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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 1-8120

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer

incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (407) 875-2222

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Name of each Exchange on

Title of each class which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

On March 1, 2002, the aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting stock held by non-affiliates was $34,634,220.

On March 1, 2002, there were 7,328,768 shares of Common Stock outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares or shares held by subsidiaries of the Registrant.

Parts I, II and IV incorporate information by reference from the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Part III incorporates information by reference from the Proxy Statement dated March 8, 2002 in connection with the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 18, 2002.

Item 1. BUSINESS

a. Recent Developments and Description

Bairnco Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on April 9, 1981. Effective September 24, 1991, Bairnco Corporation changed its state of incorporation from New York to Delaware. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the terms "Bairnco" and the "Corporation" refer to Bairnco Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Bairnco's two core businesses are Arlon's Engineered Materials and Components, and Kasco's Replacement Products and Services. In February of 2000 Bairnco purchased certain assets of the materials business ("Signtech") of Signtech USA, Ltd., a manufacturer of laminated vinyl fabrics designated for use in the commercial graphics market. In January 2001, Bairnco purchased selected net assets ("Viscor") of Viscor, Inc. Viscor's engineered, coated products include transfer adhesives, single and double-coated foam and film tapes, and other custom coated products. The acquisitions complement Arlon's graphic and industrial products with product line extensions, additional brand recognition, and penetration into new customer segments and markets. The acquisitions also expanded Arlon's coating and converting capacity.

At December 31, 2001, Bairnco employed 813 persons including 17 headquarters personnel. Bairnco's operations occupy approximately 803,000 square feet of factory and office space at its principal locations. There is an additional 21,000 square feet of leased space used as field warehouses throughout North America. To improve productivity, reduce costs and improve product development focus, Arlon's Northbrook, Illinois facility was closed on December 31, 2001 and production was transferred to Arlon's Santa Ana, California and East Providence, Rhode Island plants.

b. & c. Financial Information about Industry Segments and Narrative Description of Business

Bairnco Corporation is a diversified multinational company that operates two business segments. Engineered materials and components are designed, manufactured and sold under the Arlon brand identity to electronic, industrial and commercial markets. These products are based on common technologies in coating, laminating, polymers and dispersion chemistry. Replacement products and services are manufactured and distributed under the Kasco brand identity principally to supermarkets, meat and deli operations, and meat, poultry and fish processing plants throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Kasco also manufactures small band saw blades for cutting metal and wood, and large band saw blades for use at lumber mills. In Canada and France, in addition to providing its replacement products, Kasco also distributes equipment to the supermarket and food processing industries.

Financial data and other information about the Corporation's segments is set forth in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 29 through 30 and on pages 4 through 7 of Bairnco's 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated herein by reference. This information should be read in conjunction with the "Financial History" set forth on page 9 of Bairnco's 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders, and "Management's Discussion and Analysis" set forth on pages 10 through 13 of Bairnco's 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The principal facilities utilized by each segment are detailed on page 10 under "Item 2. PROPERTIES" of this filing.

Engineered materials and components are designed, manufactured and sold under the Arlon brand identity. These products are based on common technologies in coating, laminating, polymer and dispersion chemistry. Arlon's principal products include high performance materials for the printed circuit board industry, adhesive coated cast and calendered vinyl films, custom-engineered laminates, and calendered and extruded silicone rubber insulation products used in a broad range of industrial, consumer and commercial products.

Arlon Materials for Electronics is known worldwide as a premier supplier of high technology materials for the printed circuit board (PCB) industry. These products are marketed principally to PCB manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) by a direct technical sales force as well as distributors in the US, and through distributors and manufacturers representatives in Europe and Asia-Pacific, supported by direct technical sales specialists. Our Electronic Substrates product line includes a variety of specialty polyimide and epoxy laminates as well as other high performance thermoset products. These materials are used in demanding commercial and military market applications including high density interconnect (HDI), surface mount technology (SMT), heat sink bonding, semiconductor testing and microvia PCB's. The Microwave Materials product line offers fluoropolymers (i.e. PTFE), ceramic-filled fluoropolymers, and other laminates that deliver the electrical performance needed in the frequency-dependent circuit applications such as analog, digital and personal communication systems (PCS) microwave antennas and base stations. These products are supplied as copper-clad laminates with bonding plies or prepregs for production of multi-layer printed circuits.

