Document:

Exhibit

Form of

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

For employees grade 21 and up PURSUANT TO THE BARNES GROUP INC.
STOCK AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

as amended effective December 31, 2008

THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

OPTION AGREEMENT executed in duplicate as of February 13, 2008 (the “Grant Date”), between Barnes Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) and [NAME OF OPTIONEE], an employee of the Company or of one of its Subsidiaries (the “Optionee”), as amended effective December 31, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions of the Barnes Group Inc. Stock and Incentive Award Plan as amended through December 31, 2008 or such later date(s), if any, to which the December 31, 2008 documentary compliance date set forth in paragraph .01 of section 3 of IRS Notice 2006- 79 as modified by section 3.01(B)(1) of IRS Notice 2007-86 is extended, but excluding any amendment of such Plan that would constitute a modification or extension of an option within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v) (the “Plan”), the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has authorized the execution of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as provided for in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the option to purchase [# OF OPTIONS GRANTED] shares of Common Stock (the “Option”).

		
	2.
	Purchase Price. The purchase price of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Option shall be $    per share which is one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date (the “Purchase Price”).

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	3.
	Exercise of Option.

		
	(a)
	The Option shall vest (i.e., become exercisable) at the rate of 33.3334% of the shares covered by the Option on August 13, 2009 and 33.3333% of such shares on each of August 13, 2010 and August 13, 2011. The number of shares with respect to which the Option vests on any date shall be rounded to the nearest whole Option; provided, that the aggregate number of shares with respect to which the Option vests shall not exceed the number of shares set forth in Section 1 hereof.

		
	(b)
	Subject to Section 4, any portion of the Option which has not vested pursuant to Section 3(a) before the date, if any, on which a Change in Control occurs shall vest on that date. However, if a Change in Control occurs less than six months after the Grant Date and the Committee requests in writing before the date of such Change in Control that the Optionee agree in writing to remain in the employment of the Company through the date which is six months after the Grant Date with substantially the same title, duties, authority, reporting relationships, compensation and indemnification as on the day immediately preceding the Change in Control, then in that event any portion of the Option which has not vested pursuant to Section 3(a) before the date on which such Change in Control occurs shall vest pursuant to this Section 3(b) only if the Optionee executes such written agreement and delivers it to the Company not later than one week after the date of such Change in Control, in which case such portion of the Option shall vest when the Optionee delivers such written agreement or, if later, on the date on which such Change in Control occurs.

		
	4.
	Termination. The Option shall terminate 10 years after the Grant Date of this Option (the “Termination Date”) unless it terminates earlier under the following conditions:

		
	(a)
	If the Optionee’s employment terminates for any reason other than (i) death, (ii) Disability (as hereafter defined), or (iii) retirement on or after the first anniversary of the Grant Date at age 62 or later with a minimum of five (5) full years of service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (“Retirement”), or (iv) “cause” (as hereinafter defined), that portion of the Option which is exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment shall terminate on the date of such termination of employment (or one (1) year after such

termination of employment if the Optionee’s employment was terminated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries without “cause”). That portion of the Option which has not yet become exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment shall be forfeited as of such date.

		
	(b)
	If the Optionee’s employment terminates as a result of death or Disability, that portion of the Option which has not yet become exercisable shall

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become immediately exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment and the Option shall terminate one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Company’s long-term disability plan as in effect from time to time (or, if that plan is not in effect at the time in question, as it was last in effect).

		
	(c)
	If the Optionee terminates employment by reason of Retirement, that portion of the Option which has not yet become exercisable shall continue to become exercisable as if the Optionee continued as an employee until the Option terminates pursuant to this sentence or Section 4(e) (whichever applies), provided that the Optionee executes a covenant not to compete in a form acceptable to the Committee at the time of Retirement, and complies with the terms of said covenant not to compete, and the Option shall terminate one (1) year  after the date of such termination of employment (or five (5) years after such termination of employment if the Optionee executes a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Committee at the time of Retirement).

