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Exhibit 10.2

TRUST AGREEMENT

Between

 

 

BARNES GROUP INC.

And

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY

 

 

BARNES GROUP INC. 2009 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUST

Dated as of September 1, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section 1.      Definitions

  

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Section 2.      Trust

  

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(a)    Establishment

  

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(b)    Grantor Trust

  

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(c)    Trust Assets

  

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(d)    Non-Assignment

  

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Section 3.      Payments to Sponsor

  

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Section 4.      Disbursements

  

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(a)    Directions from Administrator

  

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(b)    Limitations

  

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Section 5.      Investment of Trust

  

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(a)    Selection of Investment Options

  

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(b)    Available Investment Options

  

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(c)    Investment Directions

  

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(d)    Unfunded Status of Plan

  

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(e)    Mutual Funds

  

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    (i)      Execution of Purchases and Sales

  

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    (ii)      Voting

  

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(f)    Trustee Powers

  

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Section 6.      Recordkeeping and Administrative Services to Be Performed

  

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(a)    General

  

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(b)    Accounts

  

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(c)    Inspection and Audit

  

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(d)    Notice of Plan Amendment

  

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(e)    Returns, Reports and Information

  

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Section 7.      Compensation and Expenses

  

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Section 8.      Directions and Indemnification

  

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(a)    Identity of the Sponsor and the Administrator

  

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(b)    Directions from the Sponsor and the Administrator

  

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(c)    Directions from Participants

  

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(d)    Indemnification

  

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(e)    Survival

  

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Section 9.      Resignation or Removal of Trustee

  

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(a)    Resignation and Removal

  

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(b)    Termination

  

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(c)    Notice Period

  

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(d)    Transition Assistance

  

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(e)    Failure to Appoint Successor

  

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Section 10.    Successor Trustee

  

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(a)    Appointment

  

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(b)    Acceptance

  

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(c)    Corporate Action

  

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Section 11.    Resignation, Removal, and Termination Notices

  

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Section 12.    Duration

  

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Section 13.    Insolvency of Sponsor

  

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Section 14.    Amendment or Modification

  

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Section 15.    Electronic Services

  

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Section 16.    Assignment

  

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Section 17.    Force Majeure

  

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Section 18.    Confidentiality; Safeguarding of Data

  

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Section 19.    General

  

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(a)    Performance by Trustee, its Agents or Affiliates

  

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(b)    Entire Agreement

  

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(c)    Waiver

  

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(d)    Successors and Assigns

  

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(e)    Partial Invalidity

  

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(f)    Section Headings

  

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Section 20.    Situs of Trust Assets

  

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Section 21.    Governing Law

  

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(a)    Massachusetts Law Controls

  

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(b)    Trust Agreement Controls

  

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SCHEDULES

  

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Schedule “A”         Recordkeeping and Administrative Services

  

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Schedule “B”         Fee Schedule

  

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Schedule “C”         Investment Options

  

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Schedule “D”         Operational Guidelines for Non-Fidelity Mutual Funds

  

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TRUST AGREEMENT , dated as of the first day of September 2009 (“Effective Date”), between BARNES GROUP INC. , a Delaware corporation, having an office at 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut 06011 (the “Sponsor”), and FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY , a Massachusetts trust company, having an office at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS , the Sponsor is the sponsor of the Barnes Group Inc. 2009 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”); and

WHEREAS , the Sponsor wishes to establish an irrevocable trust (the “Trust”) with regard to the Plan and to contribute to the Trust assets that shall be held therein, subject to the claims of Sponsor’s creditors in the event of Sponsor’s Insolvency, as herein defined, until paid to Participants and their beneficiaries in such manner and at such times as specified in the Plan; and

WHEREAS , it is the intention of the parties that this Trust shall constitute an unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of the Plan as an unfunded plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”); and

WHEREAS , it is the intention of the Sponsor to make contributions to the Trust to provide itself with a source of funds to assist it in the meeting of its liabilities under the Plan; and

WHEREAS , the Trustee is willing to hold and invest the aforesaid plan assets in trust among several investment options selected by the Sponsor; and

WHEREAS , the Sponsor also wishes to have the Trustee perform certain ministerial recordkeeping and administrative functions under the Plan; and

WHEREAS , the Trustee is willing to perform recordkeeping and administrative services for the Plan if the services are ministerial in nature and are provided within a framework of plan provisions, guidelines and interpretations conveyed in writing to the Trustee by the Sponsor or by the Administrator (as defined herein).

