  in  the  process  of changing  its
name to “The Brink’s Company”, to reflect the
focus on premier business and security services.
The  name, Brink’s, is  synonymous  throughout
the world with integrity, trust, security, efficiency
and  world-class  service. All  of Pittston’s  core
businesses  are  focused  on  protecting  people 
and property – at home, at work, or en route –
virtually anywhere in the world.

Brink’s, Incorporated is the world’s premier
provider of secure transportation and cash man-
agement  services. BAX  Global  is  an  industry
leader in international freight transportation and
supply chain management services. Brink’s Home
Security is one of the largest and most successful
residential alarm companies in North America.

Pittston  exited  the  coal  business  in  2002.
The company’s remaining, relatively small inter-
ests in other natural resources include natural gas,
gold  and  timber. These  businesses  do  not  fit
strategically  with  the  company’s  core  business
and security services focus; they will be managed
consistent  with  achieving  the  highest  benefit 
for  shareholders  until  they  can  be  divested for
appropriate value.

Pittston’s  transition  from  a  diversified 
natural resources company to a focused business
and security services company greatly improves

its  opportunities  to  achieve  significant  growth,
superior cash flow and higher returns for share-
holders. The acceleration of world trade is driving
new  business  to  both  Brink’s  and  BAX  Global,
while the demand for greater security is fueling
growth  for  both  Brink’s  and  Brink’s  Home
Security. In short, Pittston is well positioned to
help its customers reap the rewards and manage
the risks of a rapidly changing world.

In addition to being in the right businesses
at  the  right  time, Brink’s, BAX  Global  and
Brink’s  Home  Security  are  trusted  in  their
respective industries. All three are widely recog-
nized for providing the highest levels of service
to  their  customers. The  business  units  support
their customers with global networks of security,
transportation  and  business  service  assets  and
their  markets  by  continually
stay  ahead  of
expanding  and  improving  service  standards  in
anticipation of customers’ needs.

Pittston’s  focus  on  premier  business  and
security  services, together  with  its  new  name,
should  increase  stability  and  consistency  of
financial  performance  and  increase  visibility  in
the  financial  and  investment  markets. The
Pittston  Company  is  a  powerful  combination  of
dedicated people and global assets. Its consistently
strong cash flow enables its operating companies
to invest in growth opportunities while maintaining
a  solid  financial  position. Its  commitment  to
unparalleled  customer  service  provides  stability
in difficult times and the potential for rapid growth
as the global economy expands.

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Brink’s, Incorporated

Climbing  to  the  top  of  an  industry  is  a  notable

accomplishment. Staying there is truly impressive.
For many years, Brink’s has been the global
leader  in  the  secure  transportation  and  cash
management  industry, and  its  employees  are
determined to maintain that position. Their hard
innovation  and  attention  to  details
work,
demonstrate  their  commitment  to  building
shareholder value by providing the best possible
customer service.

The  Brink’s  name  is  synonymous  with
security and trust, but a great reputation alone
does not guarantee success. The 37,500 men and
women of Brink’s generated revenue of $1.6 billion
in  2002  and  are  determined  to  build  upon  the
company’s  proud  tradition. For  more  than  140
years, financial  institutions, governments  and
retail businesses have trusted Brink’s to transport
and  process  their  valuables. During  that  time,
Brink’s has grown into a worldwide leader in the
secure  transportation  industry  and  in  recent
years demand for Brink’s services has accelerated.
Commerce has become more global and technology
has changed how every business operates. At the
same time, the world has become a more dangerous
place. Now, more  than  ever, customers  turn 
to  Brink’s  when  they  need  to  move  valuables
safely and reliably.

Brink’s presence in more than 50 countries
across  six  continents  gives  customers  a  trusted
partner  wherever  they  do  business. With  more
than  7,000  armored  vehicles  around  the  world,
valuables can be safely moved between Saõ Paolo
and Amsterdam and from London to Seoul.

A growing number of customers outsource
various aspects of their cash logistics to Brink’s.

Central  banks  trust  Brink’s  to  help  meet  their
unique  cash  logistic  requirements. Commercial
banks trust Brink’s to replenish their automated
teller  machines  on  a  timely  basis. Mints  trust
Brink’s  with  the  bulk  distribution  of coins.
Financial  institutions  trust  Brink’s  with  their
vault  and  processing  operations. Retailers  trust
Brink’s  to  transport  and  process  their  cash.
Diamantaires and jewelers trust Brink’s to move
their diamonds and jewelry to market. And when
central  banks  need  to  issue  a  new  currency  to
replace  multiple  currencies  throughout  a  conti-
nent, they trust Brink’s.

The  Brink’s  advantage  as  the  only  global
company  in  the  industry  is  particularly  impor-
tant  to  customers  that  are  growing  globally. As
they  expand, Brink’s  customers  are  looking  for
multinational  outsourcing  partners  with  the
right  resources, the  best  technologies  and  the
most  experience. Customers  also  are  seeking
security  experts  with  solid  track  records  of
managing risk, especially in difficult times and in
uncertain environments.

Brink’s  is  the  clear  choice, and  does 
not take its leadership position for granted. The
company  continually  identifies, adopts  and
adapts best practices from around the world. It
combines the latest information technology with
time-honored  integrity  and  common  sense  to
improve and expand its services in anticipation of
customers’ needs.

Brink’s  strives  to  operate  in  the  safest 
manner possible to protect its employees and its
customers. Earning customer trust every day by
providing  the  best  possible  service  is  the  key  to
Brink’s ability to grow and prosper.

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The Brink’s name is synonymous with security and trust,

but a great reputation alone does not guarantee success.

The 37,500 men and women of Brink’s, Incorporated 

generated revenue of $1.6 billion in 2002 and are determined

to build upon the company’s proud legacy.

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Today, Brink’s Home Security is a $282 million revenue

company serving more than 760,000 residential and 

commercial customers in more than 100 markets throughout

North America. Brink’s Home Security’s 2,500 employees

are sharply focused on achieving customer satisfaction 

with each customer contact.

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Brink’s Home Security

Since its inception in 1983, Brink’s Home Security
has  been  dedicated  to  winning “Customers  for
Life” by  providing  customers  the  highest  stan-
dards in security and superior customer service.
Today, Brink’s Home Security is a $282 million
revenue  company  serving  more  than  760,000 
residential  and  commercial  customers  in  more
than  100  markets  throughout  North  America.
Brink’s Home Security’s focus on providing supe-
rior service continues to generate rapid growth.

Brink’s Home Security has grown organi-
cally  into  one  of
the  largest  home  security 
companies in the United States, a strategy that
has resulted in superior service for customers and
greater  value  for  shareholders, while  many  of
the  company’s  competitors  have  grown  by
acquisitions. As part of Brink’s Home Security’s
strategy, the  company  provides  superior service
through  its  advanced,
integrated  electronic
equipment, best-practice  procedures  and  com-
mitment to customer satisfaction. This home-grown
approach  also  has  allowed  the  company  to  build
relationships with customers with solid credit histories
who value high-quality service and are more likely
to remain “Customers For Life”.

Brink’s Home Security’s 2,500 employees are
sharply focused on achieving customer satisfaction
with each customer contact. The professionalism
of sales consultants, the skill of certified technicians,
and the thoroughness of the company’s customer-
care representatives have enabled Brink’s Home
Security to lead the industry in customer retention.
The  company’s  diligent  efforts  to  ensure
the  highest  quality  installation  standards  have
earned the company the prestigious Installation
Quality (IQ) Certification. Brink’s Home Security
is the only national security company to attain

this designation from the Installation Certification
Board, an  organization  of police, fire, insurance,
security, and state regulatory professionals.

The  company’s  state  of the  art  Customer
Monitoring  Center  in  Irving, Texas, was  recog-
nized for its exemplary customer care program by
Customer Interface Magazine. From this service
center, Brink’s  Home  Security  monitors  alarm
signals and responds to customer inquiries 24 hours
per day, seven days a week. The center, supported
by a  fully  redundant  back-up  site, was  built to
meet  the  exacting  standards  of Underwriters
Laboratories (UL), and it has achieved a UL listing
every year since the company’s inception.

Brink’s  Home  Security  continues  to  add
value to the Brink’s brand by finding new ways to
serve the needs of potential customers in different
segments  of the  market. The  company  works
closely with select major home builders to install
low-voltage  wiring  and  cabling  that  intercon-
nects  telephones, televisions, computers, sound
systems and home theaters – in addition to security
systems. Also, the  company  has  expanded  its 
services to apartment and condominium complexes,
where people have the same desire for reliable secu-
rity protection as single-family homeowners.

With  sales, installation  and  service  offices
in most major metropolitan areas of the United
States  and  western  Canada, Brink’s  Home
Security is well positioned to continue its growth.
The company will attract many new customers in
the years ahead without losing sight of its mission
to  win  “Customers  For  Life.” Brink’s  Home
Security employees know that every day presents
a  new  opportunity  to  earn  the  continued  trust
and loyalty of customers by providing a sense of
security, safety and well being.

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BAX Global, with revenues of $1.9 billion in 2002, maintains

a global transportation and logistics network with approximately

500 offices in 123 countries. From ocean forwarding and 

customs brokerage to expedited air freight, BAX Global’s

10,000 employees provide the full array of business-to-business

transportation and supply chain management services.

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BAX Global

When your customers include many of
the world’s top technology, health care,
and  industrial companies, you  must
achieve and maintain the highest stan-
dards  of  service. BAX  Global  meets
that challenge every day.

As a leading provider of interna-
tional freight transportation and supply
chain  management  services, BAX
Global, with revenues of $1.9 billion in
2002, enables its customers to quickly
and flexibly enter new global markets
while  reducing  their  overall  trans-
portation and logistics costs.

BAX  Global  maintains  a  global
transportation  and  logistics  network
with approximately 500 offices in 123
countries. From ocean forwarding and
customs  brokerage  to  expedited  air
freight, BAX Global provides the full
array  of business-to-business  trans-
portation and logistics services. At every
point in the process, from the customer’s
initial  call  to  freight  pickup  to  final
delivery, BAX Global’s 10,000 employees
provide outstanding customer service.
From the latest fashions headed
for  New  York  and  Paris  to  aircraft
parts  on  their  way  to  a  maintenance
hub, BAX Global specializes in trans-
porting cargo for customers who value
speed, reliability  and  high  levels  of
cost-efficient service.

BAX  Global  applies  the  latest
information technologies to gain com-
petitive advantages, and the company
shares  these  advantages  with  its  cus-
tomers. A  prime  example  is  MyBAX,
an extranet that empowers customers
to  track  shipments, manage  trans-
portation  costs  and  create  custom
reports based on their specific account
information. Domestic  shippers  in
North  America  can  manage  their
entire  transportation  and  logistics
process  online  –  booking  shipments,

getting  rate  quotes, preparing  ship-
ping labels and maintaining customer
and  product  data. 10,000  customers
have  registered  to  use  MyBAX  in  its
first 18 months of operation.

For  customers  who  need  special-
ized  levels  of
service, BAX  Global 
provides customized supply chain man-
agement  services, including  inventory
management  and  order  fulfillment
through  the  more  than  40  integrated
logistics facilities it operates worldwide.

Air Transport
International

platform. And AGCO Corporation, one
of the  world’s  largest  manufacturers,
designers  and  distributors  of agricul-
tural  equipment  has  chosen  BAX
Global as their Lead Logistics Provider
for  their  worldwide  supply  chain.
AGCO’s  products  are  sold  in  more
than 140 countries.

In 2002, BAX Global established
several other vendor hubs in Asia and

Air Transport International (ATI) offers a full range of worldwide contract

and charter services to air cargo entities, other airlines, major corporations, petroleum

services  companies, government  and  military  agencies  and  special  interest  customers. ATI’s  fleet  of 

re-engined DC8 70 series jet freighters is the primary provider of lift for BAX Global’s U.S. air network. These

fuel-efficient aircraft are capable of global as well as domestic flights.

ATI’s daily operations include such diverse activities as the movement of thoroughbred racehorses

from Europe and Asia to the U.S., field support of on-location movie productions, city to city transportation of

touring music and stage shows, relocation of rare animals for aquariums and zoos, and scheduled flights under

contract to the U.S. Government, flying personnel and supplies to remote locations around the world.

ATI is licensed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and is approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation

Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct worldwide cargo and passenger operations.

ATI manages its worldwide activities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from its headquarters in Little

Rock, Arkansas, with a team of 500 dedicated employees for whom safety, service, efficiency and value are

interwoven with all aspects of managing the airline. (cid:1)

BAX  Global’s  ability  to  supply  these
services almost anywhere in the world
is second to none as demand for inter-
national  supply  chain  management
services is increasing rapidly. Microsoft
Corporation  has  appointed  BAX  to
design, implement and manage inven-
tory  distribution  and  information
processes  to  improve  efficiencies  and
productivity from  suppliers  through
production  to  their  end  customers.
BAX provides supply chain services to
Microsoft’s OEM Hardware Group in five
locations on three continents utilizing a
single Warehouse Management System

the United States and new supply chain
management operations in Europe and
South America. The company is also well
positioned  to  benefit  from  growth  of
manufacturing operations in China.

Its global presence, mode-neutral
transportation  network  and  logistics
expertise make BAX Global a formidable
competitor  in  the  freight  transporta-
tion  and  supply  chain  management
industry. But  BAX  Global’s  most
important advantage is its employees’
unwavering commitment to providing
the best possible customer service.

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The Pittston Company

2002 
Financial Review

FINANCIAL REVIEW    
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Table of Contents 
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Management's Discussion and Analysis.................................2 

Statement of Management Responsibility..........................37 

Independent Auditors' Report.............................................38 

Consolidated Balance Sheets................................................39 

Consolidated Statements of Operations.............................40 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss..............42 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity.............43 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows..............................44 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.......................45 

Selected Financial Data.........................................................78 

Board of Directors and Senior Management......................80 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF    
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION    
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The Pittston Company (“Pittston”) has three primary operating segments within its “Business and Security Services” 
businesses: Brink’s, Incorporated (“Brink’s”), Brink’s Home Security, Inc. (“BHS”) and BAX Global Inc. (“BAX Global”).  The 
fourth operating segment is Other Operations, which consists of Pittston’s gold, timber and natural gas operations.  The 
Company also has significant assets and liabilities associated with its former coal operations and expects to have significant 
ongoing expenses and cash outflows related to former coal operations in the future.  Pittston and its subsidiaries are 
referred to herein as the “Company.”   

During 2002, the Company completed its planned exit of the coal business by selling or shutting down its remaining coal 
operations.  The results of operations of the Company’s former coal operations have been reported as discontinued 
operations for all years reported.  The Company defines certain of the liabilities associated with its former coal operations 
as its “legacy” liabilities.  Information about the Company’s legacy liabilities is contained in several sections of 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis, including “Applications of Critical Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting 
Pronouncements,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Legacy Liabilities and Assets,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources – 
Significant Contractual Obligations” and “Results of Operations – Former Coal Operations.”  Disclosures in these sections 
discuss critical estimates used, provide a sensitivity analysis, reconcile the legacy liability components to U.S. generally 
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures and show five-year projections for estimated future payments and 
expense associated with the legacy liabilities. 

For the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company reported net income of $26.1 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, 
compared with $16.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for 2001 and a net loss of $256.6 million, or $5.12 per diluted 
share, in 2000.  

Net income in 2002 included $19.2 million ($12.5 million after tax) of impairment and other charges associated with the 
Company’s former coal business and $7.1 million ($5.0 million after tax) of impairment and other charges related to its 
gold mining and exploration interests.  Also included in 2002 net income was a charge of $42.9 million (after tax) related 
to the Company’s discontinued operations and $3.7 million (after tax) income related to a Stabilization Act compensation 
payment. 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS    
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

            Revenues           

Operating Profit (Loss) 

(In millions) 

Business Segments 
Business Segments
Business Segments
Business Segments

Brink’s 

BHS 

BAX Global 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2002 
    2002
20022002

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

2001 
2001
20012001

(%) 
(%)
(%)
(%)

1,579.9  
$$$$  1,579.9
1,579.9
1,579.9

1,536.3 

1,462.9 

282.4  
282.4
282.4
282.4

257.6 

238.1 

1,871.5  
1,871.5
1,871.5
1,871.5

1,790.1 

2,097.6 

  Business and Security Services 

3,733.8     
3,733.8
3,733.8
3,733.8

3,584.0 

3,798.6 

Other Operations 

42.942.942.942.9  

40.2 

35.5 

Former coal operations 
General corporate expense 

- 
---- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

3,776.7   3,624.2 
$$$$  3,776.7
3,776.7
3,776.7

3,834.1 

3333 

10101010 

5555 

4444 

7777 

---- 
---- 

4444 

2 

2001 

vs.   

2000 

(%) 

5 

8 

(15) 

(6) 

13 

- 
- 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

Years Ended December 31 

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

vs. 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2001 
2001
20012001

2000 

$$$$  96.196.196.196.1 

60.960.960.960.9 

17.617.617.617.6 

92.0 

54.9 

108.5    

54.3 

(27.6) 

(99.6) 

174.6 
174.6
174.6
174.6

119.3 

0.40.40.40.4 

(19.2)
(19.2) 
(19.2)
(19.2)
(23.1) 
(23.1)
(23.1)
(23.1)

7.6 

- 

63.2 

5.7 

- 

(19.3) 

(21.2)    

(5) 

132.7 
$$$$  132.7
132.7
132.7

107.6 

47.7 

(%) 
(%)
(%)
(%)

(%) 

4444 

11111111 

NMNMNMNM 

46464646 

(95(95(95(95)))) 

NMNMNMNM 

(20(20(20(20)))) 

23232323 

(15) 

1 

72 

89 

33 

- 

9 

126 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income in 2001 included a charge of $29.2 million 
(after tax) reflecting adjustments to the estimated loss 
on disposition of the discontinued operations.  Results in 
2000 included a $207.3 million loss (after tax) from 
discontinued operations, a $52.0 million (after tax) 
charge to record the cumulative effect of an accounting 
change and a $35.7 million (after tax) restructuring 
charge. 

Revenue from continuing operations in 2002 increased 
primarily due to higher BAX Global air export volumes 
from Asia-Pacific, largely due to improved economic 
conditions in that region.  In addition, revenue increased 
in 2002 at Brink’s and BHS. Operating profit increased in 
2002 due to improved operating performance in the 

rink’s    
BBBBrink’s
rink’s
rink’s

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Company’s business and security services segments, 
particularly at BAX Global, partially offset by the charges 
related to the Company’s former coal operations and 
gold mining and exploration interests. 

Revenue from continuing operations in 2001 decreased 
compared to 2000 primarily due to lower volumes at BAX 
Global resulting from weak economic conditions. 
Operating profit in 2000 included a pretax $57.5 million 
restructuring charge at BAX Global (see discussion 
below). In 2001, improved operating performance at 
BAX Global (even after excluding the 2000 restructuring 
charge) was partially offset by a decrease in operating 
profit at Brink’s.

2222002002002002 

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

2001    
2001
20012001

(%)    
(%)
(%)
(%)

2222 

3333 

3333 

23232323 

((((11)11)11)11) 

4444 

2001 

vs.   

2000 

(%)    

6 

4 

5 

(24) 

(6) 

(15) 

2222   

NMNMNMNM    

11111111   

3 

5 

(4) 

(In millions, except percentages) 

2002 
  2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Years Ended December 31 

$$$$    

694.9 
694.9
694.9
694.9

885.0 
885.0
885.0
885.0

$$$$    

1,579.9 
1,579.9
1,579.9
1,579.9

680.3 

856.0 

1,536.3 

642.4 

820.5 

1,462.9 

Revenues 
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues

North America (a) 

International 

Profit    
perating Profit
OOOOperating 
Profit
Profit
perating 
perating 

North America (a) 

International 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

52.252.252.252.2 

43.43.43.43.9999 

96.196.196.196.1 

 (in percentages)    
rating Margin (in percentages)
OpeOpeOpeOperating Margin
 (in percentages)
 (in percentages)
rating Margin
rating Margin

North America (a) 

International 

Total 

Depreciation and amortization,  

  excluding goodwill amortization 

$$$$ 

Goodwill amortization 

Capital expenditures 

(a)  Comprises U.S. and Canada. 

(%) 
(%)
(%)
(%)

7.57.57.57.5    

5.05.05.05.0    

6666.1.1.1.1    

61.361.361.361.3    

N/AN/AN/AN/A    

77779.39.39.39.3 

55.5 

53.0 

108.5 

(%)    

8.6 

6.5 

7.4 

58.2 

2.0 

73.9 

42.4 

49.6 

92.0 

(%) 

6.2 

5.8 

6.0 

60.1 

2.1 

71.3 

3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
    
    
         
    
    
    
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
    
    
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
 
Comparison of 2002 and 2001 
Brink’s revenues increased in both North America and 
International operations, and although operating profit 
increased in North America, operating profit was lower 
in the International operations, primarily due to lower 
operating profits in South America.   

Revenue increases from North American operations in 
2002 were primarily related to increased currency 
processing and armored transportation activities (which 
includes ATM services).  Operating profit increased in 
2002 primarily due to improved performance in U.S. 
Global Services and, to a lesser extent, armored 
transportation operations and currency processing. 

Revenues from International operations in 2002 
increased 5% over 2001 excluding the effects of changes 
in foreign currency exchange rates.  International 
revenues in 2002 decreased a net $14 million due to 
changes in exchange rates as South American currencies 
weakened relative to the U.S. dollar while most 
European currencies strengthened.  Revenues in Europe 
reflected increased volumes in armored transportation, 
ATM servicing, currency processing and Global Services 
operations.  South American revenues in 2002 were 
negatively impacted by the continuing effects of difficult 
economic and operating conditions. 

The decrease in International operating profit was 
primarily due to lower results in South America, which 
more than offset improved results in Asia-Pacific and 
Europe.  Lower operating profits in South America 
reflect the previously mentioned difficult economic and 
operating conditions, which are expected to continue 
into 2003.  Absent improvement in such conditions, 
management expects lower year-over-year performance 
in the first half of 2003. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Europe’s operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2001 
and the first quarter of 2002 were higher as a result of 
nonrecurring euro-related processing and transportation 
work, and in 2002, by the transportation and processing 
work associated with the final return of the legacy 
currencies.  The first nine months of 2001 reflected 
upfront costs associated with preparations for the euro 
work, and results throughout 2002 reflected higher than 
normal labor expenses as staffing levels remained high 
following the euro work performed in the first half of 
the year.  Brink’s incurred severance expense associated 
with a reduction in staffing levels in Germany in the 
second half of 2002.  Brink’s expects to further reduce 
staffing levels in Europe in 2003 and incur additional 
severance expense.  European operating performance 
reflected higher volume and operational improvements 
in certain countries despite softness in European 
economies.  Such softness has continued into 2003.    

Asia-Pacific operating profits in 2002 were well above 
the prior year, reflecting higher pricing in Australia.  
International operating profits for 2001 included 
approximately $2 million of pretax gains on the sale of 
two non-strategic international affiliates.  

Brink’s North American operating results in 2003 are 
expected to be adversely affected by approximately $10 
million higher pension expense for its primary U.S. 
pension plan due to the effects of unfavorable returns 
on plan assets over the last three years and a lower 
discount rate used to determine projected benefit 
obligations. 

4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparison of 2001 and 2000 
Brink’s worldwide consolidated revenues increased $73.4 
million (5%) in 2001 as compared to 2000.  This increase 
was attributable to both the North America and 
International operations and was partially offset by the 
impact of the stronger U.S. dollar relative to 2000.  
Brink’s 2001 operating profit of $92.0 million 
represented a 15% decrease from 2000, with decreases 
in both the North America and International regions.  
Operating profit in 2000 benefited from a $4.9 million 
settlement associated with an insurance recovery related 
to a prior year’s robbery loss.   

Revenues and operating profit from North American 
operations in 2001 increased $37.9 million and decreased 
$13.1 million, respectively, from 2000.  The 6% increase 
in revenues for 2001 primarily related to higher revenues 
from armored car operations, which includes ATM 
services.  Excluding the $4.9 million gain in 2000 from an 
insurance settlement related to a prior year’s robbery 
loss, operating profit decreased 16% in 2001 primarily 
due to increased employee benefits, particularly for  
medical benefits and workers’ compensation costs, all 
risk costs, higher operating losses incurred by the Global 
Services business in the U.S. (partly due to lower volumes 
and higher transportation costs) and a downturn in 
performance of the armored car business in Canada due 
to the loss of certain customer contracts and the effects 
of a labor dispute during the first nine months of 2001.  

Revenues and operating profit from International 
operations in 2001 increased $35.5 million and decreased 
$3.4 million, respectively, from 2000. International 
revenues in 2001 were reduced by approximately $50 
million as a result of the year-over-year strengthening of 
the U.S. dollar relative to certain local currencies, 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

primarily in Latin America and, to a lesser extent, 
Europe. Excluding these foreign currency effects, 
International revenues increased 10%, primarily due to 
operations in Europe and, to a lesser extent, Latin 
America and Asia-Pacific. The increase in Europe 
reflected revenues associated with armored car services 
performed under contracts with central banks and other 
banks to distribute the euro currency throughout 
Europe, as well as increased volumes in armored 
transportation, ATM servicing, currency processing and 
air courier operations. Increases in Latin America 
(excluding foreign currency effects) were primarily due 
to higher revenues in Brazil and Venezuela. 

The net decrease in International operating profit was 
due to lower results in Latin America which more than 
offset improved results in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Lower 
operating profits in Latin America reflected severe 
pricing competition and unfavorable exchange rate 
effects in Brazil as well as high labor costs and 
deteriorating economic conditions in Argentina. 
Improved results in Europe included the higher margin 
euro transportation and distribution work as well as 
volume increases in armored transportation, ATM 
services and currency processing. Revenues and 
operating profits for euro transportation and 
distribution were primarily earned during the fourth 
quarter of 2001. Operating results in the United 
Kingdom were well below the prior year primarily due 
to costs associated with expansion into the ATM 
business, a decline in air courier volumes and reduced 
armored transportation business. International 
operating profits for 2001 benefited from approximately 
$2 million of pretax gains on the sale of the Company’s 
investments in two non-strategic international affiliates. 

5 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Brink’s Home Security 
Brink’s Home Security
Brink’s Home Security
Brink’s Home Security

(Dollars in millions, 

Years Ended December 31 

subscriber data in thousands) 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Revenueseseses 
Revenu
Revenu
Revenu

$$$$    

282.4 
282.4
282.4
282.4

257.6 

238.1 

Operating profit    
Operating profit
Operating profit
Operating profit

Recurring services (a) 

Investment in new subscribers (b) 

109.5 
109.5
109.5
109.5

(48.6) 
(48.6)
(48.6)
(48.6)

$$$$    

60.960.960.960.9 

100.9 

(46.0) 

54.9 

96.4 

(42.1) 

54.3 

n percentages)    
Operating Margin    (i(i(i(in percentages)
Operating Margin
n percentages)
n percentages)
Operating Margin
Operating Margin

21.621.621.621.6%%%%    

21.3% 

22.8% 

Monthly recurring revenues (c)    

$$$$    

Annualized disconnect rate 

Number of subscribers: 

  Beginning of period 

Installations 

  Disconnects 

  End of period 

  Average 

21.121.121.121.1 

7.1%7.1%7.1%7.1% 

713.5 
713.5
713.5
713.5

105.8 
105.8
105.8
105.8

(52.6) 
(52.6)
(52.6)
(52.6)

766.7 
766.7
766.7
766.7

739.0 
739.0
739.0
739.0

19.2 

7.6% 

675.3 

90.9 

(52.7) 

713.5 

  693.5 

18.0 

7.6% 

643.3 

82.0 

(50.0) 

675.3 

659.8 

Depreciation and amortization (d) 

$$$$ 

43.943.943.943.9 

36.8 

32.0 

Impairment charges from subscriber  

  disconnects 

Amortization of deferred revenue 

Net cash deferrals on new subscribers (e)           

Capital expenditures 

$$$$ 

32.332.332.332.3 

((((22223.93.93.93.9)))) 

9.49.49.49.4 

86.986.986.986.9 

33.8 

(23.9) 

12.1 

81.3 

30.1 

(20.6) 

13.1 

74.5 

2002 
2002
20022002

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

2001 
2001
20012001

(%)    
(%)
(%)
(%)

10101010 

9999 

(6)(6)(6)(6) 

11111111 

16161616 

---- 

7777 

7777 

19191919 

(4)(4)(4)(4) 

---- 

(22(22(22(22))))    

7777 

2001 

vs. 

2000 

(%)    

8 

5 

(9) 

1 

11 

(5) 

6 

5 

15 

12 

16 

(8) 

9 

(a)  Reflects monthly operating profit generated from the existing subscriber base plus the amortization of deferred revenues less the amortization of 

deferred subscriber acquisition costs (primarily direct selling expenses). 

(b)  Primarily marketing and selling expenses, net of the deferral of direct selling expenses, incurred in the acquisition of new subscribers.  

(c)  Calculated based on the number of subscribers at period end multiplied by the average fee per subscriber received in the last month of the period for 
contractual monitoring and maintenance services. The amortization of deferred revenues is excluded. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures”. 

(d)  Includes amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition costs of $6.6 million, $5.8 million and $5.3 million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

(e)  Consists of nonrefundable payments received from customers for new installations for which revenue recognition has been deferred, net of payments for 
direct selling costs for which expense recognition has been deferred.    The amount is equal to “Deferred subscriber acquisition costs” and “Deferred 
revenue from new subscribers” as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 

Operating profit comprises recurring services minus the 
cost of the investment in new subscribers. Recurring 
services reflects the monthly monitoring and service 
earnings generated from the existing subscriber base and  

the amortization of deferred revenues and deferred 
direct costs from installations. Impairment charges from 
subscriber disconnects and depreciation and 
amortization expenses are charged to recurring services.   

6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurring services is affected by changes in the average 
monitoring fee per subscriber, the amount of 
operational costs including depreciation, the size of the 
subscriber base and the level of subscriber disconnect 
activity. Investment in new subscribers is the net expense 
(primarily marketing and selling expenses) incurred in 
adding to the subscriber base every year.  

Police departments in two major western U.S. cities do 
not respond to calls from alarm companies unless an 
emergency has been visually verified.  If more police 
departments in the future refuse to respond to calls from 
alarm companies without visual verification, this could 
have an adverse effect on future results of operations for 
BHS. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The amount of such investment charged to income may 
be influenced by several factors, including the growth 
rate of new subscriber installations and the level of costs 
incurred in attracting new subscribers. As a result, 
increases in the rate of investment (the addition of new 
subscribers) may have a negative effect on current 
segment operating profit but a positive impact on long-
term operating profit, cash flow and economic value. 

Comparison of 2002 and 2001 
Revenues increased 10% in 2002 primarily due to a 7% 
larger average subscriber base, as well as higher average 
monitoring rates, higher revenues from home builders 
and higher service revenues.  These factors also 
contributed to a 10% increase in monthly recurring 
revenues as measured at year end.  Installations in 2002 
were 16% higher than in 2001, primarily as a result of 
successful marketing efforts and new distribution 
channels. 

Operating profit for 2002 increased 11% as higher profit 
from recurring services was partially offset by an 
increased investment in new subscribers.  Higher profit 
from recurring services was due to increased monitoring 
and service revenues resulting from a larger average 
subscriber base and 4% lower impairment charges 
reflecting a lower disconnect rate, partially offset by 
increased depreciation from the larger number of 
security systems and higher monitoring costs.  Investment 
in new subscribers increased only 6% on 16% higher 
installations during 2002, reflecting more effective 
marketing and installation efforts and the use of new 
distribution channels.  The Company believes the 
improvement in the 2002 annualized disconnect rate of 
7.1% over the 7.6% of 2001 was due primarily to the 
effects of higher credit standards established for new 
customers in recent years. 

BHS’s operating results in 2003 are expected to be 
adversely affected by approximately $1 million higher 
pension expense for its primary U.S. pension plan, due to 
the effects of unfavorable returns on plan assets over the 
last three years and a lower discount rate used to 
determine projected benefit obligations. 

Comparison of 2001 and 2000 
Revenues for BHS increased 8% in 2001 versus 2000, 
primarily due to the 5% growth in the average 
subscriber base.  Monthly recurring revenues, measured 
at year end, grew 7% from 2000 to 2001 as the 
subscriber base grew 6% from year end to year end.  
Installations in 2001 were 11% higher than in 2000 and 
disconnects were 5% higher in 2001 compared to 2000 
on the higher subscriber base as the disconnect rate 
stayed the same. 

Segment operating profit for 2001 grew by $0.6 million 
to $54.9 million as subscriber volume-related growth in 
recurring services was partially offset by increased field 
service costs and the $3.9 million increase (9%) in the 
investment in new subscribers (the number of 
installations increased 11% in 2001 versus 2000). 

2000 Accounting Change 
BHS defers all new installation revenue and the portion 
of the new installation costs deemed to be direct costs of 
subscriber acquisition. Such revenues and costs are 
amortized over the expected term of the relationship 
with the subscriber.  

BHS accounted for the adoption of Staff Accounting 
Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial 
Statements,” as a change in accounting principle, 
effective January 1, 2000.  The Company recorded a 
noncash, pretax charge of $84.7 million ($52.0 million 
after tax) in 2000 to reflect the cumulative effect of the 
change in accounting principle on years prior to 2000.

