SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
JONAS HOWARD S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD.
520 BROAD STREET

(Street)
NEWARK NJ 07102

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genie Energy Ltd. [ GNE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 04/05/2024 J(1) 876,911 D $0 0 I By HSJ 2024 Genie Annuity Trust
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 04/05/2024 J(1) 876,911 A $0 1,097,064(2) D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 04/08/2024 J(3) 196,791 A $0 1,574,326 I By Genie A Partners, L.P.
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 628,640 I By HSJ 2022 Annuity Trust I
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 275,047 I By The Jonas Foundation
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 1,085,645 I By HSJ 2019 Remainder Trust
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Transfer from the HSJ 2024 Genie Annuity Trust to the Reporting Person's direct holdings.
2. Consists of 923,786 shares held directly, 26,612 vested restricted shares and 146,666 unvested restricted shares of Class B common stock. Of the 146,666 unvested restricted shares, 36,667 shares vest on August 3, 2024, 36,666 shares vest on August 3, 2025 and the remaining 73,333 unvested restricted shares vest ratably on each of February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026.
3. Transfer from a trust for the benefit of a child of the Reporting Person to Genie A Partners, L.P.
Joyce J. Mason, by Power of Attorney 04/09/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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