STANLEY WORKS
AMENDMENT TO 2001 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
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10(xiii)(b)</p>
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</p>
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&lsquo;&lsquo;Company&rsquo;&rsquo;) has adopted this amendment to
The Stanley Works 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan effective as of
December  13,  2005.</p>
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9(a) of the Plan is hereby amended to read as
follows:</p>
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occurrence of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined), unless
otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in an Award
Agreement,&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
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WORKS</p>
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