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 4, 2022 (August 3, 2022)
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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock - $2.50 Par Value per Share | SWK | 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).
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 3, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Robert Manning as a director of the Company. Mr. Manning will serve as a member of the Board’s Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation and Talent Development Committee. Mr. Manning will participate in the compensation program for non-employee directors as described under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2022.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Manning to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
No. | Document Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 4, 2022. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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. | ||||||
Date: August 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Janet M. Link | ||||
Name: | Janet M. Link | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |