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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-117924
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220425
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220425

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000093556
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				060548860
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-264473
		FILM NUMBER:		22850905

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 STANLEY DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 7000
		CITY:			NEW BRITAIN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06053
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8602255111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 STANLEY DR
		CITY:			NEW BRITAIN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06053

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANLEY WORKS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2022 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STANLEY BLACK&nbsp;&amp; DECKER,&nbsp;INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Connecticut</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Stanley Drive<BR>New Britain, Connecticut 06053</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">06-0548860</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices<BR>Including Zip Code)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker 2022 Omnibus Award Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Janet M. Link, Esquire </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker,&nbsp;Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Stanley Drive </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
Britain, Connecticut 06053 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(860) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">225-5111</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148;
and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Emerging growth&nbsp;company</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(A)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>PLAN INFORMATION.* </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;2.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.* </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The document(s)&nbsp;containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I (along with the documents incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and the &#147;Note&#148; in Part&nbsp;I of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> instructions, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part
of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355622000015/swk-20220101.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for its fiscal year ended January&nbsp;1, 2022; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s proxy statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000120677422000635/stanley3978221-def14a.htm">Schedule
 14A</A> for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders filed on March&nbsp;9, 2022; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522018393/d303104d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
26, 2022</A>; <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522021584/d247309d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
28, 2022</A>; <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522028457/d60738d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
4, 2022</A>; <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522046278/d732708d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
18, 2022</A>; <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522052038/d838956d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
24, 2022</A>; <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312522062395/d268216d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
2, 2022</A>; and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000110465922049638/tm2213477d1_8k.htm">April 25, 2022</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> filed with the Commission under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), on November&nbsp;1, 1985, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description (including the amendments filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095017204001776/form8aa-4.txt">July&nbsp;
23, 2004</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000134100409002551/stanley8a.htm">December&nbsp;22, 2009</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095015710000401/form8a12ba.htm">March&nbsp;12, 2010</A>).
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange
Act, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (except for documents or portions thereof that are deemed &#147;furnished&#148; and not filed with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">-2- </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the Common Stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement has been passed upon by Janet M. Link, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. Ms.&nbsp;Link holds options to purchase the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, owns shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock and is a participant in the Plan. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Connecticut Business Corporations Act</I>.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sections&nbsp;33-770&nbsp;through&nbsp;33-776&nbsp;of</FONT></FONT> the Connecticut Business Corporation Act provide that a corporation in the Registrant&#146;s circumstances may
indemnify a director or officer against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually incurred by him, including attorneys&#146; fees, for actions brought against him in his capacity as a director or
officer, when it is determined by certain disinterested parties that he acted in good faith in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the corporation&#146;s best interest (or in the case of conduct not in his official capacity, at least not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation). In any criminal action or proceeding, it also must be determined that the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The director or officer must be
indemnified when he is wholly successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding or in circumstances where a court determines that he is entitled to indemnification or that it is fair and reasonable that the director or officer be
indemnified. In connection with shareholder derivative suits, the director or officer may not be indemnified except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding (and then only if it is determined that he met the relevant
standard of conduct described above), subject, however, to courts&#146; power <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">under&nbsp;Section&nbsp;33-774&nbsp;to</FONT> order indemnification. Unless ordered by a court
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">under&nbsp;Section&nbsp;33-774,&nbsp;a</FONT> corporation may not indemnify a director with respect to conduct for which he was adjudged liable on the basis that he received a financial benefit to which he was not
entitled, whether or not he was acting in his official capacity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws</I>. The Registrant&#146;s
Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and restated) provides that no director of the Registrant will be personally liable to the Registrant or any of its shareholders for monetary damages in an amount greater than the compensation received by
that director for serving the Registrant during the year of the violation to the extent permitted by applicable law, which permits such limitation provided that such violation must not involve a knowing and culpable violation of law, enable the
director or an affiliate to receive an improper personal gain, show a lack of good faith and a conscious disregard for the director&#146;s duty to the corporation, amount to an abdication of the director&#146;s duty to the corporation, or create
liability for an unlawful distribution. Our bylaws also provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the extent permitted by applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Directors</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;&amp; Officers Insurance</I>. The Registrant has purchased insurance providing officers and directors of the
Registrant (and their heirs and other legal representatives) coverage against certain liabilities arising from any negligent act, error, omission or breach of duty claimed against them solely by reason of their being such officers and directors, and
providing coverage for the Registrant against its obligation to provide indemnification as required by the above-described statute. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXHIBITS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521160672/d447031dex31.htm">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May&nbsp;12, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;
3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;13, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>3.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312521160672/d447031dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May&nbsp;12, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;
