8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 9, 2011

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut	1-5224	06-0548860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut	06053
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 225-5111

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 9, 2011 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. issued a press release in Sweden and the United States announcing that its indirect wholly-owned Swedish subsidiary, SBD Holding AB, had purchased shares in Niscayah AB outside of its pending tender offer. The English language version of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Following those purchases, on August 9, 2011, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. filed a statement with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. A copy of that statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 The English language version of the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. press release dated August 9, 2011, furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof.

99.2 A statement filed with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on August 9, 2011, furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
August 9, 2011	By:	/s/ Bruce H. Beatt
		Name:	Bruce H. Beatt
		Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	The English language version of the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. press release dated August 9, 2011, furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof.
99.2	A statement filed with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on August 9, 2011, furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Acquisition of Niscayah Shares

New Britain, Connecticut, August 9, 2011

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) (the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned Swedish subsidiary has acquired in total 72,005,890 class B shares of Niscayah Group AB (publ) (“Niscayah”), representing approximately 19.8% of the outstanding shares¹ and approximately 13.9% of the total number of votes in Niscayah, at prices not exceeding SEK 18. The acquisition of these shares was made through purchases outside of the Company’s pending tender offer to acquire all the outstanding shares and warrants of Niscayah. This accumulation of shares reflects the Company’s commitment to the tender offer announced on June 27, 2011.

Stanley Black & Decker, an S&P 500 company, is a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, mechanical access solutions and electronic security solutions, engineered fastening systems, infrastructure solutions and more. Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.

The information in this press release was submitted for publication on August 9, 2011 at 5 p.m. (CET) (11 a.m. ET).

Contacts (United States):

Kate White Vanek

Director, Investor Relations, Stanley Black & Decker

(860) 827-3833

kate.vanek@sbdinc.com

Tim Perra

Director, Global Communications, Stanley Black & Decker

(860) 826-3260

tim.perra@sbdinc.com

Sard Verbinnen & Co

David Reno/Brooke Gordon

(212) 687-8080

¹  Based on 363,258,897 outstanding Niscayah shares (excluding 1,800,000 treasury shares).

Contact (Sweden):

JKL

Erik Nilsson

+ 46 738 394 118

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Notification of Changes in Major Shareholdings

Changes
x  Own holdings ¨  On behalf of a company ¨  On behalf of a third party			Finansinspektionen Box 7821 SE-103 97 Stockholm, Sweden [Brunnsgatan 3] Tel +46 8 787 80 00 Fax +46 8 24 39 25 finansinspektionen@fi.se www.fi.se
Select type of change
x  Notification of acquisition or disposal of shares or depositary receipt
¨  Notification of acquisition or disposal of other financial instruments
Holder (company or first name and surname)
Company name	First name	Surname
See Appendix 1 (a)
Instrument
Issuer	Class/type of shares	ISIN*
See Appendix 1 (b)	class B shares	SE0001785197
Changes due to
x  Acquisition           ¨  Disposal           ¨  Corporate action           ¨  Other
Threshold reached/exceeded/fell below

Percentage of voting rights
¨5%	¨10%	¨15%	¨20%	¨25%	¨30%	¨50%	¨66 2 /3%	¨90%
Percentage of total number of shares
¨5%	¨10%	x15%	¨20%	¨25%	¨30%	¨50%	¨66 2 /3%	¨90%

Notification of acquisition or disposal of shares or certificate(s) of deposit
Equity
Number of shares before the transaction*
Number of shares after the transaction	72,005,890
Percentage of shares after the transaction	19.72%
Voting rights
Number before*
Number directly held after	0
Number indirectly held after	72,005,890
Percentage directly held after	0
Percentage indirectly held after	13.86%
Threshold date	9 August 2011
Notification of acquisition or disposal of other financial instruments
Voting rights
Number	n/a
Percentage
Date
Threshold date
Expiration date

* This information is not obligatory.

Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980)

When voting by proxy, the former holders of voting rights are

First name	Surname/Company name	Company	Voting rights	End date
n/a		¨
		¨
		¨

Chain of controlling companies

Company	Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
See Appendix 1 (c)

Total group holding on the threshold date for flagging

Number of voting rights	72,005,890
Percentage of voting rights	13.86%
Number of shares	72,005,890

Identity of the holder

Nat. ID/Company Reg. No.	Full name/Company name
06-0548860 (tax id.)	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Address
1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053, United States
E-mail address	Fax	Phone
See Appendix 1 (d)	n/a	+1 (860) 225 5111

Appendix 1

Appendix 1 (a)

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Appendix 1 (b)

Niscayah Group AB (publ)

Appendix 1 (c)

Company	Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	0	0
Black & Decker Corporation	0	0
B&D Holdings LLC	0	0
Black & Decker, Inc.	0	0
Black & Decker Global Holdings SARL	0	0
Black & Decker Luxembourg SARL	0	0
SBD Holding AB	72,005,890	13.86%

Appendix 1 (d)

investorrelations@swkbdk.com

Appendix 1 (e)

Contact person for the filing:

Richard Ramberg, Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB, Box 5747, SE-

114 87 Stockholm, 08-670 66 38, richard.ramberg@gda.se