HC2 HOLDINGS, INC. (Form: 10-Q, Received: 11/08/2017 17:13:39)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017



☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File No. 001-35210

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		54-1708481
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. 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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ☐

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Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.



Emerging Growth Company	☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ý

As of October 31, 2017 , 43,054,728 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, were outstanding.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item 1. Financial Information	2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
(1) Organization and Business	7
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	7
(3) Business Combinations	9
(4) Investments	11
(5) Fair Value of Financial Instruments	15
(6) Accounts Receivable	21
(7) Recoverable from Reinsurers	21
(8) Property, Plant and Equipment, net	22
(9) Goodwill and Intangibles, Net	22
(10) Life, Accident and Health Reserves	23
(11) Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	24
(12) Long-term Obligations	24
(13) Income Taxes	26
(14) Commitments and Contingencies	26
(15) Employee Retirement Plans	28
(16) Share-based Compensation	28
(17) Equity	30
(18) Related Parties	32
(19) Operating Segment and Related Information	33
(20) Backlog	35
(21) Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share	35
(22) Subsequent Events	36
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	38
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	63
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	63

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	65
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	65
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	66
Item 3.	Default Upon Senior Securities	66
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	66
Item 5.	Other Information	66
Item 6.	Exhibits	66

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Services revenue	$	210,698		$	245,064		$	643,596		$	624,545
Sales revenue	157,974			133,474			420,001			379,729
Life, accident and health earned premiums, net	20,472			19,967			60,648			59,939
Net investment income	16,287			14,799			48,530			42,585
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	978			(220		)	2,854			(2,677		)
Net revenue	406,409			413,084			1,175,629			1,104,121
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue - services	196,488			225,876			606,079			583,942
Cost of revenue - sales	128,185			107,984			341,672			308,951
Policy benefits, changes in reserves, and commissions	17,393			29,689			79,323			92,784
Selling, general and administrative	45,356			36,902			126,919			107,493
Depreciation and amortization	7,896			5,961			22,588			18,163
Other operating (income) expenses	526			(182		)	(1,294		)	(794		)
Total operating expenses	395,844			406,230			1,175,287			1,110,539
Income (loss) from operations	10,565			6,854			342			(6,418		)
Interest expense	(13,222		)	(10,719		)	(39,410		)	(31,614		)
Gain on contingent consideration	6,320			1,381			6,001			1,573
Income from equity investees	971			335			12,667			3,153
Other expenses, net	(97		)	(4,584		)	(8,112		)	(5,793		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,537			(6,733		)	(28,512		)	(39,099		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(12,861		)	1,334			(16,167		)	3,649
Net loss	(8,324		)	(5,399		)	(44,679		)	(35,450		)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,357			841			6,305			2,365
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.	(5,967		)	(4,558		)	(38,374		)	(33,085		)
Less: Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversions	703			2,948			2,079			5,061
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders	$	(6,670	)	$	(7,506	)	$	(40,453	)	$	(38,146	)

Loss per Common Share
Basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.95	)	$	(1.07	)
Diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.95	)	$	(1.07	)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	43,013			36,627			42,555			35,808
Diluted	43,013			36,627			42,555			35,808

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited, in thousands)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net loss	$	(8,324	)	$	(5,399	)	$	(44,679	)	$	(35,450	)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustment	548			672			3,897			1,335
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities	16,158			8,972			47,134			71,261
Other comprehensive income	16,706			9,644			51,031			72,596
Comprehensive income	8,382			4,245			6,352			37,146
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,357			841			6,305			2,365
Comprehensive income attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.	$	10,739		$	5,086		$	12,657		$	39,511

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)



	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Assets
Investments:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale at fair value	$	1,336,637		$	1,278,958
Equity securities, available-for-sale at fair value	49,046			51,519
Mortgage loans	26,427			16,831
Policy loans	18,038			18,247
Other invested assets	91,461			62,363
Total investments	1,521,609			1,427,918
Cash and cash equivalents	130,791			115,371
Accounts receivable, net	265,082			267,598
Recoverable from reinsurers	530,679			524,201
Deferred tax asset	436			1,108
Property, plant and equipment, net	282,065			286,458
Goodwill	96,990			98,086
Intangibles, net	35,781			39,722
Other assets	107,911			74,814
Total assets	$	2,971,344		$	2,835,276

Liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity
Life, accident and health reserves	$	1,683,568		$	1,648,565
Annuity reserves	245,053			251,270
Value of business acquired	44,013			47,613
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	295,096			251,733
Deferred tax liability	14,042			15,304
Long-term obligations	496,592			428,496
Other liabilities	83,265			92,871
Total liabilities	2,861,629			2,735,852
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity
Preferred stock	26,281			29,459
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,526			2,526
Total temporary equity	27,807			31,985
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $.001 par value	43			42
Shares authorized: 80,000,000 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016;
Shares issued: 43,382,926 and 42,070,675 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016;
Shares outstanding: 43,016,440 and 41,811,288 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
Additional paid-in capital	248,235			241,485
Treasury stock, at cost; 366,486 and 259,387 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(1,981		)	(1,387		)
Accumulated deficit	(212,652		)	(174,278		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	29,384			(21,647		)
Total HC2 Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity	63,029			44,215
Noncontrolling interest	18,879			23,224
Total stockholders’ equity	81,908			67,439
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity	$	2,971,344		$	2,835,276

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited, in thousands)



	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total HC2 Stockholders' Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity				Temporary Equity
	Common Stock
	Shares		Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2016	41,811		$	42	$	241,485		$	(1,387	)	$	(174,278	)	$	(21,647	)	$	44,215		$	23,224			$	67,439		$	31,985
Share-based compensation	—		—		5,630			—			—			—			5,630			—				5,630			—
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(378		)		(378		)	—
Fair value adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest	—		—		(673		)	—			—			—			(673		)	—				(673		)	673
Exercise of stock options	135		—		486			—			—			—			486			—				486			—
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for share-based compensation	(107	)	—		—			(594		)	—			—			(594		)	—				(594		)	—
Preferred stock dividend and accretion	—		—		(1,562		)	—			—			—			(1,562		)	—				(1,562		)	—
Amortization of issuance costs and beneficial conversion feature	—		—		(50		)	—			—			—			(50		)	—				(50		)	50
Issuance of common stock	374		—		81			—			—			—			81			—				81			—
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	803		1		2,838			—			—			—			2,839			—				2,839			(3,228		)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—				—			665
Net loss	—		—		—			—			(38,374		)	—			(38,374		)	(3,967		)		(42,341		)	(2,338		)
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—			—			—			51,031			51,031			—				51,031			—
Balance as of September 30, 2017	43,016		$	43	$	248,235		$	(1,981	)	$	(212,652	)	$	29,384		$	63,029		$	18,879			$	81,908		$	27,807



	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total HC2 Stockholders' Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity				Temporary Equity
	Common Stock
	Shares		Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2015	35,250		$	35	$	209,477		$	(378	)	$	(79,729	)	$	(35,375	)	$	94,030		$	23,494			$	117,524		$	55,741
Share-based compensation	—		—		6,667			—			—			—			6,667			—				6,667			—
Fair value adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest	—		—		(99		)	—			—			—			(99		)	—				(99		)	99
Exercise of stock options	2		—		—			—			—			—			—			—				—			—
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for share-based compensation	(201	)	—		—			(884		)	—			—			(884		)	—				(884		)	—
Preferred stock dividend and accretion	—		—		(2,386		)	—			—			—			(2,386		)	—				(2,386		)	—
Amortization of issuance costs and beneficial conversion feature	—		—		(309		)	—			—			—			(309		)	—				(309		)	309
Issuance of common stock	264		—		—			—			—			—			—			—				—			—
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	2,716		3		9,360			—			—			—			9,363			—				9,363			(11,170		)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests	—		—		6,132			—			—			—			6,132			4,029				10,161			—
Net loss	—		—		—			—			(33,085		)	—			(33,085		)	(1,137		)		(34,222		)	(1,228		)
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—			—			—			72,596			72,596			—				72,596			—
Balance as of September 30, 2016	38,031		$	38	$	228,842		$	(1,262	)	$	(112,814	)	$	37,221		$	152,025		$	26,386			$	178,411		$	43,751

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(44,679	)	$	(35,450	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	108			827
Share-based compensation expense	4,006			6,667
Depreciation and amortization	26,423			19,602
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount / premium	4,203			1,530
Amortization of discount / premium on investments	6,126			8,966
Gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets	(3,368		)	251
Lease termination costs	264			179
Asset impairment expense	1,810			—
Income from equity investees	(12,667		)	(3,153		)
Impairment of investments	6,112			4,321
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments	(2,881		)	2,519
Gain on contingent consideration	(6,001		)	(1,573		)
Receipt of dividends from equity investees	917			7,214
Deferred income taxes	(669		)	(18,940		)
Annuity benefits	6,519			6,737
Other operating activities	3,131			(224		)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	2,725			(56,463		)
Recoverable from reinsurers	(6,478		)	(3,323		)
Other assets	(27,424		)	52,462
Life, accident and health and annuity reserves	34,841			45,265
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	45,650			(12,625		)
Other liabilities	(1,561		)	30,190
Cash provided by operating activities:	37,107			54,979
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(25,324		)	(21,689		)
Disposal of property, plant and equipment	1,610			6,411
Purchase of investments	(231,881		)	(169,088		)
Sale of investments	101,080			72,188
Maturities and redemptions of investments	100,691			53,663
Purchase of equity method investments	(11,390		)	(10,203		)
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(10,871		)
Other investing activities	(1,745		)	(483		)
Cash used in investing activities:	(66,959		)	(80,072		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term obligations	108,469			11,672
Principal payments on long-term obligations	(48,146		)	(11,441		)
Annuity receipts	2,190			2,522
Annuity surrenders	(14,764		)	(15,562		)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests	665			5,837
Payment of dividends	(2,763		)	(3,007		)
Other financing activities	(230		)	(884		)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities:	45,421			(10,863		)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(149		)	(1,347		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	15,420			(37,303		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	115,371			158,624
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	130,791		$	121,321

Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	24,601		$	21,491
Cash paid for taxes	$	11,113		$	13,469
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable	$	547		$	1,542
Investments included in accounts payable	$	4,785		$	5,876
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	$	4,433		$	10,853
Dividends payable to shareholders	$	500		$	800
Fair value of contingent assets assumed in other acquisitions	$	—		$	2,992
Fair value of deferred liabilities assumed in other acquisitions	$	—		$	2,589
Debt assumed in acquisitions	$	—		$	20,813

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Business

HC2 Holdings, Inc. ("HC2" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Company", "we" and "our") is a diversified holding company which seeks to acquire and grow attractive businesses that we believe can generate long-term sustainable free cash flow and attractive returns. While the Company generally intends to acquire controlling equity interests in its operating subsidiaries, the Company may invest to a limited extent in a variety of debt instruments or noncontrolling equity interest positions. The Company’s shares of common stock trade on the NYSE under the symbol "HCHC".

The Company currently has seven reportable segments based on management’s organization of the enterprise - Construction, Marine Services, Energy, Telecommunications, Insurance, Life Sciences, and Other, which includes businesses that do not meet the separately reportable segment thresholds.

1. Our Construction segment is comprised of DBM Global Inc. ("DBMG") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. DBMG is a fully integrated detailer, Building Information Modelling ("BIM") modeler, fabricator and erector of structural steel and heavy steel plate. DBMG details, models, fabricates and erects structural steel for commercial and industrial construction projects such as high- and low-rise buildings and office complexes, hotels and casinos, convention centers, sports arenas, shopping malls, hospitals, dams, bridges, mines and power plants. DBMG also fabricates trusses and girders and specializes in the fabrication and erection of large-diameter water pipe and water storage tanks. Through Aitken, DBMG manufactures pollution control scrubbers, tunnel liners, pressure vessels, strainers, filters, separators and a variety of customized products. The Company maintains a 92% controlling interest in DBMG.

2. Our Marine Services segment is comprised of Global Marine Systems Limited ("GMSL"). GMSL is a leading provider of engineering and underwater services on submarine cables. The Company maintains a 95% equity interest in GMSL.

3. Our Energy segment is comprised of American Natural Gas ("ANG"). ANG is a premier distributor of natural gas motor fuel. ANG designs, builds, owns, acquires, operates and maintains compressed natural gas fueling stations for transportation vehicles. The Company maintains effective control of, and a 49.99% ownership interest in ANG.

4. Our Telecommunications segment is comprised of PTGi International Carrier Services, ("ICS"). ICS operates a telecommunications business including a network of direct routes and provides premium voice communication services for national telecommunications operators, mobile operators, wholesale carriers, prepaid operators, Voice over Internet Protocol ("VOIP") service operators and Internet service providers from our International Carrier Services business unit. ICS provides a quality service via direct routes and by forming strong relationships with carefully selected partners. The Company owns 100% of ICS.

5. Our Insurance segment is comprised of Continental General Insurance Company ("CGI" or the "Insurance Company"). CGI provides long-term care, life and annuity coverage that help protect policy and certificate holders from the financial hardships associated with illness, injury, loss of life, or income continuation. The Company owns 100% of the Insurance Company.

6. Our Life Sciences segment is comprised of Pansend Life Sciences, LLC ("Pansend"). Pansend owns (i) an 80% interest in Genovel Orthopedics, Inc. ("Genovel"), which seeks to develop products to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee, (ii) a 74% interest in R2 Dermatology Inc. ("R2"), which develops skin lightening technology, and (iii) an 80% interest in BeneVir Biopharm, Inc. ("BeneVir"), which focuses on immunotherapy for the treatment of solid tumors. Pansend also invests in other early stage or developmental stage healthcare companies including a 50% interest in Medibeacon Inc., and an investment in Triple Ring Technologies, Inc.

7. In our Other segment, we invest in and grow developmental stage companies that we believe have significant growth potential. Among the businesses included in this segment is the Company's 56% ownership interest in 704Games Company ("704Games" f/k/a DMi, Inc.), which owns licenses to create and distribute NASCAR® video games, and the Company's 72% interest in NerVve Technologies, Inc. ("NerVve"), which provides analytics on broadcast TV, digital and social media online platforms.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of such information. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and note disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Certain prior amounts have been reclassified or combined to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications and combinations had no effect on previously reported net loss attributable to controlling interest or accumulated deficit. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017, as amended by amendment no.1, filed on March 28, 2017 (collectively "Form 10-K"). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – CONTINUED

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions used.

Adjustments

During the second quarter of 2016, the Company identified an immaterial error in its calculation of depreciation expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to purchase accounting associated with the acquisition of DBMG in May 2014. This resulted in an excess depreciation expense being recorded in each of the periods noted. In addition, certain gains and losses on assets that were disposed of by DBMG were incorrectly recorded during the same periods as a result of these adjustments.

The Company corrected the cumulative effect of these adjustments in the second quarter of 2016, resulting in an immaterial net adjustment to net income (loss) attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 of $1.3 million .

New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Accounting Pronouncements Early Adopted During the Fiscal Year

Testing for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) , currently requires an entity that has not elected the private company alternative for goodwill to perform a two-step test to determine the amount, if any, of goodwill impairment. In Step 1, an entity compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the entity performs Step 2 and compares the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill for that reporting unit. An impairment charge equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of goodwill for the reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill is recorded, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. To address concerns over the cost and complexity of the two-step goodwill impairment test, the amendments in this ASU remove the second step of the test. An entity will now apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2017-04 effective March 31, 2017, resulting in no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Revenue Recognition (Topic 605). Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal Versus Agent Considerations , which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2014-09. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing , an update on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients , which includes amendments for enhanced clarification of the guidance. In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which includes amendments of a similar nature to the items typically addressed in the technical corrections and improvements project. Lastly, in February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, clarifying the scope of asset derecognition guidance and accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets to clarify the scope of ASC 610-20, Other Income - Gains and Losses from Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets , and provide guidance on partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This ASU clarifies that the unit of account under ASU 610-20 is each distinct nonfinancial or in substance nonfinancial asset and that a financial asset that meets the definition of an "in substance nonfinancial asset" is within the scope of ASC 610-20. This ASU eliminates rules specifically addressing sales of real estate and removes exceptions to the financial asset derecognition model. The ASUs described above are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.

The Company anticipates adopting the new standard effective January 1, 2018. Although the Company is still in the process of evaluating the full impact of the new standard on its financial statements, at this stage of the process, it expects to apply the modified retrospective transition method and does not believe the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have a significant impact on the amount or timing of its revenues.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Material revenue streams were identified and representative contract/transaction types were sampled. Performance obligations identified within each material revenue stream were evaluated to determine whether the obligations were satisfied at a point in time or over time. The evaluation of miscellaneous revenue streams, updating internal controls and the related qualitative disclosures regarding the potential impact of the effects of the accounting policies and a comparison to the Company’s current revenue recognition policies will continue during the fourth quarter of 2017.

Instruments with down round feature

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") 2017-11 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260) Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) , which changes the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. ASU 2017-11 also clarifies existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, ASU 2017-11 requires entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with ASC Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. For the Company, ASU 2017-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the implementation date and the impact of this amendment on its financial statements.

Subsequent Events

ASC 855, Subsequent Events ("ASC 855"), establishes general standards of accounting and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued. ASC 855 requires HC2 to evaluate events that occur after the balance date as of which HC2's financial statements are issued, and to determine whether adjustments to or additional disclosures in the financial statements are necessary. HC2 has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued. See Note 22. Subsequent Events for the summary of the subsequent events.

3. Business Combinations

Construction Segment

On October 13, 2016, DBMG acquired the detailing and BIM management business of PDC Global Pty Ltd. ("PDC"). The new businesses provide steel detailing, BIM modelling and BIM management services for industrial and commercial construction projects in Australia and North America. On November 1, 2016, DBMG acquired BDS VirCon ("BDS"). BDS provides steel detailing, rebar detailing and BIM modelling services for industrial and commercial projects in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe. The aggregate fair value of the consideration paid in connection with the acquisition of PDC and BDS was $25.5 million , including $21.4 million in cash. Both transactions were accounted for as business acquisitions.

Fair value of consideration transferred and its allocation among the identified assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles and residual goodwill are summarized as follows (in thousands):



Purchase price allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	621
Accounts receivable, net	5,558
Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	1,686
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,043
Goodwill	11,827
Intangibles	3,955
Other assets	1,209
Total assets acquired	32,899
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(5,924		)
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts	(617		)
Deferred tax liability	(169		)
Other liabilities	(685		)
Total liabilities assumed	(7,395		)
Total net assets acquired	$	25,504

Goodwill was determined based on the residual differences between fair value of consideration transferred and the value assigned to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. Among the factors that contributed to goodwill was approximately $2.9 million assigned to the assembled and trained workforce. Goodwill is not amortized and is not deductible for tax purposes.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Acquisition costs to date incurred by DMBG in connection with the acquisition of PDC and BDS were approximately $3.1 million which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The acquisition costs were primarily related to legal, accounting and valuation services.

PDC's and BDS' results were included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations since their respective acquisition dates. Pro forma results of operations for the acquisition of PDC and BDS have not been presented because they are not material to our consolidated results of operations.

Energy Segment

For the year ended December 31, 2016, ANG completed four acquisitions comprised of an aggregate of twenty-one fueling stations. The total fair value of the consideration transferred by ANG in connection with the acquisitions was $42.1 million , comprised of $39.2 million in cash and a $2.9 million 4.25% seller note, due in 2022. See Note 12. Long-term Obligations for further details. Two of the transactions were accounted for as an asset acquisition because substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets related to acquired stations.

For the transactions accounted for as a business combination, the fair value of consideration transferred was allocated among the identified assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles and residual goodwill. For the two transactions accounted for as asset acquisitions the preliminary fair value of consideration transferred was preliminarily allocated based on the relative fair value (in thousands):



Purchase price allocation
Accounts receivable	$	1,303
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,267
Goodwill	748
Intangibles	4,984
Other assets	79
Total assets acquired	50,381
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(898		)
Deferred tax liability	(7,086		)
Total liabilities assumed	(7,984		)
Bargain purchase gain	(340		)
Total net assets acquired	$	42,057

The preliminary allocation of the fair value of the acquired businesses was based upon a preliminary valuation. Our estimates and assumptions are subject to change as we obtain additional information for our estimates during the measurement period. The primary areas of preliminary allocation of the fair values of consideration transferred that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of certain property, plant and equipment, deferred tax liability, intangible assets acquired and the residual goodwill. We expect to complete the purchase price allocation for fiscal year 2016 acquisitions during fiscal year 2017.

Approximately $7.1 million of the fair value of consideration transferred has been provisionally assigned to customer contracts with an estimated useful life ranging between four and fifteen years. The multi-period excess earnings method was used to assign fair value to the acquired customer contracts.

Results of operations from the acquired stations since acquisition dates have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Pro forma results of operations for ANG's acquisitions have not been presented because they are not material to our consolidated results of operations.

Other Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we completed the acquisition of additional interests in and thereby control of NerVve and BeneVir, and acquired a 60% controlling interest in CWind Limited ("CWind") with an obligation to purchase the remaining 40% in equal amounts on September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2017 (based on agreed financial targets). The total consideration transferred for these acquisitions was $14.9 million , including $9.2 million in cash. On November 1, 2016, we completed the renegotiation of the deferred purchase obligation to purchase the outstanding 40% minority interest of CWind and purchased the remaining 40% on that date. All three transactions were accounted for as business acquisitions.

Results of operations from other acquisitions since the respective acquisition dates have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Pro forma results of operations for other acquisitions have not been presented because they are not material to our consolidated results of operations.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles and residual goodwill (in thousands):



Purchase price allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,963
Restricted cash	3
Accounts receivable	6,400
Inventory	528
Property, plant and equipment, net	29,896
Goodwill	5,541
Intangibles	7,082
Other assets	2,051
Total assets acquired	54,464
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(11,180		)
Deferred tax liability	(2,819		)
Long-term obligations	(20,813		)
Other liabilities	(3		)
Noncontrolling interest	(815		)
Total liabilities assumed	(35,630		)
Enterprise value	18,834
Less fair value of noncontrolling interest	3,889
Total net assets acquired	$	14,945

4. Investments

Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities Available-for-Sale

The following tables provide information relating to investments in fixed maturity and equity securities (in thousands):



September 30, 2017	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	15,318	$	407	$	(12	)	$	15,713
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	378,057		16,170		(1,269		)	392,958
Foreign government	6,343		—		(431		)	5,912
Residential mortgage-backed securities	107,249		4,765		(1,173		)	110,841
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	30,668		434		(3		)	31,099
Asset-backed securities	125,777		2,559		(348		)	127,988
Corporate and other	609,137		44,592		(1,603		)	652,126
Total fixed maturity securities	$	1,272,549	$	68,927	$	(4,839	)	$	1,336,637
Equity securities
Common stocks	$	10,565	$	—	$	(3	)	$	10,562
Perpetual preferred stocks	37,002		1,510		(28		)	38,484
Total equity securities	$	47,567	$	1,510	$	(31	)	$	49,046



December 31, 2016	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	15,910	$	135	$	(95	)	$	15,950
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	374,527		4,408		(3,858		)	375,077
Foreign government	6,380		—		(402		)	5,978
Residential mortgage-backed securities	136,126		2,634		(564		)	138,196
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	48,715		427		(89		)	49,053
Asset-backed securities	76,303		1,934		(572		)	77,665
Corporate and other	600,458		23,635		(7,054		)	617,039
Total fixed maturity securities	$	1,258,419	$	33,173	$	(12,634	)	$	1,278,958
Equity securities
Common stocks	$	16,236	$	—	$	(1,371	)	$	14,865
Perpetual preferred stocks	37,041		191		(578		)	36,654
Total equity securities	$	53,277	$	191	$	(1,949	)	$	51,519

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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The Company has investments in mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") that contain embedded derivatives (primarily interest-only MBS) that do not qualify for hedge accounting. The Company recorded the change in the fair value of these securities within Net realized gains (losses) on investments . These investments had a fair value of $12.1 million and $15.2 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The change in fair value related to these securities resulted in a gain of $0.6 million and zero loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively and a net loss of approximately $0.1 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , respectively.

