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): February 15, 2018

 

GENIE ENERGY LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-35327   45-2069276
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On February 15, 2018, the Board of Directors of Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Registrant”) approved, subject to stockholder approval at the Registrant’s annual meeting to be held on May 7, 2018, the sale of (i) 1,152,074 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock, at a price of $4.34 per share for an aggregate sales price of $5 million, and (ii) warrants to purchase an additional 1,048,218 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock at an exercise price of $4.77 per share for an aggregate exercise price of $5 million (the “Sale”), to our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Howard S. Jonas or his affiliates. The warrants will expire two years from the closing of the Sale, which will take place as soon as practicable following stockholder approval, if obtained. In addition, the Board of Directors approved, upon the same terms, the sale of up to 230,415 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 209,644 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock to another investor, subject to agreement of that investor. The price for the Sale of the shares is equal to the closing price of the Class B common stock on the day before the transaction was first considered by the Board of Directors.  The exercise price of the warrants represents a 10% premium on the Sale price. The Board of Directors has received an opinion as to the fairness of the transaction to the other stockholders of the Registrant.

 

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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: February 26, 2018

 

 

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