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Set forth below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the Company’s
cumulative total shareholder return for the last five years to that of the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index (an index made up of 500 companies including Stanley Black & Decker)
and the Peer Group. The Peer Group is a group of eight companies that serve the
same markets the Company serves and many of which compete with one or more of
the Company’s product lines. Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.
Comparison of 5-Year
Cumulative Total Return Among
Stanley Black & Decker,
S&P  Index and Peer Group
New York Stock Exchange Certification
ANNUAL CEO CERTIFICATION SECTIONA.A
As the Chief Executive Ocer of Stanley Black & Decker, and as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed
Company Manual, I hereby certify that as of the date hereof I am not aware of any violation by the Company of NYSE’s Corporate
Governance listing standards, other than has been notified to the Exchange pursuant to Section 303A.12(b) and disclosed on ExhibitH
to the Company’s Domestic Company Section 303A Annual Written Armation.
John F. Lundgren
CHAIRMAN & CEO
May 6, 2014
The Company has filed the certifications required by Section  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits 31(i)(a) and 31(i)(b) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 19, 2015.
THE POINTS IN THE ABOVE TABLE ARE AS FOLLOWS:     
Stanley Black & Decker $ . $ . $ . $ . $ . $ .
S&P  . . . . . .
Peer Group . . . . . .
Assumes $100 invested at the closing price on December 31, 2009, in the Company’s common stock, S&P 500 Index and the Peer Group. The Peer Group consists of the following eight companies:
Eaton Corporationplc, Danaher Corporation, Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Masco Corporation, Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., Snap-On Incorporated and The Sherwin-Williams
Company. Prior to2013, the Company included Cooper Industries, Inc. in its Peer Group. Due to the acquisition of Cooper Industries, Inc. by Eaton Corporation in November 2012, the results of
Eaton Corporation have been included in the Peer Group in place of Cooper Industries, Inc. for all years. Prior to 2010, the Company included The Black & Decker Corporation in its Peer Group.
Due to the merger on March12, 2010, the results of The Black & Decker Corporation are now included in the Company’s consolidated results. As a matter of consistency, the total returns of
The Black & Decker Corporation have been excluded from all prior years.
Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return (VALUE OF $100 INVESTMENT AT YEAR END)
$300
$200
$150
$100
09 10 11 12 13 14
$250