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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-25-016212
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250429
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250429

FILER:

	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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05103
		FILM NUMBER:		25882841

	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
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | MAY 29, 2025 9:00 A.M.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 57.8pt; margin-left: 72pt;">The undersigned stockholder(s) of Barnwell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby appoint(s) Russell M. Gifford and Alexander C. Kinzler, and each of them
            attorneys, agents and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote all the shares of Common Stock which undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held
            on May 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time, in Suite 210, Alakea Corporate Tower, 1100 Alakea Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, and at any adjournment or postponements of such meeting, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if
            personally present. The proxies shall vote subject to the direction indicated on the reverse side of this card, and the proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon other business as may properly come before the meeting and any
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                    <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE: The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement of the
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          <div style="text-align: center;"> PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: normal;">&#9650; TO VOTE BY MAIL, PLEASE DETACH HERE, SIGN AND DATE PROXY CARD, AND RETURN IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED &#9650; <br>
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                <div style="margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt;">Your telephone or internet proxy authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and retuned your WHITE proxy card.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">AUTHORIZE YOUR PROXY BY INTERNET</font>: THE WEB ADDRESS IS <u>www.okapivote.com/BRN2025A</u>. You will be asked to enter a CONTROL NUMBER which is located in the lower right hand corner of this
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                  <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">AUTHORIZE YOUR PROXY BY PHONE</font>:&#160; You will be asked to enter a CONTROL NUMBER which is located in the lower right hand corner of this form.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">CALL TOLL FREE</div>
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                    <div style="margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">There is NO CHARGE to you for this call</div>
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                <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">OPTION A</font>: You are encouraged to review each proposal and select a voting choice before you submit your
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                <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt; margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>press 0 in order to vote on each proxy separately.</div>
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                            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 17.25pt; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">Eastern Time on May 28, 2025.</div>
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