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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Gerber Sander   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HC2 Holdings, Inc. [HCHC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 777 THIRD AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/09/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock") 10/09/2015   S   25,000 D $ 7.6505 (1) 838,872 I By Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (2) Common Stock 10/12/2015   S   62,500 D $ 7.9326 (3) 776,372 I By Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (2)

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gerber Sander C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 777 THIRD AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Hudson Bay Credit Management LLC 777 THIRD AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 777 THIRD AVE., 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures

/s/ Hudson Bay Capital Management L.P., By: Sander Gerber, Authorized Signatory		10/13/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Hudson Bay Credit Management LLC, By: Sander Gerber, Authorized Signatory		10/13/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sander Gerber		10/13/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.56 to $7.7899, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares acquired at each price within the range set forth herein.
(2)	The shares are held by Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (the "Fund"). Hudson Bay Credit Management LLC (the "Investment Manager") is the investment manager of the Fund. The sole member of the Investment Manager is Hudson Bay Capital Management L.P. As such, each of the Investment Manager and Hudson Bay Capital Management L.P. may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Fund. As the managing member of the general partner of Hudson Bay Capital Management L.P., Mr. Sander Gerber may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Fund. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Fund, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.73 to $8.00, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares acquired at each price within the range set forth herein.

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