STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 19, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STANLEY WORKS (SWK)
CIK: 0000093556
Period of Report: 2004-10-15

Reporting Person: LOREE JAMES M (Executive Vice President, CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-19	Common Stock	J	21.7489	—	Acquired	1329.6209	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-10-15	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$41.425	A	100000	Acquired	2014-10-14	Common Stock (100000)	Direct
2004-10-19	Interest in Employer Stock Fund	$	A	99.9650	Acquired		Common Stock (99.9650)	Direct
2004-10-19	Interest in Employer Stock Fund	$	A	418.5176	Acquired		Common Stock (418.5176)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents number of shares held for the reporting person under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan as of 9/30/04, including aggregate number of shares acquired on various dates since date of last report

F2: Represents number of shares notionally held for reporting person under the Company's Supplemental Savings Plan as of 9/30/04, including aggregate number of shares acquired on various dates since date of last report

F3: Exempt

F4: Aggregate number of shares held in ESPP as of 10/19/04, including aggregate number of shares acquired on various dates since date of last report

F5: The option will become exercisable in four equal annual installments on October 15, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008