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EX-10.XVI

Exhibit 10(xvi)

Form B

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated ________, 200_ is made by and between The
Stanley Works, a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”),
and _____________ (the “Executive”).

     WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and
questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of
management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its shareowners; and

     WHEREAS, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and
encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s management, including
the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing
circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement are
provided in the last Section hereof.

     2. Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof
and shall continue in effect through the second anniversary hereof; provided, however, that
commencing on
_____________ and
each _____________ thereafter, the Term shall
automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than ninety (90) calendar days
prior to such _____________, the Company or the Executive shall have given notice not to extend
the Term; and further provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall have occurred during the
Term, the Term shall expire no earlier than twenty-four (24) months beyond the month in which such
Change in Control occurred.

     3. Company’s Covenants Summarized. In order to induce the Executive to remain in the
employ of the Company and in consideration of the Executive’s covenants set forth in Section 4
hereof, the Company agrees, under the conditions described herein, to pay the Executive the
Severance Payments and the other payments and benefits described herein. Except as provided in
Section 10.1 hereof, no Severance Payments shall be payable under this Agreement unless there shall
have been (or, under the terms of the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof, there shall be deemed
to have been) a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company following a Change in
Control and during the Term. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating an express or
implied contract of employment and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and
the Company, the Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

 

 

     4. The Executive’s Covenants. The Executive agrees that, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control during the Term, the
Executive will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest of (i) a date which is six
(6) months from the date of such Potential Change in Control, (ii) the date of a Change in Control,
(iii) the date of termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason or by
reason of death, Disability or Retirement, or (iv) the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment for any reason.

     5. Compensation Other Than Severance Payments.

     5.1 Following a Change in Control and during the Term, during any period that the Executive
fails to perform the Executive’s full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness, the Company shall pay the Executive’s full salary to the Executive at
the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation and
benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or
arrangement maintained by the Company during such period (other than any disability plan), until
the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Disability.

     5.2 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in
Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive’s full salary to the Executive
through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination
or, if higher, the rate in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, together with all compensation and benefits payable to the
Executive through the Date of Termination under the terms of the Company’s compensation and benefit
plans, programs or arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination [or, if
more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event
or circumstance constituting Good Reason].

     5.3 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in
Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Executive’s normal
post-termination compensation and benefits as such payments become due. Such post-termination
compensation and benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the Company’s
retirement, insurance and other compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in
effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in
effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the first event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason.

     6. Severance Payments.

     6.1 If the Executive incurs a “separation from service” (within the meaning of section 409A)
following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by
reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall
pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section
6.1 (“Severance Payments”) and Section 6.2, in addition to any payments and benefits to which the
Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall
be deemed to have incurred a separation from service

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following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good
Reason, if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control occurs) and such termination was at the
request or direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the
consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control, (ii) the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control occurs)
and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of
such Person, or (iii) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by
the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes
Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control (whether or
not a Change in Control occurs). For purposes of Section 5 and 6 of this Agreement (other than the
last sentence of Section 6.2(A)), no payment that would otherwise be made and no benefit that would
otherwise be provided upon a termination of employment will be made or provided unless and until
such termination of employment is also a “separation from service,” as determined in accordance
with section 409A.

     (A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to
the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the
Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash,
equal to two and one-half times the sum of (i) the Executive’s base salary as in effect
immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to
the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the
average annual bonus earned by the Executive pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan
maintained by the Company in respect of the three fiscal years ending immediately prior to
the fiscal year in which occurs the Date of Termination or, if higher, immediately prior to
the fiscal year in which occurs the first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

     (B) For the thirty (30) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, the
Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents life, disability, accident
and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to the Executive and
his dependents immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the
Executive, those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first
occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no greater after tax
cost to the Executive than the after tax cost to the Executive immediately prior to such
date or occurrence; provided, however, that, unless the Executive consents to a different
method, such health insurance benefits shall be provided through a third-party insurer.
Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section 6.1(B) shall be
reduced to the extent benefits of the same type are received by or made available to the
Executive during the thirty (30) month period following the Executive’s termination of
employment (and any such benefits received by or made available to the Executive shall be
reported to the Company by the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall
promptly reimburse the Executive for the excess, if any, of the after tax cost of such
benefits to the Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if
more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason.

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     (C) In addition to the retirement benefits, if any, to which the Executive is entitled
under each DB Pension Plan or any successor plan thereto, the Company shall pay the
Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the excess of (i) the actuarial equivalent of
the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies
associated therewith and determined as a straight life annuity commencing at the date (but
in no event earlier than two and one-half (2.5) years following the Date of Termination) as
of which the actuarial equivalent of such annuity is greatest) which the Executive would
have accrued under the terms of all DB Pension Plans (without regard to any amendment to any
DB Pension Plan made subsequent to a Change in Control and on or prior to the Date of
Termination, which amendment adversely affects in any manner the computation of retirement
benefits thereunder), determined as if the Executive were fully vested thereunder and had
accumulated (after the Date of Termination) thirty (30) additional months of age and service
credit thereunder and had been credited under each DB Pension Plan during such period with
compensation equal to the Executive’s compensation (as defined in such DB Pension Plan)
during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding Date of Termination or, if higher,
during the twelve months immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, over (ii) the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate
retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith
and determined as a straight life annuity commencing at the date (but in no event earlier
than the Date of Termination) as of which the actuarial equivalent of such annuity is
greatest) which the Executive had accrued pursuant to the provisions of the DB Pension Plans
as of the Date of Termination. For purposes of this Section 6.1(C), “actuarial equivalent”
shall be determined using the same assumptions utilized under The Stanley Works Retirement
Plan immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive,
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason. The payments provided in this Section 6.1(C) are in addition to any payment the
Executive would otherwise receive under the applicable DB Plan and are not intended to
offset or reduce any payment under such DB Plan.

     (D) In addition to the benefits to which the Executive is entitled under the DC Pension
Plan, the Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the sum of
(i) the amount that would have been contributed thereto by the Company on the Executive’s
behalf during the thirty (30) months immediately following the Date of Termination,
determined (x) as if the Executive made the maximum permissible contributions thereto during
such period, (y) as if the Executive earned compensation during such period at a rate equal
to the Executive’s compensation (as defined in the DC Pension Plan) during the twelve (12)
months immediately preceding the Date of Termination or, if higher, during the twelve months
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason, and (z) without regard to any amendment to the DC Pension Plan made subsequent to a
Change in Control and on or prior to the Date of Termination, which amendment adversely
affects in any manner the computation of benefits thereunder, and (ii) the excess, if any,
of (x) the Executive’s account balance under the DC Pension Plan as of the Date of
Termination over (y) the portion of such account balance that is nonforfeitable under the
terms of the DC Pension Plan. The payments provided in this Section 6.1(D) are in addition
to any

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payment the Executive would otherwise receive under the applicable DC Plan and are not
intended to offset or reduce any payment under such DC Plan.

     (E) If the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care or life insurance plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior
to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, had the
Executive’s employment terminated at any time during the period of thirty (30) months after
the Date of Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care and/or
life insurance benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become available and (ii) the
date on which benefits described in subsection (B) of this Section 6.1 terminate.

     (F) The Company shall provide the Executive with third-party outplacement services
suitable to the Executive’s position for the period following the Executive’s Date of
Termination and ending on December 31 of the second calendar year following such Date of
Termination or, if earlier, until the first acceptance by the Executive of an offer of
employment, provided, however, that in no case shall the Company be required
to pay in excess of $50,000 over such period in providing outplacement services and that all
reimbursements hereunder shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) calendar days
following the date on which the Executive submits the invoice but no later than December 31
of the third year following the year of the Executive’s Date of Termination.

     (G) For the thirty (30) month period immediately following the Date of Termination or
until the Executive becomes eligible for substantially similar benefits from a new employer,
whichever occurs earlier, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive with all
perquisites provided by the Company immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more
favorable to the Executive, immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason (including, without limitation, automobile, financial
planning, annual physical and executive whole life insurance).

     6.2 (A) Whether or not the Executive becomes entitled to the Severance Payments, if any of the
payments or benefits received or to be received by the Executive (including any payment or benefits
received in connection with a Change in Control or the Executive’s termination of employment,
whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all
such payments and benefits, excluding the Gross-Up Payment, being hereinafter referred to as the
“Total Payments”) will be subject to the Excise Tax, the Company shall pay to the Executive an
additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the Executive,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Total Payments and any federal, state and local income and
employment taxes and Excise Tax upon the Gross-Up Payment, and after taking into account the phase
out, if any, of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to the Gross-Up Payment,
shall be equal to the Total Payments. The Company’s obligation to make the Gross-Up Payment under
this Section 6.2(A) shall not be conditioned upon Executive’s termination of employment.

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     (B) For purposes of determining whether any of the Total Payments will be subject to
the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax, (i) all of the Total Payments shall be
treated as “parachute payments” (within the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code)
unless, in the opinion of tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive
and selected by the accounting firm which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control,
the Company’s independent auditor (the “Auditor”), such payments or benefits (in whole or in
part) do not constitute parachute payments, including by reason of section 280G(b)(4)(A) of
the Code, (ii) all “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of section 280G(b)(l) of
the Code shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax unless, in the opinion of Tax
Counsel, such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable
compensation for services actually rendered (within the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of
the Code) in excess of the Base Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, or are
otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (iii) the value of any noncash benefits or any
deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the
principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. For purposes of determining the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive’s estimated actual blended marginal rate of
federal, state and local income taxation in the calendar year in which the Date of
Termination occurs shall be utilized (or if there is no Date of Termination, then the date
on which the Gross-Up Payment is calculated for purposes of this Section 6.2). Such
marginal rate shall be determined by taking into account (i) the estimated actual net effect
on the marginal rate attributable to the deduction of state and local income taxes, (ii) the
phase out, if any, of itemized deductions, (iii) the estimated actual net tax rate
attributable to any employment taxes, and (iv) any other tax provision that in the judgment
of the Auditor will actually affect Executive’s estimated actual blended marginal tax rate.

     (C) In the event that the Excise Tax is finally determined to be less than the amount
taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall repay
to the Company, within five (5) business days following the time that the amount of such
reduction in the Excise Tax is finally determined, the portion of the Gross-Up Payment
attributable to such reduction (plus that portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to
the Excise Tax and federal, state and local income and employment taxes imposed on the
Gross-Up Payment being repaid by the Executive), to the extent that such repayment results
in a reduction in the Excise Tax and a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Executive’s
taxable income and wages for purposes of federal, state and local income and employment
taxes, plus interest on the amount of such repayment at 120% of the rate provided in section
1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to exceed the
amount taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up Payment (including by reason
of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined at the time of the
Gross-Up Payment), the Company shall make an additional Gross-Up Payment in respect of such
excess (plus any interest, penalties or additions payable by the Executive with respect to
such excess) within five (5) business days following the time that the amount of such excess
is finally determined, but in no event later than December 31 of the year following the year
in which the applicable taxes are remitted. The Executive and the Company shall each
reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with any administrative or

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judicial proceedings concerning the existence or amount of liability for Excise Tax
with respect to the Total Payments.

     6.3 Subject to Section 6.4, the payments provided in subsections (A), (C) and (D) of Section
6.1 hereof and in Section 6.2 hereof shall be made not later than the fifth (5th)
business day following the Date of Termination (or, with respect to the payment to be made pursuant
to Section 6.2, if there is no Date of Termination, then the date on which the Gross-Up Payment is
calculated for purposes of Section 6.2 hereof but in no event later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the applicable taxes are remitted); provided, however, that if the
amounts of such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company shall pay
to the Executive on such day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the Company or, in the
case of payments under Section 6.2 hereof, in accordance with Section 6.2 hereof, of the minimum
amount of such payments to which the Executive is clearly entitled and shall pay the remainder of
such payments (together with interest on the unpaid remainder (or on all such payments to the
extent the Company fails to make such payments when due) at 120% of the rate provided in section
1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but in no event later
than the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the Date of Termination. In the event that the amount
of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, such excess
shall be payable by the Executive to the Company on the fifth (5th) business day after demand by
the Company (together with interest at 120% of the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the
Code). At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company shall provide the
Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which such payments were calculated
and the basis for such calculations including, without limitation, any opinions or other advice the
Company has received from Tax Counsel, the Auditor or other advisors or consultants (and any such
opinions or advice which are in writing shall be attached to the statement). Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 6, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over
to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of
Executive, all or any portion of any Gross-Up Payment, and Executive hereby consents to such
withholding.

     6.4 (A) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is
a “specified employee” (within the meaning of section 409A and determined pursuant to procedures
adopted by the Company) at the time of his separation from service and if any portion of the
payments or benefits to be received by the Executive upon separation from service would be
considered deferred compensation under section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable
pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s
separation from service (the “Delayed Payments”) and benefits that would otherwise be provided
pursuant to this Agreement (the “Delayed Benefits”) during the six-month period immediately
following the Executive’s separation from service (such period, the “Delay Period”) shall instead
be paid or made available on the earlier of (i) the first (1st) business day of the
seventh month following the date of the Executive’s separation from service or (ii) Executive’s
death (the applicable date, the “Permissible Payment Date”). The Company shall also reimburse the
Executive for the after-tax cost incurred by the Executive in independently obtaining any Delayed
Benefits (the “Additional Delayed Payments”).

     (B) With respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under Sections 6.1 (B),
(E) and (G), such expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company within thirty

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(30) calendar days following the date on which the Company receives the applicable invoice
from the Executive but in no event later than December 31 of the year following the year in which
the Executive incurs the related expenses; provided, that with respect to reimbursement relating to
the Additional Delayed Payments, such reimbursement shall be made on the Permissible Payment Date.
In no event shall the reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided by the Company in one
taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other
taxable year, nor shall the Executive’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

     (C) For purposes of section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any “installment” payments
pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct
payments.

