Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2024

KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-01665		36-2476480
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15 Joys Lane Kingston, New York		12401
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

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

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
KINS	KINS	NASDAQ Capital Market

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ 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))

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.

Result of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 7, 2024, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing estimated catastrophe losses for the fourth quarter of 2023. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto (the “Press Release”).

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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to 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 filing.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

See Item 2.02 above.

The information in the Press Release is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to this Item 7.01. Accordingly, the information in the Press Release will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Press Release is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this Report with respect to the Press Release is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1

Press release, dated February 7, 2024, 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.

	KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.

Dated: February 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Jennifer L. Gravelle
		Jennifer L. Gravelle
		CFO

Document and Entity Information	Feb. 07, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Feb. 07, 2024
Entity File Number	000-01665
Entity Registrant Name	KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000033992
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	36-2476480
Entity Address, Address Line One	15 Joys Lane
Entity Address, City or Town	Kingston
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	12401
City Area Code	845
Local Phone Number	802-7900
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