Amendment: Barnwell Industries Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 25, 2025

BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1100 Alakea Street, Suite 500

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(808) 531-8400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Non-employee directors of the Company currently receive annual director’s fees for the Company’s fiscal year, ending September 30, 2026, of $120,000 (exclusive of any additional fees that may be paid in service on board committees). The Company’s recent practice has been to pay such director’s fee with a combination of one-half in restricted stock units and one-half in cash. In connection with his appointment to the Board, on December 3, 2025, Mr. Schechter was granted restricted stock units valued at $50,000, representing a prorated grant from the effective date of his appointment to the Board through September 20, 2026, the end of the Company’s fiscal year, for the restricted stock unit portion of his director fees; the remainder of his director fees for the 2026 fiscal year will be paid in cash.

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: December 10, 2025

 

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