7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Global    
BAXBAXBAXBAX Global
 Global
 Global

(In millions) 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Years Ended December 31 

Revenues    
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues

Americas  

International  

Eliminations/other 

 (Loss)    
Operating Profit (Loss)
Operating Profit
 (Loss)
 (Loss)
Operating Profit
Operating Profit

Americas (a) 

International (a) 

Corporate and other   

$$$$    

989.9 
989.9
989.9
989.9

951.7 
951.7
951.7
951.7

(70.1)))) 
(70.1
(70.1
(70.1

1,871.5    
$$$$     1,871.5
1,871.5
1,871.5

$$$$ 

(15.1) 
(15.1)
(15.1)
(15.1)

43.843.843.843.8 

(11.1) 
(11.1)
(11.1)
(11.1)

$$$$ 

17.617.617.617.6 

n percentages)    
argin    (i(i(i(in percentages)
Operating Margin
Operating M
n percentages)
n percentages)
argin
argin
Operating M
Operating M

(%) 
(%)
(%)
(%)

Americas 

International 

Total 

Depreciation and amortization,  

  excluding goodwill amortization 

$$$$    

Goodwill amortization 

Capital expenditures 

((((1.5)1.5)1.5)1.5) 

4.64.64.64.6 

0.10.10.10.1 

44.444.444.444.4    

N/AN/AN/AN/A 

27.127.127.127.1 

1,008.1 

845.0 

(63.0) 

1,790.1    

1,236.6 

917.3 

(56.3) 

2,097.6 

(46.0) 

35.6 

(17.2) 

(27.6) 

(%) 

(4.6) 

4.2 

(1.5) 

49.4 

7.4 

33.1 

(96.2) 

33.2 

(36.6) 

(99.6) 

(%) 

(7.8) 

3.6 

(4.7) 

53.8 

7.5 

60.1 

Intra U.S. revenue 

$$$$    

445.4    
445.4
445.4
445.4

457.3 

604.6 

Worldwide expedited freight services: 

  Revenues 

  Weight in pounds 

1,452.4 
$$$$     1,452.4
1,452.4
1,452.4

1,559.3    
1,559.3
1,559.3
1,559.3

1,427.2 

1,453.4 

1,724.2 

1,764.9 

2002 
2002
20022002

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

2001 
2001
20012001

(%)    
(%)
(%)
(%)

(2)(2)(2)(2) 

11113333 

(11) 
(11)
(11)
(11)

5555 

67676767 

23232323 

35353535 

  NMNMNMNM    

(10) 
(10)
(10)
(10)

NMNMNMNM 

(18(18(18(18)))) 

(3)(3)(3)(3) 

2222 

7777 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

2001 

vs. 

2000 

(%)    

(18) 

(8) 

(12) 

(15) 

52 

7 

53 

72 

(8) 

(1) 

(45) 

(24) 

(17) 

(18) 

(a)  Operating loss includes restructuring charges in 2000 of $54.6 million for Americas and $2.9 million for International. 

BAX Global operates throughout most of the world. The 
Americas includes operations in the U.S., Latin America 
and Canada; International includes BAX Global’s Atlantic 
and Asia-Pacific operating regions. Each region includes 
both expedited and non-expedited freight services. Non-
expedited freight services primarily include deferred 
delivery freight shipments, supply chain management 
and ocean freight services. Revenues and profits are 
shared among the origin and destination countries on 
most export volumes.  

BAX Global’s U.S. business, the region with the largest 
export and domestic volume, significantly affects the 
results of BAX Global’s worldwide expedited freight 
services. 

8 

In addition, BAX Global’s operations include an 
international customs brokerage business as well as a 
federally certificated airline, Air Transport International 
(“ATI”). ATI’s results include the results of charter air 
service and are included in the Americas region. 
Eliminations/other revenues primarily include 
intercompany revenue eliminations on shared services. 
Corporate and other operating profit (loss) primarily 
consists of global support costs including global 
information technology costs and, in 2001 and 2000, 
goodwill amortization.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparison of 2002 and 2001 
The 5% increase in BAX Global’s worldwide operating 
revenues in 2002 as compared to 2001 was attributable 
to the addition of new business and economic recovery 
in Asia-Pacific. Worldwide operating profit in 2002 
improved $45.2 million, primarily reflecting the benefit 
of ongoing efforts in the Americas to better align 
transportation costs and operating expenses with market 
demands and economic conditions, and the volume 
improvement in Asia-Pacific. 

Americas revenues decreased 2% in 2002 as compared to 
2001 due to a lower volume of domestic and outbound 
international expedited airfreight services associated 
with the continuing weak economies in the U.S. and 
Europe.  Americas 2002 revenues from charter activity 
were $15 million higher than 2001. 

Despite the reduction in revenues, the operating loss in 
the Americas was reduced by 67% in 2002 as compared 
to 2001.  The improvement was primarily due to 
reductions in Americas transportation costs.  Costs per 
pound shipped in 2002 decreased as compared to 2001 as 
a result of fleet reductions undertaken during 2001 and 
an increased use of ground transportation.  Recent 
increases in carrier rates on export shipments and higher 
employee benefit costs are expected to increase costs in 
2003.  ATI is renegotiating most of its aircraft leases and, 
if successful, expects further reductions in transportation 
costs in 2003 as a result of more favorable lease terms. 

In 2002, International revenues increased 13% and 
operating profit increased 23% as compared to 2001. 
The increases were primarily due to improved economic 
conditions and new business in several Asia-Pacific 
countries which resulted in increased air export volumes 
to the U.S., primarily associated with the high technology 
industry.  In addition, a port dispute on the West Coast 
of the U.S. resulted in a higher volume of air export 
freight from Asia-Pacific during the fourth quarter of 
2002.  Margins on such shipments were lower due to 
higher airline transportation costs, not all of which were 
passed on to customers.  In the Atlantic region, low 
export and import air-freight volumes and lower prices 
caused by the continuing weak European economy 
resulted in a decrease in revenues and operating profit 
for 2002 as compared to 2001.  The Company expects this 
weakness to continue into 2003. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The decrease in Corporate and other expenses in 2002 as 
compared to 2001 was primarily due to the amortization 
of goodwill in 2001 ($7.4 million).  See Note 1 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

BAX Global’s operating results in 2003 are expected to 
be adversely affected by approximately $5 million higher 
pension expense for its primary U.S. pension plan, due to 
the effects of unfavorable returns on plan assets over 
the last three years and a lower discount rate used to 
determine projected benefit obligations.   

Comparison of 2001 and 2000 
The 15% decrease in BAX Global’s worldwide operating 
revenues in 2001 as compared to 2000 was attributable 
to both the Americas and International regions. 
Worldwide operating loss in 2001 was $27.6 million, 
compared to $99.6 million in 2000. The 2000 operating 
loss included a restructuring charge of $57.5 million 
(discussed below). 

Revenues in the Americas decreased $228.5 million (18%) 
in 2001 compared to 2000 as a result of lower demand 
for expedited freight primarily caused by weak economic 
conditions during 2001, particularly in the U.S. and Asia. 
Domestic expedited volumes and yields in 2001 declined 
over the prior year.  Results in 2000 for the Americas 
included a restructuring charge of $54.6 million 
(discussed below), a bad debt provision related to one 
customer of $4.5 million and a charge of approximately 
$4 million relating to the decision to terminate a logistics 
contract due to inadequate operating returns. Beginning 
in 2001, certain U.S.-based logistics revenues and costs 
were refocused from a global to a largely Americas role, 
resulting in certain revenues and costs that were 
classified as Corporate and other during 2000 being 
classified within the Americas results in 2001. Corporate 
and other expense in 2000 included $7.1 million of such 
costs. Excluding the effects of the above-mentioned 2000 
charges and the effects of the change in allocation, the 
Americas operating loss in 2001 increased $5.8 million 
over 2000.  Although lower freight volume reduced 
revenues significantly, the effect on operating profit of 
the lower volume was largely offset by cost savings 
associated with the 2000 restructuring plan and ongoing 
cost reduction efforts. 

9 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In 2001, International revenues decreased $72.3 million 
(8%) and operating profit increased $2.4 million (7%) as 
compared to 2000. The decrease in revenues was 
primarily a result of weak economic conditions during 
2001 in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific. Results for the Atlantic 
region in 2000 included a $2.9 million restructuring 
charge (see discussion below). Although International 
operating profit in 2001 was impacted by lower export 
volumes from the Asia-Pacific region, cost savings from 
the previously mentioned 2000 restructuring plan and 
continuing efforts to reduce overhead costs resulted in 
essentially flat profit performance from 2000 to 2001 
despite the decline in revenue. 

The decrease in 2001 eliminations/other revenue was 
largely due to the refocusing of certain U.S.-based 
logistics revenues from a global to an Americas role.  

Eliminations/other revenue in 2000 included $5.8 million 
of these logistics revenues. Such revenues in 2001 are 
included within the Americas. Corporate and other 
expense for 2001 decreased $19.4 million as compared to 
2000. The improvement was primarily due to lower 
global administrative expenses stemming from cost 
control efforts, as well as the reclassification of the U.S.-
based logistics costs noted above. Corporate and other 
expense included goodwill amortization of $7.4 million 
in 2001 and $7.5 million in 2000.  

2000 Restructuring Plan 
BAX Global finalized a restructuring plan in 2000 aimed 
at reducing the capacity and cost of its airlift capabilities 
in the U.S. as well as reducing station operating 
expenses, sales, general and administrative costs in the 
Americas and Atlantic regions. The actions taken 
included: 

• 

• 

• 

The removal of ten planes from the fleet, nine of 
which were dedicated to providing lift capacity in 
BAX Global’s commercial cargo system. 
The closure of nine operating stations and 
realignment of domestic operations. 
The reduction of employee-related costs through the 
elimination of approximately 300 full-time positions 
including aircraft crew and station operating, sales 
and business unit overhead positions. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

In addition, certain Atlantic region operations were 
streamlined in order to reduce overhead costs and 
improve overall performance in that region. The Atlantic 
region planned restructuring efforts involved severance 
costs and station closing costs in the UK, Denmark, Italy 
and South Africa. Approximately 50 positions were 
eliminated, most of which were positions at or above 
manager level. 

The following is a summary of the 2000 restructuring 
charges: 

(In millions) 

Americas  Atlantic 
Region 

Region  BAX Global 

Total 

Fleet related charges 

$  49.7 

Severance costs 

Station and other closure costs  

1.1 

3.8 

Restructuring charge 

$  54.6 

- 

1.2 

1.7 

2.9 

49.7 

2.3 

5.5 

57.5 

Approximately $45.2 million of the restructuring charge 
was noncash and approximately $0.3 million of the 
charge was paid in 2000. The following analyzes the 
changes in the remaining liabilities for such costs: 

(In millions) 

Fleet 
Charges 

Station 
and 

Severance  Other  Total 

December 31, 2000 

$  6.6 

Adjustments 

Payments 

December 31, 2001 

Payments 

0.6 

(5.1) 

2.1 

(2.1) 

December 31, 2002 

$ 

- 

2.0 

(0.4) 

(1.5) 

0.1 

(0.1) 

- 

3.4 

12.0 

(0.4) 

(0.9) 

(0.2) 

(7.5) 

2.1 

4.3 

(0.6) 

(2.8) 

1.5 

1.5 

The remaining accrual includes contractual commitments 
for facilities and is expected to be paid by the end of 
2007.  

The Company decreased its accrual for restructuring in 
2001 by a net $0.2 million as a result of changes in the 
estimate of certain liabilities. 

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2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations

During December 2002, the Company concluded its plan to sell or shut down its coal mining operations.  The Company 
recorded charges to both continuing operations and discontinued operations in 2002 related to its former coal operations. 

Continuing Operations 
The proposed sale of the Company’s remaining West Virginia coal operations and reserves did not occur in the fourth 
quarter 2002 as planned.  The Company shut down its West Virginia coal mining operations prior to the end of 2002 and is 
no longer operating as an active coal producer.  Residual assets have been reclassified by the Company as held and used 
and were tested for impairment on an individual property basis with a resulting net impairment loss of $14.1 million 
recorded within operating profit from continuing operations in 2002.  Prior to December 2002, the Company’s expectation 
was to sell the majority of the West Virginia assets as a group and, as such, these assets were not previously considered to 
be impaired.  The Company also accrued $5.1 million of future lease payments related to advance royalty agreements 
associated with properties it no longer believes will be transferred to purchasers. 

Ongoing Expenses Related to Legacy Liabilities 
After completing the disposal of its coal business, the Company has retained certain coal-related liabilities and related 
expenses.  Retained liabilities include obligations related to postretirement benefits for Company-sponsored plans, black 
lung benefits, reclamation and other costs related to idle (shut-down) mines which have been retained, Health Benefit Act, 
workers’ compensation claims and costs of withdrawal from multi-employer pension plans.  Expenses related to these 
liabilities have been reflected in the loss from discontinued operations through the disposal date.  Subsequent to the 
completion of the disposal process (for the period beginning January 1, 2003), adjustments to coal-related contingent 
liabilities will be reflected in discontinued operations, and expenses related to Company-sponsored pension and 
postretirement benefit obligations and black lung obligations will be reflected in continuing operations.  In addition, 
subsequent to the disposal date, the Company expects to have certain ongoing costs related to the administration of the 
retained liabilities and will report those costs in continuing operations. 

The following table reflects the Company’s current estimates of projected expenses for the next five years based on 
actuarial and operational assumptions as of December 31, 2002.  Such assumptions usually are adjusted annually and the 
actual amount of expense reported in future periods may be materially different than amounts presented below: 

(In millions) 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007    

Projected Expenses for the Years Ending December 31 (a) 

Company-sponsored coal-related postretirement  

  benefits other than pensions  

$ 

Black lung  

Pension 

Administrative and legal expenses  

49 

7 

1 

5-8 

49 

6 

3 

3-4 

49 

6 

7 

2-3 

50 

6 

9 

2-3 

50 

5 

7 

2-3 

Projected legacy expenses 

$ 

62-65 

61-62 

64-65 

67-68 

64-65 

(a)  Excludes operating lease payments, advance minimum royalty payments, property taxes and insurance related to assets that are projected to be sold.  

The timing of the sales and the amount of expenses each year of these assets is not determinable.  The above table does not include any potential future 
adjustments to contingent liabilities or assets. 

The above table does not include certain costs of assets 
expected to be sold.  Such costs may be significant in 
early 2003.  Further, administrative and other costs are 
expected to be incurred more heavily in early quarters of 
2003.   

The amounts to be ultimately recorded in 2004 and later 
years will be dependent on many factors, including  

inflation in health care and other costs, discount rates, 
the market value of pension plan assets, the number of 
participants in various benefit programs, the number of 
idle mine sites ultimately transferred and the timing of 
such transfers, and the amount of administrative costs 
needed to manage the retained liabilities. 

11 

 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discontinued Operations 
Proceeds received from the sales transactions in 2002 
approximated $88 million including cash of $42 million, 
notes receivable of $8 million (six-month term), $16 
million representing the present value of royalties (five-
year term, $20 million total payments), and liabilities 
assumed by the purchasers of approximately $22 million. 

proceeds to be received and changes in the expected 
values of assets and liabilities through the anticipated 
dates of sale or shutdown.  A $13.2 million reversal of 
the previously estimated loss on sale was recorded 
during 2002 to reflect the final adjustment based on the 
actual proceeds and values of assets and liabilities at the 
dates of sale.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The assets disposed of primarily included operations 
including coal reserves, property, plant and equipment, 
the Company’s economic interest in Dominion Terminal 
Associates (“DTA”) and inventory.  Certain liabilities, 
primarily reclamation costs related to properties disposed 
of, were assumed by the purchasers. 

The losses from discontinued operations in the 
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were 
as follows: 

(In millions) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Pretax loss from the operations of  

the discontinued segment 

$$$$ 

Income tax benefit 

Loss from the operations of the  

  discontinued segment, after tax 

---- 

---- 

---- 

- 

- 

- 

(32.4) 

(14.2) 

(18.2) 

Loss on the disposal 

Operating losses during 

13.13.13.13.2222 

(15.9) 

(85.9) 

the disposal period 

(28.1))))    
(28.1
(28.1
(28.1

(22.2) 

(45.0) 

Health Benefit Act liabilities and 

  curtailment of benefit plans  

(24.0) 
  (24.0)
(24.0)
(24.0)

(8.0) 

(163.3) 

Withdrawal liabilities 

(26.8) 
     (26.8)
(26.8)
(26.8)

(8.2) 

- 

Pretax loss on the disposal 

  of the discontinued segment 

(65.7) 
     (65.7)
(65.7)
(65.7)

(54.3) 

(294.2) 

Income tax benefit 

(22.8) 
(22.8)
(22.8)
(22.8)

(25.1) 

(105.1) 

Loss on the disposal of the 

  discontinued segment, after tax 

(42.9) 
(42.9)
(42.9)
(42.9)

(29.2) 

(189.1) 

Loss from discontinued  

  operations 

(42.9)    
$$$$     (42.9)
(42.9)
(42.9)

(29.2) 

(207.3) 

Loss on the Disposal 
During 2000, an estimated loss of $85.9 million was 
recorded to reflect the difference between expected 
proceeds and the carrying value of assets to be sold.   
During 2001, an estimated additional net loss of $15.9 
million was recorded to reflect changes in expected  

Operating Losses 
Discontinued Operations accounting required the accrual 
of expenses expected to be incurred through the end of 
the disposal period.  Accordingly, operating losses 
(including significant expenses the Company expects to 
retain and classify in continuing operations subsequent 
to the disposal date related to Company-sponsored 
pension and postretirement benefit obligations and 
black lung obligations) were recognized within 
discontinued operations in different periods than they 
would have been recorded if coal were a continuing 
operation.  Total recorded charges for Company-
sponsored pension and postretirement benefit 
obligations and black lung obligations were 
approximately $2 million, $53 million and $48 million in 
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  The year 2000 
included expenses incurred in 2000 and those expected 
to be incurred in 2001, while 2001 (which included 
expenses expected to be incurred in 2002) included only 
one year of expenses.  The amount in 2002 represents 
the difference between the estimated amount of 
expenses relating to 2002 that were accrued in 2001 and 
the amount actually incurred in 2002.  The increase in 
the average amount of annual expense for 2002 
(recorded in 2001) versus prior years primarily resulted 
from the effects of actuarial assumption changes on 
postretirement medical and pension benefits. 

Estimated operating losses, including the above 
employee expenses, through the originally anticipated 
period of disposal of $45.0 million were recorded in 
2000.   

The Company increased the estimated operating losses in 
2001 by $22.2 million.  The $22.2 million increase 
included the effect of extending the anticipated period 
of disposal through the end of 2002, which resulted in 
$53 million of additional postretirement, pension, and 
black lung benefit expenses.  Also included in the $22.2 
million increase was a refund of $23.4 million (including 
interest) of Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”) 
received during 2001 and an accrual of $9.5 million for 
litigation settlements that were paid during early 2002. 

12 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company recorded an additional $28.1 million of 
operating losses during 2002, primarily reflecting worse-
than-expected price, volume and costs per ton of coal as 
a result of adverse coal market conditions during the 
year and the sale of coal operations and reserves in 2002. 

Health Benefit Act Liabilities and Curtailment of 
Benefit Plans 
In 2000, the Company recorded a $161.7 million liability 
for its obligations under the Coal Industry Retiree Health 
Benefit Act of 1992 (the “Health Benefit Act”).  In 2002 
and 2001, the Company recorded additional charges of 
$24.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively, to reflect 
changes in the estimates of the undiscounted liability.  
This liability will be adjusted in future periods as 
assumptions change.  

The $24.0 million of additional 2002 expense primarily 
resulted from the Company’s being able to obtain and 
use Company-specific information regarding the age of 
the beneficiaries covered by the Health Benefit Act 
rather than using averages relating to the entire 
population of beneficiaries covered, slightly higher per-
beneficiary health care premiums, and slightly lower 
mortality than was estimated at the end of 2001 for the 
plan year ended September 30, 2002. 

The $8.0 million additional 2001 expense was primarily 
the result of a higher number of assigned beneficiaries as 
of October 1, 2001 than was estimated at the end of 
2000.  The Combined Fund premium per beneficiary for 
the plan year beginning October 1, 2001 was essentially 
equal to that estimated at the end of 2000. 

During 2000, the Company also recorded a net 
curtailment loss of $1.6 million, comprising a $6.0 million 
net curtailment loss on the Company’s medical benefit 
plans and a $4.4 million net curtailment gain on the 
Company’s pension plans.  

Withdrawal Liabilities 
At December 31, 2001, the Company recorded estimated 
withdrawal liabilities for coal-related multi-employer 
pension plans of $8.2 million associated with its planned 
exit from the coal business.  At December 31, 2002, the 
Company increased the estimated liabilities by $26.8 
million to $35.0 million.   

The estimated liabilities at December 31, 2002 increased 
because the funded status of the multi-employer plans 
deteriorated as of the most recent measurement date.  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The actual withdrawal liability, if any, is subject to 
several factors, including funding and benefit levels of 
the plans as of annual measurement dates (June 30 each 
year) and the date that the Company is determined to 
have completely withdrawn from the plans.  Accordingly, 
the ultimate obligation could change materially. 

Income Taxes 
Income tax benefits attributable to the loss on the 
disposal of the discontinued segment include the 
benefits of percentage depletion generated from the 
active operations during the sale period. 

Operating Performance of Former Coal Operations 
Since estimated operating losses from the measurement 
date to the date of disposal of the former coal 
operations were recorded as part of the estimated loss 
on the disposal, actual operating results of operations 
during the disposal period are not included in 
Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period 
that they are earned.  The following table shows selected 
financial information for former coal operations during 
2002, 2001 and 2000.  

(In millions) 

Sales 

Operating loss  

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

$$$$ 

266.5 
266.5
266.5
266.5

384.0 

77.5)    
((((77.5)
77.5)
77.5)

(31.7) 

2000 

401.0 

(37.0) 

Sales in 2002 of $266.5 million for the Company’s former 
coal operations were $117.5 million lower than in 2001 
primarily due to a decrease in sales volume because of 
weak demand in the coal industry and the sale of coal 
operations and reserves in 2002.  The operating loss of 
$77.5 million in 2002 was $45.8 million higher than in 
2001, primarily due to the lower sales volumes, lower 
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”) refunds and 
higher benefit costs in 2002.  See “Liquidity and Capital 
Resources – Other Contingent Gains and Losses” for a 
discussion of FBLET refunds. 

Sales in 2001 for the discontinued coal operations 
decreased $17.0 million as compared to 2000, primarily 
due to a decrease in volumes, partially offset by higher 
realizations. The operating loss in 2001 of $31.7 million 
was $5.3 million lower than in 2000. Results in 2001 
included a pretax gain on the receipt of $23.4 million of 
FBLET refunds during the fourth quarter, partially offset 
by increased costs associated with difficult geological 
conditions, an accrual for litigation settlements of $9.5 
million as well as higher idle and closed mine costs. 

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Other Operations 
Other Operations
Other Operations
Other Operations

Other Operations comprises the Company’s gold, timber and natural gas operations. The Company expects to exit these 
activities to focus resources on its core Business and Security Services segments. The nature and timing of the exit and any 
interim actions could result in gains or losses material to operating results in one or more periods.

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Revenues 

Operating Profit (Loss) 

(In millions) 

Other Operations    
Other Operations
Other Operations
Other Operations

  Gold 

  Timber 

  Natural gas (a) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2001 
2001
20012001

$$$$     15.215.215.215.2 

20.920.920.920.9 

6.86.86.86.8 

$$$$     42.942.942.942.9 

14.6 

18.2 

7.4 

40.2 

16.6 

13.0 

5.9 

35.5 

(%)    
(%)
(%)
(%)

4444 

15151515 

(8)(8)(8)(8) 

7777 

2001 

vs. 

2000 

(%) 

40 

25 

13 

Years Ended December 31 

vs.vs.vs.vs. 

vs. 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2001 
2001
20012001

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

(12) 

(7.6) 
$$$$     (7.6)
(7.6)
(7.6)

(1.0) 

(2.7) 

(1.0) 
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)

9.09.09.09.0 

11.3 

$$$$     0.40.40.40.4 

7.6 

(%) 
(%)
(%)
(%)

(%) 

NMNMNMNM 

63636363 

(20) 
(20)
(20)
(20)

(95) 
(95)
(95)
(95)

38 

(69) 

27 

33 

(1.6) 

(1.6) 

8.9 

5.7 

(a)  Natural gas royalties are included within other operating income. 

Gold 
In the fourth quarter 2002, the Company entered into an 
agreement to negotiate the sale of its interests in its 
gold mining joint ventures to MPI Mines Ltd. (“MPI”), a 
publicly traded equity affiliate in which the Company has 
a minority interest, in exchange for additional shares of 
MPI and other consideration.  The transfer is contingent 
upon various factors.  The Company does not presently 
control MPI and does not expect to control MPI after the 
exchange.   

The 4% increase in revenues for the Company’s gold 
operations in 2002 resulted from an 8% stronger 
Australian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar, partially 
offset by a 4% decrease in the ounces of gold sold.  Gold 
prices in U.S. dollar terms were 8% higher in 2002 over 
2001, however Australian dollar gold prices were even 
with prior year due to the stronger Australian dollar.  
The 2002 operating loss reflected a $5.7 million 
impairment of long-lived assets and the recognition of 
$1.4 million of previously deferred losses on certain gold 
forward sales contracts.  The losses on these contracts, 
which had previously been accounted for as hedges, 
were recognized in earnings since the hedged 
transactions were no longer deemed probable as a result 
of the potential transfer of the Company’s interest in its 
joint ventures to MPI. 

Lower net sales for the Company’s gold operations 
during 2001 as compared to 2000 primarily resulted from 
a decrease in ounces of gold sold and a strong U.S. 
dollar, partially offset by higher gold realizations. The 
lower operating loss in 2001 as compared to 2000 
reflected the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar and higher 
gold realizations, partially offset by a reduction in sales 
and production volume.  In addition, the operating loss 
in 2000 included expenses of $0.4 million associated with 
the discontinuation of exploration activities in Nevada 
and a charge of $1.1 million relating to the impairment 
of an open pit project in Australia. 

Timber 
Revenues from the Company’s timber operations are 
primarily from the sale of wood chips, logs and lumber.  
Revenues for the Company’s timber operations were 
higher in 2002 as compared to 2001 primarily due to a 
95% increase in the volume of logs sold.  In addition, 
higher revenues in 2002 resulting from a 12% increase in 
the volume of wood chips sold were partially offset by a 
12% decrease in the volume of lumber sold.  The 
improved operating results in 2002 were primarily due to 
the higher revenues discussed above. 

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The increase in revenues from the Company’s timber 
operations in 2001 as compared to 2000 was primarily 
due to increased timber sales volumes, partially offset by 
a decline in lumber prices. The increase in operating loss 
for 2001 as compared to 2000 was largely the result of 
the lower lumber prices. 

Natural Gas 
The decrease in revenues and operating profit including 
royalty income from the Company’s natural gas 
operations in 2002 as compared to 2001 resulted from a 
7% reduction in natural gas prices and a 4% reduction in 
volumes sold.  Prices of natural gas increased in the 
fourth quarter of 2002 and were 15% higher than the 
third quarter of 2002. 

The increase in revenues and operating profit in 2001 
compared to 2000 resulted from higher natural gas 
prices and increases in productive assets. 

Foreign Operations    
Foreign Operations
Foreign Operations
Foreign Operations

A portion of the Company’s financial results is derived 
from activities in over 100 countries, each with a local 
currency other than the U.S. dollar. Because the financial 
results of the Company are reported in U.S. dollars, its 
results are affected by changes in the value of the 
various foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. 
Changes in exchange rates may also affect transactions 
which are denominated in currencies other than the 
functional currency. The diversity of foreign operations 
helps to mitigate a portion of the impact that foreign 
currency fluctuations in any one country may have on 
the translated results.  

Brink’s Venezuelan subsidiary was considered highly 
inflationary in 2000, 2001 and 2002, however Venezuela 
will no longer be treated as highly inflationary effective 
January 1, 2003.  The Company estimates that had 
Venezuela not been treated as highly inflationary 
effective January 1, 2002, revenues in 2002 would have 
decreased by $1.1 million and operating profit and 
pretax income would have increased by $2.4 million and 
$1.9 million, respectively.  It is possible that Venezuela 
may be considered highly inflationary again at some 
time in the future.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The Company is exposed to certain risks when it operates 
in highly inflationary economies, including the risk that 

• 

• 

• 

the rate of price increases for services will not 
keep pace with cost inflation, 

adverse economic conditions in the highly 
inflationary country may discourage business 
growth which could affect the demand for the 
Company’s services and; 

the devaluation of the currency may exceed the 
rate of inflation and reported U.S dollars 
revenues and profits may decline. 

The Company, from time to time, uses foreign currency 
forward contracts to hedge transactional risks associated 
with foreign currencies. (See “Market Risk Exposures” 
below.)   

The Company is also subject to other risks customarily 
associated with doing business in foreign countries, 
including labor and economic conditions, political 
instability, controls on repatriation of earnings and 
capital, nationalization, expropriation and other forms 
of restrictive action by local governments. The future 
effects, if any, of such risks on the Company cannot be 
predicted.   

Corporate Expenses 
Corporate Expenses
Corporate Expenses
Corporate Expenses

In 2002, general corporate expenses totaled $23.1 million 
compared with $19.3 million and $21.2 million in 2001 
and 2000, respectively.  Year-over-year variances 
primarily reflected lower employee-related costs in 2001. 

Interest Expense 
Interest Expense
Interest Expense
Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $9.3 million in 2002 and $11.0 
million in 2001 as compared to 2001 and 2000, 
respectively.  These decreases were primarily due to 
lower average borrowings and borrowing costs. 

Other Expense, Net 
Other Expense, Net
Other Expense, Net
Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, of $2.6 million in 2002 decreased 
from $6.7 million in 2001, primarily due to the receipt of 
$5.9 million in Stabilization Act compensation in 2002, 
partially offset by a $3.9 million gain on the sale of 
marketable securities in 2001.   

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Minority interest expense in 2002 decreased $3.6 million 
as compared to 2001.  Discounts and other fees 
associated with the sale of a revolving interest in certain 
of BAX Global’s accounts receivable decreased $2.4 
million as a result of lower borrowing costs of the 
conduit that purchased BAX Global’s accounts receivable.  
The discount on the sale of the receivables is based on its 
conduits’ borrowing costs. 

Other expense, net, of $6.7 million in 2001 increased 
from $3.9 million in 2000, primarily due to an increase of 
$3.4 million in discounts and other fees related to BAX 
Global’s accounts receivables (the securitization program 
began at the end of 2000) and a $3.2 million increase in 
minority interest expense, partially offset by a 2001 gain 
of $3.9 million on the sale of marketable securities.   

Income Taxes 
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes from continuing 
operations was greater than the statutory federal rate 
primarily due to the changes in valuation allowances 
($1.5 million in 2002, $1.3 million in 2001 and $1.8 
million in 2000) related to foreign deferred tax assets, 
and certain differences in foreign tax rates versus the 
statutory federal tax rate.  The 2002 effective tax rate 
was even with 2001, reflecting the reversal of certain 
accruals for U.S. tax contingencies in 2002, offset by the 
tax effects of the Company’s change in the method of 
accounting for goodwill (See Note 1 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements). 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

In 2001 and 2000, the provision for income taxes from 
continuing operations was greater than the statutory 
federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to goodwill 
amortization, partially offset by lower taxes on foreign 
income. In 2000, the $57.5 million BAX Global 
restructuring charge and lower consolidated pretax 
income caused non-deductible items (principally 
goodwill amortization) to be a more significant factor in 
calculating the effective tax rate. As a result of Coal  
Operations being reported as discontinued operations, 
the tax benefits of percentage depletion are not 
reflected in the effective tax rate of continuing 
operations. 

Based on the Company’s historical and future expected 
taxable earnings, management believes it is more likely 
than not that the Company will realize the benefit of the 
deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance, 
recorded at December 31, 2002. 

GAAP Measures    
Reconciliation of NonNonNonNon----GAAP Measures
Reconciliation of 
GAAP Measures
GAAP Measures
Reconciliation of 
Reconciliation of 

Monthly Recurring Revenues 

 (In millions) 

Monthly recurring  

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

revenues  (“MRR”) 

$$$$     21.121.121.121.1    

19.2 

18.0    

Amounts excluded from MRR: 

  Amortization of deferred revenue 

  Other revenues (a) 

Revenues (GAAP basis): 

  December 

2.02.02.02.0 

1111.2.2.2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

2.0 

0.6 

24.324.324.324.3 

22.6 

20.6 

January – November 

258.1 
  258.1
258.1
258.1

235.0 

217.5 

January – December 

282.4 
$$$$  282.4
282.4
282.4

257.6 

238.1 

(a)  Revenues that are not pursuant to monthly contractual billings. 

The Company believes the presentation of MRR is useful 
to investors because the measure is used to assess the 
amount of recurring revenues a home security business 
produces. 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES    
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Summary of cash flows before financing activities: 

(In millions) 

Operating activities    
Operating activities
Operating activities
Operating activities

Before changes in operating 

  assets and liabilities 

Changes in assets and  

liabilities 

Discontinued operations 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$     282828286666.6.6.6.6    

275.0 

275.5 

21212121....3333    

((((66.666.666.666.6)))) 

38.2 

6.9 

63.9    

30.4 

  Operating activities 

241.3    
     241.3
241.3
241.3

320.1 

369.8 

Investing activities    
Investing activities
Investing activities
Investing activities

Capital and aircraft heavy 

  maintenance expenditures 

(235.2) 
  (235.2)
(235.2)
(235.2)

(208.6) 

(264.9) 

Proceeds from disposition of 

  assets and investments 

Other 

Discontinued operations 

48.048.048.048.0 

(1.5) 
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.5)

(19.7)7)7)7) 
(19.
(19.
(19.

