Barnes Announces Update to Board of Directors

Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies, and innovative solutions, today announced the planned retirements of Chairman Thomas O. Barnes and Lead Independent Director Mylle H. Mangum, consistent with the Company’s corporate governance retirement policy, effective at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2024. Mr. Barnes will become Chairman Emeritus and continue to lead the Barnes Foundation following his retirement from the Board. The company also announced that the Board of Directors has selected Richard J. Hipple as Chair Elect, reflecting its intention to appoint Mr. Hipple Chair of the Board of Directors effective immediately after the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to his re-election by the stockholders.

In addition, the Company announced that it entered into a cooperation agreement with Irenic Capital Management (together with its affiliates, “Irenic”), pursuant to which the Board of Directors appointed Adam Katz, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Irenic Capital Management, to serve on its Board of Directors, effective immediately, and is engaging Larry Lawson, former CEO of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., to serve as a Special Advisor to the Board of Directors and Barnes’s senior management team. Barnes will also work with Irenic to identify an additional mutually agreed upon independent director to appoint to the Board of Directors.

Thomas O. Barnes, Chairman of the Board, said, “It has been an honor to serve the company my family founded in 1857. Since our launch as a public company in 1946, we have endeavored to be an industry leader in the markets we serve and deliver value to all our stakeholders – our customers, our employees, our partners, and our shareholders – as well as support the communities in which we operate. Over my 45 years in leadership roles, I have had the humble opportunity to work with thousands of talented, capable, and dedicated people, especially those in our facilities around the world. Words cannot describe my appreciation. Looking forward, I am excited about the future of Barnes as we continue to execute our transformation strategy.”