<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-14-001813.txt : 20140108
<SEC-HEADER>0001181431-14-001813.hdr.sgml : 20140108
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140108153626
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-14-001813
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140108

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Genie Energy Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001528356
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				452069276
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		973-438-3500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07012

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Genie Energy. Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110822

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GREENSTEIN IRA A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001228161

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35327
		FILM NUMBER:		14516398

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		IDT CORP
		STREET 2:		520 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07102
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>rrd399473.xml
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - IRA GREENSTEIN (GENIE)
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2014-01-06</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001528356</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Genie Energy Ltd.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GNE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001228161</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GREENSTEIN IRA A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>550 BROAD STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWARK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07102</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-01-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2832</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>10.1574</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>108903</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Company required the sale of these shares to cover tax withholding obligations.  The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Section 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 16, 2013.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of 65,000 unvested shares of the Company's Class B Common Restricted Stock of which 1,083 vest on November 3, 2014; 42,071 on January 9, 2014, 7, 282 on each of January 9, 2015, January 9, 2016 and January 9, 2017; and 43,903 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Greenstein directly.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Joyce J. Mason, by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-01-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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