		
	(d)
	Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, if the Optionee’s employment is terminated for “cause” (even if such termination would otherwise qualify as Retirement), all of the outstanding Options shall terminate on the date of such termination of employment. For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean (i) the willful and continued failure by the Optionee to substantially perform the Optionee’s duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Optionee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or (ii) the willful engaging by the Optionee in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its Subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise.

		
	(e)
	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no portion of the Option may be exercised after the Termination Date.

		
	5.
	Method of Exercising Option. This Option shall be exercised in whole or in part by delivery of written notice to the stock plan administrator of the Company (the “Administrator”), in a form satisfactory to the Administrator, specifying the number of shares which will be purchased and the date on which the shares will be purchased (the “Purchase Date”). The notice shall be accompanied by full payment for the shares to be purchased.

If the Optionee elects to pay the Purchase Price in whole or in part through proceeds generated by the sale of stock acquired under this Option through a broker under a cashless exercise arrangement referred to in Section 7(b)(iii) of the Plan and approved by the Committee, that part   of the Purchase Price to be paid with proceeds of such sale may be paid pursuant to the arrangement approved by the Committee.

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Payment for shares being purchased pursuant to the Option may be in whole or in part with shares of Common Stock by either actual delivery of shares or by attestation, provided that such shares have been owned by the Optionee for at least six months or were acquired on the open market. The value of the shares shall be their Fair Market Value on the Purchase Date. Stock certificates representing any shares being actually delivered as payment must be delivered to the Administrator on the Purchase Date.
In connection with the exercise of the Option, the Common Stock to be issued shall be credited to a book entry account in the name of the Optionee. In lieu of crediting such shares to a book entry account, at the election and expense of the Optionee, stock certificates representing shares purchased will be delivered to the Optionee as soon as administratively practicable after the exercise of the Option.

		
	6.
	Commitments of the Optionee. If the Optionee, at any time before the Option terminates: (a) directly or indirectly, whether as an owner, partner, shareholder, consultant, agent, employee, investor or in any other capacity, accepts employment by, renders services for or otherwise assists any other business which competes with the business conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Optionee has worked during the Optionee’s last two years with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) directly or indirectly, hires or solicits or  arranges for the hiring or solicitation of any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or encourages any such employee to leave such employment; (c) uses, discloses, misappropriates or transfers confidential or proprietary information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except as required by the Optionee’s work responsibilities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); or (d) is convicted  of a crime against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (e) engages in any activity in violation of the policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, or, at any time, engages in conduct  adverse to the best interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; then should any of the foregoing events occur, the Option shall be canceled, unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects not to cancel such Option. The obligations in this Section 6 are in addition to any other agreements related to non-competition, non-solicitation and preservation of Company confidential and proprietary information entered into between the Optionee and the Company, and nothing herein is intended to waive, modify, alter or amend the terms of any such other agreement.

		
	7.
	Non- Transferability. This Option shall not be transferable by the Optionee otherwise than to a Beneficiary, and during the lifetime of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised only by the Optionee.

		
	8.
	Withholding of Taxes. The Committee may cause to be made, as a condition precedent to any payment or transfer of stock hereunder, appropriate arrangements for the withholding of any Federal, state or local taxes. The Company shall accept

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whole shares of Stock of equivalent Fair Market Value in payment of the Company’s minimum statutory withholding tax obligations if the Optionee elects to make payment in such manner.

		
	9.
	No Implied Promises. By accepting the Option and executing this Agreement, the Optionee recognizes and agrees that the Company and its Subsidiaries, and each of their officers, directors, agents and employees, including but not limited to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Committee, in their oversight or conduct of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, may in good faith cause the Company and/or a Subsidiary to act or omit to act in a manner that will, directly or indirectly, prevent all or part of the Option from vesting or cause all or part of the Option to terminate. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed to impose any liability upon the Company, any Subsidiary, or any officer, director, agent or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, or the Board or the Committee, for any failure to vest or termination of the Option that may result, directly or indirectly, from any such action or omission, or shall be interpreted or construed to impose any obligation on the part of any such entity or person to refrain from any such action or omission.

