secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. (SWK)
CIK:        0000093556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-151956
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stanley Black & Decker names COO Christopher Nelson as next CEO effective Oct 1, 2025
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- Christopher Nelson, current COO and President of Tools & Outdoor, appointed President & CEO and Board member, effective October 1, 2025.
- Donald Allan Jr. becomes Executive Chairman on Oct 1, 2025, with planned retirement on September 30, 2026; Andrea Ayers becomes Lead Independent Director.
- Nelson receives $1.3M base salary, 160% target bonus, and $10.345M annual equity awards for 2026; severance equals 2x salary plus bonus.
- Allan receives $1.1M base salary, 150% target bonus, $6M annual equity for 2026, and benefits until age 65.
- Company reaffirms Q2 2025 GAAP and adjusted EPS expected better than prior 2025 planning assumptions from Q1 earnings call.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525151956/0001193125-25-151956-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525151956/d933064d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-151956

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