UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) 

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2015 (March 16, 2015)

 

 

 

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 
         
Delaware   001-35210   54-1708481

(State or other jurisdiction 

of incorporation)

 

(Commission 

File Number)

 

(IRS. Employer 

Identification No.)

 

460 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150 

Herndon, VA 20170 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 456-4100

 

Not Applicable 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 
 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

See Item 7.01 below.

 

 
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 16, 2015, HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and incorporated by reference herein. The Company utilized certain non-GAAP financial measures in the press release that are detailed in the document attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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 incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains, and certain oral statements made by our representatives from time to time may contain, forward-looking statements. Generally, forward-looking statements include information describing actions, events, results, strategies and expectations and are generally identifiable by use of the words "believes," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "may," "will," "could," "might," or "continues" or similar expressions. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of HC2's management and the management of HC2's subsidiaries. Factors that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ include, without limitation, capital market conditions, the ability of HC2's subsidiaries to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions, trading characteristics of the HC2 common stock, the ability of HC2 and its subsidiaries to identify any suitable future acquisition opportunities, efficiencies/cost avoidance, cost savings, income and margins, growth, economies of scale, combined operations, future economic performance, conditions to, and the timetable for, completing the integration of financial reporting of acquired or target businesses, completing future acquisitions and dispositions, litigation, potential and contingent liabilities, management's plans, changes in regulations, taxes and the risks that may affect the performance of the operating subsidiaries of HC2 and those factors listed under the caption "Risk Factors" in HC2's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements described herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results, events or developments referenced herein will occur or be realized. HC2 does not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operation results.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     
99.1  

Press Release of HC2 Holdings, Inc. dated March 16, 2015

 

Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in a filing.

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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. 

(Registrant)

 

       
Date: March 16, 2015       By:  

/s/ Mesfin Demise

        Name:   Mesfin Demise
        Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller and Treasurer