		
	10.
	Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Optionee shall be given to the Administrator in writing and such notice and any payment by the  Optionee hereunder shall be deemed duly given or made only upon receipt by the Administrator at Barnes Group Inc., P. O. Box 489, 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut 06011-0489, U.S.A., or at such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Optionee. Any notice to the Optionee shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if delivered to the Optionee in person or mailed or otherwise delivered to the Optionee at such address as the Optionee may have on file with the Company from time to time.

		
	11.
	Interpretation and Disputes. This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed by the Committee, and any such interpretation or construction shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and the Optionee. In the event there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

Any claim, demand or controversy arising from such interpretation or construction by the Committee shall be submitted first to a mediator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) by submitting a mediation request to the Administrator within thirty (30) days of the date of the Committee’s interpretation or construction. The mediation process shall conclude upon the earlier of: (i) the resolution of the dispute; (ii) a determination by either the mediator or one or more of the parties that all settlement possibilities have been exhausted and there is no possibility of resolution; or (iii) thirty (30) days have passed since the filing of a request to mediate with the AAA. A party who has previously submitted a dispute to mediation, and which dispute has not been resolved, may submit such dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to the rules of the

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AAA. Any arbitration proceeding for such dispute must be initiated within fourteen (14) days from the date that the mediation process has concluded. The prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in such arbitration proceeding. The Optionee and the Company specifically understand and agree that the failure of a party to timely initiate a proceeding hereunder shall bar the party   from any relief or other proceeding and any such dispute shall be deemed to have been finally and completely resolved. All mediation and arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Bristol, Connecticut or such other location as the Company may determine and the Optionee agrees that no objection shall be made to such jurisdiction or venue, as a forum non conveniens or otherwise. The arbitrator’s authority shall be limited to resolution of the legal disputes between the parties and the arbitrator shall not have authority to modify or amend this Agreement or the Committee’s interpretation or construction thereof, or abridge or enlarge rights available under applicable law. Any court with jurisdiction over the parties may enforce any award made hereunder.

		
	12.
	General.

		
	(a)
	Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ or other service of the Company or any Subsidiary, or shall limit in any manner the right of the Company, its stockholders or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment or other service of the Optionee or adjust the compensation of the Optionee.

		
	(b)
	The Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares that may be issued pursuant to this Agreement until the date of issuance to the Optionee of a stock certificate for such shares or the date of entry of a credit for such shares in a book entry account in the name of the Optionee.

		
	(c)
	This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company and upon the Beneficiary, estate, legal representatives, legatees and heirs of the Optionee.

		
	(d)
	Any waiver by a party of another party’s performance of, or compliance with, the obligations under this Agreement shall not operate, or

be construed, as a waiver of any subsequent failure by such other party to perform or comply.

		
	(e)
	Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.

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	(f)
	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

		
	(g)
	The Option is intended to qualify as an “Option” that is a “Non-Statutory Stock Option” as defined in the Plan, a copy of which has been or is herewith being supplied to the Optionee and the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no equitable adjustment or other change may be made to the Option pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan or otherwise that would cause the Option to fail to qualify as an option that “does not provide for a deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(i)(A), or that would constitute a modification of the Option under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(B). For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the exercise price nor the number of shares subject to the Option may be equitably adjusted pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan to reflect a stock split (including a reverse stock split) or stock dividend unless the conditions set  forth in the second sentence of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(H) are satisfied such that there will be no modification of the Option under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(B).

