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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 14, 2022

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

000-01665
(Commission File Number)

Delaware | 36-2476480
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15 Joys Lane
Kingston, New York 12401
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(845) 802-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 14, 2022, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that Kingstone Insurance Company, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has successfully launched its “Select” Homeowners and Dwelling Fire Products in New York. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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 of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this Report 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 14, 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: February 14, 2022 | By: | /s/ Barry B. Goldstein |
|  | Barry B. Goldstein |
|  | President and CEO |