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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2018

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.
 
Delaware
001-35210
54-1708481
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor
 
 
New York, NY 10022
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(212) 235-2690
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Notes Offering
On October 22, 2018, HC2 Holdings, Inc. (“HC2”) announced that it commenced a private offering of $535 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Notes Offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain persons in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
A copy of the press release announcing the Notes Offering is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Notes Offering, HC2 is providing prospective investors with certain financial and other information which HC2 is furnishing with this report as exhibits. This information, which has not been previously reported, is excerpted from a preliminary offering memorandum that is being disseminated in connection with the Notes Offering or from an investor presentation related thereto.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Senior Secured Notes being offered in the Notes Offering will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Strategic Alternatives for Global Marine Subsidiary

On October 22, 2018, HC2 also announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, for its Global Marine Subsidiary. A copy of the press release announcing the strategic alternatives is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

MediBeacon

On October 22, 2018, HC2 also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device designation to MediBeacon Inc., a portfolio company within HC2’s Pansend Life Sciences subsidiary, for the company’s Transdermal GFR Measurement System. The device is intended to measure Glomerular Filtration Rate in patients with impaired or normal renal function. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of HC2’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits, contains forward-looking statements.  Actual results, events or developments may differ materially from those anticipated or discussed in any forward-looking statement.  These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, as discussed further in the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3.






Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
99.1
99.2
99.3
99.4
99.5
99.6
99.7





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
HC2 Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
Date: October 22, 2018
By:
/s/ Michael J. Sena
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Michael J. Sena
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer