Reg FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 __________________   FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of Report May 2, 2022 (Date of earliest event reported)     KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)   Delaware   0-1665   36-2476480 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)   15 Joys Lane , Kingston , NY     12401 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)   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 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 May 2, 2022, Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing estimated catastrophe losses for the first quarter of 2022.  The Press Release also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a $0.04 per share quarterly dividend payable on June 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 31, 2022.  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 2, 2022, issued by Kingstone Companies, Inc.             2     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 2, 2022   By: /s/     Barry B. Goldstein       President and CEO       3