Form 8-K

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: January 29, 2020

/s/ Janet M. Link

Janet M. Link

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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): January 23, 2020

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in 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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - $2.50 Par Value per Share	SWK	New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Units	SWP	New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Units	SWT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 23, 2020, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with Jeffrey Ansell.

Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Ansell will continue in his role as Executive Vice President and President, Global Tools and Storage through June 30, 2020. On July 1, 2020, Mr. Ansell will transition to the role of Executive Vice President, Stanley Black & Decker and, in that role, will oversee a major organic growth program until December 31, 2021. Thereafter, Mr. Ansell will serve as a strategic advisor to the Company through year-end 2023.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits:


Exhibit Number		Description

	10.1	Letter Agreement, by and between Jeffrey P. Ansell and Black & Decker, Inc., dated as of January 23, 2020.

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

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