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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report August 11,
2020
(Date
of earliest event reported)
KINGSTONE
COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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000-1665
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36-2476480
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
Number)
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15 Joys Lane, Kingston,
New
York
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12401
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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:
☐ Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of
each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share
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KINS
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Nasdaq Capital Market
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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
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure .
On
August 11, 2020, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the
“Company”) issued a press release announcing that the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
has granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the amended
complaint in the putative securities class action suit originally
commenced in 2019 against the Company and certain current and
former officers and directors. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Reference is made to the press
release for a more complete description of the court’s
actions.
The
information furnished with this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
Press release,
dated August 11, 2020, issued by Kingstone Companies,
Inc.
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.
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KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
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Dated:
August 11, 2020
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By:
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/s/
Barry B. Goldstein
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Barry
B, Goldstein
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President
and CEO
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