Maturities of Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale as of September 30, 2017 are shown by contractual maturity in the table below (in thousands). Actual maturities can differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset and mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table below, as they are not due at a single maturity date:



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Corporate, Municipal, U.S. Government and Other securities
Due in one year or less	$	36,381	$	36,153
Due after one year through five years	95,783		98,739
Due after five years through ten years	166,415		171,875
Due after ten years	710,276		759,942
Subtotal	1,008,855		1,066,709
Mortgage-backed securities	137,917		141,940
Asset-backed securities	125,777		127,988
Total	$	1,272,549	$	1,336,637

Corporate and Other Fixed Maturity Securities

The tables below show the major industry types of the Company’s corporate and other fixed maturity securities (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		% of Total		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		% of Total
Finance, insurance, and real estate	$	199,777	$	210,783	32.3	%	$	214,911	$	211,834	34.3	%
Transportation, communication and other services	181,389		193,954		29.7	%	180,647		189,163		30.7	%
Manufacturing	111,030		120,060		18.4	%	112,644		118,440		19.2	%
Other	116,941		127,329		19.6	%	92,256		97,602		15.8	%
Total	$	609,137	$	652,126	100.0	%	$	600,458	$	617,039	100.0	%

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments - Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities

A portion of certain other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses on fixed maturity securities is recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI"). For these securities the net amount, which is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the below line items, represents the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. Any remaining difference between the fair value and amortized cost is recognized in AOCI. The Company recorded the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	163
Other expenses, net	—		1,473		6,111		2,451
Total Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	$	—	$	1,473	$	6,111	$	2,614

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Unrealized Losses for Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities Available-for-Sale

The following table presents the total unrealized losses for the 139 and 269 fixed maturity and equity securities held by the Company as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by the indicated amount (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Unrealized Losses			% of Total		Unrealized Losses			% of Total
Fixed maturity and equity securities
Less than 20%	$	(4,710	)	96.7	%	$	(10,069	)	69.0	%
20% or more for less than six months	—			—	%	(482		)	3.3	%
20% or more for six months or greater	(160		)	3.3	%	(4,032		)	27.7	%
Total	$	(4,870	)	100.0	%	$	(14,583	)	100.0	%

The determination of whether unrealized losses are "other-than-temporary" requires judgment based on subjective as well as objective factors. Factors considered and resources used by management include (i) whether the unrealized loss is credit-driven or a result of changes in market interest rates, (ii) the extent to which fair value is less than cost basis, (iii) cash flow projections received from independent sources, (iv) historical operating, balance sheet and cash flow data contained in issuer SEC filings and news releases, (v) near-term prospects for improvement in the issuer and/or its industry, (vi) third party research and communications with industry specialists, (vii) financial models and forecasts, (viii) the continuity of dividend payments, maintenance of investment grade ratings and hybrid nature of certain investments, (ix) discussions with issuer management, and (x) ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery in fair value.

The Company analyzes its MBS for OTTI each quarter based upon expected future cash flows. Management estimates expected future cash flows based upon its knowledge of the MBS market, cash flow projections (which reflect loan-to-collateral values, subordination, vintage and geographic concentration) received from independent sources, implied cash flows inherent in security ratings and analysis of historical payment data.

The Company believes it will recover its cost basis in the non-impaired securities with unrealized losses and that the Company has the ability to hold the securities until they recover in value. The Company neither intends to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell the securities with unrealized losses as of September 30, 2017 . However, unforeseen facts and circumstances may cause the Company to sell fixed maturity and equity securities in the ordinary course of managing its portfolio to meet certain diversification, credit quality and liquidity guidelines.

The following tables present the estimated fair values and gross unrealized losses for the 139 and 269 fixed maturity and equity securities held by the Company that have estimated fair values below amortized cost as of each of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The Company does not have any OTTI losses reported in AOCI. These investments are presented by investment category and the length of time the related fair value has remained below amortized cost (in thousands):



September 30, 2017	Less than 12 months					12 months of greater					Total
September 30, 2017	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	6,994	$	(12	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,994	$	(12	)
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	62,682		(1,269		)	—		—			62,682		(1,269		)
Foreign government	—		—			5,913		(431		)	5,913		(431		)
Residential mortgage-backed securities	18,524		(1,003		)	10,429		(170		)	28,953		(1,173		)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	1,132		(3		)	—		—			1,132		(3		)
Asset-backed securities	13,932		(130		)	6,178		(218		)	20,110		(348		)
Corporate and other	56,178		(1,567		)	883		(36		)	57,061		(1,603		)
Total fixed maturity securities	$	159,442	$	(3,984	)	$	23,403	$	(855	)	$	182,845	$	(4,839	)
Equity securities
Common stocks	$	10,282	$	(3	)	$	—	$	—		$	10,282	$	(3	)
Perpetual preferred stocks	—		—			1,072		(28		)	1,072		(28		)
Total equity securities	$	10,282	$	(3	)	$	1,072	$	(28	)	$	11,354	$	(31	)

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December 31, 2016	Less than 12 months					12 months of greater					Total
December 31, 2016	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	4,392	$	(95	)	$	—	$	—		$	4,392	$	(95	)
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	207,740		(3,858		)	—		—			207,740		(3,858		)
Foreign government	5,978		(402		)	—		—			5,978		(402		)
Residential mortgage-backed securities	54,385		(564		)	—		—			54,385		(564		)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	13,159		(89		)	—		—			13,159		(89		)
Asset-backed securities	12,443		(572		)	—		—			12,443		(572		)
Corporate and other	147,653		(3,022		)	3,579		(4,032		)	151,232		(7,054		)
Total fixed maturity securities	$	445,750	$	(8,602	)	$	3,579	$	(4,032	)	$	449,329	$	(12,634	)
Equity securities
Common stocks	$	14,585	$	(1,371	)	$	—	$	—		$	14,585	$	(1,371	)
Perpetual preferred stocks	20,464		(578		)	—		—			20,464		(578		)
Total equity securities	$	35,049	$	(1,949	)	$	—	$	—		$	35,049	$	(1,949	)

As of September 30, 2017 , investment grade fixed maturity securities (as determined by nationally recognized rating agencies) represented approximately 44.5% of the gross unrealized loss and 69.4% of the fair value. As of December 31, 2016 , investment grade fixed maturity securities represented approximately 54.5% of the gross unrealized loss and 83.0% of the fair value.

Certain risks are inherent in connection with fixed maturity securities, including loss upon default, price volatility in reaction to changes in interest rates, and general market factors and risks associated with reinvestment of proceeds due to prepayments or redemptions in a period of declining interest rates.

Other Invested Assets

Carrying values of other invested assets accounted for under cost and equity method are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Cost Method		Equity Method		Fair Value		Cost Method		Equity Method		Fair Value
Common Equity	$	—	$	1,298	$	7,056	$	138	$	1,047	$	—
Preferred Equity	2,484		15,710		—		2,484		9,971		—
Derivatives	3,097		—		2,164		3,097		—		3,813
Limited Partnerships	—		733		—		—		1,116		—
Joint Ventures	—		58,919		—		—		40,697		—
Total	$	5,581	$	76,660	$	9,220	$	5,719	$	52,831	$	3,813

The Company recognized a gain of zero and a loss of $1.6 million on changes in the fair value of investments accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815") during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively and a gain of zero and $2.7 million in the fair value of an equity security accounted under ASC 825, Financial Instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively.

The Company recognized losses of $0.3 million and $1.9 million on changes in the fair value of investments accounted for under ASC 815 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , respectively.

Summarized financial information for subsidiaries not consolidated for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows (information for two of the investees is reported on a one month lag, in thousands):



Net revenue	$	369,336
Gross profit	$	109,543
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(10,118	)
Net income (loss)	$	(31,453	)

Current assets	$	317,786
Noncurrent assets	$	189,278
Current liabilities	$	197,855
Noncurrent liabilities	$	152,879

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Net Investment Income

The major sources of net investment income were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale at fair value	$	14,951		$	14,033		$	44,426		$	40,388
Equity securities, available-for-sale at fair value	578			430			1,827			1,526
Mortgage loans	447			120			1,475			155
Policy loans	289			312			878			876
Other invested assets	68			129			75			302
Gross investment income	16,333			15,024			48,681			43,247
External investment expense	(46		)	(225		)	(151		)	(662		)
Net investment income	$	16,287		$	14,799		$	48,530		$	42,585

Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments

The major sources of net realized gains (losses) on investments were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Realized gains on fixed maturity securities	$	125		$	455		$	3,510		$	1,663
Realized losses on fixed maturity securities	(42		)	—			(959		)	(2,338		)
Realized gains on equity securities	265			154			375			438
Realized losses on equity securities	—			—			(31		)	(352		)
Net realized gains (losses) on derivative instruments	630			(829		)	(41		)	(1,925		)
Impairment loss	—			—			—			(163		)
Net realized gains (losses)	$	978		$	(220	)	$	2,854		$	(2,677	)

5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Assets by Hierarchy Level

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):



September 30, 2017			Fair Value Measurement Using:
September 30, 2017	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	15,713	$	5,115	$	10,598	$	—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	392,958		—		387,066		5,892
Foreign government	5,912		—		5,912		—
Residential mortgage-backed securities	110,841		—		93,060		17,781
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	31,099		—		18,797		12,302
Asset-backed securities	127,988		—		14,823		113,165
Corporate and other	652,126		2,148		618,480		31,498
Total fixed maturity securities	1,336,637		7,263		1,148,736		180,638
Equity securities
Common stocks	10,562		8,192		—		2,370
Perpetual preferred stocks	38,484		9,858		22,525		6,101
Total equity securities	49,046		18,050		22,525		8,471
Derivatives	2,164		—		—		2,164
Common stocks - fair value option	7,056		7,056		—		—
Total assets accounted for at fair value	$	1,394,903	$	32,369	$	1,171,261	$	191,273



Liabilities
Warrant liability	$	3,091	$	—	$	—	$	3,091
Contingent liability	5,409		—		—		5,409
Other	1,326		—		—		1,326
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value	$	9,826	$	—	$	—	$	9,826

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December 31, 2016			Fair Value Measurement Using:
December 31, 2016	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	15,950	$	5,140	$	10,778	$	32
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	375,077		—		369,387		5,690
Foreign government	5,978		—		5,978		—
Residential mortgage-backed securities	138,196		—		82,242		55,954
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	49,053		—		6,035		43,018
Asset-backed securities	77,665		—		4,448		73,217
Corporate and other	617,039		2,020		594,653		20,366
Total fixed maturity securities	1,278,958		7,160		1,073,521		198,277
Equity securities
Common stocks	14,865		10,290		—		4,575
Perpetual preferred stocks	36,654		9,312		27,342		—
Total equity securities	51,519		19,602		27,342		4,575
Derivatives	3,813		—		—		3,813
Total assets accounted for at fair value	$	1,334,290	$	26,762	$	1,100,863	$	206,665



Liabilities
Warrant liability	$	4,058	$	—	$	—	$	4,058
Contingent liability	11,411		—		—		11,411
Other	816		—		—		816
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value	$	16,285	$	—	$	—	$	16,285

The Company reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications each reporting period. Changes in the observability of the valuation attributes may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in and out of Level 3, or between other levels, at the beginning fair value for the reporting period in which the changes occur. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 . The Company transferred $1.1 million of corporate and other bonds and $0.5 million of preferred stock from Level 1 into Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , reflecting the level of market activity in these instruments. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 .

Availability of secondary market activity and consistency of pricing from third-party sources impacts the Company's ability to classify securities as Level 2 or Level 3. The Company’s assessment resulted in a net transfer into Level 3 of $22.5 million and out of Level 3 of $57.0 million , primarily related to structured securities, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. The Company’s assessment resulted in a net transfer out of Level 3 of $0.6 million and net transfer into Level 3 of $2.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , respectively.

The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

Fixed Maturity Securities. The fair values of the Company’s publicly-traded fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices from pricing services are sourced from multiple vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. In some cases, the Company receives prices from multiple pricing services for each security, but ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs.

If the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from the independent pricing service is not reflective of market activity, non-binding broker quotes are used, if available. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may override the information from the pricing service or broker with an internally developed valuation, however, this occurs infrequently. Internally developed valuations or non-binding broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available. These estimates may use significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset. Pricing service overrides, internally developed valuations and non-binding broker quotes are generally based on significant unobservable inputs and are reflected as Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy.

The inputs used in the valuation of corporate and government securities include, but are not limited to, standard market observable inputs which are derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including market yield curve, duration, call provisions, observable prices and spreads for similar publicly traded or privately traded issues that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.

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For structured securities, valuation is based primarily on matrix pricing or other similar techniques using standard market inputs including spreads for actively traded securities, spreads off benchmark yields, expected prepayment speeds and volumes, current and forecasted loss severity, rating, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, average delinquency rates, geographic region, debt-service coverage ratios and issuance-specific information including, but not limited to: collateral type, payment terms of the underlying assets, payment priority within the tranche, structure of the security, deal performance and vintage of loans.

When observable inputs are not available, the market standard valuation techniques for determining the estimated fair value of certain types of securities that trade infrequently, and therefore have little or no price transparency, rely on inputs that are significant to the estimated fair value but that are not observable in the market or cannot be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. These unobservable inputs are sometimes based in large part on management judgment or estimation, and cannot be supported by reference to market activity. Even though unobservable, these inputs are based on assumptions deemed appropriate given the circumstances and are believed to be consistent with what other market participants would use when pricing such securities.

The fair values of private placement securities are primarily determined using a discounted cash flow model. In certain cases, these models primarily use observable inputs with a discount rate based upon the average of spread surveys collected from private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, taking into account, among other factors, the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Generally, these securities have been reflected within Level 3. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may also incorporate significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the security. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are not significant to the price of a security, a Level 2 classification is made. Otherwise, a Level 3 classification is used.

Equity Securities. The balance consists principally of common and preferred stock of publicly and privately traded companies. The fair values of publicly traded equity securities are primarily based on quoted market prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of preferred equity securities, for which quoted market prices are not readily available, are based on prices obtained from independent pricing services and these securities are generally classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of common stock of privately held companies was determined using unobservable market inputs, including volatility and underlying security values and was classified as Level 3.

Cash Equivalents. The balance consists of money market instruments, which are generally valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1. Various time deposits carried as cash equivalents are not measured at estimated fair value and, therefore, are excluded from the tables presented.

Derivatives. The balance consists of common stock purchase warrants and call options. The fair values of the call options are primarily based on quoted market prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Depending on the terms, the common stock warrants were valued using either Black-Scholes analysis or Monte Carlo Simulation. Fair value was determined using unobservable market inputs, including volatility and underlying security values. As such, the common stock purchase warrants were classified as Level 3.

Warrant Liability. The balance represents warrants issued in connection with the acquisition of the Insurance business and recorded within other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fair value was determined using the Monte Carlo Simulation because the adjustments for exercise price and warrant shares represent path dependent features; the exercise price from comparable periods needs to be known to determine whether a subsequent sale of shares occurs at a price that is lower than the then current exercise price. The analysis entails a Geometric Brownian Motion based simulation of 100 unique price paths of the Company's stock for each combination of assumptions. Fair value was determined using unobservable market inputs, including volatility, and a range of assumptions regarding a possibility of an equity capital raise each year and the expected size of future equity capital raises. The present value of a given simulated scenario was based on intrinsic value at expiration discounted to the valuation date, taking into account any adjustments to the exercise price or warrant shares issuable. The average present value across all 100 independent price paths represents the estimate of fair value for each combination of assumptions. Therefore, the warrant liability was classified as Level 3.

Contingent Liability. The balance represents the present value of the estimated obligation pursuant to the acquisition of the Insurance business. Fair value was determined using unobservable market inputs, including probability of rate increases as approved by state regulators. The liability was classified as Level 3.

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Level 3 Measurements and Transfers

The following tables summarize changes to the Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively (in thousands):



				Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in
	Balance at June 30, 2017				Net earnings (loss)			Other comp. income (loss)				Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements				Transfer to Level 3		Transfer out of Level 3			Balance at September 30, 2017
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		$	7,511		$	(3	)		$	(100	)	$	116		$	—		$	—	$	(1,632	)	$	5,892
Residential mortgage-backed securities		18,486			21				22			—			(921		)	1,041		(868		)	17,781
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		3,754			(4		)		1			—			(69		)	8,620		—			12,302
Asset-backed securities		119,598			97				572			15,780			(23,947		)	1,065		—			113,165
Corporate and other		20,539			(5		)		(1,202		)	4,310			(15		)	9,294		(1,423		)	31,498
Total fixed maturity securities		169,888			106				(707		)	20,206			(24,952		)	20,020		(3,923		)	180,638
Equity securities
Common stocks		2,090			—				—			—			—			280		—			2,370
Perpetual preferred stocks		—			—				—			—			—			6,101		—			6,101
Total equity securities		2,090			—				—			—			—			6,381		—			8,471
Derivatives		2,155			9				—			—			—			—		—			2,164
Total financial assets		$	174,133		$	115			$	(707	)	$	20,206		$	(24,952	)	$	26,401	$	(3,923	)	$	191,273



				Total realized/unrealized (gains) losses included in
	Balance at June 30, 2017			Net (earnings) loss			Other comp. (income) loss			Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements			Transfer to Level 3		Transfer out of Level 3		Balance at September 30, 2017
Liabilities
Warrant liability		$	4,091	$	(1,000	)		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,091
Contingent liability		11,730		(6,321		)		—		—			—		—		—		5,409
Other		1,042		284				—		—			—		—		—		1,326
Total financial liabilities		$	16,863	$	(7,037	)		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	9,826



				Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in
	Balance at December 31, 2016				Net earnings (loss)			Other comp. income (loss)				Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements				Transfer to Level 3		Transfer out of Level 3			Balance at September 30, 2017
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies		$	32		$	—			$	—		$	—		$	(17	)	$	—	$	(15	)	$	—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		5,690			(2		)		(144		)	344			—			1,636		(1,632		)	5,892
Residential mortgage-backed securities		55,954			(720		)		901			3,465			(7,283		)	3,203		(37,739		)	17,781
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		43,018			111				76			—			(10,083		)	8,620		(29,440		)	12,302
Asset-backed securities		73,217			1,147				880			97,051			(48,461		)	1,065		(11,734		)	113,165
Corporate and other		20,366			(3,329		)		3,670			12,244			(4,133		)	10,606		(7,926		)	31,498
Total fixed maturity securities		198,277			(2,793		)		5,383			113,104			(69,977		)	25,130		(88,486		)	180,638
Equity securities
Common stocks		4,576			(2,842		)		356			—			—			280		—			2,370
Perpetual preferred stocks		—			—				—			—			—			6,101		—			6,101
Total equity securities		4,576			(2,842		)		356			—			—			6,381		—			8,471
Derivatives		3,813			(1,649		)		—			—			—			—		—			2,164
Total financial assets		$	206,666		$	(7,284	)		$	5,739		$	113,104		$	(69,977	)	$	31,511	$	(88,486	)	$	191,273

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				Total realized/unrealized (gains) losses included in
	Balance at December 31, 2016			Net (earnings) loss			Other comp. (income) loss			Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements			Transfer to Level 3		Transfer out of Level 3		Balance at September 30, 2017
Liabilities
Warrant liability		$	4,058	$	(967	)		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,091
Contingent liability		11,411		(6,002		)		—		—			—		—		—		5,409
Other		816		510				—		—			—		—		—		1,326
Total financial liabilities		$	16,285	$	(6,459	)		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	9,826



				Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in
	Balance at June 30, 2016			Net earnings (loss)			Other comp. income (loss)				Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements				Transfer to Level 3			Transfer out of Level 3			Balance at September 30, 2016
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies		$	58	$	—			$	—		$	—		$	(26	)		$	—	$	—			$	32
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		5,864		102				3			—			—				—		—				5,969
Residential mortgage-backed securities		62,289		(422		)		525			—			(2,973		)		8,686		(8,105		)		60,000
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		57,563		(269		)		(19		)	—			(7,378		)		2,629		(2,247		)		50,279
Asset-backed securities		54,217		85				1,454			10,337			(720		)		1,387		(16		)		66,744
Corporate and other		16,661		(108		)		550			7,899			(1,145		)		—		(2,969		)		20,888
Total fixed maturity securities		196,652		(612		)		2,513			18,236			(12,242		)		12,702		(13,337		)		203,912
Equity securities																								—
Common stocks		4,826		—				—			—			—				—		—				4,826
Total equity securities		4,826		—				—			—			—				—		—				4,826
Derivatives		5,318		(94		)		(694		)	230			(48		)		—		—				4,712
Contingent asset		2,813		(89		)		—			—			—				—		—				2,724
Total financial assets		$	209,609	$	(795	)		$	1,819		$	18,466		$	(12,290	)		$	12,702	$	(13,337	)		$	216,174



				Total realized/unrealized (gains) losses included in
	Balance at June 30, 2016			Net (earnings) loss			Other comp. (income) loss			Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements			Transfer to Level 3			Transfer out of Level 3		Balance at September 30, 2016
Liabilities
Warrant liability		$	2,772	$	739			$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	3,511
Contingent liability		2,218		(1,470		)		—		—			—			—		—			748
Other		—		—				—		1,490			—			—		—			1,490
Total financial liabilities		$	4,990	$	(731	)		$	—	$	1,490		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	5,749

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				Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in
	Balance at December 31, 2015			Net earnings (loss)			Other comp. income (loss)				Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements				Transfer to Level 3			Transfer out of Level 3			Balance at September 30, 2016
Assets
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. Government and government agencies		$	73	$	—			$	2		$	—		$	(43	)		$	—	$	—			$	32
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		5,659		302				8			—			—				—		—				5,969
Residential mortgage-backed securities		79,019		(2,105		)		910			—			(10,988		)		16,569		(23,405		)		60,000
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		60,525		(760		)		920			—			(12,394		)		9,779		(7,791		)		50,279
Asset-backed securities		27,653		140				2,176			43,405			(14,742		)		13,808		(5,696		)		66,744
Corporate and other		13,944		50				479			8,499			(1,206		)		2,091		(2,969		)		20,888
Total fixed maturity securities		186,873		(2,373		)		4,495			51,904			(39,373		)		42,247		(39,861		)		203,912
Equity securities																								—
Common stocks		4,932		—				(106		)	—			—				—		—				4,826
Total equity securities		4,932		—				(106		)	—			—				—		—				4,826
Derivatives		4,211		(1,119		)		1,438			230			(48		)		—		—				4,712
Contingent asset		—		(268		)		—			2,992			—				—		—				2,724
Total financial assets		$	196,016	$	(3,760	)		$	5,827		$	55,126		$	(39,421	)		$	42,247	$	(39,861	)		$	216,174



				Total realized/unrealized (gains) losses included in
	Balance at December 31, 2015			Net (earnings) loss			Other comp. (income) loss			Purchases and issuances		Sales and settlements			Transfer to Level 3			Transfer out of Level 3		Balance at September 30, 2016
Liabilities
Warrant liability		$	4,332	$	(821	)		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	3,511
Contingent liability		—		(1,841		)		—		2,589			—			—		—			748
Other		—		—				—		1,490			—			—		—			1,490
Total financial liabilities		$	4,332	$	(2,662	)		$	—	$	4,079		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	5,749

Internally developed fair values of Level 3 assets represent less than 1% of the Company’s total assets. Any justifiable changes in unobservable inputs used to determine internally developed fair values would not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, which were not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The table excludes carrying amounts for cash, accounts receivable, costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings, accounts payable, accrued expenses, billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings, and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to relatively short periods to maturity (in thousands):



September 30, 2017					Fair Value Measurement Using:
September 30, 2017	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Mortgage loans	$	26,427	$	26,428	$	—	$	—	$	26,428
Policy loans	18,038		18,038		—		18,038		—
Other invested assets	5,581		3,617		—		—		3,617
Total assets not accounted for at fair value	$	50,046	$	48,083	$	—	$	18,038	$	30,045
Liabilities
Annuity benefits accumulated ⁽¹⁾	$	245,054	$	242,153	$	—	$	—	$	242,153
Long-term obligations ⁽²⁾	447,624		455,432		—		455,432		—
Total liabilities not accounted for at fair value	$	692,678	$	697,585	$	—	$	455,432	$	242,153

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December 31, 2016					Fair Value Measurement Using:
December 31, 2016	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Mortgage loans	$	16,831	$	16,832	$	—	$	—	$	16,832
Policy loans	18,247		18,247		—		18,247		—
Other invested assets	5,719		4,597		—		—		4,597
Total assets not accounted for at fair value	$	40,797	$	39,676	$	—	$	18,247	$	21,429
Liabilities
Annuity benefits accumulated ⁽¹⁾	$	251,270	$	249,372	$	—	$	—	$	249,372
Long-term obligations ⁽²⁾	378,780		376,081		—		376,081		—
Total liabilities not accounted for at fair value	$	630,050	$	625,453	$	—	$	376,081	$	249,372

⁽¹⁾ Excludes life contingent annuities in the payout phase.

⁽²⁾ Excludes certain lease obligations accounted for under ASC 840, Leases .

