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Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 33-53807
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 8, dated October 5, 1994
to Prospectus, dated August 30, 1994
The Black & Decker Corporation
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
(Floating Rate)
With Maturities of Nine Months or More From Date of Issue
Issue Price: 100% Form:
Initial Interest Rate: [X]Book Entry[_]Certificated
6 month LIBOR +0.65% on October 10,
1994
Original Issue Date: October 12, 1994 Interest Rate Basis:
Stated Maturity: October 12, 1999 (Check One)
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A%
Minimum Interest Rate: N/A% [_]CD Rate
Spread Multiplier: N/A% [_]Commercial Paper Rate
Spread: (+/-) +0.65% [X]LIBOR
Index Maturity: 6 months [_]LIBOR Reuters
Calculation Date(s): [X]LIBOR Telerate
As set forth in the Pricing [_]Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Supplement dated September 9, 1994 [_]CMT Rate
Calculation Agent: Marine Midland Bank
[_]J.J. Kenny Rate
Agent's Commission: 0.50% [_]Treasury Rate
Repurchase Price [_]Federal Funds Effective Rate
(For Discount Securities): N/A [_]Prime Rate
[_]Other (see attached)
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Interest Rate Reset Period: Currency or Currency Unit:
Semi-annually (Check one; if other than U.S.
Dollars, see attached)
Interest Reset Dates: [X]U.S. Dollars (USD or U.S.$)
April 12 and October 12 [_]European Currency Units (ECU)
[_]Australian Dollars (AUD or AUS$)
[_]British Pound (GBP or UK(Pounds))
Interest Payment Dates: [_]Canadian Dollars (CAD or CAN$)
Semi-annually on the April 12 and [_]German Marks (DEM or DM)
and October 12 beginning [_]Italian Lire (ITL or Lire)
April 12, 1995 [_]Japanese Yen (JPY or (Yen))
[_]Swiss Francs (CHF or SWFr)
Regular Record Dates: [_]Other
15th day next preceding Interest --------------------
Payment Date
Interest Determination Dates:
2 Market Days prior to Interest
Reset Date
Redemption Information: N/A
Currency Determination Agent: N/A
Repayment Information: N/A
Other Provisions: N/A
The aggregate principal amount of this offering is U.S. $5,000,000
(which, if the securities offered hereby are denominated in a currency
or currency unit other than U.S. dollars, is the equivalent, in the
currency units set forth herein, of the principal amount set forth
herein at the Exchange Rate set forth herein) and relates only to
Pricing Supplement No. 8. Debt Securities, including Medium-Term Notes,
Series A, may be issued by the Company in an aggregate initial offering
price of up to U.S. $500,000,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency
or currency units. To date, including this offering, an aggregate of
U.S. $44,250,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency or foreign
currency units of Medium-Term Notes, Series A, and all other Debt
Securities, has been issued.
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Type of Sale: If Principal Transaction, reoffering at:
[X]As Agent [_]varying prices related to prevailing market prices
[_]As Principal at the time of resale
[_]fixed public offering price of 100% of Principal
Amount
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