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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): February 7, 2018
HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.
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Delaware | 001-35210 | 54-1708481 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
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(212) 235-2690 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously reported, on November 29, 2017, HC2 Network Inc. ("HC2 Network"), a subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), acquired Azteca America, a Spanish-language broadcast network. At the same time, the Company announced that HC2 Network had signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Northstar Media, LLC ("Northstar"), a licensee of numerous broadcast television licenses in the United States.
On February 7, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Northstar pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement. Upon the closing of the Northstar transaction, HC2 Network acquired 19 television stations, including three full-power stations (inclusive of a channel share agreement for the full-power license of KEMO-TV in San Francisco), eight Class A stations and eight low power television stations. The acquired broadcast stations carry Azteca America programming.
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.
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| HC2 Holdings, Inc. |
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February 7, 2018 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Sena |
| | Name: Michael J. Sena |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |