Sec Form 4 Filing - LOREE JAMES M @ STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. - 2021-02-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person LOREE JAMES M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. [ SWK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 STANLEY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/01/2021 (Street) NEW BRITAIN, CT06053 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2021 M 50,000 ( 1 ) A $ 79.7 204,433 D Common Stock 02/01/2021 S 64,928 D $ 173.9798 ( 2 ) 139,505 D Common Stock 02/01/2021 S 2,072 D $ 174.4595 ( 3 ) 137,433 D Common Stock 02/02/2021 G V 290 D $ 0 137,143 D Common Stock ( 4 ) 763.4002 I Shares held indirectly in the name of Corporation's 401(k) Plan Common Stock ( 5 ) 548.9179 I Through Computershare Under ESPP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 79.7 02/01/2021 M 50,000 ( 1 ) 12/05/2023 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LOREE JAMES M 1000 STANLEY DRIVE NEW BRITAIN, CT06053 X President & CEO Signatures /s/ Yun Jung Choi, Attorney-in-Fact 02/03/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Options were issued under the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on December 5, 2014. ( 2 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $173.4100 to $174.3900. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range. ( 3 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $174.4100 to $174.6500. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range. ( 4 )Represents shares held for the reporting person under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan as of the last day of the previous calendar month including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported. ( 5 )Aggregate number of shares held in ESPP as of the last day of the calendar month that ended at least 10 days prior to the date of this report, including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported. Because interest in Plan is denominated in cash, fluctuation in share price since the balance was last reported may have resulted in either an increase or decrease in associated number of shares.

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