SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FENTON CHARLES E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION 701 EAST JOPPA ROAD (Street) TOWSON MD 21286 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLACK & DECKER CORP [ BDK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP and General Counsel
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/12/2010		D		492.5322(1)	D	(2)	0	I	By Retirement Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.19	03/12/2010		D			15,000	04/26/2005(3)	04/25/2014	Common Stock	15,000	(3)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$82.255	03/12/2010		D			18,000	04/25/2006(4)	04/24/2015	Common Stock	18,000	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$92.355	03/12/2010		D			20,000	04/19/2007(5)	04/18/2016	Common Stock	20,000	(5)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$88.37	03/12/2010		D			23,000	04/18/2008(6)	04/17/2017	Common Stock	23,000	(6)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.04	03/12/2010		D			23,000	04/16/2009(7)	04/15/2018	Common Stock	23,000	(7)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.28	03/12/2010		D			40,600	04/29/2010(8)	04/28/2019	Common Stock	40,600	(8)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes approximately 320.3242 shares acquired during 2009 under The Black & Decker Retirement Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on The Black & Decker Retirement Savings Plan statement dated as of December 31, 2009.

2. Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between The Black & Decker Corporation and The Stanley Works in exchange for 629.9786 shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) common stock, having a market value of $57.86 per share on the effective date of the merger.

3. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/26/2005, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 19,125 shares of SWK common stock for $47.21 per share.

4. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/25/2006, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 22,950 shares of SWK common stock for $64.52 per share.

5. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/19/2007, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 25,500 shares of SWK common stock for $72.44 per share.

6. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/18/2008, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 29,325 shares of SWK common stock for $69.31 per share.

7. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/16/2009, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 29,325 shares of SWK common stock for $53.37 per share.

8. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 4/29/2010, was assumed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 51,765 shares of SWK common stock for $30.03 per share.

Remarks:

	/s/ Natalie A. Shields, Attorney-in-Fact	03/16/2010
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