THE STANLEY WORKS Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • September 29th, 2008 • Stanley Works • Cutlery, handtools & general hardware • New York
The Stanley Works, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be issued under the Indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 1, 2002, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”) to JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule II other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be
September 29, 2008Underwriting Agreement • September 29th, 2008 • Stanley Works • Cutlery, handtools & general hardware
