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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Karkowsky Adam
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. [AFSI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10038
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/29/2018   D   72,987 D (1) (1) 0 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option $ 14.6547 11/29/2018   D(2)     110,002 05/23/2014 05/23/2023 Common Stock 110,002 (2) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/29/2018   D(4)     7,308   (5)   (5) Common Stock 7,308 (4) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/29/2018   D(4)     19,113   (6)   (6) Common Stock 19,113 (4) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/29/2018   D(4)     43,742   (7)   (7) Common Stock 43,742 (4) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/29/2018   D(4)     28,113   (8)   (8) Common Stock 28,113 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Karkowsky Adam
C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10038
      EVP, Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Adam Karkowsky   11/30/2018
**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) Pursuant to the Rollover Agreement dated as of November 29, 2018, among the reporting person and Evergreen Parent, L.P. ("Parent"), the reporting person agreed to contribute these shares to Parent (the "Rollover") in exchange for Class A limited partnership interests in Parent, effective as of the effective time of the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 1, 2018 and as amended June 6, 2018, by and among AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Parent and Evergreen Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). For purposes of the Rollover, the reporting person's shares were valued at $13.50 per share.
(2) These options were canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement for a cash payment per share equal to the difference between the exercise price and the merger consideration of $14.75 per share, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes.
(3) When granted, each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s common stock.
(4) Pursuant to the Rollover Agreement dated as of November 29, 2018, among the reporting person and Parent, effective as of the effective time of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is the Surviving Corporation, these RSUs were converted into the right to receive a number of shares of non-voting common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the number of shares of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. common stock underlying the RSU, upon the vesting dates and subject to the vesting conditions originally applicable to the RSUs. Upon vesting and conversion to non-voting common stock of the Surviving Corporation, the non-voting common stock is immediately convertible into Class A limited partnership interests in Parent.
(5) On May 23, 2015, Mr. Karkowsky received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(6) On May 23, 2016, Mr. Karkowsky received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(7) On April 5, 2017, Mr. Karkowsky received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth March 5th following the grant date.
(8) On March 27, 2018, Mr. Karkowsky received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth March 5th following the grant date.

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