9.3 

(14.7) 

(11.1) 

4.1 

(5.5)  

(7.4) 

Investing activities 

208.4)))) 
     ((((208.4
208.4
208.4

(225.1) 

(273.7) 

Cash flows before  

financing activities 

$$$$     32.932.932.932.9    

95.0 

96.1 

ctivities    
Operating Activities
Operating A
ctivities
ctivities
Operating A
Operating A

Cash provided by operating activities was $78.8 million 
lower in 2002 than in 2001. The primary reason was an 
increase of $73.5 million in cash used by discontinued 
operations as a result of higher losses from discontinued 
operations.  In addition, $40.7 million higher income 
from continuing operations (before $17.5 million of 
after-tax impairment and other charges) was more than 
offset by a $35.1 million contribution to the Company’s 
primary U.S. pension plan and the lower level of cash 
provided by changes in net working capital.  The after-
tax impairment and other charges of $17.5 million were 
related to the Company's former coal operations ($12.5 
million) and its gold interests ($5.0 million).   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Cash provided by net working capital in 2001 reflected 
lower receivable levels at BAX Global associated with 
lower 2001 revenue.  Higher cash used by the Company’s 
discontinued coal operations in 2002 was primarily 
related to higher operating losses resulting from weak 
coal market conditions and the sale of coal operations 
and reserves in 2002, lower FBLET refunds and the 
payment of litigation settlements. 

Changes in cash as a result of the Company’s accounts 
receivable securitization program are included in 
“changes in assets and liabilities” within operating 
activities.  The Company sold its initial interest in BAX 
Global’s accounts receivables for $85.0 million in 2000.  
During 2001, the net amount of revolving interest sold 
decreased by $16.0 million to $69.0 million.  During 2002, 
the net amount of revolving interest sold increased by 
$3.0 million to $72.0 million.   

Investing Activities    
Investing Activities
Investing Activities
Investing Activities

Capital Expenditures and Aircraft Heavy 
Maintenance Activities 

(In millions) 

Capital Expenditures    
Capital Expenditures
Capital Expenditures
Capital Expenditures

Brink’s 

BHS 

BAX Global 

Other 

Corporate 

Total 

Aircraft heavy 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$     79.379.379.379.3 

86.986.986.986.9 

27.127.127.127.1 

10.810.810.810.8 

0.10.10.10.1 

71.3 

81.3 

33.1 

7.2 

0.2 

73.9 

74.5 

60.1 

5.1 

0.8 

204.2 
$$$$  204.2
204.2
204.2

193.1 

214.4 

  maintenance expenditures 

$$$$     31.031.031.031.0    

15.5 

50.5 

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2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Higher capital expenditures in 2002 as compared to 2001 
were primarily due to an increase in spending on 
armored vehicles, facilities and information technology 
at Brink’s and an increase in customer installations at 
BHS. 

Comparison of 2002 and 2001 
Cash flows before financing activities at Brink’s in 2002 
were above the 2001 period primarily due to an increase 
in cash generated by working capital during 2002, and 
an improvement in operating performance.   

Aircraft heavy maintenance expenditures increased $15.5 
million during 2002 as compared to 2001 as a result of 
the timing of regularly scheduled maintenance for 
airplanes. The Company expects to spend between $25 
million and $35 million on aircraft heavy maintenance in 
2003. 

Cash flows before financing activities at BHS in 2002 
increased slightly, primarily due to higher operating 
profit and noncash depreciation in 2002, partially offset 
by higher capital expenditures and deferred subscriber 
acquisition costs associated with a higher number of 
installations.   

Capital expenditures for continuing operations in 2003 
are currently expected to range from $200 million to 
$230 million, depending on operating results throughout 
the year. Expected capital expenditures for 2003 reflect 
an increase in customer installations at BHS and 
information technology spending at Brink’s and BAX 
Global.   

Proceeds from Disposition of Assets and 
Investments 
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments in 
2002 included approximately $42 million of cash 
proceeds associated with the disposal of the Company’s 
former coal operations. 

Business Segment Cash Flows     
Business Segment Cash Flows 
Business Segment Cash Flows 
Business Segment Cash Flows 

The Company’s consolidated cash flows available for 
financing depends on each of the operating segments’ 
cash flows. 

(In millions) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Cash flows before financing activitiesiesiesies    
Cash flows before financing activit
Cash flows before financing activit
Cash flows before financing activit

Brink’s 

BHS 

BAX Global 

Corporate and Other Operations 

Former coal operations  

sales proceeds 

Discontinued operations 

Cash flows before  

$$$$     57.657.657.657.6 

26.326.326.326.3 

13.413.413.413.4    

(20.4)))) 
(20.4
(20.4
(20.4

40.7 

25.8 

32.1 

0.6 

37.1 

22.1 

(3.2) 

17.1 

42.342.342.342.3 

((((86.386.386.386.3)))) 

- 

- 

(4.2) 

23.0 

financing activities 

$$$$     32.932.932.932.9    

95.0 

96.1 

The decrease in cash flows before financing activities at 
BAX Global in 2002 as compared to 2001 is primarily due 
to $15.5 million of higher aircraft heavy maintenance 
expenditures and a decrease in cash provided from  
changes in working capital levels discussed above, 
partially offset by improved operating results and lower 
capital expenditures.  Cash flows before financing for 
BAX Global in 2001 included $3.9 million of proceeds 
from the sale of marketable securities.   

Cash flows before financing for Corporate and Other 
Operations in the 2002 period reflect a contribution of 
$35.1 million to the Company’s primary U.S. pension 
plan.   

Discontinued operations’ cash flow before financing was 
lower in 2002 than 2001 primarily due to a larger 
operating loss resulting from weak coal market 
conditions and the sale of coal operations and reserves in 
2002, necessary spending on the development of a deep 
mine, lower FBLET refunds and payments of litigation 
settlements.  Discontinued operations’ cash flows before 
financing in 2001 included $23.4 million of FBLET 
refunds.  Included in the discontinued operations cash 
flows before financing are payments for benefits for 
inactive coal employees, reclamation and other liabilities.  
Following the disposition of its discontinued operations, 
the Company expects to continue to be liable for such 
payments (See Significant Contractual Obligations 
below). 

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Comparison of 2001 to 2000 
The improvement in cash flows before financing 
activities at Brink’s in 2001 as compared to 2000 was 
primarily due to higher cash generated by working 
capital, partly offset by lower operating results in 2001.  
Cash flows before financing activities at BHS in 2001 
approximated those in 2000. 

In September 2002, the Company entered into an 
unsecured $350 million bank credit facility (the 
“Facility”) which replaced the previous bank credit 
agreement of $362.5 million.  The Company may borrow 
on a revolving basis over a three-year term ending 
September 2005.  At December 31, 2002, $199.8 million 
was available for borrowing under the Facility. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The improvement in cash flows before financing at BAX 
Global in 2001 over 2000 is primarily due to $62.1 million 
lower spending for capital expenditures and aircraft 
heavy maintenance and a reduction in net working 
capital.  

Discontinued operations’ cash flow before financing in 
2000 was higher than 2001 primarily as a result of a 
$44.4 million reduction in working capital used in 2000. 
Discontinued operations in 2001 included a $23.4 million 
refund of FBLET.  

Financing Activities 
Financing Activities
Financing Activities
Financing Activities

Net cash flows used by financing activities were $16.7 
million for 2002 compared with $101.7 million in 2001 
and $124.5 million in 2000.  The Company’s cash 
provided by financing activities are typically from short-
term borrowings or from net borrowings under the 
Company’s revolving bank credit facility, discussed 
below.  The Company also borrowed $20 million during  
2002 and $75 million during 2001 under long-term 
issuances of Senior Notes, as discussed below.  During 
2002 the Company redeemed all outstanding shares of 
its convertible preferred stock at an aggregate 
redemption price of $10.8 million. 

Net cash flows used in financing activities in 2000 
reflected repayments under a bank credit facility 
(described below) with the proceeds from the sale of 
$85.0 million of accounts receivable at BAX Global, as 
well as from the proceeds of increased borrowings in late 
1999 and repayments of a portion of the debt of Brink’s 
France and Venezuela affiliates during 2000. 

The Company has three unsecured multi-currency 
revolving bank credit facilities that total $110 million in 
available credit, of which $43.5 million was available at 
December 31, 2002 for additional borrowing.  Various 
foreign subsidiaries maintain other secured and 
unsecured lines of credit and overdraft facilities with a 
number of banks. 

Amounts borrowed under these agreements are included 
in short-term borrowings.  During November 2002, the 
Company entered into a new multi-currency facility 
totaling $35 million and during December 2002, the 
Company renegotiated a $45 million multi-currency 
revolving bank facility (to replace an existing $60 million 
facility).  These facilities are included in the $110 million 
noted above. 

In April 2002, the Company completed a $20.0 million 
private placement of 7.17% Senior Notes with maturities 
ranging from four to six years.  The Company also has 
$75.0 million of Senior Notes issued in 2001, that are 
scheduled to be repaid in 2005 through 2008. The 
Company has the option to prepay all or a portion of the 
Notes prior to maturity with a prepayment penalty. The 
proceeds from issuance of the Senior Notes were used to 
repay borrowings under the Company’s U.S. revolving 
bank credit facility in each year.  The Notes are 
unsecured. 

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The U.S. bank credit agreement, the agreement under 
which the Senior Notes were issued and the multi-
currency revolving bank credit facilities each contain 
various financial and other covenants.  The financial 
covenants limit the Company’s total indebtedness, 
provide for minimum coverage of interest costs, and 
require the Company to maintain a minimum level of net 
worth.  A failure to comply with the terms of one of 
these loan agreements could result in the acceleration of 
the repayment terms in that agreement as well as the 
Company’s other agreements.  At December 31, 2002, 
the Company was in compliance with all financial 
covenants. 

The Company believes it has adequate sources of 
liquidity to meet its near-term requirements. 

As of December 31, 2002, debt as a percentage of 
capitalization (total debt and shareholders’ equity) was 
49% compared to 38% at December 31, 2001.  The 
increase was due to $95 million lower equity and $61 
million higher debt.  The Company recorded a $131 
million charge to equity in 2002 related to minimum 
pension liabilities.  The Company also reclassified $43 
million associated with DTA to long-term debt in 2002 
from other liabilities.  See Notes 11 and 12. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

During 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company paid 
dividends on Pittston Common Stock of $5.2 million 
($0.10 per share), $5.1 million ($0.10 per share) and $5.0 
million ($0.10 per share), respectively.  In 2002, 2001, and 
2000, dividends paid on the Convertible Preferred Stock 
amounted to $0.5 million, $0.7 million and $0.9 million, 
respectively.   

Future regular dividends are dependent on the 
Company’s earnings, financial condition, cash flow and 
business requirements and must be declared by the 
Board.  At present, the annual dividend rate for Pittston 
Common Stock is $0.10 per share.  In February 2003, the 
Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per 
share on Pittston Common Stock, payable on March 3, 
2003 to shareholders of record on February 18, 2003. 

Under a share repurchase program authorized by the 
Board, the Company purchased $2.2 million of 
Convertible Preferred Stock during 2000 and redeemed 
all its outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock 
for $10.8 million in 2002.   See Capitalization below for 
further information on the Company’s share repurchase 
program. 

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ficant Contractual Obligations     
Significant Contractual Obligations 
Signi
ficant Contractual Obligations 
ficant Contractual Obligations 
Signi
Signi

The following table includes certain significant contractual obligations of the Company.  See Notes 12, 14 and 21 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to these and other obligations. 

(In millions) 

 with fixed minimum payments    
Contractual obligations with fixed minimum payments
Contractual obligations
 with fixed minimum payments
 with fixed minimum payments
Contractual obligations
Contractual obligations

Payments Due by Period 

2003 

2004- 

2005 

2006- 

2007 

Later 

Years 

Total 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Ongoing businesses:    
Ongoing businesses:
Ongoing businesses:
Ongoing businesses:

  Operating leases (a) 

  Unconditional purchase obligations (b): 

ACMI (c) 

Service contracts 

Property and equipment 

  Long-term debt (d) 

  Aircraft lease obligations 

rations:    
Former coal operations:
Former coal ope
rations:
rations:
Former coal ope
Former coal ope

  Operating leases expected to be: 

  Assumed by purchasers 

  Retained (e) 

  Advance minimum royalties expected to be: 

Assumed by purchasers 

Retained (e) 

$  123.6 

161.9 

82.1 

144.6 

512.2 

32.5 

6.1 

- 

13.3 

13.4 

0.5 

1.2 

0.7 

2.2 

6.6 

5.9 

13.2 

170.5 

42.1 

0.2 

- 

1.9 

5.2 

- 

- 

- 

57.7 

- 

0.1 

- 

1.5 

2.1 

- 

- 

- 

76.0 

- 

- 

- 

21.0 

19.6 

261.2 

39.1 

12.0 

13.2 

317.5 

55.5 

0.8 

1.2 

25.1 

29.1 

1,005.7 

  Total 

$     193.5 

407.5 

143.5 

(a)  Payments for operating leases in ongoing businesses are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as incurred.  

(b)  Payments made pursuant to unconditional purchase obligations are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as incurred. 
Unconditional purchase obligations generally specify a minimum amount of service or product to be consumed by the Company, and the Company 
currently expects to consume at least the minimum levels specified in its contracts.  

(c)  Aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements.  

(d)  Long-term debt (including capital lease obligations) is reduced when payments of principal are made. Table excludes interest payments. 

(e)  Former coal operations’ obligations that have been or are expected to be retained have been recorded as liabilities.  See “Legacy Liabilities” below. 

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The following table includes certain other significant estimated payments related to the Company’s former coal 
operations for the next five years where minimum payments are not fixed.  The amounts are based on actuarial and 
operations assumptions as of December 31, 2002.  The actual amount of payments made in future periods may be 
materially different than amounts presented below: 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

(In millions) 

Postretirement benefits other than pensions: 

  Company-sponsored medical plans 

  Health Benefit Act 

  Black lung 

Workers’ compensation 

Reclamation and inactive mine costs 

Administrative 

  Total (a) 

Estimated Payments by Period 

2003 

2004- 

2005 

2006- 

2007 

$ 

$    

31 

9 

6 

6 

12 

5 

69 

68 

19 

12 

8 

4 

7 

76 

20 

12 

5 

2 

4    

118 

119 

(a)  Excludes the Company’s estimated withdrawal obligations of $35.0 million from coal-related multi-employer pension 
plans.  The timing and the actual amount to be paid, if any, will be based on the funded status of the plans as of the 
beginning of the plan year that a withdrawal has deemed to have occurred. 

Pension Plans 
The Company has noncontributory defined benefit 
pension plans covering substantially all nonunion 
employees in the U.S. who meet certain requirements. 
Information regarding these plans and the Company’s 
other pension plans can be found in Note 15 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Due to the continuing weak performance of U.S. and 
international investment markets during 2002, the 
Company made a voluntary contribution of $35.1 million 
to its primary U.S. pension plan trust in September 2002.   

Based on the plan’s liabilities and asset position as of 
December 31, 2002 as well as actuarial assumptions as of 
that date, there is no requirement for the Company to 
contribute additional amounts through 2005, but it 
could be required to make significant contributions after 
2005.   

Funding requirements depend on applicable regulations 
and laws, future returns on plan assets and future 
discount rates and other factors.  The Company may elect 
to contribute to its U.S. pension plan prior to any future 
required funding date.  Amounts which are required to 
be funded in future periods could change materially 
from current estimates.   

As discussed in Results of Operations, each of the 
Company’s business segments and its former coal 
operations expects to report higher pension expense in 
2003.  On a consolidated basis, the increase in pension 
expense for 2003 is expected to be approximately $23 
million, including $6 million related to former coal 
operations.  The Company also expects approximately 
$13 million in average increases in each of 2004 and 2005 
based on assumptions as of December 31, 2002.  For 
additional information regarding the assumptions that 
the Company has used to project further pension 
expense, see “Application of Critical Accounting Policies 
and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.” 

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Surety Bonds 
The Company is required by various state and federal 
laws to provide security with regard to its obligations to 
pay workers’ compensation, to reclaim lands used for 
mining by the Company’s former coal operations and to 
satisfy other benefits.  As of December 31, 2002, the 
Company had outstanding surety bonds with third 
parties totaling approximately $235 million that it has 
arranged in order to satisfy the various security 
requirements.  Most of these bonds provide financial 
security for previously recorded liabilities.  Because some 
of the Company’s reclamation obligations have been 
assumed by purchasers of the Company’s former coal 
operations, $67 million of the Company’s surety bonds 
are expected to be replaced by purchasers’ surety bonds.  
These bonds are typically renewable on a yearly basis, 
however there can be no assurance the bonds will be 
renewed or that premiums in the future will not 
increase.  If the surety bonds are not renewed, the 
Company believes that it has adequate available 
borrowing capacity under its U.S. credit facility to 
provide letters of credit or other collateral to secure its 
obligations.   

Other Commercial Commitments 
The following table includes certain commercial 
commitments of the Company as of December 31, 2002. 
See Notes 12, 14 and 21 of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for additional information related to these 
and other commitments. 

Amount of Commitment Expiring each Period 

  2004-  2006- 

Later 

(In millions) 

2003 

2005 

2007  Years 

Total 

Undrawn letters  

  of credit 

$  58.4 

- 

Operating leases (a) 

3.4 

12.1 

- 

- 

4.0 

62.4 

- 

15.5 

(a)  Maximum residual guarantees of certain operating leases.  See Note 

14 in the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Accounts Receivable Securitization 
At December 31, 2002, the Company has sold an 
undivided interest in certain of its BAX Global U.S. 
accounts receivable balances, which amounts are not 
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets or in the 
previous table. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements. Under this program, the Company sells 
without recourse an undivided ownership interest in a 
pool of accounts receivable to a third party (the 
“conduit”).  The conduit issues debt to fund their 
purchase, and the Company used the proceeds it 
received from the initial purchase primarily to pay down 
its outstanding debt. The Company has no obligation 
related to the conduit’s debt, and there is no existing 
obligation to repurchase sold receivables. Upon 
termination of the program, the conduit would cease 
purchasing new receivables and collections related to the 
sold receivables would be retained by the conduit. If the 
program is terminated, the Company would more than 
likely use its credit sources to finance the higher level of 
receivables. 

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 and Assets    
Legacy Liabilities and Assets
Legacy Liabilities
 and Assets
 and Assets
Legacy Liabilities
Legacy Liabilities

Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), some of the Company’s assets and liabilities from its former 
coal operations (“Legacy” assets and liabilities) are not fully recorded on the balance sheet because certain losses have 
been deferred.  In addition, some of the liabilities under GAAP are discounted to reflect a present value, while others have 
not been discounted.  To facilitate an understanding of the estimated present value of the Company’s legacy liabilities as 
of December 31, 2002,  the following table presents a “Legacy Value” that includes the full value of the Company’s 
liabilities, discounted to a present value (for those liabilities with extended payment dates).  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS 
NOT A GAAP PRESENTATION AND THIS TABLE SHOULD ONLY BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSOLIDATED 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  The Legacy Values are considered non-GAAP measures, and the table below reconciles each 
Legacy Value to its GAAP counterpart. 

(In millions) 

Legacy liabilities: 

December 31, 2002 

Legacy 

Value (e) 

Add Back Present 

Losses Not Yet Recognized 

GAAP 

Value Effect 

Under GAAP 

Amount 

  Company-sponsored retiree medical (a) 

$  518.3 

  Health Benefit Act (b) 

  Black lung (c) 

  Workers’ compensation 

  Reclamation and inactive mines 

  Advance minimum royalties 

Legacy liabilities (d) 

Legacy assets: 

  VEBA 

  Present value of royalties receivable 

  Deferred tax assets (f) 

90.2 

60.0 

37.4 

21.5 

14.7 

$  742.1 

$ 

18.2 

15.7 

247.8 

- 

83.9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

83.9 

- 

- 

29.4 

(250.6) 

- 

(14.6) 

- 

- 

- 

(265.2) 

- 

- 

(92.8) 

267.7 

174.1 

45.4 

37.4 

21.5 

14.7 

560.8 

18.2 

15.7 

184.4 

(a)  Company-sponsored retiree medical liabilities are accounted for in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance 
with SFAS No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions.” Generally, SFAS No. 106 requires a 
liability be recorded for the present value of future obligations, although SFAS No. 106 requires an exception for actuarial gains and 
losses.  Actuarial gains and losses occur as a result of actual events differing from assumptions and changes in assumptions used to 
estimate the liability, including assumptions as to the discount rate used to compute the present value, expected health care inflation 
rates and life expectancy rates.  Actuarial gains and losses are not immediately recognized in earnings because SFAS No. 106 requires 
employers to defer these gains and losses and then amortize these gains and losses into earnings in future periods if the total 
unrecognized net gains and losses exceed 10% of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.  As a result, the Company’s 
balance sheet does not reflect these liabilities at the full present value of the ultimate projected obligations at the end of the year.  The 
Legacy Value in the table reflects the Company’s liability had the Company’s total projected obligations been fully accrued at the end 
of the year.  The Company discloses the projected amount of its obligation before the required deferral of unrecognized gains and 
losses as “accumulated plan benefit obligation” in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.   

(b)  Health Benefit Act liabilities are accounted for in accordance with EITF No. 92-13, “Accounting for Estimated Payments in Connection 

with the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992” and accordingly, the Company has accrued the undiscounted estimate of its 
projected obligation.  As discussed in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company uses various assumptions to 
estimate its liability to The United Mine Workers of America Combined Fund (the “Combined Fund”) for future annual premiums, 
including the number of assigned and unassigned beneficiaries in future periods, medical inflation, and the amount of funding of the 
Combined Fund to be provided from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund in future periods.   The estimated annual payments are 
expected to be paid out over the next seventy or more years. To determine its Legacy Value, the Company’s actuaries discounted the 
estimated future cash flows to a present value amount using a discount rate of 6.75%.  The Company’s estimates of annual payments 
may change materially due to changes in future assumptions.  Statutory changes to the 1992 law under which such benefits are paid 
also could materially affect the Company’s estimate of its liability in the future.  The estimation of the Legacy Value should not be 
considered a precise estimate because of the many variables that have been used to determine the estimate, including the discount 
rate and the amount of expected annual cash flows.  There are many factors that may change and cause the amount recorded in the 
balance sheet to not be representative of the amount the Company may actually pay. 

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(c)  Actuarial gains and losses resulting from changes in estimates of the Company’s black lung liabilities are deferred and amortized into 
earnings in future periods. As a result, the Company’s balance sheet does not report these liabilities as if the Company’s projected 
obligation had been fully accrued at the end of the year.  The Legacy Value in the table reflects the Company’s projected obligations 
had it been fully accrued at the end of the year.  Of the Company’s $60.0 million of present value of self-insured black lung benefit 
obligations at December 31, 2002, approximately $45.4 million had been recognized on the balance sheet, with the difference relating 
to deferred unrecognized actuarial losses (see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). 

(d)  Legacy liabilities above exclude the Company’s estimated withdrawal obligations of $35.0 million from coal-related multi-employer 

pension plans.  The timing and actual amount to be paid, if any, will be based on the funded status of the plans as of the beginning of 
the plan year in which a withdrawal has deemed to have occurred.  See “Results of Operations – Former Coal Operations” and 
“Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.” 

(e)  The Legacy Value table includes the Company’s significant long-term coal-related assets and liabilities.  Other shorter-term coal-related 

assets and liabilities have been excluded from the total amount of the Legacy Value table. 

(f)  The Company has not yet taken deductions in its tax returns for most of the accrued legacy liabilities.  The Company has recorded a 

deferred tax asset for the amount of taxes on future taxable income it will not have to pay resulting from the payment/tax deductions 
of the legacy liabilities.  An estimate of the incremental tax effect of the pretax reconciling items have been included in the deferred 
tax assets (Legacy Value basis) assuming a 35% incremental tax rate. 

The above estimated Legacy Value and GAAP amounts 
are as of December 31, 2002. These estimated amounts 
will be adjusted annually to reflect actual experience, 
annual actuarial revaluations and periodic revaluations 
of reclamation liabilities.  The amounts are based on a 
variety of estimates, including actuarial assumptions, as 
described below in the Application of Critical Accounting 
Policies and in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements.  

Under the Health Benefit Act, the Company and various 
subsidiaries are jointly and severally liable for 
approximately $386 million, at Legacy Value, of 
postretirement medical and Health Benefit Act 
obligations in the above table. 

Contingent Gains and Losses     
Other Contingent Gains and Losses 
Other 
Contingent Gains and Losses 
Contingent Gains and Losses 
Other 
Other 

Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”) 
On February 10, 1999, the U.S. District Court of the 
Eastern District of Virginia entered a final judgment in 
favor of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, ruling 
that the FBLET is unconstitutional as applied to export 
coal sales. A total of $0.8 million (including interest) was 
refunded in 1999 for the FBLET that those companies 
paid for the first quarter of 1997. The Company sought 
refunds of the FBLET it paid on export coal sales for all 
open statutory periods and received refunds of $23.4 
million (including interest) during the fourth quarter of 
2001. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company 
reached a settlement under which it will collect 
additional refunds of $3.2 million.   

The Company continues to pursue the refund of other 
FBLET payments. Due to uncertainty as to the ultimate 
additional future amounts to be received, if any, which 
could amount to as much as $18 million (before income 
taxes), as well as the timing of any additional FBLET 
refunds, the Company has not currently recorded 
receivables for such other FBLET refunds. 

Environmental Remediation    
The Company has agreed to pay 80% of the remediation 
costs arising from hydrocarbon contamination at a 
formerly owned petroleum terminal facility (“Tankport”) 
in Jersey City, New Jersey, which was sold in 1983.  The 
Company is in the process of remediating the site under 
an approved plan.  The Company estimates its portion of 
the actual remaining clean-up and operational and 
maintenance costs, on an undiscounted basis, to be 
between $2.2 million and $4.3 million.  The Company is 
in discussions with another potentially responsible party 
to recover a portion of the amount paid and to be paid 
by the Company related to this matter. 

Litigation 
The Company is defending potentially significant civil 
suits relating to its former coal business.  Although the 
Company is defending these cases vigorously and 
believes that its defenses have merit, there exists the 
possibility that one or more of these suits ultimately may 
be decided in favor of the plaintiffs.  If so, the Company 
expects that the ultimate amount of unaccrued losses 
could range from $0 to $25 million. 

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Capitalization 
Capitalization
Capitalization
Capitalization

MARKET RISK EXPOSURES    
MARKET RISK EXPOSURES
MARKET RISK EXPOSURES
MARKET RISK EXPOSURES

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

At December 31, 2002, the Company had 100 million 
shares of Pittston Common Stock authorized and 54.3 
million shares issued and outstanding.  The Company has 
the remaining authority to purchase up to 1.0 million 
shares of Pittston Common Stock with an aggregate 
purchase price limitation of $19.1 million. The Company 
made no such purchases during 2002. 

The Company has the authority to issue up to 2.0 million 
shares of preferred stock, par value $10 per share. 

Accounting Change     
2000 Accounting Change 
2000 
Accounting Change 
Accounting Change 
2000 
2000 

Pursuant to guidance issued in Staff Accounting Bulletin 
No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” 
by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 
1999, and a related interpretation issued in October 
2000, BHS changed its method of accounting for 
nonrefundable installation revenues and a portion of the 
related direct costs of obtaining new subscribers 
(primarily sales commissions).  Under the new method, all 
of the nonrefundable installation revenues and a portion 
of the new installation costs deemed to be direct costs of 
subscriber acquisition are deferred and recognized in 
income over the estimated term of the subscriber 
relationship. Prior to 2000, BHS charged against earnings 
as incurred, all marketing and selling costs associated 
with obtaining new subscribers and recognized as 
revenue all nonrefundable payments received from such 
subscribers to the extent that costs exceeded such 
revenues. 

The accounting change was implemented in 2000 and 
the Company reported a noncash, after-tax charge of 
$52.0 million ($84.7 million pretax), to reflect the 
cumulative effect of the accounting change on years 
prior to 2000. The pretax cumulative effect charge of 
$84.7 million comprised a net deferral of $121.1 million 
of revenues partially offset by $36.4 million of customer 
acquisition costs. The change in accounting principle 
decreased operating profit for 2000 by $2.3 million, 
reflecting a net decrease in revenues of $6.4 million and 
a net decrease in operating expenses of $4.1 million. Net 
income for 2000 was reduced by $1.4 million ($0.03 per 
diluted share). 

The Company has activities in over 100 countries and a 
number of different industries. These operations expose 
the Company to a variety of market risks, including the 
effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates 
and interest rates. In addition, the Company consumes 
and sells certain commodities in its businesses, exposing 
it to the effects of changes in the prices of such 
commodities. These financial and commodity exposures 
are monitored and managed by the Company as an 
integral part of its overall risk management program. 

The Company utilizes various derivative and non-
derivative hedging instruments, as discussed below, to 
hedge its foreign currency, interest rate, and commodity 
exposures when appropriate. The risk that counterparties 
to such instruments may be unable to perform is 
minimized by limiting the counterparties used to major 
financial institutions with investment grade credit 
ratings. Management of the Company does not expect 
any losses due to such counterparty default. 

The Company maintains a control system to monitor 
changes in interest rate, foreign currency and commodity 
exposures that may adversely impact expected future 
cash flows. The risk management control systems involve 
the use of analytical techniques to estimate the expected 
impact of changes in interest rates, foreign currency 
exchange rates and commodity prices on the Company’s 
future cash flows. The Company does not use derivative 
instruments for purposes other than hedging. 

The sensitivity analyses discussed below for the market 
risk exposures were based on facts and circumstances in 
effect at December 31, 2002. Actual results will be 
determined by a number of factors that are not under 
management’s control and could vary materially from 
those disclosed. 

Interest Rate Risk    
Interest Rate Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Interest Rate Risk

The Company uses both fixed and floating rate debt 
denominated primarily in U.S. dollars to finance its 
operations. Floating rate debt obligations, including the 
Company’s U.S. bank credit facility, expose the Company 
to fluctuations in interest expense due to changes in the 
general level of interest rates. To a lesser extent, the 
Company uses debt denominated in foreign currencies, 
primarily including euros and British pounds.  

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In order to limit the variability of the interest expense on 
its debt, the Company has converted the floating rate 
cash flows on a portion ($65.0 million effective through 
September 2003 and $50.0 million effective September 
2003 through August 2005) of its $350.0 million 
revolving credit facility to fixed-rate cash flows by 
entering into interest rate swap agreements which 
involve the exchange of floating rate interest payments 
for fixed rate interest payments.  The fair value liability 
of these interest swaps at December 31, 2002 was $2.4 
million.  In addition to the interest rate swaps, the 
Company also has fixed rate debt, including the 
Company’s Senior Notes. The fixed rate debt and interest 
rate swaps are subject to fluctuations in their fair values 
as a result of changes in interest rates. 

Based on the effective interest rates on the floating rate 
debt outstanding at December 31, 2002, a hypothetical 
10% increase in these rates would increase interest 
expense by approximately $0.5 million over a twelve-
month period. (In other words, the Company’s weighted 
average interest rate on its floating rate debt was 3.68% 
per annum at December 31, 2002. If that average rate 
were to increase by 37 basis points to 4.05%, the interest 
expense associated with these borrowings would 
increase by $0.5 million annually). The effect on the fair 
value of fixed rate debt and interest rate swaps for a 
hypothetical 10% uniform shift (as a percentage of 
market interest rates) in the yield curves for interest rates 
in various countries from year-end 2002 levels is not 
material.  

Foreign Currency Risk    
Foreign Currency Risk
Foreign Currency Risk
Foreign Currency Risk

The Company, primarily through its Brink’s and BAX 
Global operations, has certain exposures to the effects of 
foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the results of 
foreign operations which are reported in U.S. dollars.  

The Company is exposed periodically to the foreign 
currency rate fluctuations that affect transactions not 
denominated in the functional currency of domestic and 
foreign operations. To mitigate these exposures, the 
Company, from time to time, enters into foreign 
currency forward contracts. 

The Company does not purchase derivative instruments 
to hedge investments in foreign subsidiaries due to their 
long-term nature. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The effects of a hypothetical simultaneous 10% 
appreciation in the U.S. dollar from year-end 2002 levels 
against all other currencies of countries in which the 
Company operates were measured for their potential 
impact on, (i) translation of earnings into U.S. dollars 
based on 2002 results, (ii) transactional exposures, and 
(iii) translation of investments in foreign subsidiaries. The 
hypothetical effects would be approximately (i) $3.6 
million unfavorable for the translation of net income 
into U.S. dollars, (ii) $2.6 million favorable net income 
effect for transactional exposures, and (iii) $33.1 million 
unfavorable change to the Company’s cumulative 
translation adjustment (equity). 

Commodities Price Risk    
Commodities Price Risk
Commodities Price Risk
Commodities Price Risk

The Company consumes and sells various commodities in 
the normal course of its business and, from time to time, 
utilizes derivative instruments to minimize the variability 
in forecasted cash flows due to price movements in these 
commodities. The derivative contracts are entered into in 
accordance with guidelines set forth in the Company’s 
hedging policies.  

The Company utilizes forward swap contracts for the 
purchase of jet fuel to fix a portion of forecasted jet fuel 
costs at specific price levels and it utilizes option 
strategies to hedge a portion of the remaining risk 
associated with jet fuel. In most cases, the Company is 
able to adjust its pricing through the use of surcharges 
on customers to partially offset large increases in the cost 
of jet fuel.  

The Company utilizes forward sales contracts and option 
strategies to hedge the selling price on a portion of its 
forecasted natural gas and gold sales. 

The following table represents the Company’s 
outstanding commodity hedge contracts as of   
December 31, 2002. Amounts presented as the fair value 
after a hypothetical 10% change in commodity prices 
reflect a hypothetical 10% reduction in the future price 
of jet fuel and a hypothetical 10% increase in the future 
prices of gold and natural gas. 