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate. The fair value of mortgage loans on real estate is estimated by discounting cash flows, both principal and interest, using current interest rates for mortgage loans with similar credit ratings and similar remaining maturities. As such, inputs include current treasury yields and spreads, which are based on the credit rating and average life of the loan, corresponding to the market spreads. The valuation of mortgage loans on real estate is considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Policy Loans. The policy loans are reported at the unpaid principal balance and carry a fixed interest rate. The Company determined that the carrying value approximates fair value because (i) policy loans present no credit risk as the amount of the loan cannot exceed the obligation due upon the death of the insured or surrender of the underlying policy; (ii) there is no active market for policy loans (i.e., there is no commonly available exit price to determine the fair value of policy loans in the open market); (iii) policy loans are intricately linked to the underlying policy liability and, in many cases, policy loan balances are recovered through offsetting the loan balance against the benefits paid under the policy; and (iv) policy loans can be repaid by policyholders at any time, and this prepayment uncertainty reduces the potential impact of a difference between amortized cost (carrying value) and fair value. The valuation of policy loans is considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other Invested Assets. The balance primarily includes common stock purchase warrants. The fair values were derived using Black-Scholes analysis using unobservable market inputs, including volatility and underlying security values; therefore, the common stock purchase warrants were classified as Level 3.

Annuity Benefits Accumulated. The fair value of annuity benefits was determined using the surrender values of the annuities and classified as Level 3.

Long-term Obligations. The fair value of the Company’s long-term obligations was determined using Bloomberg Valuation Service BVAL. The methodology combines direct market observations from contributed sources with quantitative pricing models to generate evaluated prices and classified as Level 2.

6. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Contracts in progress	$	122,457		$	121,666
Unbilled retentions	42,714			35,069
Trade receivables	103,554			113,380
Other receivables	383			1,102
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,026		)	(3,619		)
Total accounts receivable	$	265,082		$	267,598

7. Recoverable from Reinsurers

The following table presents information for the Company's recoverable from reinsurers (in thousands):



		September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Loyal American Life Insurance Co (Cigna)	A-	$	141,427	26.6	%	$	139,269	26.5	%
Great American Life Insurance Co	A	48,597		9.2	%	46,965		9.0	%
Hannover Life Reassurance Co	A+	340,655		64.2	%	337,967		64.5	%
Total		$	530,679	100.0	%	$	524,201	100.0	%

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8. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Land	$	23,376	$	21,006
Building and leasehold improvements	28,255		31,713
Plant and transportation equipment	5,087		5,551
Cable-ships and submersibles	174,057		169,034
Equipment, furniture and fixtures, and software	110,918		101,421
Construction in progress	26,111		19,889
	367,804		348,614
Less: Accumulated depreciation	85,739		62,156
	$	282,065	$	286,458

Depreciation expense was $9.1 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. These amounts included $1.3 million of depreciation expense within cost of revenue for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Depreciation expense was $25.9 million and $21.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. These amounts included $3.8 million and $3.0 million of depreciation expense within cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company corrected the cumulative effect of an adjustment related to purchase accounting associated with the acquisition of DBMG in May 2014. See Note 2 for further details.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , total net book value of equipment under capital leases consisted of $46.5 million and $51.0 million of cable-ships and submersibles, respectively.

In June 2017, we recorded an impairment of $1.2 million in connection with our Other segment, driven by NerVve, where computer software and other fixed assets were written down to zero as a result of deteriorated business conditions. This impairment charge is included in Other operating (income) expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .

9. Goodwill and Intangibles, net

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows (in thousands):



	Construction			Marine Services		Energy			Telecom		Insurance		Life Sciences		Other			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016		$	36,317	$	2,468	$	2,631		$	3,378	$	47,290	$	3,620	$	2,382		$	98,086
Measurement period adjustment		—		—		(509		)	—		—		—		—			(509		)
Impairments		—		—		—			—		—		—		(587		)	(587		)
Balance at September 30, 2017		$	36,317	$	2,468	$	2,122		$	3,378	$	47,290	$	3,620	$	1,795		$	96,990

An interim goodwill impairment evaluation was performed on each reporting unit as of September 30, 2017. On an annual basis, the Company performs a step 0 analysis. After considering all quantitative and qualitative factors, other than noted below, the Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the reporting units' fair values exceed carrying values as of the period end.

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company concluded that a step 1 test of goodwill for the Other segment was necessary. This conclusion was based on certain indicators of impairment related to NerVve's deteriorated business conditions. The Company estimated the fair value of the NerVve reporting unit, using the income approach, at an implied fair value of goodwill of $0 and an impairment charge of $0.6 million . This impairment charge is included in Other operating (income) expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

The acquisition of the Insurance Company resulted in state licenses which are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization. In addition, the consolidation of BeneVir in 2016 resulted in the recording of an in-process research and development intangible asset not subject to amortization. Balances of these assets as of September 30, 2017 were as follows:



	Total
State licenses	$	2,450
Developed technology	6,392
Total	$	8,842

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Definite Lived Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets by major intangible asset class is as follows:



	Weighted-Average Original Useful Life	September 30, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Weighted-Average Original Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	9 Years	$	13,011	$	(4,235	)	$	8,776	$	13,004	$	(3,113	)	$	9,891
Customer relationships	12 Years	20,865		(4,057		)	16,808		20,865		(2,194		)	18,671
Developed technology	5 Years	4,739		(4,192		)	547		4,739		(3,197		)	1,542
Other	3 Years	966		(158		)	808		787		(11		)	776
Total		$	39,581	$	(12,642	)	$	26,939	$	39,395	$	(8,515	)	$	30,880

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $1.4 million and $0.9 million , respectively, and $4.1 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and was included in Depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Excluding the impact of any future acquisitions or change in foreign currency, the Company estimates annual amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets for the next five fiscal years will be as follows:



Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
2018	$	(3,254	)
2019	$	(3,001	)
2020	$	(2,879	)
2021	$	(2,698	)
2022	$	(2,610	)

10. Life, Accident and Health Reserves

Life, accident and health reserves consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Long-term care insurance reserves	$	1,442,586	$	1,407,848
Traditional life insurance reserves	100,076		102,077
Other accident and health insurance reserves	140,906		138,640
Total life, accident and health reserves	$	1,683,568	$	1,648,565

The following table sets forth changes in the liability for claims for the portion of our long-term care insurance reserves in scope of the ASU 2015-09 disclosure requirements (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
Beginning balance	$	226,970		$	208,150
Less: recoverable from reinsurers	(97,858		)	(94,041		)
Beginning balance, net	129,112			114,109
Incurred related to insured events of:
Current year	44,611			39,258
Prior years	(1,449		)	(243		)
Total incurred	43,162			39,015
Paid related to insured events of:
Current year	(4,054		)	(3,965		)
Prior years	(30,505		)	(28,379		)
Total paid	(34,559		)	(32,344		)
Interest on liability for policy and contract claims	3,639			3,239
Ending balance, net	141,354			124,019
Add: recoverable from reinsurers	115,176			95,098
Ending balance	$	256,530		$	219,117

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , the reserve was sufficient by $1.4 million , while for the same period last year, the reserve was sufficient by $0.2 million . The reserve sufficiency is being driven by claim terminations as the result of policyholder deaths that released significant reserves which is attributable to the normal volatility in the reserves, due to the number of claims that are currently open.

11. Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accounts payable	$	70,180	$	66,792
Accrued interconnection costs	96,481		93,661
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	33,981		28,668
Accrued interest	14,723		3,056
Accrued income taxes	9,271		3,983
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	70,460		55,573
Total accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	295,096	$	251,733

12. Long-term Obligations

Long-term obligations consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
HC2
11.0% Senior Secured Notes, due in 2019	$	400,000		$	307,000
HC22
11.0% Senior Secured Bridge Note, due in 2019 (the "11.0% Bridge Notes")	—			35,000
GMSL
Notes payable and revolving lines of credit, various maturity dates	16,912			17,522
LIBOR plus 3.65% Notes, due in 2019	—			3,026
Obligations under capital leases	48,968			49,717
DBMG
LIBOR plus 2.5% Notes, due in 2018 and 2019	7,414			9,439
ANG
5.5% Term Loan, due in 2018	376			501
4.5% Note due in 2022 ⁽¹⁾	12,727			13,343
5.04% Term Loan due in 2022	13,717			—
4.25% Seller Note, due in 2022	2,463			2,796
LIBOR plus 3.0% Pioneer Demand Note	933			—
Other	246			75
Total	503,756			438,419
Issuance discount or premium and deferred financing costs, net	(7,164		)	(9,923		)
Total long-term obligations	$	496,592		$	428,496

⁽¹⁾ ANG refinanced and consolidated all three of its loans with Pioneer during the first quarter of 2017.

HC2 and HC22 11.0% Senior Secured Notes

In January 2017, the Company issued an additional $55.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 11.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the " 11.0% Notes"). HC2 used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance to repay all $35.0 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of HC22's 11.0% Bridge Notes.

In June 2017, the Company issued an additional $38.0 million of aggregate principal amount of the 11.0% Notes to investment funds affiliated with three institutional investors in a private placement offering. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes for working capital for the Company and its subsidiaries, for general corporate purposes, as well as the financing of acquisitions and investments.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Since November 2014, the Company has issued an aggregate of $400.0 million of its 11.0% Notes pursuant to the indenture dated November 20, 2014, by and among HC2, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the " 11.0% Notes Indenture"). The 11.0% Notes Indenture contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; engage in sale-leaseback transactions; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of capital stock and make certain restricted payments; sell assets; engage in transactions with affiliates; or consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person. The 11.0% Notes Indenture also includes two maintenance covenants: (1) a liquidity covenant; and (2) a collateral coverage covenant. The 11.0% Notes Indenture contains customary events of default. The Company was in compliance with all covenants for the period. For additional information about the 11.0% Notes and 11.0% Notes Indenture please see our Form 10-K.

DBMG Credit Facilities

DBMG has a Credit and Security Agreement ("DBMG Facility") with Wells Fargo Credit, Inc. ("Wells Fargo"), pursuant to which Wells Fargo agreed to advance up to a maximum amount of $50.0 million to DBMG, including up to $14.5 million of letters of credit. The DBMG Facility has a floating interest rate based on LIBOR plus 2.0% , requires monthly interest payments, and matures in 2019. The DBMG Facility is secured by a first priority, perfected security interest in all of DBMG’s and its present and future subsidiaries' assets, excluding real estate, and a second priority, perfected security interest in all of DBMG’s real estate. The security agreements pursuant to which DBMG’s assets are pledged prohibit any further pledge of such assets without the written consent of the bank. The DBMG Facility contains various restrictive covenants. At September 30, 2017 , DBMG was in compliance with these covenants.

On May 6, 2014, DBMG entered into an amendment to the DBMG Facility, pursuant to which Wells Fargo extended the maturity date of the DBMG Facility to April 30, 2019, lowered the interest rate charged in connection with borrowings under the DBMG Facility, all as disclosed above, and allowed for the issuance of additional loans in the form of notes totaling up to $5.0 million , secured by its real estate as a separate tranche under the DBMG Facility ("Real Estate Term Advance"). At September 30, 2017 , DBMG had borrowed $2.9 million under the Real Estate Term Advance. The Real Estate Term Advance has a five year amortization period requiring monthly principal payments and a final balloon payment at maturity. The Real Estate Term Advance has a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5% , as amended in February 2017, and requires monthly interest payments.

The DBMG Facility allows for the issuance by DBMG of additional loans in the form of notes of up to $10.0 million , secured by its machinery and equipment ("Real Estate Term Advance (M&E)") and the issuance of a note payable of up to $5.0 million , secured by its real estate ("Real Estate Term Advance (Working Capital)"), each as separate tranches of debt under the DBMG Facility. At September 30, 2017 there was $4.5 million outstanding under the Real Estate Term Advance (M&E) and no borrowings outstanding under the Real Estate Term Advance (Working Capital).

In February 2017, DBMG decreased the floating interest rates of the DBMG Facility to LIBOR plus 2.0% and the Real Estate Term Advance to LIBOR plus 2.5% . DBMG also increased the amount of availability for letters of credit under the DBMG Facility to support increased bonding requirements for anticipated larger projects that will be part of this year's backlog. As of September 30, 2017 , DBMG had $8.8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued under the DBMG Facility, of which zero has been drawn.

GMSL Capital Leases

GMSL is a party to two leases to finance the use of two vessels: the Innovator (the "Innovator Lease") and the Cable Retriever (the "Cable Lease," and together with the Innovator Lease, the "GMSL Leases"). The Innovator Lease was restructured effective May 31, 2016, extending the lease to 2025. The principal amount thereunder bears interest at the rate of approximately 10.4% . The Cable Lease expires in 2023 . The principal amount thereunder bears interest at the rate of approximately 4.0% .

As of September 30, 2017 , $49.0 million in aggregate principal amount remained outstanding under the GMSL Leases.

ANG Term Loan

In January 2017, ANG refinanced and consolidated all three of its loans with Pioneer into a new term loan. The $12.7 million in aggregate principal balance outstanding bears fixed interest at a fixed rate annually equal to 4.5% and matures in 2022. The agreement with Pioneer also includes a revolving demand note for $1.0 million with an annual renewal provision that bears interest at monthly LIBOR plus 3.0% (the "Pioneer Revolving Demand Note").

In May 2017, ANG entered into a term loan with M&T Bank. The loan bears fixed interest annually at 5.04% and matures in 2022. During the third quarter 2017, ANG refinanced the note to increase the term loan by $2.5 million . As of September 30, 2017 , ANG had $13.7 million in aggregate principal outstanding under the loan.

In September 2017, ANG increased the availability under the 2017 the Pioneer Revolving Demand Note to $1.5 million . As of September 30, 2017 , there was $0.9 million drawn under the Pioneer Revolving Demand Note.

For additional information on the Company’s long-term obligations, see Note 13. Long-term Obligations in the Company’s Form 10-K.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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13. Income Taxes

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit

The Company used the Annual Effective Tax Rate ("ETR") approach of ASC 740-270, Interim Reporting , to calculate its 2017 interim tax provision.

Income tax was an expense of $12.9 million and a benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The income tax expense recorded September 30, 2017 relates to increase in profitability of the Insurance Segment and the mix of income and losses by taxpaying entities, including the Insurance segment. The income tax benefit recorded for September 30, 2016 relates to losses generated for which we expected to obtain benefits from in the future.

Income tax was an expense of $16.2 million and a benefit of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The income tax expense recorded for September 30, 2017 relates to the projected expense as calculated under ASC 740 for taxpaying entities. Additionally, the tax benefits associated with losses generated by the HC2 Holdings, Inc. U.S. consolidated income tax return and certain other businesses have been reduced by a full valuation allowance as we do not believe it is more-likely-than-not that the losses will be utilized prior to expiration. The income tax benefit recorded for September 30, 2016 relates to losses generated for which we expected to obtain benefits from in the future based on our weighting of all positive and negative evidence that existed at the time. This benefit was partially offset by a valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets of the Insurance segment during the first quarter of 2016.

NOL Limitation

As of December 31, 2016, the Company has a U.S. net operating loss carryforward available to reduce future taxable income in the amount of $95.3 million , of which $77.8 million is subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, the Company has $21.6 million of U.S. net operating loss carryforwards from its subsidiaries that do not qualify to be included in the HC2 Holdings, Inc. U.S. consolidated income tax return.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The Company follows the provision of ASC 740-10, Income Taxes , which prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. The Company is subject to challenge from various taxing authorities relative to certain tax planning strategies, including certain intercompany transactions as well as regulatory taxes.

Examinations

The Company conducts business globally, and as a result, the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. The open tax years contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as they relate to the amount, character, timing or inclusion of revenue and expenses or the applicability of income tax credits for the relevant tax period. Given the nature of tax audits there is a risk that disputes may arise. Tax years 2006 - 2016 remain open for examination.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is subject to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are inherently uncertain, and there can be no guarantee that the outcome of any such matter will be decided favorably to the Company or that the resolution of any such matter will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not believe that any of such pending claims and legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company records a liability in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in a liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss to the extent necessary for its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements not to be misleading. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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CGI Producer Litigation

On November 28, 2016, Continental General Insurance Company ("CGI"), a subsidiary of the Company, Great American Financial Resource, Inc. ("GAFRI"), American Financial Group, Inc., and CIGNA Corporation were served with a putative class action complaint filed by John Fastrich and Universal Investment Services, Inc. in The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with contract and unjust enrichment. The plaintiffs contend that they were agents of record under various CGI policies and that CGI allegedly instructed policyholders to switch to other CGI products and caused the plaintiffs to lose commissions, renewals, and overrides on policies that were replaced. The complaint also alleges breach of contract claims relating to allegedly unpaid commissions related to premium rate increases implemented on certain long-term care insurance policies. Finally, the complaint alleges breach of contract claims related to vesting of commissions. On August 21, the Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ tortious interference with contract claim. CGI believes that the remaining allegations and claims set forth in the complaint are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.

Further, the Company and CGI are seeking defense costs and indemnification for plaintiffs’ claims from GAFRI and Continental General Corporation ("CGC") under the terms of an Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement ("SPA") related to the Company’s acquisition of CGI in December 2015. GAFRI and CGC rejected CGI’s demand for defense and indemnification and, on January 18, 2017, the Company and CGI filed a Complaint against GAFRI and CGC in the Superior Court of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment to enforce their indemnification rights under the SPA. On February 23, 2017, Great American answered CGI’s complaint, denying the allegations. The dispute is ongoing and CGI will continue to pursue its right to a defense and indemnity under the SPA.

VAT assessment

On February 20, 2017, and on August 15, 2017, the Company's subsidiary, ICS, received notices from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs office in the U.K. (the "HMRC") indicating that it was required to pay certain Value-Added Taxes ("VAT") for the 2015 and 2016 tax years. ICS disagrees with HMRC’s assessments on technical and factual grounds and intends to dispute the assessed liabilities and vigorously defend its interests. We do not believe the assessment to be probable and expect to prevail based on the facts and merits of our existing VAT position.

DBMG Class Action

On November 6, 2014, a putative stockholder class action complaint challenging the tender offer by which HC2 acquired approximately 721,000 of the issued and outstanding common shares of DBMG was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Mark Jacobs v. Philip A. Falcone, Keith M. Hladek, Paul Voigt, Michael R. Hill, Rustin Roach, D. Ronald Yagoda, Phillip O. Elbert, HC2 Holdings, Inc., and Schuff International, Inc., Civil Action No. 10323 (the "Complaint"). On November 17, 2014, a second lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Arlen Diercks v. Schuff International, Inc. Philip A. Falcone, Keith M. Hladek, Paul Voigt, Michael R. Hill, Rustin Roach, D. Ronald Yagoda, Phillip O. Elbert, HC2 Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 10359. On February 19, 2015, the court consolidated the actions (now designated as Schuff International, Inc. Stockholders Litigation) and appointed lead plaintiff and counsel. The currently operative complaint is the Complaint filed by Mark Jacobs. The Complaint alleges, among other things, that in connection with the tender offer, the individual members of the DBMG Board of Directors and HC2, the now-controlling stockholder of DBMG, breached their fiduciary duties to members of the plaintiff class. The Complaint also purports to challenge a potential short-form merger based upon plaintiff’s expectation that the Company would cash out the remaining public stockholders of DBMG following the completion of the tender offer. The Complaint seeks rescission of the tender offer and/or compensatory damages, as well as attorney’s fees and other relief. The defendants filed answers to the Complaint on July 30, 2015. On February 24, 2017, the parties agreed to a framework for the potential settlement of the litigation.

On February 28, 2017, the Court entered an order vacating the current scheduling order and directing the parties to submit a stipulation of settlement or status report to the Court by April 21, 2017. In late March 2017, plaintiff’s counsel took three depositions to assess the fairness of the potential settlement framework. From April 2017 to June 2017, plaintiff’s counsel continued to analyze the potential settlement framework and the facts and claims in the litigation. On July 17, 2017, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a status report to the Court stating that plaintiff’s counsel had determined to proceed with the prosecution of the action and had delivered a draft amended complaint to defendants.

On July 20, 2017, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a status report to the Court stating that the parties had agreed to reengage in discussions regarding a possible settlement of the action. On August 31, 2017, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a status report to the Court stating that plaintiff had provided defendants with a settlement proposal and the parties intended to continue settlement negotiations.

On September 29, 2017, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a status report to the Court stating that plaintiff anticipated receiving a settlement counterproposal from defendants and would evaluate the proposal before determining whether to continue potential settlement negotiations or file the amended complaint and proceed with briefing on defendants’ motions to dismiss and opposition to plaintiff’s class certification motion.

On October 31, 2017, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a status report to the Court stating that defendants provided plaintiff with a counterproposal to plaintiff’s settlement proposal. Plaintiff and his counsel are evaluating the counterproposal and together with the defendants and their counsel intend to submit another status report to the Court by November 30, 2017.

To date, no amended complaint has been filed in the action and settlement negotiations are continuing. There can be no assurance that a settlement will be finalized or that the Court would approve such a settlement even if the parties were to enter into a settlement stipulation or agreement.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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Global Marine Dispute

GMSL is in dispute with Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks Limited ("ASN") related to a Marine Installation Contract between the parties, dated March 11, 2016 (the "ASN Contract"). Under the ASN Contract, GMSL's obligations were to install and bury an optical fiber cable in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. As of the date hereof, neither party has commenced legal proceedings. Pursuant to the ASN Contract any such dispute would be governed by English law and would be required to be brought in the English courts in London. ASN has alleged that GMSL committed material breaches of the ASN Contract, which entitles ASN to terminate the ASN Contract, take over the work themselves, and claim damages for their losses arising as a result of the breaches. The alleged material breaches include failure to use appropriate equipment and procedures to perform the work and failure to accurately estimate the amount of weather downtime needed. ASN has indicated to GMSL it has incurred $30 million in damages and $1.2 million in liquidated damages for the period from September 2016 to October 2016, plus interest and costs. GMSL believes that it has not breached the terms and conditions of the contract and also believes that ASN has not properly terminated the contract in a manner that would allow it to make a claim. However, ASN has ceased making payments to GMSL and as of September 30, 2017 , the total sum of GMSL invoices raised and issued are $17.0 million , of which $8.1 million were settled by ASN and the balance of $8.9 million remains at risk. We believe that the allegations and claims by ASN are without merit, and that ASN is required to make all payments under unpaid invoices and we intend to defend our interests vigorously.

Tax Matters

Currently, the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") is auditing a subsidiary previously held by the Company. The Company intends to cooperate in audit matters. To date, CRA has not proposed any specific adjustments and the audit is ongoing.

15. Employee Retirement Plans

The following table presents the components of Net periodic benefit cost for the periods presented (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost - benefits earning during the period	$	—		$	17		$	—		$	52
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1,403			1,878			4,209			5,633
Expected return on assets	(1,921		)	(1,991		)	(5,764		)	(5,974		)
Foreign currency gain (loss)	7			3			22			9
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	(511	)	$	(93	)	$	(1,533	)	$	(280	)

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 that it expected to contribute $8.8 million to its pension plans in 2017 . As of September 30, 2017 , $3.0 million of contributions have been made. Due to current funding levels, the Company does not anticipate contributing further funds to its pension plans in 2017.

16. Share-based Compensation

On April 11, 2014, HC2’s Board of Directors adopted the HC2 Holdings, Inc. Omnibus Equity Award Plan (the "2014 Plan"), which was originally approved at the annual meeting of stockholders held on June 12, 2014. On April 21, 2017, the Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval, adopted the Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan (the "Restated 2014 Plan"). The Restated 2014 Plan was approved by HC2's stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on June 14, 2017. Subject to adjustment as provided in the Restated 2014 Plan, the Restated 2014 Plan authorizes the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of common stock of HC2, plus any shares that again become available for awards under the 2014 Plan, plus any shares that again become available for awards under the Restated 2014 Plan.

The Restated 2014 Plan provides that no further awards will be granted pursuant to the 2014 Plan. However, awards previously granted under the 2014 Plan will continue to be subject to and governed by the terms of the 2014 Plan. The Compensation Committee of HC2's Board of Directors administers the 2014 Plan and the Restated 2014 Plan and has broad authority to administer, construe and interpret the plans.

The Restated 2014 Plan provides for the grant of awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, other stock based awards, performance compensation awards (including cash bonus awards) or any combination of the foregoing. The Company typically issues new shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options, as opposed to using treasury shares.

The Company follows guidance which addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions whereby an entity receives employee services in exchange for either equity instruments of the enterprise or liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. The guidance generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value based method and share-based compensation expense be recorded, based on the grant date fair value, estimated in accordance with the guidance, for all new and unvested stock awards that are ultimately expected to vest as the requisite service is rendered.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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The Company granted 331,616 and 1,506,848 options during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Of the total options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , 6,848 options were granted to Philip Falcone, pursuant to a standalone option agreement entered in connection with Mr. Falcone’s appointment as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and not pursuant to the Omnibus Plan. The anti-dilution protection provision contained in such standalone option agreement was canceled in April 2016 and replaced with an award consisting solely of 1,500,000 premium stock options issued under the Omnibus Plan.

The weighted average fair value at date of grant for options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , and 2016 was $2.72 and $1.09 , respectively, per option. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions shown as a weighted average for the year:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016
Expected option life (in years)	0.39 - 6.10		4.70 - 6.00
Risk-free interest rate	1.11 - 2.22%		1.27 - 1.35%
Expected volatility	47.04 - 48.29%		39.58 - 55.58%
Dividend yield	—	%	—	%

Total share-based compensation expense recognized by the Company and its subsidiaries under all equity compensation arrangements was $1.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Total share-based compensation expense recognized by the Company and its subsidiaries under all equity compensation arrangements was $4.0 million and $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

All grants are time based and vest either immediately or over a period of up to 3 years. The Company recognizes compensation expense for equity awards, reduced by actual forfeitures, using the straight-line basis.

