FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/29/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HC2 Holdings, Inc. [HCHC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 THIRD AVE., 30TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 863,872 I By Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (3)	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	2,941,176	$ (2)	I	By Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gerber Sander 777 THIRD AVE., 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Hudson Bay Credit Management LLC 777 THIRD AVE., 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 777 THIRD AVE., 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sander Gerber, Authorized Signatory Hudson Bay Capital Management L.P.		06/06/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sander Gerber, Authorized Signatory Hudson Bay Credit Management LLC		06/06/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sander Gerber, Authorized Signatory		06/06/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 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.
(2)	Represents 12,500 shares of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock at the current conversion rate of approximately 235.294. The Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder of the security and will be convertible at the option of the Company, beginning on the third anniversary of the date of issuance, in each case at the then applicable conversion rate.
(3)	Par value $0.001 per share

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