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Barnwell reduces quorum to 33 1/3% for 2025 annual meeting amid proxy contest with Sherwood
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC
- Board amended bylaws to reduce quorum from majority to 33 1/3% on a one-time basis for the 2025 meeting.
- Annual meeting adjourned to Sept 19, 2025; previously submitted proxies will be voted unless revoked.
- Company says Sherwood Group defeated quorum, causing multiple adjournments and additional costs.
- Board recommends voting FOR its four nominees; urges stockholders to discard green proxy cards from Sherwood.
- Company remains open to settlement discussions but says Sherwood rejected offers seeking board control.
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