Sec Form 13D Filing - FORTUNOFF GREGORY filing for KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC (KINS) - 2022-07-21

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Kingstone Companies, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

496719105

(CUSIP Number)

 

July 21, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Gregory Fortunoff

49 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018

 

Copy to:

David Selengut, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.

1345 Sixth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(212) 370-1300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 496719105

 

1.

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Gregory Fortunoff

 

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

###-##-####

2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS* 

PF

5.

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

6.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7.

SOLE VOTING POWER

389,603

8.

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

9.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

389,603

10.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

11.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

389,603

12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐

13. 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

3.64% 

14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN  

 

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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

 

(a)Name of Issuer

 

Kingstone Companies, Inc.

 

(b)Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

 

15 Joys Lane,

Kingston, New York 12401

 

Item 2. Identity and Background.

 

(a)Name of Person Filing

 

This schedule is filed on behalf of Gregory Fortunoff.

 

(b)Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

 

49 West 37th Street

New York, NY 10018

 

(c)Citizenship

 

United States

 

(d)Title of Class of Securities

 

Common Stock

 

(e)CUSIP Number

 

496719105

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Personal funds.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

On July 21, 2022, Mr. Gregory Fortunoff submitted a letter to the Shareholders of the Issuer relating to the Shareholders meeting scheduled for August 11, 2022. This letter is appended hereto as Exhibit 1.  

 

Except as set forth above, the reporting persons have no present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in:

 

(a)The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the issuer, or the disposition of securities of the issuer;

 

(b)An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

 

(c)A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the issuer or of any of its subsidiaries;

 

(d)Any change in the present board of directors or management of the issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

 

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(e)Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the issuer;

 

(f)Any other material change in the issuer's business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the issuer is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

(g)Changes in the issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the issuer by any person; Causing a class of securities of the issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

 

(h)A class of equity securities of the issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

 

(i)Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

The information required by Items 4(a)-(c), as of the date hereof, is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page hereto for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. Consists of shares owned by the Reporting Person, 10,000 shares in a GRAT, options to purchase 33,100 shares of common stock and 60,000 shares owned by Lisa Fortunoff. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Lisa Fortunoff.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

None.

 

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number   Description
1   Letter dated July 21, 2022 from Mr. Greg Fortunoff to the Shareholders of the Issuer.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: July 21, 2022  
   
  /s/ Gregory Fortunoff
  Gregory Fortunoff

 

 

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