{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-21-370716","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SWK","cik":"0000093556","company_name":"STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.","filed_at":"2021-12-30T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:04:16.332170+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-27T21:50:52.111061+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"Director Dmitri Stockton resigns from Stanley Black & Decker board to avoid Clayton Act conflict","bullets":["Dmitri L. Stockton resigned effective Dec 31, 2021, due to Clayton Act interlocking directorate concerns after Stanley Black & Decker's acquisition of MTD Holdings.","Stockton also serves on Deere & Co.'s board; dual service was deemed incompatible post-MTD acquisition.","Board size reduced to 11 members; resignation not due to any disagreement with the company."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-370716","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-370716.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-370716.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-370716.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521370716/0001193125-21-370716-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521370716/d270839d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-27T21:50:52.111061+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1fe06f444a","claim":"Dmitri L. Stockton resigned as Director at STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On December 29, 2021, Dmitri L. Stockton notified Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and its Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his decision to resign from the Board effective December 31, 2021 to ensure there are no interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (the “Clayton Act”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521370716/0001193125-21-370716-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}