Arlon specialty graphic films are marketed under the CalonÒ brand name and include cast and calendered vinyl films that are manufactured in a wide variety of colors, face stocks and adhesive systems. These vinyl films are used in commercial and electrical signage, point of purchase displays, highway signage, fleet markings, and other commercial advertising applications. In February of 2000, Bairnco announced it had purchased certain assets of the materials business ("Signtech") of Signtech USA, Ltd., a manufacturer of laminated vinyl fabrics designated for use in the commercial graphics market. Signtech's product lines complement Arlon's current vinyl product lines, and will provide product line extensions, additional brand recognition, product development synergies, and penetration into new customer segments and markets.

Custom engineered laminates and coated products are also manufactured and marketed under the Arlon brand identity. Typical applications include insulating foam tapes for thermopane windows, specialty flexible circuit materials, electrical insulation materials for motors and transformers, thermal insulation panels for appliances and cars, identification cards and labels, durable printing stock, and other custom engineered laminates and tapes for specific industrial applications. In January of 2001, Bairnco purchased selected net assets ("Viscor") of Viscor, Inc. located in Dallas, Texas. Viscor's engineered, coated products include transfer adhesives, single and double-coated foam and film tapes, and other custom coated products. The acquisition complements Arlon's industrial products with product line extensions, product development synergies, and penetration into new customer segments and markets. The acquisition also expanded Arlon's coating and converting capacity.

Arlon manufactures a line of silicone rubber materials used in a broad range of consumer, industrial and commercial products. Typical applications and products include: silicone sheet rubber for producing composite parts; silicone rubber insulating tapes for electric traction motor coil windings; insulation for industrial and commercial flexible heaters; silicone products for high temperature hose and duct markets; insulating tape for medium and high voltage electrical splices and terminations; as well as compliant, thermally or electrically conductive silicone sheet adhesives known as Thermabond™.

Arlon has numerous competitors ranging in size from small, sole proprietorships to units of very large, multinational corporations that in certain instances have far greater market positions and financial resources than the Corporation's.

The principal method of competition for Arlon's products varies by product line and type of customer. While competition for established lines is usually based on one or more of lead time, price, product performance, or technical support and customer service, it may also be based on the ability to service emerging technologies through the custom design of new products, or redesign of existing products, and materials for the new applications. As an example, for some high performance materials sold to the printed circuit board industry, the consistent technical performance of the materials supplied in excess of minimum specified standards can be the critical competitive element. In addition, Arlon sells a significant portion of its circuit board materials into the Far Eastern and European markets where local producers of similar materials have a competitive advantage related to their geographic location.

Arlon products are marketed by company sales personnel, outside sales representatives and distributors in North and South America, Europe, the Far East and several other international markets.

The essential raw materials used in Arlon engineered materials and components are silicone rubber, fiberglass cloth, pigments, steel and aluminum parts, copper foil, aluminum foil, polyethylene foam and various plastic films, special papers and release liners, vinyl resins, various adhesives and solvents, Teflon™ or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin, polyimide resin, epoxy resins, other thermoset resins, and various chemicals. Generally, these materials are each available from several qualified suppliers. There are, however, several raw materials used in Arlon's products that are purchased from chemical companies and are proprietary in nature. Other raw materials are purchased from a single approved vendor on a "sole source" basis although alternative sources could be developed in the future if necessary. However, the qualification procedure can take up to several months and could therefore interrupt production if the primary raw material source was lost un expectedly.

Due to the number and diversity of Arlon's products it is unlikely that availability problems with any one raw material would have a material adverse effect on Arlon. There are no known limitations to the continued availability of Arlon's raw materials. Current suppliers are located in the United States, Asia, Europe and Brazil.

As of December 31, 2001, approximately 555 employees were employed by the operations that constitute Arlon's engineered materials and components.

The Corporation owns several registered trademarks under which certain Arlon products are sold. The Corporation does not believe that the loss of any or all of these trademarks would have a material adverse effect on this segment.

Replacement products and services are manufactured and distributed under the Kasco brand identity principally to the meat, deli and seafood departments of supermarkets; to meat, poultry and fish processing plants; and to manufacturers and distributors of electrical saws and cutting equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. These products and services include band saw blades for cutting meat and fish, saw blades for cutting wood and metal, grinder plates and knives for grinding meat, electrical saws and cutting machines, seasoning products, preventive maintenance for equipment in retail grocery and restaurant operations, and other related butcher supply products.

Replacement products and services are sold under a number of brand names including Kasco in the United States and Canada, Atlantic Services in the United Kingdom and Canada, and Bertram & Graf, Biro France and Eurokasco in Continental Europe.