		
	(h)
	The Option is intended to qualify as an option that “does not provide for a deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(i)(A). The Option and this Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed to carry out such intention, and any provision of this Agreement that cannot be so administered, interpreted and construed shall to that extent be disregarded. However, the Company does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the Option does not provide for such a deferral of compensation, nor does the Company make any other representation, warranty or guaranty to the Optionee as to the tax consequences of the Option or this Agreement.

		
	(i)
	Except as otherwise provided in Section 13 below, this Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by the Optionee and an officer of the Company (other than the Optionee) duly authorized to do so. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings with respect to such subject matter, and the parties have made no agreements, representations or warranties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which are not set forth herein.

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	13.
	Consent to Certain Amendments and Provisions.

		
	(a)
	By executing this Agreement, the Optionee hereby irrevocably (i) authorizes the Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), on or before December 31, 2008 or such later date(s), if any, to which the December 31, 2008 documentary compliance date set forth in paragraph .01 of section 3 of IRS Notice 2006-79 as modified by section 3.01(B)(1) of IRS Notice 2007-86 is hereafter extended (the “409A Documentary Compliance Date”), to amend this Agreement and any “Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement” as defined in Section 13(b) below, in any respect that the Committee or the Board determines to be necessary, advisable or expedient to plan for, respond to, comply with or reflect Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) consents in advance to any and all such amendments of this Agreement and any Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement, and (iii) consents in advance to any amendment of the Plan that the Board hereafter adopts on or before the 409A Documentary Compliance Date to plan for, respond to, comply with or reflect Section 409A of the Code, and (iv) agrees that the Optionee’s consent to any such amendments of this Agreement, any Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement and the Plan shall be as effective as if such amendments were fully set forth herein, and (v) waives any right s/he may have to consent to the amendment in question if for any reason the Optionee’s consent to any of the aforementioned amendments is not legally effective, and

(vi) recognizes and agrees that the Company does not represent, warrant or guarantee that any amendment of this Agreement or any Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement or the Plan that is made pursuant to this Section 13(a), or any Different Identification Method that the Board or Committee may prescribe or Different Election that the Board or Committee may make in accordance with Section 13(c) below, will have its intended tax effect or will enable compensation to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and that the Company does not make any other representation, warranty or guaranty to the Optionee as to the tax consequences of any such amendment, Different Identification Method or Different Election. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 13(a) is intended to authorize or constitute the Optionee’s consent to any amendment that would constitute a modification  or extension of a stock option within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v). If and to the extent that, notwithstanding the foregoing, anything herein would be interpreted or construed to authorize or constitute the Optionee’s consent to any such amendment, then to that extent the authorization or consent is hereby rescinded.

		
	(b)
	For purposes of Section 13(a) above, a “Prior Non- Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement” means any compensation arrangement

between the Company and the Optionee that was entered into before the Grant Date (whether or not paid in full before the Grant Date) except to the extent that the compensation payable (or paid) under such arrangement is

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“grandfathered” from Section 409A of the Code (i.e., is compensation to which Section 409A of the Code does not apply, according to Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-6 or any other applicable Treasury Department guidance). In no event shall an arrangement that is grandfathered from Section 409A in the absence of this Section 13 be deemed to be a Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement within the meaning of Section 13(a). The Optionee recognizes and agrees that Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangements include, but may not be limited to, (i) any stock option, restricted stock unit, performance share, performance unit or contingent dividend equivalent award that the Company granted to the Optionee after December 31, 2004 under the Plan, (ii) any restricted stock unit, performance-accelerated restricted stock unit, performance share, performance unit or contingent dividend equivalent award that the Company granted to the Optionee before December 31, 2004 (whether under the Plan or otherwise) that was outstanding and unvested on that date, and (iii) any non-qualified deferred compensation plan, such as the Company’s Retirement Benefit Equalization Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Supplemental Senior Officer Retirement Plan, if and to the extent that the Optionee accrued benefits or vested in benefits under such plan after that date.

