Stanley Black & Decker Announces 2nd Quarter Dividend

NEW BRITAIN, Conn., April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker SWK announced today that its Board of Directors approved a regular second quarter cash dividend of $0.52 per common share. This extends the company's record for the longest consecutive annual and quarterly dividend payments among industrial companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

Stanley Black & Decker, an S&P 500 company, is a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, mechanical access and electronic security solutions, healthcare solutions, engineered fastening systems, and more. Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Greg Waybright, (860) 827-3833
Vice President, Investor & Government Relations
greg.waybright@sbdinc.com