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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

March 6, 2019

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“Stanley Black & Decker” or the “Company”) to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 17, 2019, at the John F. Lundgren Center for Learning and Development, 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053 (see directions at the end of this document).

This document includes the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a letter from the Chairman of our Board of Directors and the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement describes the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting and provides other important information about the Company that you should be aware of when you vote your shares.

In our 2018 letter to our shareholders, which is included in our Annual Report, we describe our vision and purpose, strategic initiatives and our financial performance. We are committed to providing our shareholders with long-term value, and we hope that you will find the letter informative. I would like to personally thank you for your continued investment in our Company.

We appreciate and encourage your participation. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your vote is important to us and we hope that your shares will be represented. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR ON THE INTERNET, OR RETURN A PROPERLY COMPLETED PROXY CARD, AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.


Very truly yours,
 
James M. Loree
President and Chief Executive Officer


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Letter to Shareholders
from the Chairman of our Board

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Thank you for your investment in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. In advance of our 2019 Annual Meeting, I wanted to share with you some highlights of the Board’s work during the past year.

Oversight of Company Strategy and Risk

My fellow directors and I believe that one of our most important responsibilities is providing independent oversight of the Company’s short- and long-term business strategy, and at nearly every Board meeting, we discuss progress on management’s execution of the strategy and our commitment to our 22/22 Vision. To assist in our review of the Company’s strategy to achieve long-term value creation, we recently devoted our October 2018 meeting to engaging with senior management and high potential leaders regarding their strategic plans for the next three years. We also pay close attention to enterprise risks, including risks related to culture, human capital and conduct, and oversee the calibration of those risks to maximize the long-term interests of the Company.

Board Composition and Diversity

The Board is collaborative and represents a variety of experiences and viewpoints, enabling us to have informed, frank and objective discussions. Through the Board’s annual self-evaluation process, we pay careful attention to Board composition in order to ensure that we have the right mix of skills, experience and perspectives to oversee the rapidly changing business dynamics and environment in which the Company operates. Over the last three years, we have added three independent directors who are leaders in their fields, balancing their fresh perspectives with the deep institutional knowledge of our more tenured directors. Most recently, in July 2018, we welcomed Dmitri Stockton to the Board. Mr. Stockton is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Asset Management. This year, Robert Ryan and Marianne Parrs are retiring from the Board and will not be seeking re-election. We thank them for their significant contributions and many years of service to the Board and our shareholders.

The Board has also focused on refreshing its Committee leadership and has elected Andrea Ayers as the Chair of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee; Patrick Campbell as Chair of the Audit Committee; and Michael Hankin as Chair of the Finance and Pension Committee.

The Board is committed to diversity and inclusion on the Board and throughout the Company. In July 2018, the Board amended the charter of the Corporate Governance Committee to formally confirm our commitment to considering diversity in the process of identifying director candidates.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Board is directly involved in the oversight of the Company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. To formalize this oversight role, in July 2018, the Board amended the charter of the Corporate Governance Committee to include responsibility for reviewing the Company’s policies, objectives and practices regarding environmental management, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The Company has enhanced its communications and disclosures regarding these efforts so that shareholders can better understand how the Company’s corporate social responsibility strategy is integrally tied to business strategy and long-term value creation.

Corporate Governance

The Board understands its responsibility for good governance and strives to make governance changes that align with evolving best practices. For example, in July 2018, we voted to amend the Company’s Bylaws to proactively adopt proxy access, which enables eligible shareholders to nominate candidates for our Board to be included in our proxy statement.


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Shareholder Engagement

Because accountability to shareholders is critical to our success, we have developed a broad engagement process to gather year-round feedback and insight from our shareholders. During 2018, we reached out to shareholders representing approximately 43% of our shares outstanding and engaged on topics including board composition and structure, risk management, sustainability, innovation and strategy, as well as our executive compensation program. The Board has incorporated valuable insights from this engagement into its deliberations, and we look forward to continuing our dialogue with our shareholders.

My fellow directors and I value your ongoing support of the Company and thank you for the confidence you have placed in us.


Sincerely,
George W. Buckley
Chairman


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OUR 2018 HIGHLIGHTS i
2019 Proxy Summary vi
GENERAL INFORMATION 1
ITEM 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 1
Information Concerning Nominees for Election as Directors 2
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6
Nomination Process 6
Shareholder Nomination Process 6
Proxy Access 7
Qualifications of Directors and Nominees 7
Director Tenure and Age and Board Refreshment 9
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 9
Board Leadership Structure 9
Stock Ownership Policy for Non-Employee Directors and Executive Officers 9
Meetings 10
Director Independence 10
Executive Sessions and Communications with the Board 13
Code of Business Ethics 13
Director Continuing Education 13
RISK OVERSIGHT 13
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 13
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY AND GOALS 14
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION 14
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS 16
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 17
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE 17
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 17
COMPENSATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 18
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION 18
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS 19
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 19
HOW WE DETERMINE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 23
DISCUSSION OF OUR 2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 26
OTHER COMPENSATION POLICIES & CONSIDERATIONS 34
2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 37
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE 37
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE – 2018 GRANTS 40
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END 42
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED DURING 2018 FISCAL YEAR 45
PENSION BENEFITS 46
NON-QUALIFIED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS 47
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGREEMENTS 48
TERMINATION AND CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS 49
CEO PAY RATIO 58
ITEM 2—ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 59
ITEM 3—APPROVAL OF REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 60
ITEM 4—APPROVAL OF GLOBAL OMNIBUS EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 61
VOTING INFORMATION 67
APPENDIX A - RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) 72
EXHIBIT A - STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. GLOBAL OMNIBUS EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 73


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OUR 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE OPERATE

Stanley Black & Decker, an S&P 500 company, was founded over 175 years ago, and is a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, engineered fastening systems and products, services and equipment for oil & gas and infrastructure applications, commercial electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, and mechanical access solutions (primarily automatic doors). We are the worldwide leader in tools and storage. We work every day to create the tools that help build and maintain the world. The Company continues to execute a growth and acquisition strategy that involves industry, geographic and customer diversification to foster sustainable revenue, earnings and cash flow growth. The Company remains focused on organic growth, including increasing its presence in emerging markets, and leveraging the STANLEY Fulfillment System (“SFS 2.0”), which focuses on digital excellence, commercial excellence, breakthrough innovation, core SFS operating principles, and functional transformation. In addition, the Company continues to make strides towards achieving its 22/22 Vision of reaching $22 billion in revenue by 2022 while expanding the margin rate, by becoming known as one of the world’s leading innovators, delivering top-quartile financial performance and elevating its commitment to social responsibility.

SFS 2.0 is our operating system and engine for continuous improvement, helping our people drive operational excellence across the business. SFS 2.0 brings a next-generation focus on driving breakthrough innovation, digital excellence, commercial excellence and functional transformation, seeking step-change impact in how we perform as a leading global industrial company.

SFS 2.0: The Evolution of Excellence

OUR VALUE CREATION MODEL
 

WORLD CLASS BRANDED FRANCHISES WITH SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIC
CHARACTERISTICS THAT CREATE EXCEPTIONAL SHAREHOLDER VALUE

** 7%-9% excluding acquisitions | Excludes M&A related charges

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KEY BUSINESS PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

During 2018, we continued to make significant progress against our strategic priorities:

Total revenue was $14.0 billion, up 8% versus the prior year, with 5% organic growth.*
 
The Company’s GAAP diluted EPS was $3.99 compared to $8.05 in 2017. Both periods included acquisition-related and other charges and 2017 included a gain from the divestiture of the majority of the mechanical security business. Excluding these amounts, adjusted diluted EPS was $8.15 in 2018 versus $7.46 in 2017. Despite absorbing approximately $370 million in external headwinds from commodity inflation, foreign currency and new tariffs, the Company was able to achieve adjusted diluted EPS growth of 9% versus the prior year.**
 
Other key long-term performance highlights include:

3-year total revenue Compound Annual Growth Rate (“CAGR”) of 7%
 
3-year adjusted diluted EPS CAGR of 11%
 
3-year average organic growth* of +5%
 
142 years of consecutive dividend payments
 
Approximately 50% of capital deployed to shareholders and 50% to M&A activity over the long term

* Organic growth is defined as total sales growth less the sales of companies acquired and divested in the past 12 months and foreign currency impacts.
 
** See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.

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POSITIVE PERFORMANCE RESULTS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS

 

*

See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.

BOARD SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Board is committed to diversity and inclusion on the Board and throughout the Company. Most recently, in July 2018, the Board amended the charter of the Corporate Governance Committee to formally confirm its commitment to the consideration of diversity in the process of identifying director candidates. Our Corporate Governance Committee gives serious consideration to the diverse characteristics of our board members and board nominees, and the pool from which we select board nominees, which characteristics may include gender, race, nationality, age, geographic origin and personal, educational and professional experience and skills.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

The Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors review the Board of Director’s Governance Guidelines for possible revision at least once each year, and otherwise consider whether the Company’s policies and procedures should be modified to reflect changes in governance best practices or regulatory updates. The Company’s governance policies include the following best practices:

Annual election of directors
Independent Board, other than our Chief Executive Officer
Appointment of Independent Chairman
Shareholder-approved director fee cap
Proactive adoption of proxy access, allowing eligible long-term shareholders holding 3% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock to include nominations for directors in the Company’s Proxy Statement
Mandatory director resignation for failure to receive majority vote in uncontested director elections.
Meeting of independent directors in executive session at every board meeting
     
Policy against hedging or pledging of Company stock applicable to all directors and executive officers
Recoupment (“clawback”) policy relating to unearned equity and cash incentive compensation of all executive officers
No shareholder rights (“poison pill”) plan
Robust stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers
Annual Board and committee self-assessments
Annual shareholder ratification of independent auditors
No excise tax gross-ups under change in control agreements with executive officers

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SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS

We place a high priority on regular, year-round proactive engagement with our shareholders to better understand their perspectives about our Company and the market generally. During 2018, we reached out to shareholders representing approximately 43% of our shares outstanding to engage with us on a broad range of corporate governance matters including board composition and structure, risk management, sustainability, innovation and strategy, as well as our executive compensation program.

The feedback we received from shareholders was evaluated by management and shared with the Board and the input we received has enabled us to better understand our shareholders’ priorities and evaluate and improve our governance practices. We continually incorporate shareholder feedback into the review of our governance practices and we have clarified certain disclosures relating to our compensation program, among other matters, as a result of our engagement process. As reflected by the track record of our Say on Pay vote over the past three years, shareholders are generally supportive of our executive compensation programs. In addition, in connection with entering into new change in control agreements with certain named executive officers (“NEOs”) during December 2018, the Compensation Committee made the decision to completely eliminate all excise tax gross-ups from current change in control agreements with executive officers. We are committed to maintaining an open dialogue with our shareholders and a robust engagement program.

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2019 Proxy Summary

This summary highlights information regarding voting proposals contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Time and Date: 9:30 a.m., April 17, 2019
           
Place: John F. Lundgren Center for Learning and Development
1000 Stanley Drive
New Britain, Connecticut 06053
 
Record Date: February 15, 2019
 
Voting: Shareholders as of the record date are entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for each of the proposals to be voted on.

Meeting Agenda

Election of directors
 
Approve compensation of named executive officers on an advisory basis
 
Approve selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the registered independent public accounting firm for fiscal 2019
 
Approve the Company’s Global Omnibus Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)
 
Transact other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof

Voting Matters and Vote Recommendation

Proposal No.       Matter       Board Vote Recommendation       Page Reference
(for more detail)
1 Election of Directors FOR EACH NOMINEE       1      
2 Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers on an Advisory Basis FOR 59
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as the Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2019 FOR 60
4 Approve the Company’s Global Omnibus ESPP FOR 61

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Board Nominees

The following table provides summary information about each director nominee (please see “Item 1—Election of Directors” for more information). Under the Company’s Bylaws, and in accordance with the opt-in provisions of the Connecticut Business Corporation Act, a director who receives more “against” than “for” votes in an uncontested election of directors will have his or her term as a director end without any further action by the Board ninety (90) days after the voting results are determined or earlier, if the Board selects a qualified individual to fill the director’s seat. Each director nominee is currently serving as a director and attended at least 75% of all regularly scheduled and special meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served during the director nominee’s tenure.

Committee Memberships
Name       Age       Director
Since
      Occupation       Exec. Audit Corporate
Governance
Finance &
Pension
Comp. &
Talent Dev.
Andrea J. Ayers 55 2014 Former President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Convergys Corporation
C
George W. Buckley,
       Chairman
72 2010 Retired Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer,
3M Company
C
Patrick D. Campbell 66 2008 Retired Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer,
3M Company
C
Carlos M. Cardoso 61 2007 Principal of CMPC
Advisors LLC
C
Robert B. Coutts 69 2007 Retired Executive Vice
President, Electronic Systems,
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Debra A. Crew 48 2013 Former President
and Chief Executive Officer,
Reynolds American Inc.
Michael D. Hankin 61 2016 President and Chief Executive
Officer, Brown Advisory
Incorporated
C
James M. Loree 60 2016

President and Chief Executive
Officer, Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.

James H. Scholefield 57 2017 Executive Vice President and
Chief Information and Digital
Officer, Merck
Dmitri L. Stockton 55 2018

Retired Chairman, President &
Chief Executive Officer, GE Asset
Management

Committee composition is as of the date of this Proxy Statement. Committee memberships are indicated in yellow, with Committee Chairs indicated by a C. All directors, other than Mr. Loree, are independent.

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Executive Compensation Advisory Vote

The Board recommends shareholders vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement for the reasons discussed in this Proxy Statement, including our commitment to our pay for performance philosophy:

We follow a pay for performance philosophy, pursuant to which our employees are incentivized to achieve or exceed objective financial goals established for the Company and deliver superior returns to our shareholders.
 
Our 2018 compensation program reflects this philosophy, as weighted payouts across all performance measures of 95.2%–132.4% of target under the Company’s 2018 Management Incentive Compensation program reflect the Company’s strong operational performance during 2018.
 
Our long-term performance targets are aggressive, as evidenced by the fact that, over the last five years, none of our long-term incentive programs have paid out at maximum.
 
Our pay for performance alignment is strong, with pay opportunity targeted at the market median and realizable pay over the most recently available three-year period for the Chief Executive Officer showing strong alignment with our Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) performance.
 
In each of the last three years, we received strong shareholder support for our named executive officer compensation (92.9% of votes cast in 2018, 92.8% of votes cast in 2017, and 95.2% of votes cast in 2016).
 
Our compensation programs follow executive compensation best practices, including: no tax gross-ups on severance arrangements entered into after 2010, all existing tax gross-ups have been removed from change in control agreements effective as of December 2018, no tax gross-ups on perquisites, a policy against hedging or pledging of Company stock, and robust stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers.

Please see “Item 2—Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers” for more information.

Auditors

We ask that the shareholders approve the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our registered independent public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019. Please see “Item 3—Approval of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm” for more information, including the amount of fees for services provided in 2017 and 2018.

Approval of Global Omnibus ESPP

The Company is seeking shareholder approval of the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Global Omnibus ESPP which was recommended for adoption by the Finance and Pension Committee of the Board on October 17, 2018, and adopted by the full Board on October 18, 2018. Please see “Item 4—Approval of Global Omnibus Employee Stock Purchase Plan” for more information.

2020 Annual Meeting

Shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in our 2020 Proxy Statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) must be received by us no later than November 7, 2019.
 

Notice of shareholder proposals for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, submitted other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8, and other than with respect to director nominees through proxy access, must be delivered to us no earlier than November 7, 2019, and no later than December 7, 2019.
 
Notice with respect to director nominees submitted through proxy access for the 2020 Annual Meeting will not be timely if received at the Company’s principal executive offices before October 8, 2019, or after November 7, 2019.

Please see “Shareholder Proposals for the 2020 Annual Meeting” for more information.

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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
1000 Stanley Drive
New Britain, Connecticut 06053
Telephone: 860-225-5111

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

March 6, 2019

To the Shareholders:

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held at the John F. Lundgren Center for Learning and Development, 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053 on April 17, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. for the following purposes:

(1) To elect the Board of Directors of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.;
 
(2) To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
 
(3) To approve the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year;
 
(4) To approve the Company’s Global Omnibus Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and
 
(5) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2019, are entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on April 17, 2019: This Proxy Statement, together with the Form of Proxy and our Annual Report, are available free of charge at http://www.edocumentview.com/SWK.


Janet M. Link
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
1000 Stanley Drive
New Britain, Connecticut 06053
Telephone: 860-225-5111

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE APRIL 17, 2019, ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Company”), a Connecticut corporation, to be voted at the 2019 Annual Meeting, and any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”), to be held on the date, at the time and place, and for the purposes set forth in the foregoing Notice. No business may be transacted at the Annual Meeting other than the business specified in the Notice of the Annual Meeting, business properly brought before the Annual Meeting at the direction of the Board of Directors, and business properly brought before the Annual Meeting by a shareholder who has given notice to the Company’s Secretary that was received after November 9, 2018, and no later than December 9, 2018. The Company has received no such notice. Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than the matters described in this Proxy Statement. If, however, other business is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders named in the accompanying proxy will vote the proxy in accordance with their best judgment.

This Proxy Statement, the accompanying Notice of the Annual Meeting and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed to shareholders on or about March 6, 2019.

ITEM 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the 2019 Annual Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to elect all of the nominees set forth below to the Board of Directors. Each director, if elected, will serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting and until the particular director’s successor has been elected and qualified.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees. If for any reason any nominee should not be a candidate for election at the time of the meeting, the proxies may be voted, at the discretion of those named as proxies, for a substitute nominee.

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Information Concerning Nominees for Election as Directors

ANDREA J. AYERS, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Convergys Corporation, has been a director of the Company since December 2014.

Ms. Ayers served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Convergys Corporation from November 2012 through October 2018, and a director of Convergys from October 2012 through October 2018. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Ayers served as President of Convergys Customer Management Group Inc., and from 2010 to 2012, Ms. Ayers also served as Chief Operating Officer of Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.

Ms. Ayers is 55 years old and is Chair of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee and a member of the Finance and Pension Committee.

Ms. Ayers had a significant role in the transformation of Convergys from a company with three business lines to a customer management solutions company with approximately 125,000 employees worldwide. She has expertise in multi-channel customer experience, customer management analytics and technology. Ms. Ayers’ experience and expertise provide a valuable resource to the Board and management.

 

GEORGE W. BUCKLEY, retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company, was elected Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2017, and has been a director of the Company since March 2010. Mr. Buckley also served on the Board of The Black & Decker Corporation from 2006 until 2010. From April 2015 through December 2016, he served as Lead Independent Director of the Board.

Mr. Buckley served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company from December 2005 until May 2012. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Buckley served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Motors, Drives, and Appliance Component Division of Emerson Electric Company. Later, he served as President of its U.S. Electric Motors Division. In 1997, he joined the Brunswick Corporation as a Vice President, became Senior Vice President in 1999, and became Executive Vice President in 2000. Mr. Buckley was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Brunswick in April 2000 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in June 2000. As noted above, he was elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company in December 2005. Mr. Buckley serves as Chairman of Smiths Group plc, a director of Hitachi Ltd. and a director of PepsiCo Inc. Within the past five years, Mr. Buckley has served on the board of 3M Company.

Mr. Buckley is 72 years old and is our Chairman of the Board, and also serves as Chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Talent Development Committee.

As the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company, Mr. Buckley provides the Board with the expertise and knowledge of managing a large, multi-national corporation. This knowledge, combined with his prior experience as the Chief Executive Officer of Brunswick Corporation and his expertise related to technology-driven manufacturing, provides a valuable resource to the Board and management.

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PATRICK D. CAMPBELL, retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company, has been a director of the Company since October 2008.

Mr. Campbell served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company from 2002 to 2011. Prior to his tenure with 3M, Mr. Campbell had been Vice President of International and Europe for General Motors Corporation where he served in various finance–related positions during his 25-year career with that company. Mr. Campbell is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Newell Brands Inc., a director of SPX Flow, Inc. and of Herc Holdings, Inc.; within the past five years, he has served as a director of SPX Corporation.

Mr. Campbell is 66 years old and is Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee and the Executive Committee.

As the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company, Mr. Campbell has expert knowledge in finance. Before he joined 3M Company, Mr. Campbell worked at General Motors in various capacities, including the role of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of General Motors International Operations, based in Switzerland, for five years. This experience gives Mr. Campbell a perspective that he is able to use to help the Board understand the issues management confronts on a daily basis and to serve as a valuable resource for the Board and management.

 

CARLOS M. CARDOSO, Principal of CMPC Advisors LLC, has been a director of the Company since October 2007.

Mr. Cardoso joined CMPC Advisors LLC in January 2015. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of Kennametal, Inc. from January 2008 until December 2014 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennametal from January 2006 until December 2014. Mr. Cardoso joined Kennametal in 2003 and served as Vice President, Metalworking Solutions and Services Group and then as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer before he became President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his tenure with Kennametal, Mr. Cardoso was President of the Pump Division of Flowserve Corporation from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Cardoso is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors for Garrett Motion Inc., and also serves as a director of Hubbell Incorporated.

Mr. Cardoso is 61 years old and is Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Finance and Pension Committee and the Executive Committee.

As Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennametal, Inc., Mr. Cardoso faced the challenge of managing a complex company on a daily basis. This experience, combined with the skills Mr. Cardoso acquired in his leadership roles at Kennametal, Inc. and Flowserve Corporation, make him a valuable resource for the Board and management.

 

ROBERT B. COUTTS, retired Executive Vice President, Electronic Systems of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has been a director of the Company since July 2007.

Mr. Coutts served as an Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Corporation from 1999 through 2008, first as Executive Vice President, Systems Integration from 1999 to 2003, and then as Executive Vice President, Electronic Systems from 2003 to 2008. While at Lockheed Martin, Mr. Coutts also served as Chairman of Sandia National Laboratories. Prior to his tenure with Lockheed Martin, Mr. Coutts held senior management positions over a 20-year period with the General Electric Company. In addition, he is a director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., and of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. Within the past five years, Mr. Coutts has served on the board of Pall Corporation.

Mr. Coutts is 69 years old and is a member of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Coutts’ long experience in senior management of Lockheed Martin and General Electric Company has led him to develop expertise in manufacturing, program management, supply chain management, technology and government contracting that is of value to the Board as the Company continues to improve its global manufacturing operations and sourcing. He also has cyber technology experience through many of the contracts he managed for and with the United States Government, which makes him a valuable resource for the Board and management.

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DEBRA A. CREW, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Reynolds American Inc., has been a director of the Company since December 2013.

Ms. Crew served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reynolds American Inc. from January 2017 to December 2017. Prior to that, she served as President and Chief Commercial Officer of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. from October 2014 to October 2015 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company effective October 2015 to December 2016. Before joining R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Ms. Crew served as President and General Manager, PepsiCo North America Nutrition from August 2014 to September 2014, as President, PepsiCo Americas Beverages from August 2012 through August 2014 and as President, Western European Region of PepsiCo Europe from April 2010 through August 2012. Prior to her tenure with PepsiCo, Ms. Crew held positions of increasing responsibility at Kraft Foods, Nestlé S.A. and Mars, Inc. from 1997 to 2010. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. Crew served as a captain in the United States Army, in military intelligence. Ms. Crew served as a director of Reynolds American from January 2017 until July 2017, when Reynolds American became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco p.l.c. Ms. Crew also serves as a director of Mondelez International, Inc. and Newell Brands Inc.

Ms. Crew is 48 years old and is a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Finance and Pension Committee.

Ms. Crew brings to the Board an impressive record of success with leading global consumer products companies as well as a broad range of experience in marketing, operations and strategy. Ms. Crew’s global perspective, combined with proven commercial capabilities and exposure to world-class innovation planning processes, make her a valuable resource for the Board and management.

 

MICHAEL D. HANKIN, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brown Advisory Incorporated, has been a director of the Company since April 2016.

Mr. Hankin has served as Chief Executive Officer of Brown Advisory Incorporated since 1998, when the firm was acquired from Alex Brown & Sons by a group of employees. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Hankin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Alex Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company, a subsidiary of Alex Brown Incorporated, where he helped create the business that became Brown Advisory. Prior to that, Mr. Hankin was a partner at Piper & Marbury (now DLA Piper), where he specialized in business and tax law. Mr. Hankin is a director of Brown Advisory Incorporated and its affiliated companies, including Brown Advisory Funds.

During Mr. Hankin’s tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Brown Advisory Incorporated, the firm has grown from a company with approximately $1.5 billion in client assets to a company with over $65 billion in client assets and has expanded its operations throughout the United States and in the U.K., Europe, South America and Asia.

Mr. Hankin is 61 years old and is a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Finance and Pension Committee.

Mr. Hankin’s experience building and running a successful, complex and diverse global financial company, his familiarity with financial and investment planning and analysis, his understanding of capital structure and valuation issues, and his experience with cybersecurity make him a valuable resource for the Board and management.

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JAMES M. LOREE, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been a director of the Company since July 2016.

Mr. Loree joined the Company in July 1999 as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2002, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2009, President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2013, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in July 2016. Before he joined the Company, Mr. Loree held positions of increasing responsibility in financial and operating management in industrial businesses, corporate and financial services at General Electric from 1980 to 1999. Mr. Loree served on the board of Harsco Corporation from 2010 to 2016 and as Chair of Harsco’s Audit Committee for three years during that period. Mr. Loree currently serves on the board of Whirlpool Corporation.

Mr. Loree is 60 years old and is a member of the Executive Committee.

As the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Loree provides the Board with knowledge of the daily workings of the Company and also with the essential experience and expertise that can be provided only by a person who is intimately involved in running the Company. Mr. Loree’s service on the Board and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company provides seamless continuity of leadership for the Board and management.

   

JAMES H. SCHOLEFIELD, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer of Merck, has been a director of the Company since October 2017.

Currently, Mr. Scholefield is responsible for leading all aspects of Merck’s information technology and digital strategy, including developing and implementing new and emerging technologies and capabilities to drive efficiencies and growth, as well as developing and implementing the digital strategy roadmap.

As the Global Chief Information Officer of NIKE, Inc., from June 2015 through October 2018, he led the company’s enterprise technology strategy, where he delivered innovative solutions to support the company’s business growth. Mr. Scholefield served as the Chief Technology Officer for The Coca-Cola Company from November 2010 to June 2015. There he was responsible for the organization’s IT strategy, tech operations and technology engineering. Before joining Coca-Cola, Mr. Scholefield held IT leadership roles at Northern Trust, Ford Motor Company and Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Scholefield is 57 years old and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committees.

Mr. Scholefield’s expertise in the digitization and technology space, which spans both consumer products and automotive industries, is of tremendous value to the Company. His familiarity with cybersecurity issues is also of value as the Company expands its digital presence in marketing and product development.

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DMITRI L. STOCKTON, former Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of GE Asset Management, has been a director of the Company since July 2018.

Mr. Stockton was previously with GE Asset Management, a global asset management firm with nearly $120 billion in assets under management focused on private equity, real estate, fixed income, active equities and hedge fund investing. He retired from GE after the successful sale of GE Asset Management to State Street.

Mr. Stockton spent a total of 30 years with GE and was one of approximately 20 Corporate Senior Vice Presidents that served on the Company’s Corporate Executive Council. During his tenure, he lived and worked abroad for a decade of his career in three different countries. He led businesses across 26 global markets with approximately 40,000 employees in his final assignment internationally.

Mr. Stockton earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and currently serves as a director on the boards of Deere & Company, Ryder Systems Inc., and Target Corporation.

Mr. Stockton is 55 years old and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Stockton’s global experience, his familiarity with financial planning and analysis, real estate and investment strategy, as well as his understanding of capital structures, make him a valuable resource for the Board and management.

Board of Directors

Nomination Process. All candidates for Board membership are evaluated by the Corporate Governance Committee. In evaluating candidates, including existing Board members, the Corporate Governance Committee considers an individual candidate’s personal and professional responsibilities and experiences, the then-current composition of the Board, the diversity of the then-current board and the challenges and needs of the Company in an effort to ensure that the Board, at any time, is comprised of a diverse group of members who, individually and collectively, best serve the needs of the Company and its shareholders. The Corporate Governance Committee may also consider recommendations from third-party search firms, whose function is to assist in identifying qualified candidates. In general, and in giving due consideration to the composition of the Board at the time a candidate is being considered, the Corporate Governance Committee considers a potential nominee or director’s:

integrity and demonstrated high ethical standards;
 
experience with business administration processes and principles;
 
ability to express opinions, raise difficult questions, and make informed, independent judgments;
 
knowledge, experience, and skills in one or more specialty areas (such as accounting or finance, legal, regulatory or governmental affairs, human capital management, product development, manufacturing, technology, global operations or corporate strategy, among others);
 
ability to devote sufficient time to prepare for and attend Board meetings;
 
willingness and ability to work with other members of the Board in an open and constructive manner;
 
ability to communicate clearly and persuasively; and
 
diversity with respect to other characteristics, which may include, gender, age, ethnicity, race, nationality, skills and experience.

Shareholder Nomination Process. Shareholders who wish to submit names to be considered by the Corporate Governance Committee for nomination for election to the Board of Directors may do so by contacting us through the Corporate Secretary, Stanley Black & Decker, 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, CT 06053 and should submit the following information:

(i)

the name and record address of the shareholder of record making such nomination and any other person on whose behalf the nomination is being made, and of the person or persons to be nominated,

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(ii)

the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by such shareholder or such other person,

 

(iii)

a description of all arrangements or understandings between such shareholder and any such other person or persons or any nominee or nominees in connection with the nomination by such shareholder,

 

(iv)

such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such shareholder as would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required to be disclosed, pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had the nominee been nominated or intended to be nominated by the Board of Directors, and shall include a consent signed by each such nominee to be named in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting as a nominee and to serve as a director of the Company if so elected,

 

(v)

a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting to make such nomination,

 

(vi)

a duly executed representation that, if elected as a director of the Company, the proposed nominee shall comply with the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Board of Director’s Governance Guidelines in all respects, share ownership and trading policies and guidelines and any other Company policies and guidelines applicable to directors, as well as any applicable law, rule or regulation or listing requirement, and

 

(vii)

a completed and duly executed written questionnaire with respect to the background of the nominating shareholder and any other person or entity on whose behalf, directly or indirectly, the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request).

Shareholders wishing to nominate a director should follow the specific procedures set forth in the Company’s Bylaws.

Proxy Access. In July 2018, our Board amended the Company’s Bylaws to permit a shareholder, or a group of up to 20 shareholders, owning 3% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company continuously for at least three years, to nominate and include in the Company’s proxy materials director nominees constituting up to two individuals or 20% of the Board (whichever is greater), provided that the shareholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in Article II, Section 6, of the Company’s Bylaws. Under that Section, the required notice must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices, subject to certain exceptions, at least 120 days but no more than 150 days prior to the anniversary of the date on which the Proxy Statement was first mailed relating to the immediately preceding Annual Meeting.

Qualifications of Directors and Nominees. The Board is committed to maintaining a diverse and well-rounded membership, complete with qualifications, skills and experience that support not only the Company’s business needs, but that also provide a fresh, holistic approach to the Company’s business model as a whole. Over the years, the Board has developed a deep and varied skill set, with a membership that reflects a comprehensive spectrum of both professional and personal experiences. The Board continues to focus its efforts on identifying candidates for nomination that add to, or otherwise complement, the skills and qualifications of its existing members.

The Board is committed to diversity and inclusion at the Board level and throughout the Company. In July 2018, the Board amended the charter of the Corporate Governance Committee to formally confirm its commitment to the consideration of diversity in the process of identifying director candidates. Specifically, the charter provides that members of the Corporate Governance Committee will take reasonable steps to include diverse candidates with respect to gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, age, skills and experience in the context of the needs of the Board in the pool of potential candidates under consideration.

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The Corporate Governance Committee and the Board carefully considered the qualifications, skills and experience of each nominee when concluding that this year’s nominees should serve on the Board. The chart below highlights certain of the diverse sets of skills, knowledge, background and experience that are represented on our Board:

Skills and Experience
Active Executive experience provides current insight into the best practices and challenges of leading a complex organization. X X X
CEO experience provides insight into leading a complex organization like ours with transparency and integrity. X X X X X X X
Public Company/Corporate Governance furthers our goals of transparency, protection of shareholder interests and implementation of best practices in corporate governance. X X X X X X X X X X
Corporate Social Responsibility experience is important in managing risk and furthering long-term value creation for shareholders by operating in a sustainable and responsible manner. X X X X
Digital experience is relevant to understanding and evaluating the Company’s efforts in areas such as e-commerce and data and analytics. X X X
Finance/Capital Allocation experience enables effective monitoring of the Company’s financial reporting and control environment, assessment of its financial performance, oversight of mergers and acquisitions, and ensuring appropriate shareholder return. X X X X X X X
Legal/Regulatory/Government Affairs experience enhances understanding of legal matters and public policy issues. X X
Human Capital experience is relevant to effective review of our efforts to recruit, retain and develop top talent. X X X X X X X X X
Product Development experience provides insight into ideation, research and development, and commercialization of products and services. X X X X X
Manufacturing/Logistics/Supply Chain experience enhances the Board’s ability to oversee cost-effective, technology-driven manufacturing and logistics processes. X X X X X
Global Operations experience facilitates assessment of the Company’s complex, international operations. X X X X X X X X X X
M&A and Corporate Strategy experience provides insight into assessing M&A opportunities for a strategic fit, strong value creation potential and clear execution capacity. X X X X X X X X X
Risk Management experience is important to the identification and mitigation of significant risks. X X X X X X X X X
Innovation/Technology/Cybersecurity experience enhances the Board’s ability to appraise our progress in executing the strategy of becoming known as one of the world’s leading innovators. X X X X X X X X X
Sales/Marketing/Brand Management experience provides insights into the sales and marketing process and increasing the perceived value of our brands in the marketplace. X X

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Director Tenure and Age and Board Refreshment. The tenure of our Board members ranges from less than a year to more than 10 years, with half of the members joining the Board within the last five years. Our Board members reflect a wide age range, providing a range of experience and expertise. See more information below:*

* Data includes years of service on the Board of The Black & Decker Corporation for George W. Buckley.

Corporate Governance

Board Leadership Structure. Effective January 1, 2017, the Company eliminated the position of Lead Independent Director and appointed George W. Buckley, a non-management director, as Chairman. Under the terms of the Company’s Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Chairman presides at all meetings of the Board at which he is present and, jointly with the Chief Executive Officer, establishes a schedule of agenda subjects to be discussed during the year at the beginning of each year and the agenda for each Board meeting. If the Chairman is not present, the directors present will designate a person to preside.

Stock Ownership Policy for Non-Employee Directors and Executive Officers. The Company’s Bylaws require directors to be shareholders. The Board maintains a Stock Ownership Policy for Non-Employee Directors, a copy of which can be found on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading). Pursuant to that policy, non-employee directors are required to acquire shares having a value equal to 500% of the annual cash retainer within five years of becoming a director, and are expected to maintain such ownership level during their tenure in accordance with the policy. Directors are expected to defer their fees in the form of Company common stock until they have met this requirement. For more information about the stock ownership policy for executive officers, please see the “Executive Officer Stock Ownership Policy” section of this Proxy Statement.

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Meetings. The Board of Directors met eight times during 2018. The Board’s standing committees met the number of times shown below:

Committee       Number of Meetings
Executive 1
Audit 4
Corporate Governance 4
Finance and Pension 3
Compensation and Talent Development 4

The members of the Board serve on the committees described in their biographical material on pages 2-5 (see also the summary chart on page vii). In 2018, no incumbent director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of board of director meetings and committees on which the incumbent director served. Although the Company has no formal policy regarding attendance by members of the Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meetings, all but one of the then-serving members of the Board of Directors attended the 2018 Annual Meeting.

Director Independence. The Board of Directors has adopted Director Independence Guidelines which are available free of charge on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website (which appears under the “Investors” heading) at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com. The Board of Directors has made the determination that all Director nominees standing for election, except Mr. Loree, are independent according to the Director Independence Standards, the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. It is the policy of the Board of Directors that every member of the Audit, Corporate Governance, Compensation and Talent Development and Finance and Pension Committees should be an independent director. The charters of each of these committees and the Board of Directors Corporate Governance Guidelines are available free of charge on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading) or upon written request to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053, Attention: Investor Relations. Changes to any committee charter, the Director Independence Standards or the Corporate Governance Guidelines will be reflected on the Company’s website.

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Our Board administers its strategic planning and risk oversight function as a whole and through its Board committees. The following describes the role of our Board committees:

Executive Committee

Exercises the delegated powers of the Board of Directors during intervals between meetings of the Board; however, does not have the power to declare dividends or to take actions reserved by law to the Board of Directors.

Audit Committee

Has sole authority to appoint or replace the Company’s independent auditing firm and is directly responsible for the compensation, terms of engagement, oversight and evaluation of the work of the Company’s independent auditing firm for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work. The Audit Committee also:

reviews the scope of the audit with the independent auditors and the internal auditing department,

approves in advance audit and non-audit services,

reviews with the independent auditors and the Company’s internal auditors their activities and recommendations, including their recommendations regarding internal controls and critical accounting policies,

considers regular rotation of the Company’s independent auditing firm and ensures regular rotation of the lead partner in accordance with SEC rules requiring replacement at least once every five years,

meets with the independent auditors, the internal auditors, and management, each of whom has direct and open access to the Audit Committee,

reviews related party transactions, and

oversees the Company’s risk management and risk policies.

The Board of Directors also has determined that Patrick D. Campbell, Michael D. Hankin and Dmitri L. Stockton all meet the requirements for being an Audit Committee Financial Expert as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that all members are financially literate under the current New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) is the Company’s independent auditing firm. The Audit Committee reviewed its relationship with Ernst & Young, considered Ernst & Young’s independence, including whether there exist any potential conflicts of interest, and determined that the continued engagement of Ernst & Young did not raise any conflict of interest or other concerns that would adversely impact Ernst & Young’s independence.

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Corporate Governance Committee

Considers candidates and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors as to Board membership as well as:

evaluates input from shareholders and third-party search firms concerning potential candidates,

recommends directors for Board committee membership and committee chairs, and recommends director compensation,

leads the review and assessment of and recommends any changes to the Company’s corporate governance guidelines,

oversees the annual evaluation of Board performance,

reviews shareholder proposals and makes recommendations to the Board,

reviews the Company’s policies, objectives and practices with respect to environmental management, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and

approves policy guidelines on charitable contributions.

The procedures and processes followed by the Corporate Governance Committee in connection with the consideration and determination of director compensation are described below under the heading “Director Compensation.”

Compensation and Talent Development Committee

Has overall responsibility for the Company’s compensation strategy, plans, policies and programs, including:

conducting, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant and other advisors, on-going evaluations of existing executive compensation programs,

evaluating and making recommendations to the Board regarding compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company as they affect the CEO and the senior executives,

reviewing the operation and structure of the Company’s compensation programs,

administering the Company’s executive compensation plans, and

overseeing the Company’s talent development strategy.

No management employees participated in executive sessions relating to compensation arrangements for our Chief Executive Officer. The procedures and processes followed by the Compensation Committee in connection with the consideration and determination of executive compensation are described on page 19 under the heading “Compensation Discussion & Analysis.”