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, the Sponsor and the Trustee agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

The following terms as used in this Trust Agreement have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “Administrator”

“Administrator” shall mean the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Sponsor’s Board of Directors or such other person or persons (including any entity) identified in the Plan document as the “administrator” of the Plan and, as the context requires, any person authorized to act on behalf of the Administrator.

(b) “Agreement”

“Agreement” shall mean this Trust Agreement, and the Schedules and/or Exhibits attached

 

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hereto, as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time.

(c) “Business Day”

“Business Day” shall mean each day the NYSE is open. The closing of a Business Day generally shall mean the NYSE’s normal closing time of 4:00 p.m.(ET); however, in the event the NYSE closes before such time or alters its closing time, all references to the NYSE closing time shall mean the actual or altered closing time of the NYSE.

(d) “Code”

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it has been or may be amended from time to time.

(e) “EDT”

“EDT” shall mean electronic data transfer.

(f) “Electronic Services”

“Electronic Services” shall mean communication and services made available via electronic media.

(g) “ERISA”

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it has been or may be amended from time to time.

(h) “Fidelity Mutual Fund”

“Fidelity Mutual Fund” shall mean any investment company advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company or any of its affiliates.

(i) “FIIOC”

“FIIOC” shall mean Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.

(j) “In Good Order”

“In Good Order” shall mean in a state or condition acceptable to the Trustee in its sole discretion, which the Trustee determines is reasonably necessary for accurate execution of the intended transaction.

(k) “Insolvency” or “Insolvent”

“Insolvency” or “Insolvent” shall mean that (i) the Sponsor is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Sponsor is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

(l) “Losses”

 

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“Losses” shall mean any and all loss, damage, penalty, liability, cost and expense, including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements.

(m) “Mutual Fund”

“Mutual Fund” shall refer both to Fidelity Mutual Funds and Non-Fidelity Mutual Funds.

(n) “NAV”

“NAV” shall mean Net Asset Value.

(o) “NFSLLC”

“NFSLLC” shall mean National Financial Services LLC.

(p) “Non-Fidelity Mutual Fund”

“Non-Fidelity Mutual Fund” shall mean certain investment companies not advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company or any of its affiliates.

(q) “NYSE”

“NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

(r) “Participant”

“Participant” shall mean, with respect to the Plan, any employee (or former employee) with an account under the Plan which has not yet been fully distributed and/or forfeited and shall include the designated beneficiary(ies) with respect to the account of any deceased employee (or deceased former employee) until such account has been fully distributed and/or forfeited.

(s) “Participant Recordkeeping Reconciliation Period”

“Participant Recordkeeping Reconciliation Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date of the initial transfer of assets to the Trust and ending on the date of the completion of the reconciliation of Participant records.

(t) “Person”

“Person” shall mean any corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, association, partnership, joint venture, organization, individual, business or other trust or any other entity or organization of any kind or character, including a court or other governmental authority.

(u) “PIN”

“PIN” shall mean personal identification number.

(v) “Plan”

“Plan” shall mean the Barnes Group Inc. 2009 Deferred Compensation Plan.

(w) “Plan Administration Design & Discovery Document”

“Plan Administration Design & Discovery Document” shall mean the document which sets forth the administrative and recordkeeping duties and procedures to be followed by the Trustee in administering the Plan, as such document may be amended and in effect from time to time during

 

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the initial implementation of the Plan onto the Fidelity Participant Recordkeeping System (“FPRS”). This document is an interim document and shall be superseded by the approved Plan Administration Manual.

(x) “Plan Administration Manual”

“Plan Administration Manual” shall mean the document which sets forth the administrative and recordkeeping duties and procedures to be followed by the Trustee in administering the Plan, as such document may be amended and in effect from time to time. This definition shall include the Plan Administration Design & Discovery Document from the implementation process until the full Plan Administration Manual can be generated and approved.

(y) “Plan Sponsor Webstation”

“Plan Sponsor Webstation” shall mean the graphical Windows-based application that provides current Plan and Participant information including indicative data, account balances, activity and history.

(z) “Reporting Date”

“Reporting Date” shall mean the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Plan and, if not on the last day of the fiscal quarter, the date as of which the Trustee resigns or is removed pursuant to this Agreement or the date as of which this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 9 hereof.

(aa) “SEC”

“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(bb) “Sponsor”

“Sponsor” shall mean Barnes Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto which, by agreement, operation of law or otherwise, assumes the responsibility of the Sponsor under this Agreement.

(cc) “Trust”

“Trust” shall mean the Barnes Group Inc. 2009 Deferred Compensation Plan Trust, being the trust established by the Sponsor and the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

(dd) “Trustee”

“Trustee” shall mean Fidelity Management Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company and any successor to all or substantially all of its trust business as described in Section 10. The term Trustee shall also include any successor trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10 to the extent such successor agrees to serve as Trustee under this Agreement.