     6.5 The Company shall deposit the estimated Delayed Payments and estimated Additional Delayed
Payments into an irrevocable grantor trust (for purposes of this Section 6, the “Grantor Trust”)
not later than the fifth (5th) business day following the occurrence of a Potential
Change in Control. The Company shall deposit additional amounts into the Grantor Trust on a
monthly basis equal to the interest accrued on the Delayed Payments (and any earlier interest
payments) at the United States 5-year Treasury Rate plus 2%, and the amount held in the Grantor
Trust shall be paid to the Executive (in accordance with the terms of the Grantor Trust) on the
Permissible Payment Date.

     6.6 The Company also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the
Executive in disputing in good faith any issue hereunder relating to the termination of the
Executive’s employment or in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right
provided by this Agreement. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days (but in any
event no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive incurs the
expenses) after delivery of the Executive’s written requests for payment accompanied with such
evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require, provided that (i) the
amount of such legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar
year shall not affect the legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any other
calendar year, (ii) the Executive’s right to have the Company pay such legal fees and expenses may
not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit, and (iii) the Executive shall not be
entitled to reimbursement unless he has submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least
ten (10) business days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in
which such fees and expenses were incurred. The Company shall also pay all legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable
to the application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit hereunder. Payment
pursuant to the preceding sentence will be made within fifteen (15) business days after delivery of
the Executive’s written request for payment but in no event later than the end of the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or proceeding are
remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of the audit or proceeding no taxes are
remitted, the end of the calendar year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and
nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the matter.

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     7. Termination Procedures and Compensation During Dispute.

     7.1 Notice of Termination. After a Change in Control and during the Term, any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be
communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the other party hereto in
accordance with Section 11 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall
mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. Further, a Notice of
Termination for Cause is required to include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of
the Board which was called and held for the purpose of considering such termination (after
reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the
Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Board, the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of
Cause herein, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

     7.2 Date of Termination. “Date of Termination,” with respect to any purported
termination of the Executive’s employment after a Change in Control and during the Term, shall mean
(i) if the Executive incurs a separation from service due to Disability, thirty (30) calendar days
after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the
full-time performance of the Executive’s duties during such thirty (30) calendar day period), and
(ii) if the Executive incurs a separation from service for any other reason, the date specified in
the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Company, shall be the
thirtieth (30th) calendar day after Notice of Termination is given (except in the case
of a termination for Cause) and, in the case of a termination by the Executive, shall not be less
than fifteen (15) calendar days nor more than sixty (60) calendar days, respectively, from the date
such Notice of Termination is given).

     8. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Executive’s employment with the
Company terminates during the Term, the Executive is not required to seek other employment or to
attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the Company pursuant to
Section 6 hereof. Further, except as specifically provided in Sections 6.1(B) and 6.1(G) hereof,
no payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall be reduced by any compensation earned by
the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset
against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company, or otherwise.

     9. Restrictive Covenants.

     9.1 The Executive agrees that restrictions on his activities during and after his employment
are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, and that the agreed restrictions set forth below will not deprive
the Executive of the ability to earn a livelihood:

     (A) While the Executive is in the employment of the Company and, if the Executive is
entitled to benefits under Section 6.1 hereof upon termination of

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employment, for a period of twenty-four (24) months after such termination of
employment (the “Non-Competition Period”), the Executive shall not, without the express
written consent of the Company, in the United States of America, directly or indirectly (i)
enter into the employ of or render any services to any person, firm or corporation engaged
in any Competitive Business; (ii) engage in any Competitive Business for his own account or
(iii) become interested in any Competitive Business as an individual, partner, shareholder,
creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, consultant, advisor or in any other
relationship or capacity; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section shall be
deemed to prohibit the Executive from acquiring, solely as an investment through market
purchases, securities of any corporation which are registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act and which are publicly traded so long as he is not part of any group in control
of such corporation.

     (B) The Executive agrees that during the Non-Competition Period or in connection with
any termination of employment pursuant to which the Executive is entitled to benefits under
Section 6.1, the Executive will not, either directly or through any agent or employee,
Solicit any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate his or her
relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to apply for or accept
employment with any enterprise competitive with the business of the Company, or Solicit any
customer, supplier, licensee or vendor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
terminate or materially modify its relationship with them, or, in the case of a customer, to
conduct with any person any business or activity which such customer conducts or could
conduct with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

     (C) The Executive acknowledges that the Company and its Subsidiaries continually
develop Confidential Information, that the Executive may develop Confidential Information
for the Company or its Subsidiaries and that the Executive may learn of Confidential
Information during the course of his employment under this Agreement. The Executive will
comply with the policies and procedures of the Company and its Subsidiaries for protecting
Confidential Information and shall never disclose to any person (except as required by
applicable law or legal process or for the proper performance of his duties and
responsibilities to the Company and its Subsidiaries, or in connection with any litigation
between the Company and the Executive (provided that the Company shall be afforded a
reasonable opportunity in each case to obtain a protective order)), or use for his own
benefit or gain, any Confidential Information obtained by the Executive incident to his
employment or other association with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Executive
understands that this restriction shall continue to apply after his employment terminates,
regardless of the reason for such termination. All documents, records, tapes and other
media of every kind and description relating to the business, present or otherwise, of the
Company or its Subsidiaries and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof (the “Documents”),
whether or not prepared by the Executive, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the
Company and its Subsidiaries. The Executive shall safeguard all Documents and shall
surrender to the Company at the time his employment terminates, or at such earlier time or
times as the Board or its designee may specify, all Documents then in the Executive’s
possession or control.

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     (D) Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that the Company shall not be
obligated to make any of the payments or to provide for any of the benefits specified in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, and shall be entitled to recoup the pro rata portion of any
such payments and of the value of any such benefits previously provided to the Executive in
the event of a material breach by the Executive of the provisions of this Section 9 (such
pro ration to be determined as a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from
such breach to the second anniversary of the date on which the Executive terminates
employment and the denominator of which is 730), which breach continues without having been
cured within fifteen (15) calendar days after written notice to the Executive specifying the
breach in reasonable detail.

     10. Successors; Binding Agreement.

     10.1 In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.

     10.2 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees,
devisees and legatees. If the Executive shall die while any amount would still be payable to the
Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the
Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided
herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal
representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate.

     11. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications
provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed, if to the Executive, to the address inserted below the Executive’s signature on the
final page hereof and, if to the Company, to the address set forth below, or to such other address
as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that
notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	To the Company:
	 	The Stanley Works
	 

	 	 	 	1000 Stanley Drive
	 

	 	 	 	New Britain, Connecticut 06053
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: Corporate Secretary

     12. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the
Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either
party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance
with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be
deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at

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any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement supersedes the agreement by and between the
Company and the Executive dated
_____________ and any other agreements or representations,
oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof which have been
made by either party; provided, however, that (1) this Agreement shall supersede any agreement
setting forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company only in the
event that the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated on or following a Change in
Control (or deemed to have been so terminated), by the Company other than for Cause or by the
Executive for Good Reason and (2) to extent this Agreement does not supersede any agreement
referred to in clause (1), it shall not result in any duplication of benefits to the Executive.
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All
references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any
successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of
any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law and any additional
withholding to which the Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the Executive
under this Agreement which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after
the expiration of the Term (including, without limitation, those under Sections 6 and 7 hereof)
shall survive such expiration. To the extent applicable, it is intended that the compensation
arrangements under this Agreement be in full compliance with section 409A. This Agreement shall be
construed in a manner to give effect to such intention.

     13. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which
shall remain in full force and effect.

     14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.

     15. Settlement of Disputes. All claims by the Executive for benefits under this
Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by
the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in
writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this
Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a
review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow the Executive to appeal to the Board
a decision of the Board within sixty (60) calendar days after notification by the Board that the
Executive’s claim has been denied. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of any dispute, any
decision by the Board hereunder shall be subject to a de novo review by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be
entitled to seek specific performance of the Executive’s right to be paid until the Date of
Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
this Agreement.

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     16. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:

     (A) “Additional Delayed Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4
hereof.

     (B) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

     (C) “Auditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

     (D) “Base Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

     (E) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act.

     (F) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (G) “Cause” for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean (i)
the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform the Executive’s
duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s
incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after
the issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive pursuant to Section
7.1 hereof) that has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after a written demand
for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which demand
specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not
substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the
Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its
subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this
definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful”
unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without
reasonable belief that the Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of
the Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application of this provision,
no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the Company
establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that Cause exists.

     (H) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in
any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

     (I) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by
such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates)
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in
connection with a transaction described in clause (i) of paragraph (III) below; or

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     (II) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of
the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof,
constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial
assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest,
including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of
directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination
for election by the Company’s shareowners was approved or recommended by a vote of
at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for
election was previously so approved or recommended; or;

     (III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any
direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation or other
entity, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which results in the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at
least 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such
surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
(not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities
acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

     (IV) the shareowners of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets,
other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the
voting securities of which are owned by shareowners of the Company in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
sale.

     (I) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

     (J) “Company” shall mean The Stanley Works and, except in determining under Section
15(G) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has occurred, shall include
any successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and agrees to perform this
Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

     (K) “Competitive Business” shall mean any line of business that is substantially the
same as any line of any operating business engaged in by the Company

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during the term of this Agreement and which at the termination of the Executive’s
employment the Company was engaged in or conducting and which during the fiscal year of the
Company next preceding the date as of which the determination of competitive status is to be
made constituted at least 5% of the gross sales of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The
Executive may, without being deemed in violation of this section, become a partner or
employee of, or otherwise acquire an interest in, a stock or business brokerage firm,
consulting or advisory firm, investment banking firm or similar organization which, as part
of its business, trades or invests in securities of Competitive Businesses or which
represents or acts as agent or advisor for Competitive Businesses, but only on condition
that the Executive shall not personally render any services in connection with such
Competitive Business either directly to such Competitive Business or other persons or to his
firm in connection therewith.

     (L) “Confidential Information” means any and all information of the Company and its
Subsidiaries that is not generally known by others with whom they compete or do business, or
with whom they plan to compete or do business and any and all information not readily
available to the public, which, if disclosed by the Company or its Subsidiaries could
reasonably be of benefit to such person or business in competing with or doing business with
the Company. Confidential Information includes without limitation such information relating
to (1) the development, research, testing, manufacturing, store operational processes,
marketing and financial activities, including costs, profits and sales, of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, (2) the products and all formulas therefor, (3) the costs, sources of
supply, financial performance and strategic plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (4)
the identity and special needs of the customers and suppliers of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and (5) the people and organizations with whom the Company and its Subsidiaries
have business relationships and those relationships. Confidential Information also includes
comparable information that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have received belonging
to others or which was received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with an agreement
by the Company that it would not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include
information which (i) is or becomes available to the public generally (other than as a
result of a disclosure by the Executive), (ii) was within the Executive’s possession prior
to the date hereof or prior to its being furnished to the Executive by or on behalf of the
Company, provided that the source of such information was not bound by a confidentiality
agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the
Company or any other party with respect to such information, (iii) becomes available to the
Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or
fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to
such information, or (iv) was independently developed the Executive without reference to the
Confidential Information.

     (M) “DB Pension Plan” shall mean any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined
benefit pension plan maintained by the Company and any other defined benefit plan or
agreement entered into between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide
the Executive with supplemental retirement benefits. For purposes of Section 6.1(C) hereof,
if the Executive would have satisfied the condition for

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participation in a DB Plan (or any successor thereto) within thirty (30) months
following the Date of Termination (i.e., assuming the Executive accrued additional age and
service credit over such period), the Executive shall be deemed to have been a participant
in such plan immediately prior to the Date of Termination and shall be entitled to the
benefits provided under Section 6.1(C) relating thereto.

     (N) “DC Pension Plan” shall mean any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined
contribution plan maintained by the Company and any other defined contribution plan or
agreement entered into between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide
the executive with supplemental retirement benefits.

     (O) “Date of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

     (P) “Delayed Benefits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (Q) “Delayed Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (R) “Delay Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (S) “Disability” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from the full-time performance of the
Executive’s duties with the Company for a period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company
shall have given the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty
(30) calendar days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not have
returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties.

     (T) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.

     (U) “Excise Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code.

     (V) “Executive” shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.

     (W) “Good Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment shall
mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written consent which specifically
references this Agreement) after any Change in Control, or prior to a Change in Control
under the circumstances described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the second sentence of
Section 6.1 hereof (treating all references in paragraphs (I) through (VII) below to a
“Change in Control” as references to a “Potential Change in Control”), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any
act or failure to act described in paragraph (I), (V), (VI) or (VII)

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below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination
specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof:

     (I) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as a senior executive officer of the Company or a substantial
adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Executive’s responsibilities from
those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control including, without
limitation, if the Executive was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an
executive officer of a public company, the Executive ceasing to be an executive
officer of a public company;

     (II) a reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual base salary as in
effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time except
for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior executives of
the Company and all senior executives of any Person in control of the Company;

     (III) the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a
location more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Executive’s principal place of
employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of employment (or
permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on the Company’s business
to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive’s present business travel
obligations;

     (IV) the failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation or to pay to the Executive any portion of an
installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the
Company, within seven (7) calendar days of the date such compensation is due;

     (V) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is
material to the Executive’s total compensation, including but not limited to the
Company’s 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Management Incentive Compensation Plan
or any substitute plans adopted prior to the Change in Control, unless an equitable
arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made
with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Executive’s
participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not
materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount or timing of payment of
benefits provided and the level of the Executive’s participation relative to other
participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control;

     (VI) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with
benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s pension, savings, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or

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disability plans in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to
the Change in Control (except for across the board changes similarly affecting all
senior executives of the Company and all senior executives of any Person in control
of the Company), the taking of any other action by the Company which would directly
or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Executive of any
material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at the time of the Change in
Control, or the failure by the Company to provide the Executive with the number of
paid vacation days to which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of
service with the Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in
effect at the time of the Change in Control;

     (VII) any purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not
effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
7.1 hereof; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be
effective. The Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good
Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental
illness; or

     (VIII) breach by the Company of Section 10.1 hereof.

