Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FALCONE PHILIP
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HC2 HOLDINGS, INC. [HCHC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Chairman and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HC2 HOLDINGS, INC., 450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 04/02/2018   G V 50,000 D $ 0 1,159,921 D  
Common Stock 04/12/2018   G V 25,000 D $ 0 1,134,921 D  
Common Stock 04/20/2018   G V 25,000 D $ 0 1,109,921 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2018   G V 25,000 D $ 0 1,084,921 D  
Common Stock 05/31/2018   G V 25,000 D $ 0 1,059,921 D  
Common Stock 06/13/2018   A   1,134,852 (1) A $ 0 2,194,773 D  
Common Stock               540,000 I Global Opportunities Breakaway MM LLC

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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
Stock option (Right To Buy) $ 5.45 06/13/2018   A   425,276     (2) 03/16/2028 Common Stock 425,276 $ 0 425,276 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FALCONE PHILIP
C/O HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.
450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X   X   CEO, Chairman and President  

Signatures

 /s/ Philip Falcone   06/14/2018
**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 restricted stock units reported will vest as follows: 374,312 of the RSUs will vest on March 15, 2019; 380,270 of the RSUs will vest on March 16, 2020; and 380,270 of the RSUs will vest on March 16, 2021 (each such date, a "Vesting Date"), provided reporting person continues as an officer of HC2 Holdings, Inc. ("HC2") on each such Vesting Date.
(2) The stock options reported will vest as follows: 140,270 option shares will vest on March 15, 2019; 142,503 option shares will vest on March 16, 2020; and 142,503 option shares will vest on March 16, 2021 (each such date, a "Vesting Date"), provided reporting person continues as an officer of HC2 on each such Vesting Date.

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