Kasco competes with several large and medium-sized national and regional companies, as well as numerous small local companies. The principal methods of competition are price, service and product performance. The performance of meat band saw blades and grinder plate and knives used in cutting meat or other food items is balanced between minimizing waste and maximizing the efficiency and productivity of the band saw machine or grinder, and operator.

Kasco has a significant distribution network that reaches over 20,000 retail grocery stores, restaurants, delis, and processing plants in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Kasco's distribution network is made up of direct salesmen, Territory Managers, and distributors who have in-depth knowledge of the local markets and the customer's needs. Kasco has an extensive training program for its Territory Managers.

In the US market, Kasco experienced lower sales as a major chain shifted its ready-to-cook meat products to central processors at the end of 2000. Kasco also continued to experience intense competitive pressures in 2001 as the segment of the retail grocery market that Kasco services continued to contract through retail consolidations and the industry's move to case-ready product offerings. Kasco's European business units had earnings unfavorably impacted by the strength of the US dollar versus the Euro and the reduced meat consumption from "mad cow" and "hoof and mouth" disease outbreaks during the first half of 2001. Kasco made significant changes to its structure during 2001 to reduce costs and it continues to reengineer its business to meet the changes in its market place and return the segment to profitability.

High quality carbon steel is the principal raw material used in the manufacture of band saw blades and is purchased from multiple domestic and international suppliers. Tool steel is utilized in manufacturing meat grinder plates and knives and is purchased from qualified suppliers located in the United States, Europe and Japan. Equipment, replacement parts and supplies are purchased from a number of manufacturers and distributors, mostly in the United States and Europe. In France, certain specialty equipment and other items used in the supermarket industry and in the food processing industry are purchased and resold under exclusive distributorship agreements with the equipment manufacturers. All of the raw materials and purchased products utilized by this segment have been readily available throughout this last year.

As of December 31, 2001, approximately 241 persons were employed in the replacement products and services segment.

The Corporation has a number of US and foreign mechanical patents related to several of the products manufactured and sold by Kasco, as well as a number of design patents and registered trademarks. The Corporation does not believe, however, that the loss of any or all of those patents would have a material adverse effect on this segment.

d. Foreign Operations

The Corporation has foreign operations located in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Information on the Corporation's operations by geographical area for the last three fiscal years is set forth in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 29 through 30 of Bairnco's 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, export sales from the Corporation's US based operations for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 were approximately $41,536,000, $49,904,000, and $39,291,000, respectively. Export sales to any particular country or geographic area did not exceed 10% of consolidated sales during any of these years.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

The following chart lists for the Corporation as a whole, and by each of its segments, the principal locations of the Corporation's facilities and indicates whether the property is owned or leased and if leased, the lease expiration date.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Bairnco and its subsidiaries are among the defendants in a lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Transactions Lawsuit") in which it is alleged that Bairnco and others are derivatively liable for the asbestos-related claims against its former subsidiary, Keene Corporation ("Keene"). The plaintiffs in the Transactions Lawsuit are the trustees of Keene Creditors Trust ("KCT"), a successor in interest to Keene. In the Transactions Lawsuit complaint, the KCT alleges that certain sales of assets by Keene to other subsidiaries of Bairnco were fraudulent conveyances and otherwise in violation of state law, as well as being in violation of the civil RICO statute, 18 U.S.C. Section 1964. The complaint seeks compensatory damages of $700 million, interest, punitive damages, and trebling of the compensatory damages pursuant to civil RICO. In a series of decisions that remain subject to appeal, the court has dismissed plaintiff 's civil RICO claims; dismissed 14 of the 21 defendants named in the complaint; and partially granted defendants' motions for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds. Discovery has been on going and is near completion as to the remaining claims and defendants. The court entered a scheduling order requiring the completion of all discovery (including expert discovery) by April 19, 2002. A trial date has not been set, but the Court has scheduled a conference for April 19, 2002, to determine dates for filing a pretrial order, for trial, and/or for any pretrial motions. These dates remain subject to adjustment based upon the progress of discovery.

