Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement between Kingstone Companies, Inc. and Barry B. Goldstein

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Summary

This amendment, dated April 16, 2012, updates the employment agreement between Kingstone Companies, Inc. and Barry B. Goldstein. It increases Mr. Goldstein's base salary to $450,000 per year, effective January 1, 2012, and removes a specific sentence from the original agreement. All other terms of the employment agreement remain unchanged. The amendment is governed by New York law and confirms that Mr. Goldstein had the opportunity to consult legal counsel.

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AMENDMENT NO. 4, dated as of April 16, 2012, to EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 16, 2007 (the “Amendment”), by and between KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC. (formerly DCAP Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and BARRY B. GOLDSTEIN (the “Employee”).
 
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2007, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 thereto, dated as of August 25, 2008, March 20, 2010 and May 10, 2011, respectively (the “Employment Agreement”), which sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the Employee is employed by the Company and upon which the Company compensates the Employee.
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire to amend the Employment Agreement to modify certain provisions thereof.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
 
1. Paragraph 4.2 of the Employment Agreement is amended to provide that, effective as of January 1, 2012 and continuing in effect for the remainder of the Term, the Employee’s Base Salary is increased to four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) per annum, subject to reduction as provided for in Amendment No.1 to the Employment Agreement.  In addition, the second sentence of Paragraph 4.2 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
 
2. Except as amended hereby, the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice of law principles thereof.  In the event any clause, section or part of this Amendment shall be held or declared to be void, illegal or invalid for any reason, all other clauses, sections or parts of this Amendment which can be effected without such void, illegal or invalid clause, section or part shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect.
 
3. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
4. Signatures hereon which are transmitted via facsimile or email shall be deemed original signatures.
 
5. The Employee acknowledges that he has been represented by counsel, or has been afforded an opportunity to be represented by counsel, in connection with this Amendment.  Accordingly, any rule or law or any legal decision that would require the interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Amendment against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived by the Employee.  The provisions of this Amendment shall be interpreted in a reasonable manner to give effect to the intent of the parties hereto.
 

 
 
 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
 
KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
 

 
By:                                                                  
Victor Brodsky
Chief Financial Officer
 



Barry B. Goldstein