form8k.htm
 
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):   November 2, 2009
 
The Stanley Works
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Connecticut
1-5244
06-0548860
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
   
     
  1000 Stanley Drive
New Britain, Connecticut 06053
 (Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 225-5111
 
 
Not Applicable

 Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other  Events.

On November 2, 2009, The Stanley Works (“Stanley ”) and The Black & Decker Corporation (“Black & Decker”) issued a press release announcing the execution of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2009, among Stanley, Black & Decker and Blue Jay Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Additional Information

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving Stanley , Black & Decker, and Blue Jay Acquisition Corp.  In connection with the proposed transaction, Stanley will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of Stanley and Black & Decker that will also constitute a prospectus of Stanley Works.  Investors and security holders are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, because they will contain important information.  Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents (when available) that Stanley files with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and Stanley’s website related to the transaction at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.  In addition, these documents may be obtained from Stanley free of charge by directing a request to Investor Relations, The Stanley Works, 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, CT 06053.

Stanley, Black & Decker and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC.  Investors and security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Stanley’s directors and executive officers in Stanley’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2009, and its proxy statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on March 20, 2009.  Investors and security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of  Black & Decker’s directors and executive officers in Black & Decker’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009, and its proxy statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009.  These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources listed above.  Additional information regarding the interests of these individuals will also be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 (d) Exhibits
 99.1 Press release of Stanley and Black & Decker dated November 2, 2009






 
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.
         
   
The Stanley Works
  
       
November 2, 2009
 
By:
 
/s/ Bruce H. Beatt
         
       
Name: Bruce H. Beatt
       
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit Index
 
     
Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release of Stanley and Black & Decker dated November 2, 2009.