Restricted Stock

A summary of HC2’s restricted stock activity is as follows:



	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested - December 31, 2016	115,921		$	5.59
Granted	1,061,794		$	5.64
Vested	(317,663	)	$	5.37
Unvested - September 30, 2017	860,052		$	5.73

As of September 30, 2017 , the unvested restricted stock represented $4.0 million of compensation expense that is expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of approximately 2.2 years . The number of shares of unvested restricted stock expected to vest is 860,052 .

Stock Options

A summary of HC2’s stock option activity is as follows:



	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding - December 31, 2016	6,829,097		$	6.58
Granted	331,616		$	5.50
Exercised	(134,539	)	$	3.53
Forfeited	—		$	—
Expired	(36,318	)	$	9.00
Outstanding - September 30, 2017	6,989,856		$	6.57

Eligible for exercise	5,344,697		$	5.85

As of September 30, 2017 , intrinsic value and average remaining life of the Company's outstanding options were $3.2 million and approximately 7.4 years, and intrinsic value and average remaining life of the Company's exercisable options were $3.2 million and approximately 7.1 years.

As of September 30, 2017 , unvested stock options outstanding represented $1.6 million of compensation expense and are expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.7 years . There are 1,645,159 unvested stock options expected to vest, with a weighted average remaining life of 8.4 years , a weighted average exercise price of $8.90 , and an intrinsic value of zero .

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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17. Equity

Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock

The Company’s preferred shares authorized, issued and outstanding consisted of the following:



	September 30, 2017	December 31, 2016
Preferred shares authorized, $0.001 par value	20,000,000	20,000,000
Series A shares issued and outstanding	12,500	14,808
Series A-1 shares issued and outstanding	—	1,000
Series A-2 shares issued and outstanding	14,000	14,000

In connection with the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company adopted a Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock adopted on May 29, 2014 (the "Series A Certificate"). In connection with the issuance of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock on September 22, 2014, the Company adopted the Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A-1 Certificate") and also amended and restated the Series A Certificate. In connection with the issuance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock on January 5, 2015, the Company adopted the Certificate of Designation of Series A-2 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A-2 Certificate") and also amended and restated the Series A Certificate and the Series A-1 Certificate. On August 10, 2015, the Company adopted certain Certificates of Correction of the Certificates of Amendment to the Certificates of Designation of the Series A Certificate, the Series A-1 Certificate and the Series A-2 Certificate, and on June 24, 2016 the Company adopted certain amendments to the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation. The Series A Certificate, the Series A-1 Certificate and the Series A-2 Certificate together, as amended, are referred to as the "Certificates of Designation."

The following summary of the terms of the Preferred Stock and the Certificates of Designation is qualified in its entirety by the complete terms of the Certificates of Designation.

Dividends . The Preferred Stock accrues a cumulative quarterly cash dividend at an annualized rate of 7.50% . The accrued value of the Preferred Stock will accrete quarterly at an annualized rate of 4.00% that is reduced to 2.00% or 0.00% if the Company achieves specified rates of growth measured by increases in its net asset value; provided, that the accreting dividend rate will be 7.25% in the event that (i) the daily volume weighted average price ("VWAP") of the common stock is less than a certain threshold amount, (ii) the common stock is not registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (iii) following May 29, 2015, the common stock is not listed on certain national securities exchanges or (iv) the Company is delinquent in the payment of any cash dividends. The Preferred Stock is also entitled to participate in cash and in-kind distributions to holders of shares of common stock on an as-converted basis.

Optional Conversion. Each share of Preferred Stock may be converted by the holder into common stock at any time based on the then applicable conversion price. Pursuant to the Series A Certificate, each share of Series A Preferred Stock is currently convertible at a conversion price of $4.25 . Pursuant to the Series A-1 Certificate, each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock is currently convertible at a conversion price of $4.25 . Pursuant to the Series A-2 Certificate, each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock is currently convertible at a conversion price of $7.80 . Such conversion prices are subject to adjustment for dividends, certain distributions, stock splits, combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers, recapitalizations and similar events, as well as in connection with issuances of equity or equity-linked or other comparable securities by the Company at a price per share (or with a conversion or exercise price or effective issue price) that is below the applicable conversion price (which adjustment shall be made on a weighted average basis).

Redemption by the Holders / Automatic Conversion. On May 29, 2021, holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to cause the Company to redeem the Preferred Stock at the accrued value per share plus accrued but unpaid dividends (to the extent not included in the accrued value of Preferred Stock). Each share of Preferred Stock that is not so redeemed will be automatically converted into shares of common stock at the conversion price then in effect. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Certificates of Designation) holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to cause the Company to redeem their Preferred Stock at a price per share of Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (i) the accrued value of the Preferred Stock, which amount would be multiplied by 150% in the event of a change of control occurring on or prior to May 29, 2017, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (to the extent not included in the accrued value of Preferred Stock), and (ii) the value that would be received if the share of Preferred Stock were converted into common stock immediately prior to the change of control.

Redemption by the Company. At any time after May 29, 2017, the Company may redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at a price per share generally equal to 150% of the original accrued value or on that date, plus accrued but unpaid dividends (to the extent not included in the accrued value of Preferred Stock), subject to the holder’s right to convert prior to such redemption.

Forced Conversion. After May 29, 2017, the Company may force conversion of the Preferred Stock into common stock if the common stock’s thirty-day VWAP exceeds 150% of the then-applicable Conversion Price and the common stock’s daily VWAP exceeds 150% of the then applicable Conversion Price for at least twenty trading days out of the thirty trading day period used to calculate the thirty -day VWAP. In the event of a forced conversion, the holders of Preferred Stock will have the ability to elect cash settlement in lieu of conversion if certain market liquidity thresholds for the common stock are not achieved.

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Liquidation Preference. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks at parity with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (any such event, a "Liquidation Event"), the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive per share the greater of (i) the accrued value of the Preferred Stock, which amount would be multiplied by 150% in the event of a Liquidation Event occurring on or prior to May 29, 2017, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (to the extent not included in the accrued value of Preferred Stock), and (ii) the value that would be received if the share of Preferred Stock were converted into common stock immediately prior to such occurrence. The Preferred Stock will rank junior to any existing or future indebtedness but senior to the common stock and any future equity securities other than any future senior or pari-passu preferred stock issued in compliance with the Certificates of Designation.

Voting Rights. Except as required by applicable law, the holders of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on an as-converted basis with the holders of the other series of Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) and holders of the Company’s common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of common stock. Certain series of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of certain other series of Preferred Stock on certain matters, and separately as a class on certain limited matters. Subject to maintenance of certain ownership thresholds by the initial purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock and the initial purchasers of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (collectively, the "Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Purchasers"), the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock also have the right to vote shares of Preferred Stock as a separate class for at least one director, as discussed below under "Board Rights."

Consent Rights. For so long as any of the Preferred Stock is outstanding, consent of the holders of shares representing at least 75% of certain of the Preferred Stock then outstanding is required for certain material actions.

Board Rights. For so long as the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Purchasers own at least a 15% interest in the Company on an as-converted basis and at least 80% of the shares of Preferred Stock issued to the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Purchasers on an as-converted basis, the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Purchasers will have the right to appoint and elect (voting as a separate class) a percentage of HC2's Board of Directors that is no more than 5% less than the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Purchasers’ as-converted equity percentage of the common stock (but no fewer than one director). One such elected director (as designated by the holders of shares representing at least 75% of the Preferred Stock then outstanding) shall be entitled to be a member of each committee of the board of directors of the Company, provided, that such director membership on any such committee will be dependent upon such director meeting the qualification, and if applicable, independence criteria deemed necessary to so comply in accordance with any listing requirements of the exchanges on which the Company’s capital stock is then listed. For so long as the Director Election Condition is satisfied, if a specified breach event shall occur with respect to the Preferred Stock (defined for such purposes to include the failure to timely pay required dividends for two or more consecutive quarters or the occurrence and continuation of certain breaches of covenants contained in the Certificates of Designation), the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to appoint the number of additional directors to the board of directors of the Company that will cause a majority of the board of directors to be comprised of directors appointed by the holders of the Preferred Stock and independent directors until the cure of such specified breach event.

Participation Rights. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreements entered into with the initial purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, subject to meeting certain ownership thresholds, certain purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock are entitled to participate, on a pro-rata basis in accordance with their ownership percentage, determined on an as-converted basis, in issuances of equity and equity linked securities by the Company. In addition, subject to meeting certain ownership thresholds, certain initial purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock will be entitled to participate in issuances of preferred securities and in debt transactions of the Company.

Preferred Share Conversions

DG Conversion

On May 2, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with DG Value Partners, LP and DG Value Partners II Master Funds LP, holders (collectively, "DG Value") of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, to convert and exchange all of DG Value's 2,308 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock into a total of 803,469 shares of the Company's common stock. 17,500 shares of common stock issued in the conversion were issued as consideration for the agreement by DG Value to convert its Preferred Stock. The fair value of the 17,500 shares was $0.1 million on the date of issuance and was recorded within Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversion line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a deemed dividend.

Luxor and Corrib Conversions

On August 2, 2016, the Company entered into separate agreements with each of Corrib Master Fund, Ltd. ("Corrib"), then a holder of 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and certain investment entities managed by Luxor Capital Group, LP ( "Luxor"), that together then held 9,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, that govern their respective Preferred Share Conversions. In the Corrib Preferred Share Conversion (i) Corrib converted 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 238,492 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) in consideration of Corrib making such conversion, HC2 issued 15,318 newly issued shares of common stock to Corrib (such shares, the "Corrib Conversion Share Consideration"). In the Luxor Preferred Share Conversion, (i) Luxor converted 9,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock into 2,119,765 shares of the common stock and (ii) in consideration of Luxor making such conversion, HC2 issued 136,149 newly issued shares of common stock to Luxor (such shares, the "Luxor Conversion Share Consideration" and, together with the Corrib Conversion Share Consideration, the "Conversion Share Consideration"). The fair value of the Conversion Share Consideration was $0.7 million on the date of issuance and was recorded within Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversion line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a deemed dividend.

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The Company also agreed to provide the following two forms of additional consideration for as long as the Preferred Stock remained entitled to receive dividend payments (the "Additional Share Consideration").

The Company agreed that in the event that Corrib and Luxor would have been entitled to any Participating Dividends payable, had they not converted the Preferred Stock (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation), after the date of their Preferred Share conversion, then the Company will issue to Corrib and Luxor, on the date such Participating Dividends become payable by the Company, in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act the number of shares of common stock equal to (a) the value of the Participating Dividends Corrib or Luxor would have received pursuant to Sections (2)(c) and (2)(d) of the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation, divided by (b) the Thirty Day VWAP (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation) for the period ending two business days prior to the underlying event or transaction that would have entitled Corrib or Luxor to such Participating Dividend had Corrib’s or Luxor’s Preferred Stock remain unconverted.

Further, the Company agreed that it will issue to Corrib and Luxor, on each quarterly anniversary commencing May 29, 2017 (or, if later, the date on which the corresponding dividend payment is made to the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock), through and until the Maturity Date (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation), in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act the number of shares of common stock equal to (a) 1.875% the Accrued Value (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation) of Corrib’s or Luxor’s Preferred Stock as of the Closing Date (as defined in applicable Voluntary Conversion Agreements) divided by (b) the Thirty Day VWAP (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation) for the period ending two business days prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date (as defined in the respective Series A and Series A-1 Certificate of Designation).

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , 10,139 and 1,141 shares of the Company's common stock have been issued to Luxor and Corrib, respectively, in conjunction with the Conversion agreement.

The fair value of the Additional Share Consideration was valued by the Company at $1.5 million on the date of issuance and was recorded within Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversion line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a deemed dividend.

Hudson Bay Conversion

On October 7, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LTD. ("Hudson") to convert and exchange all of Hudson's 12,500 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock into a total of 3,751,838 shares of the Company's common stock.

Pursuant to the terms of the Series A Voluntary Conversion Agreement, HC2 and Hudson mutually agreed that on the closing date of the voluntary conversion, (i) Hudson voluntarily converted 12,499 of the 12,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock it held into 2,980,912 shares of HC2’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A Certificate of Designation"), with such amount representing the number of shares of common stock into which the 12,499 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by Hudson 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 issued to the Series A holder in exchange for the single remaining share of Series A Preferred Stock held, 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 fair value of the 770,926 shares was $4.4 million on the date of issuance and was recorded within Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversion line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a deemed dividend.

Preferred Share Dividends

During 2017 , HC2's Board of Directors declared cash dividends with respect to HC2’s issued and outstanding Preferred Stock, as presented in the following table (in thousands):

Declaration Date

March 31, 2017

June 30, 2017

September 30, 2017

Holders of Record Date

March 31, 2017

June 30, 2017

September 30, 2017

Payment Date

April 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

October 16, 2017

Total Dividend

563

500

18. Related Parties

HC2

In January 2015, the Company entered into a services agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Harbinger Capital Partners, a related party of the Company, with respect to the provision of services that may include providing office space and operational support and each party making available their respective employees to provide services as reasonably requested by the other party, subject to any limitations contained in applicable employment agreements and the terms of the Services Agreement. The Company recognized $1.2 million of expenses under the Services Agreement for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $3.1 million and $2.7 million of expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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GMSL

The parent company of GMSL, Global Marine Holdings, LLC, incurred management fees of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $0.5 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

GMSL also has investments in various entities for which it exercises significant influence. A summary of transactions with such entities and balances outstanding are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net revenue	$	4,174	$	14,409	$	16,271	$	25,904
Operating expenses	$	1,258	$	945	$	6,089	$	3,102
Interest expense	$	351	$	377	$	1,047	$	1,130
Dividends	$	2,027	$	—	$	2,659	$	418



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$	3,975	$	2,644
Long-term obligations	$	35,300	$	34,766
Accounts payable	$	2,375	$	2,760

Life Sciences

R2 accrued $2.0 million related to a milestone. Of the $2.0 million , $1.5 million will be paid to Blossom Innovations, LLC, a related party.

19. Operating Segment and Related Information

The Company currently has two primary reportable geographic segments - United States and United Kingdom. The Company has seven reportable operating segments based on management’s organization of the enterprise - Construction, Marine Services, Energy, Telecommunications, Insurance, Life Sciences, Other, and a non-operating Corporate segment. Net revenue and long-lived assets by geographic segment is reported on the basis of where the entity is domiciled. All inter-segment revenues are eliminated. The Company has no single customer representing greater than 10% of its revenues.

Summary information with respect to the Company’s geographic and operating segments is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net Revenue by Geographic Region
United States	$	358,743	$	272,395	$	1,039,252	$	768,849
United Kingdom	42,233		139,981		112,958		332,318
Other	5,433		708		23,419		2,954
Total	$	406,409	$	413,084	$	1,175,629	$	1,104,121

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	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net revenue
Construction	$	151,697		$	129,551		$	403,325		$	372,964
Marine Services	42,817			50,653			123,382			116,298
Energy	3,919			1,664			12,301			4,151
Telecommunications	167,881			194,411			520,214			508,248
Insurance	37,737			34,546			112,032			99,847
Other	2,358			2,259			4,375			2,613
Total net revenue	406,409			413,084			1,175,629			1,104,121

Income (loss) from operations
Construction	12,198			12,339			25,911			35,421
Marine Services	(181		)	4,794			(1,726		)	(214		)
Energy	(1,161		)	149			(1,784		)	59
Telecommunications	1,374			2,218			5,023			3,434
Insurance	17,476			(338		)	20,704			(5,916		)
Life Sciences	(6,437		)	(2,538		)	(13,167		)	(7,282		)
Other	(1,383		)	(2,318		)	(7,164		)	(6,583		)
Non-operating Corporate	(11,321		)	(7,452		)	(27,455		)	(25,337		)
Total income (loss) from operations	10,565			6,854			342			(6,418		)

Interest expense	(13,222		)	(10,719		)	(39,410		)	(31,614		)
Gain on contingent consideration	6,320			1,381			6,001			1,573
Income from equity investees	971			335			12,667			3,153
Other expenses, net	(97		)	(4,584		)	(8,112		)	(5,793		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,537			(6,733		)	(28,512		)	(39,099		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(12,861		)	1,334			(16,167		)	3,649
Net loss	(8,324		)	(5,399		)	(44,679		)	(35,450		)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,357			841			6,305			2,365
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.	(5,967		)	(4,558		)	(38,374		)	(33,085		)
Less: Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversions	703			2,948			2,079			5,061
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders	$	(6,670	)	$	(7,506	)	$	(40,453	)	$	(38,146	)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Depreciation and Amortization
Construction	$	1,314		$	431		$	4,194		$	1,263
Marine Services	6,221			5,554			16,561			16,793
Energy	1,247			582			3,876			1,479
Telecommunications	94			144			285			389
Insurance ⁽¹⁾	(1,319		)	(1,162		)	(3,440		)	(2,902		)
Life Sciences	50			32			129			87
Other	272			380			933			1,054
Non-operating Corporate	17			—			50			—
Total	$	7,896		$	5,961		$	22,588		$	18,163

⁽¹⁾ Balance represents amortization of negative VOBA, which increases net income.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Capital Expenditures ⁽²⁾
Construction	$	2,517	$	1,506	$	9,729	$	5,317
Marine Services	3,463		5,682		8,195		9,480
Energy	2,099		103		6,540		5,420
Telecommunications	7		254		47		574
Insurance	—		—		383		—
Life Sciences	197		14		395		144
Other	4		27		17		38
Non-operating Corporate	18		214		18		219
Total	$	8,305	$	7,800	$	25,324	$	21,192

⁽²⁾ The above capital expenditures exclude assets acquired under terms of capital lease and vendor financing obligations.

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	September 30,			December 31,
	2017			2016
Investments
Construction	$	1,050		$	—
Marine Services	57,870			40,698
Insurance	1,468,738			1,407,996
Life Sciences	19,087			13,067
Other	5,071			6,778
Eliminations	(30,207		)	(40,621		)
Total	$	1,521,609		$	1,427,918



	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Property, Plant and Equipment—Net
United States	$	140,892	$	136,905
United Kingdom	134,867		141,946
Other	6,306		7,607
Total	$	282,065	$	286,458



	September 30,			December 31,
	2017			2016
Total Assets
Construction	$	299,727		$	295,246
Marine Services	291,464			275,660
Energy	86,892			84,602
Telecommunications	123,257			125,965
Insurance	2,101,706			2,027,059
Life Sciences	32,711			28,868
Other	11,900			10,914
Non-operating Corporate	53,894			27,583
Eliminations	(30,207		)	(40,621		)
Total	$	2,971,344		$	2,835,276

20. Backlog

DBMG includes projects in backlog which consist of awarded contracts, letters of intent, notices to proceed and purchase orders obtained. At September 30, 2017, DBMG's backlog was $656.1 million , consisting of $483.4 million under contracts or purchase orders and $172.7 million under letters of intent or notices to proceed. Approximately $408.1 million , representing 62.2% of DBMG’s backlog at September 30, 2017 , was attributable to five contracts, letters of intent, notices to proceed or purchase orders. If one or more of these projects terminate or reduce their scope, DBMG’s backlog could decrease substantially.

DBMG’s backlog at December 31, 2016 was $503.5 million , consisting of $441.1 million under contracts or purchase orders and $62.4 million under letters of intent or notices to proceed.

21. Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share

Earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated using the two-class method, which allocates earnings among common stock and participating securities to calculate EPS when an entity's capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities. As such, shares of any unvested restricted stock of the Company are considered participating securities. The dilutive effect of options and their equivalents (including non-vested stock issued under stock-based compensation plans), is computed using the "treasury" method.

The Company had no dilutive common share equivalents during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , due to the results of operations being a loss from continuing operations, net of tax. The Company issued a warrant, Preferred Stock, as well as outstanding stock options and unvested RSUs granted under the Prior Plan and Omnibus Plan, each of which were potentially dilutive but were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share due to their antidilutive effect.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) used in basic and diluted EPS calculations (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders	$	(6,670	)	$	(7,506	)	$	(40,453	)	$	(38,146	)

Earnings allocable to common shares:
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share
Participating shares at end of period:
Weighted-average Common stock outstanding	43,013			36,627			42,555			35,808

Percentage of loss allocated to:
Common Stock	100		%	100		%	100		%	100		%
Preferred Stock	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%

Loss attributable to common shares - basic and diluted
Net Loss	$	(6,670	)	$	(7,506	)	$	(40,453	)	$	(38,146	)

Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	43,013			36,627			42,555			35,808

Basic and Diluted earnings per share
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders - basic and diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.95	)	$	(1.07	)

22. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events from September 30, 2017 through November 8, 2017 , the date the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued, and noted the following:

Fugro

In October 2017, Global Marine Group, an operating subsidiary of the Company, announced that it had entered into an agreement with Fugro N.V. ("Fugro") under which, subject to closing conditions, GMSL will acquire Fugro's trenching and cable lay services business. The purchase consideration, valued at approximately $73 million , consists of the issuance to a subsidiary of Fugro of a 23.6% equity interest in Global Marine Holdings LLC (the parent company of GMSL) valued at $65 million , and an obligation of GMSL to pay Fugro $7.5 million within one year pursuant to a secured loan to be incurred by GMSL from a subsidiary of Fugro, which loan bears interest, payable quarterly, at 4% per annum through December 31, 2017, and at 10% per annum thereafter, and matures 365 days following the Acquisition. One of the assets acquired, a Q1400 Trenching System, will serve as collateral security for the repayment of the loan pursuant to the terms of a lien agreement.

DTV Holdings

In June 2017, HC2 announced an agreement to enter into a series of transactions that, once completed, will result in HC2 and its subsidiaries owning over 50% of the shares of common stock of DTV America Corporation ("DTV"). Approval by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") was received on October 31, 2017.

Mako Communications

In September 2017, HC2 announced that a subsidiary of the Company agreed to enter into an agreement with Mako Communications, LLC and certain of its affiliates ("Mako") to purchase all the assets in connection with Mako’s ownership and operation of LPTV stations that,once completed, will result in HC2 acquiring 38 operating stations in 28 cities. Approval by the FCC was received on October 26, 2017.

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.

In October 2017, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. to purchase all of its assets in connection with its ownership and operation of Class A Low Power Television ("LPTV") stations that, if approved by the FCC, will result in HC2 acquiring 14 operating stations for a total consideration of $9.6 million .

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – CONTINUED

Humana

In November 2017, CGI entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Humana, Inc., a publicly traded company incorporated in Delaware (“Humana”). Pursuant to the SPA, CGI agreed to acquire Kanawha Insurance Company (“KIC”), Humana’s long-term care insurance subsidiary (the “Transaction”). The obligation of each party to consummate the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, Humana furnishing certain audited financial statements of the business to be acquired, receipt of regulatory approvals by the South Carolina and Texas insurance departments, customary conditions relating to the accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties (subject to certain materiality exceptions) and the other party having performed in all material respects its obligations under the SPA.

Debt

On or about November 9, 2017, the Company expects to sign a $75 million bridge loan to finance acquisitions in the low power broadcast television distribution market. Once completed, the Company will file an 8-K which will include the final terms of the loan.

Dividends

As announced on November 1, 2017, DBMG will pay a cash dividend of $1.29 per share on November 29, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2017. HC2 is expected to received $4.5 million of the $5.0 million dividend payout.

ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of HC2 Holdings, Inc. ("HC2," "we," "us," "our" and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the "Company") should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included herein, as well as our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto contained in our Form 10-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the "Risk Factors" section in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017 and June 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2017, and our Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017, as well as the section below entitled "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Our Business

We are a diversified holding company with principal operations conducted through seven operating platforms or reportable segments: Construction ("DBMG"), Marine Services ("GMSL"), Energy ("ANG"), Telecommunications ("ICS"), Insurance ("CIG"), Life Sciences ("Pansend"), and Other, which includes businesses that do not meet the separately reportable segment thresholds.

We continually evaluate acquisition opportunities, as well as monitor a variety of key indicators of our underlying platform companies in order to maximize stakeholder value. These indicators include, but are not limited to, revenue, cost of revenue, operating profit, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. Furthermore, we work very closely with our subsidiary platform executive management teams on their operations and assist them in the evaluation and diligence of asset acquisitions, dispositions and any financing or operational needs at the subsidiary level. We believe that this close relationship allows us to capture synergies within the organization across all platforms and strategically position the Company for ongoing growth and value creation.

