Exhibit 99.2

IRENIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

767 Fifth Avenue, 15^th Floor

New York, New York 10153

January 5, 2024

Larry A. Lawson

Re: Barnes Group Inc.

Dear Mr. Lawson:

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a nominee for election to the board of directors of Barnes Group Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the proxy solicitation that Irenic Capital Management LP and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Irenic Group”) is considering undertaking to nominate and elect directors at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof (the “Irenic Group Solicitation”). Your outstanding qualifications, we believe, will prove a valuable asset to the Company and all of its stockholders. This letter (“Agreement”) will set forth the terms of our agreement.

The members of the Irenic Group agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all claims of any nature, whenever brought, arising from the Irenic Group Solicitation and any related transactions, irrespective of the outcome; provided, however, that you will not be entitled to indemnification for claims arising from your gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional and material violations of law, criminal actions or material breach of the terms of this Agreement; provided further, that upon your becoming a director of the Company, this indemnification shall not apply to any claims made against you in your capacity as a director of the Company. This indemnification will include any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, or causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration action, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation asserted against, resulting, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the Irenic Group Solicitation and any related transactions (each, a “Loss”).

In the event you are notified or otherwise become aware of a claim against you pursuant to the prior paragraph or the occurrence of a Loss, you shall give the Irenic Group prompt written notice (including through electronic submission) of such claim or Loss (provided that failure to promptly notify the Irenic Group shall not relieve us from any liability which we may have on account of this Agreement, except to the extent we shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure). Upon receipt of such written notice, the Irenic Group will provide you with counsel to represent you. Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to you. In addition, you will be reimbursed promptly for all Losses suffered by you and as incurred as provided herein. The Irenic Group may not enter into any settlement of loss or claim without your consent unless such settlement includes a release of you from any and all liability in respect of such claim.

You hereby agree to keep confidential and not disclose to any party, without the consent of the Irenic Group, any confidential, proprietary or non-public information (collectively, “Information”) of the Irenic Group or its affiliates which you have heretofore obtained or may obtain in connection with your service as a nominee hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Information shall not include any information that is publicly disclosed by the Irenic Group or its affiliates or any information that you can demonstrate is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on your part, otherwise generally known to the public.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process to disclose any Information you may do so provided that you first promptly notify the Irenic Group so that the Irenic Group or any member thereof may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in the Irenic Group’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained or the Irenic Group does not waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement, you may consult with counsel at the cost of the Irenic Group and you may furnish only that portion of the Information which you are advised by counsel is legally required to be so disclosed and you will request that the party(ies) receiving such Information maintain it as confidential.

All Information, all copies thereof, and any studies, notes, records, analysis, compilations or other documents prepared by you containing such Information, shall be and remain the property of the Irenic Group and, upon the request of a representative of the Irenic Group, all such Information shall be returned or, at the Irenic Group’s option, destroyed by you, with such destruction confirmed by you to the Irenic Group in writing.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.

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If you agree to the foregoing terms, please sign below to indicate your acceptance.

Very truly yours,

IRENIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
By:	Irenic Capital Management GP LLC its general partner
By:	/s/ Adam Katz
	Name:	Adam Katz
	Title:	Managing Member

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

/s/ Larry A. Lawson

Larry A. Lawson