Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KINZLER ALEXANDER C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC [BRN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 ALAKEA STREET, SUITE 2900
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2004
(Street)

HONOLULU, HI 96813
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options/SARs (1) $ 8.8 (2) 12/03/2004   A   150,000 (3)     (4) 12/03/2014 Common Stock 150,000 $ 0 120,000 (5) (6) D  
Employee Stock Options (7) $ 9.48 (2) 12/03/2004   A   150,000 (3)     (8) 12/03/2009 Common Stock 150,000 $ 0 130,000 (6) (9) D  
Employee Stock Options/SARs (10) $ 12.92 12/12/2007   A   100,000     (11) 12/12/2017 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 100,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KINZLER ALEXANDER C
1100 ALAKEA STREET
SUITE 2900
HONOLULU, HI 96813
  X     President and COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Alexander C. Kinzler   04/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On December 3, 2004, the reporting person was granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of the issuer in tandem with stock appreciation rights (the "2004 Non-Qualified Award"). The 2004 Non-Qualified Award was granted pursuant to an individual agreement with the issuer and not pursuant to any employee stock plan. The issuer's stockholders approved the grant of the 2004 Non-Qualified Award on March 3, 2008.
(2) This exercise price takes into account subsequent stock splits.
(3) The number of derivative securities takes into account subsequent stock splits.
(4) Exercise of the 2004 Non-Qualified Award is subject to vesting over five years from the date of the grant, with 20% becoming exercisable on each anniversary of the date of the grant.
(5) On January 3, 2006, the reporting person exercised a portion of the 2004 Non-Qualified Award for 30,000 shares of the issuer's common stock, which such transaction was previously reported on Form 4. As a result of this transaction, the reporting person currently holds 2004 Non-Qualified Awards for 120,000 shares of common stock of the issuer.
(6) On December 3, 2004, immediately following the transactions described in notes (1) and (7) herein, the reporting person beneficially owned derivative securities for 307,000 shares of common stock of the issuer, including 7,000 derivative securities not reported herein, but previously reported on Form 4.
(7) On December 3, 2004, the reporting person was granted qualified stock options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of the issuer (the "2004 Qualified Options"). The 2004 Qualified Options were granted pursuant to the issuer's 1998 Stock Option Plan. The issuer's stockholders approved the 1998 Stock Option Plan on March 8, 1999.
(8) Exercise of the 2004 Qualified Options is subject to vesting over four years from the date of the grant, with 25% of each stock option becoming exercisable on each anniversary of the date of the grant.
(9) On May 22, 2007, the reporting person exercised a portion of the 2004 Qualified Options for 10,000 shares of the issuer's common stock, which such transaction was previously reported on Form 4. On August 29, 2007, the reporting person exercised a portion of the 2004 Qualified Options for 10,000 shares of the issuer's common stock, which such transaction was previously reported on Form 4. As a result of these two transactions, the reporting person currently holds 2004 Qualified Options for 130,000 shares of common stock of the issuer.
(10) On December 12, 2007, the reporting person was granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock of the issuer in tandem with stock appreciation rights pursuant to the issuer's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2007 Award"), which was subject to stockholder approval. The 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2007 Award received stockholder approval on March 3, 2008.
(11) Exercise of the 2007 Award is subject to vesting over four years from the date of the grant, with 25% becoming exercisable on each anniversary of the date of the grant.

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