The potential for additional acquisitions and new business opportunities, while strategic, may result in acquiring assets unrelated to our current or historical operations. As part of any acquisition strategy, we may raise capital in the form of debt and/or equity securities (including preferred stock) or a combination thereof. We have broad discretion and experience in identifying and selecting acquisition and business combination opportunities and the industries in which we seek such opportunities. Many times, we face significant competition for these opportunities, including from numerous companies with a business plan similar to ours. As such, there can be no assurance that any of the past or future discussions we have had or may have with candidates will result in a definitive agreement and, if they do, what the terms or timing of any potential agreement would be. As part of our acquisition strategy, we may utilize a portion of our available cash to acquire interests in possible acquisition targets. Any securities acquired are marked to market and may increase short-term earnings volatility as a result.

We believe our track record, our platform and our strategy will enable us to deliver strong financial results, while positioning our Company for long-term growth. We believe the unique alignment of our executive compensation program, with our objective of increasing long-term stakeholder value, is paramount to executing our vision of long-term growth, while maintaining our disciplined approach. Having designed our business structure to not only address capital allocation challenges over time, but also maintain the flexibility to capitalize on opportunities during periods of market volatility, we believe the combination thereof positions us well to continue to build long-term stakeholder value.

Our Operations

Refer to Note 1. Organization and Business to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Seasonality

Our industry can be highly cyclical and subject to seasonal patterns. Our volume of business in our Construction and Marine Services segments may be adversely affected by declines or delays in projects, which may vary by geographic region. Project schedules, particularly in connection with large, complex, and longer-term projects can also create fluctuations in the services provided, which may adversely affect us in a given period.

For example, in connection with larger, more complicated projects, the timing of obtaining permits and other approvals may be delayed, and we may need to maintain a portion of our workforce and equipment in an underutilized capacity to ensure we are strategically positioned to deliver on such projects when they move forward.

Examples of other items that may cause our results or demand for our services to fluctuate materially from quarter to quarter include: weather or project site conditions, financial condition of our customers and their access to capital; margins of projects performed during any particular period; economic, and political and market conditions on a regional, national or global scale.

Accordingly, our operating results in any particular period may not be indicative of the results that can be expected for any other period.

Marine Services

Net revenue within our Marine Services segment can fluctuate depending on the season. Revenues are relatively stable for our Marine Services maintenance business as the core driver is the annual contractual obligation. However, this is not the case with our installation business (other than for long-term charter arrangements), in which revenues show a degree of seasonality. Revenues in our Marine Services installation business are driven by our customers’ need for new cable installations. Generally, weather downtime, and the additional costs related to downtime, is a significant factor in customers determining their installation schedules, and most installations are therefore scheduled for the warmer months. As a result, installation revenues are generally lower towards the end of the fourth quarter and throughout the first quarter, as most business is concentrated in the northern hemisphere.

Other than as described above our businesses are not materially affected by seasonality.

Recent Developments

Acquisitions

Fugro

In October 2017, GMSL, an operating subsidiary of the Company, announced that it had entered into an agreement with Fugro N.V. ("Fugro") under which, subject to closing conditions, GMSL will acquire Fugro's trenching and cable lay services business. The purchase consideration, valued at approximately $73 million , consists of the issuance to a subsidiary of Fugro of a 23.6% equity interest in Global Marine Holdings LLC (the parent company of GMSL) valued at $65 million , and an obligation of GMSL to pay Fugro $7.5 million within one year pursuant to a secured loan to be incurred by GMSL from a subsidiary of Fugro, which loan bears interest, payable quarterly, at 4% per annum through December 31, 2017, and at 10% per annum thereafter, and matures 365 days following the Acquisition. One of the assets acquired, a Q1400 Trenching System, will serve as collateral security for the repayment of the loan pursuant to the terms of a lien agreement.

Once completed, the acquisition of this business will significantly enhance GMSL's comprehensive portfolio of integrated service offerings, immediately enabling GMSL to complete additional packages of work in direct response to market demands. The acquisition, which GMSL believes will be accretive, will provide GMSL with highly capable employees and proven assets with a history of delivering complex engineering projects to customers around the world.

DTV Holdings

DTV is an aggregator and operator of low power television ("LPTV") licenses and stations across the United States. DTV currently owns and operates 52 LPTV stations in more than 40 cities. DTV’s distribution platform currently provides carriage for more than 30 television broadcast networks, including QVC, Accuweather, American Sports Network (Sinclair), GetTV (Sony), MyNet (Fox), Telemundo (NBC), CoziTV (NBC), NewsMax, Azteca, Estrella TV and Cheddar. DTV maintains a focus on technological innovation. DTV exclusively adopted Internet Protocol (IP) as a transport to provide Broadcast-as-a-Service, making it the only adopter of all IP-transport to the home.

Mako Communications

Mako is a family owned and operated business headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, that has been acquiring, building, and maintaining Class A and LPTV stations all across the United States since 2000.

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.

Humana

Debt Issuance

The Company has issued an aggregate of $400.0 million of its 11.0% Notes pursuant to the indenture dated November 20, 2014, by and among HC2, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the "11.0% Notes Indenture").

In January 2017, the Company issued an additional $55.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 11.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the "11.0% Notes"). HC2 used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance to repay all $35.0 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of HC22’s 11.0% Bridge Note due 2019.

In June 2017, the Company issued an additional $38.0 million of aggregate principal amount of the 11.0% Notes to investment funds affiliated with three institutional investors in a private placement offering (the "June 2017 Notes"). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the June 2017 Notes for working capital for the Company and its subsidiaries, general corporate purposes, as well as the financing of acquisitions and investments.

Dividends

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 , HC2 received $2.0 million in dividends from our Telecommunications segment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, HC2 received $13.5 million and $6.0 million in dividends from our Construction and Telecommunications segments, respectively.

Under a tax sharing agreement, DBMG reimburses HC2 for use of its net operating losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , HC2 received $5.0 million from DBMG under this tax sharing agreement.

Preferred Share Conversion

In May 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with DG Value Partners, LP and DG Value Partners II Master Funds LP, holders (collectively, "DG Value") of the Company's Series A and Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, to convert and exchange all of DG Value's 2,308 shares of Series A and 1,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock into a total of 803,469 shares of the Company's common stock.

Financial Presentation Background

In the below section within this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we compare, pursuant to U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure rules, the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 .

Results of Operations

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 .

Presented below is a disaggregated table that summarizes our results of operations and a comparison of the change between the periods presented (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue
Construction	$	151,697		$	129,551		$	22,146		$	403,325		$	372,964		$	30,361
Marine Services	42,817			50,653			(7,836		)	123,382			116,298			7,084
Energy	3,919			1,664			2,255			12,301			4,151			8,150
Telecommunications	167,881			194,411			(26,530		)	520,214			508,248			11,966
Insurance	37,737			34,546			3,191			112,032			99,847			12,185
Other	2,358			2,259			99			4,375			2,613			1,762
Total net revenue	406,409			413,084			(6,675		)	1,175,629			1,104,121			71,508

Income (loss) from operations
Construction	12,198			12,339			(141		)	25,911			35,421			(9,510		)
Marine Services	(181		)	4,794			(4,975		)	(1,726		)	(214		)	(1,512		)
Energy	(1,161		)	149			(1,310		)	(1,784		)	59			(1,843		)
Telecommunications	1,374			2,218			(844		)	5,023			3,434			1,589
Insurance	17,476			(338		)	17,814			20,704			(5,916		)	26,620
Life Sciences	(6,437		)	(2,538		)	(3,899		)	(13,167		)	(7,282		)	(5,885		)
Other	(1,383		)	(2,318		)	935			(7,164		)	(6,583		)	(581		)
Non-operating Corporate	(11,321		)	(7,452		)	(3,869		)	(27,455		)	(25,337		)	(2,118		)
Total income (loss) from operations	10,565			6,854			3,711			342			(6,418		)	6,760

Interest expense	(13,222		)	(10,719		)	(2,503		)	(39,410		)	(31,614		)	(7,796		)
Gain on contingent consideration	6,320			1,381			4,939			6,001			1,573			4,428
Income from equity investees	971			335			636			12,667			3,153			9,514
Other expenses, net	(97		)	(4,584		)	4,487			(8,112		)	(5,793		)	(2,319		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,537			(6,733		)	11,270			(28,512		)	(39,099		)	10,587
Income tax (expense) benefit	(12,861		)	1,334			(14,195		)	(16,167		)	3,649			(19,816		)
Net loss	(8,324		)	(5,399		)	(2,925		)	(44,679		)	(35,450		)	(9,229		)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,357			841			1,516			6,305			2,365			3,940
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.	(5,967		)	(4,558		)	(1,409		)	(38,374		)	(33,085		)	(5,289		)
Less: Preferred stock and deemed dividends from conversions	703			2,948			(2,245		)	2,079			5,061			(2,982		)
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders	$	(6,670	)	$	(7,506	)	$	836		$	(40,453	)	$	(38,146	)	$	(2,307	)

Three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue : Net revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $ 6.7 million to $ 406.4 million from $ 413.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . This decrease was due to our Telecommunications segment driven by a reduction in wholesale traffic volumes and our Marine Services segment, primarily driven by a reduction in revenue contribution from telecom installation revenues. The decrease was offset by our Construction segment, largely due to contribution from large complex projects gaining momentum in the Western region, and additional revenues from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS, which were acquired in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Income (loss) from operations : Income from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 3.7 million to $ 10.6 million from $ 6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by our Insurance segment from a decrease in reserves, largely due to conditional non-forfeiture options ("CNFO") elections and terminations exceeding plan. This was partially offset by our Marine Services segment driven by decreases in revenue, and our Life Sciences segment as a result of additional research and development expenses at R2 Dermatology Inc. ("R2") and BeneVir Biopharm, Inc. ("BeneVir").

Interest expense : Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.5 million to $ 13.2 million from $ 10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by the net increase in the aggregate principal amount of our 11.0% Notes compared to the previous period.

Gain on contingent consideration : Gain on continent consideration for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $4.9 million to $6.3 million from $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by the reduction to the contingency reserve established by the Company related to the Insurance acquisition as a result of changes in interest rate expectations.

Income from equity investees : Income from equity investees for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.6 million to $1.0 million from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase in income was largely driven by Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the current period as our basis in this investment is zero, partially offset by equity method losses recorded from our investment in MediBeacon as a result of our increased ownership and additional expenses following successful completion of certain development and clinical milestones and a reduction in income from our equity interests in Huawei Marine Networks ("HMN"), which had a strong quarter in the comparable period.

Other expenses, net : Other expense, net for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $4.5 million to $0.1 million from $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by a prior year impairment related to one fixed maturity security and the step-down acquisition loss from our consolidation of NerVve in August 2016. These expenses were not repeated in the current period.

Income tax (expense) benefit : Income tax benefit (expense) was an expense of $12.9 million and a benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The income tax expense recorded for September 30, 2017 relates primarily to the appreciation of investments and the mix of income and losses by taxpaying entities, including the Insurance segment, which generated income in the third quarter of 2017 as a result of the release in reserves. The income tax benefit recorded for September 30, 2016 related to losses generated for which we expected to obtain benefits from in the future.

Preferred stock dividends and deemed divide n ds from conversions: Preferred stock dividends and deemed dividends for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $2.2 million to $0.7 million from $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . In the comparable period, the Company issued deemed dividends which were used to induce conversion of shares held by Corrib Master Fund, Ltd. and certain investment entities managed by Luxor Capital Group, LP, which were not repeated in the current period. In addition to the decrease in deemed dividends, conversions during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 reduced the preferred share dividends paid on a quarterly basis.

Nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue : Net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 71.5 million to $ 1,175.6 million from $ 1,104.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . All segments recognized increased revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 . The Construction segment was a major driver of the increase, largely due to revenues from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS. In addition, we had growth in the Insurance segment due to an increase in net investment income and net gains realized from sales of fixed maturity and equity securities, our Telecommunications segment as a result of growth in wholesale traffic volumes and an increase in revenue in our Marine Services segment driven by offshore power installation revenues. Further adding to the increase was our Energy segment as a result of Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") sales from new fueling stations acquired or developed after the third quarter of 2016.

Income (loss) from operations : Income (loss) from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 6.8 million to income of $ 0.3 million from a loss of $ 6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was from the Insurance Segment and the release of reserves, offset in part by our Construction segment due to project delays associated with design changes on certain existing projects in backlog and our Life Sciences segment as a result of additional research and development expenses at R2 and BeneVir.

Interest expense : Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $7.8 million to $ 39.4 million from $ 31.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was attributable to the net increase of the aggregate principal amount of our 11.0% Notes compared to the previous period and the portion of original issue discount and deferred financing fees expensed in the 2017 period through the refinancing date of our 11.0% Bridge Note.

Gain on contingent consideration : Gain on contingent consideration for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $4.4 million to $6.0 million from $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by the reduction to the contingency reserve established by the Company related to the Insurance acquisition as a result of changes in interest rate expectations.

Income from equity investees : Income from equity investees for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $9.5 million to $12.7 million from $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase in income was driven by Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the current period as our basis in this investment is zero, and our Marine Services segment, principally from its equity interests in HMN, which realized a significant increase in earnings compared to the prior period. This was partially offset by our investment in MediBeacon as a result of our increased ownership and additional expenses following successful completion of development and clinical milestones.

Other expenses, net : Other expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.3 million to $8.1 million compared to $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase is attributable to an increase in impairment expense in 2017, driven by impairments of one fixed maturity security and our original investment in DTV, and an increase foreign currency transaction expense largely driven by our Marine Services segment, offset by a prior year impairment related to one fixed maturity security.

Income tax (expense) benefit : Income tax (expense) benefit was an expense of $16.2 million and a benefit of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The income tax expense recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 relates to the projected expense as calculated under ASC 740 for taxpaying entities. Additionally, the tax benefits associated with losses generated by the HC2 Holdings, Inc. U.S. consolidated income tax return and certain other businesses have been reduced by a full valuation allowance as we do not believe it is more-likely-than-not that the losses will be utilized prior to expiration. The income tax benefit recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 relates to losses generated for which we expected to obtain benefits from in the future based on our weighting of all positive and negative evidence that existed at the time. This benefit was partially offset by a valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets of the Insurance segment during the first quarter of 2016.

Preferred stock dividends and deemed dividends from conversions: Preferred stock dividends and deemed dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $3.0 million to $2.1 million from $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . In the comparable period, the Company incurred deemed dividends which were used to induce conversion of shares held by Corrib Master Fund, Ltd. and certain investment entities managed by Luxor Capital Group, LP. These deemed dividends were not repeated in the current period. In addition to the decrease in deemed dividends, conversions during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 reduced the preferred share dividends paid on a quarterly basis.

Segment Results of Operations

In the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, other operating (income) expense includes (i) (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets, (ii) lease termination costs and (iii) asset impairment expense. Each table summarizes the results of operations of our operating segments and compares the amount of the change between the periods presented (in thousands).

Construction Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017		2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue	$	151,697	$	129,551		$	22,146		$	403,325	$	372,964		$	30,361

Cost of revenue	123,304		105,246			18,058			329,782		302,993			26,789
Selling, general and administrative expenses	14,395		11,558			2,837			43,346		34,251			9,095
Depreciation and amortization	1,314		431			883			4,194		1,262			2,932
Other operating (income) expense	486		(23		)	509			92		(963		)	1,055
Income from operations	$	12,198	$	12,339		$	(141	)	$	25,911	$	35,421		$	(9,510	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue: Net revenue from our Construction segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $22.1 million to $151.7 million from $129.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was largely due to contribution from large complex projects which began gaining momentum during the third quarter of 2017, primarily in the Western region, and additional revenues from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Net revenue from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $30.4 million to $403.3 million from $373.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was largely due to the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue from our Construction segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $18.1 million to $123.3 million from $105.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was largely due to large complex projects which increased costs relative to revenues when compared to the previous periods and additional costs from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Cost of revenue from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $26.8 million to $329.8 million from $303.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was attributable to additional costs from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016 and better than bid performance in the 2016 comparable period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Construction segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.8 million to $14.4 million from $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $9.1 million to $43.3 million from $34.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were due primarily to the additional operating costs associated with the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization from our Construction segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.9 million , to $1.3 million from $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Depreciation and amortization from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.9 million , to $4.2 million from $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . This increase was due primarily to the expense associated with the assets acquired through the acquisitions of BDS and PDC in the fourth quarter of 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increase was further affected by a re-class entry which was recorded in the prior year. See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

Other operating (income) expense : For the three months ended September 30, 2017 , we recorded an expense of $0.5 million compared with no income or expense for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Other operating (income) expense from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased by $1.1 million to expense of $0.1 million from income of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases in expenses were primarily driven by a reduction in gains recognized on the sale of assets sold when compared to the prior periods.

Marine Services Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016		Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue	$	42,817		$	50,653	$	(7,836	)	$	123,382		$	116,298		$	7,084

Cost of revenue	32,475			35,616		(3,141		)	97,772			85,383			12,389
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,302			4,690		(388		)	14,026			14,345			(319		)
Depreciation and amortization	6,221			5,553		668			16,561			16,794			(233		)
Other operating income	—			—		—			(3,251		)	(10		)	(3,241		)
Income (loss) from operations	$	(181	)	$	4,794	$	(4,975	)	$	(1,726	)	$	(214	)	$	(1,512	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue: Net revenue from our Marine Services segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $7.8 million to $42.8 million from $50.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by a reduction in revenue contribution from telecom installation revenues when compared to the prior period, partially offset by increased contribution from offshore power revenues.

Net revenue from our Marine Services segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $7.1 million to $123.4 million from $116.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were largely driven by revenue contribution from offshore power installation, partially offset by a decrease in telecom installation revenues when compared to the prior periods.

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue from our Marine Services segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $3.1 million to $32.5 million from $35.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by the change in revenues.

Cost of revenue from our Marine Services segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $12.4 million to $97.8 million from $85.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by the increases in revenues and additional costs incurred from ongoing offshore power installation and repair projects as a result of project challenges and delays, primarily in the second quarter of 2017.

Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization from our Marine Services segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.7 million , to $6.2 million from $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . This was driven by an increase in depreciable assets compared to the prior period, largely from a CWind vessel purchase.

Other operating income : Other operating income from our Marine Services segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $3.2 million to $3.3 million income from zero compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , driven by the current period gain on the sale of a maintenance vessel.

Energy Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016		Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016		Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue	$	3,919		$	1,664	$	2,255		$	12,301		$	4,151	$	8,150

Cost of revenue	2,935			635		2,300			7,770			1,570		6,200
Selling, general and administrative expenses	873			299		574			2,400			1,042		1,358
Depreciation and amortization	1,247			581		666			3,876			1,480		2,396
Other operating expense	25			—		25			39			—		39
Income (loss) from operations	$	(1,161	)	$	149	$	(1,310	)	$	(1,784	)	$	59	$	(1,843	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue: Net revenue from our Energy segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.3 million to $3.9 million from $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Net revenue from our Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $8.2 million to $12.3 million from $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were primarily driven by acquisitions in 2016, which added fueling stations, and from additional developed stations commissioned subsequent to the comparable periods. This was partially offset by the utilization of tax credits in the comparable periods, which expired on December 31, 2016 and were not renewed in 2017.

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue from our Energy segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.3 million to $2.9 million from $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Cost of revenue from our Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 6.2 million to $ 7.8 million from $ 1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were driven by an increase in CNG supply and utilities expenses from the new stations acquired or developed subsequent to the comparable periods, along with increased station down time and repair and maintenance expenses associated with the integration of acquired stations from Constellation CNG and Questar Fueling Company.

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Energy segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.6 million to $0.9 million from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 1.4 million to $ 2.4 million from $ 1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were driven primarily by an increase in operating expenses due to growth in the number of stations.

Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization from our Energy segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.7 million to $1.2 million from $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Depreciation and amortization from our Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 2.4 million to $ 3.9 million from $ 1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were primarily due to new stations acquired and developed subsequent to the third quarter of 2016.

Telecommunications Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017		2016		Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue	$	167,881	$	194,411		$	(26,530	)	$	520,214	$	508,248	$	11,966

Cost of revenue	164,336		190,260			(25,924		)	508,306		498,558		9,748
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,062		1,947			115			6,585		5,687		898
Depreciation and amortization	94		145			(51		)	285		390		(105		)
Other operating (income) expense	15		(159		)	174			15		179		(164		)
Income from operations	$	1,374	$	2,218		$	(844	)	$	5,023	$	3,434	$	1,589

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue: Net revenue from our Telecommunications segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $26.5 million to $167.9 million from $194.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was due primarily to fluctuations in wholesale traffic volumes.

Net revenue from our Telecommunications segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $12.0 million to $520.2 million from $508.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was due primarily to growth in wholesale traffic volumes driven by new routing and growing relationships with existing customers.

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue from our Telecommunications segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $25.9 million to $164.3 million from $190.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was due primarily to fluctuations in wholesale traffic volumes.

Cost of revenue from our Telecommunications segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 9.7 million to $ 508.3 million from $ 498.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was directly correlated to the growth in wholesale traffic volumes, partially offset by the segment's increased focus on lower cost termination.

Selling, general and administrative : Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Telecommunications segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 0.9 million to $ 6.6 million from $ 5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was due primarily to an increase in salaries and commission expense as a result of improved sales force performance, as well as from an increase in operational support costs.

Insurance Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Life, accident and health earned premiums, net	$	20,472		$	19,967		$	505		$	60,648		$	59,939		$	709
Net investment income	16,287			14,799			1,488			48,530			42,585			5,945
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	978			(220		)	1,198			2,854			(2,677		)	5,531
Net revenue	37,737			34,546			3,191			112,032			99,847			12,185

Policy benefits, changes in reserves, and commissions	17,393			29,689			(12,296		)	79,323			92,784			(13,461		)
Selling, general and administrative	4,187			6,356			(2,169		)	15,445			15,881			(436		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1,319		)	(1,161		)	(158		)	(3,440		)	(2,901		)	(539		)
Income (loss) from operations	$	17,476		$	(338	)	$	17,814		$	20,704		$	(5,917	)	$	26,621

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net investment income : Net investment income from our Insurance segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $1.5 million to $16.3 million from $14.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Net investment income from our Insurance segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5.9 million to $48.5 million from $42.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were primarily driven by an increase in fixed maturity securities and mortgage loans, largely from investment of premium proceeds.

Net realized gains (losses) on investments : Net realized gains (losses) on investments from our Insurance segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $1.2 million to a $1.0 million gain from a $0.2 million loss for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The change was due to the timing of sales of fixed maturity and equity securities and mark to market adjustments of interest only bonds.

Net realized gains (losses) on investments from our Insurance segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5.5 million to a $2.9 million gain from a $2.7 million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The change was due to the timing of sales of fixed maturity and equity securities, reduction of realized losses from prior period, and mark to market adjustments of interest only bonds.

Policy benefits, changes in reserves, and commissions : Policy benefits, changes in reserves, and commissions for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $12.3 million to $17.4 million from $29.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by the decrease in reserves in large part due to conditional non-forfeiture options ("CNFO") elections and terminations exceeding plan as a result of rate increases approved earlier in 2017.

Policy benefits, changes in reserves, and commissions for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $13.5 million to $79.3 million from $92.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was primarily due to certain implemented long term care rate increases, which generated significant CNFO activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This was not experienced during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 significantly reducing the increase in reserves from the prior year.

Selling, general and administrative : Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Insurance segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $2.2 million to $4.2 million from $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was largely attributable to lower taxes, licenses and fees, and lower transition spend with the conclusion of the transition services agreement with Great American in the first quarter of 2017.

Life Sciences Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	6,387		$	2,506		$	3,881		$	13,038		$	7,195		$	5,843
Depreciation and amortization	50			32			18			129			87			42
Loss from operations	$	(6,437	)	$	(2,538	)	$	(3,899	)	$	(13,167	)	$	(7,282	)	$	(5,885	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Life Sciences segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $3.9 million to $6.4 million from $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Life Sciences segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5.8 million to $13.0 million from $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were primarily due to progress driven increases in clinical expenses and research and development at R2 and BeneVir.

Other Segment



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Net revenue	$	2,358		$	2,259		$	99		$	4,375		$	2,613		$	1,762

Cost of revenue	1,623			2,103			(480		)	4,121			4,388			(267		)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,846			2,096			(250		)	4,674			3,756			918
Depreciation and amortization	272			378			(106		)	933			1,052			(119		)
Other operating expense	—			—			—			1,811			—			1,811
Loss from operations	$	(1,383	)	$	(2,318	)	$	935		$	(7,164	)	$	(6,583	)	$	(581	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Net revenue: Net revenue from our Other segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.1 million , to $2.4 million from $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The comparable revenue for the third quarter can be attributed to the timing of the release of both the 2017 and 2016 version of the NASCAR ^® console games.

Net revenue from our Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $ 1.8 million , to $ 4.4 million from $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were primarily driven by an increase in mobile game sales as a result of the NASCAR ^® Heat mobile game release in June 2017 and additional 2017 console game sales from the NASCAR ^® Heat Evolution game, which was released in September 2016. These sales significantly outperformed the sales of its predecessor NASCAR ^® '15 console game in the prior period.