     The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights
with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder.

     For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good Reason in connection with a
termination of employment other than as described in the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof, any
claim by the Executive that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be correct unless the Company
establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that Good Reason does not exist.

     (X) “Gross-Up Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

     (Y) “Grantor Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.

     (Z) “Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

     (AA) “Permissible Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (BB) “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not
include (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
(iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareowners of the
Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

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     (CC) “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set
forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

     (I) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would
result in the occurrence of a Change in Control;

     (II) the Company or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to
consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control;

     (III) any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 15% or more of either the then outstanding
 shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by
such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates); or

     (IV) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this
Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

     (DD) “Prior Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this
Agreement.

     (EE) “Retirement” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Executive of
the Executive’s employment if such employment is terminated in accordance with the Company’s
retirement policy, including early retirement, generally applicable to its salaried
employees.

     (FF) “section 409A” shall mean section 409A of the Code and any proposed, temporary or
final regulation, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to section 409A by the
U.S. Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

     (GG) “Severance Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

     (HH) “Solicit” means any direct or indirect communication of any kind whatsoever (other
than non-targeted general advertisements), regardless of by whom initiated, inviting,
advising, encouraging or requesting any person or entity, in any manner, with respect to any
action.

     (II) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other business organization of which the
securities having a majority of the normal voting power in electing the board of directors
or similar governing body of such entity are, at the time of determination, owned by the
Company directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries.

     (JJ) “Tax Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

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     (KK) “Term” shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 hereof (including any
extension, continuation or termination described therein).

     (LL) “Total Payments” shall mean those payments so described in Section 6.2 hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE STANLEY WORKS

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE
 	 
	 
	 	Address: 	
 	 
	 	 	
 	 
	 	 	
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

20EX-10.XVII

Exhibit 10 (xvii)

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     RESTATEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) by and between The Stanley Works, a
Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), and John F. Lundgren (the “Executive”), dated December 10,
2008 (the “Execution Date”) and effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 1 below).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive entered into an Employment Agreement dated February 3,
2004 (the “Prior Agreement”) pursuant to which the Executive agreed to provide service to the
Company and the Company agreed to provide certain compensation and benefits to the Executive;

     WHEREAS, after the Effective Date, section 409A was added to the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive mutually desire to amend and completely restate the Prior
Agreement to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code and any proposed, temporary
or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to section 409A by the U.S.
Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Section 409A”).

     NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. TERM. The term of employment of the Executive by the Company hereunder (the “Term”)
commenced on March 1, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), and shall continue until the occurrence of a
Date of Termination (as defined in Section 4 below).

2. POSITION AND DUTIES; LOCATION.

     (a) During the Term, the Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Company with such duties and responsibilities as are customarily assigned to such positions,
and such other duties and responsibilities commensurate therewith as may from time to time be
assigned to him by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Executive shall report
solely to the Board. Effective as of the Effective Date, the Executive was appointed to the Board
and elected as Chairman of the Board. At the Company’s request, upon termination of the
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall (1) promptly resign
from the Board and from all other positions the Executive then holds as an officer or member of the
board of directors of any of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates and (2) execute any and all
documentation of such resignations.

     (b) During the Term, the Executive shall devote his full business time and effort to the
performance of his duties hereunder. It shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for
the Executive to manage his personal investments or, subject to the approval of the Board, to serve
on corporate, industry, civic or charitable boards or committees, so long as such activities do not
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     (c) During the Term, the Executive shall be based at the Company’s principal headquarters in
New Britain, Connecticut, except for travel reasonably required for the performance of the
Executive’s duties hereunder.

3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

     (a) BASE SALARY. As of the Execution Date, the Executive’s annual base salary is
$1,050,000. The Annual Base Salary (as defined below) shall be payable in accordance with the
Company’s regular payroll practice for its senior executives, as in effect from time to time.
During the Term, the Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Compensation and
Organization Committee of the Board (the “C&O Committee”) for possible increase. Any increase in
the Annual Base Salary shall not limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company under this
Agreement. Once increased, the Annual Base Salary shall not thereafter be decreased, except
pursuant to across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior Company executives.
The term “Annual Base Salary” shall refer to the Annual Base Salary as in effect from time to time.

     (b) ANNUAL CASH BONUS. For each fiscal year of the Company during the Term, the
Executive shall participate in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, or
any successor plan thereto (the “MICP”). The Executive’s annual target bonus opportunity pursuant
to the MICP shall equal 100% (the “Target Annual Bonus Percentage”) of the Annual Base Salary in
effect for the Executive at the beginning of such fiscal year, with a maximum potential award equal
to 200% of such Annual Base Salary. Any cash bonuses payable to the Executive will be paid at the
time the Company normally pays such bonuses to its senior executives in accordance with the terms
of the MICP.

     (c) OTHER BENEFITS. While the Executive is employed during the Term: (i) the
Executive shall be entitled to participate in all tax-qualified and non-qualified savings, employee
stock ownership, employee stock purchase, deferred compensation and retirement and supplemental
retirement plans that are generally made available to the Company’s senior officers, and shall be
entitled to participate in all fringe benefit and perquisite practices, policies and programs of
the Company made available to the senior officers of the Company or to its Chief Executive Officer,
including but not limited to the Company’s executive car program, financial planning services,
executive life insurance program, executive long-term disability program and executive physical
program (provided that in each case, such participation shall be no less favorable than that
available to senior officers of the Company); (ii) the Executive and/or the Executive’s eligible
dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all
benefits under, all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the
Company, including, any medical (with COBRA equivalent premiums paid on a gross-up basis during any
waiting period that is not waived), flexible spending, prescription, dental, short- and long-term
disability, employee life insurance, group life insurance, accidental death and travel accident
insurance plans and programs to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as
are made available to the senior officers of the Company; and (iii) the Executive shall be eligible
to receive, on terms and conditions no less favorable than those generally made available to the
other senior officers of the Company, ongoing equity grants and other long-term incentives (in
addition to those specified above) as may be determined by the C&O Committee from time to time.

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     (d) VACATION. The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation per
year.

     (e) EXPENSES. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive during the Term in the performance of the
Executive’s services under this Agreement, in accordance with Company policy for its senior
executives and subject to the Reimbursement Rules (as defined in Section 4(e) below).

     (f) CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT. On the Execution Date, the Executive and
the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit C.

     (g) PENSION MAKE-WHOLE. The Company shall provide the Executive with a supplemental
retirement benefit to make the Executive whole for the retirement benefits he would reasonably
expect to receive from Executive’s prior employer (the “Prior Employer”) had he continued his
employment with the Prior Employer (the “Pension Make-Whole”). Such benefit will be calculated
based on the Executive’s compensation from the Prior Employer, for 2003, projected forward at an
assumed rate of increase of 5% per year during his employment with the Company. The Pension
Make-Whole benefit shall be calculated and paid, as provided in Exhibit D attached hereto, subject
to the offsets described in said Exhibit D.

     (h) INDEMNIFICATION. To the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s certificate of
incorporation and by-laws, or, if greater, by the laws of the State of Connecticut, the Company
shall promptly indemnify and hold harmless the Executive for all amounts (including, without
limitation, judgments, fines, settlement payments, losses, damages, costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees), ERISA excise taxes, or other liabilities or penalties and amounts paid
or to be paid in settlement) incurred or paid by the Executive in connection with any action,
proceeding, suit or investigation (the “Proceeding”) to which the Executive is made a party, or is
threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or
employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements,
whether or not the basis of such Proceeding is the Executive’s alleged action in an official
capacity. Such indemnification shall continue even if the Executive has ceased to be a director,
employee or agent of the Company or other affiliated entity and shall inure to the benefit of the
Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall advance to the Executive all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by him in connection with a Proceeding within fifteen (15)
calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request from the Executive for such
advance. Such request shall include an undertaking by the Executive to timely repay the amount of
such advance if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified against
such costs and expenses. The Company also agrees to maintain a director’s and officers’ liability
insurance policy covering the Executive to the extent the Company provides such coverage for its
other senior executive officers. Following the Term, the Company shall continue to maintain a
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for the benefit of the Executive which is no
less favorable than the policy covering other senior officers of the Company.

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     (i) RETIREE MEDICAL. So long as the Executive’s employment hereunder has not been
terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in Section 4(b) below) or been voluntarily
terminated by the Executive within two (2) years following the Effective Date other than for Good
Reason (as defined in Section 4(c) below), the Company shall ensure that the Executive and his
eligible dependents shall have access to retiree medical insurance coverage from a reputable
carrier until the Executive shall first become eligible for Medicare (or in the event of his death,
until he would have first become eligible). Such coverage shall be on terms and conditions no less
favorable than generally made available to other Company retirees (or if there are no other such
retirees, on terms and conditions no less favorable than in effect immediately prior to Date of
Termination). The cost of such coverage shall be borne solely by the Executive (or in the event of
his death, his eligible dependents), except to the extent that the Company generally bears such
costs for its senior executives, in which case, such payment or reimbursement by the Company shall
be subject to the Reimbursement Rules, if applicable.

4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

     (a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically
upon the Executive’s death during the Term. The Company shall be entitled to terminate the
Executive’s employment because of the Executive’s Disability during the Term. “Disability” means
that the Executive is disabled within the meaning of the Company’s long-term disability policy for
salaried employees (or any successor thereto) or, if there is no such policy in effect, that (i)
the Executive has been substantially unable, for 120 business days within a period of 180
consecutive business days, to perform the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, as a result of
physical or mental illness or injury, and (ii) a physician selected by the Company and the
Executive or the Executive’s legal representative has determined that the Executive is totally and
permanently disabled. In the event that the Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a
physician to make such a determination, each shall appoint a physician and those two (2) physicians
shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. A termination of the
Executive’s employment by the Company for Disability shall be communicated to the Executive by
written notice, and shall be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the
Executive (the “Disability Effective Time”), unless the Executive returns to full-time performance
of the Executive’s duties before the Disability Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event that as a result of absence because of mental or physical incapacity the Executive incurs
a “separation from service” within the meaning of such term under Section 409A, the Executive shall
on such date automatically be terminated from employment because of Disability.

     (b) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment
during the Term for Cause or without Cause.

          (i) “Cause” is defined as (A) the Executive’s willful and continued failure to
substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting
from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness) that has not been cured within
thirty (30) calendar days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered
to the Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which
the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties, (B) the
willful engaging by the Executive in conduct

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which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates, (C)
the Executive’s conviction of (or plea of nolo contendere to) any felony or any other
crime involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude, (D) any violation of the Company’s
policies relating to compliance with applicable laws that has a material adverse effect on
the Company or its affiliates or (E) the Executive’s breach of any restrictive covenant
set forth in Section 8 hereof. For purposes of clauses (A) and (B) of this definition, no
act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that
his act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company.

          (ii) A termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause shall not be effective
unless it is accomplished in accordance with the following procedures. The Board shall
give the Executive written notice (“Notice of Termination for Cause”) of its intention to
terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause, setting forth in detail the specific
conduct (including any failure to act) of the Executive that it considers to constitute
Cause, and proposing the date, time and place (which, in each case, shall be subject to
the Executive’s approval; provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld)
of the Special Board Meeting for Cause. The “Special Board Meeting for Cause” means a
meeting of the Board called and held specifically and exclusively for the purpose of
considering the Executive’s termination for Cause, that takes place not less than
forty-five (45) business days after the Executive receives the Notice of Termination for
Cause. The Board shall provide the Executive an opportunity, together with counsel, to be
heard at the Special Board Meeting for Cause. The Executive’s termination for Cause shall
be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted at the Special Board Meeting for
Cause stating that, in the good faith opinion of a majority of the Board (other than the
Executive), the Executive’s conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement.

     (c) GOOD REASON. The Executive may terminate employment for Good Reason or without
Good Reason.

          (i) “Good Reason” is defined as, without the Executive’s consent, (A) the assignment
to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with his status as the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer or a material adverse alteration in the nature or status of the
Executive’s responsibilities, unless the Company has cured such events within ten (10)
business days after the receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive, (B) a
reduction in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus Percentage, except
for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior Company executives,
(C) the relocation of the Company’s headquarters to a location more than thirty-five (35)
miles from the location of such headquarters on the Effective Date, (D) the failure of the
Executive to be elected or re-elected as Chairman of the Board, or (E) the Company’s
election not to renew the Change in Control Severance Agreement.

          (ii) A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be
effectuated by giving the Company written notice (“Notice of Termination for Good Reason”)
of the termination, setting forth in reasonable detail the specific

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conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason; provided, however, that no
termination by the Executive shall be treated as a termination for Good Reason unless the
Notice of Termination for Good Reason is given within forty-five (45) business days
following the date the Executive first has knowledge of the event or circumstance alleged
to constitute Good Reason. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason
shall be effective fifteen (15) business days following the date when the Notice of
Termination for Good Reason is given, unless the event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason is remedied by the Company in accordance with the foregoing.

          (iii) A termination of the Executive’s employment by the Executive without Good
Reason shall be effected by giving the Company thirty (30) calendar days advance written
notice of the termination.

     (d) DATE OF TERMINATION. The “Date of Termination” means the date of the Executive’s
death, the Disability Effective Time or the date on which the termination of the Executive’s
employment by the Company for Cause or without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason or without
Good Reason is effective. A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits
subject to Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is
also a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A).

     (e) REIMBURSEMENT RULES. The “Reimbursement Rules” means the requirement that any
amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement be made (i) in accordance with
the reimbursement payment date set forth in the applicable provision of this Agreement providing
for the reimbursement or (ii) where the applicable provision does not provide for a reimbursement
date, thirty (30) calendar days following the date on which the Executive incurs the expenses, but,
in each case, no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive
incurs the related expenses; provided, that in no event shall the reimbursements or in-kind
benefits to be provided by the Company in one taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or
in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor shall the Executive’s right to
reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY UPON TERMINATION.

     (a) OBLIGATIONS ON ANY TERMINATION. If the Executive’s employment hereunder
terminates for any reason, then (1) the Company shall pay to the Executive, or his estate,
beneficiary or legal representative, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business
days after the Date of Termination, (i) any portion of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through
the Date of Termination that has not yet been paid, (ii) any earned annual bonus that has not been
paid (or previously deferred) for any previous fiscal year, and (iii) any amount needed to
reimburse the Executive for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by the Executive
in accordance with Company policy prior to the Date of Termination and subject to the Reimbursement
Rules, (2) the Company shall also pay or provide to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate,
beneficiary, or legal representative, as the case may be) all compensation and

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benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of the Company’s compensation and benefit
plans, programs or arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination, in
accordance with the terms of such plans, programs or arrangements, and (3) all of the Executive’s
then outstanding equity and incentive compensation awards shall be treated in accordance with the
terms of the plans and agreements evidencing such awards. Subject to Section 3(i) hereof, the
Company shall also provide the Executive and/or his eligible dependents with access to retiree
medical coverage.

     (b) OBLIGATIONS ON A TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY. If the Executive’s
employment hereunder terminates by reason of death or Disability, then the Company, in addition to
making the payments and benefits in Section 5(a), shall pay to the Executive, or his estate,
beneficiary or legal representative, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30)
business days following the Date of Termination, a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s Target
Annual Bonus Percentage of Annual Base Salary for the Company’s fiscal year in which the Date of
Termination occurs (the “Pro-Rata Bonus”). The Pro-Rata Bonus shall be calculated by multiplying
the Target Annual Bonus Percentage of Annual Base Salary by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days in the Company’s fiscal year that have elapsed to the Date of Termination and
the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year.

     (c) OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE, DISABILITY, OR DEATH, OR FOR GOOD REASON.

          (i) If, during the Term, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for any
reason other than for Cause, death or Disability, or the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to making the payments and providing the
benefits pursuant to Section 5(a), subject to Section 5(c)(ii) and Section 5(d), (1) on
the sixtieth (60th) day following the Date of Termination, the Company shall
pay to the Executive a lump sum in cash equal to two times the sum of (i) the Executive’s
Annual Base Salary immediately prior to the Date of Termination plus (ii) the Executive’s
Target Annual Bonus Percentage of Annual Base Salary for the fiscal year in which the Date
of Termination occurs (“Cash Severance”); (2) provide or arrange to provide the Executive
and his eligible dependents, at no greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the
Executive immediately prior to the Date of Termination, life, disability, accident and
health insurance benefits (the “Health and Welfare Benefits”) no less favorable than those
provided to the Executive and his eligible dependents immediately prior to the Date of
Termination for twenty-four (24) months following the Date of Termination (the
“Continuation Period”), or, if sooner, until he becomes eligible for such benefits from a
new employer (and the Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such eligibility from
any new employer), but only to the extent that the Executive makes a payment to the
Company in an amount equal to the monthly premium payments (both the employee and employer
portion) required to maintain such coverage on the first day of each calendar month
commencing with the first calendar month following the Date of Termination and the Company
shall reimburse the Executive on an after-tax basis for the amount of such premiums, if
any, in excess of any employee contributions necessary to maintain such coverage for the
Continuation Period and such reimbursement shall comply with the Reimbursement

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Rules; and (3) pay the Executive, on sixtieth (60th) day following the
Date of Termination, the Pro-Rata Bonus.

          (ii) In the event that, during the Continuation Period, the Executive shall, without
the written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, as employee, agent, consultant,
stockholder, director, manager, co-partner or in any other individual or representative
capacity, own, operate, manage, control, engage in, invest in or participate in any manner
in, act as consultant or advisor to, render services for (alone or in association with any
person, firm, corporation or entity), or otherwise assist any person or entity (other than
the Company) that engages in or owns, invests in, operates, manages or controls any
venture or enterprise that directly or indirectly engages or proposes to engage in any
Competitive Business (as defined below), then the Company’s obligations to make any
further payments or provide any further benefits under this Section 5(c) shall immediately
terminate. “Competitive Business” shall mean any line of business that is substantially
the same as any line of any operating business which on the Date of Termination the
Company was engaged in or conducting and which during the Company’s preceding fiscal
constituted at least 5% of the gross sales of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may become a partner or employee of, or
otherwise acquire an interest in, a stock or business brokerage firm, consulting or
advisory firm, investment banking firm or similar organization which, as part of its
business, trades or invests in securities of Competitive Businesses or which represents or
acts as agent or advisor for Competitive Businesses, but only on condition that the
Executive shall not personally render any services in connection with such Competitive
Business either directly to such Competitive Business or other persons or to the
Executive’s firm in connection therewith.

     (d) SECTION 409A.

          (i) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the
Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A and determined
pursuant to procedures adopted by the Company) at the time of his separation from service
and if any portion of the payments or benefits to be received by the Executive upon
separation from service would be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A,
amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month
period immediately following the Executive’s separation from service (the “Delayed
Payments”) and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement (the
“Delayed Benefits”) during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s
separation from service (such period, the “Delay Period”) shall instead be paid or made
available on the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the
date of the Executive’s separation from service or (ii) Executive’s death (the applicable
date, the “Permissible Payment Date”). The Company shall also reimburse the Executive for
the after-tax cost incurred by the Executive in independently obtaining any Delayed
Benefits (the “Additional Delayed Payments”).

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          (ii) With respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under Section
5.1(c), such expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days
following the date on which the Company receives the applicable invoice from the Executive
but in no event later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the
Executive incurs the related expenses; provided, that with respect to reimbursement
relating to the Additional Delayed Payments, such reimbursement shall be made on the
Permissible Payment Date. In no event shall the reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be
provided by the Company in one taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or in-kind
benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor shall the Executive’s right to
reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit.

          (iii) Each payment under this Agreement shall be considered a “separate payment” and
not of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A.

          (iv) Any Delayed Payments shall bear interest at the United States 5-year Treasury
Rate plus 2%, which accumulated interest shall be paid to the Executive on the Permissible
Payment Date.

     (e) EXECUTION OF RELEASE. As a condition of receiving any payments for which the
Executive otherwise qualifies under Section 5(c)(i), the Executive shall be required to execute,
deliver and not revoke, within sixty (60) calendar days following the Executive’s separation from
service, the mutual release attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Release”), such Release to
be delivered by the Executive no later than sixty (60) calendar days following the Executive’s
separation from service. If the Release has not been executed, delivered and become irrevocable by
the Executive within the statutory revocation period, all payments under Section 5(c)(i) shall be
forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company does not execute and deliver the Release
to the Executive within two (2) business days following the Executive’s delivery of the Release to
the Company, then any requirement for the Executive to execute, deliver and not revoke the Release
as a condition of receiving any payments under Section 5(c)(i) will have no effect, and the
Executive shall be entitled to receive any payments to which the Executive otherwise qualifies
under Section 5(c)(i).

6. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the
Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by
the Company or any of its affiliated companies for which the Executive may qualify nor shall
anything in this Agreement limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under
any contract or agreement with the Company or any of its affiliated companies. Vested benefits and
other amounts that the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice
or program of, or any contract of agreement with, the Company or any of its affiliated companies on
or after the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with the terms of each such plan,
policy, practice, program, contract or agreement, as the case may be, except as explicitly modified
by this Agreement.

7. FULL SETTLEMENT. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to make the
payments provided for in, and otherwise to perform its obligations under, this Agreement shall not
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action that the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive
be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action to mitigate the amounts payable to
the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced,
regardless of whether the Executive obtains other employment.

8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; SOLICITATION.

     (a) The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company any and
all information of the Company and its subsidiaries that is not generally known by others with whom
they compete or do business, or with whom they plan to compete or do business and any and all
information not readily available to the public, which, if disclosed by the Company or its
subsidiaries could reasonably be of benefit to such person or business in competing with or doing
business with the Company (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information includes, without
limitation, such information relating to the (i) development, research, testing, manufacturing,
store operational processes, marketing and financial activities, including costs, profits and
sales, of the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) products and all formulas therefor, (iii) costs,
sources of supply, financial performance and strategic plans of the Company and its subsidiaries,
(iv) identity and special needs of the customers and suppliers of the Company and its subsidiaries
and (v) people and organizations with whom the Company and its subsidiaries have business
relationships and those relationships. “Confidential Information” also includes comparable
information that the Company or any of its subsidiaries have received belonging to others or which
was received by the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement by the Company that
it would not be disclosed. “Confidential Information” does not include information which (A) is or
becomes available to the public generally (other than as a result of the Executive’s unauthorized
disclosure), (B) was within the Executive’s possession prior to the date hereof or prior to its
being furnished to the Executive by or on behalf of the Company, provided that the source of such
information was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or
fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such
information, (C) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other
than the Company or its subsidiaries, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality
agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the
Company or any other party with respect to such information, (D) was independently developed the
Executive without reference to the Confidential Information or (E) is required by law to be
disclosed. The Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon the Date of Termination or at
any other time the Company may so request, all notes, records, documents, files and memoranda
(including in electronic format and all copies of such materials) constituting Confidential
Information he may then possess or have under his control; provided, however, that he may retain
his personal correspondence, diaries and other items of a personal nature.

     (b) For a period of two (2) years after the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not,
without the written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, (i) hire any person who was
employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (other than persons employed in a
clerical or other non-professional position) within the six (6) month period preceding the date of
such hiring; or (ii) solicit, entice, persuade or induce (in each case, other than pursuant to
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subsidiaries or affiliates, to terminate such relationship or to refrain from extending or
renewing the same.

     (c) The Executive agrees that, in addition to any other remedies available to the Company, the
Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief in the event of any actual or threatened breach of
this Section 8 without the necessity of posting any bond, it being acknowledged and agreed that any
breach or threatened breach of this Section 8 hereof will cause irreparable injury to the Company
and that money damages alone will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.

9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Except for the Company’s right to seek injunctive relief as set
forth in Section 8(c), all disputes arising under, related to, or in connection with this Agreement
shall be settled by expedited arbitration conducted before a panel of three (3) arbitrators sitting
in Hartford, Connecticut, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then
in effect. The decision of the arbitrators in that proceeding shall be binding on the Company and
the Executive. Judgment may be entered on the award of the arbitrators in any court having
jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal fees) in
connection with any arbitration proceeding instituted hereunder; provided, however, that if the
Executive prevails in the arbitration, his costs and expenses shall be promptly reimbursed by the
Company. The reimbursement provided for in this Section 9 shall be made as soon as practicable
following the resolution of such contest or dispute (whether or not appealed) to the extent the
Company received reasonable written evidence of such fees and expenses, but in any event no later
than within thirty (30) calendar days following the date on which such consent or dispute (whether
or not appealed) is resolved.

10. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and, without the
prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the Company and its successors. In addition to any obligations imposed by law
upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession and benefits had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and
agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and
shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same
terms as the Executive would be entitled to hereunder if the Executive were to terminate the
Executive’s employment for Good Reason.

11. NO VIOLATIONS. As a material inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into
this Agreement, the Executive represents to the Company that neither the execution of this
Agreement by the Executive, the employment of the Executive by the Company nor the performance by
the Executive of his duties hereunder will constitute a violation by the Executive of any
employment, non-competition or other agreement to which the Executive is a party. The Company
represents and warrants that it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement (and
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this Agreement will not violate any agreement between it and any other person, firm or
organization.

12. MISCELLANEOUS.

     (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Connecticut, without reference to principles of conflict of laws.
The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or
effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written agreement executed by
the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

     (b) NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to the Executive:

At his address on file with the Company

With a copy to:

Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Brian D. Robbins, Esq.

If to the Company:

The Stanley Works

1000 Stanley Drive

New Britain, CT 06053

Attn: Corporate Secretary

With a copy to:

Jones Day

222 East 41st Street

New York, New York 10017-6702

Attention: Manan D. Shah, Esq.

or to such other address as either party furnishes to the other in writing in accordance with this
paragraph (b) of Section 12. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received
by the addressee.

     (c) SEVERABILITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
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remaining portion of such provision, together with all other provisions of this Agreement,
shall remain valid and enforceable and continue in full force and effect to the fullest extent
consistent with law.

     (d) LEGAL FEES. The Company shall pay directly or reimburse the Executive for legal
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of the changes to
this Agreement and the agreements contemplated herein necessary to comply with Section 409A;
provided, however, that such payment or reimbursement obligation shall not exceed $10,000 in the
aggregate. Such payment or reimbursement by the Company shall be subject to the Reimbursement
Rules.

     (e) WITHHOLDING. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company
may withhold from amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, local and foreign taxes
that are required to be withheld by applicable laws or regulations.

     (f) WAIVER. The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance
with any provisions of, or to assert any right under, this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of such provision or right or of any other provision of or right under this Agreement.

     (g) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Executive and the Company acknowledge that this Agreement
(together with the Exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any other prior agreement or other
under-standing, whether oral or written, express or implied, between them concerning, related to or
otherwise in connection with, the subject matter hereof and that, following the date hereof, no
such agreement or understanding shall be of any further force or effect.

     (h) SECTION 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that the compensation
arrangements under this Agreement be in full compliance with Section 409A. This Agreement shall be
construed in a manner to give effect to such intention. The subject matter of this Agreement
involves complex and substantial tax considerations. The Executive acknowledges that he has been
afforded adequate opportunity to consult and that he has consulted with his own tax adviser with
respect to this Agreement. The Company makes no warranties or representations whatsoever to the
Executive regarding the tax consequences of any item of compensation subject to this Agreement and
which is paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     (i) SURVIVAL OF TERMS. To the extent necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Agreement, terms of this Agreement which must survive the termination of the Executive’s employment
or the termination of this Agreement shall so survive.

     (j) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, and said counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.

