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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001528356
GENIE ENERGY LTD.
001-35327
520 Broad Street
Newark
NJ
07102
(973) 438-3500
THE CARMEN AND JIM COURTER FOUNDATION, INC
Director
Class B Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3675
63162.96
25318782
09/12/2024
NYSE
Class B Common
12/31/2018
Gift from Affiliate
James Courter
Y
09/16/2016
3675
NA
Y
09/12/2024
/s/ James Courter