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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2016
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) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| (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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 7, 2016, HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a voluntary conversion agreement (the “Series A Voluntary Conversion Agreement”) with a certain holder of 12,500 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A Holder”), par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The transaction provided for in the Voluntary Conversion Agreement and described below is referred to as the “Voluntary Conversion.”
Pursuant to the terms of the Series A Voluntary Conversion Agreement, the Company and the Series A Holder have mutually agreed that on the closing date of the Voluntary Conversion, (i) the Series A Holder will voluntarily convert 12,499 of the 12,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock it holds into 2,980,912 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”), such amount representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the 12,499 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Series A Holder is currently convertible pursuant to the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designation and (ii) in consideration of the conversion referenced in clause (i) above, the Company will issue to the Series A Holder in exchange for the single remaining share of Series A Preferred Stock it holds, in an exchange transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, 770,926 shares of Common Stock. The Series A Certificate of Designation has not been amended or otherwise altered in connection with the Voluntary Conversion.
The Voluntary Conversion Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Voluntary Conversion Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Copies of the Voluntary Conversion Agreement will be attached as an exhibit to subsequent filings of the Company. The foregoing description of the terms of the Voluntary Conversion Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On the closing date of the Voluntary Conversion the Company will issue 770,926 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Voluntary Conversion. After the voluntary conversion of the majority of the Series A Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock, the shares of Common Stock issued at closing in exchange for the Series A Holder’s remaining share of Series A Preferred Stock will be issued in an exchange transaction pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The shares of Common Stock will be issued in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The information regarding the issuance of shares of Common Stock set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Item No. | Description |
| 10.1 | Voluntary Conversion Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016, by and between Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LTD. and HC2 Holdings, Inc. |
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Any statements made in this Current Report that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and should be evaluated as such. In accordance with the Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this Current Report and associated press releases 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. The Company believes these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of
important factors, both positive and negative, that may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. 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, our ability to realize efficiencies, cost savings, income and margin improvements, growth, economies of scale and other anticipated benefits of strategic transactions, integrating financial reporting of acquired or target businesses, completing pending and future acquisitions, and dispositions, litigation and other contingent liabilities and changes in regulations, taxes and risks that may affect the performance of the operating subsidiaries of HC2. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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.
Date: October 11, 2016
| HC2 Holdings, Inc. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| By: | /s/ Paul L. Robinson |
| Name: Paul L. Robinson | |
| Title: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |
Exhibit Index
| Item No. | Description |
| 10.1 | Voluntary Conversion Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016, by and between Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LTD. and HC2 Holdings, Inc. |