The Compensation Committee has retained Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”) as an independent compensation consultant to advise the Compensation Committee. A representative of Pay Governance was present at all of the meetings of the Compensation Committee in 2018. The Compensation Committee reviewed its relationship with Pay Governance, considered Pay Governance’s independence, including whether there exist any potential conflicts of interest, and determined that the engagement of Pay Governance did not raise any conflict of interest or other concerns that would adversely impact Pay Governance’s independence. In reaching this conclusion the Compensation Committee considered various factors, including the six factors set forth in the NYSE listing standards regarding compensation advisor conflicts of interest and independence. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to retain or terminate Pay Governance as its independent compensation consultant and to approve its fees and other terms of engagement.

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Finance and Pension Committee

Advises in major areas concerning the finances of the Company, including:

reviewing management’s administration of retirement plans and approving amendments to retirement plans and related trusts,

analyzing and advising on fundamental corporate changes in capital structure,

advising and assisting in matters such as short-term investments, credit liabilities, interest rate hedges, swaps and other similar transactions, and

reviewing the Company’s enterprise risk management process.

Executive Sessions and Communications with the Board. Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the non-employee directors meet in executive session at the end of each Board meeting. The Chairman presides over these meetings. Shareholders or others wishing to communicate with the Chairman, the Board generally, or any specific member of the Board of Directors may do so by mail addressed to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., c/o Corporate Secretary, 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053.

Code of Business Ethics. The Company has adopted a Code of Business Ethics applicable to all of its directors, officers and employees worldwide and a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. Copies of these documents are available free of charge on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading) or otherwise upon written request addressed to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053, Attention: Investor Relations.

Director Continuing Education. Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Company regularly provides directors with continuing education on a variety of topics by outside speakers and management. In 2018, subjects covered with Board members included, among other topics, current trends in corporate governance, cybersecurity and social responsibility. In addition, the Company provided all directors with a subscription to Agenda, a weekly corporate publication that focuses on governance issues of interest to directors of public companies. The Corporate Governance Committee encourages directors to periodically attend outside workshops and seminars regarding corporate governance and other topics.

Risk Oversight

As required by our Corporate Governance Guidelines, during the orientation process for new directors, each director receives a presentation from the Company’s senior management that details, among other topics, the Company’s risk management policies and procedures. Our Audit Committee routinely discusses with management the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including cybersecurity risk, and the Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies. Our Finance and Pension Committee reviews our enterprise risk management process. In addition, the full Board reviews the Company’s risk management program and its adequacy to safeguard the Company against extraordinary liabilities or losses on at least an annual basis. The Board is committed to having individuals experienced in risk management on the Audit Committee, as well as on the full Board.

Related Party Transactions

Pursuant to the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, employees, officers and directors are required to bring any potential conflict of interest, including any proposed related party transaction involving directors, officers, nominees for directors or a 5% shareholder of the Company, or an otherwise “related person” as that term is defined in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K (“Related Person”), to the attention of the General Counsel. The General Counsel obtains the facts to determine whether a conflict or potential conflict exists and determines whether the transaction or relationship constitutes a Related Party Transaction, or should otherwise be reviewed by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for the review, approval or ratification of Related Party Transactions and may, in its discretion, approve, ratify or take other action with respect to a transaction.

The Company maintains a business relationship with Replacement Parts, Inc. (“RPI”), which purchased approximately $188,000 in products and services from one of the Company’s subsidiaries in 2018. In April 2018, Mr. Robert Raff, President of STANLEY Security, became an executive officer of the Company. In November 2018, jointly with his siblings, Mr. Raff inherited interests in a trust holding equity of RPI. These interests, together with Mr. Raff’s direct ownership in RPI, constitute an ownership interest of approximately 14% of the equity of RPI. Mr. Raff is also an independent director of RPI.

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The Company’s relationship with RPI began in the ordinary course of business prior to Mr. Raff’s becoming an executive officer of the Company and is, and will continue to be, conducted on arm’s-length terms and conditions.

Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Goals

Our social responsibility strategy and business strategy are interdependent and an area of significant Board focus. Through these strategies, we aim to become a leading purpose-driven company recognized for inspiring makers and innovators to create a more sustainable world. This will drive innovation with impact and support us in delivering top-quartile performance going forward. We believe this focus is in the best interests of our shareholders.

The Corporate Governance Committee oversees the Company’s policies, objectives and practices regarding environmental management, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The leaders responsible for these efforts make regular presentations to the Committee regarding the Company’s execution on its strategy in these areas.

Our 2030 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy is designed to bring our Company’s purpose to life. The three pillars of the strategy are: Empower Makers, Innovate with Purpose and Create a More Sustainable World. We have set goals for ourselves in these areas. For instance, by 2030, we hope to enable 10 million creators and makers to thrive in a changing world. In this age when industrial and technological innovations are rapidly changing the nature of work, we want to help employees and communities to gain the skills and expertise needed to create jobs, revitalize communities and build a better world for all by supporting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) education, vocational and trade skills and Makerspaces, and promote employee career mobility. In addition, by 2030, we also hope to innovate our products to enhance the lives of 500 million people and meet underserved societal needs, while improving the lifecycle impact of our products and sourcing on the environment and reducing supply chain emissions by 35%. Finally, we are creating a more sustainable world by becoming carbon-positive, eliminating landfilling, and reducing water use in water-stressed and scarce areas. This holistic approach considers all life-cycle stages including material procurement from supply chain partners, product design, manufacturing, distribution and transportation, product use, product service and end-of-life.

Using 2015 as a baseline, we set five-year measurable goals to reduce adverse impacts on our people and our planet while improving the sustainability of our products. We have maintained our ECOSMART™ commitment to reduce our environmental impacts by 20% by 2020. With respect to people, our goal is to have zero life-changing injuries by 2020. From an environmental perspective, we are working to reduce operational energy consumption, operational water consumption, operational waste generation and carbon emissions by 20%. We report our progress each year in our annual sustainability report. We believe we are currently on track to meet our 2020 goals.

In addition, we continue to advance our commitment to the communities where we live and work through philanthropic efforts such as donating the time of our people or participating in tool-sharing programs in connection with local disasters or emergencies. These are just some of the steps we have taken to work toward our goal of becoming a more purpose-driven organization, and we look forward to advancing this goal over the coming years with the support of our customers and our shareholders.

The Company has been recognized for its sustainability progress through its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for eight consecutive years, and in 2018 for the first time was included in the Dow Jones World Leader’s Index. The Company has been designated as a global leader by the Carbon Disclosure Project for six consecutive years, and in 2017 was ranked as one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies.

To learn more about our sustainability efforts, please visit our website and view our annual sustainability reports at https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/social-responsibility/our-mission.

Director Compensation

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for recommending compensation programs for our non-employee directors to the Board for approval. The Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews director compensation against market data. Based on that review, the Corporate Governance Committee considers whether any changes in the amount or manner in which the Company compensates its non-employee directors is appropriate, and provides its recommendation to the full Board. During 2018, the Corporate Governance Committee reviewed an analysis of director compensation provided by Pay Governance and determined that non-employee director pay is currently aligned with the market median. The Company’s executive officers do not determine or recommend the amount or form of director compensation and the Corporate Governance Committee has not delegated its responsibility to recommend director compensation.

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The compensation paid by the Company to its directors who are not employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries consists of:

an annual retainer of $125,000;
 
a grant of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors valued, at the time of grant, at $140,000; and
 
an allowance of up to $10,000 per year for Company products, as well as installation of a security system with a value of up to $50,000 and annual security monitoring with a value up to $3,000 for the Chairman of the Board.

The Company pays additional fees to the non-employee directors who chair the Board and Committees as follows:

Chairman of the Board: quarterly grants of RSUs, with each grant valued at $50,000 on the date of grant;
 
Audit Committee and Compensation Committee Chairs: annual fee of $20,000; and
 
Corporate Governance Committee and the Finance and Pension Committee Chairs: annual fee of $15,000.

In connection with approving the Stanley Black & Decker 2018 Omnibus Award Plan (the “2018 Omnibus Award Plan”), the Board approved a cap of $750,000 as the maximum total compensation (including the grant date fair value of equity awards, as well as cash retainer fees) that may be paid to any non-employee director in any single fiscal year. The purpose of approving this cap was to establish clear guidelines as to the maximum value of compensation that can be paid to non-employee directors during any single fiscal year, but no changes were made to our non-employee director compensation program as a result of establishing this cap. The cap does not represent an increase in non-employee director compensation pay opportunities and the Board intends to continue to provide compensation to our non-employee directors that is consistent with market norms and peer group companies.

Non-employee directors may defer any or all of their fees in the form of Company common stock or as cash accruing interest at the five-year Treasury bill rate.

Director Compensation Table

The compensation paid to each of the Company’s non-employee directors during 2018 is as follows:

Name         Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
        Stock
Awards
($)
        Option
Awards
($)
        Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
        Change in
Pension Value
and
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings

($)
        All Other
Compensation
($)
        Total
($)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
Andrea J. Ayers 125,000 140,000 0 0 0 0 265,000
George W. Buckley 125,000 340,000 0 0 0 10,000 475,000
Patrick D. Campbell 145,000 140,000 0 0 0 2,652 287,652
Carlos M. Cardoso 140,000 140,000 0 0 0 49,922 329,922
Robert B. Coutts 125,000 140,000 0 0 0 26,223 291,223
Debra A. Crew 125,000 140,000 0 0 0 10,416 275,416
Michael D. Hankin 125,000 140,000 0 0 0 40,460 305,460
Marianne M. Parrs 145,000 140,000 0 0 0 9,574 294,574
Robert L. Ryan 140,000 140,000 0 0 0 25,760 305,760
James H. Scholefield 125,000 140,000 0 0 0 2,793 267,793
Dmitri L. Stockton 57,277 0 0 0 0 20,000 77,277

Footnote to Column (b) of Director Compensation Table:
The amounts shown in this column include cash amounts that have been deferred pursuant to the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Mr. Buckley defers his fees in the form of cash. Seven of the directors defer their fees in the form of Company Common Stock. The grant date fair value associated with shares deposited to directors’ Deferred Compensation Accounts during 2018 pursuant to their deferral elections, determined in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 718—Stock Compensation, was as follows: Ms. Ayers, $125,000; Mr. Campbell, $145,000; Ms. Crew, $125,000; Mr. Hankin, $125,000; Mr. Ryan, $140,000; Mr. Scholefield, $125,000; and Mr. Stockton, $57,277.

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Footnote to Column (c) of Director Compensation Table:
The amount set forth in column (c) reflects the grant date fair value of 893 RSUs, with dividend equivalent rights, which were granted to each director on April 19, 2018. In the case of Mr. Buckley, the figure also reflects additional quarterly RSU grants valued at $50,000 each for his service as Chairman. These RSUs are fully vested at the time of grant and entitle each recipient to a cash payment equal to the market value of a share of Company common stock at the time of settlement plus accrued dividends from the date of grant. The settlement date is the date specified by the director as the date, or dates, on which distributions are to be made following the date on which the director ceases to be a director of the Company. Distributions may be made in a single lump sum in the first year following the termination of the director’s service or in up to ten equal annual installments, at the election of the director. The aggregate grant date fair value associated with the 2018 equity awards determined in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 718—Stock Compensation was $1,600,000.

Footnote to Column (g) of Director Compensation Table:
The amount set forth in column (g) reflects: (i) the incremental cost to the Company of providing products to the directors under the Directors Product Program; and (ii) amounts the Company contributed under its Matching Gift Program to match charitable contributions made by directors. Matching Gift payments made by the Company during 2018 were attributable as follows: Mr. Cardoso, $40,000; Mr. Coutts, $20,000; Ms. Crew, $10,000; Mr. Hankin, $35,000; Ms. Parrs, $6,000; Mr. Ryan, $20,000 and Mr. Stockton, $20,000. The Company’s Matching Gift Program applies to all employees, retirees and directors of the Company; pursuant to that Program, the Company matches up to $20,000 of total gifts made by a participant to qualified charitable organizations, and is reported in the proxy in the year the Company disbursed the funds. As a result, the Company match may exceed $20,000 in a particular fiscal year.

Director Equity Award Table

The aggregate number of stock awards outstanding at fiscal year-end for each non-employee director is as follows:

Name        Aggregate Stock-Related Awards
Out
standing (#)
Andrea J. Ayers 4,395
George W. Buckley 15,435
Patrick D. Campbell 14,629
Carlos M. Cardoso 16,629
Robert B. Coutts 16,629
Debra A. Crew 5,971
Michael D. Hankin 3,104
Marianne M. Parrs 16,629
Robert L. Ryan 12,629
James H. Scholefield 893
Dmitri L. Stockton 0

Footnote to Director Equity Award Table:
The Aggregate Stock-Related Awards reported in the table above are RSUs awarded under the Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The terms of these awards are described above in footnote (c) to the Director Compensation Table. Non-employee directors are not eligible to receive stock options under the Company’s existing equity plans.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

No person or group, to the knowledge of the Company, owned beneficially more than five percent of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of February 15, 2019, except as shown in this table.

(1) Title of class        (2) Name and address of
beneficial owner
       (3) Amount and nature of
benefic
ial ownership
         (4) Percent of
class
Common Stock
$2.50 par value
BlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
9,723,341        (8,221,264 sole voting power;
0 shared voting power;
9,723,341 sole dispositive power;
0 shared dispositive power)
6.4%
   
Common Stock
$2.50 par value
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
10,819,755 (9,538,774 sole voting power;
44,801 shared voting power;
10,727,319 sole dispositive power;
87,742 shared dispositive power)
7.1%
 
Common Stock
$2.50 par value
The Vanguard Group
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
12,221,385 (175,986 sole voting power;
31,418 shared voting power;
12,016,716 sole dispositive power;
204,669 shared dispositive power)
8.09%

*

The information in the foregoing table is drawn from Schedule 13G reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before February 15, 2019.

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Security Ownership of Directors and Officers

Except as reflected in the table below, no director, nominee, or executive officer owns more than 1% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. As of February 15, 2019, the executive officers, nominees, and directors as a group owned beneficially 1.03% of the outstanding common stock. The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership as of February 15, 2019, with respect to the shareholdings of the directors, nominees for director, each of the executive officers named in the table on page 37, and all directors, nominees for director, and executive officers as a group. Except as noted below, the named individual has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

Name       Common Shares
Owned
            Percent of
Class Owned
Donald Allan, Jr. 262,408 (1)(2)(6) *
Jeffery D. Ansell 90,952 (1)(4) *
Andrea J. Ayers 4,350 (3) *
George W. Buckley 15,351 *
Patrick D. Campbell 18,052 (3) *
Carlos M. Cardoso 14,536 (3) *
Robert B. Coutts 18,673 (3) *
Debra A. Crew 5,927 (3) *
Michael D. Hankin 4,710 (3) *
James M. Loree 751,015 (1)(2)(4) *
Marianne M. Parrs 8,631 (3)(5) *
Jaime A. Ramirez 81,225 (1)(4) *
Robert L. Ryan 14,962 (3)(5) *
James H. Scholefield 1,055 (3) *
Dmitri L. Stockton 436 (3) *
John H. Wyatt 127,177 (1)(2) *
Directors, nominees and executive officers as a group (19 persons) 1,556,710 (1)–(6) 1.03%

*

Less than 1%

(1)

Includes shares that may be acquired through the exercise of stock options on or before April 16, 2019 as follows: Mr. Allan, 93,750; Mr. Ansell, 53,750; Mr. Loree, 358,349; Mr. Ramirez, 67,500; Mr. Wyatt, 56,250; and all executive officers as a group, 690,918. Includes net after-tax shares delivered on February 25, 2019, pursuant to the Company’s 2016 – 2018 performance award program as follows: Mr. Allan, 6,949; Mr. Ansell, 6,790; Mr. Loree, 16,758; Mr. Ramirez, 3,607; Mr. Wyatt, 4,138; and all executive officers as a group, 43,649.

(2)

Includes stock options that would vest upon retirement prior to April 16, 2019 as follows: Mr. Allan, 61,250; Mr. Loree, 245,850; Mr. Wyatt, 36,250; and all executive officers as a group, 384,809. Includes RSUs that would vest upon retirement prior to April 16, 2019 as follows: Mr. Allan, 26,574; Mr. Loree, 34,128; Mr. Wyatt, 6,819; and all executive officers as a group, 75,396.

(3)

Includes the share accounts maintained by the Company for those of its directors who have deferred director fees in the form of Company common stock as follows: Ms. Ayers, 4,350; Mr. Campbell, 18,052; Mr. Cardoso, 14,536; Mr. Coutts, 18,673; Ms. Crew, 5,927; Mr. Hankin 2,553; Ms. Parrs, 4,631; Mr. Ryan, 12,901; Mr. Scholefield, 1,055; Mr. Stockton, 436; and all directors as a group, 83,114.

(4)

Includes shares held as of February 15, 2019 under the Company’s savings plan (the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan), as follows: Mr. Ansell, 1,373; Mr. Loree, 735; Mr. Ramirez, 5, and all executive officers as a group, 3,394.

(5)

Includes shares held through revocable trusts as follows: Mr. Ryan, 2,061; and shares held through Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts as follows: Ms. Parrs, 700.

(6)

Includes RSU accounts maintained by the Company as follows: Mr. Allan, 4,000; and all executive officers as a group, 4,000.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based solely upon our review of the reports filed for fiscal year 2018, we believe that all Section 16(a) reports were filed on a timely basis for fiscal year 2018.

Audit Committee Report

In connection with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2018, the Audit Committee: reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management; discussed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, the acceptability and quality of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements and other matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301, as amended, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T; has received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Ernst & Young’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence; has considered the compatibility of non-audit services with Ernst & Young’s independence; and has discussed Ernst & Young’s independence with Ernst & Young, including whether the firm’s

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provision of other non-audit related services to the Company is compatible with maintaining such auditors’ independence. Based upon these reviews and in reliance upon these discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee
 
Patrick D. Campbell (Chair)
George W. Buckley
Michael D. Hankin
James H. Scholefield
Dmitri L. Stockton

The information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “ filed” or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporated it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act.

Compensation and Talent Development Committee Report

The Compensation and Talent Development Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation and Talent Development Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into its Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Compensation and Talent Development Committee
 
Andrea J. Ayers (Chair)
George W. Buckley
Patrick D. Campbell
Robert B. Coutts

The information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “ filed” or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporated it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During fiscal year 2018, all of the members of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee were independent directors and no member was an employee or former employee of the Company. The Compensation Committee did not, and does not currently, have any interlocks or insider participation that would require disclosure under Item 407(e)(4) of Regulation S-K.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

This Compensation Discussion & Analysis (“CD&A”) provides an overview and explanation of:

our compensation programs and policies for our 2018 named executive officers;
 
the material compensation decisions made by the Compensation Committee under those programs and policies; and
 
the material factors that the Compensation Committee considered in making those decisions.

For the fiscal year ending December 29, 2018, the individuals who served as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the three most highly compensated executive officers of the Company serving as such at the end of the fiscal year ending December 29, 2018, other than those two individuals (collectively our “named executive officers”) are:

Officer Title
James M. Loree President & Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)
Donald Allan, Jr. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
Jeffery D. Ansell Executive Vice President & President, Tools & Storage
Jaime A. Ramirez Senior Vice President & President, Global Emerging Markets
John H. Wyatt President, STANLEY Engineered Fastening

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fiscal 2018 Business Highlights

Total revenue was $14.0 billion, up 8% versus prior year, with 5% organic growth.*
 
The Company’s GAAP diluted EPS was $3.99 compared to $8.05 in 2017. Both periods included acquisition-related and other charges and 2017 included a gain from the divestiture of the majority of the mechanical security business. Excluding these amounts, adjusted diluted EPS was $8.15 in 2018 versus $7.46 in 2017. Despite absorbing approximately $370 million in external headwinds from commodity inflation, foreign currency and new tariffs, the Company was able to achieve adjusted diluted EPS growth of 9% versus the prior year.**
 
The Company returned approximately $900 million to shareholders through share repurchases, along with a strong and growing dividend.
 
