Edgar Filing: ARCHIBALD NOLAN D

Ownership Submission

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 OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

ARCHIBALD NOLAN D

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)
Executive Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1000 STANLEY DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/30/2011

(Street)

NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock ⁽²⁾	08/30/2011		M		154,215	A	$ 23.53	906,613	D
Common Stock ⁽²⁾	08/30/2011		S		154,215	D	$ 62.0483 ⁽³⁾	752,398	D
Common Stock								21,612	I	By O'Hare Enterprises
Common Stock								28,927	I	By Spouse

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 23.53

08/30/2011

154,215

⁽¹⁾

09/20/2011

Common Stock

154,215

$ 0

100,785

Interest In Employer Stock Fund (401(k) Plan) ⁽⁵⁾

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

6,085.3039

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARCHIBALD NOLAN D 1000 STANLEY DRIVE NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Bruce H. Beatt, Attorney-in-Fact		09/01/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option is currently exercisable.
(2)	Common stock includes 99,450 Restricted Stock Awards that will vest on April 16, 2012; 188,317 Restricted Stock Units that will vest on April 29, 2013; and 52,186 Restricted Stock Units that will vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date (Dec. 9, 2010).
(3)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $62.00 to $62.39 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provided to the Company, any securityholder 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 the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(4)	Exempt
(5)	Represents shares held for the reporting person under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan 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.

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