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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registration No.
333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Under</FONT></P>
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SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>THE BLACK &amp; DECKER CORPORATION
</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland </B><BR>
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(IRS Employer<BR>
&nbsp;Identification No.)
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     <TD WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>701 East Joppa Road<BR> Towson, Maryland 21286  </B> <BR>
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     <TD WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Black &amp; Decker 2008 Restricted Stock Plan <BR>  The Black &amp; Decker Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan  </B> <BR>
 (Full titles of the plans)</FONT>
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     <TD WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B> Charles E. Fenton, Esquire <BR>  Senior Vice President and General Counsel <BR>
 The Black &amp; Decker Corporation <BR>701 East Joppa Road<BR>Towson, Maryland  21286<BR> (410) 716-3900</B><BR>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>
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     <TD WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">   Copies to: <BR>  Christopher R. Johnson, Esquire <BR>
 Miles &amp; Stockbridge P.C. <BR>10 Light Street<BR> Baltimore, Maryland  21202<BR> (410) 385-3532<BR>(410) 385-3700 (fax)
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):<BR><BR>
Large accelerated filer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[X]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accelerated filer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Non-accelerated filer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smaller reporting company &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN=Center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>

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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title of securities  <BR>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to be registered </FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;Registered (1)
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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>  share (3)
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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proposed maximum<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;aggregate offering <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;price (3)
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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount of<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.50 per</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>share</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1,150,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;(2)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;67.00</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>77,050,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3,028.07</FONT></TD>
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          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
          &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement also covers &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any
          additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock
          split, stock dividend or similar transaction. </FONT></P></TD>
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          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Represents 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under The Black &amp;
          Decker 2008 Restricted Stock Plan and an additional &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;150,000 shares of Common
          Stock issuable under The Black &amp; Decker Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457 based on the average of the high and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;low sales prices
          per share of Common Stock on May 6, 2008. </FONT></P></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> Incorporation of
Documents by Reference</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following
documents filed by The Black &amp; Decker Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by
reference and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
          December&nbsp;31, 2007; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
          ended March 30, 2008; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
          February 7, 2008, March 26, 2008, April 16, 2008, and April 18, 2008; and </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
          Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
          pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
          &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) on January 29, 1985, and any amendment or report filed
          for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> Description of Securities</U>. </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 6.</B> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Maryland General Corporation Law authorizes Maryland corporations to limit the liability
of directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except
(i) to the extent that it is proved that the director or officer actually received an
improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, for the amount of the benefit
or profit actually received, (ii) to </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>the extent that a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the director or officer is entered in a proceeding based on a
finding in the proceeding that the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s action, or failure to
act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of
action adjudicated in the proceeding or (iii) in respect of certain other actions not
applicable to the Corporation. The Registrant&#146;s Charter limits the liability of
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation
Law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Maryland General Corporation Law also authorizes Maryland corporations to indemnify
present and past directors and officers of the corporation or of another corporation for
which they serve at the request of the corporation against judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually incurred in
connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation in respect of which the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to
the corporation) in which they are made parties by reason of being or having been
directors or officers, unless it is proved that (i) the act or omission of the director or
officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad
faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the director or officer
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The Maryland General Corporation Law also
provides that, unless limited by the corporation&#146;s charter, a corporation shall
indemnify present and past directors and officers of the corporation who are successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against
reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with the
proceeding. The Registrant&#146;s Charter does not limit the extent of this indemnity. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws of the Registrant permit indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, and the Registrant&#146;s
directors and officers are covered by certain insurance policies maintained by the
Registrant. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exemption from
Registration Claimed</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>. </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit
Index. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Undertakings</U>. </FONT></P>


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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
          Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
          price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
          effective registration statement; and </FONT></P>

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                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
          such information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided,
however,</I> that subparagraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
          registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
          Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
          applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
          pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
          incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
          1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
          registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
          has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
          such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
          has </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
          jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
          such issue. </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">S I G N A T U R E S </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933,  the  Registrant  certifies  that it has reasonable  grounds to
believe that it meets all of the  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this  registration  statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Towson, State of Maryland, on May 9, 2008.</FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THE BLACK&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DECKER CORPORATION<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
By    <U>/s/ CHARLES E. FENTON</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Charles E. Fenton<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senior Vice President and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General Counsel
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933,  this  Registration  Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</FONT></P>



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     <TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Principal Executive <BR>Officer<BR><BR><U>/s/ NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD</U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nolan D. Archibald
<BR><BR><BR>
Principal Financial <BR>Officer<BR><BR>
<U>/s/ MICHAEL D. MANGAN</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael D. Mangan <BR> <BR> <BR>
Principal Accounting <BR>Officer<BR><BR>
<U>/s/ CHRISTINA M. MCMULLEN</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Christina M. McMullen <BR>
<BR>

