KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.

Regulatory Filings • Dec 12, 2024

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): December 11, 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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	KINS	NASDAQ Capital Market

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement .

On December 11, 2024, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023 (the “Agreement”), with Gregory Fortunoff (“G. Fortunoff”) and Scott Fortunoff, shareholders of the Company (the “Fortunoffs”). The Agreement had provided for, among other things, the grant to G. Fortunoff of Board observer status. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Fortunoffs indicated that, based upon the recent performance of the Company, they believe that there is no need for the continuation of G. Fortunoff’s Board observer status. Accordingly, pursuant to the Amendment, G. Fortunoff relinquished his right to serve as an observer to the Company’s Board of Directors or be nominated for a Board position.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits .

(d)
10.1	Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 9, 2024, to Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, by and among Kingstone Companies, Inc., Gregory Fortunoff and Scott
Fortunoff

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.

/s/ Meryl Golden
Meryl Golden
Chief Executive Officer