From a portfolio perspective, the Company completed the Nelson Fasteners acquisition and announced the IES Attachments transaction and the acquisition of a 20% interest in MTD Products.
 
While the 2018 stock price performance was impacted by the aforementioned external headwinds, reflecting a decrease of approximately 30% from year-end 2017, our strategy, SFS 2.0 operating system and balanced approach to capital allocation has resulted in strong shareholder returns in excess of the S&P 500 over the long term.

* Organic growth is defined as total sales growth less the sales of companies acquired and divested in the past twelve months and any foreign currency impacts.
 
** See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.

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Performance Over the Last Three Years

 

* See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.

Our Pay-for-Performance Philosophy

Our compensation programs are designed to incentivize our employees to achieve or exceed objective financial goals established for the Company and deliver superior returns to our shareholders. As depicted in the charts below, 79–89% of our executives’ target compensation opportunity was variable and tied directly to the achievement of financial goals or share price performance. The result of this compensation philosophy has been strong pay-for-performance alignment as described below.

President & CEO     Other NEOs
         

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The incentive compensation earned by our executives in 2018 reflects our financial performance and achievement relative to our pre-established goals, including:

Pay Opportunity: Total compensation opportunity, and the individual components thereof, for our named executive officers, are generally targeted to and reasonably aligned with the 50th percentile of our Compensation Peer Group (as defined on pages 23-24). Individual total compensation opportunities may exceed or trail the median for a variety of reasons, including performance considerations, experience level, length of service in current position, additional responsibilities, value to the Company beyond the core job description, or retention risk as assessed by the Compensation Committee.
 
Pay and Performance: Considering all elements of compensation (salary, annual incentives, performance units, time-vesting stock options and RSUs, and an annualized portion of any long-term retention grants), our executives’ pay is strongly aligned with our compensation philosophy as well as our operational and TSR performance, measured relative to our Compensation Peer Group.

An October 2018 analysis of our CEO’s realizable pay*, as a percentage of targeted pay opportunity and reflecting results for the most recently available three-year period (2015 – 2017), showed strong alignment with our TSR performance.
 
In that 2015 – 2017 three-year period, our TSR and pro-forma composite financial performance (based on EPS growth, cash flow multiple and cash flow return on investment) were at the 84th and 60th percentile of our Compensation Peer Group (determined by averaging TSR, EPS growth, cash flow multiple and cash flow return on investment for each company), respectively, while our CEO’s realizable pay was at the 72nd percentile of our Compensation Peer Group.
 
The Company’s TSR performance for the 2016 – 2018 three-year period is weaker than the 2015 – 2017 period and, accordingly, our CEO’s pay for the same period is commensurately lower. Mr. Loree’s 2018 total compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table is $13.6 million, reflecting a 16% reduction compared to his reported 2017 total compensation of $16.2 million.

* Realizable pay is defined as the sum of the base salary, actual bonus paid, and long-term incentive payouts over the three-year measurement period, plus the value of equity awards at the closing stock price on the last day of the measurement period.

Incentive Compensation

Below is a description of the incentive-based elements of our executive compensation program:

Compensation Element Awards Page
Reference
Annual Incentive Compensation –
Management Incentive
Compensation Plan (“MICP”)
Awards
Weighted payout across all measures ranges from 95.2% to 132.4% of target bonus opportunity for named executive officers Page 29
Long-Term Incentives –
Performance Units
Weighted average goal achievement across all measures of 128.4% of target for our CEO and 152.9% of target for the other named executive officers for the 2016 – 2018 performance cycle Page 33
Long-Term Incentives: Time
Based Stock Awards (RSUs) and
Stock Options
RSU and stock option grant represents, on average, one third of annual total compensation opportunity for named executive officers Pages 32-33

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Strong Governance Practices

Our Compensation Committee has implemented executive compensation policies and practices that align with market-leading best practices:

Robust stock ownership guidelines of 6x base salary for our Chief Executive Officer, 5x for our Chief Financial Officer, and 3x for all other executive officers

“Hold Until Met” stock ownership policy requires 100% retention of shares (net of applicable taxes) until minimum stock ownership levels are met to further align executive ownership with shareholder returns

Effective in December 2018, the Company has eliminated all tax gross-ups from current change in control arrangements and does not provide tax gross-ups on perquisites

Double trigger vesting provisions requiring both the occurrence of a change in control of the Company and termination of employment in order for replacement awards to vest under our annual Management Incentive

Compensation Plan and our 2018 Omnibus Award Plan Compensation program risk assessment conducted annually and reviewed by the Compensation Committee

Policy regarding forfeiture of incentive awards in the event of a financial restatement under certain circumstances

Policies against hedging or pledging of Company stock

Executive total compensation opportunity is benchmarked at the 50th percentile of our Compensation Peer Group

CEO long-term incentive compensation mix historically has been at least 50% performance units

Dividend equivalents are paid on equity compensation awards only to the extent the underlying award is earned or vested

2018 Omnibus Award Plan expressly prohibits option re-pricing and cash buyouts of “out-of-the-money” options without shareholder approval

Realizable pay analysis is conducted to demonstrate the impact of performance on pay actually realizable to our named executive officers

Shareholder Engagement

We place a high priority on regular, year-round proactive engagement with our shareholders to better understand their perspectives about our Company and the market generally. During 2018, we reached out to shareholders representing approximately 43% of our shares outstanding to engage with us on a broad range of corporate governance matters including board composition and structure, risk management, sustainability, innovation and strategy, as well as our executive compensation program.

The feedback we received from shareholders was evaluated by management and shared with the Board and the input we received has enabled us to better understand our shareholders’ priorities and evaluate and improve our governance practices. We continually incorporate shareholder feedback into the review of our governance practices and we have clarified certain disclosures relating to our compensation program, among other matters, as a result of our engagement process. As reflected by the track record of our Say on Pay vote over the past three years, shareholders are generally supportive of our executive compensation programs. In addition, in connection with entering into new change in control agreements with certain NEOs during December 2018, the Compensation Committee made the decision to completely eliminate all excise tax gross-ups from current change in control agreements with executive officers. We are committed to maintaining an open dialogue with our shareholders and a robust engagement program.

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Say on Pay Advisory Vote Outcome

In addition to reviewing corporate governance best practices and incorporating feedback received through our shareholder engagement, the Compensation Committee considers the results of the Say on Pay advisory vote, among other factors, in making compensation decisions for the following year. The Board reviewed the results of our Say on Pay votes, which reflect an average of 93.6% of shareholder votes cast on our Say on Pay in support of our executive compensation programs over the past three years. The Board believes that this substantial majority of votes cast affirms shareholders’ recognition of our strong alignment of pay with performance, and did not make significant changes to our executive compensation program as a direct result of last year’s Say on Pay advisory vote.

HOW WE DETERMINE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our Compensation Philosophy & Goals

The philosophy underlying our executive compensation program is to provide a competitive, performance-based compensation package that allows us to attract, motivate and retain high caliber executives who drive the Company’s success. The primary tenets of our executive compensation philosophy are:

Competitive Pay Position. Total target compensation, and the individual components thereof, are generally aligned with competitive median levels using Compensation Peer Group data and published surveys. Focusing on the market median, but providing the Compensation Committee the flexibility to set individual executive compensation opportunities consistent with individual circumstances and providing executives the opportunity to earn more (or less) than this target amount based on Company performance, helps to ensure that the Company can attract and retain the high caliber executive talent it seeks and pay these executives commensurate with the value that they provide to the Company.
 
Pay for Performance. A significant portion of annual and long-term compensation is variable, dependent on and directly linked to Company financial performance, including achievement relative to our Compensation Peer Group. The annual incentive plan goals align with our earnings guidance while the three-year performance plan goals are linked to our strategic framework and long-term financial objectives.
 
Alignment with Shareholder Interests. Our executives’ interests are aligned with the long-term interests of our shareholders through stock-based compensation, stock ownership requirements, and performance metrics that drive shareholder value.
 
Pay Mix. Base salaries are determined according to market conditions and each executive’s level of responsibility, talent and experience. The mix of compensation between base salary, annual incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation is designed to focus our executives on both short-and longer-term objectives as prioritized by the Board.

Use of Peer Companies and Benchmarking

In 2018, the Compensation Committee reviewed market data and other information presented by Pay Governance, its independent compensation consultant. Pay Governance’s role in the executive compensation-setting process is described in greater detail under the heading “Role of Independent Compensation Consultant” on page 26. In addition, management engaged Willis Towers Watson to provide actuarial services and perform certain other calculations that are shared with the Compensation Committee and Pay Governance for use in their analyses.

Our Compensation Committee, in consultation with Pay Governance, determines which companies should be included in our peer group for compensation-setting and design purposes (the “Compensation Peer Group”) based on several criteria, including industry, revenue, market capitalization and labor market. The Compensation Committee annually reviews market data compiled by Willis Towers Watson to ensure that compensation levels are in line with the Compensation Peer Group. No changes were made to our Compensation Peer Group for 2018.

The data derived from the Compensation Peer Group inform ranges of compensation that the Compensation Committee then considers in setting executive salary levels and incentive opportunities that are consistent with the Company’s overall objectives. The published survey benchmark data reviewed by the Compensation Committee are statistical summaries of the pay practices at these companies and are not representative of the compensation levels at any one organization.

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The Compensation Committee found that, on average, annual compensation (at target opportunity) for our named executive officers was aligned with the intended median positioning level of the Compensation Peer Group.

The median 2018 revenue of the 2018 Compensation Peer Group was $14.8 billion, and the median market cap of the 2018 Compensation Peer Group as of the end of 2018 was $21.1 billion, as compared to 2018 revenue for the Company of $14.0 billion and market cap for the Company at the end of 2018 of $17.6 billion.

2017 and 2018 Compensation Peer Group
3M Company
Cummins, Inc.
Danaher Corp.
Dover Corp.
Eaton Corporation plc
Emerson Electric Co.
Fortive Corporation
Honeywell International, Inc.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Ingersoll-Rand plc
Masco Corp.
Newell Brands Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pentair plc
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Textron Inc.
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Whirlpool Corp.

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Role & Process of the Compensation Committee

In developing and maintaining appropriate compensation programs and target compensation levels for our executive officers, including our named executive officers, the Compensation Committee:

   

Annually reviews and evaluates detailed compensation data for each named executive officer, including:

annual compensation and benefit values,

the value of all outstanding equity awards,

the accrued value of retirement benefits, and

the amount of the Company’s obligations in the event the executive’s employment terminates under various circumstances.
   
Annually Monitors and
Evaluates Executive
Compensation
     
   
     
   

Annually reviews actual compensation received by the named executive officers and compensation realizable by our named executive officers in relation to Company performance during the same time periods.

Based on the results of this assessment and within the broader framework of the Company’s annual and long-term financial results, assesses, in consultation with Pay Governance, whether the Company’s incentive programs are appropriately paying for performance.

   
Annually Reviews the Company’s Pay
and Financial Performance Alignment
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
 

Regularly discusses compensation matters, other than those pertaining to the Chief Executive Officer, with our Chief Executive Officer and other management representatives.

Meets in executive session with Pay Governance, without management present, to evaluate management’s input.

Solicits comments from other Board members regarding its recommendations at regularly scheduled Board meetings.

 
Regularly Discusses Compensation Matters
   
   
   

 


    

Annually establishes performance goals for our performance-based award programs, taking into account:

recommendations from management based on the Company’s historical performance, strategic direction, and anticipated future operating budget,

the Company’s strategic business plan and operating budget, including alignment with long-term financial objectives, and

the anticipated degree of difficulty in achieving the performance goals.

Approves goals, in consultation with the Board, once satisfied that performance goals are set at reasonable but appropriately challenging levels.

   
In Consultation with
the Board, Establishes
Performance Goals for the
Company’s Short-Term and
Long-Term Performance-
Based Award Programs
   

   
     

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Role of Independent Compensation Consultant

To enhance the Compensation Committee’s ability to perform its responsibilities, the Compensation Committee has retained Pay Governance, an independent compensation consultant, to advise on executive compensation issues since October 2011.

As an independent advisor to the Compensation Committee, Pay Governance:

reviews the total compensation strategy and pay levels for the Company’s named executive officers;
 
examines all aspects of the Company’s executive compensation programs to ensure the programs continue to support the Company’s business strategy;
 
informs the Compensation Committee of developing legal and regulatory considerations affecting executive compensation and benefit programs; and
 
provides general advice to the Compensation Committee with respect to compensation decisions pertaining to the Chief Executive Officer and senior executives.

In addition to the services provided to the Compensation Committee, Pay Governance periodically provides information and advice to the Corporate Governance Committee regarding the compensation of the Company’s non-employee directors. Pay Governance provides no other services to the Company. As described in more detail on page 12, the Compensation Committee has determined that Pay Governance is independent and that there is no conflict of interest between Pay Governance and the Compensation Committee or the Company.

DISCUSSION OF OUR 2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Elements of Compensation

The purpose of our executive compensation program is to attract and retain talent and to reward our executives for performance that benefits the Company and its shareholders. To that end, we seek to compensate our executives in a manner that:

is competitive;
 

rewards performance that creates shareholder value and aligns with our strategic framework, while maintaining an appropriate balance between profitability and operational stability; and
 
encourages executives to drive efficiencies by using capital judiciously.

The Compensation Committee believes that a significant portion of each executive officer’s compensation opportunity should be variable in order to ensure that median or above median compensation is delivered only when business results are strong and we have created value for our shareholders.

Compensation Element Link to Philosophy Key Features
Base Salary Rewards the skill and expertise that our executive officers contribute to the Company on a day-to-day basis

Aligned with median market levels

Individual salaries may exceed or trail the median for a variety of reasons, including performance considerations, level of experience, length of service in current position, additional responsibilities, geographic location, value to the Company beyond the core job description, and retention risk

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Compensation Element Link to Philosophy Key Features
Annual Incentive
Compensation under
MICP (Cash)

Balances the complementary short-term goals of profitability and operational stability

Encourages our executives to maximize profitability, growth and efficiency

Target awards set as a percentage of each officer’s base salary in effect at the beginning of the performance period

Payouts vary from 0% to 200% of target bonus opportunity depending on actual performance during the performance period

Metrics and weights established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the performance period

2018 Corporate Metrics:

Adjusted diluted EPS (“EPS”)* weighted at 50%
Cash flow multiple (operating cash flow less capital expenditures divided by net earnings) weighted at 25%
Organic sales growth (sales growth excluding foreign exchange and acquisition/divestiture impacts) weighted at 25%
 
Payouts for executives with responsibility for specific business units based on business unit performance metrics as well as corporate metrics
 
No payout for a particular MICP metric if actual performance falls below threshold level
 
*       See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS
Long-Term Incentive
Compensation (Equity)
Incentivizes executives to achieve sustainable performance results and maximize growth, efficiency and long-term shareholder value creation Mix of stock options, RSUs and performance units places a substantial portion of compensation at risk and effectively links equity compensation to shareholder value creation and financial results

Stock Options & RSUs

Stock options and time-based RSUs reward management for successful share price appreciation, align their interests with shareholders and bolster retention

Stock Options & RSUs:

Vest in four equal installments on each of the first  four anniversaries of the grant date

Stock options expire 10 years from the grant date

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Compensation Element Link to Philosophy Key Features

Performance Units

Performance units link pay with performance and align management’s interests with the Company’s strategic initiatives

Performance Units:

Earned or forfeited following the conclusion of a three-year performance cycle based on the achievement of the following pre-established goals:

Cash flow return on investment (“CFROI”) weighted at 40%;

EPS weighted at 35% (see page 30 for EPS computation description); and

Relative TSR (measured against LTIP Peer Group as defined below) weighted at 25%

CFROI and EPS performance measured annually

For the 2016 – 2018 and 2017 – 2019 performance cycles, EPS and CFROI goals were weighted such that achievement in the first and second years carried more weight than achievement in the third year of the cycle; for the 2018 – 2020 performance cycle, EPS and CFROI goals are weighted equally for each of the three years of the performance cycle

Relative TSR measured based on three-year cumulative goal vs. LTIP Peer Group

Program design recognizes that stock returns typically take longer to develop than earnings and that relative TSR, while an important assessment of long-term performance, is less directly influenced by our management team

See page 30 below for a discussion of this calculation

Base Salary

The table below sets forth the base salaries of our named executive officers as of December 29, 2018, compared to the base salaries as of December 30, 2017. Mr. Loree elected to forgo a planned November 2018 increase to his salary in anticipation of external headwinds, including commodity inflation, tariffs and foreign currency, continuing into 2019.

Officer 2017 Base Salary 2018 Base Salary
James M. Loree $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Donald Allan, Jr. $725,000 $725,000
Jeffery D. Ansell $725,000 $725,000
Jaime A. Ramirez $468,000 $500,000
John H. Wyatt $560,000 $633,000

MICP Payout for 2018 Performance

For 2018, the named executive officer target bonus opportunities (as a percentage of base salary) were as follows:

Officer Target Bonus
James M. Loree 150%
Donald Allan, Jr. 100%
Jeffery D. Ansell 100%
Jaime A. Ramirez 75%
John H. Wyatt 75%

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The corporate performance goals and results applicable to the MICP award program for the 2018 performance period are illustrated below:

      Threshold       Target       Maximum       2018 Actual
Result
EPS* $7.77 $8.40 $9.03 $8.15*
Cash Flow Multiple 80% 95% 110% 89.6%**
Organic Sales Growth 3.1% 4.6% 6.1% 5.2%

* See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.
** The net earnings in the cash flow multiple calculation excludes certain charges, primarily related to the implementation of U.S. tax reform, resulting in a decrease in the bonus payout on this metric.

The weighting applied to each of these measures, the potential bonus payouts and the bonuses earned by each of our named executive officers for 2018 performance are set forth in the table below. The bonuses earned by Messrs. Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt are based on the corporate results set forth above and the results of the Tools & Storage business (for Mr. Ansell), the Global Emerging Markets Business (for Mr. Ramirez) and the Engineered Fastening business (for Mr. Wyatt), weighted as reflected in the table below. The specific divisional operating margin, working capital and organic sales percent goals and results are not disclosed, as the disclosure of such information would result in competitive harm to the Company and would be of limited additional use to investors. The Company generally does not disclose goals and results for specific divisions.

Weighting of Measures Potential Bonus Payouts Weighted Avg.
Payout Earned
on All Measures
(% of target)
 
Corporate Division
  EPS   Cash
Flow
  Organic
Sales
  Operating
Margin
  Working
Capital
  Organic
Sales
  Threshold   Target   Maximum   Payout
James M. Loree 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% $937,500 $1,875,000 $3,750,000 95.2% $1,785,000
Donald Allan, Jr. 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% $362,500 $725,000 $1,450,000 95.2% $690,200
Jeffery D. Ansell 25% 12.5% 12.5% 25% 15% 10% $362,500 $725,000 $1,450,000 106.6% $772,850
Jaime A. Ramirez 30% 15% 15% 20% 10% 10% $187,500 $375,000 $750,000 113.4% $425,250
John H. Wyatt 12.5% 6.25% 6.25% 35% 15% 25% $234,375 $468,750 $937,500 132.4% $620,625

The target goals for the EPS and organic sales growth metrics were increased in 2018 relative to 2017 (representing $7.08 for EPS and 3.6% for organic sales). The 6.9% organic sales growth achieved in 2017 was exceptional, reflecting strong market share gains, fueled by Flexvolt and other innovative products, among other factors. The target organic sales goal for 2018 was established at 4.6%, above key market growth projections, while contemplating market challenges in the automotive and oil & gas sectors. The actual cash flow multiple achieved in 2017 was 98.2% of net income. The target cash flow multiple goal for 2018 was set at 95% of net income in light of additional tax payments for the “toll charge” required pursuant to recent U.S. tax legislation, as well as the challenge of improving the working capital efficiency of acquisitions while providing for the working capital expansion necessary to support the Craftsman brand rollout.