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Estimated Fair Value of 

Assets (Liabilities) 

Notional 

With 10% 

(In millions, except as noted)  Amount  Actual  Price Change 

Forward gold sale contracts (a)  

89.0  $ 

(2.9) 

(5.5) 

Forward swap and option contracts: 

Jet fuel purchases (b) 

  Natural gas sales (c) 

19.0 

0.6 

2.3 

(0.7) 

0.8 

(1.0) 

(a)  Notional amount in thousands of ounces of gold.  Excludes equity 

affiliates. 

(b)  Notional amount in millions of gallons of fuel. 

(c)  Notional amount in millions of MMBTUs. 

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING 
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING 
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING 
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES
 AND RECENT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES AND RECENT ACCOUNTING 
 AND RECENT ACCOUNTING 
 AND RECENT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES
POLICIES
CEMENTS    
PRONOUNCEMENTS
PRONOUN
CEMENTS
CEMENTS
PRONOUN
PRONOUN

The application of accounting principles requires the use 
of estimates and judgments which are the responsibility 
of management. Management makes such estimates and 
judgments based on, among other things, knowledge of 
operations, markets, historical trends and likely future 
changes, similarly situated businesses and, when 
appropriate, the opinions of advisors with knowledge 
and experience in certain fields. Many assumptions, 
judgments and estimates are straightforward. However, 
due to the nature of certain assets and liabilities, there 
are uncertainties associated with some of the judgments, 
assumptions and estimates which are required to be 
made. Reported results could have been materially 
different under a different set of assumptions and 
estimates for certain accounting principle applications. 

Management has discussed the development and 
selection of the following critical accounting estimates 
with the Audit and Ethics Committee of the Board of 
Directors and the Audit and Ethics Committee has 
reviewed the Company’s disclosure relating to such 
estimates. 

Deferred Tax Assets    
Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred Tax Assets

It is common for companies to record expenses and 
accruals before such expenses and costs are paid. In the 
U.S. and most other countries and tax jurisdictions, many 
deductions for tax return purposes cannot be taken until 
the expenses are paid.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Similarly, certain tax credits and tax loss carryforwards 
cannot be used until future periods when sufficient 
taxable income is generated. In these circumstances, 
under GAAP, companies accrue for the tax benefit 
expected to be received in future years if, in the 
judgment of management, it is “more likely than not” 
that the company will receive such benefits.  Such 
benefits (deferred tax assets) are often offset, in whole 
or in part, by the effects of deferred tax liabilities which 
relate primarily to deductions available for tax return 
purposes under existing tax laws and regulations before 
such expenses are reported as expenses under GAAP. 

As of December 31, 2002, the Company had in excess of 
$400 million of net deferred tax assets on its 
consolidated balance sheet. For more details associated 
with this net balance, see Note 17 to the accompanying 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Since there is no absolute assurance that these assets will 
be ultimately realized, management periodically reviews 
the Company’s deferred tax positions to determine if it is 
more likely than not that such assets will be realized. 
Such periodic reviews include, among other things, the 
nature and amount of the tax income and expense items, 
the expected timing when certain assets will be used or 
liabilities will be required to be reported and the 
reliability of historical profitability of businesses 
expected to provide future earnings. Furthermore, 
management considers tax-planning strategies it can 
employ in order to increase the likelihood that the use of 
tax assets will be achieved. These strategies are also 
considered in the periodic reviews. If after conducting 
such a review, management determines that the 
realization of the tax asset does not meet the “more-
likely-than-not” criteria, an offsetting valuation reserve 
is recorded thereby reducing net earnings and the 
deferred tax asset in that period.  For these reasons and 
since changes in estimates can materially effect net 
earnings, management believes the accounting estimate 
related to deferred tax asset valuation reserves is a 
“critical accounting estimate.” 

Of the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2002, 
approximately 92% relates to the Company’s operations 
in the U.S., including individual state tax jurisdictions.  

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Because of its expectation that the historically reliable 
profitability of the Company’s U.S. portion of the 
Business and Security Services operations will continue 
and the lengthy period over which certain of the 
recorded expenses will become available for deduction 
on tax returns, management has concluded that it is 
more likely than not that these net deferred tax assets 
will be realized. 

For international operations, the Company has evaluated 
its ability to fully utilize the net assets on an individual 
country basis and due to doubts in certain countries 
about whether future operating performance will be 
profitable enough to offset prior tax losses, the Company 
has recorded a $9.8 million valuation allowance at 
December 31, 2002.   

Should tax statutes, the timing of deductibility of 
expenses, or if expectations for future performance 
change in the future, the Company could decide to 
record additional valuation allowances, thereby 
increasing the tax provision.  

Goodwill and Property and Equipment 
Goodwill and Property and Equipment 
Goodwill and Property and Equipment 
Goodwill and Property and Equipment 
Valuations    
Valuations
Valuations
Valuations

At December 31, 2002, the Company has $871 million of 
property and equipment and $228 million of goodwill, 
net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.  The 
Company reviews the assets for possible impairment 
using the guidance in SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other 
Intangible Assets,” for goodwill and SFAS No. 144, 
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-
lived Assets,” for property and equipment.  The review 
for impairment requires the use of significant judgments 
about the future performance of the Company’s 
operating subsidiaries.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually.  
The Company estimates the fair value of Brink’s and BAX 
Global, the two reporting units that have goodwill, 
primarily using estimates of future cash flows.  The fair 
value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying 
value to determine if an impairment exists.  At December 
31, 2002, net goodwill was $65 million at Brink’s and 
$163 million at BAX Global. 

To determine if an impairment exists of property and 
equipment, the Company compares estimates of the 
future undiscounted net cash flows of the asset to its 
carrying value when there is a triggering event for a 
review.  For purposes of assessing impairment, assets are 
grouped at the lowest level for which there are 
identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of 
the cash flows of other groups of assets. 

Due to a history of profitability and cash flow, the 
carrying values of long-lived assets of Brink’s are believed 
to be appropriate.   

Each quarter, when BHS customers disconnect their 
monitoring service, BHS records an impairment charge 
related to the carrying value of the related home security 
systems estimated to be permanently disconnected based 
on historical reconnection experience.  Such charge is 
included within the Recurring Services component of 
operating profit.  BHS makes estimates about future 
reconnection experience in its estimate of impairment 
charges.  Future reconnection experience is estimated 
using historical data.  Should the estimate of future 
reconnection experience change, BHS’s impairment 
charges would be affected. 

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BAX Global had a profit in 2002 and losses in 2001 and 
2000. Changes to the Company’s operations, resources 
used, and cost structure in 2000 resulted in a trend of 
improved year-over-year operating results in each of the 
last two years, despite a significant decline in revenue 
from 2000. In management’s opinion, the changes 
implemented at BAX Global plus a return to more 
normal levels of global economic performance will result 
in substantial improvement in operating performance 
and cash flow over time. Based on this judgment, the 
Company prepared multi-year projections of operating 
performance for BAX Global, which it used to estimate 
fair value and undiscounted cash flow, neither of which 
indicated impairment.   

Had the Company expected no long-term improvement 
in the performance of BAX Global, or a worsening of 
conditions at the Company’s other subsidiaries, the 
Company may have concluded that its goodwill or fixed 
assets were impaired and, in such circumstances, would 
have reduced the carrying values of such assets and 
recognized a loss. 

As required by SFAS No. 144, certain residual long-lived 
assets associated with the Company’s former coal 
operations were reclassified from assets of discontinued 
operations to assets held and used at December 31, 2002.  
These assets were tested for impairment on an individual 
property basis with a resulting net impairment loss of 
$14.1 million recorded within operating profit from 
continuing operations.  Prior to December 2002, the  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Company’s expectation was to sell the majority of these 
assets as a group and, as such, the assets were not 
previously considered to be impaired.  Different 
estimates of the net realizable value of the residual coal 
assets could have materially affected the net impairment 
loss recorded. 

Related Lease Obligations    
CoalCoalCoalCoal----Related Lease Obligations
Related Lease Obligations
Related Lease Obligations

The Company has not accrued approximately $26 million 
of future minimum lease and royalty payments related to 
the equipment and idle coal mines and reserves which 
management believes will be sold.  If the Company is 
unable to transfer its commitments to buyers of these 
assets, the Company will recognize the obligations as 
liabilities, with a charge to earnings. 

Withdrawal Liabilities    
Withdrawal Liabilities
Withdrawal Liabilities
Withdrawal Liabilities

The Company recorded an estimate of the value of 
potential withdrawal obligations for coal-related multi-
employer pension plans in 2001 associated with its exit 
from the coal business.  During the fourth quarter of 
2002, the Company increased the estimated withdrawal 
liabilities to $35.0 million.  The withdrawal liabilities 
were estimated by the Company using a formula that 
depends on the funded status of the multi-employer 
pension plans at the time that the Company is deemed 
to have withdrawn from the plans. 

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The $35 million for the estimated withdrawal liabilities is 
based on the funded status of the plan as of June 30, 
2002.  The Company expects that its actual withdrawal 
liability for each of the plans will be based on the funded 
status of the plans as of June 30, 2003 or possibly later. 

The estimate may change materially each year until the 
Company is deemed to have withdrawn from the plan. 
Annual changes in this estimate will be recorded in 
discontinued operations. 

MultiMultiMultiMulti----Year Employee and Retiree Benefit 
Year Employee and Retiree Benefit 
Year Employee and Retiree Benefit 
Year Employee and Retiree Benefit 
Obligations    
Obligations
Obligations
Obligations

The Company provides its employees and retirees 
benefits arising from both Company-sponsored plans 
(e.g. defined benefit pension plans) and statutory 
requirements (e.g. medical benefits for otherwise 
ineligible former employees and non employees under 
the Health Benefit Act). Certain of these benefit 
obligations require payments to be made by the 
Company or by trusts funded by the Company over long 
periods of time. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The primary benefits which require cash payments over 
an extended period of years are: 

•  Defined Benefit Pension  
• 
Postretirement Medical  
•  Health Benefit Act Medical  
• 

Black Lung  

As is normal for such benefits, cash payments will be 
made for periods ranging from the current year to well 
over fifty years from now for certain benefits. The 
amount of such payments and related expenses will be 
affected over time by inflation, investment returns and 
market interest rates, changes in the numbers of plan 
participants and changes in the benefit obligations 
and/or laws and regulations covering the benefit 
obligations.  

GAAP requires that the Company reevaluate all 
significant benefit obligations at least annually, and as a 
result of such reevaluations, the Company records 
increases or decreases in liabilities and associated 
expenses over time as required under GAAP. 

Below are the critical assumptions that determine the 
carrying values of such liabilities and the resulting annual 
expense. The plans that are affected by the assumptions 
discussed are identified parenthetically in the relevant 
title. 

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Discount Rate (Pension Plans, Postretirement 
Medical Benefits Under Company-Sponsored Plans 
and “Black Lung” Benefits) 
The discount rate is used to determine the present value 
of future payments. This rate reflects returns expected 
from high-quality bonds and will fluctuate over time 
with market interest rates. In general, the Company’s 
liability changes in an inverse relationship to interest 
rates, i.e. the lower the discount rate, the higher the 
associated liability for the noted benefit obligations.  

The Company selects a discount rate for its pension 
liabilities after reviewing published long-term yield 
information for a small number of high quality fixed 
income securities (Moody’s AA bond yields), yields for 
the broader range of long-term high quality securities 
and a calculated plan-specific rate of return developed 
by its actuaries using long-term high quality bonds with 
similar maturities to the liability.  After considering the 
above, the Company selected a discount rate of 6.75% 
for the valuation as of December 2002.  A year ago, such 
discount rate was 7.25%. 

Calculations of net periodic pension expense are based 
on the assumptions used for the previous year-end 
measurements of plan assets and obligations.  
Accordingly, the discount rate selected at the end of 
each year affects the pension expense in the following 
year.  In general, the lower the discount rate, the higher 
the calculated expense.  If the discount rate were to 
decrease by 25 basis points, the related expense would 
increase by approximately $3 million before tax in 2002. 

Under government regulations, funding requirements 
for the Company’s primary U.S. pension plan are 
determined using a different set of assumptions than is 
used for financial accounting purposes.  Near term 
funding requirements would, therefore, not be affected 
unless interest rates declined sharply.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Return on Assets (Pension Plan) 
The Company’s primary defined benefit pension plan 
had assets at December 31, 2002 of approximately $431 
million. This pension plan’s assets are invested primarily 
using actively managed accounts with asset allocation 
targets of 70% equities, which include a broad array of 
market cap sizes and investment styles and international 
equities, and 30% fixed income securities.  Among other 
factors, the performance of asset groups and investment 
managers will affect the long-term rate of return.  
Pension accounting principles require companies to use 
estimates of expected asset returns over long periods of 
time.  The Company selects the expected long-term rate 
of return assumption using advice from its investment 
advisor and its actuary considering the plan’s asset 
allocation targets and expected overall investment 
manager performance and a review of its most recent 
ten year historical average compounded rate of return.  
After following the above process, the Company selected 
8.75% as its expected long-term rate of return as of 
December 31, 2002.  The expected long-term rate was 
10.0% as of December 31, 2001. 

Because returns from global financial markets fluctuate, 
it is unlikely that in any given year, the actual rate of 
return will be the same as the assumed long-term rate of 
return.  In general, if actual returns exceed the expected 
long-term rate of return, future levels of expense will go 
down and vice-versa.  The Company’s assumed long-term 
rate of return is 8.75% as of December 31, 2002.  Over 
the last ten years, the annual returns of the Company’s 
primary pension plan have fluctuated from a high of a 
25% gain (1995) to a low of a 9% loss (2002).  During 
that time period there were six years in which returns 
exceeded the assumed long-term rate of return and four 
years, including the last three years, with returns below 
the assumed long-term rate of return. 

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If the Company were to use a different long-term rate of 
return assumption, it would affect annual pension 
expense but would have no immediate effect on funding 
requirements.  For every hypothetical change of 25 basis 
points in the assumed long-term rate of return on plan 
assets, the Company’s U.S. annual pension plan expense 
in 2002 would increase or decrease by approximately 
$1.3 million before tax. 

The Company calculates expected investment returns by 
applying the expected long-term rate of return to the 
market-related value of plan assets.  The market-related 
value of plan assets is calculated by deferring and 
amortizing investment gains or losses on a straight-line 
basis over five years.  Investment gain or loss for each 
year is the difference between the actual return and the 
expected return calculated using the beginning market-
related asset value less non-investment expenses and the 
expected long-term rate of return.  Each year’s gain or 
loss is then amortized over five years. 

The Company has had significant investment losses in the 
last three years that have not yet fully affected pension 
expense.  The Company expects its pension expense will 
increase in the next several years because of the 
amortization of investment gains and losses. 

The offset (or “credit”) to expense associated with the 
assumed investment return fluctuates based on the level 
of plan assets (over time, the higher the level of assets, 
the higher the credit and vice versa) and the assumed 
rate of return (the higher the rate, the higher the credit 
and vice versa). Plan assets for the Company’s primary 
defined benefit plan have declined by approximately $28 
million in 2002 and $122 million over the three years 
ended December 31, 2002 as a result of general 
investment market conditions. In addition, the plan paid 
out approximately $25 million in benefits and the 
Company contributed $35 million to plan assets during 
the same time period.  With the reduction in plan assets 
in 2002 and the expected rate of return, the investment 
credit is expected to decline by $8.5 million in 2003.  This 
will have the effect of increasing the Company’s net 
pension expense.  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Inflation Assumptions on Salary Levels (Pension 
Plan) and Medical Inflation (Postretirement 
Medical Benefits, Health Benefit Act Medical 
Benefits) 
Pension expense and liabilities will vary with the 
expected rate of salary increases – the higher or lower 
the annual increase, the higher or lower the liability and 
expense. The Company expects its salary increase 
assumption to remain at or about 5.1%, assuming 
current rates of inflation. 

Changes in medical inflation will affect liability and 
expense amounts differently for the three plans noted. 
There is a direct link between medical inflation and 
expected spending for postretirement medical benefits 
under the Company’s plan for 2003 and for later years. 
Future cash payments associated with the Health Benefit 
Act will reflect some but not all of the effect of medical 
inflation as a result of statutory limitations on premium 
growth.  

With the increase in medical inflation seen over the last 
few years, the Company raised the assumed level of 
inflation in its plans in 2001 and again in 2002.  Because 
of the volatility of medical inflation it is likely that there 
will be future adjustments, although the direction and 
extent of such adjustments cannot be predicted at the 
present time. 

Numbers of Participants (All Plans) 
The valuations of all of these benefit plans are affected 
by the life expectancy of the participants. Accordingly, 
the Company relies on actuarial information to predict 
the number and life expectancy of participants. Further, 
due to the complexity of the contractual relationship 
with the United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”) for 
postretirement medical benefits and the application of 
regulations associated with the Health Benefit Act, the 
Company’s related liability and expense has and will 
continue to fluctuate as new participants are made 
known to the Company and as the Company and others 
investigate such applications. As a result, the Company’s 
liabilities under its plans will vary as the expected 
number and life expectancy of participants change. 

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Changes in Laws 
The Company’s valuations of its liabilities are determined 
under existing laws and regulations. Changes in laws and 
regulations which affect the ultimate level of liabilities 
and expense are reflected once the changes are final and 
their impact can be reasonably estimated. Recent 
changes in black lung regulations could increase the 
Company’s total liability. Future changes in laws directed 
at reducing national levels of medical inflation or 
changing the funding available for medical benefits (e.g. 
proposals for coverage of pharmaceuticals under 
Medicare) could significantly reduce the Company’s 
ultimate liability for certain postretirement medical 
benefits. 

Workers’ Compensation    
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation

Besides the effects of changes in medical costs, workers’ 
compensation costs are affected by the severity and 
types of injuries, changes in state and federal regulations 
and their application and the quality of programs which 
assist an employee’s return to work. The Company’s 
liability for future payments for workers’ compensation 
claims is evaluated annually with the assistance of its 
actuary.   

counting Pronouncements    
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Ac
counting Pronouncements
counting Pronouncements
Recent Ac
Recent Ac

SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement 
Obligations,” was issued in June 2001 and addresses 
financial accounting and reporting for obligations 
associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived 
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS No. 
143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset 
retirement obligation be recognized in the period in 
which it becomes an obligation, if a reasonable estimate 
of fair value can be made. The Company will adopt SFAS 
No. 143 in the first quarter of 2003. The implementation 
of the new standard is not expected to have a material 
effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial 
position.   

SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit 
or Disposal Activities,” was issued in June 2002 and 
applies to costs associated with an exit activity (including 
restructuring) or with a disposal of long-lived assets. This 
statement nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 
94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee 
Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity 
(including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).”  
Under SFAS No. 146, a commitment to a plan to exit an  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be 
sufficient to record a charge for most anticipated costs. 
Instead, a liability for costs associated with an exit or 
disposal activity will be recorded when that liability is 
incurred and can be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 146 
also revises accounting for specified employee and 
contract terminations that are part of restructuring 
activities.  SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal 
activities initiated after December 31, 2002.   

SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation 
- Transition and Disclosure,” was issued in December 
2002 and provides alternative methods of transition for a 
voluntary change to the fair value-based method of 
accounting for stock-based compensation.  It also 
amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123 to 
require prominent disclosure in the “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies” about the effects on 
reported net income of an entity’s accounting policy 
decisions with respect to stock-based employee 
compensation.  SFAS No. 148 requires disclosure as to the 
pro forma effects on interim financial statements if 
stock-based compensation is accounted for under the 
intrinsic value method prescribed in APB No. 25.  The 
amendments to SFAS No. 123 as to transition alternatives 
and as to prominent disclosure are effective for fiscal 
years ending after December 15, 2002.  The amendment 
is effective for interim periods beginning after December 
15, 2002. 

In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards 
Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (“FIN 
45”), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure 
Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect 
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN 45 requires 
that upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must 
recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it 
assumes under that guarantee. FIN 45 also requires 
additional disclosures by a guarantor in its interim and 
annual financial statements about the obligations 
associated with guarantees issued. The required 
disclosures have been included in Notes 12, 14 and 21. 
The recognition and measurement provisions are 
effective on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or 
modified after December 31, 2002.  The adoption of this 
interpretation is not expected to have a material effect 
on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 
46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest 
Entities.”  FIN 46 provides guidance on the identification 
of entities for which control is achieved through means 
other than through voting rights, variable interest 
entities, and how to determine when and which business 
enterprises should consolidate variable interest entities.  
Variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, 
if any, will be assessed for consolidation using the new 
interpretation beginning in the first quarter of 2003.  

Variable interest entities in which the Company holds a 
variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003 
will be assessed for consolidation beginning in the third 
quarter of 2003.  The adoption of this interpretation is 
not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Looking Information 
Forward----Looking Information
Forward
Looking Information
Looking Information
Forward
Forward

Certain of the matters discussed herein, including 
statements regarding the impact of difficult economic 
and operating conditions in South America on Brink’s 
performance in the first half of 2003, reductions in 
staffing levels by Brink’s in Europe in 2003 and related 
increases in severance expense, expected increases in 
pension expenses and the adverse affect on Brink’s, BHS’ 
and BAX Global’s 2003 operating results of higher 
pension expense, the impact that the refusal of police 
departments to respond to calls from alarm companies 
without visual verification would have on BHS’ results of 
operations, the impact of increases in carrier rates and 
employee benefit health costs on BAX’s costs in 2003, 
possible reductions in transportation costs resulting from 
aircraft lease negotiations, the weakness of the 
European economy in 2003, payment by BAX Global of 
contractual commitments for facilities by the end of 
2007, the retention of certain coal-related liabilities and 
related expenses and cash outflows following 
completion of disposal, projected expenses related to 
legacy liabilities of former coal operations (including 
estimated ranges of these expenses), the significance in 
early 2003 of certain costs of assets expected to be sold, 
the expectation that administrative and other costs 
related  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

to the former coal operations will be incurred more 
heavily in the early quarters of 2003, the disposal of the 
Company’s gold, timber and natural gas operations, 
control of MPI following the exchange of the Company’s 
interest in gold mining joint ventures for additional 
shares of MPI and other consideration, the impact on 
2002 revenues, operating profit and pretax income if 
Venezuela had not been treated as highly inflationary 
effective January 1, 2002 and the possibility that 
Venezuela may be considered highly inflationary again, 
the expectation that the Company will realize the 
benefit of its net deferred tax assets, expenditures for 
aircraft heavy maintenance in 2003, capital expenditures 
for continuing operations in 2003, estimated significant 
contractual obligations for the next five years, required 
pension plan funding after 2005, the replacement of 
some of the Company’s surety bonds due to the 
assumption of various reclamation obligations by 
purchasers of the Company’s former coal operations, the 
ability of the Company to provide letters of credit or 
other collateral to replace any surety bonds that are not 
renewed in the future, the timing of Combined Fund 
payments, the amount and timing of additional FBLET 
refunds, if any, estimated remaining clean-up, 
operational and maintenance costs for the Tankport 
matter and the possibility that the Company will be able 
to recover a portion of the amount paid from another 
potentially responsible party, the outcome of pending 
litigation, the likelihood of losses due to non-
performance by parties to hedging instruments, 
operating performance of the Company’s subsidiaries, 
the timing of and liability for withdrawal from multi-
employer pension plans associated with the exit from the 
coal business, the sale of additional coal assets, expected 
decline in the pension plan investment credit, changes in 
the assumed level of inflation for a number of the 
Company’s benefit plans, the impact of recent regulatory 
changes on the Company’s total black lung liability, and 
the impact of recent accounting pronouncements on the 
Company’s results of operations involve forward-looking 
information which is subject to known and unknown 
risks, uncertainties, and contingencies which could cause 
actual results, performance or achievements, to differ 
materially from those which are anticipated.  

35 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Such risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of 
which are beyond the control of the Company, include, 
but are not limited to, government reforms and 
initiatives in South America, strategic decisions by Brink’s 
competitors with respect to their South American 
operations, the matching of staffing levels with the 
demand for Brink’s services in Europe, the ultimate 
amount of pension expense, determinations made by 
police departments and municipalities regarding 
responses to alarms, the willingness of BHS’ customers to 
pay for private response personnel or other alternatives 
to police responses to alarms, the size and timing of rate 
and cost increases, the aircraft leasing market, the 
satisfaction of contractual obligations by third parties, 
the willingness and ability of purchasers of the 
remaining coal assets to assume liabilities, the timing of 
any sale of remaining coal assets, the timing of the pass-
through of costs relating to the disposal of coal assets by 
third parties and governmental authorities, the 
negotiation of definitive agreements with respect to the 
Company’s gold joint ventures and the satisfaction of 
any conditions contained therein, actions taken by MPI 
to reduce the number of its outstanding shares,  
changes in strategy or the allocation of resources, the 
market for the Company’s gold, timber and natural gas 
operations and the ability to negotiate and conclude 
sales of those operations on mutually agreeable terms, 
the performance of U.S. and international investment 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

markets, the profitability of the Company in the U.S. and 
abroad, the completion and processing of permit 
replacement documentation and the ability of 
purchasers of coal assets to post the required bonds, 
capacity for borrowing under the Company’s U.S. credit 
facility, the position taken by various governmental 
entities with respect to the claims for FBLET refunds, 
changes in the scope or method of remediation or 
monitoring of the Tankport property, the negotiation of 
a mutually acceptable agreement with the potentially 
responsible party in the Tankport matter, the funding 
and benefit levels of the multi-employer plans and 
pension plans, actual retirement experience of the 
Company’s coal employees, black lung claims incidence, 
the number of dependents covered, coal industry 
turnover rates, actual medical and legal costs relating to 
benefits, changes in inflation rates (including the 
continued volatility of medical inflation), fluctuations in 
interest rates, overall economic and business conditions, 
developing guidance with respect to recent accounting 
pronouncements, foreign currency exchange rates, the 
impact of continuing initiatives to control costs and 
increase profitability, pricing and other competitive 
industry factors, fuel prices, new government 
regulations, legislative initiatives, judicial decisions, 
variations in costs or expenses and the ability of 
counterparties to perform. 

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2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY    
STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

The management of The Pittston Company (the “Company”) is responsible for preparing the accompanying Consolidated 
Financial Statements and for their integrity and objectivity. The statements were prepared in accordance with accounting 
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Management has also prepared the other information in the 
annual report and is responsible for its accuracy. 

In meeting our responsibility for the integrity of the Consolidated Financial Statements, we maintain a system of internal 
controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, that transactions are executed in 
accordance with management’s authorization and that the accounting records provide a reliable basis for the preparation 
of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Qualified personnel throughout the organization maintain and monitor these 
internal controls on an ongoing basis. In addition, the Company maintains an internal audit department that systematically 
reviews and reports on the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls, with management follow-up as appropriate. 

Management has also established a formal Business Code of Ethics for all employees including its financial executives. We 
acknowledge our responsibility to establish and preserve an environment in which all employees properly understand the 
fundamental importance of high ethical standards in the conduct of our business. 

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent auditors.  

The Company’s Board of Directors pursues its oversight role with respect to the Company’s Consolidated Financial 
Statements through the Audit and Ethics Committee, which is composed solely of outside directors. The Committee meets 
periodically with the independent auditors, internal auditors and management to review the Company’s control system 
and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and the Company’s Business Code of Ethics. 

We believe that the policies and procedures described above are appropriate and effective and enable us to meet our 
responsibility for the integrity of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 

37 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT    
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders 
The Pittston Company 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Pittston Company and subsidiaries (the 
“Company”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive 
loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002. These 
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an 
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those 
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial 
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the 
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and 
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe 
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial 
position of The Pittston Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations 
and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with 
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the 
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.”  Also as 
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for 
nonrefundable installation revenues and the related direct costs of acquiring new subscribers in 2000 as a result of the 
implementation of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” 

KPMG LLP 
Richmond, Virginia 
February 10, 2003

38 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
ONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
CCCCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

ASSETS 
ASSETS
ASSETS
ASSETS

Current assets: 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable, (net of estimated uncollectible 
  amounts: 2002 - $35.5; 2001 - $41.8) 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 
Deferred income taxes  
Discontinued operations 
Total current assets 

Property and equipment, net 
Goodwill, net 
Prepaid pension assets 
Deferred income taxes 
Other 
Discontinued operations 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities: 
Short-term borrowings 
Current maturities of long-term debt 
Accounts payable 
Accrued liabilities 
Discontinued operations 
Total current liabilities 

Long-term debt 
Accrued pension costs 
Postretirement benefits other than pensions 
Deferred revenue 
Deferred income taxes 
Other 
Discontinued operations 
Total liabilities 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 21) 

Shareholders’ equity:  
  Preferred stock, par value $10 per share, 

  $31.25 Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock 
  Authorized: 0.161 shares  

Issued and outstanding: 2001 - 0.021 shares 

  Common stock, par value $1 per share: 

  Authorized: 100.0 shares 

Issued and outstanding: 2002 and 2001– 54.3 shares 

  Capital in excess of par value 
  Retained earnings 
  Employee benefits trust, at market value 
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss: 

  Minimum pension liabilities 
  Foreign currency translation 
  Deferred expense on cash flow hedges 
  Unrealized losses on marketable securities 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

Total shareholders’ equity 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

December 31 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

$$$$    

102.3    
102.3
102.3
102.3

540.0
540.0 
540.0
540.0
58.458.458.458.4 
81.381.381.381.3 
---- 
782.0 
782.0
782.0
782.0

878787871.21.21.21.2 
227.9 
227.9
227.9
227.9
23.823.823.823.8 
349.3
349.3 
349.3
349.3
205.7
205.7 
205.7
205.7
---- 

86.7 

493.3 
57.5 
103.1 
19.9 
760.5 

818.1 
224.8 
109.0 
233.2 
184.9 
92.7 

$$$$    

459.9    
2,2,2,2,459.9
459.9
459.9

2,423.2 

$$$$    

41.841.841.841.8    
13.313.313.313.3 
244.0
244.0 
244.0
244.0
494.2
494.2 
494.2
494.2
---- 
793.3 
793.3
793.3
793.3

304.2
304.2 
304.2
304.2
122.6
122.6 
122.6
122.6
471.7
471.7 
471.7
471.7
127.0 
127.0
127.0
127.0
28.428.428.428.4 
231.5
231.5 
231.5
231.5
---- 

2,078.7 
2,078.7
2,078.7
2,078.7

27.8 
17.2 
256.6 
516.1 
3.3 
821.0 

252.9 
22.9 
445.0 
123.8 
20.7 
231.2 
29.6 
1,947.1 

---- 

0.2 

54.354.354.354.3 
383.0000 
383.
383.383.
213.1
213.1 
213.1
213.1
(33.0) 
(33.0)
(33.0)
(33.0)

(137.2)
(137.2) 
(137.2)
(137.2)
(93.5555)))) 
(93.
(93.
(93.
(5.2) 
(5.2)
(5.2)
(5.2)
(0.3)
(0.3) 
(0.3)
(0.3)
(2(2(2(236363636.2).2).2).2) 

381.2 
381.2
381.2
381.2

54.3 
400.1 
193.3 
(58.9) 

(6.5) 
(101.6) 
(4.7) 
(0.1) 
(112.9) 

476.1 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

$$$$    

459.9    
2,2,2,2,459.9
459.9
459.9

2,423.2 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
PERATIONS 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF O
PERATIONS
PERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF O
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF O

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Years Ended December 31 
2001    

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

Revenues 
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues

$$$$ 

3,776.7 
3,776.7
3,776.7
3,776.7

3,624.2 

3,834.1 

Expenses:
Expenses: 
Expenses:
Expenses:
Operating expenses 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Impairment and other charges related to: 

Former coal operations 

  Gold operations 
Restructuring charge 

  Total expenses 
Other operating income, net 

Operating profit 
Operating profit
Operating profit
Operating profit

Interest income 
Interest expense 
Other expense, net 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes 
  and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 

Provision for income taxes 

Income from continuing operations before
Income from continuing operations before    
Income from continuing operations before
Income from continuing operations before
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 
  cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes: 

  Loss from operations, net of $14.2 of income tax benefits 
  Estimated loss on disposition, net of  

3,164.0
3,164.0 
3,164.0
3,164.0
466.3 
466.3
466.3
466.3

19.219.219.219.2    
7.17.17.17.1    
---- 

3,656.6
3,656.6 
3,656.6
3,656.6
12.612.612.612.6 

3,090.6 
448.6 

- 
- 
(0.2) 

3,539.0 
22.4 

3,264.2 
477.8 

- 
- 
57.5 

3,799.5 
13.1 

132.7    
132.7
132.7
132.7

107.6 

47.7 

3.23.23.23.2 
(23.1) 
(23.1)
(23.1)
(23.1)
((((2.62.62.62.6)))) 

110.2
110.2 
110.2
110.2
41.41.41.41.2222 

4.7 
(32.4) 
(6.7) 

73.2 
27.4 

69.69.69.69.0000 

45.8 

4.2 
(43.4) 
(3.9) 

4.6 
1.9 

2.7 

---- 

- 

(18.2) 

income tax benefits of: $22.8 (2002), $25.1 (2001) and $105.1 (2000) 

((((42.942.942.942.9)))) 

(29.2) 

(189.1) 

  Loss from discontinued operations  

(Includes certain retained expenses of former coal operations which,  
beginning in 2003, will be recorded in continuing operations – such expenses  
(pretax) recorded in 2002, 2001 and 2000 were $2 million, $53 million, and  
$48 million respectively.  See Note 5.) 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change 

in accounting principle 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,  
  net of $32.7 income tax benefit 

Net income (loss) 
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss)

Preferred stock dividends, net 

((((42.942.942.942.9)))) 

(29.2) 

(207.3) 

26.126.126.126.1 

16.6 

(204.6) 

---- 

- 

(52.0) 

26.126.126.126.1 

(1.1) 
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)

16.6 

(256.6) 

(0.7) 

0.8 

Net income (loss) attributed to common shares 

$$$$    

25.025.025.025.0    

15.9    

(255.8) 

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THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
(CONTINUED) 
DATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
CONSOLI
(CONTINUED)
(CONTINUED)
DATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
DATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
CONSOLI
CONSOLI

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

 income (loss) per common share    
NetNetNetNet income (loss) per common share
 income (loss) per common share
 income (loss) per common share

Basic: 

Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 

Diluted: 

Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Years Ended December 31 
2001    

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.82)))) 
(0.82
(0.82
(0.82
---- 
0.0.0.0.48484848 

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.82
(0.82)))) 
(0.82
(0.82
---- 
0.480.480.480.48 

0.88 
(0.57) 
- 

0.31 

0.88 
(0.57) 
- 

0.31 

0.07 
(4.14) 
(1.04) 

(5.11) 

0.05 
(4.13) 
(1.04) 

(5.12) 

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THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
IVE LOSS 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENS
IVE LOSS
IVE LOSS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENS

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

(In millions) 

Net income (loss) 

Years Ended December 31 
2001 

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

$$$$ 

26.126.126.126.1 

16.6 

(256.6)  

Other comprehensive income (loss): 
  Minimum pension liability adjustments: 

  Adjustment to minimum pension liability 
  Tax benefit related to minimum pension liability adjustment 

  Minimum pension liability adjustments, net of tax 

(210.8) 
(210.8)
(210.8)
(210.8)
80.80.80.80.1111 

(130.7)))) 
(130.7
(130.7
(130.7

Foreign currency: 
  Translation adjustments 
  Reclassification adjustment for loss included in net income (loss) 

  Foreign currency translation adjustments 

Cash flow hedges: 
  Deferred benefit (expense) on cash flow hedges 
  Tax benefit (expense) related to deferred benefit (expense) 

  on cash flow hedges 

  Reclassification adjustment for cash flow hedge expense (benefits)  

  realized in net income (loss) 

  Tax expense (benefit) related to cash flow hedge 

  realized in net income (loss) 

  Deferred benefit (expense) on cash flow hedges, net of tax 

  Marketable securities: 

  Unrealized net gains (losses) on marketable securities 
  Tax expense related to unrealized gains on marketable securities 
  Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income (loss) 
  Tax expense related to gains realized in net income (loss) 

  Unrealized net gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of tax 

8.18.18.18.1 
---- 

8.8.8.8.1111 

(4.2) 
(4.2)
(4.2)
(4.2)

1.31.31.31.3 

3.53.53.53.5 

(1.1) 
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)

(0.5) 
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)

0.0.0.0.6666 
(0.2)
(0.2) 
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.8(0.8(0.8(0.8)))) 
0.20.20.20.2 

(0.(0.(0.(0.2)2)2)2) 

(9.9) 
3.4 

(6.5) 

(28.4) 
0.5 

(27.9) 

2.4 

(1.0) 

3.9 

(1.4) 

3.9 

3.5 
(1.2) 
(4.0) 
1.4 

(0.3) 

- 
- 

- 

(14.1)
- 

(14.1)    

(8.0) 

1.8 

(7.7) 

2.8 

(11.1) 

(0.1) 
- 
(0.3) 
0.1 

(0.3) 

Other comprehensive loss 

Comprehensive loss 

(123.3333)))) 
(123.
(123.
(123.

