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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2016
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-5103
(Commission File Number)
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72-0496921
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1100 Alakea Street, Suite 2900
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(808) 531-8400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e‑4(c))
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 27, 2016, Barnwell Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its subsidiaries, KD Kona 2013 LLLP and Barnwell Hawaiian Properties, Inc., have received distributions totaling $5,322,000 from the venture in which they invested in November of 2013. The distribution to Barnwell Hawaiian Properties, Inc. included a return of the $4,140,000 indirectly invested by the Company in the venture and a priority return of about 8%. In addition, Kaupulehu Developments, Barnwell's 77.8%-owned real estate partnership, received a percentage payment of $1,600,000.
Furthermore, the Company announced in the press release that that it recently closed on the sale of the second of two homes built by its Kaupulehu 2007, LLLP venture in the Increment 1 area of Kaupulehu for a nominal amount above book value. Following the repayment of the remaining debt that was outstanding, the venture received approximately $1,900,000 in cash and now has no long-term debt.
Finally, the Company announced in the press release that it had received approximately $5,100,000 in March 2016 representing the balance of the cash that had been held in escrow for the Canada Revenue Agency following the sale of Barnwell of Canada, Limited's largest natural gas property in 2015.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated April 27, 2016
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 27, 2016
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BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Russell M. Gifford
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Name:
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Russell M. Gifford
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated April 27, 2016
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