     (k) EACH PARTY THE DRAFTER. This Agreement and the provisions contained in it shall
not be construed or interpreted for or against any party to this Agreement because that party
drafted or caused that party’s legal representative to draft any of its provisions.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and, pursuant to the
authorization of its Board, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name on its
behalf, all as of the day and year first above written, to become effective as of the Execution
Date.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE STANLEY WORKS

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Bruce H. Beatt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John F. Lundgren 	 
	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT C

TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated December 10, 2008, is made by and
between The Stanley Works, a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), and John F. Lundgren (the
“Executive”).

     WHEREAS, the Company is currently a party to a Change in Control Severance Agreement with the
Executive dated March 1, 2004 (the “Prior Agreement”);

     WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restated the Prior Agreement for purposes of compliance
with the requirements of Section 409A;

     WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and
questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of
management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its shareowners; and

     WHEREAS, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and
encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s management, including
the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing
circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement are
provided in the last Section hereof.

     2. Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement commenced on March 1, 2004 and
pursuant to an automatic extension continues until December 31, 2010; provided,
however, that commencing on January 1, 2009 and each January 1, thereafter, the Term shall
continue to automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than September 30
of the preceding year, the Company or the Executive shall have given notice not to extend the Term;
and further provided, however , that if a Change in Control shall have
occurred during the Term, the Term shall expire no earlier than twenty-four (24) months beyond the
month in which such Change in Control occurred.

     3. Company’s Covenants Summarized. In order to induce the Executive to remain in the
employ of the Company and in consideration of the Executive’s covenants set forth in Section 4
hereof, the Company agrees, under the conditions described herein, to pay the Executive the
Severance Payments and the other payments and benefits described herein. Except as provided in
Section 10.1 hereof, no Severance Payments shall be payable under this Agreement unless there shall
have been (or, under the terms of the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof, there shall be deemed
to have been) a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company following a Change in
Control and during the Term. This

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Agreement shall not be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment and, except as
otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and the Company, the Executive shall not have any
right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

     4. The Executive’s Covenants. The Executive agrees that, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control during the Term, the
Executive will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest of (i) a date which is six
(6) months from the date of such Potential Change in Control, (ii) the date of a Change in Control,
(iii) the date of termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason or by
reason of death, Disability or Retirement, or (iv) the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment for any reason.

     5. Compensation Other Than Severance Payments.

     5.1 Following a Change in Control and during the Term, during any period that the Executive
fails to perform the Executive’s full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness, the Company shall pay the Executive’s Annual Base Salary at the rate in
effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation and benefits payable
to the Executive under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement
maintained by the Company during such period (other than any disability plan), until the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Disability.

     5.2 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in
Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay, in addition to the payments and benefits due
under Section 5(a) of the Employment Agreement and subject to the nonduplication of benefits
provisions set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement, the Executive’s Annual Base Salary to the
Executive through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of
Termination or, if higher, the rate in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event
or circumstance constituting Good Reason, together with all compensation and benefits payable to
the Executive through the Date of Termination under the terms of the Company’s compensation and
benefit plans, programs or arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination
or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of
an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

     5.3 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in
Control and during the Term, the Company shall, in addition to the payments and benefits due under
Section 5(a) of the Employment Agreement and subject to the nonduplication of benefits provisions
set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement, pay to the Executive the Executive’s post-termination
compensation and benefits as such payments become due. Such post-termination compensation and
benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the Company’s retirement,
insurance and other compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in effect
immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the occurrence of the first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

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     6. Severance Payments.

     6.1 If the Executive incurs a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A)
following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by
reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall
pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section
6.1 (“Severance Payments”) and Section 6.2, in addition to any payments and benefits to which the
Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall
be deemed to have incurred a separation from service following a Change in Control by the Company
without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company without Cause prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control
occurs) and such termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has entered into an
agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control, (ii) the
Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a
Change in Control occurs) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the
request or direction of such Person, or (iii) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance
or event which constitutes Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a
Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control occurs). For purposes of Sections 5 and 6 of
this Agreement (other than the last sentence of Section 6.2(A)), no payment that would otherwise be
made and no benefit that would otherwise be provided upon a termination of employment will be made
or provided unless and until such termination of employment is also a “separation from service,” as
determined in accordance with Section 409A.

     (A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to
the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the
Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the
Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to three (3) times the sum of the (i)
Executive’s Annual Base Salary or, if higher, the Annual Base Salary in effect immediately
prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii)
the average annual bonus earned by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Employment
Agreement and any other annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the Company in respect
of the three (3) fiscal years ending immediately prior to the fiscal year in which occurs
the Date of Termination or, if higher, immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the
first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason occurs.

     (B) For the thirty-six (36) month period immediately following the Date of Termination,
the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents life, disability,
accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to the
Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more
favorable to the Executive, those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately
prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no
greater after tax cost to the Executive than the after tax cost to the Executive immediately
prior to such date or occurrence; provided, however, that, unless the
Executive consents to a different method, such health insurance benefits shall be provided
through a third-party insurer. Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to
this Section 6.1(B) shall be reduced to the extent benefits of the same type are

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received by or made available to the Executive during the thirty-six (36) month period
following the Executive’s termination of employment (and any such benefits received by or
made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by the Executive);
provided, however, that the Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive
for the excess, if any, of the after tax cost of such benefits to the Executive over such
cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive,
the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

     (C) In addition to the retirement benefits, if any, to which the Executive is entitled
under each DB Pension Plan or any successor plan thereto, the Company shall pay the
Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the excess of (i) the actuarial equivalent of
the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies
associated therewith and determined as a straight life annuity commencing at the date (but
in no event earlier than the third anniversary of the Date of Termination) as of which the
actuarial equivalent of such annuity is greatest) which the Executive would have accrued
under the terms of all DB Pension Plans (without regard to any amendment to any DB Pension
Plan made subsequent to a Change in Control and on or prior to the Date of Termination,
which amendment adversely affects in any manner the computation of retirement benefits
thereunder), determined as if the Executive were fully vested thereunder and had accumulated
(after the Date of Termination) thirty-six (36) additional months of age and service credit
thereunder and had been credited under each DB Pension Plan during such period with
compensation equal to the Executive’s compensation (as defined in such DB Pension Plan)
during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding Date of Termination or, if higher,
during the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, over (ii) the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate
retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith
and determined as a straight life annuity commencing at the date (but in no event earlier
than the Date of Termination) as of which the actuarial equivalent of such annuity is
greatest) which the Executive had accrued pursuant to the provisions of the DB Pension Plans
as of the Date of Termination. For purposes of this Section 6.1(C), “actuarial equivalent”
shall be determined using the same assumptions utilized under The Stanley Works Retirement
Plan immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive,
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the calculation of the lump sum amount payable with
respect to the DB Pension Plan that arises pursuant to Section 3(g) (“Pension Make-Whole”)
of the Employment Agreement shall be determined based on the projected increase in the
Executive’s Historical Average Compensation (as defined in Exhibit D to the Employment
Agreement). The payments provided in this Section 6.1(C) are in addition to any payment the
Executive would otherwise receive under the applicable DB Plan and are not intended to
offset or reduce any payment under such DB Plan or the Pension Make Whole.

     (D) In addition to the benefits to which the Executive is entitled under the DC Pension
Plan, the Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the sum of
(i) the amount that would have been contributed thereto by the Company on the Executive’s
behalf during the thirty-six (36) months immediately following the Date of Termination,
determined (x) as if the Executive made the maximum permissible contributions thereto during
such period, (y) as if the Executive earned compensation

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during such period at a rate equal to the Executive’s compensation (as defined in the
DC Pension Plan) during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Date of Termination
or, if higher, during the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the first occurrence of an
event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (z) without regard to any amendment to
the DC Pension Plan made subsequent to a Change in Control and on or prior to the Date of
Termination, which amendment adversely affects in any manner the computation of benefits
thereunder, and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Executive’s account balance under the DC
Pension Plan as of the Date of Termination over (y) the portion of such account balance that
is nonforfeitable under the terms of the DC Pension Plan. The payments provided in this
Section 6.1(D) are in addition to any payment the Executive would otherwise receive under
the applicable DC Plan and are not intended to offset or reduce any payment under such DC
Plan or the Pension Make Whole.

     (E) If the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care or life insurance plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior
to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, had the
Executive’s employment terminated at any time during the period of thirty-six (36) months
after the Date of Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
and/or life insurance benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on
the later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become available and (ii)
the date on which benefits described in subsection (B) of this Section 6.1 terminate.

     (F) The Company shall provide the Executive with third-party outplacement services
suitable to the Executive’s position for the period following the Executive’s Date of
Termination and ending on December 31 of the second calendar year following such Date of
Termination or, if earlier, until the first acceptance by the Executive of an offer of
employment, provided, however, that in no case shall the Company be required
to pay in excess of $50,000 over such period in providing outplacement services and that all
reimbursements hereunder shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) calendar days
following the date on which the Executive submits the invoice but no later than December 31
of the third calendar year following the year of the Executive’s Date of Termination.

     (G) For the thirty-six (36) month period immediately following the Date of Termination
or until the Executive becomes eligible for substantially similar benefits from a new
employer, whichever occurs earlier, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive with
all perquisites provided by the Company (i) to the Executive pursuant to the Employment
Agreement (including, without limitation, automobile, financial planning, annual physical
and executive whole life insurance) and (ii) immediately prior to the Date of Termination
or, if more favorable to the Executive, immediately prior to the first occurrence of an
event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

     6.2 (A) Whether or not the Executive becomes entitled to the Severance Payments, if any of the
payments or benefits received or to be received by the Executive (including any payment or benefits
received in connection with a Change in Control or the Executive’s termination of employment,
whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any

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other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits, excluding the Gross-Up
Payment, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) will be subject to the Excise Tax,
the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) such that the
net amount retained by the Executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Total Payments and
any federal, state and local income and employment taxes and Excise Tax upon the Gross-Up Payment,
and after taking into account the phase out, if any, of itemized deductions and personal exemptions
attributable to the Gross-Up Payment, shall be equal to the Total Payments. The Company’s
obligation to make the Gross-Up Payment under this Section 6 shall not be conditioned upon
Executive’s termination of employment.

     (B) For purposes of determining whether any of the Total Payments will be subject to
the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax, (i) all of the Total Payments shall be
treated as “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code)
unless, in the opinion of tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive
and selected by the accounting firm which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control,
the Company’s independent auditor (the “Auditor”), such payments or benefits (in whole or in
part) do not constitute parachute payments, including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of
the Code, (ii) all “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(l) of
the Code shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax unless, in the opinion of Tax
Counsel, such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable
compensation for services actually rendered (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of
the Code) in excess of the Base Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, or are
otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (iii) the value of any noncash benefits or any
deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the
principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. For purposes of determining the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment, Executive’s estimated actual blended marginal rate of
federal, state and local income taxation in the calendar year in which the Date of
Termination occurs shall be utilized (or if there is no Date of Termination, then the date
on which the Gross-Up Payment is calculated for purposes of this Section 6.2). Such
marginal rate shall be determined by taking into account (i) the estimated actual net effect
on the marginal rate attributable to the deduction of state and local income taxes, (ii) the
phase out, if any, of itemized deductions, (iii) the estimated actual net tax rate
attributable to any employment taxes, and (iv) any other tax provision that in the judgment
of the Auditor will actually affect Executive’s estimated actual blended marginal tax rate.

     (C) In the event that the Excise Tax is finally determined to be less than the amount
taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall repay
to the Company, within five (5) business days following the time that the amount of such
reduction in the Excise Tax is finally determined, the portion of the Gross-Up Payment
attributable to such reduction (plus that portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to
the Excise Tax and federal, state and local income and employment taxes imposed on the
Gross-Up Payment being repaid by the Executive), to the extent that such repayment results
in a reduction in the Excise Tax and a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Executive’s
taxable income and wages for purposes of federal, state and local income and employment
taxes, plus interest on the amount of such repayment at 120% of the rate provided in Section
1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to exceed the
amount taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up Payment (including by reason
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existence or amount of which cannot be determined at the time of the Gross-Up Payment),
the Company shall make an additional Gross-Up Payment in respect of such excess (plus any
interest, penalties or additions payable by the Executive with respect to such excess)
within five (5) business days following the time that the amount of such excess is finally
determined, but in no event later than December 31st of the year following the year in which
the applicable taxes are remitted. The Executive and the Company shall each reasonably
cooperate with the other in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings
concerning the existence or amount of liability for Excise Tax with respect to the Total
Payments.

     6.3 Subject to Section 6.4, the payments provided in subsections (A), (C) and (D) of Section
6.1 hereof and in Section 6.2 hereof shall be made not later than the fifth (5th)
business day following the Date of Termination (or, with respect to the payment to be made pursuant
to Section 6.2, if there is no Date of Termination, then the date on which the Gross-Up Payment is
calculated for purposes of Section 6.2 hereof but in no event later than December 31st of the year
following the year in which the applicable taxes are remitted); provided, however,
that if the amounts of such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the
Company shall pay to the Executive on such day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the
Company or, in the case of payments under Section 6.2 hereof, in accordance with Section 6.2
hereof, of the minimum amount of such payments to which the Executive is clearly entitled and shall
pay the remainder of such payments (together with interest on the unpaid remainder (or on all such
payments to the extent the Company fails to make such payments when due) at 120% of the rate
provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but
in no event later than the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the Date of Termination. In the
event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have
been due, such excess shall be payable by the Executive to the Company on the fifth (5th) business
day after demand by the Company (together with interest at 120% of the rate provided in Section
1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code). At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company
shall provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which such
payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations including, without limitation, any
opinions or other advice the Company has received from Tax Counsel, the Auditor or other advisors
or consultants (and any such opinions or advice which are in writing shall be attached to the
statement). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing
authority, for the benefit of Executive, all or any portion of any Gross-Up Payment, and Executive
hereby consents to such withholding.

