Avi Goldin Form 4 Genie Energy / AVI GOLDIN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GOLDIN AVI

(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)
CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2022

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, $.01 par value per share								98,536(1)	D
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share								1,900	I	By Individual Retirement Account
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share								400	I	By Wife's 401(k) Plan
Series 2012-A Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share								300	I	By Wife's 401(k) Plan

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)	02/11/2022		A		30,000		(2)	02/10/2023(3)	Class B Common Stock	30,000	$0.00	30,000	D
Deferred Stock Units	(4)	02/11/2022		A		30,000		(4)	02/10/2023(5)	Class B Common Stock	30,000	$0.00	30,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 43,740 shares of Restricted Stock vesting as follows: 14,580 on each of August 3, 2022, August 3, 2023 and August 3, 2024.

2. Each Deferred Stock Unit ("DSU") entitles the Reporting Person to a grant of 30,000 restricted shares of the Issuer'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, 2023 should the 30 day trading 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 30,000 restricted shares of the Issuer'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, 2023 should the 30 day trading 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	02/14/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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