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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(a) On July 9, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Genie Energy Ltd. (the “Company”) dismissed Zwick CPA, PLLC (“Zwick”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Zwick’s report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the subsequent interim period through July 9, 2025, there were no disagreements between the Company and Zwick on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Zwick, would have caused Zwick to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the Company’s financial statements for such periods.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the subsequent interim period through July 9, 2025, there were no “reportable events”, as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v).
The Company has provided Zwick with a copy of the above disclosures and is requesting that Zwick furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the foregoing statements and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of Zwick’s letter, dated July 9, 2025, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
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