		
	(c)
	The Optionee agrees that, if at any time during the 12-month period ending on any “specified employee identification date”, which shall be December 31, the Optionee is in Salary Grade 20 or above or meets the requirements of Code section 416(i)(1)(A)(ii) or (iii) (applied in accordance with the Treasury Regulations thereunder and disregarding Code section 416(i)(5)), the Optionee shall be treated as a “Specified Employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(i) (or other similar or successor provisions)(“Specified Employee”) for purposes of this Agreement and any Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement and any compensation arrangement that may hereafter be adopted by the Company in which the Optionee may participate (“Future Compensation Arrangement”) for the entire 12-month period beginning on the “specified employee effective date”, which  shall be the January 1 that immediately follows such specified employee identification date, unless the Board or Committee hereafter prescribes a different method of identifying service providers who will be subject to the six month delay required by

Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (the “Six Month Delay”)(a “Different Identification Method”) or elects a different specified employee identification date or specified employee effective date or makes any other election that may be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(i) and the transition rules and official guidance under Code Section 409A (a “Different Election”), in which case whether the Optionee shall be treated as a Specified Employee shall be determined in accordance with any such Different Identification Method so prescribed and any such Different Election so made by the Board or Committee. The Optionee

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hereby irrevocably (i) consents to any such Different Identification Method that the Committee or Board may hereafter prescribe and any such Different Election that the Committee or Board may hereafter make in accordance with that Treasury Regulation or otherwise in accordance with Code Section 409A and the transition rules and official guidance thereunder, for purposes of identifying the service providers who will be subject to the Six Month Delay with respect to payments under this Agreement, any Prior Non-Grandfathered Compensation Arrangement and any Future Compensation Arrangement, and (ii) agrees that the Optionee’s consent to any such Different Identification Method or Different Election shall be as effective as if such Different Identification Method or Different Election were fully set forth herein, and (iii) waives any right s/he may have to consent to the Different Identification Method or Different Election in question if for any reason the Optionee’s consent to such Different Identification Method or Different Election is not legally effective.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. BARNES GROUP INC.    OPTIONEE

BY:
 

Senior Vice President-Human Resources    [OPTIONEE]

Approved by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors: 2/13/08

As amended effective 12/31/08

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BARNES GROUP INC.

STOCK AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT SUMMARY OF GRANT
For Directors

Barnes Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), under the Barnes Group Inc. Stock and Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the individual named below (“You” or “Grantee”) this Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Grant”), representing the number of restricted stock units set forth below (each a “Restricted Stock Unit”). This Grant entitles You to receive, without payment to the Company and at the applicable time or times set forth below, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units listed below that vest subject to this Restricted Stock Unit Summary of Grant (this “Summary of Grant”), and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement”) and the Plan, both of which are incorporated herein by reference and made part hereof. The Grant also entitles You to be paid Dividend Equivalents as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used in this Summary of Grant and the Restricted Stock Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

Grantee:    [    ]
Grant Date:    [    ] [   ], [    ]

Number of Restricted Stock Units and Vesting Schedule:
 
[    ] Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units will vest as to 50% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Grant Date, as follows:
No. of Restricted Stock Units    Vesting Date
[    ] [    ], [    ]
[    ] [    ], [    ] Except as provided otherwise in the Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with
the foregoing vesting schedule if You remain in continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date.

Grant Acceptance:

You agree to be bound by the Plan, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and this Summary of Grant by electronically acknowledging and accepting the Grant following the date of the Company's electronic or other written notification to You of the Grant. You accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Summary of Grant or the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. In no event do You acquire any rights to the Grant unless You electronically accept, no later than 60 days after the Grant Date, this Summary of Grant and the attached Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement.

You acknowledge that the Plan and the Plan prospectus are available as part of the online grant package with E*Trade and Barnes Net at http://barnesnet.barnesgrp.net/Legal/default.aspx, respectively, and that

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paper copies of the Plan and the Plan prospectus are available upon request by contacting the Manager, Stockholder Relations, Monique B. Marchetti, at mmarchetti@bginc.com or 860-973-2185.

