Stanley Black & Decker, Inc DEFA14A, filed Mar 29, 2021

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK)

DEFA14A 2021-03-29

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		Board
Voting Items		Recommends
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees:
1a.	Andrea J. Ayers		For
1b.	George W. Buckley		For
1c.	Patrick D. Campbell		For
1d.	Carlos M. Cardoso		For
1e.	Robert B. Coutts		For
1f.	Debra A. Crew		For
1g.	Michael D. Hankin		For
1h.	James M. Loree		For
1i.	Jane M. Palmieri		For
1j.	Mojdeh Poul		For
1k.	Dmitri L. Stockton		For
1l.	Irving Tan		For
2.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.		For
3.	To approve the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s 2021 fiscal year.		For
4.	To consider a management proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to allow shareholders to act by written consent.		For
5.	To consider a management proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority vote provisions applicable to the Company under the Connecticut Business Corporation Act.		For
6.	To consider a management proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority vote provisions of capital stock related to approval of business combinations with interested shareholders and clarify when no shareholder vote is required.		For
7.	To consider a management proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to adopt a majority voting standard in an uncontested election of Directors.		For

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