Fiscal 2019 MICP Plan Design Change

In early 2019, the Compensation Committee conducted a review of the Company’s existing incentive compensation arrangements and, in connection with this review, approved a modification to the MICP for 2019. The 2019 MICP for executive officers will be granted as stock-settled performance share units, rather than cash-settled awards as the Compensation Committee has granted in the past. The plan metrics and related weightings will remain consistent with the

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2018 MICP design, and performance will continue to be measured based on a one-year performance period. The number of shares earned based on performance will be determined following the end of the 2019 performance period; however, any performance share units that have been earned will be settled in three equal installments in March 2020, March 2021 and March 2022. In general, participants must be active employees of the Company until the applicable settlement date to receive the earned shares, subject to certain exceptions for death, disability or retirement.

The Compensation Committee believes this stock-settled annual incentive plan design is appropriate for 2019 in light of the commodity inflation, tariffs, and other macro-economic headwinds the Company is experiencing, as it will further align executive officers’ interests with shareholder interests over an extended three-year period and preserve cash. The Compensation Committee anticipates the annual MICP incentive plan will revert to cash-settlement for 2020 and subsequent years.

How We Determine Performance Criteria

Under our annual incentive award program, MICP awards are earned or forfeited at the end of each fiscal year depending on the achievement of pre-established EPS, cash flow multiple and organic sales growth performance goals; bonus opportunities for the leaders of our different business units also reflect divisional operating margin, working capital and organic sales percentage goals. Under our long-term incentive performance award program, performance units are earned or forfeited following the conclusion of a three-year performance cycle depending on the achievement of pre-established EPS and CFROI performance goals for each year in the cycle and a three-year relative cumulative TSR goal. The relative TSR goal measures our performance against a group of approximately 24 industry peers (the “LTIP Peer Group”). The LTIP Peer Group is intended to reflect a broader spectrum of peers than our Compensation Peer Group, including in certain industries such as security that do not compete across all of the Company’s business segments.

The Compensation Committee includes EPS as adjusted as a performance goal in both the annual incentive and long-term performance award program because it believes EPS is a critical driver of shareholder value that must be balanced over both near- and longer-term time horizons.

The Compensation Committee does not want managers pursuing other short or long-term goals without considering the effect of such actions on EPS.
   
The Compensation Committee also believes that using EPS as one of the goals in annual incentives provides the Compensation Committee with flexibility to adjust short-term goals to reflect existing market conditions without losing the motivational and retentive value of the long-term performance award.
   
Because each of the annual EPS goals contained in a given three-year long-term performance cycle is established early in the first year of the cycle and the EPS goal for MICP is established each year, the target EPS goals for the second and third years of the long-term performance cycle are not likely to be the same as the target EPS goals for the corresponding years’ MICP programs.
   
Even in the first year of a cycle, when target EPS goals will match, the threshold and maximum EPS metrics will not be the same for annual and long-term awards because the range below and above target annual EPS is narrower for MICP awards than for long-term performance awards. The Compensation Committee believes that the tighter range below and above target EPS for the MICP program is appropriate primarily due to the one-year time horizon.

The EPS computation for the MICP bonus utilizes adjusted diluted EPS (See Appendix A for a reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS). For the three-year long-term performance cycles, EPS was further adjusted to exclude the impact from recent U.S. tax legislation (for grants made prior to 2018) along with the effect of computing EPS with the fixed shares outstanding at the grant date.

The CFROI computation is defined as cash from operations plus after-tax interest expense divided by the two-point average of debt plus equity. Including this measure helps align performance goals with the Company’s objectives, by encouraging participants to give greater weight to the projected cash flow return in relation to the cost of capital when considering investments. For the 2016 – 2018 performance cycle, the numerator and denominator of CFROI in 2017 and 2018 are adjusted for the cash flow and equity impacts, respectively, pertaining to the adjustments in calculating EPS, and additionally for 2018 to remove the favorable impact from U.S. tax legislation, for comparability to the originally established goals.

The TSR calculation is based on an annualized rate of return reflecting share price appreciation and dividends paid during the measurement period with starting and ending prices measured as 20-day averages to account for daily trading volatility.

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While we may re-evaluate the measures used in the performance unit program in the future, or the weighting of those measures, we believe that EPS, CFROI, and TSR currently provide effective tools for measuring the value we create and sustain, assessing our achievement of strategic goals, and evaluating our long-term performance and potential.


Performance goals for each performance cycle are recommended by management based on the Company’s historical performance, strategic direction, and anticipated future operating environment, and are generally established during the first quarter of the performance cycle.

 

Generally, the Compensation Committee seeks to establish goals such that the likelihood of missing the target goal is at least as high as the likelihood of achieving the target goal based on reasonable assumptions and projections at the time of grant.

The Compensation Committee considers management’s recommended performance goals, the Company’s performance to date and strategic direction, and the nature of the Company’s future operating environment, and once satisfied with the degree of difficulty associated with goal achievement, approves the targets for each performance cycle.

The Compensation Committee may establish the target at a higher or lower level in appropriate circumstances.

Threshold, target and maximum EPS and CFROI goals are established in the first year of the performance period for each fiscal year, or portion thereof, in the performance period. At the end of the performance period, a weighted average payment is made based on performance achieved by the end of each fiscal year during the period relating to these goals plus an amount related to achievement of TSR goals.

How We Determine Target LTI Values

The allocation of the long-term incentive values among stock options, RSUs and performance units varies by named executive officer. Our most senior officers have a greater percentage of their long-term incentive awards allocated to performance units than do other officers and employees because our most senior officers have the greatest ability to influence the financial measures underlying the program. For Mr. Loree and our named executive officers, this equity mix has resulted in a significant portion of the total long-term incentive value delivered in performance units.

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The following table shows the 2017 and 2018 fair value allocation of regular long-term incentive awards for our named executive officers:

2018 2017
            Stock
Options
      RSUs       Performance
Units
      Stock
Options
      RSUs       Performance
Units
James M. Loree 25% 25% 50% 29% 21% 50%
Donald Allan, Jr. 27% 28% 45% 33% 22% 45%
Jeffery D. Ansell 27% 28% 45% 33% 22% 45%
Jaime A. Ramirez 30% 32% 38% 38% 26% 36%
John H. Wyatt 28% 28% 44% 35% 23% 42%

Performance Under Long-Term Incentive Compensation Programs

The goals for the 2017 - 2019 and 2018 - 2020 performance cycles exclude the estimated impact of acquisition-related charges and other items described in Appendix A. EPS for these cycles will be computed based on a budgeted share count established at the grant date such that any share repurchases not reflected in that budget will not affect executive compensation. EPS goals reflect substantial expansion consistent with the Company’s long-term financial objectives of 10-12% EPS growth inclusive of acquisitions, or 7-9% excluding acquisitions, in each case aside from acquisition-related and special charges. CFROI goals are aligned with the Company’s 12-15% long-term financial objective, and reflect the challenge of integrating acquisitions and improving their working capital efficiency while simultaneously driving sales growth. For competitive reasons, the Company does not disclose target goals for performance cycles that have not yet been completed. The threshold and maximum performance goals for the 2017 – 2019 and 2018 – 2020 performance cycles are as follows:

EPS CFROI TSR
                  Threshold       Maximum             Threshold       Maximum       Threshold       Maximum
2017 – 2019 Year 1 $6.37 $7.79 Year 1 13.5% 15.5%
Performance Year 2 $7.10 $8.68 Year 2 13.7% 15.7% 25th 75th
Cycle Year 3 $7.90 $9.66 Year 3 13.6% 15.6% percentile percentile
 
EPS CFROI TSR
Threshold Maximum Threshold Maximum Threshold Maximum
2018 – 2020 Year 1 $7.56 $9.24 Year 1 14.0% 16.0%
Performance Year 2 $8.46 $10.34 Year 2 14.0% 16.0% 25th 75th
Cycle Year 3 $9.18 $11.22 Year 3 14.0% 16.0% percentile percentile

For each performance cycle, the Compensation Committee determined at the time of grant that the likelihood of missing the target goal is at least as high as the likelihood of achieving the target goal. Rigorous goals are established at the beginning of each respective three-year cycle, based on our strategic plan and annual operating plan, and are aligned with our long-term financial objectives.

The award opportunities associated with the 2017 – 2019 performance cycle are set forth in the Company’s March 9, 2018 Proxy Statement on page 25. The following table illustrates the award opportunities associated with the 2018 – 2020 performance cycle.

2018 – 2020 Performance Cycle

Potential Performance Units to be Earned
      Threshold       Target       Maximum
James M. Loree 12,134 24,267 48,534
Donald Allan, Jr. 3,330 6,660 13,320
Jeffery D. Ansell 3,330 6,660 13,320
Jaime A. Ramirez 1,531 3,062 6,124
John H. Wyatt 1,914 3,828 7,655

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2016 – 2018 Performance Cycle

The goals, actual performance results and payouts associated with the recently completed 2016 – 2018 performance cycle are illustrated in the following two tables. The results achieved for the 2016 – 2018 performance cycle resulted in a weighted average goal achievement across all measures of 152.9% of target.* The actual weighted average payout in shares of 128.4% of target is lower for Mr. Loree than for the other named executive officers because the percentage difference between his respective target and maximum potential payouts is smaller than the spread for the other named executive officers.

Goals
EPS CFROI TSR
    Threshold     Target     Maximum     Achieved         Threshold     Target     Maximum     Achieved     Threshold     Target     Maximum     Achieved
Y 1 $5.49 $6.10 $6.71 $6.51 Y 1 12.5% 13.5% 14.5% 16.1% 25th
percentile
50th
percentile
75th
percentile
38th
percentile
Y 2 $5.77 $6.41 $7.05 $7.65 Y 2 12.5% 13.5% 14.5% 14.8%
Y 3 $6.32 $7.02 $7.72 $8.13 Y 3 12.6% 13.6% 14.6% 13.0%

* In determining whether the 2018 EPS and CFROI performance goals were met for the 2016 – 2018 performance cycle, actual results in 2017 and 2018 were adjusted, consistent with the terms of grant, to exclude the impact of the acquisition-related charges and other items described in Appendix A. Also excluded was the favorable $.02 and $.01 per diluted share impact, in 2016 and 2017, respectively, pertaining to the January 2018 adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Additionally, the favorable impact from recent U.S. tax legislation was excluded from 2018 CFROI and EPS. The results shown in the foregoing table reflect these adjustments for comparability to the original goals. The $8.13 EPS for the 2016 – 2018 performance cycle differs slightly from the $8.15 EPS for the MICP cash bonus discussed on page 30 due to the removal of the favorable impact from recent U.S. tax legislation partially offset by the effect of computing EPS with the fixed shares outstanding established at the 2016 inception.


Potential Performance Unit
Actual Payout
(shares)
Weighted
Average Payout
(% of target)
Threshold Target Maximum
James M. Loree       11,275       22,550       36,081       28,954       128.4%
Donald Allan, Jr. 3,517 7,034 14,067 10,755 152.9%
Jeffery D. Ansell 3,570 7,141 14,282 10,919 152.9%
Jaime A. Ramirez 1,560 3,119 6,239 4,769 152.9%
John H. Wyatt 2,030 4,059 8,118 6,206 152.9%

Benefits & Perquisites

Retirement Benefits

The Compensation Committee believes that offering a full complement of compensation and benefit programs commensurate to those typically extended to senior executive officers at comparable companies is crucial to the attraction and retention of high-caliber executive talent. To that end, the Company currently offers defined contribution retirement programs to its executive officers under two plans: the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan and the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, which are more fully described on pages 47 and 48. Prior to 2007, when the program was closed to new participants, the Company provided supplemental retirement benefits to certain executives pursuant to The Stanley Works Supplemental Executive Retirement Program (now known as the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program). Mr. Loree, who was a participant in the program prior to 2007, retains this benefit. This program is described on page 46.

Employment Agreements

The Company is party to employment agreements with each of Mr. Loree and Mr. Wyatt. Detailed descriptions of these agreements are set forth under the heading “Executive Officer Agreements” on pages 48-49.

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Change in Control Agreements and Severance Agreements

The Compensation Committee has determined that to be competitive with prevailing market practices, to enhance the stability of the executive team, and to minimize turnover costs associated with a corporate change in control, it is important to extend special severance protection for termination of employment as a result of a change in corporate control to certain key employees. Therefore, the Company has entered into change in control agreements with certain members of senior management, including the named executive officers. Severance protections for each of our named executive officers were established based on prevailing market practices when these agreements were put in place. The severance benefits that would have been payable at December 29, 2018 to named executive officers in the event of termination following a change in control are set forth under the heading “Termination and Change in Control Provisions” beginning on page 49.

Effective as of December 2018, golden parachute excise tax gross-ups have been eliminated from all existing change in control agreements with executive officers and will not be included in any new change in control or severance agreement or arrangement.

Perquisites and other benefits

The Company provides certain perquisites to its executive officers as part of its overall compensation program. These perquisites do not constitute a significant percentage of any executive’s total compensation package and are comparable to perquisites offered by the companies with whom the Company competes for talent. The perquisites provided in 2018 were: financial planning services, life and long-term disability insurance, car allowance, home security system services, executive medical exams, and up to $5,000 of Company products for executive officers (with the exception of James M. Loree, who receives $10,000 as a result of his director role), as more fully set forth on pages 38-39. The Company product programs are designed to encourage Company executives to use, and encourage others to use, Company products.

Based on a detailed review of perquisites completed in 2016, the Company is eliminating the car allowance perquisite as current lease arrangements expire. The provision of financial planning services, life and long-term disability insurance, and executive medical exams is consistent with general market practice and, the Compensation Committee believes, provides a benefit to the Company by encouraging the Company’s executives to maintain their health and financial well-being. The Company provides home security systems and services to executives to help ensure their safety and that of their families and to increase their familiarity with the Company’s security offerings. The Company also permits limited personal use of corporate aircraft by certain executives. The Company does not provide tax gross-ups on any perquisites.

OTHER COMPENSATION POLICIES & CONSIDERATIONS

Executive Officer Stock Ownership Policy

In furtherance of the Company’s objective to create an ownership culture and because the Compensation Committee believes the meaningful investment in the Company by executive officers better aligns their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders, the Company maintains a Stock Ownership Policy for Executive Officers. This policy requires our executive officers to reach the minimum levels of stock ownership laid out in the table below within a five-year period commencing on the date of hire or promotion to a senior management position. Effective October 2018, the Board approved revisions to the Stock Ownership Policy for Executive Officers to eliminate the one-year holding period applicable to the net after tax shares received upon vesting of RSUs or the exercise of stock options granted on or after February 14, 2012, so long as the executive has met the applicable minimum ownership level at the time of such vesting or exercise. However, executive officers are expected to continue to comply with the applicable minimum ownership requirements.

A copy of this policy (as revised) is available on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading).

      Minimum Ownership
CEO 600% of base salary
CFO 500% of base salary
Other Executive Officers 300% of base salary

Hedging; Pledging

The Board has adopted a policy prohibiting hedging transactions and disallowing pledging transactions subject to narrow exceptions as further described below. Pursuant to this policy, hedging of any type is prohibited, including entry into any prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds or other transactions involving Company

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securities that could be used to hedge or offset any decrease in the value of the Company’s stock. Officers, directors and employees are also prohibited from maintaining Company securities in a margin account. Any officer, director or employee who wishes to pledge shares as collateral for a loan must demonstrate that he or she has the financial capability to repay the loan without resorting to the pledged securities and obtain the prior written approval of the General Counsel. This policy is included in the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which is available on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading).

Forfeiture of Awards in the Event of Restatement

The Board has adopted a “recoupment” or “clawback” policy relating to unearned equity and cash incentive compensation of all executive officers. Pursuant to this policy, in the event the Board or an appropriate committee thereof determines that any fraud, negligence or intentional misconduct by an executive officer was a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate any of its financial statements, the Board (or a committee thereof) will take such action as it deems necessary, in its discretion, to remedy the misconduct and prevent its recurrence. Such actions may include requiring reimbursement of bonuses or incentive compensation paid to the officer after January 1, 2007, requiring reimbursement of gains realized upon the exercise of stock options, and cancellation of restricted or deferred stock awards and outstanding stock options. In determining what actions are appropriate, the Board (or committee thereof) will take into account all relevant factors, including whether the restatement was the result of fraud, negligence or intentional misconduct. A copy of this policy is available on the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com (which appears under the “Investors” heading).

Timing of Stock Option and RSU Grants

Annual grants of stock options and RSUs to executive officers are usually made at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Compensation Committee held during the fourth quarter of each year. The grant date of stock option and RSU awards is the date of the Board meeting held during the fourth quarter (typically the day after the Compensation Committee meeting) and grants to other eligible employees typically are approved on the same date. The exercise price for all stock option grants is the average of the high and low price of a share as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on the date of grant.

The Compensation Committee may occasionally make off-cycle grants during the year. Such off-cycle grants are typically associated with promotions, hiring, acquisitions, or other significant business events that would likely have an adverse impact on our ability to acquire or retain management talent. The Compensation Committee has delegated authority to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to make annual grants and occasional off-cycle grants to employees who are not executive officers of the Company. The grant date for any grants made by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer is either the date the grant authorization is signed by the Chief Executive Officer or a later date specified in the grant authorization.

Tax Deductibility Under Section 162(m)

Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and Section 162(m) of the Code, “Section 162 (m)”), the Company is prohibited from deducting compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid in a year to each of the Chief Executive Officer and the other “covered employees” as defined in Section 162(m). An exception to this $1,000,000 deduction limitation was historically available with respect to compensation that qualified as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), which required compliance with certain requirements set forth in Section 162(m) and the applicable regulations. As a result of new tax legislation that went into effect on December 22, 2017, this exception for performance-based compensation will not be available for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, unless such compensation qualifies for certain transition relief contemplated in the new tax legislation.

Therefore, certain compensation paid under the MICP and certain of our long-term equity awards originally designed with the intent that such amounts qualify as “performance-based compensation” is not expected to be deductible in the future. Although the Compensation Committee will continue to analyze the impact that Section 162(m) and the potential lack of deduction associated with amounts paid in excess of the deduction limitation may have on the Company, the Compensation Committee continues to retain the flexibility to make decisions with respect to the Company’s compensation programs that are based on factors other than Section 162(m) and related tax consequences. This flexibility may include amending or modifying the design elements of our historical compensation programs to the extent those design elements were principally adopted in an effort to comply with Section 162(m). However, because of the importance of linking pay and performance, at this time the Compensation Committee expects to continue to impose performance conditions on its annual and long-term incentive compensation elements paid to executive officers.

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Assessment of Risk Arising from Compensation Policies and Practices

The Compensation Committee reviews, on a periodic basis, the operation and structure of the Company’s compensation programs and has considered whether its compensation policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Committee has concluded that the Company’s compensation practices and policies do not create such risks based on the following considerations:

As discussed above on page 27, under the MICP, each participant has an opportunity to earn a threshold, target or maximum bonus amount that is contingent on achieving established performance goals. MICP goals generally fall into two categories:

corporate goals, consisting of adjusted diluted EPS, organic sales growth and cash flow multiple (operating cash flow less capital expenditures divided by net earnings); and

divisional goals, such as divisional operating margin, working capital management and group organic sales percent.