3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;13, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000095017203003216/s439817.txt">Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT> dated November&nbsp;6, 2003).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dex51.htm">Opinion of Janet M. Link as to legality. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dex231.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP,&nbsp;Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dex51.htm">Consent of Janet M. Link (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dex241.htm">Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker,&nbsp;Inc. Power of Attorney.</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1(a)*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dex991a.htm">Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker 2022 Omnibus Award Plan.</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d337687dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table</A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>UNDERTAKINGS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>&nbsp;offering thereof; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide</I>&nbsp;offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New Britain, State of
Connecticut, on this 25<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;day of April, 2022. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">STANLEY BLACK&nbsp;&amp; DECKER,&nbsp;INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Janet M. Link</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on this 25<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;day of April, 2022. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Janet M. Link</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SVP, General Counsel and
Secretary</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Stanley
Dr.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New Britain, CT 06053</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>T </B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">860-827-5077</FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>F</B> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">860-827-3911</FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail:</FONT> <U>Janet.Link@sbdinc.com</U></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Stanley Drive </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New Britain, Connecticut 06053 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Stanley Black</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. &#151; Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT></U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I am the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the
&#147;<U>Corporation</U>&#148;), and have assisted the Corporation in connection with the filing by the Corporation of a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;)
relating to the registration of 9,800,000 shares of the Corporation&#146;s Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (the &#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;), relating to the Corporation&#146;s 2022 Omnibus Award Plan (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I have examined the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of the Plan and such other corporate records,
documents, certificates or other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinion set forth below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the authorized but not previously issued shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the
Plan have been duly authorized and when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any applicable award agreements will be validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinion is limited to matters involving the federal laws of the United States of America and the <I>Connecticut Business
Corporations Act</I> and I do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to the filing of this
opinion as an exhibit to the Corporation&#146;s Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours,</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Janet M. Link</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President,</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Stanley Black &amp; Decker 2022 Omnibus Award Plan of
our reports dated February 22, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Stanley Black &amp; Decker, Inc. and subsidiaries (the &#147;Company&#148;) and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
of the Company included in its Annual Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Form&nbsp;10-K)</FONT> for the year ended January 1, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the
undersigned officers and/or directors of Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker,&nbsp;Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Janet M. Link, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute (a)&nbsp;a Registration Statement
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;(the&nbsp;&#147;Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;Registration</FONT></FONT> Statement&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933 concerning the Registrant&#146;s common
stock, par value $2.50 per share, to be offered in connection with certain stock option compensation plans of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, including the Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Award Plan, (b)&nbsp;any and all
amendments and supplements to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;Registration</FONT> Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;under the
Securities Act of 1933 and (c)&nbsp;other instruments necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
hereby grants to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">such&nbsp;attorney-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary or desirable
to be done, and to take or cause to be taken any and all such further actions in connection with such registration statement as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">such&nbsp;attorney-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT>
agent, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">said&nbsp;attorney-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agent or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this power of attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities listed below.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1(a) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE STANLEY BLACK&nbsp;&amp; DECKER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2022 OMNIBUS AWARD PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;1. Purpose </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purposes of
this Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker 2022 Omnibus Award Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) are to encourage selected employees, consultants, and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors of Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc.
(together with any successor thereto, the &#147;Company&#148;) or any of its Affiliates to acquire a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company, to generate an increased incentive to contribute to the Company&#146;s future
success and prosperity, thus enhancing the value of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders, and to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals upon whom, in large measure,
the sustained progress, growth and profitability of the Company depend. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2. Definitions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Affiliate&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;any entity that, directly or through one or more
intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Award&#148; shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent, or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Award Agreement&#148; shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document
evidencing any Award granted under the Plan. An Award Agreement may be in an electronic medium. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Board of Directors&#148; or &#147;Board&#148; shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Code&#148; shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Committee&#148; shall mean the Compensation and Talent Development Committee of the Board.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Dividend Equivalent&#148; shall mean any right granted under Section&nbsp;6(e) of the Plan.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Exchange Act&#148; shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Fair Market Value&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;with respect to any property other than Shares, the
fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to Shares, the average of the high and the low price of a Share as quoted on the New
York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on the date as of which fair market value is to be determined (or if not then trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on the securities exchange or
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market on which the Shares are principally trading on such date) or, if there is no trading of Shares on such date, the average of the high and the low
price on the next preceding date on which there was such trading. In the event that there is no public market for Shares on the date as of which fair market value is to be determined, the fair market value of Shares shall be as determined in good
faith by the Committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Immediate family members&#148; of a Participant shall mean the Participant&#146;s child,
stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mother-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">father-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">son-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">daughter-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">brother-in-law,</FONT></FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sister-in-law,</FONT></FONT> including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the
employee&#146;s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the employee) control the management of assets, and any
other entity in which these persons (or the employee) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(k)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Incentive Stock Option&#148; shall mean an option granted under Section&nbsp;6(a) of the Plan that
is intended to meet the requirements of Section&nbsp;422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who meet the definition of &#147;employees&#148; under Section&nbsp;3401(c) of the
Code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(l)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Non-Employee</FONT> Director&#148; shall mean any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director of the Company or of any Affiliate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(m)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Option&#148; shall mean an option
granted under Section&nbsp;6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(n)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Option&#148; shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Option, as applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(o)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Other Stock-Based Award&#148; shall mean any right granted under Section&nbsp;6(f) of the Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(p)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Participant&#148; shall mean any employee of, or consultant to, the Company or any Affiliate who
is designated by the Committee to be granted an Award under the Plan and any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director of the Company who is designated by the Corporate Governance Committee to be granted an Award under the Plan.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(q)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Performance Award&#148; shall mean any Award granted under Section&nbsp;6(d) of the Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(r)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Person&#148; shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or political subdivision thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(s)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Prior Plans&#148; shall mean the 2009 Plan, the 2013 Plan, and the 2018 Plan, collectively.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(t)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Released Securities&#148; shall mean securities that were Restricted Securities with respect to
which all applicable restrictions have expired, lapsed, or been waived. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(u)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Restricted Securities&#148; shall mean securities covered by Awards of Restricted Stock or other
Awards under which issued and outstanding Shares are held subject to certain restrictions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(v)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Restricted Stock&#148; shall mean any Share granted under Section&nbsp;6(c) of the Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(w)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Restricted Stock Unit&#148; shall mean any unit granted under Section&nbsp;6(c) of the Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(x)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Shares&#148; shall mean shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $2.50 per share, and
such other securities or property as may become the subject of Awards, or become subject to Awards, pursuant to an adjustment made under Section&nbsp;4(b) of the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(y)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Stock Appreciation Right&#148; shall mean any right granted under Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(z)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;2009 Plan&#148; shall mean the Company&#146;s 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(aa)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;2013 Plan&#148; shall mean the Company&#146;s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(bb)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;2018 Plan&#148; shall mean the Company&#146;s 2018 Omnibus Award Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;3. Administration </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the
Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i)&nbsp;designate Participants; (ii)&nbsp;determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii)&nbsp;determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with
respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv)&nbsp;determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v)&nbsp;determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be
settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or be cancelled, forfeited, or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, cancelled, forfeited, or suspended;
(vi)&nbsp;determine in accordance with the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an
Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii)&nbsp;interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan;
(viii)&nbsp;establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it deems appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix)&nbsp;make any other determination and take any other action that the
Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall
be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, any shareholder,
and any employee of the Company or of any Affiliate. All elective deferrals permitted pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3 shall be accomplished by the delivery of a written, irrevocable election by the Participant on a form provided by the Company. All
deferrals shall be made in accordance with administrative guidelines established by the Committee to ensure that such deferrals comply with all applicable requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. The Committee may credit interest, at such
rates to be determined by the Committee, on cash payments that are deferred and credit dividends or dividend equivalents on deferred payments denominated in the form of Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board shall be responsible
for recommending to the Board grants of Awards to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors (including any Award Agreements applicable to such Awards). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;4. Shares Available for Awards </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(a)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Shares Available</B>. Subject, in each case, to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;4(b):
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Calculation of Number of Shares Available</B>. The aggregate number of Shares authorized to be issued in
connection with the granting of Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 9,800,000, plus any Shares that become available for Awards in accordance with Section&nbsp;4(a)(ii) of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A)&nbsp;no more than 1,000,000
Shares shall be cumulatively available for delivery pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options, (B)&nbsp;the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any single Participant in
respect of any single fiscal year shall not exceed 2,500,000 Shares, and (C)&nbsp;notwithstanding any plan or program of the Company to the contrary, the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid to any single
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director in respect of any single fiscal year (including Awards under the Plan, determined based on the fair market value of such Award as of the grant date, as well as retainer fees) shall not
exceed $750,000. In the case of any Awards granted under the Plan, (x)&nbsp;each Share with respect to which an Option or stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right is granted under the Plan shall reduce the aggregate number of Shares that may be
delivered under the Plan by one Share and (y)&nbsp;each share with respect to which any other Award denominated in Shares is granted under the Plan shall reduce the aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan by 2.55 Shares.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>If Shares covered by an Award granted under the Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited
or cancelled, or if an Award otherwise terminates without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under
the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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or termination, shall again become available for granting Awards under the Plan. Following the date on which the shareholders approve the Plan, no further awards shall be granted under any Prior
Plans, except that, if shares covered by an award granted under the 2018 Plan, the 2013 Plan, or the 2009 Plan, or to which such an award relates, are forfeited or cancelled, or if an award under such Prior Plan otherwise terminates without the
delivery of shares, then the shares covered by such award, or to which such award relates, or the number of shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of shares available under the applicable Prior Plan with respect to such award, to the
extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation or termination, shall become available for granting Awards under the Plan. In the case of any awards granted under the 2018 Plan prior to the Effective Date that become available for granting of Awards
under the Plan in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence following the Effective Date, (x)&nbsp;each Share with respect to which an option or stock-settled stock appreciation right granted under the 2018 Plan that is made available for
delivery of Awards under the Plan shall be added as one Share and (y)&nbsp;each share with respect to which any other award denominated in Shares granted under the 2018 Plan that is made available for delivery of Awards under the Plan shall be added
as four Shares. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>For the avoidance of doubt, any Shares which (1)&nbsp;are tendered to or withheld by the Company to
satisfy payment of applicable tax withholding requirements in connection with the vesting or delivery of an Award, (2)&nbsp;are withheld by the Company upon exercise of an Option pursuant to a &#147;net exercise&#148; arrangement, or
(3)&nbsp;underlie a Stock Appreciation Right that is settled in Shares, shall not again be made available for Awards under the Plan. Further, Shares that are purchased by the Company in the open market pursuant to any repurchase plan or program,
whether using Option proceeds or otherwise, shall not be made available for grants of Awards under the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Accounting for Awards</B>. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;4, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(A)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>if an Award (other than a Dividend Equivalent) is denominated or settled in Shares, the number of Shares
covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan; for the avoidance of doubt, any Award that by its terms
is to be settled solely in cash shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(B)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Dividend Equivalents shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting
Awards under the Plan, if at all, only in such amount and at such time as the Committee shall determine under procedures adopted by the Committee consistent with the purposes of the Plan; provided, however, that Awards that operate in tandem with
(whether granted simultaneously with or at a different time from), or that are substituted for, other Awards or awards granted under the 2018 Plan, the 2013 Plan, or the 2009 Plan may be counted or not counted under procedures adopted by the
Committee in order to avoid double counting. Any Shares that are delivered by the Company, and any Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company through the assumption by the Company or an Affiliate of, or in substitution for,
outstanding awards previously granted by an acquired company, shall not be counted against the Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(v)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards</B>. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in
whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or any other Shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Adjustments</B>. In the event that the Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether
in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">split-up,</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">spin-off,</FONT> combination repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar
corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the
Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i)&nbsp;the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii)&nbsp;the number and type
of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii)&nbsp;the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) specified as the annual <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">per-participant</FONT> limitation under
Section&nbsp;4(a), and (iv)&nbsp;the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, however, in each case, that with respect
to Awards of Incentive Stock Options no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate Section&nbsp;422(b)(1) of the Code or any successor provision thereto; and provided further, however, that
the number of Shares subject to any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;5. Eligibility </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any employee of (including any officer of), or consultant to, the Company or of any Affiliate and any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director of the Company shall be eligible to be designated a Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;6. Awards
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(a)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Options</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms
and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, in either case not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may determine: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exercise Price</B>. The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any Option retroactively granted in tandem with or
in substitution for another Award or any outstanding award granted under any other plan of the Company, on the date of grant of such other Award or award). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Option Term</B>. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee; provided, however, that in no
event shall the term of any Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Time and Method of Exercise</B>. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be
exercised in whole or in part, and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms, including cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant
exercise price, in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and unless otherwise set forth in the Participant&#146;s Award Agreement, such
payment may be made: (A)&nbsp;in cash, or its equivalent, (B)&nbsp;subject to such rules as may be established by the Committee and subject to applicable law, (i)&nbsp;by exchanging Shares owned by the Participant (which are not the subject of any
pledge or other security interest and which have been owned by such Participant for at least six months), or (ii)&nbsp;through delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option
and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price, (C)&nbsp;subject to any conditions or limitations established by the Committee, the Company&#146;s withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of an
Option pursuant to a &#147;net </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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exercise&#148; arrangement (it being understood that, solely for purposes of determining the number of treasury shares held by the Company, the Shares so withheld will not be treated as issued
and acquired by the Company upon such exercise), (D) by a combination of the foregoing, or (E)&nbsp;by such other methods as may be approved by the Committee, <I>provided </I>that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the fair
market value of any such Shares so tendered to the Company or withheld as of the date of such tender or withholding is at least equal to such aggregate exercise price. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incentive Stock Options</B>. All Options when granted under the Plan are intended to be <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Options, unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall
comply in all respects with the provisions of Section&nbsp;422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of
an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section&nbsp;421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions) or any successor provision of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition
within ten days thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(v)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Transferability</B>. An Option shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order, as defined in the Code, and, during the Participant&#146;s lifetime, shall be exercisable only by the Participant, except that the Committee may: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(A)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>permit exercise, during the Participant&#146;s lifetime, by the Participant&#146;s guardian or legal
representative; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(B)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>permit transfer, upon the Participant&#146;s death, to beneficiaries designated by the Participant in a
manner authorized by the Committee, provided that the Committee determines that such exercise and such transfer are consonant with requirements for exemption from Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act and, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option,
the requirements of Section&nbsp;422(b)&nbsp;(5) of the Code; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(C)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>grant <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Options that are transferable, or
