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*
STEIN MICHAEL M

(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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2021
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 306,985(1) D
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 1,556 I By Wife
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
Deferred Stock Units (2) 02/11/2021 A 90,000 (2) 02/10/2022(3) Class B Common Stock 90,000 $0.00 90,000 D
Deferred Stock Units (4) 02/11/2021 A 90,000 (4) 02/10/2022(5) Class B Common Stock 90,000 $0.00 90,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Consists of 148,641 fully vested restricted shares of Class B Common Stock; 1,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held directly; and 157,344 unvested restricted shares of Class B Common Stock, 52,448 shares of which shall vest on each of November 4, 2021, November 4, 2022 and November 4, 2023.
2. Each Deferred Stock Unit ("DSU") entitles the Reporting Person to a grant of 90,000 restricted shares of the Registrant's Class B common stock the business day following the date the stock has a 30 trading day average closing price of $9.04 or greater. Should the restricted stock be granted, the shares shall vest ratably over a three year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the restricted stock grant date.
3. The DSUs will expire on February 10, 2022 should the 30 trading day average closing price of $9.04 or greater not occur, in which case no shares of restricted stock shall be granted.
4. Each DSU entitles the Reporting Person to a grant of 90,000 restricted shares of the Registrant's Class B common stock the business day following the date the stock has a 30 trading day average closing price of $10.84 or greater. Should the restricted stock be granted, the shares shall vest ratably over a three year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the restricted stock grant date.
5. The DSUs will expire on February 10, 2022 should the 30 trading day average closing price of $10.84 or greater not occur, in which case no shares of restricted stock shall be granted.
Remarks:
Joyce J. Mason, by Power of Attorney 02/16/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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