Divisional goals are established with overall corporate objectives in mind and do not conflict with corporate goals. To further minimize the risk that any employee or group of employees would pursue achievement of divisional goals in a manner that would have an adverse impact on the overall corporate goals, at least 20% of the annual bonus opportunity for all managers is based on achievement of the corporate goals. In addition to divisional goals, managers other than named executive officers may be assigned individual performance goal targets as a component of their MICP award. Any such individual achievement goals account for a small percentage of the total bonus opportunity and, accordingly, it is unlikely that any individual would pursue achievement of an individual goal in a manner that would jeopardize performance of his or her division as a whole or the Company as a whole.

The Company’s long-term incentive programs are similarly unlikely to create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. As discussed above on page 27, there are two elements to the Company’s long-term incentive programs:

(i) grants of stock options and/or RSUs that vest over time (typically four years) and
               
(ii) grants of performance units that vest based on performance over a specified performance cycle (typically three years).

The RSU and stock option grants align recipients’ interests with those of the Company’s shareholders in maintaining or increasing share value, making it unlikely that award recipients will pursue behaviors that create a material risk to the Company. Performance unit grants generally are earned based on achievement of corporate performance goals. A portion of each performance unit grant is contingent on achieving stated levels in diluted EPS during the performance period, a portion is based on targets relating to CFROI, and a portion is contingent on achieving TSR relative to a peer group. The Company believes that using diluted EPS and CFROI as performance measures provides appropriate incentives for management to optimize the principal financial drivers that generate shareholder return and reinforce the Company’s quest for continued growth while including three-year TSR as a performance measure encourages management to continuously benchmark Company performance against that of a broadly defined group of comparable companies, further supporting the Company’s quest for growth. In determining whether diluted EPS and CFROI goals have been met, the Compensation Committee retains the discretion to adjust the manner in which achieved EPS and CFROI are determined to take into account certain nonrecurring events (such as significant acquisitions or divestitures). Providing the Compensation Committee this discretion allows the Compensation Committee to ensure the results are comparable to the originally established targets. It also has the effect of eliminating any incentive to take a particular action in order to increase the bonus that would be distributed at the end of the applicable performance period.

The Company has occasionally granted long-term incentive awards to employees to encourage them to reach goals different from those above, such as working capital turnover and inventory turnover objectives. Typically, such programs are designed to incentivize employees to improve the overall performance of the Company, or a particular business, by requiring improvement in processes and, as such, are unlikely to encourage behavior that would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Other incentive programs that may be available are common in companies in durable goods and services businesses, such as commissions on sales for sales representatives. None of these programs accounts for a significant percentage of the relevant business unit’s revenues, and no one business unit carries a significant portion of the Company’s risk profile.

In addition, our compensation programs contain many design features that mitigate the likelihood of encouraging excessive or inappropriate risk-taking behavior. These features include robust stock ownership guidelines, a policy against hedging or pledging of Company stock and a “recoupment” or “clawback” policy in the event of a financial restatement as described on page 35.

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2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The table below summarizes the total compensation earned by our named executive officers for each of the last three fiscal years during which they served as executive officers.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)
Name and
Principal Position
   Year    Salary
($)
   Bonus
($)
   Stock
Award(s)
($)
   Option
Awards
($)
   Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
   Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
   All
Other
Compensation
($)
   Total
($)
James M. Loree,
President and CEO
2018 1,250,000 0 6,009,512 1,990,500 1,785,000 2,044,304 484,088 13,563,404
2017 1,204,167 0 5,687,086 2,313,000 2,851,200 3,826,489 329,473 16,211,415
2016 992,500 0 3,833,202 4,757,251 1,615,320 1,189,211 227,240 12,614,724
 
Donald Allan, Jr.,
Executive Vice President and CFO
2018 725,000 0 1,793,927 663,500 690,200 0 161,601 4,034,228
2017 697,500 0 1,568,835 771,000 1,100,880 0 153,265 4,291,480
2016 671,667 0 1,258,748 585,750 1,259,565 0 131,051 3,906,781
 
Jeffery D. Ansell,
Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Storage
 
2018 725,000 0 1,793,927 663,500 772,850 0 171,281 4,126,558
2017 697,500 0 1,568,835 771,000 1,245,440 0 187,596 4,470,371
2016 660,833 0 1,268,085 585,750 1,304,065 0 131,148 3,949,881
 
Jaime A. Ramirez
Senior Vice President and President, Global Emerging Markets
 
2018 500,000 0 922,348 398,100 425,250 0 553,140 2,798,838
2017 443,833 0 748,618 462,600 618,570 49,497 70,510 2,393,628
2016 425,000 0 1,845,734 351,450 535,101 11,141 56,909 3,225,335
 
   
John H. Wyatt
President, Stanley Engineered Fastening
2018 629,667 0 1,048,611 398,100 620,625 0 141,731 2,838,734
2017 560,000 0 2,562,803 462,600 670,320 0 310,293 4,566,016
2016 541,667 0 4,309,564 351,450 315,181 0 331,155 5,849,017

Footnote to Column (e) of Summary Compensation Table
This column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of all RSUs and performance awards granted during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Codification Topic 718—Stock Compensation. See footnote J of the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year for assumptions used in the valuation of these awards and related disclosures. The valuation of performance awards shown in the table is based on the probable outcome at the grant date. The value of the performance award grants included in this column at the grant date, assuming performance at maximum, for grants made in fiscal years 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, is as follows: Mr. Loree, $8,000,114/$8,000,260/$3,037,795; Mr. Allan, $2,195,606/$2,108,449/$1,227,574; Mr. Ansell, $2,195,606/$2,108,449/$1,246,337; Mr. Ramirez, $1,009,451/$879,840/$544,454; and Mr. Wyatt, $1,261,814/$1,132,608/$708,427. The dollar amounts listed do not necessarily reflect the dollar amounts of compensation actually realized or that may be realized by our named executive officers.

Footnote to Column (f) of Summary Compensation Table
This column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of all stock options granted during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively, in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 718—Stock Compensation. See footnote J of the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year for assumptions used in the valuation of these awards and related disclosures.

Footnote to Column (g) of Summary Compensation Table
The dollar amounts set forth in this column reflect incentive compensation earned pursuant to the Company’s MICP in respect of the 2018, 2017, and 2016 fiscal years, respectively.

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Footnote to Column (h) of Summary Compensation Table
For Mr. Loree’s benefit under the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program, the increase in the present value of the benefit can be attributed to the passage of time, an increase in average pay, benefits accrued, and changes in certain assumptions.

There was a decrease in the present value of Mr. Ramirez’s pension in 2018, associated with a higher discount rate, and accordingly zero income is reported. The increase in the present value of Mr. Ramirez’s benefits under the plans in which he is a participant in 2017 and 2016 is attributable to the passage of time and changes in certain assumptions.

See the footnote to Column (d) of the Pension Benefits Table on page 46 for the assumptions used in the calculations for fiscal year 2018.

Footnote to Column (i) of Summary Compensation Table
This column reflects (i) Company contributions and allocations in 2018 for Messrs. Loree, Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt, under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan (matching and Core Account (as defined below)) and the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan (supplemental matching and supplemental Core); (ii) Company costs related to life and disability insurance premiums, car allowances, financial planning services, annual physicals, products acquired through the Company’s Product Programs, installation and maintenance of home security systems, and personal use of corporate aircraft; and (iii) certain benefits paid to Mr. Ramirez in connection with his temporary relocation to San Jose, California as more fully described below.

Contributions and Allocations under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan and the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan

The Company contributions and allocations under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan and the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan included in Column (i) of the Summary Compensation Table are set forth below. Certain contributions and allocations under these Plans for Mr. Loree will offset pension benefits as described on page 46.

Name       Defined
Contribution
Plans
($)
James M. Loree 367,801
Donald Allan, Jr. 97,498
Jeffery D. Ansell 103,208
Jaime A. Ramirez 53,696
John H. Wyatt 88,354

The Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan, a Code Section 401(k) retirement plan that covers certain employees of the Company and its U.S. affiliates who are subject to the income tax laws of the United States, features two accounts, a Choice Account, and a Core Account.

The Choice Account offers eligible participants the opportunity for tax-deferred savings and a choice of investment options. For the 2016, 2017 and 2018 calendar years, a 50% matching allocation was provided on the first 7% of pay contributed by a participant on a pre-tax basis for the year. Pay ordinarily includes salary, management incentive bonuses, certain other taxable compensation and elective contributions by a participant to the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan or another plan sponsored by Stanley Black & Decker (or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries) that meets the requirements of Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code. Annual pay and the amount of elective contributions are subject to limits set forth in the tax law. Participants are permitted to direct the investment of all funds credited to their Choice Accounts. Matching allocations are vested upon the earlier of a participant’s completion of one year of service or his/her attainment of age 55 while employed by the Company or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Vesting is accelerated in certain circumstances, as described below.

The Core Account provides a retirement benefit for certain participants. This account is 100% funded by separate allocations that are not dependent on contributions by participants. The Core Account is subject to investment direction by a participant. Regular allocations to a Core Account for a calendar year are based on the participant’s age as of the last day of the year and the participant’s pay for each calendar quarter during the year, as described above, and are subject to the limits of the tax law, with allocations for a calendar quarter contingent upon a participant having employment status on the last day of the calendar quarter, as follows:

Age Allocation Amount (% of Pay)
Less than 40       2%
40 - 54 4%
55 and older 6%

Allocations to a participant’s Core Account become 100% vested upon completing three years of service, except as described below. Effective January 1, 2011, a participant becomes fully vested in the matching allocations to the Choice Account and the allocations credited to the Core Account in accordance with these same rules, except that full vesting also applies upon attainment of age 55, or upon death or disability while employed by the Company.

The vested accounts are payable to a participant in a lump sum upon termination of employment and, effective January 1, 2011, if payments are made after a participant reaches age 70-1/2, the participant may instead elect to receive annual installment payments equal to the minimum required distributions under the tax law. If a participant dies, the total vested value of the participant’s accounts (including amounts that became vested upon death while employed by the Company) is payable in a lump sum to his or her beneficiary.

The Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program is described on page 46 under the heading “Pension Benefits.” The Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan is described on pages 47-48 under the heading “Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans.”

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Company Cost of Perquisites

Name      Life
Insurance
($) (a)
     Disability
Insurance
($)
     Car
($) (b)
     Financial
Planning
($)
     Annual
Physical
($)
     Product
Program
($)
     Home
Security
System
($)
     Personal
Use of Aircraft
($)
     Perquisite
Total
($)
James M. Loree 44,929 8,590 23,000 15,000 2,500 3,666 18,602 0 116,287
Donald Allan, Jr. 14,758 7,571 23,000 15,000 2,500 1,159 115 0 64,103
Jeffery D. Ansell 11,261 6,361 23,000 15,000 5,000 5,000 2,451 0 68,073
Jaime A. Ramirez 6,050 7,073 0 11,300 0 0 0 0 24,423
John H. Wyatt 27,061 9,291 9,583 0 72 0 7,370 0 53,377

(a) Represents the incremental cost of life insurance premiums paid by the Company for the benefit of the named executive officers.
   
(b) The Company is eliminating the car allowance perquisite as current lease arrangements expire. None of the named executive officers will have a car perquisite by the end of 2019.

Other Benefits

Mr. Ramirez relocated to San Jose, California (“Silicon Valley”) in early 2018 to lead the establishment of the Company’s strategic start-up and innovation incubation initiatives, which we call the Elu, while retaining his ongoing responsibilities as Senior Vice President of Global Emerging Markets. He received standard relocation benefits totaling $62,521 in connection with this move. Additionally, Mr. Ramirez was paid $37,500 per month from February 2018 through December 2018, or $412,500 for the year, for a mobility allowance intended to largely offset the significantly higher cost of living in Silicon Valley. In light of the progress made in establishing the Elu as well as to reduce costs, Mr. Ramirez has relocated back to his original home effective in February 2019 and, accordingly, his mobility allowance has been discontinued.

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE – 2018 GRANTS

This table sets forth information concerning equity grants to the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018, granted under the MICP and the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), as well as the range of estimated future payouts under the Company’s non-equity incentive programs.

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
Closing
Price at
Date
of Grant
($/Sh)
Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)

Name

 

Grant Date    Threshold
($)

  

Target
($)

  

Maximum
($)

  

Threshold
(#)

  

Target
(#)

  

Maximum
(#)

  

  

  

  

  

(a)

(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l)
James M. Loree February 27, 2018 937,500 1,875,000 3,750,000
February 27, 2018 12,134 24,267 48,534 4,000,057
December 4, 2018 15,354 2,009,455
December 4, 2018 75,000 130.88 126.35 1,990,500
 
Donald Allan, Jr. February 27, 2018 362,500 725,000 1,450,000
February 27, 2018 3,330 6,660 13,320 1,097,803
December 4, 2018 5,319 696,124
December 4, 2018 25,000 130.88 126.35 663,500
 
Jeffery D. Ansell February 27, 2018 362,500 725,000 1,450,000
February 27, 2018 3,330 6,660 13,320 1,097,803
December 4, 2018 5,319 696,124
December 4, 2018 25,000 130.88 126.35 663,500
 
Jaime A. Ramirez February 27, 2018 187,500 375,000 750,000
February 27, 2018 1,531 3,062 6,124 504,726
December 4, 2018 3,191 417,622
December 4, 2018 15,000 130.88 126.35 398,100
 
John H. Wyatt February 27, 2018 234,375 468,750 937,500
February 27, 2018 1,914 3,828 7,655 630,989
December 4, 2018 3,191 417,622
December 4, 2018 15,000 130.88 126.35 398,100

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Footnote to Columns (c), (d) and (e) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The amounts set forth in these columns are (i) the threshold, target and maximum bonuses each of the named executive officers was eligible to receive pursuant to the Company’s MICP covering the Company’s 2018 fiscal year. The bonuses payable, which are paid during the first quarter of 2019, are set forth in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table.

Footnote to Columns (f), (g) and (h) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The performance awards identified in columns (f), (g) and (h) were awarded by the Board on February 27, 2018, and cover a performance period that commenced at the beginning of the Company’s 2018 fiscal year and expires at the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year. Each performance award represents the right to receive the number of Company shares shown in the table, subject to the attainment of performance goals at the end of the performance period and continued employment. An award recipient must generally remain employed until the time of settlement of performance awards. If the participant’s employment terminates as a result of retirement, death or disability within the first year of the performance period, awards will be pro-rated but if the participant’s employment terminates after the first year, the award will be fully settled without pro-ration, to the extent performance targets are met. Thirty-five percent of the potential award is contingent on the achievement of earnings per share growth, 40% is contingent on the achievement of cash flow return on investment, and 25% is contingent on total shareholder return.

Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, the target grant date value of Mr. Loree’s performance shares was $4 million; Mr. Loree would receive half of those shares for performance at threshold and twice the number of shares for performance at maximum. (As summarized under “Executive Officer Agreements”, this entitlement was only in respect of 2017). The number of performance shares that each of the other named executive officers would be eligible to receive pursuant to these awards was determined by multiplying the executive’s base salary as of January 1, 2018 by the applicable opportunity, which ranged from 50–75% in the case of threshold performance, 100–150% in the case of target performance, and 200–300% in the case of maximum performance, and dividing the resulting number by the average of the high and low price of Company stock on the date of grant. Unless the Compensation Committee otherwise determines, no shares will be issued in respect of a performance goal unless threshold performance is achieved for that goal and the number of shares to be issued will be pro-rated in the event performance falls between threshold and target or target and maximum performance.

Footnote to Column (i) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The stock awards identified in this column are RSUs awarded on December 4, 2018 that will vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (“annual RSU awards”). An award recipient must generally remain employed until the time of vesting of annual RSU awards, but such awards will vest in full if the participant’s employment terminates as a result of retirement, death or disability.

Footnote to Column (j) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The stock options identified in this column are stock options granted on December 4, 2018 that will vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. An award recipient must generally remain employed until the time of vesting of awards, but awards will vest in full if the participant’s employment terminates as a result of retirement, death or disability.

Footnote to Column (k) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
All stock option grants were made pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Award Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The 2018 Plan, which has been approved by the Company’s shareholders, provides that the purchase price per share purchasable under an option may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share on the date of grant. The 2018 Plan defines the Fair Market Value of a share as the average of the high and 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. The grant price may, therefore, be higher or lower than the closing price per share on the date of grant. The closing price per share on the date of grant is set forth in the column immediately adjacent to column (k).

Footnote to Column (l) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
This column reflects the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation of the stock option grants, RSU grants and performance awards identified in this table. The valuation of performance awards is based on the probable outcome at the grant date. See footnote J of the Company’s report on Form 10-K for additional assumptions used in the valuation of these awards and related disclosures. The value of performance award grants included in this column for the 2018 – 2020 performance award period at the grant date, assuming performance at maximum, is as follows: Mr. Loree, $8,000,114; Mr. Allan, $2,195,606; Mr. Ansell, $2,195,606; Mr. Ramirez $1,009,451; and Mr. Wyatt, $1,261,814.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding stock options, option awards, and RSU awards held by the named executive officers on December 29, 2018.

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name
(a)
      Number
of Shares
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
(b)
      Number
of Shares
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
(c)
      Equity Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of Securities
Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
(d)
      Option Exercise
Price ($)
(e)
      Option Expiration
Date
(f)
     

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
Have Not
Vested (#)
(g)

     

Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)
(h)

     

Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:

Number of Unearned
Shares, Units
or other Rights That
Have Not Vested (#)
(i)

     

Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights that
Have Not Vested ($)
(j)
James M. Loree 50,000 -- -- 64.79 12/8/2021
50,000 -- -- 70.61 12/6/2022
50,000 -- -- 79.70 12/5/2023
50,000 -- -- 95.18 12/5/2024
37,500 12,500 -- 109.25 12/4/2025
64,599 64,600 -- 121.63 8/1/2026
37,500 37,500 -- 118.66 12/2/2026
18,750 56,250 -- 168.78 12/7/2027
0 75,000 -- 130.88 12/4/2028
85,234 10,128,409
14,965 1,778,265
13,474 1,601,070
 
Donald Allan, Jr. 20,000 -- -- 70.61 12/6/2022
20,000 -- -- 79.70 12/5/2023
20,000 -- -- 95.18 12/5/2024
15,000 5,000 -- 109.25 12/4/2025
12,500 12,500 -- 118.66 12/2/2026
6,250 18,750 -- 168.78 12/7/2027
0 25,000 -- 130.88 12/4/2028
43,189 5,132,154
4,107 488,035
3,551 421,958

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Option Awards Stock Awards
Name
(a)
      Number
of Shares
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
(b)
      Number
of Shares
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
(c)
      Equity Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of Securities
Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
(d)
      Option Exercise
Price ($)
(e)
      Option Expiration
Date
(f)
      Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
Have Not
Vested (#)
(g)
      Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)
(h)
      Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of Unearned
Shares, Units
or other Rights That
Have Not Vested (#)
(i)
      Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights that
Have Not Vested ($)
(j)
Jeffery D. Ansell 20,000 -- -- 95.18 12/5/2024
15,000 5,000 -- 109.25 12/4/2025
12,500 12,500 -- 118.66 12/2/2026
6,250 18,750 -- 168.78 12/7/2027
0 25,000 -- 130.88 12/4/2028
43,353 5,151,653
4,107 488,035
3,551 421,958
 
Jaime A. Ramirez 15,000 -- -- 70.61 12/6/2022
15,000 -- -- 79.70 12/5/2023
15,000 -- -- 95.18 12/5/2024
11,250 3,750 -- 109.25 12/4/2025
7,500 7,500 -- 118.66 12/2/2026
3,750 11,250 -- 168.78 12/7/2027
0 15,000 -- 130.88 12/4/2028
29,371 3,490,179
1,888 224,379
1,482 176,080
 
John H. Wyatt 2,500 -- -- 63.72 12/9/2020
5,000 -- -- 64.79 12/8/2021
10,000 -- -- 70.61 12/6/2022
10,000 -- -- 79.70 12/5/2023
10,000 -- -- 95.18 12/5/2024
7,500 2,500 -- 109.25 12/4/2025
7,500 7,500 -- 118.66 12/2/2026
3,750 11,250 -- 168.78 12/7/2027
0 15,000 -- 130.88 12/4/2028
46,195 5,489,368
2,361 280,510
1,907 226,666

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Footnote to columns (b) and (c)
All of the options identified in columns (b) and (c) expire 10 years from the date of grant; the grant date therefore can be determined by subtracting 10 years from the expiration date set forth in column (f). All of the option grants identified in column (c) vest in four equal annual installments on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. An award recipient must generally remain employed until the time of vesting of awards, but awards will vest in full if the participant’s employment terminates as a result of retirement, death or disability.

Footnote to column (g)
The awards identified in this column include (i) time-vesting RSUs that have not yet vested; (ii) the performance awards for the 2016 – 2018 performance program, which vested upon distribution in the first quarter of 2019 based on achievement of performance goals as set forth in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis on page 31; (iii) a portion of the performance awards for the 2017 – 2019 performance program, which will vest following the end of the applicable performance period; and (iv) a portion of the performance awards for the 2018 – 2020 performance program, which will vest following the end of the applicable performance period.

The number of shares not yet vested attributable to the 2017 – 2019 and 2018 – 2020 performance programs reflect achievement of annual goals included in the programs as follows:

      EPS Goals Achieved       CFROI Goals Achieved
2017-2019 Performance Award 2017: between target and maximum 2017: between target and maximum
2018: between target and maximum 2018: below threshold
 
2018-2020 Performance Award 2018: between threshold and target 2018: below threshold

The number of time vesting RSUs granted to each executive that had not vested as of December 29, 2018 is as set forth in the table below. Unless otherwise indicated, awards vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the grant date.

Grantee       Grant Date       Vesting Schedule       Number of Units not yet vested
James M. Loree December 4, 2015                                        3,125                                       
December 2, 2016 8,152
December 7, 2017 7,497
December 4, 2018 15,354
 
Donald Allan, Jr. December 5, 2014 Vests in full on December 5, 2019 15,000
December 4, 2015 1,250
December 2, 2016 2,718
December 7, 2017 2,287
December 4, 2018 5,319
 
Jeffery D. Ansell December 5, 2014 Vests in full on December 5, 2019 15,000
December 4, 2015 1,250
December 2, 2016 2,718
December 7, 2017 2,287
December 4, 2018 5,319
 
Jaime A. Ramirez December 5, 2014 5,000
December 4, 2015 938
December 2, 2016 1,631
December 2, 2016 Vests in two equal installments on December 2, 2020 and
December 2, 2021
10,000
December 7, 2017 1,372
December 4, 2018 3,191
 
John H. Wyatt December 4, 2015 625
December 2, 2016 1,631
December 2, 2016 Vests in two equal installments on December 2, 2020 and
December 2, 2021
20,000
December 7, 2017 1,372
December 7, 2017 Vests in full on December 7, 2022 10,000
December 4, 2018 3,191

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Footnote to column (i)
The shares identified in this column are the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the 2017 – 2019 and 2018 – 2020 performance awards that are not included in column (g). Because 2018 EPS performance exceeded the threshold established for the 2018 fiscal year and 2018 CFROI performance was below threshold for the 2018 fiscal year for the 2018 – 2020 award, EPS and CFROI performance was assumed at target and threshold, respectively. Because 2018 EPS performance exceeded the target established for the 2018 fiscal year and 2018 CFROI performance was below threshold for the 2018 fiscal year for the 2017 – 2019 award, EPS and CFROI performance was assumed at maximum and threshold, respectively. Because the 2016 – 2018 TSR exceeded the threshold TSR established for the 2017 – 2019 and 2018 – 2020 awards, these figures assume performance at target. See summary of assumed performance below:

      EPS Performance
Assumed
      CFROI Performance
Assumed
      TSR Performance
Assumed
2017 – 2019 Performance Award 2018: maximum 2018: threshold target
 
2018 – 2020 Performance Award 2018: target 2018: threshold target
2019: target 2019: threshold

The awards for the performance periods ending at the end of fiscal years 2019 and 2020 vest upon distribution, which will occur during the first quarter of the fiscal year immediately following the performance period. An award recipient must generally remain employed until the time of settlement of performance awards. In the event employment is terminated by reason of retirement, death or disability, the 2017 – 2019 awards will be pro-rated; the 2018 – 2020 awards will be pro-rated if the participant’s employment terminates during the first year, and will be settled without pro-ration thereafter, to the extent performance targets are met.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2018 Fiscal Year

The following table provides information concerning options exercised and shares vested for each named executive officer during the Company’s 2018 fiscal year.

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name
(a)
      Number of
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
(b)
      Value Realized
on Exercise
($)
(c)
      Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting
(#)
(d)
      Value Realized
on Vesting
($)
(e)
James M. Loree 0 0 41,901 6,390,359
Donald Allan, Jr. 0 0 30,420 4,318,701
Jeffery D. Ansell 0 0 30,420 4,318,701
Jaime A. Ramirez 0 0 13,039 1,856,653
John H. Wyatt 0 0 17,200 2,284,714

Footnote to columns (d) and (e)
Shares acquired are time-vesting RSUs that vested during 2018 and performance awards for the 2015 – 2017 performance period that vested upon distribution in March 2018. The totals in columns (d) and (e) include shares withheld to cover taxes on vesting of RSUs and performance awards. The amounts in column (e) were determined by multiplying the number of shares that vested by the average of the high and low price of a share of Company common stock on the applicable vesting dates.

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Pension Benefits

The following table shows the present value of accumulated benefits payable to each of the named executive officers, including years of service credited, under the Company’s non-qualified defined benefit pension plans.

Name
(a)
      Plan Name
(b)
      Number of
Years Credited
Service
(#)
(c)
      Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
($)
(d)
      Payments
During Last
Fiscal Year
($)
(e)
James M. Loree Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Program 19.5 17,000,989 0
 
Donald Allan, Jr. N/A N/A N/A N/A
 
Jeffery D. Ansell N/A N/A N/A N/A
 
Jaime A. Ramirez The Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan 4.9 80,320 0
The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension
Plan 4.9 88,019 0
 
John H. Wyatt N/A N/A N/A N/A

Footnote to Column (b) of Pension Benefits Table

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program
The Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program (the “Supplemental Executive Retirement Program”) provides benefits on a non-qualified basis to certain executive officers of the Company. Pursuant to amendments approved in 2007, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Program is closed to new participants. Mr. Loree is the only named executive officer who participates in the Supplemental Executive Retirement Program. Under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Program, a participant will be entitled to receive a supplemental retirement benefit, before offsets, based on the following formula: 3% of average pay for each of the first five years of service; plus 2% of average pay for each of the next 15 years of service; plus 1% of average pay for each of the next five years of service thereafter. For this purpose, average pay is equal to one-third of the participant’s highest total pay (salary and management incentive pay) for any consecutive 36-month period. The benefit will be reduced by the Core Account benefits payable under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan and the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan. Mr. Loree has elected to receive his benefit in the form of a 100% joint and survivor annuity. Mr. Loree’s benefits are fully vested.

Black & Decker Retirement Plans
The Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan (known prior to January 1, 2013 as the Black & Decker Pension Plan) is a tax qualified defined benefit plan that covers most salaried employees of Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. and its subsidiaries, who were employed as of December 31, 2010. All benefit accruals were frozen under the Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan, effective at the end of 2010. Mr. Ramirez, the only named executive officer who is a participant in this plan, may commence his benefits under this plan after his separation from service, but no earlier than age 55. Mr. Ramirez is also a participant in The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan, a nonqualified defined benefit plan that provides benefits for certain executives that would have accrued under the Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan were it not for the limits imposed under the tax laws. All benefit accruals under The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan were frozen, effective at the end of 2010. Benefits under The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan may be forfeited in the event of fraud or willful misconduct or, in the event that following termination of employment, there is an unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential information. Mr. Ramirez will commence his benefits under The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan at the later of separation from service or age 55, provided that benefit payments will not begin until at least six months after his separation from service.

Footnote to Column (d) of Pension Benefits Table
The present value of each accumulated benefit of the named executive officers is based on the following assumptions: (i) that Mr. Loree will receive benefits in a 100% joint and survivor annuity, based on his written election, at his age at the 2018 fiscal year-end, but delayed 5½ years (due to a six month delay because Mr. Loree is a “specified employee” of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 409A, plus an additional five years in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program and Code Section 409A, because Mr. Loree changed his form of payment election from a lump sum to an annuity in 2013); (ii) that Mr. Ramirez will receive benefits in the normal form at his earliest unreduced retirement age set forth in the Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan (age 62) and will receive benefits in a 10 year certain and continuous annuity, based on a default election, at his earliest unreduced retirement age set forth in The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan (age 62), plus a six-month delay because Mr. Ramirez is a specified employee; (iii) the named executive officer will not die or withdraw funds before retirement; (iv) adjusted RP-2018 mortality table and future mortality improvement scale; and (v) a discount rate of 4.32% for the Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Program, a discount rate of 4.20% for the Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan and a discount rate of 4.02% for The Black & Decker Supplemental Pension Plan, as applicable.

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Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans

The following table shows the executive contributions, earnings and account balances for fiscal 2018 for each named executive officer participating in the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, a non-qualified defined contribution plan and, for Mr. Allan, the Deferred Compensation Plan for Participants in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan.

Name
(a)
      Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(b)
      Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(c)
      Aggregate
Earnings
in Last FY
($)
(d)
      Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(e)
      Aggregate
Balance
at Last FYE
($)
(f)
James M. Loree 657,740 342,051 (134,853) 0 6,410,389
Donald Allan, Jr.
       Supplemental Retirement Account Plan 36,250 77,248 (29,000) 0 1,741,428
       Deferred Compensation Plan 0 0 5,360 0 119,734
Jeffery D. Ansell 50,750 83,030 (259,784) 0 2,289,502
Jaime A. Ramirez 0 33,446 (9,680) 0 184,196
John H. Wyatt 6,296 62,604 (12,871) 0 297,942

Footnote to column (a) of Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans Table
The Company maintains the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan, the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Participants in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plan for Participants in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan has been closed to new deferrals. Certain employees, including the Company’s executive officers, may defer bonuses and other compensation pursuant to the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan.

The compensation that may be deferred by employees and the amounts that may be credited to their accounts under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan are limited due to certain limitations imposed by the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan provides executive officers and certain other employees with benefits that cannot be provided under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan.

Effective from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2018, an eligible employee could defer up to 50% of base salary and up to 100% of his or her management incentive bonus each year under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan. Prior to January 1, 2019, the Company ordinarily made matching contributions under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan equal to 50% of the elective deferral contributions on the first 7% of eligible pay (the portion of compensation earned during the year that consists of salary and management incentive bonuses), including elective contributions made from eligible pay under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan or an arrangement described in Code Section 125 or 401(k), that exceeds the amount of such compensation that may be recognized under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company, at its discretion, will determine whether matching contributions will be made for a particular year. If the Company decides to make matching contributions for a particular year, it will make contributions, in an amount determined in its discretion, that may constitute part or all of or more than the matching contributions that would have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan that were in effect prior to 2019.

Effective from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2018, supplemental Core contributions were made for certain participants in the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, determined on the basis of the formulas in the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan for Core Allocations, as applied to compensation in excess of the compensation recognized under the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company, at its discretion, will determine whether Core contributions will be made for a particular year. If the Company decides to make Core contributions for a particular year, it will make contributions, in an amount determined in its discretion, that may constitute part or all of or more than the Core contributions that would have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan that were in effect prior to 2019.

Effective January 1, 2011, all matching contributions credited under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, including any supplemental matching contributions that were made prior to 2011, are vested upon completion of one year of service or, if earlier, upon an active employee’s attainment of age 55, or upon disability, or death. Effective January 1, 2011, all Core contributions credited under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, together with prior supplemental Cornerstone contributions, are vested after three years of service or, if earlier, upon a participant’s reaching age 55, becoming disabled, or death, while employed by the Company.

All of the supplemental accounts that are described above are credited with notional investment earnings or losses, depending upon the investment options selected by the participants, which may be changed on a daily basis by the participants. A participant receives a lump sum distribution, or two or five-year annual installment payments, based on his or her distribution election of the vested supplemental account balances following termination of employment unless he or she has elected a later distribution date. Upon death, prior to commencing his or her distribution, the vested supplemental account balances are payable in a lump sum or installments, based on the participant’s distribution election, to the designated beneficiary of the participant. Mr. Loree’s vested accounts that are credited with funds attributable to his supplemental Cornerstone contributions, his supplemental Core contributions, and his supplemental Core Transition Benefit contributions will be distributed at the same time and in the same form as his benefit under the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Executive Retirement Program. His vested accounts that are credited with funds attributable to his pre-2016 elective deferral contributions and matching contributions will be distributed in a lump sum upon his separation from service, plus 10-1/2 years (on account of the change in election and being a specified employee) or, if earlier, upon his death. Mr. Loree’s vested accounts attributable to elective deferral contributions and matching contributions credited for 2016, 2017, and 2018 will be distributed in five annual installments commencing upon the six month anniversary of his separation from service (because he is a specified employee) or, if earlier, upon his death.

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Footnote to columns (b) and (c) of Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans Table
The executive contributions listed in column (b) are reported as compensation in column (c) of the Summary Compensation Table or, to the extent contributions reflect a deferral of MICP bonus payments for the 2017 fiscal year, which were payable in 2018, in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table for the 2017 year.

The Company contributions listed in column (c) are reported as compensation in column (i) of the Summary Compensation Table.

Footnote to column (d) of Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans Table
Participants in the Supplemental Retirement Account Plan may elect to have their account balances credited with notional earnings based on the performance of certain investment options made available to the participants under the plan. Participants may elect to change their investment elections at any time by contacting the Retirement Service Center via telephone or Internet. During the plan year ended December 31, 2018, the accounts of the named executive officers under the plan were credited with earnings at the following rates, based on the investment options which they elected: the Stanley Black & Decker Stock Fund (27.61%); Stable Value Fund 2.30%; Fixed Interest Rate Fund 3.18%; Loomis Sayles Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (0.49%); SSgA US Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index Fund 0.88%; EB DL Non SL Aggregate Bond Index Fund (0.04%); SSgA US Inflation Protected Bond Index Fund (1.32%); EB DL Non SL Stock Index Fund (4.40%); SSgA U.S. Total Market Index Fund (5.31%); SSgA US Extended Market Index Fund (9.36%); SSgA Global Equity ex US Index Fund (14.12%); Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund (6.52%); Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund (17.98%); Blackrock LifePath Index Retirement Fund (3.62%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2020 Fund (4.01%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2025 Fund (4.96%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2030 Fund (5.77%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2035 Fund (6.57%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2040 Fund (7.28%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2045 Fund (7.88%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2050 Fund (8.14%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2055 Fund (8.17%); Blackrock LifePath Index 2060 Fund (8.17%). Mr. Allan’s account under the Deferred Compensation Plan for participants in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan was credited with earnings at a rate of 3.81%, pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Company has not included any portion of the earnings listed in column (d) as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.

Footnote to column (e) of Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans Table
The amount set forth in column (e) represents the distribution of funds in the Stanley Black & Decker Supplemental Retirement Account Plan pursuant to the terms of that plan.

Executive Officer Agreements

Agreement with James M. Loree, President and Chief Executive Officer

In connection with Mr. Loree’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2016, the Company and Mr. Loree entered into a Letter Agreement, dated July 21, 2016 (the “Letter”). Under the Letter, Mr. Loree will be employed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on an “at will” basis and his employment may be terminated at any time for any reason. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Loree continued to serve as President of the Company and became a member of the Board.

Pursuant to the Letter, Mr. Loree’s annual base salary was increased to $1,200,000. He also would receive (1) an annual cash bonus under the Company’s MICP or a successor thereto, with a target bonus opportunity (i) for the Company’s 2016 fiscal year equal to 100% of his annual base salary in effect on January 1, 2016, (ii) for the Company’s 2017 fiscal year equal to 150% of his annual base salary in effect on January 1, 2017 and (iii) for fiscal years after 2017 as determined by the Board; (2) annual grants of equity awards in forms and amounts to be determined annually by the Board, with (i) a grant in December 2016 of stock options and RSUs with a grant date value (determined for financial reporting purposes) ranging from approximately $3.7 to $4.0 million, (ii) equity awards with respect to fiscal year 2017 with a target aggregate grant date value (determined for financial reporting purposes) of approximately $8 million and (iii) at least 50% of the grant date value of awards granted each year beginning in 2017 consisting of performance share units and the balance consisting of a mix of stock options and RSUs or other instruments, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion from time to time; and (3) employee benefits and perquisites provided to other senior executives of the Company pursuant to the Company’s compensation and benefit plans and arrangements, which may be amended from time to time; continued participation in the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as may be amended from time to time; and four weeks of paid time off per year.

In the event that Mr. Loree’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (“Cause” being defined in the Letter to include willful and continued failure to substantially perform duties) or by Mr. Loree for Good Reason (“Good Reason” being defined in the Letter to include a material adverse alteration by the Company of the nature or status of Mr. Loree’s responsibilities and Mr. Loree’s removal from the Board), Mr. Loree will be eligible to receive certain severance payments and benefits, subject to his executing a release of claims in favor of the Company and complying with certain restrictive covenants (including two-year post-termination non-competition, employee non-solicitation and customer non-solicitation covenants, as well as a confidentiality covenant of indefinite duration) which will be applicable regardless of the reason for Mr. Loree’s termination of employment. Such severance payments and benefits will consist of (A) a lump sum cash severance payment equal to two times the sum of (i) his base salary at termination and (ii) his target annual cash bonus for the year of termination and (B) continued coverage under the Company’s medical, dental, life, vision and prescription drug plans for up to 24 months after termination of employment. Under the Letter, Mr. Loree will be deemed to have given

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notice to the Board, on the date he attains age 65 that he intends to retire from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries on the 30th day thereafter (the “Loree Retirement Date”) and such notice shall automatically become effective on the Loree Retirement Date (unless, in the case of Mr. Loree’s service on the Board, Mr. Loree and the Board mutually agree that Mr. Loree will continue to serve on the Board). See the “Termination Provisions Summary” table on page 52, and the footnotes thereto, for information regarding payments that would have become payable to Mr. Loree if his employment had been terminated effective December 29, 2018.

Agreement with John H. Wyatt, President, Stanley Engineered Fastening

On December 22, 2014, the Company offered John H. Wyatt, a citizen of the United Kingdom who was then on assignment with a Belgian subsidiary of the Company serving as the Company’s President, CDIY Europe, a promotion to President, Sales & Marketing, Global Tools & Storage. As a condition to receiving the promotion, Mr. Wyatt was required to relocate to Towson, Maryland. Consistent with European practice, Mr. Wyatt had entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s Belgian subsidiary; that agreement was replaced by the terms set forth in the December 22, 2014 offer of employment (the “Offer Letter”) effective December 30, 2014.

Under the terms of the Offer Letter, Mr. Wyatt’s annual base salary was increased to $540,000. Mr. Wyatt also would be entitled to participate in the MICP with an annual target bonus opportunity equal to 50% of his annual base salary, and a maximum potential award equal to 100% of his annual base salary and to receive (a) annual performance awards with a target annual value equal to 50% of his annual base salary and a maximum potential annual performance award equal to 100% of his annual base salary, and (b) annual equity awards as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Wyatt also is eligible to participate in employee benefit plans generally available to the Company’s senior officers.

