Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 05 2017 - 8:41AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 3, 2017
GENIE
ENERGY LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
1-35327
(Commission
File Number)
Delaware
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45-2069276
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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520
Broad Street
Newark,
New Jersey
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07102
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(973) 438-3500
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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).
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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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.
(b)
Executive officers of Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Registrant”) are appointed by its Board of Directors at each annual
meeting of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board (or their earlier resignation or removal). Mr. Ira A.
Greenstein, who had served as President of the Registrant, declined to stand for re-election at the Registrant’s annual
meeting of the Board held on May 3, 2017.
Item
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
The Registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 3, 2017 (the “Meeting”). Stockholders voted
on the matter set forth below.
(b)
(1) 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.
Elect
Directors
The
nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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% Votes For
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James A. Courter
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5,970,116
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269,616
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427
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95.68
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%
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Howard S. Jonas
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6,010,703
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226,618
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2,838
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96.37
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%
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W. Wesley Perry
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6,215,202
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24,509
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448
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99.61
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%
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Alan B. Rosenthal
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6,220,155
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19,323
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681
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99.69
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%
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Allan Sass
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6,219,862
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19,430
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867
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99.69
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%
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There
were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
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.
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GENIE ENERGY LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Howard Jonas
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Name:
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Howard Jonas
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Dated:
May 5, 2017
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