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): May 6, 2022

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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
 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):
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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 May 6, 2022, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors received a preliminary non-binding indication of interest from Griffin Highline Capital LLC with regard to an acquisition of all of the outstanding equity of the Company.  A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


 99.1
Press release, dated May 6, 2022, 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:  May 6, 2022
By:
/s/ Barry B. Goldstein
  
    Barry B. Goldstein
  
    President and CEO