Mr. Wyatt also received certain benefits tied to his relocation from Europe to the United States. These benefits included: an annual housing stipend of $120,000; a travel benefit capped at $18,000; reimbursement of incremental cost increases in tuition and boarding for Mr. Wyatt’s minor daughter’s education until her graduation from high school; and “non-pensionable” compensation of $3,713 per month. These benefits ceased on December 31, 2017. Mr. Wyatt also received a one-time relocation allowance of $10,000 to defray incidental expenses not otherwise covered by the Company’s relocation policy, and will be reimbursed, pursuant to the Company’s relocation policy, for costs to move back to Europe upon termination of his employment other than a termination for cause by the Company or Mr. Wyatt’s voluntary resignation. Finally, the Company will pay for preparation of Mr. Wyatt’s personal income tax filings in the United States and other jurisdictions for the shorter of the lapse of equity instruments granted while in Europe or the duration of Mr. Wyatt’s employment. This benefit is offset against the financial and estate planning benefit that would otherwise be available to an officer at Mr. Wyatt’s level.

On January 20, 2016, Mr. Wyatt was promoted to President of the Company’s Engineered Fastening business. In connection with the promotion, Mr. Wyatt’s target MICP bonus for the 2016 fiscal year was equal to 70% of his base salary and his maximum bonus is equal to 140% of his base salary, and his target opportunity under the Long-Term Performance Award program for performance periods beginning with the 2016 fiscal year will be 70% of his base salary with a maximum payout of 140% of base salary.

Termination and Change in Control Provisions

Provisions under Company Incentive Plans

The Company’s MICP, its 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan, and the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan (collectively, the “LTIPs”) and change in control severance agreements with each of Messrs. Loree, Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt, and with other senior officers of the Company (the “Change in Control Agreements”) include provisions for the acceleration of payments and/or other benefits in connection with a change in control, as such term is defined in the applicable plans and agreements.

Specifically, the MICP and the LTIPs generally provide for a so-called “double trigger” acceleration in connection with a change in control (as defined in the applicable plan). Accordingly, no awards would accelerate if such awards are assumed or replaced with an equivalent award by the resulting entity and the participant does not incur a qualifying termination prior to the end of the applicable performance period in the case of the MICP or within two years following a change in control in the case of awards under the LTIPs.

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With respect to awards that are not assumed or replaced by the resulting entity, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant, upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, (i) participants under the MICP will be entitled to a pro rata portion of their award, assuming achievement of the applicable performance goal(s) at target levels and (ii) with respect to awards under the LTIPs, all options will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain outstanding for the remainder of their terms, all performance awards will become payable or distributable, assuming achievement at target, and all restrictions applicable to restricted stock and RSUs will immediately lapse.

A change in control under the MICP, the LTIPs and the Change in Control Agreements is generally deemed to have occurred in any of the following circumstances: (i) subject to certain exceptions, a person is or becomes the beneficial owner of securities representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (ii) there is a change in the composition of the Board of Directors such that less than a majority of the members were elected, nominated or appointed by at least two-thirds of the incumbent directors; (iii) consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation or entity other than (a) a merger or consolidation where the voting securities of the Company continue to represent at least 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity or any parent thereof or (b) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company in which no person is or becomes the beneficial owner of securities representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; or (iv) the Company’s shareholders 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 its assets unless the shareholders of the Company own at least 50% of the acquiring entity in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

Change in Control Agreements with Named Executive Officers

In 2012, the Company adopted a new form of Change in Control Agreement that does not include a tax gross-up provision. On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into a Change in Control Agreement with Mr. Ramirez and on February 17, 2016, the Company entered into a Change in Control Agreement with Mr. Wyatt using the new Form of Change in Control Agreement. The Change in Control Agreement executed with Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Wyatt is on file as exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012.

On July 21, 2016, in connection with Mr. Loree’s promotion to CEO, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement with Mr. Loree amending his initial agreement on May 9, 2003 and the first amended and restated agreement on December 10, 2008. This agreement also does not include a tax gross-up provision. The Change in Control Agreement executed by Mr. Loree is on file as exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 21, 2016.

In December 2018, the Board approved revised Change In Control Agreements for Messrs. Allan and Ansell that went into effect on December 4, 2018. The economic terms and conditions of the new agreements are substantially similar to these executives’ prior change in control agreements, except that no excise tax gross-up provisions were included in the new Form of Change in Control Agreements. As a result, none of the executive officers are currently party to an agreement that contains a tax gross-up provision. The Change in Control Agreements executed by Messrs. Allan and Ansell are on file as Exhibits 10.5 and 10.4, respectively, to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018.

The current Change in Control agreements with Messrs. Ramirez and Wyatt provide for a two-year term, subject to recurring one-year extensions unless 90 days’ advance notice is given not to extend the term. The Change in Control agreement with Mr. Loree, and the Change in Control Agreements with Messrs. Allan and Ansell, each provide for a one-year term, subject to recurring one-year extensions unless 90 days’ advance notice is given not to extend the term. Further, if a Change in Control occurs during the term, the term of each such agreement will not expire earlier than two years from the date of the change in control. A qualifying termination of employment will generally occur if the executive officer’s employment is terminated without “cause” or for “good reason” within two years following a Change in Control. The agreements provide for the following upon a qualifying termination:

a lump sum cash payment equal to 3 times (for Mr. Loree) and 2.5 times (for Messrs. Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt) annual base salary;

 

a cash payment equal to 3 times (for Mr. Loree) and 2.5 times (for Messrs. Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt) average annual bonus over the 3 years prior to termination;

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continuation of certain health and welfare benefits and perquisites for 3 years (for Mr. Loree) and 2.5 years (for Messrs. Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt) (or, if shorter, until similar benefits are provided by the executive officer’s new employer);

 

a payment reflecting the actuarial value of an additional 3 years of service credit for retirement pension accrual purposes under any defined benefit or defined contribution plans maintained by the Company (for Mr. Loree) and 2.5 years of service credit for retirement pension accrual purposes under any defined contribution plans maintained by the Company (for Messrs. Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt); and

 

outplacement services (with the cost to the Company capped at $50,000).

Set forth on pages 52-57 are tables setting forth the dollar amounts that would have been payable at December 29, 2018, the end of the Company’s fiscal year, under the various termination scenarios applicable for each named executive officer. The figures set forth in the tables assume a stock price of $118.83, the closing price of Company common stock on December 28, 2018, which was the last trading day of the Company’s 2018 fiscal year, for the purpose of calculating all amounts payable in respect of equity awards.

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TERMINATION PROVISIONS SUMMARY
James M. Loree

      Voluntary
Resignation
      Involuntary
For Cause
      Involuntary
w/out
Cause or
Voluntary
for Good
Reason
(no CIC)
      Involuntary
w/out
Cause
upon CIC
      Disability       Death
(Pre-retirement)
      Retirement
Severance $0 $0 $6,250,000 $10,001,520 $0 $0 $0
Pro rata bonus for year
       of termination
$1,785,000 $0 $1,785,000 $1,875,000 $1,785,000 $1,785,000 $1,785,000
SERP/Retirement Plan $0 $0 $0 $6,923,416 $0 $6,830,228 $0
Supplemental Retirement
      
Account contributions
$0 $0 $0 $1,168,842 $0 $0 $0
Executive benefits &
      
perquisites
$0 $0 $0 $90,000 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination
      
life insurance
$147,529 $147,529 $150,817 $152,461 $147,529 $0 $147,529
Post-termination health &
      
welfare
$0 $0 $32,459 $48,688 $0 $0 $0
Outplacement $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0
Vesting of stock options $126,187 $0 $126,187 $126,187 $126,187 $126,187 $126,187
Vesting of restricted
      
stock units
$4,055,341 $0 $4,055,341 $4,055,341 $4,055,341 $4,055,341 $4,055,341

Vesting of performance
       shares

$8,856,433 $0 $8,856,433 $9,286,683 $8,856,433 $8,856,433 $8,856,433
Total $14,970,490 $147,529 $21,256,237 $33,778,138 $14,970,490 $21,653,189 $14,970,490

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TERMINATION PROVISIONS SUMMARY
Donald Allan, Jr.

Voluntary
Resignation
Involuntary
For Cause

Involuntary
w/out
Cause or
Voluntary
for Good
Reason
(no CIC)

Involuntary
w/out
Cause
upon CIC
Disability Death
(Pre-retirement)
Retirement
Severance      $0      $0      $725,000      $4,354,704      $0      $0      $0
Pro rata bonus for year of termination $0 $0 $690,200 $725,000 $690,200 $690,200 $0
SERP/Retirement Plan $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Supplemental Retirement Account contributions $0 $0 $0 $433,647 $0 $0 $0
Executive benefits & perquisites $0 $0 $0 $62,500 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination life insurance $0 $0 $16,402 $41,005 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination health & welfare $0 $0 $13,077 $32,692 $0 $0 $0
Outplacement $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0
Vesting of stock options $0 $0 $0 $50,050 $50,050 $50,050 $0
Vesting of restricted stock units $0 $0 $0 $3,157,699 $3,157,699 $3,157,699 $0
Vesting of performance shares $0 $0 $0 $2,608,556 $2,731,559 $2,731,559 $0
Total $0 $0 $1,444,679 $11,515,853 $6,629,508 $6,629,508 $0

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TERMINATION PROVISIONS SUMMARY
Jeffery D. Ansell

Voluntary
Resignation
Involuntary
For Cause

Involuntary
w/out
Cause or
Voluntary
for Good
Reason
(no CIC)

Involuntary
w/out
Cause
upon CIC
Disability Death
(Pre-retirement)
Retirement
Severance      $0      $0      $725,000      $4,851,129      $0      $0      $0
Pro rata bonus for year of termination $0 $0 $772,850 $725,000 $772,850 $772,850 $0
SERP/Retirement Plan $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Supplemental Retirement Account contributions $0 $0 $0 $369,458 $0 $0 $0
Executive benefits & perquisites $0 $0 $0 $62,500 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination life insurance $0 $0 $12,905 $32,263 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination health & welfare $0 $0 $16,459 $41,147 $0 $0 $0
Outplacement $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0
Vesting of stock options $0 $0 $0 $50,050 $50,050 $50,050 $0
Vesting of restricted stock units $0 $0 $0 $3,157,699 $3,157,699 $3,157,699 $0
Vesting of performance shares $0 $0 $0 $2,621,271 $2,751,058 $2,751,058 $0
Total $0 $0 $1,527,214 $11,690,517 $6,731,657 $6,731,657 $0

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TERMINATION PROVISIONS SUMMARY
Jaime A. Ramirez

Voluntary
Resignation
Involuntary
For Cause

Involuntary
w/out
Cause or
Voluntary
for Good
Reason
(no CIC)

Involuntary
w/out
Cause
upon CIC
Disability Death
(Pre-retirement)
Retirement
Severance      $0      $0      $500,000      $2,565,768      $0      $0      $0
Pro rata bonus for year of termination $0 $0 $425,250 $375,000 $425,250 $425,250 $0
SERP/Retirement Plan $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Supplemental Retirement Account contributions $0 $0 $0 $208,732 $0 $0 $0
Executive benefits & perquisites $0 $0 $0 $62,500 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination life insurance $0 $0 $7,123 $17,807 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination health & welfare $0 $0 $16,459 $52,829 $0 $0 $0
Outplacement $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0
Vesting of stock options $0 $0 $0 $37,219 $37,219 $37,219 $0
Vesting of restricted stock units $0 $0 $0 $2,035,647 $2,035,647 $2,035,647 $0
Vesting of performance shares $0 $0 $0 $1,143,976 $1,201,642 $1,201,642 $0
Total $0 $0 $948,832 $6,549,478 $3,699,758 $3,699,758 $0

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TERMINATION PROVISIONS SUMMARY
John H. Wyatt

Voluntary
Resignation
Involuntary
For Cause

Involuntary
w/out
Cause or
Voluntary
for Good
Reason
(no CIC)

Involuntary
w/out
Cause
upon CIC
Disability Death
(Pre-retirement)
Retirement
Severance      $0      $0      $633,000      $2,920,938      $0      $0      $0
Pro rata bonus for year of termination $620,625 $0 $620,625 $474,750 $620,625 $620,625 $620,625
SERP/Retirement Plan $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Supplemental Retirement Account contributions $0 $0 $0 $308,747 $0 $0 $0
Executive benefits & perquisites $0 $0 $0 $62,500 $0 $0 $0
Post-termination life insurance $120,874 $120,874 $122,255 $124,326 $120,874 $0 $120,874
Post-termination health & welfare $0 $0 $21,584 $71,187 $0 $0 $0
Outplacement $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0
Relocation $0 $0 $179,900 $179,900 $179,900 $179,900 $179,900
Vesting of stock options $25,238 $0 $25,238 $25,238 $25,238 $25,238 $25,238
Vesting of restricted stock units $3,186,813 $0 $3,186,813 $3,186,813 $3,186,813 $3,186,813 $3,186,813
Vesting of performance shares $1,543,271 $0 $1,543,271 $1,464,342 $1,543,271 $1,543,271 $1,543,271
Total $5,496,821 $120,874 $6,332,686 $8,868,741 $5,676,721 $5,555,847 $5,676,721

Footnotes to Termination Provision Summary Tables
The Company’s 2018 MICP, which applied to the awards that were outstanding at fiscal year-end, provides that, if awards are assumed or replaced on a change in control and a qualifying termination occurs, payments will be made on a pro rata basis assuming performance at target. For purposes of these tables, the Company has assumed that this scenario applies.

For the amount of benefits payable under the SERP/Retirement Plan to Mr. Loree at age 60, see column (d) of the “Pension Benefits Table” on page 46. The amount reported in the “Termination Provisions Summary Table” for Mr. Loree represents the incremental value that would have been payable in the event of a termination at year end pursuant to the terms of the SERP/Retirement Plan and the Change in Control Agreements in each scenario.

Benefits that Mr. Loree would be entitled to receive if his employment was terminated by the Company without cause or if he was to terminate his employment as a result of a constructive termination of employment are described on pages 48-49 under the heading “Executive Officer Agreements.” Estimated severance included in the termination tables for Messrs. Allan, Ansell and Ramirez under the heading “Involuntary w/o cause or voluntary for good reason (no CIC)” reflect the Company’s past practice. If any of these individuals were involuntary terminated, the terms of separation would be negotiated at that time and approved by the Compensation & Talent Development Committee.

The standard terms of the Company’s stock option and RSU awards provide that those awards will become fully vested upon retirement, as defined in the terms of grant. Retirement for these purposes is defined as achievement of age 55 and 10 years of service with the Company or any affiliate.

Under the terms of the Change in Control Agreements between the Company and Messrs. Loree, Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt in effect at fiscal year-end, these executives would be entitled to life, health and accident insurance coverage for a period of 3 years (for Mr. Loree) or 2.5 years (for Messrs. Allan, Ansell, Ramirez and Wyatt) upon a termination without cause following a change in control. The estimated value of these benefits includes the product of the annual premiums for fully-insured plans and the equivalent costs for self-insured plans paid by the Company for life, health and accident insurance coverage for these executives during 2018 multiplied by the appropriate period of time.

Executive Benefits and Perquisites include the current maximum annual allowance for each executive for financial planning services, company products and annual physicals.

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The value attributable to the vesting of performance shares has been determined assuming performance at target for terminations following a change in control, consistent with the award terms. For termination upon retirement (age 55 with 10 or more years of service), death or disability, the award provisions specify that distributions would be made, pro rata, at the time awards are otherwise distributed based on the Company’s actual performance during the performance period in respect of the 2017 – 2019 performance period and in full (not pro-rated) for the 2018 – 2020 performance period. The value included for awards for the 2017 – 2019 and 2018 – 2020 performance periods reflect the following:

2017 – 2019 Performance Program: Performance in 2017 was between the target and maximum EPS and CFROI established for 2017, while performance in 2018 was between the target and maximum EPS goals and below the threshold CFROI goal established for 2018. Performance was estimated at the target EPS and CFROI goals for 2019.

 

2018 – 2020 Performance Program: Performance was between the threshold and target EPS goals and below the threshold CFROI goal established for 2018, and was estimated at target for 2019 and 2020.

 

The calculations with respect to pro-rated distributions upon retirement, death or disability for the 2017 – 2019 performance period include the amounts that would have been distributed based on achievement of these goals when distributions are made for these programs had retirement, death or disability occurred on December 29, 2018, as well as a pro-rata portion based on performance at target for the TSR component of the 2017 – 2019 program. The calculations for the 2018 – 2020 performance period reflect the actual results for 2018; the amounts at target for years 2019 and 2020; and performance at target for the TSR component.

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CEO PAY RATIO

Our Company seeks to establish fair and competitive employee compensation programs in each local market within our global operations to effectively attract, retain and motivate our talented workforce.

As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and in accordance with SEC regulations, we are providing the following information to explain the relationship between the annual total compensation of our estimated median employee and the annual total compensation of our CEO.

Identification of Median Employee

Based on our internal review procedures this year, we do not believe that there have been any changes in our employee population or employee compensation arrangements that we reasonably believe would result in a significant change to our pay ratio calculation. More specifically, there has only been an approximately 5.4% increase in our overall global population from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2018, and we have not made any significant changes to our employee compensation arrangements. The median employee identified in 2017 remains employed in substantially the same role and at the same location as last year. Because there have not been any changes to the determination of the median employee that we reasonably believe would significantly affect this year’s pay ratio, the applicable SEC rules permit us to use the same median employee identified last year in order to calculate this year’s pay ratio.

Last year, we selected October 1, 2017 as our determination date to identify the median employee, and used this date to identify the population of employees to be included in our calculations. We selected annualized base pay as of our October 1, 2017 determination date as the most appropriate measure of compensation for identifying our median employee and applied this measure consistently across our employee population. For our salaried population, we used annualized salary; for our hourly population, we used the hourly rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours worked exclusive of overtime, bonuses or other earnings, translated to U.S. dollars.

Annual Total Compensation of Median Employee

We calculated the median employee’s annual total compensation for 2018 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2) of Regulation S-K (the rules used to calculate the compensation included in the Summary Compensation Table) (the “SCT Compensation”). Consistent with our 2017 CEO Pay Ratio calculation, in order to more accurately represent our overall compensation programs, we added the estimated value of health and welfare benefits provided to the median employee during 2018. Based on this, our median employee’s total annual compensation, inclusive of benefits, was an estimated $47,861.

Annual Total Compensation of CEO

With respect to the annual total compensation of our CEO, we used the SCT Compensation as reported in the “total” column of our 2018 Summary Compensation Table, and then added the $16,920 estimated value of health and welfare benefits provided to the CEO during 2018 to maintain consistency between the annual total compensation of our CEO and our median employee. Using this calculation, our CEO’s annual total compensation was $13,580,324.

Pay Ratio

Based on our CEO’s annual total compensation compared to the compensation for the estimated median employee, our estimated pay ratio as calculated pursuant to applicable SEC regulations is 284:1. The Company’s estimated pay ratio decreased from 357:1 in 2017 largely as a result of a sizeable decrease in our CEO’s change in pension value and annual cash incentive payout for 2018 as compared to 2017.

Our estimated pay ratio is influenced by a number of factors, including the geographic distribution of our employees, the mix of hourly versus salaried employees included in our employee population, and compensation trends within our specific industry. As a result of these and other variables, we do not believe comparisons to the pay ratios of other companies, including our competitors, are likely to be meaningful.

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ITEM 2—ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

As required pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act, and in accordance with the results of the 2017 shareholder advisory vote regarding the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers, we are asking you to vote on a non-binding, advisory basis on the below resolution at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

This advisory vote, commonly known as a “Say on Pay” vote, gives you the opportunity to express your views about the compensation we pay to our named executive officers, as described in this Proxy Statement. You may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the resolution or abstain from voting on the reso