UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 22, 2008
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Connecticut
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1-5244
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06-0548860 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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| 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut
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06053 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 225-5111
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
During the three months ended June 28, 2008, The Stanley Works (the “Company”) identified three
businesses that met the requirements to be reported as “held for sale” and “discontinued
operations” in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”). These businesses
include the CST/berger laser and measuring business and two other small businesses. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS 144, the results of these businesses are reported as discontinued
operations, and the related assets and liabilities are reclassified as held for sale. The purpose
of this filing is to present updated information from the Company’s originally filed 2007 Annual
Report on Form 10-K (“the Form 10-K”) solely to reflect these discontinued operations on a comparable basis for all years
presented. No attempt has been made to update other matters in the
Form 10-K. The above mentioned reclassification of these prior results to discontinued operations
is consistent with such presentation in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of
2008.
Items 6,
7, 8 and 15(a) and Exhibit 12 of the Form 10-K are set forth
in Exhibits 99.1 through 99.5 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
The Company has not modified or updated any other disclosures in the Form
10-K. All other information in the Form 10-K remains unchanged.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
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