Design: Susan Brier,The WriteDesign Company LLC Printing: Herlin Press,Inc., 21M Board of Directors Officers Corporate Information John W. Alden Former Vice Chairman, United Parcel Service  of America, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Thomas O. Barnes Chairman of the Board, Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, Connecticut Gary G. Benanav Chairman and  Chief Executive Officer, New York Life  International, Inc. Vice Chairman, New York Life Insurance Company, New York, New York William S. Bristow, Jr. President,W.S. Bristow & Associates, Inc., New Castle, New Hampshire Edmund M. Carpenter President and  Chief Executive Officer, Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, Connecticut George T. Carpenter President,The S. Carpenter Construction Company  and the Carpenter Realty Company, Bristol, Connecticut  Donald W. Griffin Chairman, Olin Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut  Frank E. Grzelecki Former Managing Director, Saugatuck Associates Inc., Stamford, Connecticut  Former Vice Chairman, Handy & Harman, Rye, New York Mylle H. Mangum Chief Executive Officer, True Marketing Services, Norcross, Georgia G. Jackson Ratcliffe Chairman, Hubbell  Incorporated, Orange, Connecticut Edmund M. Carpenter  President and  Chief Executive Officer  John R. Arrington  Senior Vice President, Human Resources William C. Denninger Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief  Financial Officer Signe S. Gates Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Philip A. Goodrich Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Francis C. Boyle, Jr. Vice President, Controller Joseph D. DeForte Vice President,Tax Lawrence W. O’Brien  Vice President,Treasurer Leonard M. Carlucci Vice President, Barnes Group Inc., and President, Associated Spring A. Keith Drewett  Vice President, Barnes Group Inc., and President, Barnes Distribution Thomas P. Fodell  Vice President, Barnes Group Inc., and Chief Operating  Officer, Associated  Spring Gregory F. Milzcik Vice President, Barnes Group Inc., and President, Barnes Aerospace Idelle K.Wolf  Vice President, Barnes Group Inc., and Chief Operating  Officer, Barnes  Distribution Mellon Investor Services, LLC Overpeck Centre 85 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Phone: 1-800-801-9519  (Continental U.S. only) or 1-201-329-8660 www.melloninvestor.com For the hearing-impaired: 1-800-231-5469 Stockholder Inquiries  Address Changes  Consolidations Lost Certificates Replacements All certificates should be sent  certified or registered mail. Mellon Investor Services, LLC 120 Broadway, 13th Floor New York, NY 10271 Barnes Group Inc.’s annual  meeting of stockholders  will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at The Hartford Marriott- Farmington, Farmington, Connecticut. For press releases and  other information about  the Company, go to  our Internet address, www.barnesgroupinc.com or call our Fax-On-Demand Service at 1-800-311-4606. Barnes Group Inc. 123 Main St., P.O. Box 489 Bristol, CT 06011-0489 USA Phone:  1-860-583-7070 Fax:  1-860-589-3507 Contact: Phillip J. Penn  (for Investor Relations) or  Monique B. Marchetti  (for Stockholder Relations) Barnes Group welcomes inquiries from stockholders, analysts and prospective investors. 10-Ks and other information pertaining to the Company are available on request.Those wishing to receive this information can obtain  it via the Internet or by requesting it from the Company. Phone and fax numbers and the Internet address are listed below. Executive Office Operations Transfer Agent and Registrar Investor Information Use the above address  and phone numbers for  information on the  following services: Certificate Transfers: Dividend Investment/  Stockholder Investment Plans: Hand Deliveries: Dividends on Barnes Group  common stock may be automatically invested in additional shares. New York Stock Exchange Stock Trading Symbol: B Included in the  S&P SmallCap 600 Index  and Russell 2000 Index PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 100 Pearl Street Hartford, CT 06103 Stock Exchange Independent Accountants Annual Meeting Communication PAGE 43 Back to Table of Contents