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Exhibit
99.3
CONSENT
In accordance with
Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I
hereby
consent to my being named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of The Stanley
Works (“Stanley”), and all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration
Statement”), including by virtue of the filing of a Current Report on
Form 8-K by Stanley with
this consent as an
exhibit (the “Form
8-K”),
as
a
person who is to
become a director of Stanley upon consummation of the Merger (as such term is
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 2,
2009, among The Black &
Decker
Corporation, Stanley and Blue Jay Acquisition Corp.), and to the filing of this
consent as an exhibit to the
Form 8-K.
Date: February 26, 2010 | |||
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By:
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/s/ M. Anthony Burns | |