Barnes Group Inc. Completes Acquisition of European Specialty Distributor KENT

The KENT business will be integrated into Barnes Group Inc.'sBarnes Distribution business. KENT complements Barnes Distribution'sestablished businesses in the United Kingdom and France, and providesentry into the rest of Europe. KENT has strong market positionssupported by direct sales operations in France, Germany, the UnitedKingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Sweden,and has distributorships in 20 additional countries.

Premier Farnell plc is a global, business-to-business, smallorder, high service distributor of electronic components andindustrial products to the design, maintenance and engineeringsectors. Premier Farnell is traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Barnes Distribution is an international full-service distributorof maintenance, repair, operating and production (MROP) supplies. Itis one of the largest industrial products distributors in NorthAmerica and includes operations in more than 30 countries. BarnesDistribution is a market leader in vendor-managed inventory. Thevendor-managed inventory model provides outsourced inventorymanagement, monitors inventory levels, tracks usage, replenishes stockand provides inventory reporting with limited customer involvement.Barnes Distribution has widely recognized brands and strong privatelabel products.

Barnes Group Inc. (www.barnesgroupinc.com) is a diversifiedinternational manufacturer of precision metal components andassemblies and a distributor of industrial supplies, serving a widerange of markets and customers. Founded in 1857 and headquartered inBristol, Connecticut, Barnes Group consists of three businesses with2005 sales of $1.1 billion: Barnes Distribution, an international,full-service distributor of maintenance, repair, operating andproduction supplies; Associated Spring, one of the world's largestmanufacturers of precision mechanical and nitrogen gas products and aglobal supplier of retaining rings, reed valves, shock discs, andinjection-molded plastic components and assemblies; and BarnesAerospace, a manufacturer and repairer of highly engineered assembliesand components of aircraft engines, airframes, and land-basedindustrial gas turbines. Over 6,400 dedicated employees at more than60 locations worldwide contribute to Barnes Group Inc.'s success. TheCompany has paid cash dividends to stockholders on a continuous basissince 1934.

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