UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Barnwell Industries, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
068221100
(CUSIP Number)
Ned L. Sherwood
4731 North Highway A1A, Suite 213
Vero Beach, FL 32963
(772) 226-7923
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 11, 2015
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| CUSIP No. 068221100 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 2 of 8 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
899,622.138* | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
899,622.138* | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
899,622.138* | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.9%** | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||||
| * | Includes (i) 661,584.138 common shares held by MRMP-Managers LLC, of which Ned L. Sherwood is the Chief Investment Officer and (ii) 238,038 common shares held by the Ned L. Sherwood Revocable Trust, of which Ned. L. Sherwood is the beneficiary and trustee. Ned. L. Sherwood disclaims beneficial ownership of such common shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| ** | All percentages reported herein are calculated based upon an aggregate of 8,277,160 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 10, 2015, as reported on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015. |
| CUSIP No. 068221100 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 3 of 8 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
MRMP-Managers LLC | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
661,584.138 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
661,584.138 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
661,584.138 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0%** | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO | |||||
| ** | All percentages reported herein are calculated based upon an aggregate of 8,277,160 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 10, 2015, as reported on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015. |
This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) relates to the common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the “Shares”), of Barnwell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and amends the Schedule 13D filed on June 11, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on December 17, 2013, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the SEC on May 14, 2014 and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed with the SEC on November 13, 2014 (the “Original Schedule 13D” and, together with this Amendment No. 4, the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 4 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 4 is being filed by Ned L. Sherwood (“Sherwood”) and MRMP-Managers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MRMP” and together with Sherwood, the “Reporting Persons”).
This Amendment No. 4 is being filed to amend Item 4 and Item 7 of the Schedule 13D as follows:
| Item 4 | Purpose of Transaction |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding thereto the following:
On September 11, 2015, Sherwood delivered a letter to the Issuer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 8 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 4 in its entirety.
| Item 7 | Material to be Filed as Exhibits |
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding thereto the following:
| Exhibit 8: | Letter to the Issuer, dated September 11, 2015 |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| September 14, 2015 | Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| Name: | Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| September 14, 2015 | MRMP-Managers LLC | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| Name: | Ned L. Sherwood | |||||
| Title: | Chief Investment Officer | |||||