HONOLULU, Sept. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Barnwell Industries, Inc. (AMEX:BRN) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to acquire in the open market, from time-to-time during the period commencing on September 24, 2007 and ending on March 24, 2008, and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, up to 150,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the "Common Stock"). The Board of Directors believes that the current market price for the Common Stock does not adequately reflect the intrinsic value of the Common Stock, and as such, proposes that the Company take advantage of the disparity between the market value and the intrinsic value of the Common Stock.
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