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue from our Other segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $0.5 million to $1.6 million from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by a reduction in distribution fees from 704Games' largest distributor, and a decrease in development fees for our console game as there were one time fees incurred in 2016 which were not repeated in the current period.

Cost of revenue from our Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $ 0.3 million to $ 4.1 million from $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 .The decrease was driven by a reduction in distribution fees from 704Games' largest distributor, and a decrease in development fees for our console game as there were one time fees incurred in 2016 which were not repeated in the current period. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in NASCAR ^® royalty expenses as a result of higher revenue in 2017 compared to 2016.

Selling, general and administrative: Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Other segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $0.3 million to $1.8 million from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly driven by cost saving measures implemented at 704Games during the third quarter of 2017.

Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.9 million to $4.7 million from $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was driven by costs associated with NerVve, which was consolidated in August 2016, and increased salary and benefits expenses at 704Games.

Other operating expense : Other operating expense from our Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was an expense of $1.8 million driven by impairment expense of NerVve's goodwill and property, plant and equipment.

Non-operating Corporate



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	11,304		$	7,452		$	3,852		$	27,405		$	25,337		$	2,068
Depreciation and amortization	17			—			17			50			—			50
Loss from operations	$	(11,321	)	$	(7,452	)	$	(3,869	)	$	(27,455	)	$	(25,337	)	$	(2,118	)

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Non-operating Corporate segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $3.9 million to $11.3 million from $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was primarily attributable to bonus related compensation associated with the increase in Net Asset Value ("NAV") at the end of the quarter, from compensation related expenses associated with some senior management changes we announced during the quarter, and acquisition related costs which increased compared to the previous period as a result of increased acquisition activity.

Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Non-operating Corporate segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.1 million to $27.4 million from $25.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was attributable to bonus related compensation associated with the increase in NAV at the end of the period, from compensation related expenses associated with some senior management changes we announced during the quarter, and acquisition related costs which increased compared to the previous period as a result of increased activity. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in share-based compensation expense as a result of equity awards which fully vested in the first quarter of 2016 and minimal grants of such equity awards in 2016 and professional fees related to the restatement of 2014 results in 2016, which were not present in the current period.

The HC2 Compensation Committee established annual salary, cash and equity-based bonus arrangements for certain HC2 executive employees. In determining the amounts payable pursuant to such cash and equity-based bonus arrangements for these employees, the Company has historically measured the growth in the Company’s NAV in accordance with a formula established by HC2’s Compensation Committee (“Compensation NAV”). The Compensation NAV is generally determined by dividing the end of year Compensation NAV per share by the beginning year Compensation NAV per share and subtracting 1 from this amount (the “NAV Return”), and then subtracting the required threshold return rate from the NAV Return.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, underlying performance of the Compensation NAV increased 24.0% as compared to an increase of less than 1% for the comparable period. Because the NAV Return did not exceed the required threshold return rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, the 2016 beginning year Compensation NAV per share was equal to the 2015 end of year Compensation NAV per share. A Compensation NAV bonus was not accrued for in respect of the nine months ended September 30, 2016, because the NAV Return did not exceed the required threshold return rate.

Income (loss) from Equity Investments



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Marine Services	$	2,839		$	3,778		$	(939	)	$	17,094		$	11,240		$	5,854
Life Sciences	(1,840		)	(520		)	(1,320		)	(4,342		)	(1,235		)	(3,107		)
Other	(28		)	(2,923		)	2,895			(85		)	(6,852		)	6,767
Income from equity investments	$	971		$	335		$	636		$	12,667		$	3,153		$	9,514

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Marine Services: Income from equity investments in our Marine Services segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $0.9 million to $2.8 million from $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease in income was driven by a reduction in income from our equity interests in HMN due to timing of projects in the period.

Income from equity investments in our Marine Services segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5.9 million to $17.1 million from $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase in income was primarily driven by strong performance from our equity interest in HMN in the first quarter of 2017.

Life Sciences: Loss from equity investments from our Life Sciences segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $1.3 million to a loss of $1.8 million from a loss of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Loss from equity investments from our Life Sciences segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $3.1 million to a loss of $4.3 million from a loss of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increases were largely due to higher equity method losses recorded from our investment in MediBeacon as a result of our increased ownership and additional expenses following successful completion of development and clinical milestones.

Other: Loss from equity investments from our Other segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $2.9 million when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 . Loss from equity investments from our Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $6.8 million when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The change was driven by Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the current period as our basis in this investment is zero.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Information

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement recognized under U.S. GAAP. In addition, other companies may define Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which could limit its usefulness.

Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with meaningful information for gaining an understanding of our results as it is frequently used by the financial community to provide insight into an organization’s operating trends and facilitates comparisons between peer companies, since interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and the other items listed in the definition of Adjusted EBITDA below can differ greatly between organizations as a result of differing capital structures and tax strategies. Adjusted EBITDA can also be a useful measure of a company’s ability to service debt. While management believes that non-U.S. GAAP measurements are useful supplemental information, such adjusted results are not intended to replace our U.S. GAAP financial results. Using Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure has inherent limitations as an analytical tool as compared to net income (loss) or other U.S. GAAP financial measures, as this non-GAAP measure excludes certain items, including items that are recurring in nature, which may be meaningful to investors. As a result of the exclusions, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation and does not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) or other U.S. GAAP financial measures as a measure of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the results of operations of our Insurance segment.

The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by us, consists of Net income (loss) as adjusted for depreciation and amortization; amortization of equity method fair value adjustments at acquisition; (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets; lease termination costs; asset impairment expense; interest expense; net gain (loss) on contingent consideration; loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt; other (income) expense, net; foreign currency transaction (gain) loss included in cost of revenue; income tax (benefit) expense; (gain) loss from discontinued operations; noncontrolling interest; bonus to be settled in equity; share-based compensation expense; non-recurring items; and acquisition costs.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016

Our Adjusted EBITDA was $9.8 million and $18.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The decrease was primarily due to our Marine Services segment, driven by decreases in telecom installation revenues, a reduction in equity method income, and increased losses from our Life Sciences segment, as our early stage companies continue to develop their businesses and meet major milestones.



		Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
		Core Operating Subsidiaries											Early Stage & Other										HC2
	Construction				Marine Services			Energy			Telecom		Life Sciences			Other and Eliminations				Non-operating Corporate			HC2
Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.																							$	(5,967	)
Less: Net Income attributable to HC2 Holdings Insurance Segment																							4,280
Net Income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc., excluding Insurance Segment		$	7,082		$	844		$	(939	)	$	1,348	$	(6,760	)		$	(600	)	$	(11,222	)	(10,247		)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Depreciation and amortization		1,314			6,221			1,247			94		50				272			17			9,215
Depreciation and amortization (included in cost of revenue)		1,293			—			—			—		—				—			—			1,293
Amortization of equity method fair value adjustment at acquisition		—			(573		)	—			—		—				—			—			(573		)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets		486			—			25			—		—				—			—			511
Lease termination costs		—			—			—			15		—				—			—			15
Interest expense		238			1,021			262			14		—				1			11,686			13,222
Net loss on contingent consideration		—			—			—			—		—				—			(6,320		)	(6,320		)
Other (income) expense, net		(165		)	888			277			12		(10		)		(118		)	(718		)	166
Foreign currency (gain) loss (included in cost of revenue)		—			(238		)	—			—		—				—			—			(238		)
Income tax (benefit) expense		4,481			(137		)	—			—		—				—			(4,746		)	(402		)
Noncontrolling interest		558			43			(763		)	—		(1,506		)		(689		)	—			(2,357		)
Bonus to be settled in equity		—			—			—			—		—				—			765			765
Share-based payment expense		—			394			179			—		71				19			718			1,381
Non-recurring items		—			—			—			—		—				—			—			—
Acquisition Costs		1,501			300			—			—		—				—			1,564			3,365
Adjusted EBITDA		$	16,788		$	8,763		$	288		$	1,483	$	(8,155	)		$	(1,115	)	$	(8,256	)	$	9,796

Total Core Operating Subsidiaries		$	27,322



		Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
		Core Operating Subsidiaries												Early Stage & Other										HC2
	Construction				Marine Services			Energy			Telecom			Life Sciences			Other and Eliminations				Non-operating Corporate			HC2
Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.																								$	(4,558	)
Less: Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings Insurance Segment																								(2,189		)
Net Income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc., excluding Insurance Segment		$	6,962		$	8,696		$	27		$	1,796		$	(2,285	)		$	(8,160	)	$	(9,404	)	(2,368		)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Depreciation and amortization		431			5,554			582			144			32				380			4			7,127
Depreciation and amortization (included in cost of revenue)		1,321			—			—			—			—				—			—			1,321
Amortization of equity method fair value adjustment at acquisition		—			(329		)	—			—			—				—			—			(329		)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets		(23		)	—			—			—			—				—			—			(23		)
Lease termination costs		—			—			—			(159		)	—				—			—			(159		)
Interest expense		304			1,328			119			—			—				—			8,969			10,720
Net gain on contingent consideration		—			(1,381		)	—			—			—				—			—			(1,381		)
Other (income) expense, net		(12		)	(632		)	(24		)	422			(2		)		3,892			835			4,479
Foreign currency (gain) loss (included in cost of revenue)		—			(283		)	—			—			—				—			—			(283		)
Income tax (benefit) expense		4,672			96			—			—			—				—			(7,851		)	(3,083		)
Noncontrolling interest		411			465			27			—			(770		)		(974		)	—			(841		)
Share-based payment expense		—			546			3			—			128				37			1,088			1,802
Non-recurring items		—			—			—			—			—				—			173			173
Acquisition Costs		429			—			—			—			—				—			648			1,077
Adjusted EBITDA		$	14,495		$	14,060		$	734		$	2,203		$	(2,897	)		$	(4,825	)	$	(5,538	)	$	18,232

Total Core Operating Subsidiaries		$	31,492

Construction: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Construction segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.3 million to $16.8 million from $14.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was largely due to contribution from large complex projects which began gaining momentum during the third quarter of 2017, primarily in the Western region, and from the acquisitions of PDC and BDS in the fourth quarter of 2016. This was partially offset by better-than-bid performance on commercial projects in the West region recognized in the comparable period.

Marine Services: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Marine Services segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $5.3 million to $8.8 million from $14.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was driven by a reduction in revenue contribution from telecom installation revenues, and from a reduction in equity method income, largely from a decline in joint venture income in HMN when compared to the prior period.

Energy: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Energy segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $0.4 million to $0.3 million from $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 attributable to increased station down time and repair and maintenance expenses associated with the integration of acquired stations from Constellation CNG and Questar Fueling Company.

Telecommunications: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Telecommunications segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $0.7 million to $1.5 million from $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was due primarily to fluctuations in wholesale call traffic terminated, partially offset by the continued focus on higher margin wholesale traffic mix, improved operational efficiencies, and customer relationships across the platform.

Life Sciences: Adjusted EBITDA loss from our Life Sciences segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5.3 million to $8.2 million from $2.9 million due to a progress-driven increase in costs at early-stage consolidating subsidiaries, principally R2, and an increase in equity method losses recorded for MediBeacon as a result of increased expenses following ongoing and successful completion of development and clinical milestones.

Other and Eliminations: Adjusted EBITDA loss from the Other segment and eliminations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $3.7 million to $1.1 million from $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease in loss was due to a reduction in losses recognized from our equity method investments, principally Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the three months ended September 30, 2017 as our basis in this investment is zero. This was further decreased by lower losses at 704Games as a result of a reduction in distribution fees from 704Games' largest distributor and a decrease in development fees for our console game driven by a one time fee incurred in 2016 which was not repeated in the current period.

Non-operating Corporate: Adjusted EBITDA loss from our Non-operating Corporate segment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.7 million to $8.3 million from $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was attributable to bonus related compensation associated with the increase in NAV at the end of the period, from compensation related expenses associated with some senior management changes we announced during the quarter.

Nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016

Our Adjusted EBITDA was $31.1 million and $33.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The decrease was primarily due to our Life Sciences segment as our early stage companies continue to develop their businesses and meet major milestones, offset by our Other segment driven by our equity investment in Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the current period as our basis in this investment is zero.



		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
		Core Operating Subsidiaries											Early Stage & Other										HC2
	Construction				Marine Services			Energy			Telecom		Life Sciences			Other and Eliminations				Non-operating Corporate			HC2
Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.																							$	(38,374	)
Less: Net Income attributable to HC2 Holdings Insurance Segment																							3,683
Net Income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc., excluding Insurance Segment		$	14,464		$	8,943		$	(2,001	)	$	4,910	$	(14,276	)		$	(9,787	)	$	(44,310	)	(42,057		)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Depreciation and amortization		4,194			16,561			3,876			285		129				933			50			26,028
Depreciation and amortization (included in cost of revenue)		3,835			—			—			—		—				—			—			3,835
Amortization of equity method fair value adjustment at acquisition		—			(1,223		)	—			—		—				—			—			(1,223		)
Asset impairment expense		—			—			—			—		—				1,810			—			1,810
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets		93			(3,500		)	39			—		—				—			—			(3,368		)
Lease termination costs		—			249			—			15		—				—			—			264
Interest expense		619			3,363			552			37		—				2,408			32,431			39,410
Net loss on contingent consideration		—			—			—			—		—				—			(6,001		)	(6,001		)
Other (income) expense, net		(158		)	2,443			1,652			77		(25		)		2,800			(460		)	6,329
Foreign currency (gain) loss (included in cost of revenue)		—			(131		)	—			—		—				—			—			(131		)
Income tax (benefit) expense		9,792			239			12			—		—				—			(9,112		)	931
Noncontrolling interest		1,190			381			(2,002		)	—		(3,208		)		(2,666		)	—			(6,305		)
Bonus to be settled in equity		—			—			—			—		—				—			1,350			1,350
Share-based payment expense		—			1,133			361			—		239				66			2,207			4,006
Non-recurring items		—			—			—			—		—				—			—			—
Acquisition costs		2,447			300			—			—		—				—			3,425			6,172
Adjusted EBITDA		$	36,476		$	28,758		$	2,489		$	5,324	$	(17,141	)		$	(4,436	)	$	(20,420	)	$	31,050

Total Core Operating Subsidiaries		$	73,047



		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
		Core Operating Subsidiaries												Early Stage & Other										HC2
	Construction				Marine Services			Energy			Telecom			Life Sciences			Other and Eliminations				Non-operating Corporate			HC2
Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.																								$	(33,085	)
Less: Net (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings Insurance Segment																								(11,978		)
Net Income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc., excluding Insurance Segment		$	20,710		$	8,780		$	68		$	4,007		$	(2,991	)		$	(21,264	)	$	(30,417	)	(21,107		)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Depreciation and amortization		1,263			16,793			1,479			389			87				1,050			4			21,065
Depreciation and amortization (included in cost of revenue)		3,048			—			—			—			—				—			—			3,048
Amortization of equity method fair value adjustment at acquisition		—			(1,046		)	—			—			—				—			—			(1,046		)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets		(963		)	(10		)	—			—			—				—			—			(973		)
Lease termination costs		—			—			—			179			—				—			—			179
Interest expense		917			3,683			142			—			—				1			26,871			31,614
Net gain on contingent consideration		—			(1,573		)	—			—			—				—			—			(1,573		)
Other (income) expense, net		(88		)	383			(399		)	(574		)	(3,223		)		9,888			(311		)	5,676
Foreign currency (gain) loss (included in cost of revenue)		—			(1,970		)	—			—			—				—			—			(1,970		)
Income tax (benefit) expense		12,641			(756		)	—			—			—				—			(21,481		)	(9,596		)
Noncontrolling interest		1,240			510			249			—			(2,302		)		(2,062		)	—			(2,365		)
Share-based payment expense		—			1,307			107			—			184				238			4,833			6,669
Non-recurring items		—			—			—			—			—				—			1,513			1,513
Acquisition costs		428			266			27			18			—				—			1,821			2,560
Adjusted EBITDA		$	39,196		$	26,367		$	1,673		$	4,019		$	(8,245	)		$	(12,149	)	$	(17,166	)	$	33,694

Total Core Operating Subsidiaries		$	71,255

Construction: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Construction segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $2.7 million to $36.5 million from $39.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease was due in part to project delays associated with design changes on certain existing projects in backlog for the first nine months of 2017, as well as better-than bid performance on commercial projects in the comparable period.

Marine Services: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Marine Services segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $2.4 million to $28.8 million from $26.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was primarily driven by increases in equity method income through our joint venture investment in HMN largely in the first quarter of 2017.

Energy: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $0.8 million to $2.5 million from $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to the impact of sales from stations acquired and commissioned subsequent to the comparable period, offset in part by the utilization of tax credits in the comparable periods, which expired on December 31, 2016 and were not renewed in 2017.

Telecommunications: Adjusted EBITDA income from our Telecommunications segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $1.3 million to $5.3 million from $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was due to the Company’s focus on the wholesale traffic termination mix that maximizes margin contribution.

Life Sciences: Adjusted EBITDA loss from our Life Sciences segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $8.9 million to a loss of $17.1 million from a loss of $8.2 million due to a progress driven increase in costs at R2, and an increase in equity method losses recorded for MediBeacon as a result of increased expenses following successful completion of development and clinical milestones.

Other and Eliminations: Adjusted EBITDA loss from the Other segment and eliminations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $7.7 million to $4.4 million from $12.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The decrease in loss was due to a reduction in losses recognized from our equity method investments, principally Inseego, as the Company did not recognize losses from our investment in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as our basis in this investment is zero.

Non-operating Corporate: Adjusted EBITDA loss from our Non-operating Corporate segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $3.3 million to $20.4 million from $17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The increase was attributable to bonus related compensation associated with the increase in NAV at the end of the period and from compensation related expenses associated with some senior management changes we announced during the quarter.

Adjusted Operating Income - Insurance

Adjusted Operating Income for the Insurance segment ("Insurance AOI") is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure frequently used throughout the insurance industry and is an economic measure the Insurance segment uses to evaluate its financial performance. Management believes that Insurance AOI measures provide investors with meaningful information for gaining an understanding of certain results and provides insight into an organization’s operating trends and facilitates comparisons between peer companies. However, Insurance AOI has certain limitations and we may not calculate it the same as other companies in our industry. It should therefore be read together with the Company's results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Similarly to Adjusted EBITDA, using Insurance AOI as a performance measure has inherent limitations as an analytical tool as compared to income (loss) from operations or other U.S. GAAP financial measures, as this non-U.S. GAAP measure excludes certain items, including items that are recurring in nature, which may be meaningful to investors. As a result of the exclusions, Insurance AOI should not be considered in isolation and does not purport to be an alternative to income (loss) from operations or other U.S. GAAP financial measures as a measure of our operating performance.

Management defines Insurance AOI as Net income (loss) for the Insurance segment adjusted to exclude the impact of net investment gains (losses), including OTTI losses recognized in operations; asset impairment; intercompany elimination; non-recurring items; and acquisition costs. Management believes that Insurance AOI provides a meaningful financial metric that helps investors understand certain results and profitability. While these adjustments are an integral part of the overall performance of the Insurance segment, market conditions impacting these items can overshadow the underlying performance of the business. Accordingly, we believe using a measure which excludes their impact is effective in analyzing the trends of our operations.

The table below shows the adjustments made to the reported Net income (loss) of the Insurance segment to calculate Insurance AOI (in thousands). Refer to the analysis of the fluctuations within the results of operations section:



	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)			2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Net Income (loss) - Insurance segment	$	4,282		$	(2,189	)	$	6,471		$	3,685		$	(11,978	)	$	15,663
Effect of investment (gains) losses	(978		)	220			(1,198		)	(2,854		)	2,677			(5,531		)
Asset impairment expense	—			—			—			3,364			—			3,364
Acquisition costs	422			269			153			1,158			269			889
Insurance AOI	$	3,726		$	(1,700	)	$	5,426		$	5,353		$	(9,032	)	$	14,385

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

Our Insurance AOI for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was income of $3.7 million and a loss of $1.7 million , respectively. Our Insurance AOI for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was income of $5.4 million and a loss of $9.0 million , respectively. The increases were primarily due to higher net investment income and a reduction in insurance benefits, due to reserves released and a decrease in SG&A expenses driven by the termination of the Transition Services Agreement in early 2017. The increase was partially offset by an increase in tax expense due to higher operating profits, as a result of reserve releases, and increased taxable investment gains in the year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Short- and Long-Term Liquidity Considerations and Risks

HC2 is a holding company and its liquidity needs are primarily for interest payments on its 11.0% Notes and dividend payments on its Preferred Stock. HC2 also has liquidity needs related to recurring operational expenses.

As of September 30, 2017 , the Company had $130.8 million of cash and cash equivalents compared to $115.4 million as of December 31, 2016 . On a stand-alone basis, as of September 30, 2017 , HC2 had cash and cash equivalents of $48.5 million compared to $21.7 million at December 31, 2016 . At September 30, 2017 , cash and cash equivalents in our Insurance segment was $30.0 million compared to $24.5 million at December 31, 2016 .

Our subsidiaries' principal liquidity requirements arise from cash used in operating activities, debt service, and capital expenditures, including purchases of steel construction equipment and subsea cable equipment, fueling stations, network equipment (such as switches, related transmission equipment and capacity), and service infrastructure, liabilities associated with insurance products, development of back-office systems, operating costs and expenses, and income taxes.

As of September 30, 2017 , the Company had $503.8 million of indebtedness on a consolidated basis compared to $438.4 million as of December 31, 2016 . On a stand-alone basis, as of September 30, 2017 , HC2 had $400.0 million of indebtedness compared to $307.0 million as of December 31, 2016 .

All of HC2's stand-alone debt consists of the 11.0% Notes. HC2 is required to make semi-annual interest payments on its outstanding 11.0% Notes on June 1 ^st and December 1 ^st of each year. HC2 is required to make dividend payments on our outstanding Preferred Stock on January 15 ^th , April 15 ^th , July 15 ^th , and October 15 ^th of each year.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 , HC2 received $2.0 million in dividends from our Telecommunications segment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, HC2 received $13.5 million and $6.0 million in dividends from our Construction and Telecommunications segments, respectively.

Under a tax sharing agreement, DBMG reimburses HC2 for use of its Net Operating Losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , HC2 received $5.0 million from DBMG under this tax sharing agreement.

We have financed our growth and operations to date, and expect to finance our future growth and operations, through public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, credit facilities, vendor financing, capital lease financing and other financing arrangements, as well as cash generated from the operations of our subsidiaries. In the future, we may also choose to sell assets or certain investments to generate cash.

At this time, we believe that we will be able to continue to meet our liquidity requirements and fund our fixed obligations (such as debt services and operating leases) and other cash needs for our operations for at least the next twelve months through a combination of distributions from our subsidiaries and from raising of additional debt or equity, refinancing of certain of our indebtedness or Preferred Stock, other financing arrangements and/or the sale of assets and certain investments. Historically, we have chosen to reinvest cash and receivables into the growth of

our various businesses, and therefore have not kept a large amount of cash on hand at the holding company level, a practice which we expect to continue in the future. The ability of HC2’s subsidiaries to make distributions to HC2 is subject to numerous factors, including restrictions contained in each subsidiary’s financing agreements, regulatory requirements, availability of sufficient funds at each subsidiary and the approval of such payment by each subsidiary’s board of directors, which must consider various factors, including general economic and business conditions, tax considerations, strategic plans, financial results and condition, expansion plans, any contractual, legal or regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends, and such other factors each subsidiary’s board of directors considers relevant. Our ability to sell assets and certain of our investments to meet our existing financing needs may also be limited by our existing financing instruments. Although the Company believes that it will be able to raise additional equity capital, refinance indebtedness or Preferred Stock, enter into other financing arrangements or engage in asset sales and sales of certain investments sufficient to fund any cash needs that we are not able to satisfy with the funds expected to be provided by our subsidiaries, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so on terms satisfactory to the Company if at all. Such financing options, if pursued, may also ultimately have the effect of negatively impacting our liquidity profile and prospects over the long-term. In addition, the sale of assets or the Company’s investments may also make the Company less attractive to potential investors or future financing partners.

Indebtedness

See Note 12. Long-term Obligations , to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of our long-term debt.

Restrictive Covenants

The 11.0% Notes Indenture contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; engage in sale-leaseback transactions; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of capital stock and make certain restricted payments; sell assets; engage in transactions with affiliates; or consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.

The 11.0% Notes Indenture also includes two maintenance covenants: (1) a liquidity covenant; and (2) a collateral coverage covenant.