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     <TD WIDTH="38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><BR>Chairman, President, <BR>and Chief Executive <BR>Officer
<BR>
<BR><BR><BR><BR>
Senior Vice President <BR>and Chief Financial<BR> Officer
<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
Vice President and<BR> Controller
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May 9, 2008<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
May 9, 2008<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
May 9, 2008
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the following Directors, who constitute a majority of the Board of Directors: </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Nolan D. Archibald*  <BR>
Norman R. Augustine* <BR>
Barbara L. Bowles*   <BR>
George W. Buckley   <BR>
M. Anthony Burns*    <BR>
Kim B. Clark*
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<TD WIDTH="40%" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> Manuel A. Fernandez*<BR>
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV*<BR>
Anthony Luiso*<BR>
Robert L. Ryan*<BR>
Mark H. Willes*
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     <TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*By:    <U>/s/ CHARLES E. FENTON</U><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Charles E. Fenton<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Exhibit
No.</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description of Exhibits</U></FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="Left" VALIGN="Top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Black &amp; Decker 2008 Restricted  Stock Plan,  included as Exhibit A to the Proxy  Statement,  dated March
                           11,  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2008,  for the 2008  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  of the  Registrant,  is  incorporated  herein by
                           reference.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="Top" WIDTH="10%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Black &amp; Decker  Non-Employee  Directors  Stock  Plan,  as  amended,  included  as Exhibit B to the Proxy
                           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statement,  dated  March 11,  2008,  for the 2008  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  of the  Registrant,  is
                           incorporated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;herein by reference.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="Top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinion of Miles &amp; Stockbridge P.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="Top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Powers of Attorney</FONT></TD></TR>
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008.
Registration No.
333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
52-0248090
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
701 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland 21286
(Address of principal executive offices)
The Black & Decker 2008 Restricted Stock Plan
The Black & Decker Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Charles E. Fenton, Esquire
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
The Black & Decker Corporation
701 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland  21286
(410) 716-3900
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Christopher R. Johnson, Esquire
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
10 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202
(410) 385-3532
(410) 385-3700 (fax)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer    [X]   
       Accelerated filer    [  ]           
Non-accelerated filer    [  ]           Smaller reporting company    [  ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share (3)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (3)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.50 per
share
1,150,000
(2)
$
67.00
$
77,050,000
$
3,028.07
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
          "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers     any
          additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock
          split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(2)
Represents 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under The Black &
          Decker 2008 Restricted Stock Plan and an additional     150,000 shares of Common
          Stock issuable under The Black & Decker Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457 based on the average of the high and     low sales prices
          per share of Common Stock on May 6, 2008.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
.
The following
documents filed by The Black & Decker Corporation (the "Registrant") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by
reference and made a part hereof:
(a)       
          The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
          December 31, 2007;
(b)       
          The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
          ended March 30, 2008;
(c)       
          The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
          February 7, 2008, March 26, 2008, April 16, 2008, and April 18, 2008; and
(d)       
          The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
          Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
          pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
          "Exchange Act") on January 29, 1985, and any amendment or report filed
          for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
The
Maryland General Corporation Law authorizes Maryland corporations to limit the liability
of directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except
(i) to the extent that it is proved that the director or officer actually received an
improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, for the amount of the benefit
or profit actually received, (ii) to
the extent that a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the director or officer is entered in a proceeding based on a
finding in the proceeding that the director's or officer's action, or failure to
act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of
action adjudicated in the proceeding or (iii) in respect of certain other actions not
applicable to the Corporation. The Registrant's Charter limits the liability of
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation
Law.
The
Maryland General Corporation Law also authorizes Maryland corporations to indemnify
present and past directors and officers of the corporation or of another corporation for
which they serve at the request of the corporation against judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually incurred in
connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation in respect of which the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to
the corporation) in which they are made parties by reason of being or having been
directors or officers, unless it is proved that (i) the act or omission of the director or
officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad
faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the director or officer
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The Maryland General Corporation Law also
provides that, unless limited by the corporation's charter, a corporation shall
indemnify present and past directors and officers of the corporation who are successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against
reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the
proceeding. The Registrant's Charter does not limit the extent of this indemnity.
The
Bylaws of the Registrant permit indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, and the Registrant's
directors and officers are covered by certain insurance policies maintained by the
Registrant.
Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
See Exhibit
Index.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)       
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)       
          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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(i)             
          To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
          Act of 1933;
(ii)       
          To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
          price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
          effective registration statement; and
(iii)       
          To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
          such information in the registration statement;
Provided,
however,
that subparagraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(2)       
          That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(3)       
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)       
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
          registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
          Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
          applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
          pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
          incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(c)       
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
          1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
          registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
          has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
          such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
          has
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been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
          jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
          such issue.
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S I G N A T U R E S
Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933,  the  Registrant  certifies  that it has reasonable  grounds to
believe that it meets all of the  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this  registration  statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Towson, State of Maryland, on May 9, 2008.
THE BLACK  &  DECKER CORPORATION
By
/s/ CHARLES E. FENTON
Charles E. Fenton
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933,  this  Registration  Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Principal Executive
Officer
/s/ NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD
Nolan D. Archibald
Principal Financial
Officer
/s/ MICHAEL D. MANGAN
Michael D. Mangan
Principal Accounting
Officer
/s/ CHRISTINA M. MCMULLEN
Christina M. McMullen
Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive
Officer
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
Vice President and
Controller
May 9, 2008
May 9, 2008
May 9, 2008
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This Registration Statement also has been signed by
the following Directors, who constitute a majority of the Board of Directors:
Nolan D. Archibald*
Norman R. Augustine*
Barbara L. Bowles*
George W. Buckley
M. Anthony Burns*
Kim B. Clark*
Manuel A. Fernandez*
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV*
Anthony Luiso*
Robert L. Ryan*
Mark H. Willes*
*By:
/s/ CHARLES E. FENTON
Charles E. Fenton
Attorney-in-Fact
May
9, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibits
4.1
The Black & Decker 2008 Restricted  Stock Plan,  included as Exhibit A to the Proxy  Statement,  dated March
                           11,              2008,  for the 2008  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  of the  Registrant,  is  incorporated  herein by
                           reference.
4.2
The Black & Decker  Non-Employee  Directors  Stock  Plan,  as  amended,  included  as Exhibit B to the Proxy
                                       Statement,  dated  March 11,  2008,  for the 2008  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  of the  Registrant,  is
                           incorporated             herein by reference.
5
Opinion of Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24
Powers of Attorney
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