8-K 1 form8kdtd031120.htm FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 11, 2020
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report March 11, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)

KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
  
0-1665
  
36-2476480
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File No.)
  
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

15 Joys Lane, Kingston, NY
    12401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 802-7900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
KINS
Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  □

Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 11, 2020, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
 
The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On March 11, 2020, Meryl S. Golden, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, was elected a director of the Company.

Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is additional financial information about the Company (the “Additional Financial Information”), which is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished with this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.


 99.1
Press release, dated March 11, 2020, issued by Kingstone Companies, Inc.


99.2
Additional Financial Information for Q4 2019 and Year Ended 2019


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
  
       
Dated:  March 11, 2020
By:
/s/ Barry B. Goldstein
  
    Barry B. Goldstein
  
    President and CEO