Genie Energy Ltd. (Form: 8-K, Received: 04/14/2021 16:32:52)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2021

GENIE ENERGY LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1-35327

(Commission File Number)

Delaware

45-2069276

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

520 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey

07102

(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) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share	GNE	New York Stock Exchange
Series 2012-A Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share	GNE PRA	New York Stock Exchange

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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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 14, 2021, Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Registrant”) posted the attached release (the “Release”) to the investor relations page of the Registrant’s website (www.genie.com) relating to the Registrant’s forthcoming dividend. A copy of the Release 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 7.01 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.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

The information contained in Item 7.01 above is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No		Document
99.1		Release, dated April 14, 2021.

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

April 14, 2021

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No		Document
99.1		Release, dated April 14, 2021.

Exhibit 99.1

Genie Energy Declares First Quarter 2021 Preferred Stock Dividend

NEWARK NJ (April 14, 2021): The board of directors of Genie Energy Ltd (NYSE: GNE, GNEPRA) has declared a cash dividend of $0.1594 per share of the company’s Series 2012-A Preferred Stock for the first quarter of 2021.

The dividend will be paid on or about May 17, 2021 to preferred stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 27^th.

The distribution will be treated as an ordinary dividend for tax purposes.

Genie Energy announces declarations of GNEPRA Series 2012-A Preferred Stock dividends through Form 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and press releases posted on the investor relations pages of the Genie Energy website.

ABOUT GENIE ENERGY LTD:

Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GNE, GNEPRA), is a global provider of energy services. The Genie Retail Energy division supplies electricity, including electricity from renewable resources, and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the United States. The Genie Retail Energy International division supplies customers in Europe and Asia. The Genie Energy Services division includes Diversegy, a commercial and industrial brokerage and consultative services company, and Genie Solar Energy and Prism Solar, which design, supply and install commercial solar solutions. For more information, visit Genie.com.

Contact:

Genie Energy Investor Relations

Bill Ulrey

P: (973) 438-3848

E-mail: invest@genie.com

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