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8-K filed February 18, 2022, 6:59 PM ET ticker SWK CIK 0000093556
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Stanley Black & Decker announces board changes: new Chair and new director

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

item 5.02item 9.01

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Departed

George W. Buckley

Independent Chair of the Board of Directors
SWK · STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Effective
2022-04-22
Successor
Andrea J. Ayers
Filed
February 18, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
George W. Buckley, the Independent Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), will retire from the Board effective at the Annual Meeting, which is expected to be on April 22, 2022
Role change

Andrea J. Ayers

Independent Chair of the Board
SWK · STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Effective
2022-04-22
Filed
February 18, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
The Board has elected Andrea J. Ayers, a current director, to begin serving as Independent Chair of the Board upon Mr. Buckley’s retirement.
Appointed

Adrian V. Mitchell

director
SWK · STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Effective
2022-02-16
Filed
February 18, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
On February 16, 2022, the Board elected Adrian V. Mitchell as a director of the Company.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

George W. Buckley departed as Independent Chair of the Board of Directors at STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC..

Action
retire
Role
Independent Chair of the Board of Directors
Exact text from the filing
George W. Buckley, the Independent Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), will retire from the Board effective at the Annual Meeting, which is expected to be on April 22, 2022
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Andrea J. Ayers was elected as Independent Chair of the Board at STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC..

Action
elected
Role
Independent Chair of the Board
Exact text from the filing
The Board has elected Andrea J. Ayers, a current director, to begin serving as Independent Chair of the Board upon Mr. Buckley’s retirement.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Adrian V. Mitchell was elected as director at STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC..

Action
elected
Role
director
Exact text from the filing
On February 16, 2022, the Board elected Adrian V. Mitchell as a director of the Company.
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