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTORS
Under the provisions of the Barnes Group Inc. Stock and Incentive Award Plan, as amended through December 10, 2010, (the “Plan”), the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has authorized the execution of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein will have the same meaning as provided for in the Plan or Summary of Grant, as applicable.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements of each, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS:

1.Dividend Equivalents. On each date on which a dividend (other than a dividend paid in Common Stock, which is subject to the adjustment provided in Section 10 of the Plan) is paid to the holders of Common Stock, the record date of which falls during the period commencing on the Grant Date and ending on the first date on which all of the Restricted Stock Units have either been forfeited pursuant to this Agreement or paid pursuant to this Agreement as in effect from time to time on or after the Grant Date (a “Dividend Payment Date”), the Company will pay You an amount of money (“Dividend Equivalents”) determined by multiplying
(a) the number of the Restricted Stock Units (if any) that were neither forfeited nor paid on or before such dividend record date, times (b) the dividend per share paid on such Dividend Payment Date. However, if the dividend is paid in property other than cash, the amount of money to be paid to You in respect of such dividend will be determined by multiplying (i) the number of the Restricted Stock Units (if any) that were neither forfeited nor paid on or before such dividend record date, times (ii) the fair market value on such Dividend Payment Date of the property that was paid per share of Common Stock as a dividend on such Dividend Payment Date. The fair market value of the property that was paid will be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.

For the avoidance of doubt: Your entitlement to be paid Dividend Equivalents pursuant to the first or second sentence of this Section is contingent on Your not having a “Separation from Service” on or before the record date of such Dividend Equivalents or the applicable vesting date of the Restricted Stock Units to which the Dividend Equivalents relate.

2.Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Summary of Grant, the vesting schedule may change under one of the following conditions:

(a)    Voluntary or Involuntary Termination. If You have a Separation from Service for any reason other than (i) death, (ii) Disability, or (iii) Separation from Service by Retirement, any Restricted Stock Units that have not become non-forfeitable on or before the date on which You have a Separation from Service will be forfeited as of that date, and all of Your rights and interest in and to such forfeited Restricted Stock Units will thereupon terminate without payment of consideration by the Company. No Grant or other amount payable to 

You will be reduced by the amount of any Dividend Equivalents previously paid to You with respect to the forfeited Restricted Stock Units.

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(b)    Death or Disability. If You have a Separation from Service on account of Your death or incur a Disability (and irrespective of whether a Separation from Service occurs at the time of such Disability), then any Restricted Stock Units that did not become non-forfeitable before the date on which Your death or Disability occurs will become non-forfeitable on that date.

(c)    Retirement. If You have a Separation from Service by Retirement (so long as there is no Cause), then the portion of any Restricted Stock Units that did not become non-forfeitable before the date of Separation from Service by Retirement will become non-forfeitable on that date.

(d)    Change in Control. If You did not have a Separation from Service before the date, if any, on which a “change in control event” occurs (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i)
& (ii)), then, any Restricted Stock Units that did not become non-forfeitable before the change in control event
will become non-forfeitable on the date of the change in control event.

(e)    Acceptance. By electronically accepting this Grant, You irrevocably consent to any forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units required or authorized by this Agreement.

3.Issuance of Shares. If a Restricted Stock Unit becomes non-forfeitable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, a share of Common Stock will be credited to a brokerage account established by the Company in Your name (or, in the event of Your death, in the name of Your Beneficiary) in payment of such Restricted Stock Unit on the date on which the Restricted Stock Unit becomes non-forfeitable, or as soon as practicable thereafter, but not later than 60 days thereafter (which date during that 61 day period will be determined by the Company). All shares of Common Stock issued under this Agreement will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

