1-4801 | 06-0247840 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut | 06010 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
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Item 5.03 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year. | |
On February 10, 2016, and effective as of such date, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Barnes Group Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws to add a new Article VIII to identify an exclusive legal forum for the adjudication of certain disputes, namely (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, other employee or stockholder of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or as to which the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws (as of February 10, 2016), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. | ||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
(d) Exhibits: | ||
Exhibit No. | Document Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Barnes Group Inc. (as of February 10, 2016). | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
Dated: February 12, 2016 | BARNES GROUP INC. | |
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /S/ KRISTINE M. MURPHY | |
Kristine M. Murphy Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||
Exhibit No. | Document Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Barnes Group Inc. (as of February 10, 2016). | |