amend outstanding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Options to make them so transferable, without payment of consideration, to Immediate Family of the Participant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Stock Appreciation Rights</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to
Participants. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive in cash or Shares, at the Company&#146;s sole discretion, upon
exercise thereof, the excess of (i)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (ii)&nbsp;the grant price of the right as specified by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the
date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any Stock Appreciation Right retroactively granted in tandem with or in substitution for another Award or any outstanding award granted under any other
plan of the Company, on the date of grant of such other Award or award). Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of
any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee; provided that no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more than ten years from the date of grant. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise
of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(c)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Issuance</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units to Participants. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Restrictions</B>. Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such
restrictions as the Committee may impose (including any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or property), which restrictions, subject to Section&nbsp;6(e), may lapse
separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Registration</B>. Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the
Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, such certificate
shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Forfeiture</B>. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment or service
(as determined under criteria established by the Committee) for any reason during the applicable restriction period, all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units that are, in either case, still subject to restriction, shall be
forfeited and reacquired by the Company. Unrestricted Shares, evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall deem appropriate, shall be delivered to the holder of Restricted Stock promptly after such Restricted Stock shall become Released
Securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(v)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Restricted Stock Units</B>. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or set forth in an Award
Agreement, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the following requirements. Unless previously forfeited, and subject to Section&nbsp;10(b), Restricted Stock Units shall be settled on or before the 30<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day following the earliest of (I)&nbsp;the applicable vesting date set forth in the Award Agreement, (II)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s death, (III)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s separation from service
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code after attaining the age of Retirement as defined below or as a result of a disability within the meaning of Section&nbsp;22(e)(3) of the Code. Restricted Stock Units may be denominated or payable
in cash, Shares, other securities or other property. If the Committee reasonably anticipates that making a payment in respect of Restricted Stock Units may violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law, such payment may be delayed and made
in accordance with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and Section&nbsp;1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations thereunder. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(d)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Performance Awards</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants.
Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, a Performance Award granted under the Plan (i)&nbsp;may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock), other securities, other Awards, or other property
and (ii)&nbsp;shall confer on the holder thereof rights valued as determined by the Committee and payable to, or exercisable by, the holder of the Performance Award, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such
performance periods as the Committee shall establish. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any
Performance Awards may be based shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion, and may include (but are not limited to), as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles where applicable: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(i)&nbsp;pre-tax</FONT> income or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> income, or earnings per share (basic or diluted); (ii) earnings, including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, earnings
before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, or extraordinary or special items; (iii)&nbsp;net income, excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets; (iv)&nbsp;operating income;
(v)&nbsp;earnings or book value per share (basic or diluted); (vi) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vii)&nbsp;return on revenues; (viii)&nbsp;net tangible assets (working capital plus
property, plants and equipment) or return on net </P>
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tangible assets (operating income divided by average net tangible assets) or working capital; (ix)&nbsp;cash flow, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted
or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, cash flow in excess of cost of capital, or working capital turns; (x)&nbsp;total sales or sales growth, or portions thereof (such as organic sales growth); (xi) operating margin, gross margin or profit
margin; (xii)&nbsp;share price or total shareholder return; (xiii)&nbsp;earnings from continuing operations; (xiv)&nbsp;cost targets, reductions or savings, productivity or efficiencies; (xv)&nbsp;economic value added; (xvi)&nbsp;environmental,
social and governance (&#147;ESG&#148;) including but not limited to goals related to employee diversity such as gender, race or ethnicity; and (xvii)&nbsp;strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified
market penetration or market share, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, financial management, project management, supervision of litigation, information technology, or goals
relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or similar transactions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where applicable, the performance goals may be described
in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the subsidiary, Affiliate, division, department, business unit, region, function or other organizational unit within the
Company, subsidiary or Affiliate in which the Participant is employed. The performance goals may be made relative to the performance of other companies or subsidiaries, divisions, departments, business units, regions, functions or other
organizational units within such other companies, and may be made relative to an index or one or more of the performance goals themselves, all as determined by the Committee. The performance goals may include a threshold level of performance below
which no payment will be made (or no vesting will occur), levels of performance at which specified payments will be paid (or specified vesting will occur) and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment will be made (or at which
full vesting will occur). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any
Performance Award granted, and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee, in each case subject to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(e)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Dividend Equivalents</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants Awards (other than
Awards in respect of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) under which the holders thereof shall be entitled to receive payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee, and the Committee
may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested. To the extent that Dividend Equivalents are credited in respect of any Award made under Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan
(including any Performance Award), such Dividend Equivalent(s) will vest (or be forfeited) at the same time as the underlying Award to which such Dividend Equivalent(s) relate. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Awards Agreement,
such Awards may have such additional terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(f)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other Stock-Based Awards</B>. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants such other Awards
that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including securities convertible into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the
Plan; provided, however, that such grants must comply with applicable law. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares or other securities
delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section&nbsp;6(f) shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or forms, including cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or
other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine, the value of which consideration, as established by the Committee, shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such