(30.8) 

(25.5) 

$$$$ 

(97.2)2)2)2) 
(97.
(97.
(97.

(14.2) 

(282.1) 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

42 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 

(In millions) 
Balance as of December 31, 1999 (a) 

Net loss 
Other comprehensive loss 
Dividends: 
  Common stock  
  Preferred stock  
Exchange of stock (b) 
Repurchase shares of Preferred stock  
Employee benefits trust: 
  Remeasurement 
  Shares used for employee benefit programs 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 

Preferred 
Stock 
0.3 

Common 
Stock    
71.8 

$ 

Capital 
in Excess 
of Par 
Value 
341.0 

Retained 
Earnings 
443.4 

Employee  
Benefits 
Trust 
(50.3) 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss 
(56.6) 

Total 
749.6 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
(0.1) 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

(20.0) 

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

(256.6) 
- 

- 
- 
20.2 
(3.8) 

(8.3) 
(0.4) 
0.1 

(5.0) 
(0.9) 
- 
1.7 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
(0.2) 
- 

8.3 
16.7 
- 

- 
(25.5) 

(256.6) 
(25.5) 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

(5.0) 
(0.9) 
- 
(2.2) 

- 
16.3 
0.1 

Balance as of December 31, 2000 

0.2 

51.8 

348.8 

182.6 

(25.5) 

(82.1) 

475.8 

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss 
Dividends: 
  Common stock  
  Preferred stock  
Employee benefits trust: 
  Shares issued to trust 
  Remeasurement 
  Shares used for employee benefit programs 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 
Other 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

2.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

51.6 
2.4 
(2.7) 
0.1 
(0.1) 

16.6 
- 

(5.1) 
(0.7) 

- 
- 
- 
- 
(0.1) 

- 
- 

- 
- 

(54.1) 
(2.4) 
23.1 
- 
- 

- 
(30.8) 

16.6 
(30.8) 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

(5.1) 
(0.7) 

- 
- 
20.4 
0.1 
(0.2) 

Balance as of December 31, 2001 

0.2 

54.3 

400.1 

193.3 

(58.9) 

(112.9) 

476.1 

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss 
Dividends: 
  Common stock 
  Preferred stock 
Repurchase shares of: 
  Common stock 
  Preferred stock 
Employee benefits trust: 
  Remeasurement 
  Shares used for employee benefit programs 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 

Balance as of December 31, 2002 

$ 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
(0.2) 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

(0.3) 
(10.0) 

(5.3) 
(1.7) 
0.2 

26.1 
- 

(5.2) 
(0.5) 

- 
(0.6) 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

5.3 
20.6 
- 

- 
(123.3) 

26.1 
(123.3) 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

(5.2) 
(0.5) 

(0.3) 
(10.8) 

- 
18.9 
0.2 

54.3 

383.0 

213.1 

(33.0) 

(236.2) 

381.2 

(a)  Includes Brink’s Group Common Stock – 40.9 shares; BAX Group Common Stock – 20.8 shares and Minerals Group Common Stock – 10.1 shares. 

(b)  On January 14, 2000, the Company eliminated its tracking stock capital structure by an exchange of all outstanding shares of Minerals Group Common 

Stock and BAX Group Common Stock for shares of Brink’s Group Common Stock. 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

43 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE PITTSTO
N COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
N COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
N COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTO
THE PITTSTO
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS    
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions) 

Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities:
$$$$    
Net income (loss) 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by continuing operations: 
  Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax 
  Depreciation and amortization 

Impairment charges from subscriber disconnects 

  Amortization of deferred revenue 

Impairment of other long-lived assets 
  Aircraft heavy maintenance expense 
  Deferred income taxes 
  Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable 
  Other operating, net 
  Pension expense, net of contributions 
  Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: 

  Accounts receivable 
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
  Deferred subscriber acquisition cost 
  Deferred revenue from new subscribers 
  Other, net 

Net cash provided by continuing operations 
Net cash provided (used) by discontinued operations 

  Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash flows from investing activities: 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures 
Aircraft heavy maintenance expenditures 
Cash proceeds from disposal of: 
  Former coal operations 
  Other property and equipment 
  Other assets and investments 
Acquisitions 
Discontinued operations, net 
Other, net 

  Net cash used by investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash flows from financing activities: 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt: 
  Additions 
  Repayments 
Short-term borrowings (repayments), net 
Repurchase of stock 
Dividends 
Other, net 

  Net cash used by financing activities 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

44 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Years Ended December 31 
2000 
2002 
2002
20022002

2001    

26.126.126.126.1    

16.6 

(256.6) 

42.942.942.942.9    
---- 
154.8 
154.8
154.8
154.8
32.332.332.332.3 
(23.9)
(23.9) 
(23.9)
(23.9)
21.521.521.521.5 
30.630.630.630.6 
(0.8)
(0.8) 
(0.8)
(0.8)
3.23.23.23.2 
23.723.723.723.7 
23.8) 
((((23.8)
23.8)
23.8)

((((14.214.214.214.2)))) 
17.417.417.417.4 
(17.7) 
(17.7)
(17.7)
(17.7)
27.127.127.127.1 
8.78.78.78.7    

307.9999 
307.
307.307.
(66.6) 
(66.6)
(66.6)
(66.6)

241.3333 
241.
241.241.

29.2 
- 
160.6 
33.8 
(23.9) 
1.6 
32.4 
(6.7) 
12.0 
10.9 
8.5 

41.8 
(21.3) 
(14.9) 
27.0 
5.6 

313.2 
6.9 

320.1 

207.3 
52.0 
158.8 
30.1 
(20.6) 
47.8 
40.2 
(28.1) 
22.9 
12.4 
9.3 

40.5 
11.9 
(14.0) 
27.1 
(1.6) 

339.4 
30.4 

369.8 

(204.2) 
(204.2)
(204.2)
(204.2)
(31.0) 
(31.0)
(31.0)
(31.0)

(193.1) 
(15.5) 

(214.4) 
(50.5) 

42.342.342.342.3 
5.75.75.75.7 
---- 
(0.1)
(0.1) 
(0.1)
(0.1)
(19.7)))) 
(19.7
(19.7
(19.7
(1.4) 
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.4)

- 
2.0 
7.3 
(8.4) 
(11.1) 
(6.3) 

- 
4.1 
- 
(3.9) 
(7.4) 
(1.6) 

(208.4)))) 
(208.4
(208.4
(208.4

(225.1) 

(273.7) 

294.7 
294.7
294.7
294.7
(304.1)
(304.1) 
(304.1)
(304.1)
9.19.19.19.1 
(11.1)
(11.1) 
(11.1)
(11.1)
(5.3) 
(5.3)
(5.3)
(5.3)
---- 

107.7 
(185.8) 
(23.0) 
- 
(5.4) 
4.8 

332.0 
(410.1) 
(39.2) 
(2.2) 
(5.6) 
0.6 

((((16.716.716.716.7)))) 

(101.7) 

(124.5) 

((((0.60.60.60.6)))) 
15.615.615.615.6 
86.786.786.786.7 

$$$$ 

102.3 
102.3
102.3
102.3

(4.4) 
(11.1) 
97.8 

86.7    

(5.0) 
(33.4) 
131.2 

97.8 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE PITTSTON COMPANY A
ND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
ND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
ND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THE PITTSTON COMPANY A
THE PITTSTON COMPANY A
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1    
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING     
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES    
POLICIES
POLICIES
POLICIES

Basis of Presentation    
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation

The Pittston Company, a Virginia corporation, has three  
primary operating segments within its “Business and 
Security Services” businesses: Brink’s, Incorporated 
(“Brink’s”); Brink’s Home Security, Inc. (“BHS”); and BAX 
Global Inc. (“BAX Global”).      

The fourth operating segment is Other Operations, which 
consists of gold, timber and natural gas operations.  The 
Company also has significant assets and liabilities 
associated with its former coal operations and expects to 
have significant ongoing expenses and cash outflows 
related to former coal operations in the future.   

The Pittston Company and its subsidiaries are referred to 
herein as the “Company.”  The Company’s common stock 
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 
“PZB.” 

Prior to January 14, 2000, the Company had three classes 
of common stock, each designed to track a segment of 
the Company’s businesses: Pittston Brink’s Group Common 
Stock (“Brink’s Stock”), Pittston BAX Group Common 
Stock (“BAX Stock”) and Pittston Minerals Group 
Common Stock (“Minerals Stock”). 

The Company eliminated its tracking stock capital 
structure on January 14, 2000 by exchanging all 
outstanding shares of Minerals Stock and BAX Stock for 
shares of Brink’s Stock (the “Exchange”).  See Note 3 for 
additional information concerning the Exchange. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Principles of Consolidation 
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the 
accounts of The Pittston Company and the subsidiaries it 
controls, including all subsidiaries that are majority 
owned.  The Company’s interest in 20% to 50% owned 
companies are accounted for using the equity method 
(“equity affiliates”) unless control exists, in which case, 
consolidation accounting is used.  Undistributed earnings 
of equity affiliates included in consolidated retained 
earnings approximated $33.1 million at December 31, 
2002. All material intercompany items and transactions 
have been eliminated in consolidation.  

Revenue Recognition    
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition

Brink’s – Revenue is recognized when services are 
performed.  Services related to armored car 
transportation, including ATM servicing, cash logistics, 
coin sorting and wrapping are performed in accordance 
with the terms of customer contracts, which contract 
prices are fixed and determinable.  Brink’s assesses the 
customer’s ability to meet the terms of the contract, 
including payment terms, before entering into contracts. 

BHS - Monitoring revenues are recognized monthly as 
services are provided pursuant to the terms of customer 
contracts, which contract prices are fixed and 
determinable.  BHS assesses the customer’s ability to meet 
the terms of the contract, including payment terms, 
before entering into contracts.  Amounts collected in 
advance as deposits from customers are deferred and 
recognized as income over the applicable monitoring 
period, which is generally one year or less. Beginning in 
2000, nonrefundable installation revenues and a portion 
of the related direct costs of acquiring new subscribers 
(primarily sales commissions) are deferred and recognized 
over the estimated term of the subscriber relationship, 
which is generally 15 years.  

45 

 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When an installation is identified for disconnection, any 
unamortized deferred revenues and deferred costs 
related to that installation are recognized at that time.  
Prior to 2000, BHS charged against earnings as incurred, 
all marketing and selling costs associated with obtaining 
new subscribers and recognized as revenue all 
nonrefundable payments received from such subscribers 
to the extent that costs exceeded such revenues. 

BAX Global - Revenues related to transportation services 
are recognized, together with related transportation 
costs, on the date shipments physically depart from 
facilities en route to destination locations.  BAX Global 
and its customer agree to the terms of the shipment, 
including pricing, prior to shipment.  Pricing terms are 
fixed and determinable, and BAX Global only agrees to 
shipments when it believes that collectibility is reasonably 
assured.  Revenues and operating results determined 
under existing recognition policies do not materially 
differ from those which would result from an allocation 
of revenue between reporting periods based on relative 
transit times in each reporting period with expenses 
recognized as incurred. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand 
deposits and investments with original maturities of three 
months or less. 

Trade Accounts Receivable    
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced 
amount and do not bear interest.  The allowance for 
doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the 
amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s 
existing accounts receivable.  The Company determines 
the allowance based on historical write-off experience by 
industry and customer specific data.  The Company 
reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly.  
Account balances are charged off against the allowance 
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the 
potential for recovery is considered remote.  The 
Company has an accounts receivable securitization 
program described in Note 13. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Property and Equipment 
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is accounted for at cost. 
Depreciation is calculated principally on the straight-line 
method.  Amortization of capitalized software is 
calculated principally on the straight-line method. 

Estimated Useful Lives 

Buildings 

Home security systems 

Vehicles 

Capitalized software 

Other machinery and equipment 

Years 

10 to 40 

15 

3 to 12 

3 to 7 

3 to 20 

Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs on 
property and equipment, including aircraft, are charged 
to expense. Major renewals, betterments and 
modifications are capitalized and amortized over the 
lesser of the remaining life of the asset or, if applicable, 
lease term. Scheduled airframe and periodic engine 
overhaul costs are capitalized, and reported within other 
assets, when incurred and amortized over the flying time 
to the next scheduled major maintenance or overhaul 
date, respectively.  

BHS retains ownership of most home security systems 
installed at subscriber locations. Costs for those systems 
are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated lives of 
the assets. Costs capitalized as part of home security 
systems include equipment and materials used in the 
installation process, direct labor required to install the 
equipment at customer sites, and other costs associated 
with the installation process.  These other costs include the 
cost of vehicles used for installation purposes and the 
portion of telecommunication, facilities and administrative 
costs incurred primarily at BHS’ branches that are 
associated with the installation process.  Direct labor and 
other costs represent approximately 70% of the amounts 
capitalized, while equipment and materials represent 
approximately 30% of amounts capitalized.  In addition to 
regular straight line depreciation expense each period, the 
Company charges to expense the carrying value of security 
systems estimated to be permanently disconnected based 
on each period’s actual disconnects and historical 
reconnection experience. 

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The costs of computer software developed or obtained 
for internal use are accounted for in accordance with 
AICPA Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 98-1, 
“Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software 
Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.”  SOP No. 98-1 
requires that certain costs related to the development or 
purchase of internal-use software be capitalized and 
amortized over the estimated useful life of the software.  
Costs that are capitalized include external direct costs of 
materials and services to develop or obtain the software, 
and internal costs for employees directly associated with a 
software development project, including payroll and 
other employee benefits.  Amortization of capitalized 
software costs was $19.8 million, $15.1 million and $14.6 
million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

Goodwill 
Goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill

Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the purchase 
price over the fair value of tangible and identifiable 
intangible net assets of businesses acquired. Prior to the 
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
(“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” 
in January 2002, goodwill was amortized over the 
estimated period of benefit on a straight-line basis up to 
a maximum of 40 years, and was reviewed for impairment 
under the provisions of SFAS No. 121 “Accounting for the 
Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived Assets 
to be Disposed Of,” for other long-lived assets. Since the 
adoption of SFAS No. 142, amortization of goodwill has 
been discontinued and goodwill is reviewed at least 
annually for impairment.  The Company completed the 
transitional and annual goodwill impairment tests during 
2002 with no impairment charges required. The 
Company’s goodwill amortization in each of 2001 and 
2000 was approximately $9.5 million.   

A reconciliation of net income (loss) and net income (loss) 
per share for the three years ended December 31, 2002 as 
reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of 
Operations, to net income (loss) and net income (loss) per 
share for the same periods, as adjusted to exclude 
goodwill amortization expense (net of tax effects), is 
presented below: 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

(In millions, except 

per share amounts) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Reported net income (loss) 

$$$$     26.126.126.126.1 

16.6 

(256.6) 

Goodwill amortization,  

  net of tax effects 

---- 

8.3 

8.2    

Net income (loss) as adjusted 

$$$$     26.126.126.126.1 

24.9 

(248.4) 

Reported diluted 

  net income (loss) per share 

$$$$     0.480.480.480.48 

0.31 

(5.12) 

Goodwill amortization, net 

  of tax effects 

---- 

0.16 

0.16 

Diluted net income (loss) 

  per share as adjusted 

$$$$     0.480.480.480.48 

0.47 

(4.96) 

Lived Assets 
Impairment of Long----Lived Assets
Impairment of Long
Lived Assets
Lived Assets
Impairment of Long
Impairment of Long

Long-lived assets that are deemed impaired are recorded 
at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value in 
accordance with SFAS No. 142 for goodwill, as noted 
above, and SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment 
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” for long-lived assets 
besides goodwill.  Long-lived assets besides goodwill are 
reviewed for impairment when circumstances indicate the 
carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. For 
assets that are to be held and used, an impairment is 
recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows 
associated with the asset or group of assets is less than 
their carrying value. If impairment exists, an adjustment is 
made to write the asset down to its fair value, and a loss 
is recorded as the difference between the carrying value 
and fair value. Fair values are determined based on 
quoted market values, discounted cash flows or internal 
and external appraisals, as applicable. Assets held for sale 
are carried at the lower of carrying value or estimated net 
realizable value.   See Note 8. 

Based Compensation 
Stock----Based Compensation
Stock
Based Compensation
Based Compensation
Stock
Stock

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation 
plans using the intrinsic value method prescribed in 
Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, 
“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related 
interpretations. Accordingly, since options are granted 
with an exercise price equal to the market price of the 
stock on the date of grant, the Company has not 
recognized any compensation expense related to its stock 
option plans for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 
and 2000.  See Note 16.   

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Pensions    
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
Postretirement Benefits Other Than 
Pensions
Pensions
Postretirement Benefits Other Than 
Postretirement Benefits Other Than 

Postretirement benefits other than pensions, except for 
those established pursuant to the Coal Industry Retiree 
Health Benefit Act of 1992 (the “Health Benefit Act”), are 
accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 106, 
“Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other 
Than Pensions,” which requires employers to accrue the 
cost of such retirement benefits during the employees’ 
service with the Company.  Actuarial gains and losses are 
deferred.  The portion of the deferred gains or losses that 
exceeds 10% of the accumulated postretirement benefit 
obligation at the beginning of the year is amortized into 
earnings generally over the average remaining life 
expectancy for inactive participants.  

Postretirement benefit obligations established by the 
Health Benefit Act are recorded as a liability when they 
are probable and estimable in accordance with Emerging 
Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 92-13, “Accounting for 
Estimated Payments in Connection with the Coal Industry 
Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992.” Prior to the 
Company’s formal plan to exit the coal business in 
December 2000, the Company recognized expense when 
payments were made, similar to the accounting for multi-
employer plans, as provided in EITF 92-13. 

Income Taxes 
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the 
expected future tax consequences of events that have 
been included in the financial statements or tax returns. 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based 
on the difference between the financial statement and 
tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in 
effect for the year in which these items are expected to 
reverse.

Had compensation costs for the Company’s stock-based 
compensation plans been determined based on the fair 
value of awards at the grant dates consistent with the 
optional recognition provision of SFAS No. 123, 
“Accounting for Stock Based Compensation,” net income 
(loss) and net income (loss) per share would be the pro 
forma amounts indicated below: 

(In millions, except 

per share amounts) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000  

Net income (loss)     
Net income (loss) 
Net income (loss) 
Net income (loss) 

  As reported 

$$$$     26.126.126.126.1    

16.6 

(256.6) 

  Less stock-based compensation  

expense determined under  

fair value method  

(4.(4.(4.(4.4444)))) 

(5.0) 

(4.4) 

  Pro forma 

$$$$  21.721.721.721.7 

11.6 

(261.0) 

Net income (loss) per common share    
Net income (loss) per common share
Net income (loss) per common share
Net income (loss) per common share

  Basic, as reported 

  Basic, pro forma 

  Diluted, as reported 

  Diluted, pro forma 

$$$$    

$$$$ 

0.480.480.480.48    

0.400.400.400.40 

0.40.40.40.48888 

0.390.390.390.39 

0.31 

0.21 

0.31 

0.21 

(5.11) 

(5.21) 

(5.12) 

(5.21) 

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated at 
the time of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-
pricing model.  Pro forma net income (loss) and net 
income (loss) per share disclosures are computed by 
amortizing the estimated fair value of the grants over 
respective vesting periods.  The weighted-average 
assumptions used in the model for Pittston Common Stock 
and the resulting weighted-average grant-date estimates 
of fair value are as follows: 

Assumptions: 

  Expected dividend yield 

  Expected volatility 

  Risk-free interest rate 

  Expected term (in years) 

Fair value estimates: 

In millions  

  Per share 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5% 

37%37%37%37% 

3.7%3.7%3.7%3.7% 

4.04.04.04.0 

0.5% 

38% 

4.8% 

4.6 

0.4% 

31% 

6.0% 

4.5 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

6.66.66.66.6 

9.6 

6.976.976.976.97    

8.10 

5.5 

5.21 

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Mine development costs are capitalized and amortized 
over the estimated useful life of the mine. These costs 
include expenses incurred for site preparation and 
development at the mines during the development stage. 
A mine is considered under development until 
management determines that all planned production 
units are in place and the mine is available for commercial 
operation and the mining of coal.  Capitalized mine 
development costs are included within noncurrent assets 
(classified as part of discontinued operations at December 
31, 2001) on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.  
The associated amortization is included as a component 
of the Company's loss from discontinued operations in the 
Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

Reclamation Costs 
Expenditures relating to environmental regulatory 
requirements and reclamation costs undertaken during 
mine operations are expensed as incurred. Estimated site 
restoration and post closure reclamation costs are 
expensed using the units of production method over the 
estimated recoverable tonnage at each mine. In each case, 
such charges are included as a component of the 
Company's loss from discontinued operations in the 
Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.  
Accrued reclamation costs are subject to review by 
management on a regular basis and are revised when 
appropriate for changes in future estimated costs and/or 
regulatory requirements.  Accrued reclamation costs for 
mines are included in either current or noncurrent 
liabilities (amounts expected to be assumed by purchasers 
were classified as part of discontinued operations at 
December 31, 2001) in the Company's Consolidated 
Balance Sheets.  

Inventories 
Inventories are stated at cost (determined under the first-
in, first-out or average cost method) or market, whichever 
is lower.  Inventory is recorded within current assets 
(classified as part of discontinued operations at December 
31, 2001) in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

Foreign Currency Translation    
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are 
reported in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities of foreign 
subsidiaries are translated using rates of exchange at the 
balance sheet date and resulting cumulative translation 
adjustments have been recorded as a separate component 
of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Revenues and 
expenses are translated at rates of exchange in effect 
during the year. Translation adjustments relating to 
subsidiaries in countries with highly inflationary 
economies are included in net income, along with all 
transaction gains and losses.  

Hedging Activities    
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative Instruments and 
Hedging Activities
Hedging Activities
Derivative Instruments and 
Derivative Instruments and 

All derivative instruments are recorded in the 
Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value. If the derivative 
has been designated as a cash flow hedge, changes in the 
fair value of derivatives are recognized in other 
comprehensive loss until the hedged transaction is 
recognized in earnings.  

Former Coal Operations    
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations

The following accounting policies of the Company’s 
former coal operations were in effect through December 
2002, at which point the Company completed its exit of 
the coal business by either selling or shutting down its 
active coal operations. 

Revenue Recognition 
Coal sales are generally recognized when coal is loaded 
onto transportation vehicles for shipment to customers. 
For domestic sales, this generally occurs when coal is 
loaded onto railcars at mine locations. For export sales, 
this generally occurs when coal is loaded onto marine 
vessels at terminal facilities.  Coal sales are included as a 
component of the Company’s loss from discontinued 
operations in the Company's Consolidated Statements of 
Operations. 

Property, Plant and Equipment 
Depletion of bituminous coal lands is provided on the 
basis of tonnage mined in relation to the estimated total 
of recoverable tonnage in the ground and is included as a 
component of the Company's loss from discontinued 
operations in the Company's Consolidated Statements of 
Operations.  

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Use of Estimates    
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates

In accordance with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the U.S., management of the Company has 
made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to 
the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these 
Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results could 
differ materially from those estimates.  The most 
significant estimates used by management are related to 
the accounting for goodwill and property and equipment 
valuations, employee and retiree benefit obligations, 
discontinued operations, and deferred tax assets. 

Reclassifications    
Reclassifications
Reclassifications
Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to 
conform to the current year’s financial statement 
presentation. 

 2000    
Accounting Change ---- 2000
Accounting Change 
 2000
 2000
Accounting Change 
Accounting Change 

Pursuant to guidance issued in Staff Accounting Bulletin 
(“SAB”) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial 
Statements,” by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
in December 1999, and a related interpretation issued in 
October 2000, BHS changed its method of accounting for 
nonrefundable installation revenues and a portion of the 
related direct costs of obtaining new subscribers 
(primarily sales commissions).  Under the new method, all 
of the nonrefundable installation revenues and a portion 
of the new installation costs deemed to be direct costs of 
subscriber acquisition are deferred and recognized in 
income over the estimated term of the subscriber 
relationship. Prior to 2000, BHS charged against earnings 
as incurred, all marketing and selling costs associated with 
obtaining new subscribers and recognized as revenue all 
nonrefundable payments received from such subscribers 
to the extent that costs exceeded such revenues.  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The accounting change was implemented in 2000 and the 
Company reported a noncash after-tax charge of $52.0 
million ($84.7 million pretax), to reflect the cumulative 
effect of the accounting change on years prior to 2000. 
The pretax cumulative effect charge of $84.7 million 
comprised a net deferral of $121.1 million of revenues 
partially offset by $36.4 million of customer acquisition 
costs. The change in accounting principle decreased 
operating profit for 2000 by $2.3 million, reflecting a net 
decrease in revenues of $6.4 million and a net decrease in 
operating expenses of $4.1 million. Net income for 2000 
was reduced by $1.4 million ($0.03 per diluted share).   

Pronouncements    
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting 
Pronouncements
Pronouncements
Recent Accounting 
Recent Accounting 

SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement 
Obligations,” was issued in June 2001 and addresses 
financial accounting and reporting for obligations 
associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived 
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS No. 
143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset 
retirement obligation be recognized in the period in 
which it becomes an obligation, if a reasonable estimate 
of fair value can be made. The Company will adopt SFAS 
No. 143 in the first quarter of 2003.  The implementation 
of the new standard is not expected to have a material 
effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial 
position. 

SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit 
or Disposal Activities,” was issued in June 2002 and 
applies to costs associated with an exit activity (including 
restructuring) or with a disposal of long-lived assets. This 
statement nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 
94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee 
Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity 
(including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).”  
Under SFAS No. 146, a commitment to a plan to exit an 
activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be 
sufficient to record a charge for most anticipated costs. 
Instead, a liability for costs associated with an exit or 
disposal activity will be recorded when that liability is 
incurred and can be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 146 
also revises accounting for specified employee and 
contract terminations that are part of restructuring 
activities.  SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal 
activities initiated after December 31, 2002.   

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SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation 
- Transition and Disclosure,” was issued in December 2002 
and provides alternative methods of transition for a 
voluntary change to the fair value-based method of 
accounting for stock-based compensation.  It also amends 
the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123 to require 
prominent disclosure in the “Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies” about the effects on reported net 
income of an entity’s accounting policy decisions with 
respect to stock-based employee compensation.  SFAS No. 
148 requires disclosure as to the pro forma effects on 
interim financial statements if stock-based compensation 
is accounted for under the intrinsic value method 
prescribed in APB No. 25.  The amendments to SFAS No. 
123 as to transition alternatives and as to prominent 
disclosure are effective for fiscal years ending after 
December 15, 2002.  The amendment is effective for 
interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. 

In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards 
Board (the “FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 
(“FIN 45”), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure 
Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect 
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN 45 requires 
that upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must 
recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it 
assumes under that guarantee. FIN 45 also requires 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

additional disclosures by a guarantor in its interim and 
annual financial statements about the obligations 
associated with guarantees issued. The required 
disclosures have been included in Notes 12, 14 and 21. The 
recognition and measurement provisions are effective on 
a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after 
December 31, 2002. The adoption of this interpretation is 
not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 
46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest 
Entities.”  FIN 46 provides guidance on the identification 
of entities for which control is achieved through means 
other than through voting rights (“variable interest 
entities”) and how to determine when and which business 
enterprises should consolidate variable interest entities.  
Variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, if 
any, will be assessed for consolidation using the new 
interpretation beginning in the first quarter of 2003.  
Variable interest entities in which the Company holds a 
variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003 
will be assessed for consolidation beginning in the third 
quarter of 2003. The adoption of this interpretation is not 
expected to have a material effect on the Company’s 
Consolidated Financial Statements.  

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Note 2
Note 2    
Note 2
Note 2
EGMENT INFORMATION 
SSSSEGMENT INFORMATION
EGMENT INFORMATION
EGMENT INFORMATION

The Company conducts business in four different operating segments: Brink’s, BHS, and BAX Global (collectively “Business 
and Security Services”) and Other Operations. These reportable segments are identified by the Company based on how 
resources are allocated and how operating decisions are made. Management evaluates performance and allocates 
resources based on operating profit or loss excluding corporate allocations.  

Brink’s operates in the U.S. and 49 international countries. Services offered by Brink’s include contract-carrier armored car, 
ATM servicing, air courier (global services), coin wrapping and cash logistics.  

BHS is engaged in the business of marketing, selling, installing, monitoring and servicing electronic security systems, 
primarily in owner-occupied, single-family residences. 

BAX Global is a worldwide transportation and supply chain management company offering multi-modal freight 
forwarding to business-to-business shippers through a global network. In North America, BAX Global provides overnight, 
second day and deferred freight delivery as well as supply chain management services.  Internationally, BAX Global is 
engaged in time-definite air and sea delivery, freight forwarding, supply chain management services and international 
customs brokerage.   

The Company has no single customer that represents more than 10% of its total revenue.  

Other Operations consists of the Company’s gold, timber and natural gas businesses. The Company expects to ultimately 
exit these activities to focus resources on its core Business and Security Services segments. 

The Company also has significant assets and liabilities associated with its former coal operations and expects to have 
significant ongoing expenses and cash outflows related to former coal operations in the future.

(In millions) 

2002 
  2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001    

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Assets 

December 31 

Revenues 

Operating Profit (Loss) 

Years Ended December 31 

Years Ended December 31 

Segmentssss    
Business Segment
Business 
Segment
Segment
Business 
Business 

Brink’s 

BHS 

BAX Global (a) 

851.4    
$$$$     851.4
851.4
851.4

418.9 
  418.9
418.9
418.9

764.5    
  764.5
764.5
764.5

801.7 

386.4 

696.8 

764.9    

365.6 

798.6 

1,579.9    
$$$$     1,579.9
1,579.9
1,579.9

1,536.3  1,462.9 

$$$$  96.196.196.196.1    

282.4 
282.4
282.4
282.4

257.6 

238.1 

1,871.5 
1,871.5
1,871.5
1,871.5

1,790.1  2,097.6    

60.960.960.960.9 

17.617.617.617.6 

92.0    

54.9 

108.5 

54.3 

(27.6) 

(99.6) 

  Business and Security Services 

2,034.8    
    2,034.8
2,034.8
2,034.8

1,884.9 

1,929.1 

3,733.8 
3,733.8
3,733.8
3,733.8

3,584.0  3,798.6 

174.6 
174.6
174.6
174.6

119.3 

Other Operations (b) 

General corporate  

Former coal operations:  

  Deferred tax assets 

  Other (c) 

51.151.151.151.1    

27.727.727.727.7 

46.2 

70.3 

50.1    

67.2 

238.7    
238.7
238.7
238.7

107.6    
  107.6
107.6
107.6

244.4 

177.4 

231.6 

200.7 

42.942.942.942.9 

40.2    

35.5 

0.40.40.40.4 

7.6 

---- 

---- 

---- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(23.1) 
(23.1)
(23.1)
(23.1)

(19.3) 

(21.2) 

---- 

(19.2) 
(19.2)
(19.2)
(19.2)

- 

- 

- 

- 

63.2 

5.7 

2,459.9 
$$$$ 2,459.9
2,459.9
2,459.9

2,423.2 

2,478.7 

3,776.7    
$$$$  3,776.7
3,776.7
3,776.7

3,624.2  3,834.1 

132.7 
$$$$ 132.7
132.7
132.7

107.6 

47.7 

(a)  BAX Global’s operating loss in 2000 includes restructuring charges of $57.5 million (see Note 20). 

(b)  Other Operations operating profit in 2002 includes a $7.1 million of impairment and other charges. 

(c)  Former coal operations operating loss in 2002 represents impairment and other charges. 

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(In millions) 

Segments    
usiness Segments
BBBBusiness 
Segments
Segments
usiness 
usiness 

Brink’s 

BHS 

BAX Global (a) 

  Business and Security Services 

Other Operations 

General corporate 

  Property and equipment 

Amortization of BHS deferred subscriber acquisition costs 

Goodwill amortization: 

  Brink’s 

  BAX Global 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Capital Expenditures 

Depreciation and Amortization 

Years Ended December 31 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$    

79.379.379.379.3    

86.986.986.986.9 

27.127.127.127.1 

193.3 
193.3
193.3
193.3

10.810.810.810.8 

0.10.10.10.1 

204.2    
204.2
204.2
204.2

---- 

---- 

---- 

- 

71.3 

81.3 

33.1 

73.9 

74.5 

60.1 

$$$$ 

61.361.361.361.3    

37.337.337.337.3 

44.444.444.444.4 

60.1 

31.0 

49.4 

58.2 

26.7 

53.8 

185.7 

208.5 

143.0 
143.0
143.0
143.0

140.5 

138.7 

7.2 

0.2 

5.1 

0.8 

193.1 

214.4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4.94.94.94.9 

0.30.30.30.3 

148.2 
148.2
148.2
148.2

6.66.66.66.6 

---- 

---- 

---- 

4.3 

0.5 

4.9 

0.4 

145.3 

144.0 

5.8 

5.3 

2.1 

7.4 

9.5 

2.0 

7.5 

9.5 

Total 

204.2    
$$$$     204.2
204.2
204.2

193.1 

214.4 

$$$$ 

154.8 
154.8
154.8
154.8

160.6 

158.8 

(a)  Excludes aircraft heavy maintenance expenditures and amortization. 

(In millions) 

Other BHS Information    
Other BHS Information
Other BHS Information
Other BHS Information

Impairment charges from subscriber disconnects 

Amortization of deferred revenue 

Deferred subscriber acquisition costs (current year payments) 

Deferred revenue from new subscribers (current year receipts) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$ 

32.332.332.332.3 

33.8 

30.1 

(23.9) 
(23.9)
(23.9)
(23.9)

(17.7) 
(17.7)
(17.7)
(17.7)

27.127.127.127.1 

(23.9) 

(14.9) 

(20.6) 

(14.0) 

27.0 

27.1 

Long-Lived Assets 

Revenues 

December 31 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Operating Profit (Loss)  

Years Ended December 31 
2000 
2001 

2002 
2002
20022002

(In millions) 

Geographic    
Geographic
Geographic
Geographic

United States (a) 

$$$$    

777777773.33.33.33.3    

762.7 

France 

134.7 
  134.7
134.7
134.7

  102.7 

241.3 
Other international (a)    241.3
241.3
241.3

  248.2 

General corporate (b) 

0.80.80.80.8 

1.1 

745.0 

101.3 

252.1 

1.4 

Former coal operations (b)  33331.51.51.51.5 

  113.4 

119.4 

1,796.1    
$$$$  1,796.1
1,796.1
1,796.1

1,775.4 

1,932.1 

$$$$ 

375.6 
375.6
375.6
375.6

326.0 

297.0 

  1,601,601,601,605.05.05.05.0 

1,522.8 

1,605.0 

---- 

---- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

88882.62.62.62.6    

21.321.321.321.3 

71.71.71.71.1111 

(23.1) 
(23.1)
(23.1)
(23.1)

(19.2)    
(19.2)
(19.2)
(19.2)

39.0 

25.3 

62.6 

(28.3) 

20.9 

76.3 

(19.3) 

(21.2) 

- 

- 

1,181.6    
$$$$  1,181.6
1,181.6
1,181.6

1,228.1 

1,219.2 

3,776.7    
$$$$  3,776.7
3,776.7
3,776.7

3,624.2 

3,834.1 

$$$$ 

132.7    
132.7
132.7
132.7

107.6 

47.7 

(a)  Operating profit (loss) in 2000 includes restructuring charges of $54.6 million and $2.9 million in the U.S. and Other international, respectively,  (see Note 

20). 

(b)  U.S. based assets and expense. 

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Brink’s has investments in unconsolidated equity 
affiliates of $23.8 million, $26.0 million and $22.1 million 
in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  Brink’s equity 
interest in net income of unconsolidated equity affiliates 
was $1.3 million in 2002, $5.5 million in 2001 and $4.3 
million in 2000.   

Other operations has investments in unconsolidated 
equity affiliates of $3.4 million, $3.4 million and $4.4  
million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  Other 
operation’s equity interest in net income (loss) of 
unconsolidated equity affiliates was $0.1 million in 2002, 
($0.6) million in 2001 and $0.4 million in 2000. 
The Company has an additional investment in an 
unconsolidated equity affiliate of $8.3 million in 2002, 
$7.1 million in 2001 and $6.2 million in 2000. 

Revenues are recorded in the country where the service 
is initiated/performed with the exception of most of BAX 
Global’s export freight service where revenue is shared 
among the origin and destination countries. The 
Company’s net assets in non-U.S. subsidiaries were $377.8 
million and $318.1 million at December 31, 2002 and 
2001, respectively.   

Note 3
Note 3    
Note 3
Note 3
CAPITAL STOCK 
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK

Common Stock    
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock

On January 14, 2000, the Company eliminated its 
tracking stock capital structure by exchanging all 
outstanding shares of Minerals Stock and BAX Stock for 
10.9 million shares of Brink’s Stock. The holders of 
Minerals Stock received 0.0817 share of Brink’s Stock for 
each share of their Minerals Stock; and holders of BAX 
Stock received 0.4848 share of Brink’s Stock for each 
share of their BAX Stock. The exchange ratios were 
derived using a shareholder-approved formula that was 
based on the relative fair market values of each stock, as 
defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.  

After January 14, 2000, Brink’s Stock became the only 
outstanding class of common stock of the Company and 
is hereinafter referred to as “Pittston Common Stock.” 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Convertible Preferred Stock    
Convertible Preferred Stock
Convertible Preferred Stock
Convertible Preferred Stock

On August 15, 2002 the Company redeemed all 21,433 
outstanding shares of the $31.25 Series C Cumulative 
Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”) for 
$10.8 million, or $506.25 per share. 

At December 31, 2002, the Company has authority to 
issue up to 2.0 million shares of preferred stock, par 
value $10 per share. 

Repurchase Program    
Repurchase Program
Repurchase Program
Repurchase Program

The Company has the remaining authority to purchase 
up to 1.0 million shares of Pittston Common Stock under 
a share repurchase program authorized by the Board of 
Directors, with an aggregate purchase price limitation of 
$19.1 million.  

(Dollars in millions, 

shares in thousands) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

rred Stock    
Convertible Preferred Stock
Convertible Prefe
rred Stock
rred Stock
Convertible Prefe
Convertible Prefe

Shares repurchased 

Cash paid to repurchase 

Premium on redemption of 

preferred stock (a) 

Discount on repurchase of  

preferred stock (b) 

21.421.421.421.4 

$$$$     10.810.810.810.8    

(0.6) 
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.6)

- 

-    

- 

- 

- 

8.1 

2.2 

- 

1.7 

(a)  Represents the excess of cash paid to holders over the carrying value 
of the shares redeemed and is included within preferred dividends in 
the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.  

(b)  Represents the excess of carrying value over cash paid to holders of 

the shares repurchased and is included within preferred dividends in 
the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

Dividends    
Dividends
Dividends
Dividends

During 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company paid 
dividends of $5.2 million, $5.1 million and $5.0 million, 
respectively, on Pittston Common Stock. In 2002, 2001 
and 2000, dividends paid on the Convertible Preferred 
Stock amounted to $0.5 million, $0.7 million, and $0.9 
million, respectively. 

Dividends distributed to employee benefit plans in the 
form of common stock were $0.4 million, $0.4 million 
and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2002, 
2001 and 2000, respectively.   

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A Preferred Stock equivalent to the number of shares of 
common stock which at the time of the triggering event 
would have a market value of twice the purchase price. 
As an alternative to the purchase described in the 
previous sentence, the Board may elect to exchange the 
rights for other forms of consideration, including that 
number of shares of common stock obtained by dividing 
the purchase price by the market price of the common 
stock at the time of the exchange or for cash equal to 
the purchase price. The rights may be redeemed by the 
Company at a price of $0.01 per right and expire on 
September 25, 2007.  

Employee Benefits Trust    
Employee Benefits Trust
Employee Benefits Trust
Employee Benefits Trust

The Pittston Company Employee Benefits Trust (the 
“Trust”) holds shares of Pittston Common Stock to fund 
obligations under certain compensation and employee 
benefit programs that provide for the issuance of stock. 
In 2001, the Company issued an additional 2.5 million 
shares of Pittston Common Stock to the Trust. In 2000, 
the Trust exchanged its BAX Stock and Minerals Stock for 
0.7 million shares of Pittston Common Stock in the 
Exchange. As of December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, 1.8 
million, 2.7 million and 1.3 million shares, respectively, of 
Pittston Common Stock were held by the Trust. The fair 
value as of the balance sheet date of the shares owned 
by the Trust are accounted for as a reduction of 
shareholders’ equity.  Shares of Pittston Common Stock 
will be voted by the trustee in the same proportion as 
those voted by the Company’s employees participating in 
the Company’s Savings Investment Plan.  

In February 2003, the Board declared a cash dividend of 
$0.025 per share on Pittston Common Stock payable on 
March 3, 2003 to shareholders of record on February 18, 
2003. 

Series A Preferred Stock Rights Agreement    
Series A Preferred Stock Rights Agreement
Series A Preferred Stock Rights Agreement
Series A Preferred Stock Rights Agreement

Under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement 
dated as of January 14, 2000, as amended effective 
November 30, 2001, holders of Pittston Common Stock 
have rights to purchase a new Series A Participating 
Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred 
Stock”) of the Company at the rate of one right for each 
share of Pittston Common Stock. Each right, if and when 
it becomes exercisable, will entitle the holder to 
purchase one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred 
Stock at a purchase price of $60.00, subject to 
adjustment.  

Each fractional share of Series A Preferred Stock will be 
entitled to participate in dividends and to vote on an 
equivalent basis with one whole share of Pittston 
Common Stock. Each right will not be exercisable until 
after a third party acquires more than 15% of the total 
voting rights of all outstanding Pittston Common Stock 
or on such date as may be designated by the Board after 
commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer by a 
third party for more than 15% of the total voting rights 
of all outstanding Pittston Common Stock. 

If after the rights become exercisable, the Company is 
acquired in a merger or other business combination, 
each right will entitle the holder to purchase, for the 
purchase price, common stock of the surviving or 
acquiring company having a market value of twice the 
purchase price. In the event a third party acquires more 
than 15% of all outstanding Pittston Common Stock, the 
rights will entitle each holder to purchase, at the 
purchase price, that number of fractional shares of Series  

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Note 4    
Note 4
Note 4
EARNINGS PER SHARE 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
EARNINGS PER SHARE
EARNINGS PER SHARE

Note 
Note 5 5 5 5     
Note 
Note 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS    
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The following is a reconciliation between the 
calculations of basic and diluted income from continuing 
operations per common share: 

(In millions) 

Numerator 
Numerator
Numerator
Numerator

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Income from continuing operations 

$$$$  69.69.69.69.0000 

45.8 

2.7 

Preferred stock dividends 

(0.5(0.5(0.5(0.5)))) 

(0.7) 

(0.9) 

(Premium) discount on repurchase of  

  preferred stock (a)  

(0.6) 
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.6)

- 

1.7 

Basic income from continuing 

  operations 

Preferred stock dividends 

Discount on repurchase of 

  preferred stock 

Diluted income from  

67.967.967.967.9 

45.1 

---- 

---- 

- 

- 

3.5 

0.9 

(1.7) 

  continuing operations 

$$$$    

67.967.967.967.9 

45.1 

2.7 

Denominator 
Denominator
Denominator
Denominator

Basic weighted average 

  common shares outstanding 

52.152.152.152.1 

51.2 

50.1 

Effect of dilutive 

stock options 

Diluted weighted average 

0.30.30.30.3 

0.2 

- 

  common shares outstanding 

52.452.452.452.4 

51.4 

50.1 

(a)  See “Repurchase Program” in Note 3. 

Unallocated shares of Pittston Common Stock held in the 
Pittston Company Employee Benefits Trust (the “Trust”), 
a grantor trust, are treated as treasury shares for 
earnings per share purposes.  Accordingly, such shares 
are excluded from the basic and diluted income per 
common share calculations. Shares held by the Trust that 
were excluded were 1.8 million, 2.7 million and 1.3 
million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

The Company excludes the effect of antidilutive 
securities from the computations of diluted income from 
continuing operations per common share. The equivalent 
weighted average shares of common stock that were 
excluded were 1.2 million, 2.0 million and 2.8 million in 
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

After completing the disposal of its coal business, the 
Company has retained certain coal-related liabilities and 
related expenses.  Retained liabilities include obligations 
related to postretirement benefits for Company-
sponsored plans, black lung benefits, reclamation and 
other costs related to idle (shut-down) mines which have 
been retained, Health Benefit Act, workers’ 
compensation claims and costs of withdrawal from multi-
employer pension plans.  Expenses related to these 
liabilities have been reflected in the loss from 
discontinued operations through the disposal date.  
Subsequent to the completion of the disposal process 
(for the period beginning January 1, 2003), adjustments 
to coal-related contingent liabilities will be reflected in 
discontinued operations, and expenses related to 
Company-sponsored pension and postretirement benefit 
obligations and black lung obligations will be reflected 
in continuing operations.  In addition, subsequent to the 
disposal date, the Company expects to have certain 
ongoing costs related to the administration of the 
retained liabilities and will report those costs in 
continuing operations. 

The amounts to be recorded in future years will be 
dependent on many factors, including inflation in health 
care and other costs, discount rates, the market value of 
pension plan assets, the number of participants in 
various benefit programs, the number of idle mine sites 
ultimately transferred and the timing of such transfers, 
and the amount of administrative costs needed to 
manage the retained liabilities. 

Proceeds received from the sales transactions in 2002 
approximated $88 million including cash of $42 million, 
notes receivable of $8 million (six-month term), $16 
million representing the present value of royalties (five-
year term, $20 million total payments), and liabilities 
assumed by the purchasers of approximately $22 million. 

The assets disposed of primarily included operations 
including coal reserves, property, plant and equipment, 
the Company’s economic interest in Dominion Terminal 
Associates (“DTA”) and inventory.  Certain liabilities, 
primarily reclamation costs related to properties disposed 
of, were assumed by the purchasers.

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The losses from discontinued operations in the 
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were 
as follows: 

(In millions) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Pretax loss from the operations of  

the discontinued segment 

$$$$ 

Income tax benefit 

Loss from the operations of the  

  discontinued segment, after tax 

---- 

---- 

---- 

- 

- 

- 

(32.4) 

(14.2) 

(18.2) 

Loss on the disposal 

Operating losses during 

13131313....2222 

(15.9) 

(85.9) 

the disposal period 

(28.1))))    
(28.1
(28.1
(28.1

(22.2) 

(45.0) 

Health Benefit Act liabilities and 

  curtailment of benefit plans  

Withdrawal liability 

Pretax loss on the disposal 

(24.0) 
  (24.0)
(24.0)
(24.0)

(26.8) 
     (26.8)
(26.8)
(26.8)

(8.0) 

(8.2) 

(163.3) 

- 

  of the discontinued segment 

(65.7) 
     (65.7)
(65.7)
(65.7)

(54.3) 

(294.2) 

Income tax benefit 

(22.8) 
(22.8)
(22.8)
(22.8)

(25.1) 

(105.1) 

Loss on the disposal of the 

  discontinued segment, after tax 

(42.9) 
(42.9)
(42.9)
(42.9)

(29.2) 

(189.1) 

Loss from discontinued  

  operations 

(42.9)    
$$$$     (42.9)
(42.9)
(42.9)

(29.2) 

(207.3) 

Loss on the Disposal    
Loss on the Disposal
Loss on the Disposal
Loss on the Disposal

During 2000, an estimated loss of $85.9 million was 
recorded to reflect the difference between expected 
proceeds and the carrying value of assets to be sold.  
During 2001, an estimated additional net loss of $15.9 
million was recorded to reflect changes in expected 
proceeds to be received and changes in the expected 
values of assets and liabilities through the anticipated 
dates of sale or shutdown.  A $13.2 million reversal of 
the previously estimated loss on sale was recorded 
during 2002 to reflect the final adjustment based on the 
actual proceeds and values of assets and liabilities at the 
dates of sale.   

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Operating Losses    
Operating Losses
Operating Losses
Operating Losses

Discontinued Operations accounting required the accrual 
of expenses expected to be incurred through the end of 
the disposal period.  Accordingly, operating losses 
(including significant expenses the Company expects to 
retain and classify in continuing operations subsequent 
to the disposal date related to Company-sponsored 
pension and postretirement benefit obligations and 
black lung obligations) were recognized within 
discontinued operations in different periods than they 
would have been recorded if coal were a continuing 
operation.  Total recorded charges for Company-
sponsored pension and postretirement benefit 
obligations and black lung obligations, were 
approximately $2 million, $53 million and $48 million in 
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  The year 2000 
included expenses incurred in 2000 and those expected 
to be incurred in 2001, while 2001 (which included 
expenses expected to be incurred in 2002) included only 
one year of expenses.  The amount in 2002 represents 
the difference between the estimated amount of 
expenses relating to 2002 that were accrued in 2001 and 
the amount actually incurred in 2002.  The increase in 
the average amount of annual expense for 2002 
(recorded in 2001) versus prior years primarily resulted 
from the effects of actuarial assumption changes on 
postretirement medical and pension benefits. 

Estimated operating losses, including the above 
employee expenses, through the originally anticipated 
period of disposal of $45.0 million were recorded in 
2000.   

The Company increased the estimated operating losses in 
2001 by $22.2 million.  The $22.2 million increase 
included the effect of extending the anticipated period 
of disposal through the end of 2002, which resulted in 
$53 million of additional postretirement, pension, and 
black lung benefit expenses.  Also included in the $22.2 
million increase was a refund of $23.4 million (including 
interest) of Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”) 
received during 2001 and an accrual of $9.5 million for 
litigation settlements that were paid during early 2002. 

The Company recorded an additional $28.1 million of 
operating losses during 2002, primarily reflecting worse-
than-expected price, volume and costs per ton of coal as 
a result of adverse coal market conditions during the 
year, and the sale of coal operations and reserves in 
2002. 

No interest expense has been allocated to discontinued 
operations. 

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Health Benefit Act Liabilities and Cur
tailment 
Health Benefit Act Liabilities and Curtailment 
tailment 
tailment 
Health Benefit Act Liabilities and Cur
Health Benefit Act Liabilities and Cur
of Benefit Plans    
of Benefit Plans
of Benefit Plans
of Benefit Plans

Operating Performance of 
Former Coal 
Operating Performance of Former Coal 
Former Coal 
Former Coal 
Operating Performance of 
Operating Performance of 
Operations    
Operations
Operations
Operations

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

In 2000, the Company recorded a $161.7 million liability 
for its obligations under the Coal Industry Retiree Health 
Benefit Act of 1992 (the “Health Benefit Act”).  In 2002 
and 2001, the Company recorded additional charges of 
$24.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively, to reflect 
changes in the estimates of the undiscounted liability.  
This liability will be adjusted in future periods as 
assumptions change.  See Note 15. 

During 2000, the Company also recorded a net 
curtailment loss of $1.6 million, comprising a $6.0 million 
net curtailment loss on the Company’s medical benefit 
plans and a $4.4 million net curtailment gain on the 
Company’s pension plans.  

Withdrawal Liability    
Withdrawal Liability
Withdrawal Liability
Withdrawal Liability

The Company participates in the United Mine Workers of 
America (“UMWA”) 1950 and 1974 pension plans at 
defined contribution rates, but expects to ultimately 
withdraw from these plans.  At December 31, 2001, the 
Company recorded $8.2 million of estimated withdrawal 
liabilities for these multi-employer pension plans 
associated with its planned exit from the coal business.  
At December 31, 2002, the Company increased the 
estimated liabilities by $26.8 million to $35.0 million.  
The Company’s estimate of the obligation in each year is 
based on the funded status of the multi-employer plans 
at the most recent measurement date.   

The actual withdrawal liability, if any, is subject to 
several factors, including funding and benefit levels of 
the plans and the date that the Company is determined 
to have completely withdrawn from the plans.  
Accordingly, the ultimate obligation could change 
materially. 

Income Taxes    
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

Income tax benefits attributable to the loss on the 
disposal of the discontinued segment include the 
benefits of percentage depletion generated from the 
active operations during the sale period.

Since estimated operating losses from the measurement 
date to the date of disposal of the former coal 
operations were recorded as part of the estimated loss 
on the disposal, actual results of operations during the 
disposal period are not included in Consolidated 
Statements of Operations in the period that they are 
earned.   

The following table shows selected financial information 
for former coal operations during 2002, 2001 and 2000.  

(In millions) 

Sales 

Operating loss 

Loss before income taxes  

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

266.5 
$$$$  266.5
266.5
266.5

384.0 

401.0 

((((77777.57.57.57.5)))) 

((((75.675.675.675.6)))) 

(31.7) 

(29.5) 

(37.0) 

(32.4) 

Note 
Note 6666    
Note 
Note 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

(In millions) 

Cash payments for: 

Income taxes, net 

Interest 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$     14.814.814.814.8    

22.722.722.722.7 

20.1 

31.1 

28.2 

44.8 

Noncash investing activities in connection with the 
disposal of the Company’s former coal operations were 
as follows: 

(In millions) 

Year Ended 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

Fair market value of coal assets disposed    

$$$$     88.488.488.488.4 

Liabilities assumed by purchasers as consideration 

Notes receivable 

Present value of royalties (a) 

Net cash received 

22.1)    
((((22.1)
22.1)
22.1)

((((8.38.38.38.3))))    

(15.7)    
(15.7)
(15.7)
(15.7)

$$$$  44442.32.32.32.3 

(a) 

Five-year maximum term, with $20 million of total payments. 

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Note 
Note 7777    
Note 
Note 
RTY AND EQUIPMENT 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
PROPE
RTY AND EQUIPMENT
RTY AND EQUIPMENT
PROPE
PROPE

The following table presents the Company’s property 
and equipment that is classified as held and used: 

(In millions) 

Land 

Buildings 

Leasehold improvements 

Vehicles 

Aircraft and related assets 

Home security systems 

Capitalized software 

Other machinery and equipment 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

$$$$ 

72.972.972.972.9 

140.4 
140.4
140.4
140.4

138.9 
138.9
138.9
138.9

161.3 
161.3
161.3
161.3

85.885.885.885.8 

527.0 
527.0
527.0
527.0

131.7 
131.7
131.7
131.7

456.1 
456.1
456.1
456.1

2001 

48.9 

123.3 

133.2 

145.6 

85.5 

455.9 

111.7 

395.9 

Accumulated depreciation 

  and amortization 

842.9 
842.9
842.9
842.9

Property and equipment, net 

$$$$ 

871.2 
871.2
871.2
871.2

681.9 

818.1 

1,714.1.1.1.1    
1,714
1,714
1,714

1,500.0 

Note 8    
Note 8
Note 8
Note 8
LIVED ASSETS    
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG----LIVED ASSETS
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG
LIVED ASSETS
LIVED ASSETS
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG

Each quarter, the Company records impairment charges 
at BHS related to disconnected home security systems as 
described in Note 1.  Other impairment charges are as 
follows: 

(In millions) 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

Former coal operations 

$$$$  14.114.114.114.1 

Gold operations 

BAX Global restructuring  

Other 

Total 

5.75.75.75.7 

---- 

1.71.71.71.7 

$$$$  21.521.521.521.5 

- 

- 

- 

1.6 

1.6 

- 

- 

45.2 

2.6 

47.8 

Approximately $43.3 million (original carrying value) of 
residual long-lived coal assets were reclassified at 
December 31, 2002 from discontinued operations to 
assets held and used.  The assets held and used were 
reclassified individually at the lower of their actual cost, 
adjusted for depreciation since the time originally 
classified as held for sale, and their fair value at the date 
the assets were reclassified to assets held and used.  Fair 
value was estimated using sales proceeds for similar 
assets during 2002 as well as estimates provided by 
investment advisors.  An impairment charge of $14.1 
million was recognized as a result of the reclassification.  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

In the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company entered into 
an agreement to negotiate the transfer of its interests in 
its gold mining joint ventures to a publicly traded equity 
affiliate in which it has a minority interest in exchange 
for additional shares of the equity affiliate and other 
consideration.  The transfer is contingent upon various 
factors.  The Company does not presently control the 
equity affiliate and does not expect to control the 
affiliate after the exchange.   

The Company recognized a $5.7 million (pretax) 
impairment of its long-lived assets and recognized $1.4 
million (pretax) of previously deferred losses on certain 
of its gold forward sales contracts that had been 
accounted for as hedges now that the hedged 
transactions were no longer deemed probable as a result 
of the potential transfer.  See Note 19.  Fair value was 
estimated using projected weighted-average discounted 
cash flows.   

In 2000, certain aircraft-related assets were written down 
to fair value pursuant to BAX Global’s restructuring plan 
(see Note 20).  

December 31 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

54.754.754.754.7 

40.740.740.740.7 

35.535.535.535.5 

48.4 

28.4 

36.5 

27.827.827.827.8 

29.1 

18.218.218.218.2 

28.828.828.828.8    

16.6 

25.9 

205.7 
$$$$  205.7
205.7
205.7

184.9 

Note 9
Note 9    
Note 9
Note 9
OTHER ASSETS    
OTHER ASSETS
OTHER ASSETS
OTHER ASSETS

(In millions)    

Deferred subscriber acquisition costs 

$$$$ 

Long-term receivables  

Investment in equity affiliates 

Aircraft heavy maintenance  

  deferred charges 

Voluntary Employees’  

  Beneficiary Association (see Note 15) 

Other 

Other assets 

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Note 
Note 12121212    
Note 
Note 
TERM DEBT 
LONG----TERM DEBT
LONG
TERM DEBT
TERM DEBT
LONG
LONG

(In millions, denominated  

in U.S. dollars unless noted) 

Senior Notes: 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

  Series A, 7.84%, due 2005-2007 

$$$$  55.055.055.055.0 

  Series B, 8.02%, due 2008 

  Series C, 7.17%, due 2006-2008 

Bank credit facilities: 

U.S. Revolving Bank Credit Facility 

(year-end weighted average rate 

20.020.020.020.0 

20.020.020.020.0 

95.095.095.095.0 

55.0 

20.0 

- 

75.0 

  2.27% in 2002 and 3.43% in 2001) 

129.0 
129.0
129.0
129.0

136.2 

Euro-denominated credit facilities of  

  French subsidiaries (year-end weighted  

  average rate 4.35% in 2002 and 

 5.28% in 2001)  

     12.412.412.412.4 

14.4 

Venezuelan bolivar-denominated term loan  

(31.20% in 2001)  

---- 

6.6 

Other various non-U.S. dollar denominated 

facilities (year-end weighted average rate  

  9.88% in 2002 and 13.46% in 2001) 

DTA 7.375% bonds, due 2020 

Capital leases (average rates: 

  5.37% in 2002 and 5.72% in 2001) 

Current maturities of long-term debt: 

  Bank credit facilities 

  Capital leases 

  10.510.510.510.5 

151.9 
     151.9
151.9
151.9

43.43.43.43.2222 

     27.427.427.427.4 

317.5 
  317.5
317.5
317.5

6.6.6.6.4444 

6.6.6.6.9999    

13.2 

170.4 

- 

24.7 

270.1 

11.0 

6.2 

17.2 

Total current maturities of long-term debt 

  11113.33.33.33.3 

Total long-term debt excluding  

  current maturities 

304.2 
$$$$  304.2
304.2
304.2

252.9 

231.5 
$$$$  231.5
231.5
231.5

231.2 

Total long-term debt 

Note 
Note 10101010    
Note 
Note 
ACCRUED LIABILITIES 
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
ACCRUED LIABILITIES

(In millions)    

December 31 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

Payroll and other employee liabilities 

107.5 
$$$$  107.5
107.5
107.5

104.0 

Taxes 

Workers’ compensation and other claims 

Postretirement benefits other than pensions 

Reclamation and inactive mine costs 

Accrued loss of discontinued operations 

102.8888 
102.
102.102.

41.941.941.941.9 

39.439.439.439.4 

8.58.58.58.5 

---- 

191919194.14.14.14.1 

494.2 
$$$$  494.2
494.2
494.2

89.9 

42.1 

38.5 

14.9 

46.0 

180.7 

516.1 

Workers’ compensation and other claims  

$$$$  52.752.752.752.7 

Other 

Accrued liabilities 

Note 11
Note 11    
Note 11
Note 11
OTHER LIABILITIES    
OTHER LIABILITIES
OTHER LIABILITIES
OTHER LIABILITIES

(In millions) 

Aircraft lease obligations 

Minority interest 

Withdrawal obligations for  

  coal-related multi-employer 

  pension plans (Note 5) 

Liability for DTA financing guarantee 

Reclamation and inactive mine costs 

Other 

Other liabilities 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

42.142.142.142.1    

36.036.036.036.0 

35.035.035.035.0 

---- 

13.013.013.013.0 

52.752.752.752.7    

38.7 

53.0 

35.5 

- 

43.2 

9.8 

51.0 

During 2002, in conjunction with the disposal of its coal 
operations, the Company transferred its economic 
interest in Dominion Terminal Associates (“DTA”), a 
partnership with three coal companies that operates a 
leased coal port terminal in Newport News, Virginia (the 
“Terminal”).  Since the Company no longer has an 
economic interest in DTA, its related $43.2 million 
guarantee of underlying debt was reclassified to long-
term debt as of December 31, 2002.  See Note 12 for a 
description of the terms of the underlying debt.  

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The Peninsula Ports Authority of Virginia (the “Peninsula 
Authority”) issued tax exempt bonds in 1992 to refund 
bonds related to DTA, a partnership in which the 
Company no longer has an economic interest.  The 
Company continues to guarantee payment of $43.2 
million of the Peninsula Authority’s bonds and has 
concluded it is probable that it will have to fund the 
guarantee.  The bonds bear a fixed interest rate of 
7.375%, and the interest on the bonds is not taxable to 
the holders. The bonds may be redeemed beginning in 
June 2002. 

The Company’s Brink’s, BHS, and BAX Global subsidiaries 
have guaranteed the U.S. bank credit facility and Notes. 
The U.S. revolving bank credit agreement, the 
agreement under which the Notes were issued and the 
multi-currency revolving bank credit facilities each 
contain various financial and other covenants. The 
financial covenants, among other things, limit the 
Company’s total indebtedness, provide for minimum 
coverage of interest costs, and require the Company to 
maintain a minimum level of net worth. If the Company 
were not to comply with the terms of its various loan 
agreements, the repayment terms could be accelerated.  
An acceleration of the repayment terms under one 
agreement could trigger the acceleration of the 
repayment terms under the other loan agreements.  The 
Company was in compliance with all financial covenants 
at December 31, 2002. 

The Company entered into capital lease obligations of 
$2.7 million in 2002 and $7.5 million in 2001.  

At December 31, 2002, the Company had undrawn 
unsecured letters of credit totaling $62.4 million. These 
letters of credit primarily support the Company’s 
obligations under various self-insurance programs, credit 
facilities and aircraft lease obligations. 

The Company has an unsecured $350 million syndicated 
bank credit facility (the “Facility”) from which it may 
borrow on a revolving basis over a three-year term 
ending September 2005.  At December 31, 2002, $199.8 
million was available for borrowing under the Facility. 
The Company has the option to borrow based on a Libor-
based rate plus a margin, a prime rate plus a margin or a 
competitive bid among the individual banks.   

The margin is 0.825% for LIBOR based borrowings. The 
credit agreement provides for margin increases, but does 
not accelerate payments should the Company's credit 
rating be reduced.  When borrowings and letters of 
credit under the Facility are in excess of $175 million, the 
applicable interest rate is increased by 0.125%.  The 
Company also pays an annual fee on the Facility based 
on the Company's credit rating.  The fee, which can 
range from 0.125% to 0.400%, was 0.175% as of 
December 31, 2002. 

