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): May 7, 2013
 
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.)

550 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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)       Genie Energy Ltd.’s (the “Registrant”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 7, 2013 (the “Meeting”).  Stockholders voted on the matter set forth below.

(b)      A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the election of each of the Board of Directors nominees named in the  Proxy Statement of the Registrant.
 
The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

Nominee
 
Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
 
James A. Courter
    5,713,583       440,424       1,323  
Howard S. Jonas
    5,711,862       442,171       1,297  
Irwin Katsof
    6,140,072       11,623       3,635  
W. Wesley Perry
    6,058,635       93,099       3,596  
Alan B. Rosenthal
    6,122,827       28,848       3,655  
Allan Sass
    6,127,015       24,713       3,602  

There were no broker non-votes for this item.
 
 
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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/ Claude Pupkin  
    Name: Claude Pupkin  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
       
Dated: May 10, 2013
     
 
 
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