FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Wolf Idelle K.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
"B"

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    Director                                       10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

Vice President                                    

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

Barnes Group Inc.
P.O. Box 489, 123 Main Street

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

(Street)

Bristol, CT 06011-0489

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(Month/ Day/
Year)

2A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Follow-
ing Reported Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

11/18/02

M

1,019

A

$16.9375

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

11/18/02

F

851

D

$22.54

5,035

D

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

3,285.9519

I

By Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

837.1990⁽¹⁾

I

By 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship Form
of Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Employee Stk Option (Right to Buy)

$16.9375

11/18/02

M

1,019

 ⁽²⁾

5/11/10

Common Stock

1,019

20,359

D

Employee Stk Option (Right to Buy)

$22.54

11/18/02

A

851

11/18/02

5/11/10

Common Stock

851

851

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Represents the number of shares beneficially owned as of 11/18/02.
(2) The options vest at the rate of 33 1/3 % on the end of the 6th, 18th and 30th months beginning 5/12/00.

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