The Company has $55 million of 7.84% Senior Notes, 
Series A due 2005-2007 and $20 million of 8.02% Senior 
Notes, Series B due in 2008. In April 2002, the Company 
completed a $20.0 million private placement of 7.17% 
Senior Notes due 2006-2008, referred to herein as the 
Series C Notes.  Proceeds from the Series C Notes were 
used to repay borrowings under the U.S. revolving bank 
credit facility. Interest on each series of the Notes is 
payable semiannually, and the Company has the option 
to prepay all or a portion of the Notes prior to maturity 
with a prepayment penalty.  The Notes are unsecured. 

The Company has three unsecured multi-currency 
revolving bank credit facilities that total $110 million in 
available credit, of which $43.5 million was available at 
December 31, 2002 for additional borrowing. Various 
foreign subsidiaries maintain other secured and 
unsecured lines of credit and overdraft facilities with a 
number of banks. Amounts outstanding under these 
agreements are included in short-term borrowings.   

Minimum repayments of long-term debt for years 2004 
through 2007 total $14.4 million, $156.1 million, $29.6 
million and $28.1 million, respectively.   

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Note 13
Note 13    
Note 13
Note 13
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ASSET 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ASSET 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ASSET 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ASSET 
SECURITIZATION 
SECURITIZATION
SECURITIZATION
SECURITIZATION

(In millions)    

Trade 

Other 

Estimated uncollectible amounts 

December 31 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

522.1    
$$$$     522.1
522.1
522.1

53.453.453.453.4    

575.5    
575.5
575.5
575.5

35.535.535.535.5 

496.3 

38.8 

535.1 

41.8 

493.3 

Accounts receivable, net 

540.0 
$$$$     540.0
540.0
540.0

In December 2000, the Company entered into a five-year 
agreement to sell a revolving interest in BAX Global’s 
U.S. domestic accounts receivable through a commercial 
paper conduit program. The primary purpose of the 
agreement was to obtain access to a lower cost source of 
funds. 

Qualifying accounts receivable of BAX Global’s U.S. 
operations are sold on a monthly basis, without recourse, 
to BAX Funding Corporation (“BAX Funding”), a wholly 
owned, consolidated special-purpose subsidiary of BAX 
Global. BAX Funding then sells an undivided interest in 
the entire pool of accounts receivable to a bank-
sponsored conduit entity. The conduit issues commercial 
paper to finance the purchase of its interest in the 
receivables. Under the program, BAX Funding may sell 
up to a $90.0 million interest in the receivables pool to 
the conduit. During the term of the agreement, the 
conduit’s interest in daily collections of accounts 
receivable is reinvested in newly originated receivables.  

BAX Funding’s sale of the undivided interest in the 
accounts receivable pool to the conduit is accounted for 
as a sale  under SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers 
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of 
Liabilities.”  BAX Funding’s retained interest is reported 
as accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

At the end of the five-year term, or in the event certain 
circumstances cause an early termination of the program, 
the daily reinvestment will be discontinued and 
collections will be used to pay down the conduit’s 
interest in the receivables pool. Early termination of the 
program may occur if certain ratios, including ratios of 
delinquent and defaulted accounts, are exceeded. Early 
termination may also be triggered if other events occur 
as described in the agreement, including the acceleration 
of debt repayments of the Company’s $350 million U.S. 
revolving bank credit facility.  

The conduit has a priority collection interest in the entire 
pool of receivables and, as a result, BAX Funding has 
retained credit risk to the extent the pool exceeds the 
amount sold. BAX Funding sells its receivables to the 
conduit at a discount.  The amount of the discount is 
based on the conduit’s borrowing cost plus incremental 
fees. BAX Global is the designated servicer of the 
receivables pool and is responsible for collections, 
reinvestment, and periodic reporting to the conduit. The 
Pittston Company has guaranteed the performance of 
BAX Global with respect to the agreement. 

(In millions)    

Accounts receivable purchased by  

  BAX Funding: 

Total pool 

Revolving interest sold to conduit 

Amount included in Consolidated 

December 31 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

$$$$     93.393.393.393.3    

(72.0) 
(72.0)
(72.0)
(72.0)

81.8 

(69.0) 

  Balance Sheets of the Company 

$$$$     21.321.321.321.3 

12.8 

The fair value of the Company’s retained interest in the 
receivables approximates its carrying value.  The discount 
and related expenses of $1.6 million in 2002, $4.0 million 
in 2001 and $0.6 million in 2000 are reported as other 
expense, net, in the Consolidated Statement of 
Operations.  The Company has not recorded a servicing 
asset or liability because it believes the servicing 
compensation BAX Global receives is representative of 
market rates and because the average servicing period 
for accounts receivable approximates one month. 

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Note 14
Note 14    
Note 14
Note 14
OPERATING LEASES 
OPERATING LEASES
OPERATING LEASES
OPERATING LEASES

Note 
Note 15151515    
Note 
Note 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Company leases facilities, aircraft, vehicles, 
computers and other equipment under long-term 
operating and capital leases with varying terms. Most of 
the operating leases contain renewal and/or purchase 
options. Information relating to capital leases is included 
in Note 12. 

The employee benefit plans and other liabilities 
described below cover employees and retirees of both 
the Company’s continuing operating units and former 
coal operations.  Accordingly, a portion of these benefit 
expenses have been included in the results of 
discontinued operations for the years presented. 

Pension Plans    
Pension Plans
Pension Plans
Pension Plans

The Company has noncontributory defined benefit 
pension plans covering substantially all U.S. nonunion 
employees who meet certain minimum requirements. 
The Company also has other contributory and 
noncontributory defined benefit plans for eligible non-
U.S. employees. Benefits under most of the plans are 
based on salary (including commissions, bonuses, 
overtime and premium pay) and years of service. The 
Company’s policy is to fund at least the minimum 
actuarially determined amounts necessary in accordance 
with applicable regulations. 

The Company’s U.S. defined benefit pension plans 
represent 82% of Projected Benefit Obligation (“PBO”) 
and 81% of plan assets at December 31, 2002. The 
assumptions used in determining the net pension 
expense and funded status for the Company’s U.S. 
pension plans were as follows: 

Discount rate: 

Expense 

Funded status 

Expected long-term rate of  

   return on assets : 

Expense 

Funded status 

Average rate of increase in 

   salaries (a): 

     Expense 

     Funded status 

2002    
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

7.25%7.25%7.25%7.25%    

 7.50% 

6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%    

7.25% 

7.50% 

7.50% 

10.010.010.010.00000%%%%    

10.00% 

10.00% 

8.75%8.75%8.75%8.75%    

10.00% 

10.00% 

4.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%    

5.1%5.1%5.1%5.1%    

4.0% 

4.0% 

4.0% 

4.0% 

(a)  Salary scale assumptions vary by age and industry. 

As of December 31, 2002, aggregate future minimum 
lease payments for continuing operations under 
operating leases were as follows: 

(In millions) 

Facilities 

Aircraft  and Other 

Total 

Equipment 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

Later years 

$ 

75.7 

56.4 

42.6 

32.5 

27.6 

133.3 

15.0 

12.7 

4.9 

0.5 

0.2 

- 

32.9 

25.8 

19.5 

12.7 

8.6 

11.3 

$ 

368.1 

33.3 

110.8 

123.6 

94.9 

67.0 

45.7 

36.4 

144.6 

512.2 

The above table includes amounts due under 
noncancellable leases with initial or remaining lease 
terms in excess of one year, and excludes operating 
leases associated with the Company’s former coal 
operations.  See Note 21 for a description of the leases 
related to former coal operations.   

The above table includes lease payments for the initial 
accounting lease term and all renewal periods for certain 
vehicles used in Brink’s and BHS’ operations.  If the 
Company were to not renew these leases, it would be 
subject to a residual value guarantee.  The Company’s 
maximum residual value guarantee was $53 million at 
December 31, 2002.  If the Company continues to renew 
the leases and pays all of the lease payments for the 
vehicles that have been included in the above table 
(which aggregate lease payments decline over eight 
years), this residual guarantee will reduce to zero at the 
end of the final renewal period. 

The Company has leases on four facilities under each of 
which it has the option to either renew the lease, 
purchase the facility at original cost, or pay a guaranteed 
residual. At December 31, 2002, the maximum 
guaranteed residuals on these four leases totaled $15.5 
million.   

Net rent expense amounted to $149.0 million in 2002, 
$142.3 million in 2001 and $146.9 million in 2000.

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The net pension expense (excluding curtailment gain) for 
2002, 2001 and 2000 for all plans is as follows: 

(In millions) 

Service cost 

Interest cost on PBO 

Years Ended December 31 

2002002002002222 

2001 

2000 

$$$$     30.530.530.530.5    

     42.342.342.342.3 

26.0 

38.5 

23.6 

35.0 

(55.3) 

(0.3) 

3.0 

Return on assets - expected 

(60.2)2)2)2) 
     (60.
(60.
(60.

(58.6) 

Other amortization, net 

Net pension expense 

1.41.41.41.4 

$$$$     14.014.014.014.0    

0.5 

6.4 

Pursuant to its formal plan to exit the coal business, the 
Company recorded a curtailment gain during 2000 of 
$4.4 million comprising a $5.8 million reduction in PBO, 
partially offset by reductions in unrecognized experience 
losses and prior service costs.  

Reconciliations of the PBO, plan assets, funded status 
and prepaid pension expense at December 31, 2002 and 
2001 for all of the Company’s pension plans are as 
follows: 

(In millions) 

PBO at beginning of year 

Service cost 

Interest cost 

Plan participants’ contributions 

Benefits paid 

Actuarial loss 

Foreign currency exchange rate changes 

December 31 

2002002002002222 

595.0 
$$$$  595.0
595.0
595.0

30.530.530.530.5 

42.342.342.342.3 

1.61.61.61.6 

2001 

527.5 

26.0 

38.5 

1.0 

(24.6) 
(24.6)
(24.6)
(24.6)

(24.0) 

60.160.160.160.1 

10.10.10.10.8888 

30.5 

(4.5) 

PBO at end of year 

715.7    
$$$$     715.7
715.7
715.7

595.0 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning  

  of year 

554.3    
$$$$     554.3
554.3
554.3

Return on assets – actual 

Plan participants’ contributions 

Employer contributions 

Benefits paid 

Foreign currency exchange rate changes 

(49.8) 
(49.8)
(49.8)
(49.8)

1.61.61.61.6 

40.040.040.040.0 

(24.6)6)6)6) 
(24.
(24.
(24.

8.48.48.48.4 

621.3 

(40.9) 

1.0 

2.3 

(24.0) 

(5.4) 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year 

529.9    
$$$$     529.9
529.9
529.9

554.3 

Funded status 

185.8)8)8)8)    
$$$$     ((((185.
185.185.

Unrecognized experience loss 

Unrecognized prior service cost 

Other 

Net pension assets 

Current pension liabilities 

Noncurrent pension liabilities 

294.9 
294.9
294.9
294.9

1.61.61.61.6 

0.90.90.90.9 

111.6 
111.6
111.6
111.6

0.40.40.40.4 

122.6 
122.6
122.6
122.6

(40.7) 

135.3 

1.7 

(0.5) 

95.8 

0.2 

22.9 

Adjustments to minimum pension liabilities  

(210.8) 
(210.8)
(210.8)
(210.8)

(9.9) 

Prepaid pension assets 

$$$$    

23.823.823.823.8    

109.0 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Selected information for the above Company plans that 
have PBOs greater than plan assets are aggregated 
below. 

(In millions) 

December 31 

2002002002002222 

2001 

Projected benefit obligations 

683.0    
$$$$     683.0
683.0
683.0

Accumulated benefit obligations (“ABO”)   

Fair value of plan assets 

666610.210.210.210.2 

495.8 
495.8
495.8
495.8

555.0 

489.4 

498.9 

The Company’s unrecognized experience loss increased 
significantly in the last two years primarily due to lower 
discount rate assumptions (which increased the PBO) and 
worse than expected returns on plan assets.  At 
December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company recognized 
additional minimum pension liabilities for plans that had 
ABOs in excess of the fair value of plan assets. 

Expense included in continuing operations in 2002, 2001 
and 2000 for multi-employer pension plans (excluding 
coal-related plans) was $1.8 million, $1.2 million and $0.9 
million, respectively.   

Savings Plans    
Savings Plans
Savings Plans
Savings Plans

The Company sponsors a 401(k) Savings-Investment Plan 
to assist eligible U.S. employees in providing for 
retirement. Employee contributions are matched at rates 
of between 50% to 100% for up to 5% of compensation 
(subject to certain limitations). Contribution expense in 
continuing operations under the plan aggregated $10.9 
million in 2002, $9.8 million in 2001 and $8.4 million in 
2000.  Contribution expense included in discontinued 
operations was $0.6 million in 2002 and $0.7 million in 
2001 and 2000. 

The Company sponsors other defined contribution 
benefit plans based on hours worked or other 
measurable factors. Contributions under all of these 
plans aggregated $3.8 million in 2002, $3.2 million in 
2001 and $2.8 million in 2000. 

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Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions    
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

Company-Sponsored Plans 
The Company provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits (the “Company-sponsored plans”) for 
eligible active and retired employees in the U.S. and Canada of the Company’s current and former businesses, including 
eligible participants of the former coal operations (the “coal-related“ plans).  The components of net periodic 
postretirement costs (excluding curtailment loss) related to Company-sponsored plans were as follows: 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

(In millions) 

Coal-related plans 

Other plans 

Service cost 

Interest cost on accumulated 

  postretirement benefit obligations (“APBO”) 

Amortization of losses 

Net periodic postretirement costs 

Years Ended December 31 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

0.40.40.40.4    

31.731.731.731.7 

9.9.9.9.7777    

41.841.841.841.8    

2001 

2000 

0.2 

0.2    

24.9 

3.7 

28.8 

22.3 

3.6 

26.1 

$$$$    

$$$$    

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$    

0.80.80.80.8    

0.7 

0.6 

1.41.41.41.4 

---- 

$$$$ 

2.22.22.22.2 

1.5 

- 

2.2 

1.5 

- 

2.1 

Pursuant to its formal plan to exit the coal business, the Company recorded a curtailment loss during 2000 of $6.0 million.  

Reconciliations of the APBO, funded status and accrued postretirement benefit cost for Company-sponsored plans at 
December 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: 

(In millions) 

Coal-related plans 

December 31 

Other plans 

December 31 

APBO at beginning of year 

Service cost 

Interest cost 

Benefits paid 

Actuarial loss, net 

APBO and funded status at end of year  

Unrecognized experience gain (loss) 

2002002002002222 

$$$$    

442.0    
442.0
442.0
442.0

0.40.40.40.4 

31.731.731.731.7 

(28.3) 
(28.3)
(28.3)
(28.3)

72.572.572.572.5 

555518.318.318.318.3    

(250.6) 
(250.6)
(250.6)
(250.6)

Accrued postretirement benefit cost at end of year 

$$$$    

267.7    
267.7
267.7
267.7

2001 

355.9 

0.2 

24.9 

(26.0) 

87.0 

442.0 

(187.8) 

254.2 

2002 
2002
20022002

$$$$ 

21.921.921.921.9 

0.80.80.80.8 

1.41.41.41.4 

(2.3) 
(2.3)
(2.3)
(2.3)

1.31.31.31.3 

  23.123.123.123.1 

0.80.80.80.8 

$$$$    

23.923.923.923.9 

2001 

20.5 

0.7 

1.5 

(1.2) 

0.4 

21.9 

2.1 

24.0 

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The APBO for each of the plans was determined using the 
unit credit method and an assumed discount rate of 
6.75% in 2002 and 7.25% in 2001.  For Company-
sponsored coal-related plans, the assumed health care 
cost trend rate used in 2002 was 10% for 2003, declining 
1% per year to 5% in 2008 and thereafter.  Other plans 
provide for fixed-dollar value coverage for eligible 
participants and, accordingly, are not adjusted for 
inflation. 

A one percentage point increase (decrease) each year in 
the assumed health care cost trend rate used for 2002 
would increase (decrease) the aggregate service and 
interest components of expense for 2002, and increase 
(decrease) the APBO of Company-sponsored plans at 
December 31, 2002 as follows: 

(In millions) 

Higher (lower): 

Effect of 1% Change in 

Health Care Trend Rates 

Increase 

Decrease 

Service and interest cost in 2002 

$ 

4.2 

APBO at December 31, 2002 

65.9 

(3.5) 

(54.6) 

Health Benefit Act 
In October 1992, the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit 
Act of 1992 (the “Health Benefit Act”) was enacted as 
part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.  The Health Benefit 
Act established rules for the payment of future health 
care benefits for thousands of retired union mine workers 
and their dependents. The Health Benefit Act established 
a trust fund, The United Mine Workers of America 
Combined Benefit Fund (the “Combined Fund”), to which 
“signatory operators” and “related persons”, including 
The Pittston Company and certain of its subsidiaries 
(collectively, the “Pittston Companies”), are jointly and 
severally liable to pay annual premiums for those 
beneficiaries directly assigned to a signatory operator and 
its related persons, on the basis set forth in the Health 
Benefit Act.  In October 1993 and on an annual basis in 
subsequent years, the Pittston Companies have received 
notices from the Social Security Administration (the 
“SSA”) with regard to the current number of assigned 
beneficiaries for which the Pittston Companies are 
deemed responsible under the Health Benefit Act. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

In addition, the Health Benefit Act provides that assigned 
companies, including the Pittston Companies, are 
required to fund, pro rata according to the total number 
of assigned beneficiaries, a portion of the health benefits 
for unassigned beneficiaries if not funded from other 
designated sources.  To date, the funding for unassigned 
beneficiaries has been provided from transfers from the 
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.  

The Company’s liability for Health Benefit Act obligations 
to the Combined Fund is equal to the undiscounted 
estimated amount of future annual premiums the 
Company expects to pay to the Combined Fund.  The 
Company’s estimated annual premium is generally equal 
to the total number of beneficiaries (including assigned 
beneficiaries and an allocated percentage of the total 
unassigned beneficiaries) at October 1, the beginning of 
the plan year, multiplied by the premiums per beneficiary 
for that year.  The Company expects to pay annual 
premiums over the next 70 or more years, but it expects 
these annual premiums to gradually decline over time as 
the number of beneficiaries decreases.  The estimated 
liability at December 31, 2002 and 2001 assumes that the 
Company will not be required to pay premiums for its pro 
rata allocation of the unassigned beneficiaries until 2005 
because these benefits are assumed to be funded with 
contributions from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund in accordance with the existing statute.  The 
Company’s estimate of its liability for premiums for 
unassigned beneficiaries could be materially changed in 
future periods depending on the amount of future 
funding by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund or 
other sources.  Moreover, the Company’s share of 
unassigned beneficiaries could be increased on a pro rata 
basis in the future if other responsible coal operators 
become insolvent. 

Information provided by the Combined Fund is as follows: 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

Number of assigned beneficiaries 

at the beginning of the plan year 

2,814 
2,814
2,814
2,814

3,035 

Health benefit premium per 

beneficiary 

2,853 
$$$$    2,853
2,853
2,853

2,725 

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According to the Health Benefit Act, the rate of inflation 
for per-beneficiary health care premiums is equal to the 
medical care component of the Consumer Price Index.  
The U.S. Life 79-81 mortality table has been used to 
estimate a gradual decline in the number of beneficiaries.  
The Company’s estimate assumes that there will be no 
additions to the Combined Fund unassigned beneficiary 
group as a result of future coal operator insolvencies. 

Other major assumptions used by the Company to 
estimate the liabilities at December 31, 2002 and 2001 are 
described below.  

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

Percent of total unassigned beneficiaries 

allocated to the Company 

6.7%6.7%6.7%6.7% 

6.7% 

At December 31, 2002, annual inflation rates for per-
beneficiary health care premiums was assumed to be 5% 
declining to 4.5% over five years.  At December 31, 2001, 
annual inflation was assumed to be 4.5%. 

Prior to December 31, 2000, the Company accounted for 
its obligations under the Health Benefit Act as a 
participant in a multi-employer benefit plan and thus, 
recognized the annual cost of these obligations on a pay-
as-you-go basis.  Pursuant to its formal plan to exit the 
coal business, the Company recorded its estimated 
undiscounted liability relating to such obligations at 
December 31, 2000 as a $161.7 million charge to the net 
loss from discontinued operations.  The obligations at 
December 31, 2002 and 2001 were $174.1 million and 
$159.9 million, respectively.   

The Company recorded $24.0 million of expense in its 
2002 loss from discontinued operations to reflect an 
increase in the estimated liabilities for Health Benefit Act 
obligations to the Combined Fund.  The increase primarily 
resulted from the Company’s being able to obtain and use 
Company-specific information regarding the age of its 
beneficiaries covered by the Health Benefit Act rather 
than using averages relating to the entire population of 
beneficiaries covered, slightly higher per-beneficiary 
health care premiums, and slightly lower mortality than 
was estimated at the end of 2001 for the plan year ended 
September 30, 2002. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

The Company recorded $8.0 million of additional expense 
in its 2001 loss from discontinued operations related to 
changes in the estimated liabilities for Health Benefit Act 
obligations to the Combined Fund.  The higher amount of 
expense was primarily the result of a 1.7% higher number 
of assigned beneficiaries as of October 1, 2001 than was 
estimated at the end of 2000, partially offset by a 0.5% 
lower number of total unassigned beneficiaries as of 
October 1, 2001 than was estimated at the end of 2000.  
The Combined Fund premium per beneficiary for the plan 
year beginning October 1, 2001 was essentially equal to 
that estimated at the end of 2000. 

For 2002, 2001 and 2000, annual cash payments under the 
Health Benefit Act were approximately $9.8 million, $9.7 
million and $9.0 million, respectively.  The Company 
currently estimates that the annual cash funding under 
the Health Benefit Act for the Pittston Companies’ 
assigned beneficiaries will continue at about the same 
annual level for the next several years and should begin 
to decline thereafter as the number of such assigned 
beneficiaries decreases.   

Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) Expense 

(In millions) 

Actuarial present value of 

self-insured black lung benefits 

Unrecognized loss 

Accrued liabilities 

December 31 

2002002002002222 

2001 

$$$$     60.060.060.060.0    

(14.6666)))) 
(14.
(14.
(14.

$$$$  45.445.445.445.4 

58.7 

(13.3) 

45.4 

The Company acts as self-insurer with respect to almost all 
black lung benefits. Provision is made for estimated 
benefits based on annual reports prepared by 
independent actuaries. Unrecognized losses, representing 
the excess of the present value of expected future 
benefits over existing accrued liabilities, are amortized 
over the average remaining life expectancy of participants 
(approximately 10 years).  Prior to December 31, 2000, 
assumptions used in the calculation of the actuarial 
present value of black lung benefits were based on actual 
retirement experience of the Company’s coal employees, 
black lung claims incidence, actual dependent 
information, industry turnover rates, actual medical and 
legal cost experience and projected inflation rates. 

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As of December 31, 2000, certain assumptions were 
modified to reflect the planned sale of the Company’s 
coal business. The amount of expense incurred for annual 
black lung benefits was $7.3 million in 2002, $5.2 million 
for 2001 and $5.3 million for 2000. 

Note 16
Note 16    
Note 16
Note 16
BASED COMPENSATION PLANS 
STOCK----BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
STOCK
BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
STOCK
STOCK

The Company has stock and incentive plans related to 
employees which allow for stock options, performance 
unit awards, stock appreciation rights and stock awards. 

The following are the other key actuarial assumptions for 
the black lung obligations: 

tock Option Plans 
SSSStock Option Plans
tock Option Plans
tock Option Plans

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Discount rate: 

  Expense 

  Liability valuation 

Medical cost inflation 

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

  7.25%7.25%7.25%7.25% 

7.50%    

  6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75% 

7.25% 

8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0% 

8.0% 

The 1959-1961 Mortality Table for U.S. White Males and 
Females is used. 

The U.S. Department of Labor issued regulations in 2000 
that are intended to expand entitlement provisions and 
that may have the effect of limiting an employer’s ability 
to rebut claims. The regulation is being disputed by 
companies in the coal industry. Due to the dispute and to 
the Company’s judgment that any additional amounts 
owed are not reasonably estimable, the Company has not 
included any additional amounts related to the new 
regulations in the actuarial present value of self-insured 
black lung benefits.  

VEBAVEBAVEBAVEBA    

The Company has established a Voluntary Employees’ 
Beneficiary Association (“VEBA”) which is intended to tax 
efficiently fund certain retiree medical liabilities primarily 
for retired coal miners and their dependents.  The 
Company contributed $1.5 million to the VEBA in 2002. As 
of December 31, 2002, the balance in the VEBA was $18.2 
million and was included in other noncurrent assets.  

The Company grants options under its 1988 Stock Option 
Plan (the “1988 Plan”) to executives and key employees 
and under its Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan 
(the “Non-Employee Plan”) to outside directors, to 
purchase common stock at a price not less than the 
average quoted market value at the date of grant. All 
grants under the 1988 Plan made in the last three years 
have a maximum term of six years and substantially all of 
these grants either vest over three years from the date of 
grant or vest 100% at the end of the third year. The Non-
Employee Plan options are granted with a maximum term 
of ten years vesting in full at the end of six months. There 
are 1.3 million shares underlying options for both plans 
that are authorized, but not yet granted. 

As of January 14, 2000, with the elimination of the 
Company’s tracking stock capital structure, the 1988 Plan 
and Non-Employee Plan were amended to provide that all 
future grants would be made solely in Pittston Common 
Stock and that all outstanding options related to BAX 
Stock and Minerals Stock would be converted into options 
to purchase Pittston Common Stock. On January 14, 2000, 
options to purchase a total of 2.0 million shares of BAX 
Stock with an average exercise price of $15.03 per share 
and 0.6 million shares of Minerals Stock with an average 
exercise price of $7.77 per share were converted into 
options to purchase 1.0 million shares of Pittston Common 
Stock.  

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The table below summarizes the activity in all plans for 
options of Pittston Common Stock for 2002, 2001 and 
2000. 

The following table summarizes information about stock 
options outstanding as of December 31, 2002. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Per 

Share 
Weighted  
Average 
  Exercise 

(Shares in millions) 

Shares 

Price 

Outstanding at December 31, 1999 

Options converted in the Exchange 

Granted 

Exercised 

Forfeited or expired 

Outstanding at December 31, 2000 

Granted 

Exercised 

Forfeited or expired 

Outstanding at December 31, 2001 

Granted 

Exercised 

Forfeited or expired 

1.8 

1.0 

1.1 

(0.1) 

(0.4) 

3.4 

1.2 

(0.3) 

(0.6) 

3.7 

1.0 

(0.1) 

(0.5) 

$  27.01 

33.97 

15.12 

10.68 

26.07 

25.83 

21.03 

16.15 

32.88 

23.96 

21.50 

17.17 

25.80 

Outstanding at December 31, 2002 

4.1 

$  23.29 

Options exercisable at the end of 2002, 2001 and 2000 for 
Pittston Common Stock were 2.1 million, 1.7 million, and 
1.9 million, respectively.  

(Shares in millions) 

  Range of 
Exercise Prices  Shares 

$  10.55 to 14.13  0.6 

  16.77 to 19.76  0.5 

  20.05 to 21.48  1.0 

  21.60 to 23.78  0.9 

  26.69 to 30.60  0.4 

  31.21 to 35.19  0.3 

  37.47 to 315.06  0.4 

Total 

4.1 

Stock  
Options 
Outstanding 

Stock  
Options 
Exercisable 

Weighted 

Per 

Per 

Share 

  Average 
 Remaining  Weighted 
Average 
 Contractual 
Exercise 
Life 
Price 
(Years) 

  Share 
  Weighted 
 Average 
 Exercise 
Price 

Shares 

3.6 

3.4 

5.1 

4.7 

2.8 

0.5 

1.4 

3.7 

$  13.64 

0.3  $  13.63 

18.56 

21.36 

21.76 

27.21 

31.60 

43.06 

0.3 

  18.52 

0.1 

  20.42 

0.3 

  21.87 

0.4 

  27.21 

0.3 

  31.60 

0.4 

  43.06 

$  23.29 

2.1  $  26.40 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 
“ESPP”), as amended, the Company is authorized to issue 
up to 1.0 million shares of Pittston Common Stock (of 
which 0.7 million shares had been issued as of December 
31, 2002) to eligible employees.  The ESPP is a 
noncompensatory plan that allows eligible employees to 
buy the Company’s common stock at below market value.  
Under the ESPP, the Company sold 0.1 million shares of 
Pittston Common Stock to employees during each of 
2002, 2001, and 2000. 

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2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Note 17
Note 17    
Note 17
Note 17
INCOME TAXES 
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The components of the net deferred tax asset are as 
follows: 

The provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing 
operations consists of the following: 

(In millions) 

U.S. Federal 

Foreign 

State 

Total 

(In millions) 

ssets    
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax a
ssets
ssets
Deferred tax a
Deferred tax a

December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2002002002002222::::    

Current 

Deferred 

Total 

2001: 

Current 

Deferred 

Total 

2000: 

Current 

Deferred 

Total 

$  13.5 

3.0 

$  16.5 

$ 

6.7 

3.3 

$  10.0 

$ 

0.6 

(14.2) 

$  (13.6) 

25.4 

0.3 

25.7 

23.9 

(5.9) 

18.0 

25.7 

(8.9) 

16.8 

3.1 

(4.1) 

(1.0) 

3.5 

(4.1) 

(0.6) 

3.7 

(5.0) 

(1.3) 

42.0 

(0.8) 

41.2 

34.1 

(6.7) 

27.4 

30.0 

(28.1) 

1.9 

Accounts receivable 

$$$$     10.910.910.910.9    

164.3 
Postretirement benefits other than pensions   164.3
164.3
164.3

Pension liabilities 

Multi-employer pension plans 

  withdrawal liabilities 

Workers’ compensation and other claims 

Deferred revenue 

49.449.449.449.4 

12.212.212.212.2 

45.945.945.945.9 

54.454.454.454.4 

11.2 

153.0 

3.5 

2.9 

41.2 

55.4 

Other assets and liabilities 

138.8 
  138.8
138.8
138.8

121.6 

Estimated loss on coal operations 

Net operating loss carryforwards 

Alternative minimum tax credits 

Valuation allowance 

Total deferred tax assets 

---- 

54.154.154.154.1 

52.552.552.552.5 

30.3 

52.0 

40.1 

(9.8) 
(9.8)
(9.8)
(9.8)

(10.3) 

572.7 
     572.7
572.7
572.7

500.9 

The U.S. current federal income tax provision on 
continuing operations in all years shown is offset by 
current tax benefits included in the loss from discontinued 
operations. 

The tax benefit for compensation expense related to the 
exercise of certain employee stock options for tax 
purposes in excess of compensation expense for financial 
reporting purposes is recognized as an adjustment to 
shareholders’ equity. 

Deferred tax liabilities    
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities

Property and equipment, net 

Prepaid assets 

Prepaid pension assets 

Other assets 

Investments in equity affiliates 

Miscellaneous 

Total deferred tax liabilities 

Net deferred tax asset  

80.080.080.080.0 

17.917.917.917.9 

3.83.83.83.8 

31.331.331.331.3 

6.06.06.06.0 

32.332.332.332.3 

70.0 

17.7 

35.9 

26.4 

6.0 

29.3 

171.3 
  171.3
171.3
171.3

401.4    
$$$$     401.4
401.4
401.4

185.3 

315.6    

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Approximately $0.8 million of deferred tax liabilities at 
December 31, 2002 were recorded in accrued liabilities. 

The valuation allowance relates to deferred tax assets in 
certain foreign jurisdictions. Based on the Company’s 
historical and expected future taxable earnings, 
management believes it is more likely than not that the 
Company will realize the benefit of the existing deferred 
tax assets, net of the valuation allowance, at December 
31, 2002. 

The following table accounts for the difference between 
the actual tax provision from continuing operations and 
the amounts obtained by applying the statutory U.S. 
federal income tax rate of 35% in 2002, 2001 and 2000 to 
the income (loss) from continuing operations before 
income taxes and cumulative effect of change in 
accounting principle.  

Years Ended December 31 

2002002002002222 

2001 

2000 

(In millions) 

Income (loss) from continuing  

  operations before income taxes  

  and accounting change: 

  United States 

  Foreign 

Total 

$$$$     54.754.754.754.7    

3.2 

(65.1) 

55.555.555.555.5 

110.2    
$$$$     110.2
110.2
110.2

70.0 

73.2 

69.7 

4.6 

Tax provision computed at 

statutory rate 

$$$$     38.638.638.638.6    

25.6 

1.6 

Increases (reductions) in taxes due to: 

State income taxes (net of federal 

tax benefit) 

Resolution of prior year 

tax contingencies 

Goodwill amortization 

Difference between total taxes on 

foreign income and the U.S. 

(0.7) 
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.7)

(0.4) 

(0.8) 

((((3.43.43.43.4)))) 

---- 

- 

2.1 

- 

2.1 

federal statutory rate 

3.13.13.13.1    

(1.5) 

(2.7) 

Adjustments to the valuation allowance 

for deferred tax assets 

Miscellaneous 

Actual tax provision from 

1.51.51.51.5 

2.12.12.12.1 

1.3 

0.3 

1.8 

(0.1) 

  continuing operations 

$$$$     41.241.241.241.2    

27.4 

1.9 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

As of December 31, 2002, the Company has not recorded 
U.S. deferred income taxes on $142.3 million of 
undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries and 
equity affiliates. It is expected that these earnings will 
either be permanently reinvested in operations outside 
the U.S. or, if repatriated, will be substantially offset by 
tax credits. If such earnings were remitted to the U.S. and 
no credits were available, additional U.S. tax expense of 
$49.8 million would be recognized.  

The Company’s U.S. entities file a consolidated U.S. 
federal income tax return. 

As of December 31, 2002, the Company had $52.5 million 
of alternative minimum tax credits available to offset 
future U.S. federal income taxes and, under current tax 
law, the carryforward period for such credits is unlimited. 

