Genie Energy Ltd 8-K, filed Apr 7, 2020
Genie Energy Ltd. (GNE)
About this 8-K
Genie Energy Ltd filed this 8-K on April 7, 2020, reporting on events of April 6, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.01: Change in control
UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENTREPORT
Pursuantto Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2020
GENIEENERGY LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-35327 | 45-2069276 | ||
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| (State or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.) |
| 520 Broad Street<br><br> <br>Newark, New Jersey | 07102 | |
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| (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.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act:
| Title<br> of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on<br><br> <br>which registered | ||
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| Class B common<br> stock, par value .01 per share | GNE | New<br> York Stock Exchange | ||
| Series 2012-A<br> Preferred stock, par value .01 per share | GNE.PRA | New<br> York Stock Exchange |
All values are in US Dollars.
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).
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Item5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
On April 6, 2020, the Howard S. Jonas 2017 Annuity Trust transferred 1,574,326 shares of Class A common stock of Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Company”)(representing all of the issue and outstanding shares of the Class A common stock) and 3,526,282 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock to trusts for the benefit of eight of Howard Jonas’ children, with independent trustees, which shares were beneficially owned by Mr. Jonas, the Company’s Chairman and then controlling stockholder of the Company. Following the transfer, Mr. Jonas is no longer a controlling stockholder of the Company and the Company is no longer a controlled company as defined in Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
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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. | ||
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| Dated:<br>April 6, 2020 | By: | /s/ Michael Stein |
| Name: Michael Stein | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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