UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 17, 2007
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 1-5103 | | 72-0496921 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, Hawaii | | 96813 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (808) 531-8400
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Item 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 17, 2007, the Board of Directors of Barnwell Industries, Inc. ("Barnwell") appointed Mr. Robert J. Inglima, Jr. to serve on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Inglima is independent as defined in Section 121(A) of the American Stock Exchange listing standards.
Mr. Inglima is an attorney in private practice in New Jersey and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar Association. From 1995 to 1998, he was a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Fee Arbitration Committee (District II-A), and he served as District Chairman in 1999. He served as a Director of the Greater Paramus Chamber of Commerce from 1990 through 1992, and in 2006 he was elected to a second three-year term as a Trustee on the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education. He has lectured on business and land use topics at seminars conducted by the Bergen County Bar Association and the National Business Institute.
There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Inglima was selected as a director. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Inglima has not been appointed to any committees of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors has not yet determined to which, if any, committees Mr. Inglima will be appointed in the immediate future.
SIGNATURES
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.
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| BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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Date: October 17, 2007 | /s/ Russell M. Gifford |
| Russell M. Gifford Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