The tax benefit of net operating loss carryforwards as of 
December 31, 2002 was $54.1 million and related to U.S. 
federal and various state and foreign taxing jurisdictions. 
The gross amount of such net operating losses was $227.6 
million as of December 31, 2002. The expiration periods 
primarily range from 5 years to an unlimited period. 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to tax 
examinations in various U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The 
Company believes that it has adequately provided for all 
income tax liabilities and interest thereon and that final 
resolution of any examinations will not have a material 
effect on the Company’s financial position or results of 
operations. 

Note 18
Note 18    
Note 18
Note 18
EXPENSE, NET    
OTHER EXPENSE, NET
OTHER 
EXPENSE, NET
EXPENSE, NET
OTHER 
OTHER 

(In millions) 

Minority interest 

Discounts and other fees of 

  accounts receivable  

securitization program 

Stabilization Act compensation 

Gain on sale of marketable  

securities 

Other 

Total 

Years Ended December 31 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

2000 

$$$$ 

(3.3) 
(3.3)
(3.3)
(3.3)

(6.9) 

(3.7) 

(1.6) 
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.6)

5.95.95.95.9 

---- 

(3.6) 
(3.6)
(3.6)
(3.6)

(4.0) 

(0.6) 

- 

3.9 

0.3 

- 

- 

0.4 

$$$$    

(2.6)    
(2.6)
(2.6)
(2.6)

(6.7) 

(3.9) 

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Note 19
Note 19    
Note 19
Note 19
RISK MANAGEMENT    
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company has risk management policies designed to 
manage, among other things, its currency, commodity 
and interest rate risks. The Company’s policies are 
intended to reduce the effect of short-term market 
variability on the Company’s results of operations and 
cash flow.  

The Company utilizes various hedging instruments to 
hedge a portion of its foreign currency, interest rate, and 
commodity exposures. The Company does not use 
derivative instruments for purposes other than hedging. 
The risk that counterparties to such instruments may be 
unable to perform is minimized by limiting the 
counterparties to major financial institutions with 
investment grade credit ratings. The Company does not 
expect any losses due to counterparty default. 

Derivative Financial Instruments
and Hedging 
Derivative Financial Instruments    and Hedging 
and Hedging 
and Hedging 
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
Activities 
Activities
Activities
Activities

Interest Rate Risk Management 
The Company’s risk management policy requires a balance 
to be maintained within certain ranges between fixed 
and floating rate debt and the Company uses interest rate 
swaps to assist in meeting this objective. The Company 
has designated its interest rate hedges as cash flow 
hedges for accounting purposes. 

The Company has entered into interest rate swaps that 
effectively change the variable cash flows on a portion of 
the $350.0 million revolving credit facility, to fixed cash 
flows. The swaps outstanding at December 31, 2002 fix 
the interest rate on $65.0 million of debt at 5.5%, 
including the margin on the revolving credit facility 
through September 2003 and fix the interest rate on $50 
million of debt at 4%, including the margin on the 
revolving credit facility, from September 2003 through 
August 2005. 

Changes in fair value on interest rate swaps are recorded 
in other comprehensive loss and are subsequently 
reclassified to interest expense in the same period in 
which the interest on the floating-rate debt obligations 
affects earnings. During each of the three years ended 
December 31, 2002, the Company’s interest rate swaps  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

were completely effective as defined under SFAS No. 133 
and no amounts were included in earnings as a result of 
the interest rate swaps being ineffective, nor were any 
amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. 
At December 31, 2002, $1.9 million of unrecognized 
pretax loss was included in accumulated other 
comprehensive loss and of this amount, $1.6 million is 
expected to be recognized in earnings in 2003. 

Commodities Risk Management 
The Company consumes or sells various commodities in 
the normal course of its business and utilizes derivative 
instruments to minimize the variability in forecasted cash 
flows due to price movements in certain of these 
commodities. Transactions involving commodities that are 
the subject of the Company’s risk management policy 
include: 

• 

• 

purchases of jet fuel for BAX Global’s North 
American fleet operations; and 
revenues of the Company’s gold and natural gas 
operations. 

The Company enters into swap contracts and collars to 
hedge a portion of its forecasted jet fuel purchases for 
use in the BAX Global aircraft operation. Depending on 
market conditions, the Company has charged its 
customers a fuel surcharge to offset the effects of high jet 
fuel prices. At December 31, 2002, the outstanding 
notional amount of hedges for jet fuel totaled 19 million 
gallons.  

The Company enters into forward gold sales contracts to 
fix the Australian dollar selling price on a portion of 
forecasted gold sales. At December 31, 2002, the notional 
amount of gold under forward sales contracts (excluding 
hedges entered into by equity affiliates) was 
approximately 89,000 ounces, representing approximately 
57% of the Company’s share of the gold operations’ 
proven and probable reserves. 

The Company enters into swap contracts and collars to 
hedge a portion of its forecasted natural gas sales. At 
December 31, 2002, the outstanding notional amount of 
hedges was 0.6 million MMbtu.  

The Company has designated its commodity hedges as 
cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Effectiveness is 
assessed based on the total changes in the estimated  

72 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
present value of cash flows for its jet fuel and natural gas 
hedges. The effectiveness of gold hedges is assessed based 
on changes in the spot rate of gold and the Australian 
dollar exchange rate and other changes in expected cash 
flows are excluded from the assessment. 

For jet fuel, the changes in fair value are recorded in 
other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified to 
earnings, as a component of operating expenses, in the 
same period as the jet fuel is used. For gold contracts, the 
changes in fair value are recorded in other accumulated 
comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified to 
earnings, as a component of either revenue or, if related 
to its equity affiliate, other operating income, net in the 
same period as the gold is sold.  Amounts excluded in the 
assessment of effectiveness are included as a component 
of other operating income, net.  For natural gas contracts, 
the changes in fair value are recorded in accumulated 
other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified to 
earnings, as a component of either revenue or, if related 
to royalty income, other operating income, net. 

(In millions, except) 
number of months) 

Jet 
Fuel 

Natural 
Gas 

Gold 

Amounts recognized in 2002 pretax earnings: 

Ineffective amounts 

$  0.1 

- 

- 

  Amounts excluded in 

  assessment of effectiveness 

  Amounts for which the forecasted  

transaction is not  

  expected to occur (a) 

Net gain (loss) in other comprehensive 

loss at December 31, 2002 

  expected to be reclassified to 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0.8 

(1.4) 

  earnings in 2003 

$  1.4 

(0.5) 

(0.8) 

Maximum number of months 

  hedges outstanding 

12 

3 

42 

(a)  See Note 8. 

Foreign Currency Risk Management 
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange 
fluctuations due to certain transactions to which the 
Company is a party. Certain customers are billed for BAX 
Global’s services in currencies that are different than the 
functional currency of the subsidiary that recognizes the 
sale. Certain transportation costs incurred by BAX Global’s  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

non-U.S. subsidiaries are denominated in currencies that 
are different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency. 
The Company’s BAX Global operation has a wholly owned 
international subsidiary that serves as a finance 
coordination center. The subsidiary has the U.S. dollar as 
its functional currency, and has intercompany receivables 
and payables that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.  

The Company utilizes foreign currency forward contracts 
to minimize the variability in cash flows due to foreign 
currency risks. The contracts have not been designated for 
accounting purposes as hedges in accordance with SFAS 
No. 133 due to their short-term nature.  Because the 
contracts are settled shortly after they are entered into, 
any gains and losses that would be deferred at any 
balance sheet date if the Company designated the 
instruments as hedges, would be small.  Accordingly, 
changes in the fair value of foreign currency forward 
contracts are reported in earnings. The Company’s foreign 
currency forward contracts provide an economic hedge of 
the risk associated with the changes in currency rates on 
the related assets and liabilities. 

As of December 31, 2002, the maximum length of time 
over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the 
variability in future cash flows associated with foreign 
currency forecasted transactions is 18 months.  

 Instruments    
Financial Instruments
Derivative    Financial
NonNonNonNon----Derivative
 Instruments
 Instruments
Financial
Financial
Derivative
Derivative

Non-derivative financial instruments, which potentially 
subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, 
consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and trade 
receivables. The Company places its cash and cash 
equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions 
and the Company limits the amount of credit exposure to 
any one financial institution. Concentrations of credit risk 
with respect to trade receivables are reduced as a result of 
the diversification benefit provided by the large number 
of customers comprising the Company’s customer base, 
and their dispersion across many different industries and 
geographic areas. Credit limits, ongoing credit evaluation 
and account-monitoring procedures are utilized to 
minimize the risk of loss from nonperformance on trade 
receivables. 

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, 
accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued 
liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-
term nature of these instruments. 

The fair value of the Company’s floating-rate short-term 
and long-term debt approximates the carrying amount. 
The fair value of the Company’s significant fixed rate 
long-term debt is described below.  Fair value is estimated 
by discounting the future cash flows using rates for 
similar debt instruments at the valuation date. 

In addition, certain Atlantic region operations were 
streamlined in order to reduce overhead costs and 
improve overall performance in that region. The Atlantic 
region planned restructuring efforts involved severance 
costs and station closing costs in the UK, Denmark, Italy 
and South Africa. Approximately 50 positions were 
eliminated, most of which were positions at or above 
manager level. 

The following is a summary of the 2000 restructuring 
charges: 

December 31  

Americas  Atlantic 

Total 

2002 
2002
20022002

2001 

(In millions) 

Region 

Region  BAX Global 

Fair  
Value 

Carrying 
Values 

Fair 
Value 

Carrying 
Values 

Senior Notes 

107.3    
$$$$     107.3
107.3
107.3

DTA bonds (a) 

53.153.153.153.1    

95.095.095.095.0 

43.243.243.243.2 

76.3 

N/A 

75.0 

N/A 

(a)  DTA was included in Other liabilities in 2001. 

Note 
Note 20202020    
Note 
Note 
 2000 
RESTRUCTURING    ---- 2000
RESTRUCTURING
 2000
 2000
RESTRUCTURING
RESTRUCTURING

During 2000, BAX Global finalized a restructuring plan 
aimed at reducing the capacity and cost of its airlift 
capabilities in the U.S. as well as reducing station 
operating expenses, sales, general and administrative 
expense in the Americas and Atlantic regions.  The actions 
taken included: 

Fleet related charges 

$  49.7 

Severance costs 

Station and other closure costs  

1.1 

3.8 

Total restructuring charge 

$  54.6 

- 

1.2 

1.7 

2.9 

49.7 

2.3 

5.5 

57.5 

Approximately $45.2 million of the restructuring charge 
was noncash and approximately $0.3 million of the charge 
was paid in 2000. The following analyzes the changes in 
the remaining liabilities for such costs: 

(In millions) 

Station 
and 
Charges  Severance  Other 

Fleet 

Total 

• 

• 

• 

The removal of ten planes from the fleet, nine of 
which were dedicated to providing lift capacity in 
BAX Global’s commercial cargo system. 

Adjustments 

Payments 

The closure of nine operating stations and 
realignment of domestic operations. 

December 31, 2001 

Payments 

0.6 

(5.1) 

2.1 

(2.1) 

December 31, 2000 

$  6.6 

2.0 

(0.4) 

(1.5) 

0.1 

(0.1) 

3.4 

12.0 

(0.4) 

(0.9) 

(0.2) 

(7.5) 

2.1 

4.3 

(0.6) 

(2.8) 

The reduction of employee-related costs through the 
elimination of approximately 300 full-time positions 
including aircraft crew and station operating, sales 
and business unit overhead positions. 

December 31, 2002 

$ 

- 

- 

1.5 

1.5 

The remaining accrual includes contractual commitments 
for facilities and is expected to be paid by the end of 
2007.  The Company decreased its accrual for 
restructuring in 2001 by a net $0.2 million as a result of 
changes in the estimate of certain liabilities.  

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Note 
Note 21212121    
Note 
Note 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES    
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Future minimum lease and royalty payments due under 
the agreements at December 31, 2002 were as follows: 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

ACMI Agreements    
ACMI Agreements
ACMI Agreements
ACMI Agreements

At December 31, 2002, the Company had aircraft, crew, 
maintenance and insurance (“ACMI”) agreements with 
third parties to provide aircraft usage and services to BAX 
Global, which expire in 2003 through 2004. The fixed and 
determinable portion of the obligations under ACMI 
agreements aggregate approximately $32.5 million in 
2003 and $6.6 million in 2004.  Amounts purchased under 
these arrangements, including any variable component 
based on hours of usage, were $49.4 million in 2002, 
$63.4 million in 2001 and $84.2 million in 2000. 

Former Coal Operations    
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations
Former Coal Operations

The Company is continuing to market the residual assets 
of its former coal operations, and expects purchasers to 
assume a portion of the Company’s coal equipment 
operating leases and advance minimum royalty 
obligations.  Advance royalty payments relate to the right 
to access and mine coal properties.  These advance royalty 
payments are recoverable against future production by 
purchasers of the residual coal assets.  Amounts paid by 
the Company’s former coal operations under these 
arrangements, including any variable component, were 
$6.6 million in 2002, $9.8 million in 2001, and $9.5 million 
in 2000.  The variable component is based on coal 
produced pursuant to the mineral lease agreements.  The 
Company has recorded a $14.7 million liability for the 
present value of obligations (including $5.1 million 
accrued in continuing operations in 2002) that are not 
expected to be assumed by purchasers.   

(In millions) 

Operating Leases 
Expected to Be 

Advance Minimum 
Royalty Agreements 
Expected to Be 

Assumed  Retained 

Assumed  

Retained 

$ 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

Later years 

0.5 

0.2 

0.1 

- 

- 

- 

1.2 

$ 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0.7 

1.1 

0.8 

0.8 

0.7 

21.0 

$ 

0.8 

1.2 

$ 

25.1 

2.2 

2.9 

2.3 

1.1 

1.0 

19.6 

29.1 

In connection with the sale of certain assets and 
businesses of the former coal operations, the Company 
subleased to Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, coal mining 
equipment that has $2.6 million of remaining lease 
payments.  The sublease has substantially the same terms 
and conditions as the Company's leases.  If Alpha does not 
meet its sublease obligations, the Company would be 
required to pay any remaining lease payments. 

Purchase Agreements    
Purchase Agreements
Purchase Agreements
Purchase Agreements

At December 31, 2002, the Company had noncancelable 
commitments to purchase $13.2 million of equipment and 
$12.0 million of computer processing and consulting 
services. 

Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”)    
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”)
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”)
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”)

On February 10, 1999, the U.S. District Court of the 
Eastern District of Virginia entered a final judgment in 
favor of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, ruling that 
the FBLET is unconstitutional as applied to export coal 
sales. A total of $0.8 million (including interest) was  

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refunded in 1999 for the FBLET that those companies paid 
for the first quarter of 1997. The Company sought refunds 
of the FBLET it paid on export coal sales for all open 
statutory periods and received refunds of $23.4 million 
(including interest) during the fourth quarter of 2001.  
During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company reached 
a settlement under which it will collect additional refunds 
of $3.2 million.   

The Company continues to pursue the refund of other 
FBLET payments. Due to uncertainty as to the ultimate 
additional future amounts to be received, if any, which 
could amount to as much as $18 million (before income 
taxes), as well as the timing of any additional FBLET 
refunds, the Company has not currently recorded 
receivables for such additional FBLET refunds. 

Environmental Remediation    
Environmental Remediation
Environmental Remediation
Environmental Remediation

The Company has agreed to pay 80% of the remediation 
costs arising from hydrocarbon contamination at a 
formerly owned petroleum terminal facility (“Tankport”) 
in Jersey City, New Jersey, which was sold in 1983.  The 
Company is in the process of remediating the site under 
an approved plan.  The Company estimates its portion of 
the actual remaining clean-up and operational and 
maintenance costs, on an undiscounted basis, to be 
between $2.2 million and $4.3 million.  The Company is in 
discussions with another potentially responsible party to 
recover a portion of the amount paid and to be paid by 
the Company related to this matter. 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Litigation    
Litigation
Litigation
Litigation

The Company is defending potentially significant civil 
suits relating to its former coal business.  Although the 
Company is defending these cases vigorously and believes 
that its defenses have merit, there exists the possibility 
that one or more of these suits ultimately may be decided 
in favor of the plaintiffs.  If so, the Company expects that 
the ultimate amount of unaccrued losses could range 
from $0 to $25 million. 

Surety Bonds    
Surety Bonds
Surety Bonds
Surety Bonds

The Company is required by various state and federal laws 
to provide security with regard to its obligations to pay 
workers’ compensation, to reclaim lands used for mining 
by the Company’s former coal operations and to satisfy 
other benefits.  As of December 31, 2002, the Company 
had outstanding surety bonds with third parties totaling 
approximately $235 million that it has arranged in order 
to satisfy the various security requirements.  Most of these 
bonds provide financial security for previously recorded 
liabilities.  Because some of the Company’s reclamation 
obligations have been assumed by purchasers of the 
Company’s former coal operations, $67 million of the 
Company’s surety bonds are expected to be replaced by 
purchasers’ surety bonds.  These bonds are typically 
renewable on a yearly basis, however there can be no 
assurance the bonds will be renewed or that premiums in 
the future will not increase.  If the surety bonds are not 
renewed, the Company believes that it has adequate 
available borrowing capacity under its U.S. credit facility 
to provide letters of credit or other collateral to secure its 
obligations.   

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Note 
Note 22222222    
Note 
Note 
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA    
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(UNAUDITED) 
(UNAUDITED)
(UNAUDITED)
(UNAUDITED)

(In millions, except 

per share amounts) 

Revenues 

Operating profit 

Depreciation and amortization 

Impairment charges for subscriber  

1111stststst    

2002 Quarters
2002 Quarters 
2002 Quarters
2002 Quarters
3333rdrdrdrd    
2222ndndndnd    

4444thththth 

1st 

2001 Quarters 
 3rd 
2nd 

4th 

$$$$    

899.5    
899.5
899.5
899.5

919.1    
919.1
919.1
919.1

953.7    
953.7
953.7
953.7

1,004.4 
1,004.4
1,004.4
1,004.4

$  908.3 

884.5 

884.3 

947.1 

37.37.37.37.1111    

36.636.636.636.6    

35.635.635.635.6    

37.837.837.837.8    

35.535.535.535.5    

39.039.039.039.0    

24.524.524.524.5 

41.441.441.441.4 

24.8 

39.2 

15.9 

39.5 

20.0 

40.5 

46.9 

41.4 

  disconnects 

7.37.37.37.3    

8.18.18.18.1    

9.49.49.49.4    

7.57.57.57.5 

7.5 

8.7 

9.2 

8.4 

Income from continuing operations 

Loss from discontinued operations 

Net income (loss) 

Net income (loss) per common share: 

Basic: 

  Continuing operations 

  Discontinued operations 

Basic 

Diluted: 

  Continuing operations 

  Discontinued operations 

Diluted 

Dividends declared per common share 

Stock prices: 

  High 

  Low 

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

$$$$    

19.119.119.119.1        

(11.0)    
(11.0)
(11.0)
(11.0)

8.18.18.18.1    

19.119.119.119.1    

22.122.122.122.1    

----    

----    

19.119.119.119.1    

22.122.122.122.1    

8.78.78.78.7 

((((31.931.931.931.9)))) 

((((23.223.223.223.2)))) 

0.370.370.370.37    

(0.22)    
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)

0.150.150.150.15    

0.370.370.370.37    

(0.22)    
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)

0.150.150.150.15    

0.360.360.360.36    

0.410.410.410.41    

----    

----    

0.360.360.360.36    

0.410.410.410.41    

0.170.170.170.17 

(0.(0.(0.(0.61616161)))) 

(0.(0.(0.(0.44444444)))) 

0.360.360.360.36    

0.410.410.410.41    

----    

----    

0.360.360.360.36    

0.410.410.410.41    

0.170.170.170.17 

(0.61)))) 
(0.61
(0.61
(0.61

(0.(0.(0.(0.44444444)))) 

0.025    
0.025
0.025
0.025

0.025    
0.025
0.025
0.025

0.025    
0.025
0.025
0.025

0.025 
0.025
0.025
0.025

  $$$$    

25.90    
25.90
25.90
25.90

20.50    
20.50
20.50
20.50

28.92    
28.92
28.92
28.92

22.20    
22.20
22.20
22.20

25.00    
25.00
25.00
25.00

23.70    
     23.70
23.70
23.70

18.60    
18.60
18.60
18.60

17.50 
     17.50
17.50
17.50

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

8.7 

- 

8.7 

3.8 

- 

3.8 

9.2 

- 

9.2 

24.1 

(29.2) 

(5.1) 

0.17 

0.07 

0.17 

- 

- 

- 

0.46 

(0.56) 

0.17 

0.07 

0.17 

(0.10) 

0.17 

0.07 

0.17 

- 

- 

- 

0.46 

(0.56) 

0.17 

0.07 

0.17 

(0.10) 

0.025 

0.025 

0.025 

0.025 

22.44 

17.86 

25.31 

19.35 

23.15 

22.90 

15.75 

17.20 

Pittston Brink’s Group Common Stock (“Pittston Common Stock”) is the only outstanding class of common stock of the 
Company and trades on the New York Stock Exchange as “PZB.” As of March 1, 2003, there were approximately 3,800 
shareholders of record of Pittston Common Stock. 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA    
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Five Years in Review 
Five Years in Review
Five Years in Review
Five Years in Review

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

2002002002002222    

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Revenues and Income    
Revenues and Income
Revenues and Income
Revenues and Income

Revenues 
Income from continuing operations before 
  cumulative effect of change in accounting principle  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (a) 
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (b) 

Net income (loss) 

Financial Position    
Financial Position
Financial Position
Financial Position

Property and equipment, net 
Total assets 
Long-term debt, less current maturities 
Shareholders’ equity 

on Common Share (c)(c)(c)(c)    
Per Pittston Common Share 
Per Pittst
on Common Share 
on Common Share 
Per Pittst
Per Pittst

Basic, net income (loss): 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations (a) 
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (b) 

Total basic 

Diluted, net income (loss): 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations (a) 
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (b) 

Total diluted 

Cash dividends 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 
$$$$ 

pro forma for accounting change ( ( ( (dddd))))    
Common Share, pro forma for accounting change
Pittston Common Share, 
Per Per Per Per Pittston 
pro forma for accounting change
pro forma for accounting change
Common Share, 
Common Share, 
Pittston 
Pittston 

Basic, income (loss) from: 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 

Total basic, pro forma 

Diluted, income (loss) from:  
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 

Total diluted, pro forma 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

$$$$ 

3,776.7 
3,776.7
3,776.7
3,776.7

3,624.2 

3,834.1 

3,709.7 

3,251.6 

69.69.69.69.0000 
((((42.942.942.942.9)))) 
---- 

26.126.126.126.1 

45.8 
(29.2) 
- 

16.6 

2.7 
(207.3) 
(52.0) 

(256.6) 

108.0 
(73.3) 
- 

34.7 

61.2 
4.9 
- 

66.1 

871.2
871.2 
871.2
871.2
2,459.9
2,459.9 
2,459.9
2,459.9
304.2
304.2 
304.2
304.2
381.2222 
381.
381.381.

915.5 
2,423.2 
257.4 
476.1 

925.8 
2,478.7 
313.6 
475.8 

930.4 
2,459.7 
395.1 
749.6 

849.9 
2,331.1 
323.3 
736.0 

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.(0.(0.(0.82828282)))) 
---- 

0.0.0.0.48484848 

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.82
(0.82)))) 
(0.82
(0.82
---- 

0.0.0.0.48484848 
0.100.100.100.10 

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.82) 
(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.82)

0.480.480.480.48 

1.301.301.301.30 
(0.82) 
(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.82)

0.480.480.480.48 

0.88 
(0.57) 
- 

0.31 

0.88 
(0.57) 
- 

0.31 

0.10 

0.88 
(0.57) 

0.31 

0.88 
(0.57) 

0.31 

0.07 
(4.14) 
(1.04) 

(5.11) 

0.05 
(4.13) 
(1.04) 

(5.12) 

0.10 

0.07 
(4.14) 

(4.07) 

0.05 
(4.13) 

(4.08) 

2.55 
(1.49) 
- 

1.06 

2.19 
(1.49) 
- 

0.70 

N/A 

2.46 
(1.49) 

0.97 

2.09 
(1.49) 

0.60 

1.18 
0.10 
- 

1.28 

1.17 
0.10 
- 

1.27 

N/A 

1.04 
0.10 

1.14 

1.03 
0.10 

1.13 

Common Shares Outstanding 
Pittston Common Shares Outstanding
Weighted Average Pittston 
Weighted Average 
Common Shares Outstanding
Common Shares Outstanding
Pittston 
Pittston 
Weighted Average 
Weighted Average 

Basic  
Diluted  

52.152.152.152.1 
52.452.452.452.4 

51.2 
51.4 

50.1 
50.1 

49.1 
49.3 

48.8 
49.3 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED)     
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED)
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED)
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED)

Five Years in Review 
Five Years in Review
Five Years in Review
Five Years in Review

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

Per Pittston Brink’s Group Common Share (c) 
Per Pittston Brink’s Group Common Share (c)
Per Pittston Brink’s Group Common Share (c)
Per Pittston Brink’s Group Common Share (c)

Basic net income 
Diluted net income 
Pro forma basic (b) 
Pro forma diluted (b) 
Cash dividends 

n BAX Group Common Share (c)    
Per Pittston BAX Group Common Share (c)
Per Pittsto
n BAX Group Common Share (c)
n BAX Group Common Share (c)
Per Pittsto
Per Pittsto

Basic net income (loss) 
Diluted net income (loss) 
Cash dividends 

mmon Share (c) 
inerals Group Common Share (c)
Per Pittston Minerals Group Co
Per Pittston M
mmon Share (c)
mmon Share (c)
inerals Group Co
inerals Group Co
Per Pittston M
Per Pittston M

Basic net income (loss): 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations (a) 

Total basic 

Diluted net income (loss): 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations (a) 

Total diluted 

Cash dividends  

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

2020202002020202    

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 

N/AN/AN/AN/A 
N/AN/AN/AN/A 

$$$$    

$$$$ 

$$$$    

$$$$ 

$$$$ 
$$$$ 

N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 

N/A 
N/A 
N/A 

N/A 
N/A 

N/A 

N/A 
N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 

N/A 
N/A 
N/A 

N/A 
N/A 

N/A 

N/A 
N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

2.16 
2.15 
2.03 
2.03 
0.10 

1.73 
1.72 
0.24 

0.93 
(8.26) 

(7.33) 

(0.98) 
(7.63) 

(8.61) 

0.025 

2.04 
2.02 
1.87 
1.85 
0.10 

(0.68) 
(0.68) 
0.24 

(1.01) 
0.59 

(0.42) 

(1.01) 
0.59 

(0.42) 

0.24 

(a)  Income (loss) from discontinued operations reflects the operations and losses on disposal of the Company’s former coal operations.  Some of the expenses 

recorded within discontinued operations will continue after the disposition of the coal business is complete and will be recorded within continuing 
operations.  The expenses that are expected to continue primarily consist of postretirement and other employee benefits associated with Company-
sponsored plans and black lung obligations; reclamation and other costs for retained inactive operations, if any; and administrative and legal expenses to 
oversee residual assets and retained benefit obligations.  See Note 5.   In accordance with APB No. 30, the Company included these expenses within 
discontinued operations for all periods presented above.  Beginning in 2003, expenses related to our Company-sponsored pension and postretirement 
benefit obligations, black lung obligations and related administrative costs will be recorded as a component of continuing operations.  The amount of 
expenses related to postretirement and other employee benefits associated with the Company-sponsored plans and black lung obligations that were 
charged to discontinued operations were $2 million, $53 million, and $48 million for the years ended 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.  As required by 
APB No. 30, expenses recorded in 2000 include both the actual expenses for that year plus an accrual of costs through the expected disposal period, which 
at the time was expected to be the end of 2001.  Expenses recorded in 2001 represent an estimate of costs for 2002 due to the extension of the expected 
disposal period to the end of 2002.  Future adjustments to contingent liabilities will continue to be recorded within discontinued operations. 

(b)  The Company’s results for 2000 include a noncash after-tax charge of $52.0 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, to reflect the cumulative effect of a change 
in accounting principle pursuant to guidance issued in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” by the Securities 
and Exchange Commission in December 1999 and a related interpretation issued in October 2000. 

(c)  Prior to January 14, 2000, the Company was comprised of three separate groups – Pittston Brink’s Group, Pittston BAX Group, and Pittston Minerals 

Group. The Pittston Brink’s Group included the Brink’s and BHS operations of the Company. The Pittston BAX Group included the BAX Global operations 
of the Company. The Pittston Minerals Group included the Pittston Coal Company and Mineral Ventures operations of the Company. Also, prior to 
January 14, 2000, the Company had three classes of common stock: Pittston Brink’s Group Common Stock (“Brink’s Stock”), Pittston BAX Group Common 
Stock (“BAX Stock”) and Pittston Minerals Group Common Stock (“Minerals Stock”), which were designed to provide shareholders with separate securities 
reflecting the performance of the Brink’s Group, the BAX Group and the Minerals Group, respectively. On December 6, 1999, the Company announced 
that its Board of Directors approved the elimination of the tracking stock capital structure by an exchange of all outstanding shares of Minerals Stock and 
BAX Stock for shares of Brink’s Stock (the “Exchange”). The Exchange took place on January 14, 2000. 

(d)  Pro forma income per share amounts prior to 2000 have been adjusted to show the effect of the change in accounting noted in (b) above as if it had been 

in effect all periods. 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT    
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

The Board of Directors, as elected by the shareholders, is 
divided into three classes, with the term of office of one 
of the three classes of directors expiring each year, and 
with each class being elected for a three-year term. 
Presently, there are twelve members of the Board of 
Directors, eleven of whom are outside directors with 
broad experience in business, finance and public affairs. 

Roger G. Ackerman1, 3, 5 

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Corning 
Incorporated (specialty glass, ceramics and communications) 

Betty C. Alewine1, 4, 6 

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer - COMSAT 
Corporation (provider of global satellite services and digital 
networking services and technology) 

James R. Barker1, 2, 3 

Chairman - The Interlake Steamship Co. (vessel owners and 
operators of self unloaders); Vice Chairman - Mormac Marine 
Group, Inc. (vessel owners of oil product carriers); and Vice 
Chairman - Moran Towing Corporation (tug and barge owners 
and operators) 

Marc C. Breslawsky1, 5, 6 

President and Chief Executive Officer - Imagistics International 
Inc. (direct sales, service and marketing of enterprise office 
imaging and document solutions) 

2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

Gerald Grinstein1, 3, 4 

Non-Executive Chairman - Agilent Technologies (a diversified 
technology company); and Principal - Madrona Investment 
Group LLC (private investment company); Strategic Advisor – 
Madrona Venture Fund (Seattle-based venture fund) 

Ronald M. Gross1, 2, 4 

Chairman Emeritus, Former Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer - Rayonier, Inc. (a global supplier of specialty pulps, 
timber and wood products) 

Carl S. Sloane1, 2, 6 
Private Consultant and Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business 
Administration, Emeritus, Harvard University, Graduate School 
of Business Administration 

Ronald L. Turner1, 4, 5 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer – Ceridian 
Corporation (information services company engaged in 
providing human resource outsourcing  services, as well as 
payment services, to transportation and retail markets in the 
U.S., Canada and Europe) 

1 Executive Committee 
2 Audit and Ethics Committee 
3 Compensation and Benefits Committee 
4 Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee 
5 Finance Committee 
6 Pension Committee 

James L. Broadhead1, 3, 6 

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - FPL Group, Inc. 
(public utility holding company) 

THE PITTSTON COMPANY
THE PITTSTON COMPANY    
THE PITTSTON COMPANY
THE PITTSTON COMPANY
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS    
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

William F. Craig1, 2, 5 

Private Investor and Retired Chairman - New Dartmouth Bank 

Michael T. Dan1 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - The Pittston 
Company 

Michael L. Grimes1, 2, 5 

President and Chief Executive Officer - Stewart and Stevenson 
Services, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor and provider of service 
for industrial, transportation and energy related equipment) 

Michael T. Dan 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 

James B. Hartough 

Vice President - Corporate Finance and Treasurer 

Frank T. Lennon 
Vice President - Human Resources and Administration 

Austin F. Reed 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary    

Robert T. Ritter 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

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The Pittston Company

Corporate Headquarters
The Pittston Company

1801 Bayberry Court, P.O. Box 18100

Richmond, VA 23226-8100

Telephone: (804) 289-9600

Facsimile: (804) 289-9770

Annual Meeting
The Annual  Meeting  of  the  shareholders  of  the  Company  is  scheduled  to  be  held  at  1:00  pm

(EST), May 2, 2003, at the Hotel Inter-Continental The Barclay New York, 111 East 48th Street,

New York, New York 10017.

Inquiries
Communications concerning stock transfer requirements, lost certificates, dividends, or change of

address should be addressed to the Company’s transfer agent, EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., at

the address listed below, or by calling (800) 730-6001.

Auditors
KPMG LLP

Richmond, VA

Common Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43010

Providence, RI  02940-3010

Investor Relations Number 800-730-6001

Internet Address: www.EquiServe.com

Investor Information
Copies of the 2002 Annual Report for the Company; press releases announcing quarterly results;

the 2002 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and any other information

are available on the world wide web at www.pittston.com or by calling, toll free (877) 275-7488

or by writing to the Investor Relations Department at Pittston Corporate Headquarters.

The Pittston Company and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers

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The Pittston Company

1801 Bayberry Court

P.O. Box 18100

Richmond, VA 23226-8100

Telephone (804) 289-9600

Fax (804) 289-9770

www.pittston.com