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accession: "0001193125-25-107156"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWK"
cik: "0000093556"
company_name: "STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC."
filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T03:15:53.543403+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stanley Black & Decker shareholders elect all 9 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify EY

## Summary
- All 9 director nominees elected, each with >95% support (excluding broker non-votes).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 99.5M For, 26.0M Against, 0.3M Abstain.
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY2025: 126.4M For, 10.5M Against.
- Approximately 154.5M shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of Feb 28, 2025 record date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-107156
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWK
- cik: 0000093556
- company_name: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525107156/0001193125-25-107156-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525107156/d221865d8k.htm

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