Keene was spun off in 1990, filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in 1993, and emerged from Chapter 11 pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved in 1996 (the "Keene Plan"). The Keene Plan provided for the creation of the KCT, and transferred the authority to prosecute the Transactions Lawsuit from the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Keene (which initiated the lawsuit in the Bankruptcy Court in 1995) to the KCT. The Keene Plan further provided that only the KCT, and no other entity, can sue Bairnco in connection with the claims in the Transactions Lawsuit complaint. Therefore, although a number of other asbestos-related personal injury and property damage cases against Bairnco nominally remain pending in courts around the country, it is expected that the resolution of the Transactions Lawsuit in substance will resolve all such claims.

Bairnco also is the defendant in a separate action by the KCT (the "NOL Lawsuit"), also pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which the KCT seeks the exclusive benefit of tax refunds attributable to the carryback by Keene of certain net operating losses ("NOL Refunds"), notwithstanding certain provisions of applicable tax sharing agreements between Keene and Bairnco. (As with the Transactions Lawsuit, the NOL Lawsuit was commenced during Keene's Chapter 11 case and, pursuant to the Keene Plan, the KCT became the plaintiff in the lawsuit and the lawsuit was moved from the Bankruptcy Court to the District Court.) Pending resolution of the NOL Lawsuit, any refunds actually received are to be placed in escrow. Through December 31, 2001, approximately $28.5 million of NOL Refunds had been received and placed in escrow. There can be no assurance whatsoever that resolution of the NOL Lawsuit will result in the release of any portion of the NOL Refun ds to Bairnco.

Until recently, Bairnco and its Arlon subsidiary ("Arlon") were among the defendants in a third action by the KCT (the "Properties Lawsuit"), commenced December 8, 1998 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In the Properties Lawsuit, the KCT sought a declaratory judgment that it owns certain patents and real property purchased by Arlon from Keene in 1989, based on the allegations that technical title to these assets was not conveyed at the time of the sale and that no proof of claim specifically referencing these assets was filed during Keene's Chapter 11 case. In an answer and counterclaims, Bairnco and Arlon denied the KCT's claims and requested a declaratory judgment that full title to the patents and real property in question in fact was transferred to Arlon at the time of the 1989 asset sale. By agreement, the case between the KTC and Bairnco and Arlon has been dismissed without prejudice, and the issues raised in the Properties Lawsuit complaint w ill be resolved in the Transactions Lawsuit.

Management believes that Bairnco has meritorious defenses to all claims or liability purportedly derived from Keene and that it is not liable, as an alter ego, successor, fraudulent transferee or otherwise, for the asbestos-related claims against Keene or with respect to Keene products.

Bairnco Corporation and its subsidiaries are defendants in a number of other actions. Management of Bairnco believes that the disposition of these other actions, as well as the actions and proceedings described above, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated results of operations or the financial position of Bairnco Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001.

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2001.

Name & Age of Executive Officers	Data Pertaining to Executive Officers
Luke E. Fichthorn III (60)	Mr. Fichthorn has served as Chairman of Bairnco since May 23, 1990, and on December 18, 1991, became Chief Executive Officer of Bairnco. For over twenty-five years, Mr. Fichthorn has been a private investment banker and partner of Twain Associates, a private investment banking and consulting firm. Mr. Fichthorn served as a director of Keene Corporation, a former subsidiary of Bairnco Corporation from August 1969 until May 1981, and became a director of Bairnco in January 1981. Mr. Fichthorn is also a director of Florida Rock Industries, Inc. and FRP Properties, Inc., neither of which is affiliated with Bairnco.
Larry D. Smith (52)	Mr. Smith was elected Vice President - Administration and Secretary of Bairnco in April 1999. Prior to joining Bairnco, Mr. Smith was employed for over 14 years with Emerson Electric Company in various human resource managerial capacities. Most recently, Mr. Smith was Vice President Human Resources for Emerson's Therm-O-Disc, Inc. division in Mansfield, Ohio.
Lawrence C. Maingot (42)	Mr. Maingot was appointed Corporate Controller of Bairnco in December 1999. From May 1997 to December 1999, Mr. Maingot was Bairnco's Assistant Controller. From April 1992 to May 1997, Mr. Maingot was Bairnco's Accounting Manager. Prior to joining Bairnco, Mr. Maingot was employed with Arthur Andersen LLP.

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET

RISK

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

	BAIRNCO CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Date: March 15, 2002	By: /s/ Lawrence C. Maingot
	Lawrence C. Maingot
	Corporate Controller
	(Principal Accounting Officer)

SIGNATURES

1. Actual charges incurred in connection with the purpose for which the reserves were established.
2. Additions to the reserve from acquisition.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

EXHIBITS

TO

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No.: 1-8120

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)