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0001533074
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001528356
GENIE ENERGY LTD.
001-35327
520 Broad Street
Newark
NJ
07102
(973) 438-3500
ALAN B ROSENTHAL & JANET ROSENTHAL
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
14990
416376.13
27417991
12/15/2023
NYSE
common
11/03/2011
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
730
11/03/2011
Compensation
common
11/03/2011
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
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11/03/2011
Compensation
common
01/05/2012
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
2920
01/05/2012
Compensation
common
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Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
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01/05/2013
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Issuer
N
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Y
12/15/2023
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