Genie Energy : Purchase agreement (Form 8-K)

Other Events.

As previously disclosed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Genie Energy Ltd. (the 'Company') for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed on May 7, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on April 26, 2021, a subsidiary of the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Hanhwa Q Cells Japan Co., Ltd. ('Hanhwa') providing for the sale of the equity interests in Genie Japan to Hanhwa. The sale was consummated on May 10, 2021. Hanwha paid ¥570.0 million (equivalent to approximately $5.2 million on the closing date) and assumed the obligation to repay Genie Japan's existing credit facility in an amount of approximately ¥150.0 million (equivalent to approximately $1.38 million on the closing date).

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