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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-038227
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250501

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000010048
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				720496921
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05103
		FILM NUMBER:		25901389

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 ALAKEA ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HONOLULU
		STATE:			HI
		ZIP:			96813
		BUSINESS PHONE:		808-531-8400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 ALAKEA ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HONOLULU
		STATE:			HI
		ZIP:			96813

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BMA CORP/TN
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19770324

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BARNWELL OFFSHORE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19671101

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SHERWOOD NED L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000902749
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		151 TERRAPIN POINT
		CITY:			VERO BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32963
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Schedule 14A</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Consent Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Ned L. Sherwood<BR>
MRMP-Managers LLC<BR>
Ned L. Sherwood Revocable Trust<BR>
James C. Cornell<BR>
Heather Isidoro<BR>
Stuart I. Oran<BR>
Gregory W. Sullivan</P>

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than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Barnwell Industries Claims Open to Resolution
&ndash; All Talk, No Action</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Vero Beach, Florida, May 1, 2025 </B>&ndash;
The Sherwood Group, a long-term and significant shareholder with approximately 29.90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Barnwell
Industries, Inc. (&ldquo;Barnwell&rdquo; or &ldquo;BRN&rdquo;) today issued the following letter to Barnwell shareholders:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Barnwell Shareholders:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">To set the record straight, the Sherwood Group
has made repeated efforts to work constructively with this management team. Over the last four years, the Sherwood Group has entered into
two separate cooperation agreements and offered strategic recommendations aimed at strengthening the business, improving operational efficiency,
and reducing costs. Even after all of this &mdash;we saw no meaningful progress.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Instead the Barnwell Board has spent more than
$6 million over this period currently equal to approximately 50% of the company&rsquo;s market capitalization, continuously hires high-priced
law firms, instituting poison pills, bylaw changes and other shareholder unfriendly actions in order to entrench themselves and waste
valuable corporate funds.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We believe responsible stewardship includes making
every effort to avoid wasteful disputes when there may be an opportunity to settle differences privately and productively. We&rsquo;ve
honored that principle time and again. We have shown flexibility and creativity with our settlement proposals. They haven&rsquo;t. They
have consistently misrepresented settlement discussions and my intent to settle.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Further, despite giving them several years of
cooperation, the fundamentals did not improve. The management team has consistently failed to deliver on the core issues that matter to
shareholders. There has been a persistent lack of execution, a lack of accountability, and ultimately, a lack of shareholder returns.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">At this point, enough is enough. The time for
negotiation has passed. The Sherwood Group tried that for several months prior to initiating its consent solicitation but the only thing
the incumbent directors (Kinzler, Grossman and Horowitz) cared about was status quo. Shareholders deserve leadership that delivers results&mdash;not
excuses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Let me be clear: I&rsquo;m not here to take control.
I&rsquo;m here, as a 30% shareholder, to focus on what we need, where we need to fortify operations, and what strategic additions we must
make to drive value for all investors. That is why I selected a board of myself and four independent directors with specific expertise
who can help see this Company forward and hopefully turn this investment into something valuable for all shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>We urge all shareholders to approve and submit
the BLUE consent card by mail or electronically as soon as possible so that we can begin our BRN turnaround efforts to benefit all shareholders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If you have any questions or require any assistance in executing your
consent, please contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Alliance Advisors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shareholders call toll-free: 1 (833) 215-7301</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Email: brn2025@allianceadvisors.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Your participation is critical in this process, and we appreciate your
support.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ned Sherwood</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Additional Information</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ned L. Sherwood, MRMP-Managers LLC, Ned L. Sherwood Revocable Trust,
James C. Cornell, Heather Isidoro, Stuart I. Oran, and Gregory W. Sullivan (collectively, the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) have filed a
definitive consent statement and accompanying form of consent card with the SEC for use in connection with the solicitation of consents
from the stockholders of Barnwell Industries, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). All stockholders of the Company are advised to read the
definitive consent statement and other documents related to the solicitation of consents by the Participants because they contain important
information, including additional information related to the Participants. The definitive consent statement and an accompanying BLUE consent
card has been, or will be, furnished to some or all of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and is, along with other relevant documents, available
at no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s website at http://www.sec.gov/ and from the Participants&rsquo; consent solicitor, Alliance Advisors,
by requesting a copy via email to brn2025@allianceadvisors.com. Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or
indirect interests by security holdings is contained in the definitive consent statement in accordance with Schedule 14A, filed by the
Participants with the SEC on March 14, 2025. This document is available free of charge from the sources indicated above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>For media inquiries or further information, please contact:</B><BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Alyssa Barry</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Media Relations, Alliance Advisors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">abarry@allianceadvisors.com</P>

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