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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~July 29~~October 14, 2025

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in its ~~charter~~Charter)

CT		1-5224		06-0548860
Connecticut	001-05224		06-0548860
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)		(CommissionFile Number)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 STANLEY DRIVE

1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain,

Connecticut

06053

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 225-5111

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

☐Check ~~Written~~the ~~communications~~appropriate ~~pursuant~~box tobelow ~~Rule~~if ~~425 under~~ the ~~Securities~~Form ~~Act~~8-K ~~(17~~filing ~~CFR~~is ~~230.425)~~intended ~~☐ Soliciting material pursuant~~ to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14a-12~~satisfy ~~under~~ the ~~Exchange~~filing ~~Act~~obligation ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~the ~~240.14a-12)~~registrant ☐under ~~Pre-commencement~~any ~~communications~~of ~~pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under~~ the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act~~provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General ~~240~~Instruction A.~~14d-~~2~~(b))~~. ~~☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c~~below) ~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~:

Title Of Each Class

Trading Symbols

Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered

Common Stock

- $2.50 Par Value per Share

SWK

New York Stock Exchange

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Indicate~~☐ bySoliciting ~~check~~material ~~mark~~pursuant ~~whether~~to ~~the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in~~ Rule ~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b~~14a-212 ofunder the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act of(17 ~~1934~~CFR (§240.~~12b~~14a-~~2 of this chapter~~12).

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock - $2.50 Par Value per Share

SWK

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ ☐

Item 25.02 ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~July 29~~October 14, 2025, Janet M. Link, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a“Company”) ~~press~~informed ~~release~~the ~~announcing~~Company ~~second~~of ~~quarter~~her decision to step down from her role, effective November 30, 2025, ~~results~~to pursue a professional opportunity outside the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated July 29, 2025, issued by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

99.2 Financial statements and supporting schedules contained in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s July 29, 2025 press release.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

July 29, 2025

By:

/s/ Janet M. Link

Date: October 17, 2025

Name:

Janet M. Link

By:

/s/ Patrick D. Hallinan

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Name:

Patrick D. Hallinan

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release dated July 29, 2025, issued by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
99.2			Financial statements and supporting schedules contained in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s July 29, 2025 press release.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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