Sec Form 4 Filing - DeCarlo Donald T @ Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. - 2018-11-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 DeCarlo Donald T 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. [ AFSI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/29/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10038 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 60,750 D ( 1 ) $ 0 0 D Common Stock 11/29/2018 D 65,340 D ( 1 ) $ 0 0 I By IRA

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Restricted Stock Units ( 2 ) 11/29/2018 D( 3 ) 5,469 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 5,469 ( 3 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DeCarlo Donald T C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10038 X Signatures /s/ Donald T. DeCarlo 11/30/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Disposed of pursuant to 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., Evergreen Parent, L.P. and Evergreen Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for $14.75 per share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration"). ( 2 )When granted, each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s common stock. ( 3 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding restricted stock unit was canceled and converted into a right to receive on the vesting date originally applicable to such restricted stock unit, subject to the terms applicable to such restricted stock unit, a cash payment, without interest, equal to the Merger Consideration, multiplied by the number of restricted stock units vesting on that vesting date. ( 4 )On March 5, 2018, Mr. DeCarlo received restricted stock units with a scheduled vesting date on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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