(ee) “VRS”

“VRS” shall mean Voice Response System.

Section 2. Trust.

 

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(a) Establishment.

The Sponsor hereby establishes the Trust with the Trustee. The Trust shall consist of an initial contribution of money or other property acceptable to the Trustee, in its sole discretion, made by the Sponsor, such additional sums of money or property as shall from time to time be delivered to the Trustee as directed by the Sponsor, all investments made therewith and proceeds thereof, and all earnings and profits thereon, less the payments that are made by the Trustee as provided herein, without distinction between principal and income. The Trustee hereby accepts the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In accepting this Trust, the Trustee shall be accountable for the assets received by it, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may at any time, or from time to time, make such deposits of cash or other property acceptable to the Trustee, including policies of life insurance, in trust with Trustee to augment the principal to be held, administered and disposed of by Trustee as provided in this Trust Agreement. Neither Trustee nor any Plan Participant or other person shall have any right to compel such additional deposits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any of the events set forth in Section 9.7(a)(b), (c) or (d) of the Plan (a “Plan Section 9.7 event”), the Sponsor shall, as soon as possible, but in no event longer than fifteen (15) days following the Plan Section 9.7 event, make a contribution to the Trust in an amount that is sufficient to pay the Plan Participants the benefits to which the Plan Participants would be entitled pursuant to the terms of the Plan(s) as of the date on which the Plan Section 9.7 event occurred; provided that the Sponsor has no obligation to transfer money or property to the Trust in connection with a change in the Company’s financial health that would involve income inclusion and tax liability under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 409A(b) and any regulations and guidance issued thereunder.

Sponsor will notify Trustee if there is a Plan Section 9.7 event.

(b) Grantor Trust.

The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, of which the Sponsor is the grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J, chapter 1, subtitle A of the Code, as amended, and shall be construed accordingly.

(c) Trust Assets.

The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon, shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the Sponsor and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Participants and general creditors as herein set forth. Participants and their beneficiaries shall have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust. Any rights created under the Plan and this Agreement shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of Participants and their beneficiaries against the Sponsor. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Sponsor’s general creditors under federal and state law in the event of Sponsor’s Insolvency.

(d) Non-Assignment.

Benefit payments to Participants and their beneficiaries funded under this Trust may not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, pledged, encumbered, or subjected to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution, or other legal or equitable process. Nothwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sponsor can direct the Trustee to disperse monies pursuant to a domestic relations order as defined in Code section 414(p)(1)(B) to the extent consistent with the Plan, the Code, and any other applicable law.

 

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Section 3. Payments to Sponsor.

Except as provided under this Agreement, the Sponsor shall have no right to retain or divert to others any of the Trust assets before all payment of benefits have been made to Participants pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

Section 4. Disbursements.

(a) Directions from Administrator.

The Trustee shall disburse monies to Participants for benefit payments in the amounts that the Administrator directs from time to time in writing. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to ascertain whether the Administrator’s direction complies with the terms of the Plan or of any applicable law. The Trustee shall be responsible for Federal or State income tax reporting or withholding with respect to such Plan benefits. The Trustee shall not be responsible for FICA (Social Security and Medicare), or any Federal or State unemployment or local tax with respect to Plan distributions, unless required by law or by agreement with the Sponsor.

(b) Limitations.

The Trustee shall not be required to make any disbursement in excess of the net realizable value of the assets of the Trust at the time of the disbursement. The Trustee shall not be required to make any disbursement in cash or shares unless the Administrator has provided a written direction as to the assets to be converted to cash or shares for the purpose of making the disbursement.

Section 5. Investment of Trust.

(a) Selection of Investment Options.

The Trustee shall have no responsibility for the selection of investment options under the Trust and shall not render investment advice to any person in connection with the selection of such options.

(b) Available Investment Options.

The Sponsor shall direct the Trustee as to what investment options the Trust shall be invested in (i) during the Participant Recordkeeping Reconciliation Period, and (ii) following the Participant Recordkeeping Reconciliation Period, subject to the following limitations. The Sponsor may determine to offer as investment options only (i) Mutual Funds; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be considered a fiduciary with investment discretion. The Sponsor may add or remove investment options with the consent of the Trustee to reflect administrative concerns and upon mutual amendment of this Agreement and the Schedules thereto, to reflect such additions.

(c) Investment Directions.

The Sponsor shall direct the Trustee as to how to invest the assets held in the Trust. In order to provide for an accumulation of assets comparable to the contractual liabilities accruing under the

 

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