Edgar Filing: KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

STILWELL JOSEPH

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC [KFS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/11/2013

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10006

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2013

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/11/2013		J		335,000 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 3.64	2,502,544 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	06/11/2013		J		335,000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 3.64	2,502,544 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STILWELL JOSEPH 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10006	X	X
Stilwell Value LLC 111 SW BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10006	X	X

Signatures

Emily Norris, by power of attorney		06/14/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Purchases and sales represent transfers to Stilwell Activist Investments LP (305,000 shares) and Stilwell Activist Fund LP (30,000 shares) from Stilwell Value Partners III, L.P. (235,000 shares) and Stilwell Associates, L.P. (100,000 shares).
(2)	Total reflects four-for-one share consolidation effected by the Company on July 3, 2012.
(3)	Joseph Stilwell, Stilwell Value Partners III, L.P., Stilwell Value Partners IV, L.P., Stilwell Associates, L.P., Stilwell Associates Insurance Fund of the S.A.L.I. Multi-Series Fund L.P., Stilwell Activist Investments LP, and Stilwell Activist Fund LP directly own 125,000; 515,000; 750,000; 702,044; 75,001; 305,400; and 30,100 shares of common stock. The aggregate shares are owned indirectly by all reporting owners through Joseph Stilwell's capacities as the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners III, L.P., Stilwell Value Partners IV, L.P., Stilwell Associates, Stilwell Activist Investments LP, and Stilwell Activist Fund LP and the managing and sole member of Stilwell Advisers LLC, which provides investment advice to Stilwell SALI Fund.

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