Stanley Black & Decker Director Mary Laschinger Receives Award

What Happened Mary A. Laschinger, a director of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), was credited with 24.213 shares as an award/acquisition on September 22, 2026. The per-share value reported was $91.19, for a total value of approximately $2,208. This was not an open-market purchase or sale but an award of additional restricted stock units (RSUs) — effectively a dividend-equivalent credit.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-09-22 — Award/Acquisition (Code A).
• Quantity, price and value: 24.213 shares @ $91.19 per share, reported value ~$2,208.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: The shares reflect dividend equivalents credited under the Stanley Black & Decker 2020 RSU Deferral Plan for Non-Employee Directors; these are additional RSUs based on the average of the NYSE high and low on the dividend payment date and will be settled per the director’s deferral election.
• Filing/timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-09-24; filing appears timely relative to the 2-business-day reporting requirement.

Context This transaction represents routine compensation-related RSU activity (dividend-equivalent credits) for a non-employee director rather than an insider buying or selling stock in the open market. Such awards are common and do not, by themselves, indicate the director’s personal trading sentiment.