SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-03-20

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 <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Exhibit 10.1<br>
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 <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">EXECUTION VERSION</div>
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 <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 2</div>
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 <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">This <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 2 </font>(this &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Agreement</u></font>&#8221;),

 dated as of March 19, 2024, is by and among <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">BARNES GROUP INC.</font> (&#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>BGI</u></font>&#8221;), a Delaware corporation having its principal
 place of business at 123 Main Street, P.O. Box 489, Bristol, Connecticut 06011, <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">BARNES GROUP SWITZERLAND GMBH</font>, a limited liability company (<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Gesellschaft mit beschr&#228;nkter Haftung</font>) organized under the laws of Switzerland and an indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiary of BGI, registered at Untere Einschlagstrasse, 2544 Bettlach, Switzerland (&#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Barnes Switzerland</u></font>&#8221;), <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">BARNES GROUP ACQUISITION GMBH</font>, a limited liability company (<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Gesellschaft mit beschr&#228;nkter Haftung</font>) incorporated under the laws of Germany and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of BGI, registered with the commercial register (<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Handelsregister</font>) of the local court (<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Amtsgericht</font>) of Freiburg i.Br. under HRB 710836 (&#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Barnes

 Germany</u></font>&#8221; and, together with BGI and Barnes Switzerland, the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Borrowers</u></font>&#8221;, and each individually, a &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Borrower</u></font>&#8221;),
 the Guarantors identified on the signature pages hereto, the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto and <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">BANK OF AMERICA, N.A</font>. (&#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Bank of America</u></font>&#8221;), a national banking association, as a Lender, and Bank of America, as administrative agent for itself and the other Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Administrative

 Agent</u></font>&#8221;) and as collateral agent for itself and the other Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Collateral Agent</u></font>&#8221;).</div>
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 <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-size: 10pt;">, the BGI, Barnes
 Switzerland, Barnes Germany, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2023 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 6, 2024, and as
 further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Credit Agreement</u></font>&#8221;; defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein
 shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement);</font></div>
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 <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-size: 10pt;">, pursuant to Section
 2.23 of the Credit Agreement, BGI desires to obtain Refinancing Term Loans (the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>2024 Refinancing Term Loans</u></font>&#8221;) from the Persons identified on Schedule 1 hereto (each in such capacity, a
 &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>2024 Refinancing Term Lender</u></font>&#8221; and, collectively, the &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>2024 Refinancing Term Lenders</u></font>&#8221;) to refinance $648,375,000 in aggregate
 principal amount of Initial Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined below) (such refinanced Initial Term Loans, collectively, and including for the avoidance o