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INVESTMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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INVESTMENTS | 4. INVESTMENTS A summary of Barnwell’s investments as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012 is as follows:
Investment in two residential parcels |  | $ | 2,331,000 |
Investment in land interest – Lot 4C |  | 50,000 |
Total investments |  | $ | 2,381,000 |
Investment in two residential parcels Kaupulehu 2007 owns two residential parcels in the Lot 4A Increment I area located in the North Kona District of the island of Hawaii, north of Hualalai Resort at Historic Ka’upulehu, between the Queen Kaahumanu Highway and the Pacific Ocean. Lot 4C Kaupulehu Developments holds an interest in Lot 4C, an area of approximately 1,000 acres of vacant leasehold land zoned conservation located adjacent to Lot 4A. WB KD Acquisition, LLC (“WB”) and/or WB KD Acquisition II, LLC (“WBKD”), entities not affiliated with Barnwell and its subsidiaries, have the exclusive right to negotiate with Kaupulehu Developments with respect to Lot 4C until June 2013 unless extended by Barnwell. There is no assurance that the required land use reclassification and rezoning from regulatory agencies will be obtained, that the necessary development terms and agreements will be successfully negotiated for Lot 4C, or that WB and/or WBKD will enter into an agreement with Kaupulehu Developments regarding Lot 4C.

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