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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders:

Weighted-average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
		(in thousands)
Basic weighted-average number of shares			19,384				21,037				19,413				21,025
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options			40				—				—				—
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock			1,665				—				—				—
Diluted weighted-average number of shares			21,089				21,037				19,413				21,025

Schedule of antidilutive shares excluded from computation of earnings per share

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
		(in thousands)
Stock options			—				457				449				457
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock			—				1,988				1,785				1,988
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share			—				2,445				2,234				2,445

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