4.Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if You are a specified employee (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i)) on the date of a Separation from Service, any payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement that constitutes deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and that is to be paid due to a Separation from Service during the 6 month period following a Separation from Service (a “Delayed Payment”) will not be paid during that 6 month period but will instead be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Separation from Service (or, if earlier, within 14 days after the death of You)(the “Delayed Payment Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence will apply to any payment (and only to any payment) pursuant to this Agreement to which Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (relating to specified employees) applies, and will not apply to any payment that is not subject to Code Section 409A as a result of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (relating to short-term deferrals) or otherwise. Also for the avoidance of doubt, any Delayed Payment will accrue Dividend Equivalents until it is paid pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section, which Dividend Equivalents
will be accumulated and deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units at Fair Market Value on the Dividend Payment Date of such Dividend Equivalents (which additional Restricted Stock Units may also accrue Dividend Equivalents) and which will be paid (in money) on the Delayed Payment Date based on the Fair Market Value of such additional Restricted Stock Units on the Delayed Payment Date. Your right to any series of payments of Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents pursuant to this Agreement will be treated as a right to a series of separate payments within the meaning of

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Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii), including without limitation for purposes of the short-term deferral rule set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

		
	5.
	Your Commitments; Recoupment.

(a)    If You, at any time before the Grant terminates: (i) directly or indirectly, whether as an owner, partner, shareholder, consultant, agent, employee, investor or in any other capacity, accept employment by,

render services for or otherwise assist any other business which competes with the business conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which You worked during Your last 2 years with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) directly or indirectly, hire or solicit or arrange for the hiring or solicitation of any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or encourage any such employee to leave such employment; (iii) use, disclose, misappropriate or transfer confidential or proprietary information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except as required by Your work responsibilities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); or (iv) are convicted of a crime against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) engage in any activity in violation of the policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation the Company's Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, or, at any time, engage in conduct adverse to the best interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; then should any of the foregoing events occur, the Grant will be canceled, unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects not to cancel such Grant. The obligations in this Section are in addition to any other agreements related to non-competition, non-solicitation and preservation of Company confidential and proprietary information entered into between You and the Company, and nothing herein is intended to waive, modify, alter or amend the terms of any such other agreement.

(b)    You agree that You will be subject to any compensation, clawback and recoupment policies that may be applicable to You, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the Board or the Committee, whether or not approved before or after the Grant Date.

6.Restrictions on Grant. In no event may (a) You sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or dispose of the Grant or any interest therein, nor (b) the Grant or any interest therein be subject to anticipation, attachment, garnishment, levy, encumbrance or charge of any nature, voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise and any attempt to do so, whether voluntary or involuntary, will be null and void and no other party will obtain any rights to or interest in the Grant. You may designate a Beneficiary to receive the Grant in the event of Your death in accordance with Section 2(d) of the Plan. Any Beneficiary will receive the Grant subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including but not limited to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Agreement.

7.Taxes and Withholding. The Committee may cause to be made, as a condition precedent to any payment or transfer of stock hereunder, appropriate arrangements for the withholding of any Federal, state or local taxes. If applicable, the Company will have the right, in its discretion, to deduct from any Dividend Equivalents payable pursuant to this Agreement, and from any shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, cash and/or shares, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of payment, in an amount necessary to satisfy all Federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such Dividend Equivalents, cash and/or shares. You may be required to pay to the Company, prior to delivery of certificates representing such shares and prior to such shares being credited to a book entry account in Your name, the amount of any such taxes. The Company will accept whole shares of Common Stock of equivalent Fair Market Value in payment of the Company's minimum statutory withholding tax obligations if You elect to make payment in

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shares.

8.Compliance with Law. The Company will make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. However, no shares or other securities will be issued pursuant to this Agreement if their issuance would result in a violation of any such law. If at any time the Committee determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares subject to this Grant upon any securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of this Grant or the issue of shares hereunder, no rights under the Grant may be exercised and shares of Common Stock may not be issued pursuant to the Grant, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee and any delay will in no way affect the dates of vesting or forfeiture of the Grant.

