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Issuer:     BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC (BRN)
CIK:        0000010048
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-06T10:30:32+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-038710
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Barnwell to sell Canadian oil and gas business for C$9M base price plus 5% royalty
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- Base purchase price is C$9,000,000: C$4,000,000 cash plus a 5% gross overriding royalty valued at C$5,000,000, subject to working capital and indebtedness adjustments.
- Buyer affiliate may call the 5% royalty anytime after closing for C$5,000,000, with no reduction for royalties already paid to Barnwell.
- Purchaser 2798913 Alberta Ltd. paid a C$1,000,000 escrow deposit credited to the price at closing; termination fee is C$500,000.
- Closing requires majority stockholder approval under DGCL Section 271 and is required by an outside date of January 18, 2027.
- Barnwell separately announced termination of its defined benefit pension plan; reps and warranties survive 12 months with a C$2,000,000 indemnity deductible.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10048/000114036126038710/0001140361-26-038710-index.htm
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