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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-044614
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250516
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250516

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:		DEFN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05103
		FILM NUMBER:		25957073

	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:		DEFN14A

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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

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Securities Exchange&nbsp;Act&nbsp;of&nbsp;1934</B></P>

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INDUSTRIES, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Ned L.&nbsp;Sherwood<BR>
MRMP-Managers LLC<BR>
Ned L.&nbsp;Sherwood Revocable Trust<BR>
Brian Henry<BR>
Heather Isidoro<BR>
Benjamin Pierson<BR>
Douglas Woodrum</B></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 on its way to Insolvency in the Hands
of Incumbent Directors</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 16, 2025&nbsp;</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 following release
of the Company&rsquo;s results:</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Barnwell released
results for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025 &ndash; and they were abysmal.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Under so-called leadership
of Kinzler, Grossman and Horowitz, Barnwell burned through $978,000 in legal fees in one quarter &ndash; roughly 8% of BRN&rsquo;s market
cap. And for what? To cling to power. In fact during the past several years, that brings defense expenses to approximately $7 million
or more than half of the current market value!!</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Meanwhile, they still managed
to lose money from operations. Their actions suggest they&rsquo;re more interested in steering Barnwell into bankruptcy then delivering
value to shareholders. Perhaps that&rsquo;s the endgame &ndash; after all, Grossman&rsquo;s claim to fame is being a bankruptcy lawyer
at a failed bankruptcy firm. Hardly the turnaround expertise Barnwell urgently needs. Barnwell&rsquo;s cash balance has dwindled to just
$1.4 million &ndash; down more than $10 million over the past three years. We conjecture the cash balance is even lower as of today. These
three directors want to deflect blame for this loss of cash but it was a direct result of their actions:</P>

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shutdown in 2021, and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Millions spent in legal fees to entrench themselves.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">If they&rsquo;re so desperate to hold onto their
seats, the least they could do is use their own money&mdash;not treat shareholder capital like a personal piggy bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>The Operational Picture Is Just as Grim</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">According to Barnwell&rsquo;s
own press release issued yesterday, oil and gas production declined year-over-year for both the three- and six-month periods. Revenues
also declined, resulting in losses of ($1.1 million) for the three-month period and ($2.3 million) for the six-month period. Even after
adjusting out the elevated G&amp;A expenses related to the consent solicitation and proxy contest (which were completely avoidable), BRN
still reported a pro forma net operating loss from continuing operations amounting to a LOSS of ($560,000) for the three-month period
and a LOSS of ($2.16 million) for the six-month period, <I>underscoring the Company&rsquo;s persistent operational underperformance</I>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">And now, management is warning
of &ldquo;substantial doubt&rdquo; about Barnwell&rsquo;s ability to continue as a going concern. They blame proxy costs and oil prices
&ndash; both of which were entirely avoidable or foreseeable. Where&rsquo;s the accountability?</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>No Plan, No Accountability&mdash;Just Desperation</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">These same three incumbent
Directors have repeatedly accused the Sherwood Group of having no plan while &ldquo;borrowing&rdquo; the very strategies we&rsquo;ve been
proposing for years, including shutting down Hawaii operations and relocating to Calgary. Let&rsquo;s be clear: it&rsquo;s Kinzler, Grossman,
and Horowitz who have taken real, concrete steps to seize and retain control including:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Refusing to negotiate in good faith, and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Colluding to oust their own director, Mr. Woodrum, to keep the board stacked in their favor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">They keep claiming they want a settlement&mdash;what
justification do they have to merit staying in power? They even suggested I loan the Company $5 million. Based on Barnwell&rsquo;s results,
why on earth would anyone trust them with more capital?</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>It&rsquo;s Time for a Real Choice</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">This is why the ruling from
the Delaware court is critical. We believe shareholders deserve a real voice and a real choice at the 2025 Annual Meeting. In the event
the Delaware court agrees to allow the Sherwood Group nominees to be included for consideration for the 2025 Annual Meeting, we encourage
you to <B>VOTE TODAY </B>on the <B>GREEN CARD.</B> We have already received significant support on the GREEN CARD and continue to get
increased votes for the Sherwood Group nominees every day. We sincerely hope that shareholders will have a choice at the upcoming 2025
Annual Meeting.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Thank you for your support,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ned L. Sherwood</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"><B><U>Correction to Our Press Release Issued on May 14, 2025:</U></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">When we issued the Press Release on May 14, 2025,
we were not aware of the actions of Kinzler, Grossman &amp; Horowitz acting in concert to vote Mr. Woodrum off because the consent card
of Mr. Kinzler in the amount of 575,943 shares was not delivered to us but instead was <I>only</I> sent directly to the Inspector of Elections
without our knowledge. In addition, there was a Blue consent card representing 7,000 shares that voted in favor of all of the Sherwood
Proposals that was inadvertently not delivered to the Inspector of Elections because it came in AFTER the Sherwood Group had delivered
the Shareholder Resolution to the Company. Due to an oversight, that Blue card was not submitted the following morning. We would like
shareholders to know that these 7,000 shares have been tabulated by the Inspector of Elections and will be included in the final certified
results as will Mr. Kinzler&rsquo;s Blue consent card representing 575,943 of his shares that voted in favor of removal of Mr. Woodrum
and against removal of himself, Grossman and Horowitz. Thank you.</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">If you have any questions, 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">150 Clove Road, Suite 400, Little Falls, NJ 07424</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;&nbsp;</P>

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

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

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