Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * VOELKER JOSEPH R	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. [ SWK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Human Resources
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1000 STANLEY DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/22/2017
(Street) NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	2/22/2017		A		3911	A	(1)	18471	D
Common Stock	2/22/2017		S		3911	D	$126.6962	14560	D
Common Stock   (2)								5081.4899	I	Through Computershare Under ESPP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Interest In Employer Stock Fund (401(k) Plan)   (3)	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1177.2802		1177.2802	D
Interest in Employer Stock Fund (Supplemental Plan)   (5)	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	60.4556		60.4556	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Shares issued pursuant to the 2014-2016 performance awards program under the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, net of shares withheld to cover taxes.
( 2)	Aggregate number of shares held in ESPP as of the last day of the calendar month that ended at least 10 days prior to the date of this report, including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported. Because interest in Plan is denominated in cash, fluctuation in share price since the balance was last reported may have resulted in either an increase or decrease in associated number of shares.
( 3)	Represents shares held for the reporting person under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan as of the last day of the calendar month that ended at least 10 days prior to the date of this report, including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported.
( 4)	Exempt
( 5)	Represents shares held for the reporting person under the Company's Supplemental Plan as of the last day of the calendar month that ended at least 10 days prior to the date of this report, including shares acquired or disposed of on various dates since balance was last reported.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VOELKER JOSEPH R 1000 STANLEY DRIVE NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053			SVP, Human Resources

Signatures
/s/ Kathryn P. Sherer, Attorney-in-Fact		2/24/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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