UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2020

 

GENIE ENERGY LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   1-35327   45-2069276

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

520 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey

  07102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 438-3500

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share   GNE   New York Stock Exchange
Series 2012-A Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share   GNE.PRA   New York Stock Exchange

 

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.   ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a) Genie Energy Ltd.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on June 4, 2020 (the “Meeting”). Stockholders voted on the matters set forth below.

 

(b) (1) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the election of each of the Board of Directors nominees named in the Proxy Statement of the Company.

 

The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Vote   % Votes For
James A. Courter   6,189,672   87,490   1,162   477,053   98.61
Howard S. Jonas   5,880,569   396,969   786   477,053   93.68
W. Wesley Perry   5,947,216   327,842   3,265   477,054   94.78
Alan B. Rosenthal   6,154,095   121,403   2,825   477,054   98.07
Allan Sass   6,137,158   138,597   2,568   477,054   97.79

 

(2) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2011 Stock Option and Incentive Plan that increased the number of shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 300,000 shares.

 

The number of votes cast with respect to this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Vote   % Votes For
6,192,766   83,139   2,418   477,054   98.68

 

(3) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

 

The number of votes cast with respect to this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Vote   % Votes For
6,743,960   3,484   7,933   0   99.95

 

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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.

 

  GENIE ENERGY LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Michael Stein
  Name:  Michael Stein
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: June 10, 2020

 

 

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