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0001228153
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001528356
GENIE ENERGY LTD.
001-35327
520 Broad Street
Newark
NJ
07102
(973) 438-3500
JONATHAN MASON
Same House Hold as Affiliate
Common Class B
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2182
57960.47
25843665
12/11/2023
NYSE
Common Class B
03/01/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2182
03/01/2022
Services Rendered
N
Alexander Mason
520 Broad Street
Newark
NJ
07102
Common Class B
12/05/2023
2800
66097.04
Joyce Mason
520 Broad Street
Newark
NJ
07102
Common Class B
12/05/2023
2012
47215.16
12/11/2023
/s/ Joyce Mason