     6.4 (A) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is
a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A and determined pursuant to procedures
adopted by the Company) at the time of his separation from service and if any portion of the
payments or benefits to be received by the Executive upon separation from service would be
considered deferred compensation under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable
pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s
separation from service (the “Delayed Payments”) and benefits that would otherwise be provided
pursuant to this Agreement (the “Delayed Benefits”) during the six-month period immediately
following the Executive’s separation from service (such period, the “Delay Period”) shall instead
be paid or made available on the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month
following the date of the Executive’s separation from service or (ii) Executive’s death (the
applicable date, the “Permissible Payment Date”). The Company shall

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also reimburse the Executive for the after-tax cost incurred by the Executive in independently
obtaining any Delayed Benefits (the “Additional Delayed Payments”).

     (B) With respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under Sections 6.1 (B),
(E) and (G), such expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days
following the date on which the Company receives the applicable invoice from the Executive but in
no event later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive incurs the
related expenses; provided, that with respect to reimbursement relating to the Additional Delayed
Payments, such reimbursement shall be made on the Permissible Payment Date. In no event shall the
reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided by the Company in one taxable year affect the
amount of reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor shall
the Executive’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange
for another benefit.

     (C) For purposes of Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any “installment” payments
pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct
payments.

     6.5 The Company shall deposit the estimated Delayed Payments and estimated Additional Delayed
Payments into an irrevocable grantor trust (for purposes of this Section 6, the “Grantor Trust”)
not later than the fifth business day following the occurrence of a Potential Change in Control.
The Company shall deposit additional amounts into the Grantor Trust on the monthly basis equal to
the interest accrued on the Delayed Payments (and any earlier interest payments) at the United
States 5-year Treasury Rate plus 2%, and the amount held in the Grantor Trust shall be paid to the
Executive (in accordance with the terms of the Grantor Trust) on the Permissible Payment Date.

     6.6 The Company also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the
Executive in disputing in good faith any issue hereunder relating to the termination of the
Executive’s employment or in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right
provided by this Agreement. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days (but in any
event no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive incurs the
expenses) after delivery of the Executive’s written requests for payment accompanied with such
evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require, provided that (i) the
amount of such legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar
year shall not affect the legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any other
calendar year, (ii) the Executive’s right to have the Company pay such legal fees and expenses may
not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit, and (iii) the Executive shall not be
entitled to reimbursement unless he has submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least
ten (10) business days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in
which such fees and expenses were incurred. The Company shall also pay all legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable
to the application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit hereunder. Payment
pursuant to the preceding sentence will be made within fifteen (15) business days after delivery of
the Executive’s written request for payment but in no event later than the end of the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or proceeding are
remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of the audit or proceeding no taxes are
remitted, the end of the calendar year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and
nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the matter.

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     7. Termination Procedures and Compensation During Dispute.

     7.1 Notice of Termination. After a Change in Control and during the Term, any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be
communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the other party hereto in
accordance with Section 11 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall
mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. Further, a Notice of
Termination for Cause (and the subsequent special Board meeting to determine whether Cause exists)
shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 4(b)(ii) of the Employment
Agreement.

     7.2 Date of Termination. “Date of Termination,” with respect to any purported
termination of the Executive’s employment after a Change in Control and during the Term, shall mean
(i) if the Executive incurs a separation from service due to Disability, thirty (30) calendar days
after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the
full-time performance of the Executive’s duties during such thirty (30) calendar day period), and
(ii) if the Executive incurs a separation from service for any other reason, the date specified in
the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Company, shall be the
30th calendar day after Notice of Termination is given (except in the case of a
termination for Cause, in which case the Date of Termination will be determined in accordance with
Sections 4(b)(ii) and 4(d) of the Employment Agreement) and, in the case of a termination by the
Executive, shall not be less than fifteen (15) calendar days nor more than sixty (60) calendar
days, respectively, from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

     8. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Executive’s employment with the
Company terminates during the Term, the Executive is not required to seek other employment or to
attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the Company pursuant to
Section 6 hereof. Further, except as specifically provided in Sections 6.1(B) and 6.1(G) hereof,
no payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall be reduced by any compensation earned by
the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset
against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company, or otherwise.

     9. Restrictive Covenants.

     9.1 The Executive agrees that restrictions on his activities during and after his employment
are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, and that the agreed restrictions set forth below will not deprive
the Executive of the ability to earn a livelihood:

     (A) In the event that, during the twenty-four (24) months following termination of
employment during the Term by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Company other than for
Cause, death, or Disability (the “Non-Competition Period”), the Executive shall, without the
written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, as employee, agent, consultant,
stockholder, director, manager, co-partner or in any other individual or representative
capacity, own, operate, manage, control, engage in, invest in or participate in any manner
in, act as consultant or advisor to, render services for (alone

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or in association with any person, firm, corporation or entity), or otherwise assist
any person or entity (other than the Company) that engages in or owns, invests in, operates,
manages or controls any venture or enterprise that directly or indirectly engages or
proposes to engage in any Competitive Business, then the Company’s obligations to make any
further payments or provide any further benefits under Section 6.1 shall immediately
terminate.

     (B) The Executive agrees that (i) during the Non-Competition Period, the Executive will
remain bound by Section 8(b) of the Employment Agreement and (ii) during the Term and
thereafter, he will remain bound by Section 8(a) of the Employment Agreement.

     (C) Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that the Company shall not be
obligated to make any of the payments or to provide for any of the benefits specified in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, and shall be entitled to recoup the pro rata portion of any
such payments and of the value of any such benefits previously provided to the Executive in
the event of a material breach by the Executive of the provisions of this Section 9 (such
pro ration to be determined as a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from
such breach to the second anniversary of the date on which the Executive terminates
employment and the denominator of which is 730), which breach continues without having been
cured within fifteen (15) calendar days after written notice to the Executive specifying the
breach in reasonable detail.

     10. Successors; Binding Agreement.

     10.1 In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.

     10.2 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees,
devisees and legatees. If the Executive shall die while any amount would still be payable to the
Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the
Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided
herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal
representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate.

     11. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications
provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed, if to the Executive, to the address on file with the Company and, if to the Company, to
the address set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the
other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective
only upon actual receipt:

     To the Company: The Stanley Works

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1000 Stanley Drive

New Britain, Connecticut 06053

Attention: General Counsel

     12. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the
Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either
party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance
with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be
deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or
subsequent time. This Agreement shall supersede any agreement setting forth the terms and
conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company (including, without limitation, the
Employment Agreement) only in the event that the Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated during the Term on or following a Change in Control (or deemed to have been so
terminated), by the Company other than for Cause, death or Disability or by the Executive for Good
Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not supersede Sections 3(c), 3(d),
3(e), 3(g), 3(h), or 3(i) of the Employment Agreement. To the extent that this Agreement does not
supersede the Employment Agreement but provides payments or benefits in excess of those to which
the Executive is entitled under the Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to (i)
such excess payments and benefits and (ii) payments and benefits due pursuant to the Employment
Agreement. Further, to the extent this Agreement does not supersede the Employment Agreement or
any other agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the
Company, it shall not result in any duplication of benefits to the Executive. The validity,
interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Connecticut, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to
sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions
to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable
withholding required under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding to which the
Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the Executive under this Agreement which
by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the Term
(including, without limitation, those under Sections 6 and 7 hereof) shall survive such expiration.
To the extent applicable, it is intended that the compensation arrangements under this Agreement
be in full compliance with Section 409A. This Agreement shall be construed in a manner to give
effect to such intention.

     13. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which
shall remain in full force and effect.

     14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.

     15. Settlement of Disputes. All claims by the Executive for benefits under this
Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by
the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in
writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this
Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a

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review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow the Executive to appeal to the
Board a decision of the Board within sixty (60) calendar days after notification by the Board that
the Executive’s claim has been denied. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of any dispute, any
decision by the Board hereunder shall be subject to a de novo review by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be
entitled to seek specific performance of the Executive’s right to be paid until the Date of
Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
this Agreement.

     16. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:

     (A) “Additional Delayed Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (B) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of
the Exchange Act.

     (C) “Annual Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of the Employment
Agreement.

     (D) “Annual Target Bonus Percentage” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of the
Employment Agreement.

     (E) “Auditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

     (F) “Base Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

     (G) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

     (H) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (I) “Cause” for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean (i) the
willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform the Executive’s duties with
the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical
or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of
Termination for Good Reason by the Executive pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof) that has not been
cured within thirty (30) calendar days after a written demand for substantial performance is
delivered to the Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which
the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and materially
injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this
definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless
done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that
the Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company and (y) in the
event of a dispute concerning the application of this provision, no claim

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by the Company that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the Company establishes to the
Board by clear and convincing evidence that Cause exists.

     (J) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one
of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

     (I) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person
any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or
more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding
any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in
clause (i) of paragraph (III) below; or

     (II) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board
and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in
connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a
consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose
appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareowners
was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then
still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election
or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or;

     (III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, other than
(i) a merger or consolidation which results in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected
to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person
is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
(not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired
directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting
power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

     (IV) the shareowners of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity,
at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by
shareowners of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the
Company immediately prior to such sale.

     (K) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

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     (L) “Company” shall mean The Stanley Works and, except in determining under Section 15(G)
hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has occurred, shall include any
successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by
operation of law, or otherwise.

     (M) “Competitive Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c)(ii) of the
Employment Agreement.

     (N) “Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) of the
Employment Agreement.

     (O) “DB Pension Plan” shall mean any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined benefit
pension plan maintained by the Company and any other defined benefit plan, agreement, or pension
make-whole arrangement entered into between the Executive and the Company which is designed to
provide the Executive with supplemental retirement benefits. For purposes of Section 6.1(C)
hereof, if the Executive would have satisfied the condition for participation in a DB Plan (or any
successor thereto) within thirty-six (36) months following the Date of Termination (i.e.,
assuming the Executive accrued additional age and service credit over such period), the Executive
shall be deemed to have been a participant in such plan immediately prior to the Date of
Termination and shall be entitled to the benefits provided under Section 6.1(C) relating thereto.

     (P) “DC Pension Plan” shall mean any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined
contribution plan maintained by the Company and any other defined contribution plan or agreement
entered into between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide the executive with
supplemental retirement benefits.

     (Q) “Date of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

     (R) “Delayed Benefits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (S) “Delayed Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (T) “Delay Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (U) “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of the Employment Agreement.

     (V) “Employment Agreement” shall mean the Employment Agreement by and between the Company and
the Executive, dated February 3, 2004, and any subsequent amendments thereto.

     (W) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.

     (X) “Excise Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code.

     (Y) “Executive” shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

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     (Z) “Good Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment shall mean
the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written consent which specifically references this
Agreement) after any Change in Control, or prior to a Change in Control under the circumstances
described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof (treating all
references in paragraphs (I) through (VII) below to a “Change in Control” as references to a
“Potential Change in Control”), of any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the
Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (I), (V),
(VI) or (VII) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination
specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof:

     (I) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the Executive’s
status as a senior executive officer of the Company or a substantial adverse alteration in
the nature or status of the Executive’s responsibilities from those in effect immediately
prior to the Change in Control including, without limitation, if the Executive was,
immediately prior to the Change in Control, an executive officer of a public company, the
Executive ceasing to be an executive officer of a public company;

     (II) a reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on
the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time except for
across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior executives of the Company
and all senior executives of any Person in control of the Company;

     (III) the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the Executive to be
based anywhere other than such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation
thereof) except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially
consistent with the Executive’s present business travel obligations;

     (IV) the failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the Executive’s
current compensation or to pay to the Executive any portion of an installment of deferred
compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7)
calendar days of the date such compensation is due;

     (V) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the
Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the
Executive’s total compensation, including but not limited to the Company’s 2001 Long-Term
Incentive Plan and Management Incentive Compensation Plan and Section 3(j) (“Pension
Make-Whole”) of the Employment Agreement, or any substitute plans adopted prior to the
Change in Control, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or
alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to
continue the Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan)
on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount or timing of payment
of benefits provided and the level of the Executive’s participation relative to other
participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control;

     (VI) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the

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Company’s pension, savings, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability
plans in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control
(except for across the board changes similarly affecting all senior executives of the
Company and all senior executives of any Person in control of the Company), the taking of
any other action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of
such benefits or deprive the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the
Executive at the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to provide the
Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which the Executive is entitled on the
basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation
policy in effect at the time of the Change in Control;

     (VII) any purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1 hereof; for
purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective. The
Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason shall not be
affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness;

     (VIII) Breach by the Company of the provisions of Section 10.1 hereof; or

     (IX) any event that would constitute “Good Reason” pursuant to the Employment
Agreement.

     The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights
with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder.

     For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good Reason in connection with a
termination of employment other than as described in the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof, any
claim by the Executive that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be correct unless the Company
establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that Good Reason does not exist.

     (AA) “Gross-Up Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

     (BB) “Grantor Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.

     (CC) “Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

     (DD) “Permissible Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.

     (EE) “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified
and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned,
directly or indirectly, by the shareowners of the Company in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership of stock of the Company.

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     (FF) “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in
any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

     (I) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the
occurrence of a Change in Control;

     (II) the Company or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to consider
taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control;

     (III) any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 15% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock
of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities
(not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired
directly from the Company or its affiliates); or

     (IV) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement,
a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

     (GG) “Prior Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this
Agreement.

     (HH) “Retirement” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Executive of the
Executive’s employment if such employment is terminated in accordance with the Company’s retirement
policy, including early retirement, generally applicable to its salaried employees.

     (II) “Section 409A” shall mean section 409A of the Code and any proposed, temporary or final
regulation, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to section 409A by the U.S. Department
of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

     (JJ) “Severance Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

     (KK) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other business organization of which the securities
having a majority of the normal voting power in electing the board of directors or similar
governing body of such entity are, at the time of determination, owned by the Company directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries.

