UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2014
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.) |
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
| (e) | As previously disclosed on Form 8-K/A filed on July 30, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Amended 8-K”), Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Registrant”) entered into a Restricted Stock Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) with Mr. Jonas, the Registrant’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and on July 30, 2014, Mr. Jonas purchased 3,466,275 shares of Class B Common Stock at a price of $6.82 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $23,640,000. Pursuant to the Sale Agreement, on August 4, 2014, Mr. Jonas purchased an additional 133,725 shares of Class B Common Stock for the purchase price of $912,000, in full satisfaction of the parties’ obligations thereunder. |
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. | ||
| Dated: August 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Howard S. Jonas |
| Howard
S. Jonas Chief Executive Officer | ||