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EXHIBIT 16
June 30, 2004
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Gentlemen:
We have read Item 4 of Form 8-K dated June 30, 2004, of Bairnco Corporation and are in agreement with the statements contained in the first sentence of the first paragraph and the second and third paragraphs on page two therein. We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statement made in the second sentence of the first paragraph and the fourth paragraph.
Yours truly,
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tampa, Florida
cc: Mr. Lawrence C. Maingot
Controller, Bairnco Corporation