     (LL) “Target Annual Bonus Percentage” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of the
Employment Agreement.

     (MM) “Tax Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

     (NN) “Term” shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 hereof (including any
extension, continuation or termination described therein).

     (OO) “Total Payments” shall mean those payments so described in Section 6.2 hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE STANLEY WORKS

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Bruce H. Beatt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John F. Lundgren 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT D

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     1. Pension Make-Whole Benefit

          (a) Pension Make-Whole Benefit Formula. The Pension Make-Whole benefit for the
Executive, expressed as a single life annuity, payable monthly, beginning on the first day of the
month following his attainment of age 62, will be:

	 	(i)	 	50% of the Executive’s Average Monthly Cash Salary determined
at his Separation from Service, reduced by (ii), (iii) and (iv), as follows:
	 
	 	(ii)	 	$10,281.00;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the monthly benefit, determined pursuant to a single life
annuity, calculated in accordance with Appendix A, with respect to Executive’s
vested account balance in the Stanley Account Value Plan (“Account Value Plan”)
attributable to nonelective allocations, excluding matching allocations, and
with respect to his vested account balance under the Supplemental Retirement
and Account Value Plan for Salaried Employees of The Stanley Works (the
“Supplemental Plan”) attributable to nonelective defined contribution
allocations, including matching allocations; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the monthly benefit payable in a single life annuity under The
Stanley Works Supplemental Executive Retirement Program (the “SERP”).

The Executive’s “Average Monthly Cash Salary” is $1,037,192, representing his annual cash salary,
for 2003, increased at the rate of 5% per year for each year of the Executive’s employment with the
Company, and averaged, on a monthly basis, over the 48 full consecutive calendar months immediately
preceding the Executive’s Separation from Service.

If the benefit is not paid in a life annuity but, instead, is paid in a different optional form
that is made available, the offsets described in (iii) and (iv) above shall not be applied to the
life annuity benefit (with respect to which an actuarially adjusted optional form of benefit
payment is calculated). Instead, the actuarially adjusted optional form of benefit payment that is
calculated under Section 3(c) (with respect to the life annuity benefit determined under Section
1(a)(i), after any reductions required pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)) shall be reduced, pursuant to
Section I of Appendix A, by the actuarial equivalent of the benefits described in (iii) and (iv)
above.

     (b) Discount for Benefit Commencement before Age 62. If the Executive’s benefit
commencement date precedes the first day of the month following his attainment of age 62, the
Executive’s Pension Make-Whole benefit, expressed as a single life annuity, is determined by
reducing the amount described in Section 1(a)(i) (without regard to Sections 1(a)(ii), 1(a)(iii)
and 1(a)(iv)) by .334% for each month (4% per year) that the Executive’s benefit commencement date
precedes the first day of the month following his attainment of age 62 and then offsetting that
reduced amount by the amount described in Section 1(a)(iii), applied as of such benefit
commencement date pursuant to Appendix A, and the amount described in Section 1(a)(iv), also
applied as of the benefit commencement date, and, in addition, offsetting such reduced amount by
the amount described in Section 1(a)(ii), applied pursuant to Appendix A, with respect to payments
scheduled to be made on or after October 1, 2013. If the Executive’s benefit commencement date
precedes the first day of the month following his attainment

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of age 62 and the Executive’s benefit is not paid in a life annuity but instead is paid in a
different optional form that is made available, the offsets described in Sections 1(a)(iii) and
1(a)(iv) shall not be applied to the life annuity benefit (with respect to which an actuarially
adjusted optional form of payment is calculated). The actuarially adjusted optional form of
payment that is calculated under Section 3(c) with respect to the single life annuity determined
under the first sentence in this Section 1(b), subject to offset after October 1, 2013, pursuant to
Section 1(a)(ii), will be offset by the actuarial equivalent of the amounts described in Sections
1(a)(iii) and 1(a)(iv), as of the benefit commencement date pursuant to Section I of Appendix A.
Examples of these calculations are set forth in Appendix B.

     (c) Separation from Service. For purposes of the Pension Make-Whole benefit, the
Executive’s Separation from Service will occur upon his termination of employment with all members
of the Company’s controlled group, for a reason other than death. There is a Separation from
Service as of a particular date, if the Company and the Executive reasonably anticipated that, as
of that date, the Executive would provide no further services to the controlled group as a common
law employee or as an independent contractor or that the Executive would provide services for the
controlled group as a common law employee or as an independent contractor at an annual rate that is
not more than 20% of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding 36
consecutive months of service. While the Executive is on a bona fide leave of absence, the
Executive’s employment relationship shall be treated as continuing, provided that the Executive is
expected to return to work for the Company or another member of the controlled group and the period
of such leave of absence does not exceed six months, or if the period is longer, the Executive has
a right to reemployment with the Company or another member of the controlled group either by
statute or by contract. If the period of a leave of absence exceeds six months and there is no
right to reemployment, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first
date immediately following the first six months of the leave. For purposes of the Pension
Make-Whole, “controlled group” means the group of corporations or other entities of which the
Company is a member, determined under Section 414(b) and Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code, applied by utilizing “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Internal Revenue Code
Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) and in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2. For purposes of
this Section 1(c), service as a director of a member of the controlled group shall not be taken
into account.

2. Death

     (a) Death Before Benefit Commencement Date. If the Executive dies before the benefit
commencement date of the Pension Make-Whole benefit, his beneficiary will be entitled to a death
benefit that is the lump sum actuarial equivalent of the Pension Make-Whole benefit payable on his
behalf under Section 1 at the time of his death, subject to any discount (.334% for each month that
the Executive’s date of death precedes the first day of the month following his 62nd
birthday). The actuarial equivalent of this Pension Make-Whole benefit, at the time of the
Executive’s death, shall be paid to the beneficiary in a lump sum, unless the Executive had made a
written election by December 31, 2008, or pursuant to Section 3(e), to have the Pension Make-Whole
benefit paid to the beneficiary in 120 equal monthly installments or as a life annuity in equal
monthly payments, in which case the actuarial equivalent of the Pension Make-Whole benefit shall be
paid to the beneficiary in such monthly installments or in such a life annuity, as the case may be.
The death benefit shall be paid or begin to be paid on the first day of the month following the
date of the Executive’s death.

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     (b) Death After Benefit Commencement Date.

     (i) If the Executive dies after his benefit commencement date under Section 3, the
benefit, if any, payable following his death depends upon the form of benefit payment that
is in effect. If the Executive dies after benefit payments have commenced under Section 3
pursuant to a joint and 50% survivor annuity or a joint and 100% survivor annuity, monthly
survivor benefit payments will be made under the pertinent annuity to the Executive’s joint
annuitant, beginning on the date, following the date of death, on which the next annuity
payment would have been made to the Executive if he had survived. If the Executive dies
after monthly installment payments over a period of 120 months have commenced pursuant to
Section 3 and prior to receiving 120 payments, payments will continue in the same amount to
the Executive’s beneficiary for the remainder of the 120-month period. If, upon the death
of the Executive after benefit payments have commenced pursuant to a single life annuity,
the total annuity payments that were made are less than the actuarial equivalent lump sum
payment amount that would have been distributed to the Executive as of the benefit
commencement date, a lump sum death benefit, equal to the excess of such lump sum amount
over the total annuity payments that were made to the Executive, will be paid to the
beneficiary on the first day of the second month following the date of death. Moreover, if,
upon the death of both the Executive and his joint annuitant after benefits have commenced
pursuant to a joint and 100% survivor annuity, the total annuity payments that were made are
less than the actuarial equivalent lump sum payment amount that would have been distributed
to the Executive as of the benefit commencement date, a lump sum death benefit, equal to the
excess of such lump sum amount over the total annuity payments that were made, will be paid
to the beneficiary on the first day of the second month following the date of death of the
last to survive of the Executive and his joint annuitant.

     (ii) No payments shall be made following the death of the Executive after his benefit
commencement date, except as provided in Section 2(b)(i).

     (c) Death Beneficiary. Any benefit payable upon the Executive’s death that is not
paid to the joint annuitant pursuant to Section 3(c)(ii) or (iii) will be paid to the beneficiary
designated in writing by the Executive, provided that, if no such designated beneficiary survives
the Executive, the benefit shall be paid to his surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving
spouse, the benefit shall be paid to the Executive’s estate. Any benefit payable upon the death of
the Executive’s joint annuitant, after beginning to receive payments under a joint and 100%
survivor annuity, will be paid to the beneficiary designated in writing by the joint annuitant,
provided that, if no designated beneficiary survives the joint annuitant, the benefit shall be paid
to the joint annuitant’s estate.

     3. Time and Form of Distribution of Pension Make-Whole Benefit

     (a) Time of Distribution. The benefit to which the Executive is entitled shall be payable
following Separation from Service and shall be distributed or commence to be distributed on the
later of (i) the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of the Executive’s
Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of distribution elected by the Executive pursuant to
Section 3(b) or 3(e), provided that no distribution is required to be delayed pursuant to this
Section 3(a) beyond the date of the Executive’s death. If payment is to be delayed beyond the date
of Separation from Service pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 3(a), any payment that could not
be made to the Executive during the six months following his Separation from Service shall be
accumulated and paid to the Executive on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the
date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. Any such accumulated payment shall be actuarially
increased, pursuant to Part IV of Appendix A, to reflect the delay in payment imposed under clause
(i) of this Section 3(a). If the Executive dies between the date of Separation from Service and
the date of distribution determined under the first sentence in this Section 3(a), payments shall
not be made under this Section 3, but instead shall be made under Section 2(a).

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     (b) Election as to Time of Distribution. Subject to Sections 3(a), 3(d) and 3(e), the
Executive may make a written election by December 31, 2008, to have the Pension Make-Whole benefit
to which he becomes entitled paid at the later of (i) the first day of the seventh month that
begins after the date of his Separation from Service, or (ii) a specified date that is not later
than the first day of the month following his 62nd birthday. If the Executive fails to
make an election with respect to the time of distribution of the benefit to which he becomes
entitled under Section 1, the benefit commencement date applicable to such benefit for purposes of
Section 1 shall be the date of his Separation from Service, subject to the requirement to defer
benefit payments until the first day of the seventh month that begins after his Separation from
Service.

     (c) Election as to Form of Distribution. Subject to Sections 3(d) and 3(e), the
Executive may make a written election by December 31, 2008, to have the Pension Make-Whole benefit
to which he becomes entitled distributed in one of the following optional forms:

     (i) a lump sum payment;

     (ii) a joint and 50% survivor annuity with the Executive’s spouse, pursuant to which
equal monthly payments are made to the Executive for his life, and, upon his death, monthly
payments equal to 50% of the Executive’s monthly payment, are made to the surviving spouse,
as the joint annuitant, for her life;

     (iii) a joint and 100% survivor annuity with the Executive’s spouse, pursuant to which
equal monthly payments are made to the Executive for his life, and, upon his death, to the
surviving spouse, as the joint annuitant, for her life;

     (iv) payment in a series of 120 equal monthly payments, each of which shall be
considered a separate payment, and, if the Executive dies after payments have commenced but
before 120 payments have been made, the remaining payments are continued to the beneficiary;
or

     (v) a life annuity providing equal monthly payments to the Executive for his life.

If the Executive fails to make a written election by December 31, 2008, regarding the optional form
of payment of the Pension Make-Whole benefit to which he becomes entitled, the benefit shall be
paid in a lump sum unless a subsequent election of a different form of payment is made under
Section 3(e). An optional form of payment listed in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above shall be the
actuarial equivalent of the single life annuity expressed in Section 1 and the optional form of
payment listed in (v) above shall be such single life annuity that is expressed in Section 1. If
annuity payments are made under (iii) or (v) above, a lump sum shall be paid following the
distribution of all pertinent annuity amounts to the extent required under the last two sentences
in Section 2(b)(i). For purposes of this Section 3(c), payments made pursuant to an optional form
of payment listed in (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above are considered “equal monthly payments” if the
payments would be the same if an offset were not applied, pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii), with
respect to a monthly benefit payable on or after October 1, 2013.

     (d) Election Made in 2008 as to Time or Form of Distribution. If the Executive makes
an election in 2008 to change the time or form of distribution of a Pension Make-Whole benefit to
which he becomes entitled, such new election may not defer to a later year the payment of any
amount that would otherwise be payable in 2008 and may not require a payment to be made in 2008
that would otherwise be payable in a later year.

     (e) Subsequent Elections as to Time or Form of Distribution. The Executive shall be
permitted to make a written election, at any time after December 31, 2008, that changes the time or
form

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of distribution that would otherwise apply, provided that any such election must satisfy all
of the following requirements:

     (i) the election must be made at least twelve months prior to the date on which the
distribution would otherwise have been made;

     (ii) the election may not become effective until at least twelve months after the date
on which the election is made; and

     (iii) except in the case of an election relating to a distribution to be made upon the
Executive’s death, the distribution must be deferred for at least 5 years from the date on
which the distribution would otherwise have been made.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, an election by the Executive to change the
identity of a beneficiary shall not be treated as a change in the time or form of distribution,
provided that the time and form of the distribution are not otherwise changed. An election to
change the time of a distribution to the Executive must not defer the payment of a lump sum, the
first scheduled payment of an annuity, or the first scheduled payment under the 120 monthly
installment option described in (c)(iv) above to a date that is subsequent to the later of the
first day of the month following his attainment of age 62, or the first day of the seventh month
following the date of his Separation from Service.