9.Amendments; Integrated Agreement. This Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by You and an officer of the Company duly authorized to do so. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings with respect to such subject matter, and the parties have made no agreements, representations or warranties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which are not set forth herein.

10.Relation to Plan; Interpretation. The Grant is granted under the Plan, and the Grant and this Agreement are each subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. In the event of any inconsistent provisions between this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan control. References to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise noted. The titles to Sections of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the title of any Section.

11.Notices. Any notice hereunder by You will be given to the Senior Vice President Human Resources and the Corporate Secretary in writing and such notice and any payment by You will be deemed duly given or made only upon receipt by the Corporate Secretary at Barnes Group Inc., 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut 06010, U.S.A., or at such other address as the Company may designate by notice to You. Any notice to You will be in writing and will be deemed duly given if delivered to You in person or mailed or otherwise delivered to You at such address as You may have on file with the Company from time to time.

12.Interpretation and Disputes. This Agreement will be interpreted and construed, and all determinations will be made, by the Committee, and any such interpretation, construction or determination will be final, binding and conclusive on the Company and You. In the event there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.

Any claim, demand or controversy arising from such interpretation, construction or determination by the Committee shall be submitted first to a mediator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) by submitting a mediation request to the Administrator within 30 days of the date of the Committee's interpretation or construction. The mediation process shall conclude upon the earlier of: (i) the resolution of the dispute; (ii) a determination by either the mediator or one or more of the parties that all settlement possibilities have

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been exhausted and there is no possibility of resolution; or (iii) 30 days have passed since the filing of a request to mediate with the AAA. A party who has previously submitted a dispute to mediation, and which dispute has not been resolved, may submit such dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to the rules of the AAA. Any arbitration proceeding for such dispute must be initiated within 14 days from  the date that the mediation process has concluded. The prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in such arbitration proceeding. You and the Company specifically understand and agree that the failure of a party to timely initiate a proceeding hereunder shall bar the party from any relief or other proceeding and any such dispute shall be deemed to have been finally and completely resolved. All mediation and arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Bristol, Connecticut or such other location as the Company may determine and You agree that no objection shall be made to such jurisdiction or venue, as a forum non conveniens or otherwise. The arbitrator's authority shall be limited to resolution of the legal disputes between the parties and the arbitrator shall not have authority to modify or amend this Agreement or the Committee's interpretation or construction thereof, or abridge or enlarge rights available under applicable law. Any court with jurisdiction over the parties may enforce any award made hereunder.

		
	13.
	General.

(a)    Nothing in this Agreement confers upon You any right to continue in the employ or other service of the Company or any Subsidiary, or limit in any manner the right of the Company, its stockholders or any Subsidiary to terminate Your employment or adjust Your compensation.

(b)    You have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares that may be issued pursuant to this Agreement until the date of issuance to You of a stock certificate for such shares or the date of a credit for such shares in a brokerage account in Your name.

		
	(c)
	This Agreement is binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company and upon Your

Beneficiary, estate, legal representatives, legatees and heirs.

(d)    This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(e)    If applicable, any shares that may be earned pursuant to this Agreement are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. Any provision of this Agreement that would prevent any such shares from so qualifying will be administered, interpreted and construed to carry out such intention, and any provision that cannot be so administered, interpreted and construed will to that extent be disregarded.

		
	14.
	Definitions.

(a)    “Cause” means (i) Your willful and continued failure to substantially perform Your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Your incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or (ii) Your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its Subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise.

		
	(b)
	“Disability” means “disability” as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(4)(i).

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(c)    “Separation from Service” means ceasing to be a member of the Board which constitutes a “separation from service with the employer” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), where the “employer” means the Company and all corporations and trades or businesses with which the Company would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code (as determined in accordance with the first sentence of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(3)).

(d)    “Separation from Service by Retirement” means a Separation from Service from the Company in accordance with the Company's corporate governance guidelines.

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