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Stanley Black & Decker Announces 1st Quarter Dividend

02/14/2012 13:55:00 ET

NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Feb 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a regular first quarter cash dividend of $0.41 per common share. This extends the company’s record for the longest consecutive annual and quarterly dividend payments among industrial companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012.

As management stated on the fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings conference call in January, a meaningful dividend increase is under review for implementation in 2012.

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