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APPENDIX A TO EXHIBIT D

I. For purposes of Sections 1(a) and 1(b), the monthly single life annuity expressed with respect
to the vested account balance attributable to nonelective allocations, excluding matching
allocations, under the Account Value Plan or the vested, defined contribution nonelective
allocations, including vested matching allocations, under the Supplemental Plan shall be calculated
as an actuarial equivalent single life annuity payable upon the benefit commencement date of the
Pension Make-Whole benefit, determined on the basis of the value of such vested allocations as of
the first day of the month that contains the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, or,
if the benefit commencement date is determined under Section 3(a)(ii), as of the first day of the
month that contains the benefit commencement date, increased by the amount of any prior
distribution from said vested, nonelective allocations under the Account Value Plan that has not
been recontributed to that plan. This actuarial equivalent monthly single life annuity with
respect to such allocations under the Account Value Plan and the Supplemental Plan shall be
determined by utilizing the following factors, calculated as of the first day of the month in which
Separation from Service occurs or, if the benefit commencement date is determined under Section
3(a)(ii), as of the first day of the month that contains the benefit commencement date:

	 	 	 
	Interest Rate:

	 	Composite Corporate Bond Rate (CCBR), published by the Internal Revenue Service, minus 200 basis points
	 
	 	 
	Mortality Table:

	 	RP-2000 table (male and female rates) projected 25 years with scale AA

In the case of a benefit that is paid in an optional form of payment other than a single life
annuity, the offset from the benefit attributable to Sections 1(a)(iii) and 1(a)(iv) shall be
determined by offsetting the actuarially adjusted optional form of payment (calculated with respect
to the single life annuity) by the same form of payment. If the benefit is paid in an optional
form of annuity, an optional form of annuity attributable to the amount under Section 1(a)(iii)
shall be calculated by converting such amount under Section 1(a)(iii), determined by utilizing the
date that would apply under the preceding provisions of this Section I, to the same optional form
of annuity in which the benefit is paid, pursuant to the interest and mortality factors set forth
above in this Section I. In the case of a benefit that is not paid in an annuity, the offset of
the benefit attributable to Section 1(a)(iii) shall be determined by offsetting each payment under
the actuarially adjusted optional form of payment (calculated with respect to the single life
annuity) by the portion of the pertinent amount described in Section 1(a)(iii), valued as of the
date set forth in the paragraph above, that corresponds to the portion of the total Pension
Make-Whole benefit being distributed pursuant to such payment. The offset from Section 1(a)(iv)
with respect to a benefit paid pursuant to an optional form of payment shall be calculated by
converting the single life annuity under Section 1(a)(iv) to the same optional form of payment in
which the benefit is paid, determined pursuant to the actuarial factors for early commencement
under the SERP and the factors for determining an actuarial equivalent optional form of payment
under V, VI or VII of this Appendix A, whichever is applicable.

For purposes of this Section I, the value of particular, vested, defined contribution allocations
as of the first day of a month, shall be determined on the basis of the last valuation applicable
to such allocations under the terms of the pertinent plan on or before such first day of the month.

II. For purposes of Section 1(b), the reduction pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) with respect to a
monthly amount of $10,281.00 shall be applied only in regard to the monthly life annuity payments
described in Section 1(a)(i) that are scheduled to be made on or after October 1, 2013.

 

 

APPENDIX A TO EXHIBIT D (continued)

III. For purposes of Section 2(a), the monthly single life annuity expressed with respect to the
vested, nonelective allocations, other than matching allocations, under the Account Value Plan or
with respect to the vested, nonelective defined contribution allocations, including vested matching
allocations, under the Supplemental Plan shall be calculated pursuant to I above, except that
calculations shall be made on the basis of the pertinent values of assets in the Account Value Plan
and the Supplemental Plan, as of the first day of the month that contains the date of death, and on
the basis of the interest and mortality factors identified in I, as of such first day of the month
that contains the date of death. If the benefit under Section 2(a) is paid in a lump sum or in 120
equal monthly installments, the offset under Section 1(a)(iv) shall be applied as described in I
above.

IV. Payments that are delayed pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) shall be adjusted by utilizing the annual
interest rate prescribed in Internal Revenue Code Section 417(e) that is in effect for the month of
October of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year that includes the date of
Separation from Service.

V. Factors for determining an actuarial equivalent benefit paid as a joint and 50% survivor annuity
with the spouse or in 120 equal monthly installments:

	 	 	 
	Interest Rate:

	 	the immediate interest rate that would be applied by the PBGC, as of the first day of the month that contains
the Executive’s date of Separation from Service or the date of the Executive’s death, as the case may be, in
order to determine a lump sum benefit pursuant to the termination of a pension plan with insufficient assets
to provide guaranteed benefits
	 
	 	 
	Mortality Table:

	 	PPA 2008 Optional Combined Mortality Tables (male and female rates)

VI. Factors for determining an actuarial equivalent benefit paid as a joint and 100% survivor
annuity with the spouse:

	 	 	 
	Joint and 100% Survivor Annuity

	 	Factors are as set forth in the attached
table, which shows no reduction if the
spouse is older than the Executive or if
the spouse is no more than two years
younger than the Executive (in either
case, the factor is 1.000). For each year
that the spouse is younger than the
Executive by more than two years, the
Pension Make-Whole benefit, as adjusted as
applicable under Section 1(b), will be
reduced by 0.7%.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Example 1: If the Executive’s age on the
benefit commencement date is 62 and his
spouse’s age on the benefit commencement
date is 58, the factor to convert the
single life annuity to a 100% joint and
survivor annuity is .986.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Example 2: If the Executive’s age on the
benefit commencement date is 57 and his
spouse’s age on the benefit commencement
date is 43, the factor to convert the
single life annuity to a 100% joint and
survivor annuity is .916.

 

 

APPENDIX A TO EXHIBIT D (continued)

VII. Factor for determining an actuarial equivalent benefit paid in a lump sum:

The lump sum payment is determined by multiplying the annual benefit, expressed as a single life
annuity, by 9.45, except that, if the lump sum is paid prior to October 1, 2013, the lump sum
payment is determined by multiplying the annual benefit, expressed as a single life annuity,
payable on or after October 1, 2013, by 9.45, and, adding thereto, $10,281.00 for each month
between the date of distribution and October 1, 2013.

 

 

THE STANLEY WORKS — EXECUTIVE PENSION MAKE-WHOLE Joint & 100% Survivor Factors

Appendix A (continued)

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Spouse’s Age	 	Participant’s Age (nearest birthday)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(nearest	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	birthday)	 	54	 	55	 	56	 	57	 	58	 	59	 	60	 	61	 	62	 	63	 	64	 	65
	65
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 
	64
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 
	63
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 
	62
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 
	61
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 
	60
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 
	59
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 
	58
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 
	57
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 
	56
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 
	55
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 
	54
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 
	53
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 
	52
	 	 	1.000	 	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 
	51
	 	 	0.993	 	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 
	50
	 	 	0.986	 	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 
	49
	 	 	0.979	 	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 
	48
	 	 	0.972	 	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 
	47
	 	 	0.965	 	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 
	46
	 	 	0.958	 	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 
	45
	 	 	0.951	 	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 
	44
	 	 	0.944	 	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 	 	 	0.867	 
	43
	 	 	0.937	 	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 	 	 	0.867	 	 	 	0.860	 
	42
	 	 	0.930	 	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 	 	 	0.867	 	 	 	0.860	 	 	 	0.853	 
	41
	 	 	0.923	 	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 	 	 	0.867	 	 	 	0.860	 	 	 	0.853	 	 	 	0.846	 
	40
	 	 	0.916	 	 	 	0.909	 	 	 	0.902	 	 	 	0.895	 	 	 	0.888	 	 	 	0.881	 	 	 	0.874	 	 	 	0.867	 	 	 	0.860	 	 	 	0.853	 	 	 	0.846	 	 	 	0.839	 

No reduction if spouse is not more than two years younger than participant. Reduction is .7% for each year the spouse is more than two years
younger than the participant.

 

 

APPENDIX B TO EXHIBIT D

Examples to Illustrate Offsets Described in Section 1(b), Assuming Benefit Commences at Age 60

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Monthly Benefit	 	Monthly Benefit
	Life Annuity	 	at Age 60	 	at and after Age 62
	Pension Make-Whole target [Section 1(a)(i)]
	 	$	58,725	 	 	$	58,725	 
	Adjustment for Early Commencement
	 	x	 .92	 	 	x	.92	 
	Adjusted target
	 	=$	  54,027	 	 	= $	 54,027	 
	Less $10,281 [Section 1(a)(ii)]
	 	-$	N/A	 	 	-$	10,281	 
	Adjustment for Form of Benefit
	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Less Actuarial Equivalent of Account Balances
(Account Value Plan and Supplemental Plan)
[Section 1(a)(iii)]
	 	-$	11,184	 	 	- $	11,184	 
	Less Benefit Payable from SERP [Section 1(a)(iv)]
	 	-$	39,412	 	 	-$	39,412	 
	Net Benefit Payable from Pension Make-Whole
	 	=  $	3,431	 	 	= $	 0	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Monthly Benefit	 	Monthly Benefit
	Joint and 100% Survivor Annuity	 	at Age 60	 	at and after Age 62
	Pension Make-Whole target [Section 1(a)(i)]
	 	$	58,725	 	 	$	58,725	 
	Adjusted target
	 	=  $	54,027	 	 	=  $	54,027	 
	Less $10,281 [Section 1(a)(ii)]
	 	-$	N/A	 	 	-$	10,281	 
	Adjustment for Form of Benefit 
	 	x	.972 	 	 	x	.972	 
	Adjusted benefit
	 	=  $	52,514	 	 	=  $	42,521	 
	Less Actuarial Equivalent of Account Balances
(Account Value Plan and Supplemental Plan)
[Section 1(a)(iii)]
	 	-$	9,266	 	 	-$	9,266	 
	Less Benefit Payable from SERP [Section 1(a)(iv)]
	 	-$	39,913	 	 	-$	39,913	 
	Net Benefit Payable from Pension Make-Whole
	 	=  $	3,335	 	 	=  $	0	 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

MUTUAL RELEASE

          (a) John F. Lundgren (“Releasor”) for and in consideration of benefits provided pursuant to an
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with The Stanley Works entered into effective as of
December 10, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”), does for himself and his heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, hereby now and forever, voluntarily, knowingly and
willingly release and discharge The Stanley Works and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates
(collectively, the “Company Group”), together with their respective present and former partners,
officers, directors, employees and agents, and each of their predecessors, heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns (but as to any partner, officer, director, employee or
agent, only in connection with, or in relationship to, his to its capacity as a partner, officer,
director, employee or agent of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates and not in connection
with, or in relationship to, his or its personal capacity unrelated to the Company or its
subsidiaries or affiliates) (collectively, the “Company Releasees”) from any and all charges,
complaints, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, causes of action and demands of any nature
whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which against the Company Releasees,
jointly or severally, Releasor or Releasor’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors or
assigns ever had or now have by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the
beginning of time to the time Releasor executes this release arising out of or relating in any way
to Releasor’s employment or director relationship with the Company, or the termination thereof,
including but not limited to, any rights or claims arising under any statute or regulation,
including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993, each as amended, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation,
ordinance or common law, or under any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral,
formal or informal, between any Company Releasee and Releasor. Releasor shall not seek or be
entitled to any recovery, in any action or proceeding that may be commenced on Releasor’s behalf in
any way arising out of or relating to the matters released under this Release. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall release any Company Releasee from any claim or damages based on (i)
the Executive’s rights under the Employment Agreement, (ii) any right or claim that arises after
the date the Executive executes this release, (iii) the Executive’s eligibility for indemnification
in accordance with applicable laws or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company
(or any affiliate or subsidiary) or any applicable insurance policy, with respect to any liability
the Executive incurs or incurred as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any affiliate
or subsidiary (including as a trustee, director or officer of any employee benefit plan) or (iv)
any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry
of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive
and the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary are held jointly liable.

          (b) Releasor has been advised to consult with an attorney of Releasor’s choice prior to
signing this release, has done so and enters into this release freely and voluntarily.

 

 

          (c) Releasor has had in excess of twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider the terms of
this release. Once Releasor has signed this release, Releasor has seven (7) additional days to
revoke Releasor’s consent and may do so by writing to the Company as provided in Section 12(b) of
the Employment Agreement. Releasor’s release shall not be effective, and no payments or benefits
shall be due under Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement, until the eighth day after Releasor
shall have executed this release (the “Revocation Date”) and returned it to the Company, assuming
that Releasor has not revoked Releasor’s consent to this release prior to the Revocation Date.

          (d) The Company, for and in consideration of the Executive’s covenants under the Employment
Agreement, on behalf of itself and the other members of the Company Group and any other Company
Releasee, their respective successors and assigns, and any and all other persons claiming through
any member of the Company Group or such other Company Releasee, and each of them, does hereby now
and forever, voluntarily, knowingly and willingly release and discharge, the Releasor and
dependents, administrators, agents, executors, successors, assigns, and heirs, from any and all
charges, complaints, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, causes of action and demands of
any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which against the Releasor,
jointly or severally, the Company and each other member of the Company Group or any other Company
Releasee, their respective successors and assigns, and any and all other persons claiming through
any member of the Company Group or such other Company Releasee ever had or now have by reason of
any matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to the time the Company
executes this release arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment or director
relationship with the Company or the termination thereof, including, but not limited to, any claim,
demand, obligation, liability or cause of action arising under any federal, state or local
employment law or ordinance, tort, contract or breach of public policy theory or alleged violation
of any other legal obligation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall release the
Releasor and his dependents, administrators, agents, executors, successors, assigns, and heirs, (i)
in respect of the Company’s rights under the Employment Agreement, or (ii) from any claims or
damages based on any right or claim that arises after the date the Company executes this release.

          (e) The Company’s release shall become effective on the Revocation Date, assuming that
Releasor shall have executed this release and returned it to the Company and has not revoked
Releasor’s consent to this release prior to the Revocation Date.

          (f) In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this release shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remainder of
this release shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

 

          This release shall be governed by the law of the State of Connecticut without reference to its
choice of law rules.

	 	 	 	 	 
	THE STANLEY WORKS

 	 	 
	By:  	
 	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 	 
	 

Signed as of this       day of                     .

EXECUTIVE

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
 	 	 
	John F. Lundgren 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

Signed as of this       day of                     .

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