Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Jeffery D. Ansell, who had transitioned from his position as Executive Vice President to the role of strategic advisor to the Company as of January 1, 2022, has exited the Company, effective February 4, 2022. Pursuant to an "Agreement and General Release" ("Separation Agreement") between the Company and Mr. Ansell, his unvested Company stock options and other stock awards terminated upon his exit from the Company, and the Company agreed that he may exercise any stock options, and retain any restricted stock units, that vested before his exit. Mr. Ansell provided a general release to the Company and agreed to comply with the terms of his April 2012 Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreement, as modified by his employment and separation agreements. For further information regarding the Separation Agreement, please refer to the full text of the agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)  Exhibits:



Exhibit
Number                                    Description

10.1           Agreement and General Release, by and between Jeffery D. Ansell and
             Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., dated as of February 4, 2022.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

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