Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   April 16, 2015

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Connecticut 1-5244 06-0548860
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut   06053
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (860) 225-5111

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Registrant’s Annual meeting of Shareholders was held on April 16, 2015.

Proposal 1: The following Directors were elected at the meeting:

                                             
 
       VOTES       VOTES       BROKER        
NOMINEE
      FOR       WITHHELD       NON-VOTES        
 
                                     
 
 
                                            
Andrea J. Ayers
        117,666,846           1,723,479           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
George W. Buckley
        117,090,657           2,299,668           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Patrick D. Campbell
        117,685,825           1,704,500           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Carlos M. Cardoso
        117,263,019           2,127,306           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Robert B. Coutts
        117,356,487           2,033,838           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Debra A. Crew
        117,694,404           1,695,921           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
        116,897,096           2,493,229           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Anthony Luiso
        117,409,292           1,981,033           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
John F. Lundgren
        115,303,373           4,086,952           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Marianne M. Parrs
        117,132,372           2,257,953           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
Robert L. Ryan
        117,667,210           1,723,115           11,102,866          
 
                                     
 
 
                                           
 
                                           
 
                                           

Proposal 2: The Shareholders approved Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s registered independent public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year:

                                             
          For
      Against       Abstain                     
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
                                            
   126,581,384
        3,088,887           822,920                       
 
                                            
 
                                            

Proposal 3: The Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers:

                                                     
           For
      Against       Abstain       Broker Non-Votes                  
 
                                     
 
 
 
 
                                                     
    112,359,842
        5,630,182           1,400,300           11,102,866                    
 
                                                     
 
                                                     

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
          
April 21, 2015   By:   /s/ BRUCE H. BEATT
       
        Name: BRUCE H. BEATT
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary