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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 11, 2021, the Registrant distributed over a wire service and posted to the investor relations page of its website (www.genie.com), an earnings release announcing its results of operations for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of the earnings release concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Registrant is furnishing the information contained in this Report, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or incorporated by reference into any other filing with the SEC unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing. In addition, this Report and the press release contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in the press release.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 8, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws, effective as of March 8, 2021, with the effect of adding the position of ex-officio (non-voting) director and making such corresponding changes to the following Articles and Sections:
| ● | Article III, Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12. |
| ● | Article IX |
The foregoing description of changes to the Company’s By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws that are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 3.1 | Genie Energy Ltd. Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws (as amended on March 8, 2021). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 11, 2021, reporting the results of operations for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. | |
| 104 | Cover Pager Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL document |
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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: March 11, 2021
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
Document | |
| 3.1 | Genie Energy Ltd. Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws (as amended on March 8, 2021). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 11, 2021, reporting the results of operations for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. | |
| 104 | Cover Pager Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL document |
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