Edgar Filing: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Sohovich JoAnna

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. [SWK]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1000 STANLEY DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President, IAR

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW BRITAIN,Â CTÂ 06053

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock ⁽¹⁾	25,126	D	Â
Common Stock ⁽²⁾	1,100.1169	I	Through Computershare Under ESPP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	12/06/2022	Common Stock	7,500	$ 70.61	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	12/05/2023	Common Stock	7,500	$ 79.7	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sohovich JoAnna 1000 STANLEY DRIVE NEW BRITAIN,Â CTÂ 06053	Â	Â	Â President, IAR	Â

Signatures

/s/ JoAnna L. Sohovich		08/05/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	25,126 are RSUs, of which 535 vest on 12/5/2014; 625 vest on 12/6/2014; 5,554 vest on 2/14/2015; 536 vest on 12/5/2015; 625 vest on 12/6/2015; 5,554 vest on 2/14/2016; 536 vest on 12/5/2016; 625 vest on 12/6/2016; 5,000 vest on 7/24/2017; 536 vest on 12/5/2017; and 5,000 vest on 7/24/2018.
(2)	Aggregate number of shares held in ESPP as of the last day of the calendar month that ended at least 10 days prior to the date of this report, including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported. Because interest in Plan is denominated in cash, fluctuation in share price since the balance was last reported may have resulted in either an increase or decrease in associated number of shares.
(3)	1,875 shares are exercisable, 1,875 shares become exercisable on 12/6/2014, 1,875 shares become exercisable on 12/6/2015 and 1,875 shares become exercisable on 12/6/2016.
(4)	The option will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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