SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-051023

Genie Energy Ltd. · GNE

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Howard S Jonas

Officer — Chairman of the Board · Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Aug 23, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Sep 14, 2018 · 3:14 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001528356

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F2	Aug 23, 2018	J	1,058,915	$0.00	D	520,422	I	By The Howard S. Jonas 2014 Annuity Trust
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F3	Aug 23, 2018	J	1,058,915	$0.00	A	5,144,169	I	By The Howard S. Jonas 2017 Annuity Trust
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	129,834	D
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	231,204	I	By Trust FBO Michael Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	302,486	I	By Trust FBO Samuel Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	419,223	I	By Trust FBO Joseph Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	417,247	I	By Trust FBO Tamar Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	418,526	I	By Trust FBO Rachel Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	421,321	I	By Trust FBO Leora Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	244,445	I	By Trust FBO David Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	418,461	I	By Trust FBO Jonathan Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share^F4	holding	—	—		—	443,879	I	By Trust FBO Miriam Jonas
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,556	I	Custodial for Son (Jonathan)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,556	I	Custodial for Daughter (Rachel)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,556	I	Custodial for Son (Joseph)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,556	I	Custodial for Daughter (Tamar)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,556	I	Custodial for Daughter (Miriam)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	275,047	I	By The Jonas Foundation
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	0	D
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	holding	—	—		—	1,574,326	I	By The Howard S. Jonas 2017 Annuity Trust

Table II — derivative securities

No Table II lines on this filing.

Explanation of responses

F1The Reporting Person transferred these shares from the Howard S. Jonas 2014 Annuity Trust to the Howard S. Jonas 2017 Annuity Trust.
F2Includes 441,085 restricted shares that vest on December 31, 2018.
F3Includes 158,915 restricted shares that vest on December 31, 2018.
F4These shares are held in trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee of the trust. Mr. Jonas disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and does not exercise or share voting or dispositive power or investment control of these shares and has no pecuniary interest in these shares.