UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2018
 
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BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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)
96813
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 (808) 531-8400
 
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report.)

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Item 2.01  Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2018 by Barnwell Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), Barnwell of Canada, Limited ("Barnwell Canada") and Octavian Oil Ltd. ("Octavian"), each a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Eagle Energy Inc. ("Eagle") whereby Eagle would sell its interests in certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Twining area of Alberta, Canada (the "Purchase and Sale Agreement").

On August 28, 2018, Barnwell Canada and Octavian consummated the acquisition of the Twining properties pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Closing").

Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 29, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing.  A copy of the Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Press release dated August 29, 2018
 
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:  August 29, 2018
 
 
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Russell Gifford
   
Name:  Russell M. Gifford
   
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 




Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Press release dated August 29, 2018