purchase right is granted (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any such purchase right retroactively granted in tandem with or in substitution for another Award or any outstanding award granted under any other plan of the Company, on
the date of grant of such other Award or award). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(g)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>General. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Cash Consideration for Awards</B>. Awards may be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal
cash consideration as may be required by applicable law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together</B>. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted
either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award or any awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards, or in addition to or in
tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate, may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Forms of Payment Under Awards</B>. Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement,
payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise, or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other
property, or any combination thereof, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include
provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments. The Participant (or, in the event of death, the
Participant&#146;s beneficiary or estate) may direct the sale on behalf of, or for the benefit of the Participant (or, in the event of death, the Participant&#146;s beneficiary or estate) of some or all of the Shares delivered pursuant to an Award
granted to the Participant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Limits on Transfer of Awards</B>. Except as provided in Section&nbsp;6(a) above regarding Options, no Award
(other than Released Securities), and no right under any such Award, shall be assignable, alienable, saleable, or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order, as defined in the Code (or, in the case of an Award of Restricted Securities, to the Company); provided, however, that, if so determined by the Committee, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a
beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any property distributable, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. Each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable, during
the Participant&#146;s lifetime, only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant&#146;s guardian or legal representative. No Award (other than Released Securities), and no right under any such Award, may be
pledged, alienated, attached, or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment, or encumbrance thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. Except as permitted under Section&nbsp;409A of the
Code, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code) payable to Participant or for a Participant&#146;s benefit under this Plan and Awards hereunder may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by a
Participant to the Company or any Affiliate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(v)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Terms of Awards</B>. Except as otherwise specified in the Plan, the Term of each Award shall be for such
period as may be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the term of any Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(vi)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Share Certificates</B>. All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to
any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to
such restrictions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;7. Amendment and Termination </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(a)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Amendments to the Plan</B>. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any
Award (and the related Award Agreement), including any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant, or any other holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted, without
the consent of any shareholder, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or other Person; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of the shareholders of the
Company no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be made that would: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>increase the total number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan, except as provided in
Section&nbsp;4 hereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>increase the annual compensation limitation established with respect to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors as set forth in Section&nbsp;4(a)(i)(C) of the Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>permit Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Other Stock-Based Awards encompassing rights to purchase
Shares to be granted with per Share grant, purchase, or exercise prices of less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant thereof, except to the extent permitted under Sections 4(b), 6(a), 6(b), or 6(f) hereof; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>otherwise require approval of the shareholders of the Company in order to comply with rules of the
applicable national securities exchange upon which the Shares are traded or quoted. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Adjustments of Awards Upon Certain Acquisitions</B>. In the event the Company or any Affiliate shall assume
outstanding employee awards or the right or obligation to make future awards in connection with the acquisition of another business or another corporation or business entity, the Committee may make such adjustments, not inconsistent with the terms
of the Plan, in the terms of Awards as it shall deem appropriate in order to achieve reasonable comparability or other equitable relationship between the assumed awards and the Awards granted under the Plan as so adjusted. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(c)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Adjustments of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events</B>. The Committee shall
be authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including the events described in Section&nbsp;4(b) hereof) affecting the Company, any
Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(d)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Certain Adjustments of Awards Not Permitted. </B>Except in connection with an event or transaction described
in subsections (b)&nbsp;or (c) of this Section&nbsp;7 or Section&nbsp;4(b), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option or the grant price of Stock Appreciation Rights, or to
cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with a purchase price per share or grant price, as applicable, that is less than the purchase price per share or grant
price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable, without shareholder approval. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies</B>. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any
omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan or such Award into effect. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;8. General Provisions </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(a)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Rights to Awards</B>. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under
the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Delegation</B>. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers or managers of the Company or any
Affiliate, or a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to, or to cancel, modify, waive rights with respect to, alter, discontinue, suspend or
terminate Awards held by, Participants who are neither (i)&nbsp;officers of the Company for purposes of Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act, nor <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(ii)&nbsp;Non-Employee</FONT> Directors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(c)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Withholding</B>. The Company or any Affiliate shall be authorized to withhold from any Award granted or any
payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan the amount determined by the Company (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property) of withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or
transfer under such Awards or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or Affiliate to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(d)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements</B>. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or
any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(e)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Right to Employment</B>. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right
to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or service, free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(f)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Governing Law</B>. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating
to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut and applicable Federal law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(g)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Severability</B>. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable
laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person, or Award, and the
remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(h)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Trust or Fund Created</B>. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust
or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an
Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>No Fractional Shares</B>. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any
Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be cancelled, terminated, or
otherwise eliminated. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(j)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Headings</B>. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to
facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(k)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Construction</B>. For purposes of the Plan, the terms &#147;include,&#148; &#147;includes&#148; and
&#147;including&#148; shall mean such terms without limitation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(l)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Detrimental Activity and Recapture</B>. Any Award Agreement may provide for the cancellation or forfeiture
of an Award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any gain related to an Award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee from time to time, if a
Participant during employment or other service with the Company or an Affiliate, engages in activity detrimental to the Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any Award Agreement may also provide for the
cancellation or forfeiture of an Award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any gain related to an Award, or other provision intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be required by the Committee under
Section&nbsp;10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Shares may be traded.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;9. Change in Control </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(a)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>In the event of a Change in Control, unless otherwise set forth in an Award Agreement or provided in an
individual severance or employment agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, the following acceleration, exercisability and valuation provisions will apply: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>The vesting of any Award that is determined to be a &#147;Replaced Award&#148; (as such term is defined
below) will not be accelerated, and any applicable restrictions or conditions thereon will not lapse, solely as a result of the Change in Control. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>If an award meeting the requirements of Section&nbsp;9(a)(iii) (a &#147;Replacement Award&#148;) is
<B><U>not</U></B> provided to the Participant in accordance with Section&nbsp;9(a)(iii) in order to replace or adjust such outstanding Award held by the Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control (a &#147;Replaced Award&#148;), then each
then-outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant will become fully vested and exercisable and the restrictions applicable to each outstanding Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, Performance Award,
Dividend Equivalent or Other Stock-Based Award held by the Participant will lapse and such Award will be fully vested (with any applicable performance goals deemed to have been achieved at a target level as of the date of such vesting). For the
avoidance of doubt, if all Awards hereunder are terminated without any Replacement Awards or Replaced Awards, then the Company or its successor in the Change in Control may terminate all Awards whose exercise price is less than or equal to the value
per Share realized in connection with the Change in Control (without any consideration therefor). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>An award meets the conditions of this Section&nbsp;9(a)(iii) (and hence qualifies as a Replacement
Award) if (A)&nbsp;it is of the same type (e.g., stock option for Option, restricted stock for Restricted Stock, restricted stock unit for Restricted Stock Unit, etc.) as the Replaced Award, (B)&nbsp;it has a value at least equal to the value of the
Replaced Award, (C)&nbsp;it relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control, (D)&nbsp;if the
Participant holding the Replaced Award is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences to such Participant under the Code of the Replacement Award are not less favorable to such Participant than the tax consequences of the
Replaced Award, and (E)&nbsp;its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant holding the Replaced Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a
subsequent Change in Control). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of
whether the conditions of this Section&nbsp;9(a)(iii) are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may
determine the value of Awards and Replacement Awards that are stock options by reference to either their intrinsic value or their fair value. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>If the Participant terminates his or her employment for Good Reason, the Participant is involuntarily
terminated by the Company or, if applicable, an Affiliate, for reasons other than for Cause, or the Participant&#146;s employment terminates due to the Participant&#146;s death or Disability or Retirement, as such terms are hereinafter defined,
during the period of two years following a Change in Control (A)&nbsp;all Replacement Awards held by the Participant will become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable and free of restrictions (with any applicable performance goals deemed to
have been achieved at a target level as of the date of such vesting), and (B)&nbsp;all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by the Participant immediately before such termination of employment that the Participant also held as of the date of
the Change in Control or that constitute Replacement Awards will remain exercisable for not less than three years following such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option or Stock Appreciation Rights,
whichever period is shorter (provided, however, that if the applicable Award Agreement provides for a longer period of exercisability, that provision will control). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>For purposes of the Plan, a &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall be deemed to have occurred if:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>any Person, as hereinafter defined, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, as hereinafter defined, directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company, as hereinafter defined, (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company&#146;s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (A)&nbsp;of subsection (iii)&nbsp;below; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(ii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of Board directors
then serving: individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new Board director (other than a Board director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including a consent
solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company or by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any election contest or solicitation of proxies or consents) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Company&#146;s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> (2/3) of the Board directors then still in office who either were Board directors on the Effective Date
or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of
the Company with any other corporation or other entity, other than (A)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either
by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person or any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company&#146;s then outstanding securities; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iv)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or
there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets to an
entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(c)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, to the extent an Award shall be deemed to be
vested or earned, or to the extent the restrictions applicable to an Award shall be deemed to lapse, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and such Change in Control is not described by Section&nbsp;409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, then any
resulting payment permitted by this Section&nbsp;9 that would be considered deferred compensation under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code will instead be made to the Participant on the 30th day following the earliest of (i)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s
&#147;separation from service&#148; with the Company (determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code), (ii) the date payment otherwise would have been made in the absence of any provisions in the Plan to the contrary (provided such date
is permissible under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code), or (iii)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s death. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Solely for purposes of Sections 9(b) and (d), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other
provision of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Beneficial Owner&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> under the Exchange Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Company&#148; shall mean Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc.; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Person&#148; shall have the meaning given in Section&nbsp;3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified
and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (A)&nbsp;the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B)&nbsp;a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of
its Affiliates, (C)&nbsp;an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D)&nbsp;a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership of stock of the Company; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(e)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Unless otherwise specified in an applicable employment agreement, change in control severance agreement,
change in control severance plan or award document, in each case, as may be applicable to the Participant: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(i)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Cause&#148; shall mean </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(A)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the willful and continued failure by the Participant to substantially perform the Participant&#146;s
duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant&#146;s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a notice of termination for
Good Reason by the Participant) that has not been cured within 30 calendar days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company
believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant&#146;s duties, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(B)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the willful engaging by the Participant in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the
Company or its Affiliates, monetarily or otherwise. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of clauses (A)&nbsp;and (B) of this definition, no
act, or failure to act, on the Participant&#146;s part shall be deemed &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant&#146;s act, or failure to act, was
in the best interest of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Disability&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (or, if not
defined in the applicable Award Agreement, shall have the meaning provided in Section&nbsp;22(e)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(iii)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Good Reason&#148; shall mean, in each case without the consent of the affected Participant:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(A)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>a reduction by the Company in the Participant&#146;s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior
to the Change in Control or as the same may be increased from time to time, except for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">across-the-board</FONT></FONT> salary reductions similarly affecting all senior officers of the
Company and all senior officers of any Person in control of the Company; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(B)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the relocation of the Participant&#146;s principal place of employment to a location more than 35 miles
from the Participant&#146;s principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company&#146;s requiring the Participant to be based anywhere other than such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation
thereof), except for required travel on the Company&#146;s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Participant&#146;s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(C)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>the failure by the Company to pay to the Participant any portion of the Participant&#146;s current
compensation or to pay to the Participant any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, in any event within seven calendar days of the date such compensation is due.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No termination of employment shall be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (I)&nbsp;the applicable Participant provides
the Company with written notice setting forth the specific facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason within 60 days after the initial existence of the occurrence of such facts or circumstances, (II)&nbsp;the Company has failed to cure such
facts or circumstances within 30 days after its receipt of such written notice, and (III)&nbsp;the effective date of the Participant&#146;s termination of employment for Good Reason occurs no later than one year after the initial existence of the
facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>&#147;Retirement&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (or, if not
defined in the applicable Award Agreement, shall mean the Participant&#146;s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates at or after attaining the age of 55 and completing 10 years of service). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;10. Compliance with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Plan and any grants made hereunder comply with the
provisions of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section&nbsp;409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to Participants. The Plan and any Awards granted hereunder shall be administered in a manner consistent with
this intent. Any reference in the Plan to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal
Revenue Service. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>If at the time of a Participant&#146;s separation from service (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code), (i) the Participant shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii)&nbsp;the Company shall make a good
faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> delay rule set forth in Section&nbsp;409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled
payment date but shall instead pay it, without interest, on the first business day of the seventh month after the Participant&#146;s separation from service or, if earlier, on the Participant&#146;s death. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(c)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or of any Award Agreement to the contrary, in light of the
uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to the Plan and any Award Agreements as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes
or penalties under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. In any case, a Participant shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on a Participant or for a Participant&#146;s account in
connection with the Plan and any Award Agreements (including any taxes and penalties under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant
harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;11. Effective Date of the Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be effective when approved by the shareholders of the Company (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;12. Term of the Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No
Award shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the
authority of the Committee to amend, alter, or adjust any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 107 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF FILING FEE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Form type) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Stanley
Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Table I: Newly Registered Securities </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering<BR>Price Per<BR>Unit</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Fee Rate</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">Amount of<BR>Registration Fee</TD></TR>


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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Fees&nbsp;to&nbsp;Be<BR>Paid</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Equity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">&nbsp;Common Stock, par&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;value $2.50 per share&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Other<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">9,800,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">145.70<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,427,860,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">.0000927</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$132,362.62</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Offering Amounts</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,427,860,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$132,362.62</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Fee Offsets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$0</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Fee Due</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$132,362.62</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers additional securities
that may become issuable under the Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker 2022 Omnibus Award Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) by Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) by reason of certain corporate
transactions or events, including any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares
of Common Stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimated for purposes of calculation of the Registration Fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;and based
upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April&nbsp;20, 2022, a date that is within five business days prior to the date of the filing of this Registration
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