Genie Energy (GNE) Form 4 Genie Energy / MICHAEL M STEIN ownership change

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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)
05/11/2023

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	05/11/2023		A		90,000(1)	A	$14.125	529,992(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted shares of Issuer's Class B common stock due to the vesting of deferred stock units ("DSUs") that were granted to the Reporting Person on February 11, 2022. The restricted shares granted vest ratably on each of February 10, 2024, February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026. The DSUs vested on February 10, 2023 and such restricted shares of Issuer's Class B common stock were included on the Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on February 14, 2023 to report the Reporting Person's right to receive such shares which were ultimately granted by the Issuer on May 11, 2023.

2. Consists of 81,398 shares of Class B common stock held directly; 216,146 fully vested restricted shares of Class B common stock and 232,448 unvested restricted shares of the Company's Class B common stock. Of the 232,448 unvested restricted shares, 142,448 shares shall vest as follows: 52,448 shares shall vest on November 4, 2023, and 30,000 shares shall vest on each of August 3, 2023, August 3, 2024, and August 3, 2025. The remaining 90,000 unvested restricted shares shall vest as follows: 30,000 shares shall vest ratably on each of February 10, 2024, February 10, 2025, and February 10, 2026.

Remarks:

	Joyce J. Mason, by Power of Attorney	05/15/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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