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Issuer:     BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC (BRN)
CIK:        0000010048
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-25-040033
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Barnwell appoints Philip Patman EVP-Finance, Board member; CFO Russell Gifford to retire by year-end 2025
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- Philip Patman named EVP-Finance on Oct 27, 2025; expected to become CFO after Russell Gifford's retirement.
- Board expanded from 4 to 5 directors; Patman appointed to fill the new seat.
- Patman receives initial equity awards: 83,207 shares, 83,208 RSUs, and 185,000 options at $1.21 strike.
- Base salary set at $315,000; eligible for annual cash bonus (30-100% of base) and performance stock bonus up to $75,000.
- Annual long-term incentive target of $350,000; severance provisions include 50% (regular) or 100% (CIC) of base, bonus, and insurance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10048/000114036125040033/0001140361-25-040033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10048/000114036125040033/ef20058116_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-040033

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