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09
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  Index (an index made up of  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 -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 A.(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 A.(b) and
disclosed on ExhibitH to the Company’s Domestic Company Section A Annual Written Armation.
John F. Lundgren
CHAIRMAN & CEO
May , 
The Company has filed the certifications required by Section  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of  as Exhibits (i)(a) and (i)(b) to its Annual Report on Form -K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February , .
THE POINTS IN THE ABOVE TABLE ARE AS FOLLOWS:      
Stanley Black & Decker $ . $ . $ . $ . $ . $ .
S&P  . . . . . .
Peer Group . . . . . .
Assumes $ invested at the closing price on December , , in the Company’s common stock, S&P  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, the Company included Cooper Industries, Inc. in its Peer Group. Due to the acquisition of Cooper Industries, Inc. by Eaton Corporation
in November , the results of Eaton Corporation have been included in the Peer Group in place of Cooper Industries, Inc. for all years.
$250
$150
$100
$50
$200
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Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return (VALUE OF $100 INVESTMENT AT YEAR END)