# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000093556
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-192176
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 18832
**Document Hash:** 64a9b19b4e668d30fd493b550582a1c5
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-192176.hdr.sgml**: 20260429

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-192176

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260429

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260429

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260429

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000093556
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 060548860
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CT
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0103

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295412
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26917747

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 STANLEY DR
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 7000
- **CITY:** NEW BRITAIN
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06053
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8602255111

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 STANLEY DR
- **CITY:** NEW BRITAIN
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06053

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STANLEY WORKS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Connecticut** | **06-0548860** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction of**<br> **Incorporation or Organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**1000 STANLEY DRIVE** 

**NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)** 

**The Stanley Black & Decker Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**Francesca Campbell** 

**Senior Vice President, General Counsel** 

**Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.** 

**1000 Stanley Drive** 

**New Britain, Connecticut 06053** 

**(860) 225-5111** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") registers 7,750,000 shares of common stock, $2.50 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the "Registrant") to be offered or sold under the Stanley Black & Decker Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan (the "2024 Plan").

The information contained in the Registrant's registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2024 (Registration No.[333-279063](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312524129339/d692555ds8.htm)), together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference, are hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, and the shares of Common Stock registered hereunder are in addition to the shares of Common Stock registered on such registration statement with respect to the 2024 Plan.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**Item 5.** **Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.** <br>

The validity of the Common Stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement has been passed upon by Donald J. Riccitelli, Vice President, Corporate Secretary of the Registrant. Mr. Riccitelli holds options to purchase the Registrant's Common Stock and restricted stock units representing contingent rights to receive the Registrant's Common Stock, owns shares of the Registrant's Common Stock and is eligible to participate in the Plan.

**Item 8.** **Exhibits.** <br>

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| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | **Description** |
| 4.1(a) | [Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated September 15, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 3, 2010 filed on May 13, 2010)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095012310049150/y03431exv3wi.htm) |
| 4.1(b) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated December 21, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 3, 2010 filed on May 13, 2010)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095012310049150/y03431exv3wii.htm) |
| 4.1(c) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated March 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(iii) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 3, 2010 filed on May 13, 2010)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095012310049150/y03431exv3wiii.htm) |
| 4.1(d) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated November 5, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2010)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312510254411/dex31.htm) |
| 4.1(e) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated April 17, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 filed on May 2, 2012)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312512203968/d328926dex3i.htm) |
| 4.1(f) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2017)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312517173867/d376167dex31.htm) |
| 4.1(g) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated November 13, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2019)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312519291159/d818622dex31.htm) |
| 4.1(h) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 15, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2020)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312520144071/d812956dex32.htm) |
| 4.1(i) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 12, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2021)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521160672/d447031dex31.htm) |
| 4.1(j) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated November 15, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2022)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522287659/d392845dex32.htm) |
| 4.2 | [Bylaws, effective October 24, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2023)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312523261729/d564775dex31.htm) |
| 4.3 | [Specimen of Common stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated November 6, 2003)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095017203003216/s439817.txt) |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Donald J. Riccitelli as to legality](d46828dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](d46828dex231.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Donald J. Riccitelli (included in Exhibit 5.1)](d46828dex51.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)](#poa) |

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| 99.1 | [The Stanley Black & Decker Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312526182041/d930480dex101.htm) |
| 107.1\* | [Filing Fee Table](d46828dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New Britain, State of Connecticut, on April 29, 2026.

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| STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. | STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Christopher J. Nelson |
| Name: | Christopher J. Nelson |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and/or directors of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the "Registrant"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Francesca Campbell and Donald J. Riccitelli, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Form S-8 Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, concerning the Registrant's common stock, par value $2.50 per share, to be offered in connection with certain stock option compensation plans of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, including the Stanley Black & Decker Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan, (b) any and all amendments and supplements to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (c) other instruments necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary or desirable to be done, and to take or cause to be taken any and all such further actions in connection with such registration statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| **NAME** | **POSITION** | **DATE** |
| /s/ Christopher J. Nelson | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director <br>(Principal Executive Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| Christopher J. Nelson | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director <br>(Principal Executive Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Patrick D. Hallinan | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,<br>and Chief Administrative Officer <br>(Principal Financial Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| Patrick D. Hallinan | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,<br>and Chief Administrative Officer <br>(Principal Financial Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Scot Greulach | Chief Accounting Officer <br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| Scot Greulach | Chief Accounting Officer <br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Donald Allan, Jr. | Executive Chair | April 29, 2026 |
| Donald Allan, Jr. | Executive Chair | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Susan K. Carter | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Susan K. Carter | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Debra A. Crew | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Debra A. Crew | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ John L. Garrison, Jr. | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| John L. Garrison, Jr. | Director | April 29, 2026 |

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| **NAME** | **POSITION** | **DATE** |
| /s/ Michael D. Hankin | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Michael D. Hankin | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Mary A. Laschinger | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Mary A. Laschinger | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Robert J. Manning | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Robert J. Manning | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Adrian V. Mitchell | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Adrian V. Mitchell | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Shane O'Kelly | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Shane O'Kelly | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| /s/ Jane M. Palmieri | Director | April 29, 2026 |
| Jane M. Palmieri | Director | April 29, 2026 |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1** 

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| ![LOGO](g46828g0416015728519.jpg) | **Donald J. Riccitelli**<br> VP, Corporate Secretary<br> Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.<br> 1000 Stanley Dr.<br> New Britain, CT 06053 |

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April 29, 2026

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

1000 Stanley Drive

New Britain, Connecticut 06053

RE: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. — Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am the Vice President, Corporate Secretary of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the "<u>Corporation</u>"), and have assisted the Corporation in connection with the filing by the Corporation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") relating to the registration of 7,750,000 shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (the "<u>Common Stock</u>"), relating to the Corporation's Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan (the "<u>Plan</u>").

I have examined the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of the Plan and such other corporate records, documents, certificates or other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinion set forth below.

Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the authorized but not previously issued shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan have been duly authorized and when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any applicable award agreements will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The foregoing opinion is limited to matters involving the federal laws of the United States of America and the *Connecticut Business Corporations Act* and I do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Corporation's Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Donald J. Riccitelli

Donald J. Riccitelli

Vice President

Corporate Secretary

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1** 

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the Company) Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan of our report dated February 24, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of the Company in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 3, 2026, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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|  | /s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
| Hartford, Connecticut |  |
| April 29, 2026 |  |

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## Ex-Filing

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share | 457(a) | 7750000 | $75.97 | $588767500.00 | 0.0001381 | $81308.79 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $588767500.00  |  | $81308.79  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $81308.79  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> This Registration Statement on Form S-8 covers (i) 7,750,000 shares of common stock, par value $2.50 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the "Registrant") issuable under the Stanley Black & Decker Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Award Plan (the "2024 Plan") and (ii) pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the 2024 Plan to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The proposed maximum offering price per unit has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act and is based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock, as quoted on The New York Stock Exchange, on April 23, 2026.

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