The liquidity covenant provides that the Company will not permit the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors of the 11.0% Notes (the "Guarantors") to be less than the Company’s obligations to pay interest on the 11.0% Notes and all other debt of the Company and the Guarantors, plus mandatory cash dividends on the Company’s Preferred Stock, for the next (i) six months if our collateral coverage ratio is greater than 2.0x or (ii) 12 months if our collateral coverage ratio is less than 2.0x. As of September 30, 2017 , our collateral coverage ratio was greater than 2.0x and therefore the liquidity covenant requires the Company to maintain 6 months of debt service and preferred dividend obligations. If the collateral coverage ratio subsequently becomes lower than 2:1 in the future, the maintenance of liquidity requirement under the 11.0% Notes will be increased back to 12 months of debt service and preferred dividend obligations. As of September 30, 2017 , the Company was in compliance with this covenant.

The collateral coverage covenant provides that the Company’s Collateral Coverage Ratio (defined in the 11.0% Notes Indenture as the ratio of (i) the Loan Collateral to (ii) Consolidated Secured Debt (each as defined therein)) calculated on a pro forma basis as of the last day of each fiscal quarter may not be less than 1.25:1. As of September 30, 2017 , the Company was in compliance with this covenant.

The instruments governing the Company’s Preferred Stock also limit the Company’s and its subsidiaries ability to take certain actions, including, among other things, to incur additional indebtedness; issue additional Preferred Stock; engage in transactions with affiliates; and make certain restricted payments. These limitations are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.

Summary of Consolidated Cash Flows

Presented below is a table that summarizes the cash provided or used in our activities and the amount of the respective increases or decreases in cash provided by (used in) those activities between the fiscal periods (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
	2017			2016			Increase / (Decrease)
Operating activities	$	37,107		$	54,979		$	(17,872	)
Investing activities	(66,959		)	(80,072		)	13,113
Financing activities	45,421			(10,863		)	56,284
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(149		)	(1,347		)	1,198
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	15,420		$	(37,303	)	$	52,723

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities totaled $37.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $55.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The $17.9 million decrease was the result of decreases in working capital largely driven by the Company's Telecommunication segment due to timing of collections and payments on trade related activity when compared to the previous period, and a decrease in cash received from equity investments driven by our Marine Services segment.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities totaled $67.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $80.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The $13.1 million decrease was driven by our Insurance segment, due to redeployment of cash in 2016 into fixed maturity securities subsequent to the acquisition of the Insurance Company in December 2015, and cash paid for business acquisitions in the comparable period which were not repeated during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities totaled $45.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to cash used in financing activities of $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The $56.3 million change was driven by additional borrowings under our 11% Notes offset by repayment of the 11.0% Bridge Note, compared to the prior period, during which we had no significant borrowings or repayments of the 11% Notes.

Other Invested Assets

Carrying values of other invested assets accounted for under cost and equity method are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Cost Method		Equity Method		Fair Value		Cost Method		Equity Method		Fair Value
Common Equity	$	—	$	1,298	$	7,056	$	138	$	1,047	$	—
Preferred Equity	2,484		15,710		—		2,484		9,971		—
Derivatives	3,097		—		2,164		3,097		—		3,813
Limited Partnerships	—		733		—		—		1,116		—
Joint Ventures	—		58,919		—		—		40,697		—
Total	$	5,581	$	76,660	$	9,220	$	5,719	$	52,831	$	3,813

Construction

Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities are the principal source of cash used to fund DBMG’s operating expenses, interest payments on debt, and capital expenditures. DBMG's short-term cash needs are primarily for working capital to support operations including receivables, inventories, and other costs incurred in performing its contracts. DBMG attempts to structure the payment arrangements under its contracts to match costs incurred under the project. To the extent it is able to bill in advance of costs incurred, DBMG generates working capital through billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts. DBMG relies on its credit facilities to meet its working capital needs. DBMG believes that its existing borrowing availability together with cash from operations will be adequate to meet all funding requirements for its operating expenses, interest payments on debt and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.

DBMG is required to make monthly or quarterly interest payments on all of its debt. Based upon the September 30, 2017 debt balance, DBMG anticipates that its interest payments will be approximately $0.2 million each quarter.

DBMG believes that its available funds, cash generated by operating activities and funds available under its bank credit facilities will be sufficient to fund its capital expenditures and its working capital needs. However, DBMG may expand its operations through future acquisitions and may require additional equity or debt financing.

Marine Services

Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities are the principal source of cash used to fund GMSL’s operating expenses, interest payments on debt, and capital expenditures. GMSL's short-term cash needs are primarily for working capital to support operations including receivables, inventories, and other costs incurred in performing its contracts. GMSL attempts to structure the payment arrangements under its contracts to match costs incurred under the project. To the extent it is able to bill in advance of costs incurred, GMSL generates working capital through billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts. GMSL believes that its existing borrowing availability together with cash from operations will be adequate to meet all funding requirements for its operating expenses, interest payments on debt and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.

GMSL is required to make monthly and quarterly interest and principal payments depending on the structure of each individual debt agreement.

Market Environment

GMSL earns revenues in a variety of currencies including the U.S. dollar, the Singapore dollar and the British pound. The exchange rates between the U.S. dollar, the Singapore dollar and the British pound have fluctuated in recent periods and may fluctuate substantially in the future. Any material appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against each other may have a negative impact on GMSL's results of operations and financial condition.

Insurance

Cash flows

CIG’s principal cash inflows from its operating activities relate to its premiums, annuity deposits and insurance, investment product fees and other income. CIG’s principal cash inflows from its invested assets result from investment income and the maturity and sales of invested assets. The primary liquidity concern with respect to these cash inflows relates to the risk of default by debtors and interest rate volatility. Additional sources of liquidity to meet unexpected cash outflows in excess of operating cash inflows and current cash and equivalents on hand include selling short-term investments or fixed maturity securities.

CIG's principal cash outflows relate to the payment of claims liabilities, interest credited and operating expenses. CIG’s management believes its current sources of liquidity are adequate to meet its cash requirements for the next 12 months.

Market environment

As of September 30, 2017 , CIG was in a position to hold any investment security showing an unrealized loss until recovery, provided it remains comfortable with the credit of the issuer. CIG does not rely on short-term funding or commercial paper and to date it has experienced no liquidity pressure, nor does it anticipate such pressure in the foreseeable future. CIG projects its reserves to be sufficient and believes its current capital base is adequate to support its business.

Dividend Limitations

CIG's insurance subsidiary is subject to Texas statutory provisions that restrict the payment of dividends. The dividend limitations on CIG are based on statutory financial results and regulatory approval. Statutory accounting practices differ in certain respects from accounting principles used in financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Significant differences include the treatment of deferred income taxes, required investment reserves, reserve calculation assumptions and surplus notes.

The ability of CIG’s insurance subsidiary to pay dividends and to make such other payments is limited by applicable laws and regulations of the states in which its subsidiary is domiciled, which subject its subsidiary to significant regulatory restrictions. These laws and regulations require, among other things, CIG’s insurance subsidiary to maintain minimum solvency requirements and limit the amount of dividends this subsidiary can pay. Along with solvency regulations, the primary driver in determining the amount of capital used for dividends is the level of capital needed to maintain desired financial strength in the form of its subsidiary Risk-Based Capital ("RBC") ratio. CIG monitors its insurance subsidiary's compliance with the RBC requirements specified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. As of December 31, 2016 , CIG’s insurance subsidiary exceeds the minimum RBC requirements. CIG’s insurance subsidiary paid no dividends to CIG in fiscal year 2016 and has further agreed with its state regulator to not pay dividends for three years following the completion of the acquisition on December 24, 2015.

Other

The Company has an agreement with the Texas Department of Insurance ("TDOI") that, for five years following the acquisition, the Company will contribute to Continental General Insurance Company ("CGI" or the "Insurance Company") cash or marketable securities acceptable to the TDOI to the extent required for CGI’s total adjusted capital to be not less than 400% of CGI’s authorized control level risk-based capital (each as defined under Texas law and reported in CGI’s statutory statements filed with the TDOI).

Additionally, CGI entered into a capital maintenance agreement with Great American Financial Resources, Inc. ("Great American"). Under the agreement, if the acquired company’s total adjusted capital reported in its annual statutory financial statements is less than 400% of its authorized control level risk-based capital, Great American has agreed to pay cash or assets to the acquired company as required to eliminate such shortfall (after giving effect to any capital contributions made by the Company or its affiliates since the date of the relevant annual statutory financial statement). Great American’s obligation to make such payments is capped at $35.0 million under the capital maintenance agreement. The capital maintenance agreement will remain in effect from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2021 or until payments by Great American under the agreement equal the cap. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the Company is required to indemnify Great American for the amount of any payments made by Great American under the capital maintenance agreement.

Asset Liability Management

CIG’s insurance subsidiary maintains investment strategies intended to provide adequate funds to pay benefits without forced sales of investments. Products having liabilities with longer durations, such as long-term care insurance, are matched with investments such as long-term fixed maturity securities. Shorter-term liabilities are matched with fixed maturity securities that have short- and medium-term fixed maturities. The types of assets in which CIG may invest are influenced by state laws, which prescribe qualified investment assets applicable to insurance companies. Within the parameters of these laws, CIG invests in assets giving consideration to four primary investment objectives: (i) maintain robust absolute returns; (ii) provide reliable yield and investment income; (iii) preserve capital and (iv) provide liquidity to meet policyholder and other corporate obligations. The Insurance segment’s investment portfolio is designed to contribute stable earnings and balance risk across diverse asset classes and is primarily invested in high quality fixed income securities. In addition, at any given time, CIG’s insurance subsidiary could hold cash, highly liquid, high-quality short-term investment securities and other liquid investment grade fixed maturity securities to fund anticipated operating expenses, surrenders and withdrawals.

Investments

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , CIG’s investment portfolio is comprised of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Fair Value		Percent		Fair Value		Percent
U.S. Government and government agencies	$	15,713	1.1	%	$	15,950	1.1	%
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	392,958		26.8	%	375,077		26.6	%
Foreign government	5,912		0.4	%	5,978		0.4	%
Residential mortgage-backed securities	110,841		7.5	%	138,196		9.8	%
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	31,099		2.1	%	49,053		3.5	%
Asset-backed securities	127,988		8.7	%	77,665		5.5	%
Corporate and other	651,540		44.4	%	617,039		44.0	%
Common stocks ^(*)	40,769		2.8	%	53,892		3.8	%
Perpetual preferred stocks	38,484		2.6	%	36,654		2.6	%
Mortgage loans	26,427		1.8	%	16,831		1.2	%
Policy loans	18,038		1.2	%	18,247		1.3	%
Other invested assets	8,969		0.6	%	3,415		0.2	%
Total	$	1,468,738	100.0	%	$	1,407,997	100.0	%

^(*) Balance includes fair value of certain securities held by the Company, which are either eliminated on consolidation or reported within Other invested assets .

Credit Quality

Insurance statutes regulate the type of investments that CIG is permitted to make and limit the amount of funds that may be used for any one type of investment. In light of these statutes and regulations, and CIG's business and investment strategy, CIG generally seeks to invest in (i) securities rated investment grade by established nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (each, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO")), (ii) U.S. Government and government-sponsored agency securities, or (iii) securities of comparable investment quality, if not rated.

The following table summarizes the credit quality, by NRSRO rating, of CIG's fixed income portfolio (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Fair Value		Percent		Fair Value		Percent
AAA, AA, A	$	710,626	53.2	%	$	738,509	57.8	%
BBB	434,602		32.5	%	382,555		29.9	%
Total investment grade	1,145,228		85.7	%	1,121,064		87.7	%
BB	35,760		2.7	%	37,093		2.9	%
B	8,760		0.7	%	20,214		1.6	%
CCC, CC, C	29,686		2.2	%	35,021		2.7	%
D	12,591		0.9	%	17,075		1.3	%
NR	104,026		7.8	%	48,491		3.8	%
Total non-investment grade	190,823		14.3	%	157,894		12.3	%
Total	$	1,336,051	100.0	%	$	1,278,958	100.0	%

Foreign Currency

Foreign currency fluctuations can impact our financial results. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , approximately 11.7% and 34.1% respectively, of our net revenue from continuing operations was derived from sales and operations outside the U.S. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , approximately 11.6% and 30.4% respectively, of our net revenue from continuing operations was derived from sales and operations outside the U.S. The reporting currency for our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is the United States dollar ("USD"). The local currency of each country is the functional currency for each of our respective entities operating in that country.

In the future, we expect to continue to derive a portion of our net revenue and incur a portion of our operating costs from outside the U.S., and therefore changes in exchange rates may continue to have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations. Our risk of loss regarding foreign currency exchange rate risk is caused primarily by fluctuations in the USD/British pound sterling ("GBP") exchange rate. Changes in the exchange rate of USD relative to the GBP could have an adverse impact on our future results of operations. We have agreements with certain subsidiaries for repayment of a portion of the investments and advances made to these subsidiaries. As we anticipate repayment in the foreseeable future, we recognize the unrealized gains and losses in foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The exposure of our income from operations to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is reduced in part because a majority of the costs that we incur in connection with our foreign operations are also denominated in local currencies.

We are exposed to financial statement gains and losses as a result of translating the operating results and financial position of our international subsidiaries. We translate the local currency statements of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into USD using the average exchange rate during the reporting period. Changes in foreign exchange rates affect the reported profits and losses and cash flows of our international subsidiaries and may distort comparisons from year to year. By way of example, when the USD strengthens compared to the GBP, there could be a negative or positive effect on the reported results for our Telecommunications segment, depending upon whether such businesses are operating profitably or at a loss. More profits in GBP are required to generate the same amount of profits in USD and a greater loss in GBP to generate the same amount of loss in USD, and vice versa. For instance, when the USD weakens against the GBP, there is a positive effect on reported profits and a negative effect on reported losses.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

DBMG

DBMG’s off-balance sheet arrangements at September 30, 2017 included letters of credit of $8.8 million under Credit and Security Agreements and performance bonds of $278.4 million .

DBMG’s contract arrangements with customers sometimes require DBMG to provide performance bonds to partially secure its obligations under its contracts. Bonding requirements typically arise in connection with public works projects and sometimes with respect to certain private contracts. DBMG’s performance bonds are obtained through surety companies and typically cover the entire project price.

New Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of our New Accounting Pronouncements, refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2016.

Related Party Transactions

For a discussion of our Related Party Transactions, refer to Note 18. Related Parties to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Corporate Information

HC2, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in 1994. The Company’s executive offices are located at 450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY, 10022. The Company’s telephone number is (212) 235-2690. Our Internet address is www.hc2.com . We make available free of charge through our Internet website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The information on our website is not a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains or incorporates a number of "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based on current expectations, and are not strictly historical statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "if," "may," "should," "believe," "anticipate," "future," "forward," "potential," "estimate," "opportunity," "goal," "objective," "growth," "outcome," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "strategy," "provide," "commitment," "result," "seek," "pursue," "ongoing," "include" or in the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of performance, results, or the creation of shareholder value, although they are based on our current plans or assessments which we believe to be reasonable as of the date hereof.

Factors that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ include, without limitation: the ability of our subsidiaries (including, target businesses following their acquisition) to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions, capital market conditions, our and our subsidiaries’ ability to identify any suitable future acquisition opportunities, efficiencies/cost avoidance, cost savings, income and margins, growth, economies of scale, combined operations, future economic performance, conditions to, and the timetable for, completing the integration of financial reporting of acquired or target businesses with HC2 or the applicable subsidiary of HC2, completing future acquisitions and dispositions, litigation, potential and contingent liabilities, management’s plans, changes in regulations and taxes.

We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in this Quarterly Report and in the documents incorporated by reference, could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. You should also understand that many factors described under one heading below may apply to more than one section in which we have grouped them for the purpose of this presentation. As a result, you should consider all of the following factors, together with all of the other information presented herein, in evaluating our business and that of our subsidiaries.

HC2 Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Actual results or other outcomes may differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained or incorporated herein due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, the following:


•	limitations on our ability to successfully identify any strategic acquisitions or business opportunities and to compete for these opportunities with others who have greater resources;


•	our possible inability to generate sufficient liquidity, margins, earnings per share, cash flow and working capital from our operating segments;


•	our dependence on distributions from our subsidiaries to fund our operations and payments on our obligations;


•	the impact on our business and financial condition of our substantial indebtedness and the significant additional indebtedness and other financing obligations we may incur;


•	the impact of covenants in the Certificates of Designation governing the Preferred Stock, the 11.0% Notes Indenture, the Credit and Security Agreement governing the DBMG Facility, the CWind line of credit with Barclays, the ANG term loans and notes with Signature Financial,

M&T Bank and Pioneer Savings Bank, and future financing agreements, on our ability to operate our business and finance our pursuit of acquisition opportunities;


•	our dependence on certain key personnel, in particular, our Chief Executive Officer, Philip Falcone;


•	the potential for, and our ability to, remediate future material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting;


•	uncertain global economic conditions in the markets in which our operating segments conduct their businesses;


•	the ability of our operating segments to attract and retain customers;


•	increased competition in the markets in which our operating segments conduct their businesses;


•	our expectations regarding the timing, extent and effectiveness of our cost reduction initiatives and management’s ability to moderate or control discretionary spending;


•	management’s plans, goals, forecasts, expectations, guidance, objectives, strategies and timing for future operations, acquisitions, synergies, asset dispositions, fixed asset and goodwill impairment charges, tax and withholding expense, selling, general and administrative expenses, product plans, performance and results;


•	management’s assessment of market factors and competitive developments, including pricing actions and regulatory rulings;


•	the impact of additional material charges associated with our oversight of acquired or target businesses and the integration of our financial reporting;


•	the impact of expending significant resources in considering acquisition targets or business opportunities that are not consummated;


•	the possibility of indemnification claims arising out of divestitures of businesses;


•	tax consequences associated with our acquisition, holding and disposition of target companies and assets;


•	the effect any interests our officers, directors, stockholders and their respective affiliates may have in certain transactions in which we are involved;


•	the impact on the holders of HC2’s common stock if we issue additional shares of HC2 common stock or preferred stock;


•	the impact of decisions by HC2’s significant stockholders, whose interest may differ from those of HC2’s other stockholders, or their ceasing to remain significant stockholders;


•	our ability to effectively increase the size of our organization, if needed, and manage our growth;


•	our possible inability to raise additional capital when needed or refinance our existing debt, on attractive terms, or at all; and


•	our possible inability to hire and retain qualified executive management, sales, technical and other personnel.

Construction / DBM Global Inc.

Actual results or other outcomes of DBMG, f/k/a Schuff International, Inc. and thus, our Construction segment, may differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained or incorporated herein due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, the following:


•	its ability to realize cost savings from expected performance of contracts, whether as a result of improper estimates, performance, or otherwise;


•	uncertain timing and funding of new contract awards, as well as project cancellations;


•	cost overruns on fixed-price or similar contracts or failure to receive timely or proper payments on cost-reimbursable contracts, whether as a result of improper estimates, performance, disputes, or otherwise;


•	risks associated with labor productivity, including performance of subcontractors that DBMG hires to complete projects;


•	its ability to settle or negotiate unapproved change orders and claims;


•	changes in the costs or availability of, or delivery schedule for, equipment, components, materials, labor or subcontractors;


•	adverse impacts from weather affecting DBMG’s performance and timeliness of completion of projects, which could lead to increased costs and affect the quality, costs or availability of, or delivery schedule for, equipment, components, materials, labor or subcontractors;


•	fluctuating revenue resulting from a number of factors, including the cyclical nature of the individual markets in which our customers operate;

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adverse outcomes of pending claims or litigation or the possibility of new claims or litigation, and the potential effect of such claims or litigation on DBMG’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow; and lack of necessary liquidity to provide bid, performance, advance payment and retention bonds, guarantees, or letters of credit securing DBMG’s obligations under bids and contracts or to finance expenditures prior to the receipt of payment for the performance of contracts.

Marine Services / Global Marine Systems Limited

Actual results or other outcomes of Global Marine Systems Limited ("GMSL"), and thus, our Marine Services segment, may differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained or incorporated herein due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, the following:


•	the possibility of global recession or market downturn with a reduction in capital spending within the targeted market segments in which the business operates;


•	project implementation issues and possible subsequent overruns;


•	risks associated with operating outside of core competencies when moving into different market segments;


•	possible loss or severe damage to marine assets;


•	vessel equipment aging or reduced reliability;


•	risks associated with operating two joint ventures in China;


•	risks related to noncompliance with a wide variety of anti-corruption laws;


•	changes to the local laws and regulatory environment in different geographical regions;


•	loss of key senior employees;


•	difficulties attracting enough skilled technical personnel;


•	foreign exchange rate risk;


•	liquidity risk; and


•	potential for financial loss arising from the failure by customers to fulfill their obligations as and when these obligations come due.

Telecommunications / PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc.

Actual results or other outcomes of PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc. ("ICS"), and thus, our Telecommunications segment, may differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained or incorporated herein due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, the following:


•	our expectations regarding increased competition, pricing pressures and usage patterns with respect to ICS’s product offerings;


•	significant changes in ICS’s competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in its markets, including pricing policies;


•	its compliance with complex laws and regulations in the U.S. and internationally;


•	further changes in the telecommunications industry, including rapid technological, regulatory and pricing changes in its principal markets; and


•	an inability of ICS’s suppliers to obtain credit insurance on ICS in determining whether or not to extend credit.

Insurance / Continental Insurance Group Ltd.

Actual results or other outcomes of Continental Insurance Group Ltd. ("CIG"), the parent operating company of CGI (and the formerly separate operating subsidiary UTA, which merged into CGI on December 31, 2016), and together comprise our Insurance segment, may differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained or incorporated herein due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, the following:


•	our Insurance segment’s ability to maintain statutory capital and maintain or improve its financial strength;


•	our Insurance segment’s reserve adequacy, including the effect of changes to accounting or actuarial assumptions or methodologies;


•	the accuracy of our Insurance segment’s assumptions and estimates regarding future events and ability to respond effectively to such events, including mortality, morbidity, persistency, expenses, interest rates, tax liability, business mix, frequency of claims, severity of claims, contingent liabilities, investment performance, and other factors related to its business and anticipated results;


•	availability, affordability and adequacy of reinsurance and credit risk associated with reinsurance;


•	extensive regulation and numerous legal restrictions on our Insurance segment;


•	our Insurance segment’s ability to defend itself against litigation, inherent in the insurance business (including class action litigation) and respond to enforcement investigations or regulatory scrutiny;


•	the performance of third parties, including distributors and technology service providers, and providers of outsourced services;


•	the impact of changes in accounting and reporting standards;


•	our Insurance segment’s ability to protect its intellectual property;

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general economic conditions and other factors, including prevailing interest and unemployment rate levels and stock and credit market performance which may affect, among other things, our Insurance segment’s ability to access capital resources and the costs associated therewith, the fair value of our Insurance segment’s investments, which could result in impairments and OTTI, and certain liabilities;


•	our Insurance segment’s exposure to any particular sector of the economy or type of asset through concentrations in its investment portfolio;


•	the ability to increase sufficiently, and in a timely manner, premiums on in-force long-term care insurance policies and/or reduce in-force benefits, as may be required from time to time in the future (including as a result of our Insurance segment’s failure to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals or unwillingness or inability of policyholders to pay increased premiums);


•	other regulatory changes or actions, including those relating to regulation of financial services affecting, among other things, regulation of the sale, underwriting and pricing of products, and minimum capitalization, risk-based capital and statutory reserve requirements for our Insurance segment, and our Insurance segment’s ability to mitigate such requirements;


•	our Insurance segment’s ability to effectively implement its business strategy or be successful in the operation of its business;


•	our Insurance segment’s ability to retain, attract and motivate qualified employees;


•	interruption in telecommunication, information technology and other operational systems, or a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data residing on such systems;


•	medical advances, such as genetic research and diagnostic imaging, and related legislation; and


•	the occurrence of natural or man-made disasters or a pandemic.

We caution the reader that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries undertake any duty or responsibility to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect actual outcomes.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk Factors

Market risk is the risk of the loss of fair value resulting from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Market risk is directly influenced by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying financial instruments are traded. We are exposed to market risk with respect to our investments and foreign currency exchange rates. Through DBMG, we have market risk exposure from changes in interest rates charged on its borrowings and from adverse changes in steel prices. Through GMSL and ANG, we have market risk exposure from changes in interest rates charged on their respective borrowings. We do not use derivative financial instruments to mitigate a portion of the risk from such exposures.

Equity Price Risk

HC2 is exposed to market risk primarily through changes in fair value of available-for-sale fixed maturity and equity securities. HC2 follows an investment strategy approved by the HC2 Board of Directors which sets certain restrictions on the amount of securities that HC2 may acquire and its overall investment strategy.

Market prices for fixed maturity and equity securities are subject to fluctuation, as a result, and consequently the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation in the market price of a security may result from perceived changes in the underlying economic characteristics of the investee, the relative price of alternative investments and general market conditions. Because HC2’s fixed maturity and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale, the hypothetical decline would not affect current earnings except to the extent that the decline reflects OTTI.

A means of assessing exposure to changes in market prices is to estimate the potential changes in market values on the fixed maturity and equity securities resulting from a hypothetical decline in equity market prices. As of September 30, 2017 , assuming all other factors are constant, we estimate that a 10.0% , 20.0% , and 30.0% decline in equity market prices would have an $138.6 million , $277.1 million , and $415.7 million adverse impact on HC2’s portfolio of fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

DBMG, GMSL and ICS are exposed to market risk from foreign currency price changes that could have a significant and potentially adverse impact on gains and losses as a result of translating the operating results and financial position of our international subsidiaries into USD.

We translate the local currency statements of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into USD using the average exchange rate during the reporting period. Changes in foreign exchange rates affect the reported profits and losses and cash flows of our international subsidiaries and may distort comparisons from year to year. For example, when the USD strengthens compared to the GBP, there could be a negative or positive effect on the reported results for our Telecommunications segment, depending upon whether such businesses are operating profitably or at a loss. More profits in GBP are required to generate the same amount of profits in USD and, similarly, a greater loss in GBP is required to generate the same amount of loss in USD, and vice versa. For instance, when the USD weakens against the GBP, there is a positive effect on reported profits and a negative effect on reported losses.

Interest Rate Risk

GMSL, DBMG, and ANG are exposed to the market risk from changes in interest rates through their borrowings, which bear variable rates based on LIBOR. Changes in LIBOR could result in an increase or decrease in interest expense recorded. A 100, 200, and 300 basis point increase in LIBOR based on our floating rate borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2017 of $25.3 million , would result in an increase in the recorded interest expense of $0.3 million , $0.5 million , and $0.8 million per year.

Commodity Price Risk

DBMG is exposed to the market risk from changes in the price of steel. For large orders the risk is mitigated by locking the general contractors into the price at the mill at the time work is awarded. In the event of a subsequent price increase by the mill, DBMG has the ability to pass the higher costs on to the general contractor. DBMG does not hedge or enter into any forward purchasing arrangements with the mills. The price negotiated at the time of the order is the price paid by DBMG.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2017 , our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures mean our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time

periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017 , that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are inherently uncertain, and there can be no guarantee that the outcome of any such matter will be decided favorably to the Company or that the resolution of any such matter will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not believe that any of such pending claims and legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company records a liability in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in a liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss to the extent necessary for the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements not to be misleading. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies to our unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Other than disclosed below, there have been no additional material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017,

Utilities

The adoption, modification or repeal in environmental, tax, government regulations, and other programs and incentives that encourage the use of clean fuel and alternative vehicles, may impact our business.

Programs and regulations that have the effect of encouraging the use of CNG as a vehicle fuel are subject to change, and could expire or be repealed or amended as a result of changes in federal, state or local political, social or economic conditions. For example, the results of the recent U.S. presidential election have created increased uncertainty regarding the future of these programs and regulations. In particular, the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit (the "VETC"), which expired on December 31, 2016 and may not be available in any subsequent period, provided a tax credit worth $0.50 per gasoline gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas, or diesel gallon equivalent of liquefied natural gas, which our subsidiary ANG claimed for a portion of its fuel sales each year. The VETC tax credit had been used as an incentive for fleet operators to adopt natural gas vehicles, as it helped offset the incremental cost of a natural gas vehicle versus a similar gas- or diesel-powered version. The termination, modification or repeal of federal, state and local government tax credits, rebates, grants and similar programs and incentives that promote the use of CNG as a vehicle fuel and various government programs that make available grant funds for the purchase and construction of natural gas vehicles and stations may have an adverse impact on our business.

Demand for natural gas vehicles may decline with advances in other alternative technologies and fuels, or with improvements in gasoline, diesel or hybrid engines.

The market for CNG vehicles may diminish with technological advances in gasoline, diesel or other alternative fuels that may be considered more cost-effective or otherwise more advantageous than CNG. Operators may perceive an inability to timely recover the additional costs of natural gas vehicles if CNG fuel is not offered at a lower price than gasoline and diesel. In addition, the adoption of CNG as a fuel for vehicle may be slowed or limited if the low prices and over-supply of gasoline and diesel continue or deteriorate further or if natural gas prices increases without corresponding increases in prices of gasoline and diesel. Advances or improvements in fuel efficiency also may offer more economical choice and deter consumers to convert their vehicles to natural gas. Growth in the use of electric commercial vehicles likewise may reduce demand for natural gas vehicles and renewable diesel, hydrogen and other alternative fuels may prove to be more economical alternatives to gasoline and diesel than natural gas, which could have an adverse impact on our business.

If there are advances in other alternative vehicle fuels or technologies, or if there are improvements in gasoline, diesel or hybrid engines, demand for natural gas vehicles may decline.

Technological advances in the production, delivery and use of gasoline, diesel or other alternative fuels that are, or are perceived to be, cleaner, more cost-effective, more readily available or otherwise more attractive than CNG, may slow or limit adoption of natural gas vehicles. For example, advances in gasoline and diesel engine technology, including efficiency improvements and further development of hybrid engines, may offer a cleaner, more cost-effective option and make fleet customers less likely to convert their vehicles to natural gas. Additionally, technological advances related to ethanol or biodiesel, which are used as an additive to, or substitute for gasoline and diesel fuel, may slow the need to diversify fuels and affect the growth of the natural gas vehicle fuel market.

Further, use of electric commercial vehicles, or the perception that such vehicles may soon be widely available and provide satisfactory performance at an acceptable cost, may reduce demand for natural gas vehicles. In addition, renewable diesel, hydrogen and other alternative fuels may prove to be cleaner, more cost-effective alternatives to gasoline and diesel than natural gas. Advances in technology that reduce demand for natural gas as a vehicle fuel or the failure of natural gas vehicle technology to advance at an equal pace could slow or curtail the growth of natural gas vehicle purchases or conversions, which would have an adverse effect on our business.

Increases, decreases and general volatility in oil, gasoline, diesel and natural gas prices could adversely affect our business.

In recent years, the prices of oil, gasoline, diesel and natural gas have been volatile, and this volatility may continue. Additionally, prices for crude oil in recent years have been low, due in part to over-production and increased supply without a corresponding increase in demand. Market adoption of CNG (which can be delivered in the form of CNG) as vehicle fuels could be slowed or limited if the low prices and over-supply of gasoline and diesel, today’s most prevalent and conventional vehicle fuels, continue or worsen, or if the price of natural gas increases without equal and corresponding increases in prices of gasoline and diesel. Any of these circumstances could decrease the market's perception of a need for alternative vehicle fuels generally and could cause the success or perceived success of our industry and our business to materially suffer. In addition, low gasoline and diesel prices contribute to the differential between the cost of natural gas vehicles and gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles. Generally, natural gas vehicles cost more initially than gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, as the components needed for a vehicle to use natural gas add to the vehicle’s base cost. Operators seek to recover the additional costs of acquiring or converting to natural gas vehicles over time through the lower costs of fueling natural gas vehicles; however, operators may perceive an inability to timely recover these additional costs if we do not offer CNG fuel at prices lower than gasoline and diesel. Our ability to offer our customers an attractive pricing advantage for CNG and maintain an acceptable margin on our sales becomes more difficult if prices of gasoline and diesel decrease or if prices of natural gas increase. These pricing conditions exacerbate the cost differential between natural gas vehicles and gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, which may lead operators to delay or refrain from purchasing or converting to natural gas vehicles at all. Any of these outcomes would decrease our potential customer base and harm our business prospects. Further, fluctuations in natural gas prices affect the cost to us of the natural gas commodity. High natural gas prices adversely impact our operating margins in cases where we cannot pass the increased costs through to our customers. Conversely, lower natural gas prices reduce our revenue in cases where the commodity cost is passed through to our customers. As a result, these fluctuations in natural gas prices can have a significant and adverse impact on our operating results.

Factors that can cause fluctuations in gasoline, diesel and natural gas prices include, among others, changes in supply and availability of crude oil and natural gas, government regulations and political conditions, inventory levels, consumer demand, price and availability of other alternative fuels, weather conditions, negative publicity surrounding drilling, production or importing techniques and methods for oil or natural gas, economic conditions and the price of foreign imports.

With respect to natural gas supply and use as a vehicle fuel, there have been recent efforts to place new regulatory requirements on the production of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing of shale gas reservoirs and other means and on transporting, dispensing and using natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques have resulted in a substantial increase in the proven natural gas reserves in the United States. Any changes in regulations that make it more expensive or unprofitable to produce natural gas through these techniques or others, as well as any changes to the regulations relating to transporting, dispensing or using natural gas, could lead to increased natural gas prices.

If pricing conditions worsen, or if all or some combination of factors causing further volatility in natural gas, oil and diesel prices were to occur, our business and our industry would be materially harmed.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule

(a) Exhibits (see Exhibit Index in the below page)

Please note that the agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q are included to provide information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about HC2 Holdings, Inc. or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement that have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.



Exhibit Number		Description

10.1^		Employment Agreement dated as of September 11, 2017, by and between HC2 and Joseph Ferraro

31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

32*		Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

101		The following materials from the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in extensible business reporting language (XBRL); (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (filed herewith).



*	These certifications are being "furnished" and will not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

^	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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 thereunto duly authorized.



	HC2 Holdings, Inc.

Date: November 8, 2017	By:	/s/ Michael J. Sena
		Michael J. Sena
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 10.1

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of September 11, 2017, is entered into by and between HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and Joseph Ferraro (the “ Executive ”).

WHEREAS, the Company has offered to employ Executive, and Executive has agreed to be employed by the Company, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as set forth below:


1.	Term; Effectiveness .

(a)

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company as an “at-will” employee on or around September 11, 2017 (the “ Start Date ”). As an at-will employee, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without reason, and Executive may resign at any time, with or without reason, both in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement; provided that, as further explained in Section 23, certain rights and obligations of this Agreement shall survive the termination of employment.


(b)	This Agreement may only be modified in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 20; provided, however , that only the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) is authorized to amend the Executive’s “at-will” status. The entire period during which Executive is employed by the Company is at times referred to herein as the “ Employment Period .”


2.	Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, as used herein, shall have the definitions set forth below.

(a)

“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person, provided that, in any event, any business in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of more than five (5) percent shall be treated as an Affiliate of the Company.


(b)	“ Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]


(c)	“ Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or regulatory body or other entity.

(d)

“ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which at least a majority of the voting power with respect to the capital stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof or (ii) any Person other than a corporation in which such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof has, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total equity or other ownership interest therein.


(e)	“ Termination Date ” means the last day that Executive is employed by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Termination Date shall mean the last date of employment, whether such day is selected by mutual agreement with Executive or unilaterally by the Company or by Executive and whether with or without advance notice.


3.	Duties and Responsibilities .

(a)

Executive agrees to be employed by the Company and be actively engaged in the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates during the Employment Period. During the Employment Period, Executive agrees to use his reasonable best efforts to ensure that the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates are conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in all material respects. Executive shall be employed on a full-time basis hereunder with the title Chief Legal Officer of the Company with such duties and responsibilities as assigned from time-to-time by the Company. Executive shall have the authority and powers customarily associated with such position or provided under applicable law and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and, where required under applicable law, code or rules of professional conduct, or listing rules (collectively and separately a “ Professional Obligation ”), to the Company’s Board of Directors, the Board committee with appropriate jurisdiction, or the lead independent director. Executive agrees to cooperate with reasonable requests of the Company to provide services to the Company’s Affiliates in accordance with Company policies, including as a director or corporate secretary of such Affiliates, without additional compensation.


(b)	During the Employment Period, Executive shall use Executive’s best efforts to faithfully and diligently serve the Company and shall not act in any capacity that is in conflict with Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, during the Employment Period, Executive shall not (i) be permitted to become employed by or render services for any Person

other than the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) be permitted to be a member of the board of directors of any Person (other than charitable or nonprofit organizations), in any case without the consent of the Company, or (iii) be directly or indirectly materially engaged or interested in any business activity, trade or occupation (other than employment with the Company and its Affiliates as contemplated by the Agreement); provided that, subject to Section 7, nothing herein shall preclude Executive from engaging in charitable, educational, professional organization or community affairs (including pro bono or court-assigned legal services pursuant to his Professional Obligation) and managing his personal investments to the extent that such other activities do not conflict in any material way with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.


4.	Compensation and Related Matters .

(a)

Base Compensation . During the Employment Period, for all services rendered under this Agreement, Executive shall receive aggregate annual base salary (“ Base Salary ”) at a rate of $300,000 per annum, payable in accordance with payroll practices applicable to Company employees. The Company may periodically review Executive’s Base Salary, but increases in Base Salary, if any, shall be at the Company’s sole discretion.

(b)

Signing Bonus . In consideration of Executive’s execution of this Agreement, Executive shall receive a cash bonus payment of $80,000 (“ Signing Bonus ”), which bonus shall be paid to Executive on the regular payroll date coincident with, or next following, September 30, 2017 (the “ Signing Bonus Payment Date ”); provided, however , Executive will be only entitled to the Signing Bonus if Executive either, (i) is employed by the Company on the Signing Bonus Payment Date, or (ii) Executive was terminated by the Company Without Cause or resigned for Good Reason after the Start Date and before the Signing Bonus Payment Date.

(c)

Annual Discretionary Bonus . For each fiscal year in the Employment Period, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, and in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, may choose to include Executive under the 2014 Bonus Executive Plan or any successor bonus plan (any such bonus, a “ Discretionary Bonus ” and such plan, the “ Bonus Plan ”). If granted, Executive shall be entitled to payment of the Discretionary Bonus only if Executive is employed by the Company on the payment date specified in the Bonus Plan or by decision of the Compensation Committee. The amount, type (cash or equity) and terms of any Discretionary Bonus shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. The Discretionary Bonuses, if any, are intended to qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(d)

Benefits and Perquisites . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the benefit plans and programs commensurate with Executive’s position that are provided by the Company from time to time for comparable executives generally, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. The Company may alter, modify, add to or delete from, or terminate any of its employee benefit plans at any time as it, in its sole judgment, determines to be appropriate, without recourse by Executive, except that no such action shall adversely affect any previously vested rights of Executive under such plans.


(e)	Business Expense Reimbursements . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and properly documented business expenses incurred during the Employment Period in accordance with the Company’s then-prevailing policies and procedures for expense reimbursement.


(f)	Vacation . During the Employment Period, Executive will be subject to vacation policies applicable to Company employees.

(g)

Initial Equity Grant. Subject to the approval of the Company’s Compensation Committee, the Executive shall receive an award of Restricted Stock pursuant to the HC2 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan (the “ Plan ”) equal to the quotient of (I) $501,000 divided by (II) the closing price for a share of the Company’s common stock on the business day immediately preceding the date of grant (“ Initial Grant ”). The Initial Grant shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and an award agreement thereunder, in such form as is specified by the Plan or by the Compensation Committee, which will be executed by Executive on or before the date of the Initial Grant. The date of the Initial Grant will be within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days, after the Start Date. Subject to the condition that Executive has neither been terminated by the Company for Cause nor resigned without Good Reason before the applicable vesting date, one-third of the Restricted Stock shall vest one year from the date of the Initial Grant; one-third of the Restricted Stock shall vest two years from the date of the Initial Grant; and one-third of the Restricted Stock shall vest three years from the date of the Initial Grant. The Company will withhold taxes in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Stock as may be permitted by law.

(h)

Ongoing Equity Grants . Executive will be eligible to be considered for equity grants and other long-term incentives, at the same time as equity grants and other long-term incentive awards are considered for other senior executives of the Company. Whether Executive is awarded an equity or other long term incentive grant, and the amount and terms of such grant, will be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.


5.	Termination of Employment .

(a)

Executive’s employment shall automatically and immediately terminate upon Executive’s death. Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company at any time because of Disability (defined below), or for Cause (defined below), or for any reason other than Cause or Disability (“ Without Cause ”), by delivering notice of such termination, and may be terminated by Executive at any time for Good Reason (defined below) or for any reason other than Good Reason, provided , however , Executive shall be required to give the Company at least 30 days advance written notice of any resignation for a reason other than Good Reason, and the Company shall be required to give Executive at least 30 days advance written notice of any termination Without Cause. The Company may, in its discretion, require Executive to cease performing services for the Company, in whole or part, during any portion of such 30 day notice period, in which event the Company will continue to pay Base Salary, if any, and provide benefits and calculate bonuses, if any, through the end of such 30 day period.

(b)

Following any termination of Executive’s employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease as of the Termination Date, except as otherwise provided herein, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary, accrued but unused vacation, and unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(d) incurred through the Termination Date, (ii) for the payment of any non-deferred cash portion of any Discretionary Bonus awarded in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which termination of employment occurs but unpaid as of the Termination Date (which will be paid when such non-deferred cash portion of the discretionary Bonus would otherwise be payable), (iii) as set forth in any other benefit plans, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates, and (iv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable statute. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement (including the above provisions of this paragraph), if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any previously unpaid portion of the current or any prior fiscal year’s Discretionary Bonus.


(c)	If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason (defined below) after the Start Date, then, in addition to the entitlements described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to severance payments and benefits in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Company’s Severance Guidelines in effect as of the

Termination Date; under the Company’s Severance Guidelines in effect as of the Start Date, Executive would be eligible for a severance payment equal to six months’ base salary, and, if eligible, payment of 6 months’ COBRA premiums. In addition, Executive shall be paid any amount of the Signing Bonus that has not been paid, which will be paid when such amount would otherwise be payable, subject to signing the release of claims described in the Severance Plan.


(d)	For purposes of this Agreement:

(i)

“ Cause ” means: (A) Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties for the Company that causes material injury to the Company, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (or the equivalent of a felony in a jurisdiction other than the United States), or Executive’s willfully engaging in illegal conduct that is detrimental to the Company, (C) Executive’s material breach of Sections 7, 8 or 10 of this Agreement, (D) Executive’s willful violation of the Company’s written policies in a manner that is detrimental to the best interests of the Company; (E) Executive’s fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company; (F) Executive’s act of personal dishonesty that results in personal profit in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (G) Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company; (H) Executive’s willful negligence of his duties, which results in the loss of a material amount of capital of the Company or its Affiliates (the Company shall make the determination of materiality and shall promptly communicate such determination to Executive); or (I) disbarment or suspension from the practice of law in any state or jurisdiction in which Executive is admitted to the practice of law; provided , however , that Executive shall be provided a ten (10)-day period to cure any of the events or occurrences described in the immediately preceding clauses (C) or (D) hereof, to the extent curable. For purposes hereof, no act, or failure to act, on the part of Executive shall be considered “ willful ” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. An act, or failure to act, based on specific authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.


(ii)	“ Disability ” means Executive’s incapacity, due to mental, physical or emotional injury or illness, such that Executive is substantially unable to perform his duties hereunder for a continuous period of

ninety calendar days, or for more than a total of 85 business days during any 12 month period, subject to reasonable accommodation provisions of applicable laws.

(iii)

“ Good Reason ” means the occurrence, without Executive’s express written consent, of (a) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (b) any change in the reporting structure of the Company that results in the Executive no longer serving as its chief legal counsel and general counsel, or (c) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company. Executive shall give the Company a written notice specifying in detail the event or circumstances claimed to give rise to Good Reason within 25 days after Executive has knowledge that an event or circumstances constituting Good Reason has occurred, and if Executive fails to provide such timely notice, then such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason. The Company shall have 30 days to cure the event or circumstances described in such notice, and if such event or circumstances are not timely cured, then Executive must actually terminate employment within 90 days following the specified event or circumstances constituting Good Reason; otherwise, such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason.

(e)

Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof (and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company) to the extent Executive is then serving thereon.

(f)

The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. Subject to Section 20 and applicable laws, the Company may offset any amounts due and payable by Executive to the Company or its Subsidiaries against any amounts the Company owes Executive hereunder.


6.	Acknowledgments .

(a)

Executive acknowledges that the Company has expended and shall continue to expend substantial amounts of time, money and effort to develop business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill and build an effective organization. Executive acknowledges that Executive is and shall become familiar with the Company’s Confidential Information (as defined below), including trade secrets and confidences imparted to him as an

attorney for the purpose of providing legal advice in accordance with his Professional Obligations, and that Executive’s services are of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Executive acknowledges that the Company has a legitimate business interest and right in protecting its Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill, and that the Company would be seriously damaged by the disclosure of Confidential Information and the loss or deterioration of its business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill.

(b)

Executive acknowledges (i) that the business of the Company and its Affiliates is global in scope, without geographical limitation, and capable of being performed from anywhere in the world, and (ii) notwithstanding the jurisdiction of formation or principal office of the Company, or the location of any of their respective executives or employees (including, without limitation, Executive), it is expected that the Company and its Affiliates will have business activities and have valuable business relationships within their respective industries throughout the world.

(c)

Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon Executive by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to the necessity of such restraints for the reasonable and proper protection of the Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill of the Company and its Affiliates now existing or to be developed in the future. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every commitment and restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area, in light of (i) the scope of the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) the importance of Executive to the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (iii) Executive’s position with the Company, (iv) Executive’s knowledge of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and (v) Executive’s relationships with the Company’s clients or customers. Accordingly, Executive agrees (x) to be bound by the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, it being the intent and spirit that such provisions be valid and enforceable in all respects and (y) acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall not object to the Company, (or any other intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement) or any of their respective successors in interest enforcing Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this Agreement. Executive further acknowledges that although Executive’s compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 may prevent Executive from earning a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company, Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that Executive has other opportunities to earn a livelihood and adequate means of support for Executive and Executive’s dependents. In

accordance with Professional Obligations incumbent on the Executive on account of his admission into the bar of one or more jurisdiction and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in any other agreement or document to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions in Section 7 that apply after the Termination Date are not intended to, and do not, prevent Executive from practicing law or representing clients in his capacity as an attorney, or interfere with any Person’s selection of Executive as such Person’s attorney, subject to the Professional Obligations with respect to his past representation of the Company, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, including the duty of loyalty and confidentiality.


7.	Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation .


(a)	Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether by Executive, through an Affiliate or in partnership or conjunction with, or as an employee, officer, director, manager, member, owner, consultant or agent of, any other Person:

(i)

while an employee of the Company and during the same number of months as the Executive is provided severance pursuant to the Company Severance Guidelines, engage, directly or indirectly, in activities or businesses (including without limitation by owning any interest in, managing, controlling, participating in, consulting with, advising, rendering services for, or in any manner engaging in the business of owning, operating or managing any business) within the United States (including its territories or possessions), and/or other territories (in which the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries conduct business as of the Termination Date) that competes in the United States and/or such other territories with the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (“ Competitive Activities ”) or any business that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of, or is otherwise a successor to, the Company (an “ Other Employing Entity ”);

(ii)

while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the eighteen (18) month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage or intentionally influence, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage or influence, any employee of, or other Person who performs services for the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to resign or leave the employ or engagement of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise hire, employ, engage or contract any such employee or Person, or any other Person who provided services to the Company or any of their respective Affiliates during the six (6) months prior to such hiring, employment,

engagement or contracting, to perform services other than for the benefit of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries;

(iii)

while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage, influence, accept payment from, or provide services to, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage, influence or accept payment from, or assist any other Person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of or providing services to, any Client (as defined below) or any Prospective Client (as defined below), for the direct or indirect benefit of any competitor of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company;

(iv)

while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s date of termination of employment, directly or indirectly request or advise any Client or Prospective Client to alter, reduce, terminate, withdraw, curtail, or cancel the Client's or Prospective Client's business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company; or

(v)

while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit any agents, advisors, independent contractors or consultants of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries who are under contract or doing business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate, reduce or divert business with or from the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

(vi)

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Client ” means a Person to whom the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates sold goods or provided services, and with whom Executive had substantial contacts, dealings or client relationship responsibilities (either directly or through supervising other employees who had such responsibilities) on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, at any time while Executive is employed by the Company (the “ Look Back Period ”) (but if Executive is not employed by the Company at the time of any activity described in Section 7(a)(iii) and 7(a)(iv), then the Look Back Period will not be longer than one (1) year prior to Executive’s last

day of employment), provided, however, a Client does not include any Person who became a client of the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries both (A) as a result of a professional or social relationship that Executive developed with such Person before becoming employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (B) without investment or assistance by the Company; and “ Prospective Client ” shall mean those Persons (X) that the Company is actively soliciting or is planning to solicit; and (Y) with whom Executive has met or with respect to which Executive has obtained Confidential Information in the course of or as a result of his performance of his duties to the Company.

(b)

Notwithstanding Section 7(a), it shall not constitute a violation of Section 7(a) for Executive to hold not more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of a company that is engaged in Competitive Activities, provided, however , any investment made indirectly through a broadly available passive investment fund with an asset allocation policy that the Executive is unable to control or influence (such as a mutual fund or ETF) shall be disregarded for all purposes.

(c)

The restrictive periods set forth in the Section 7(a) shall be deemed automatically extended by any period in a complaint or other action is awaiting final judicial determination regarding a violation of any provisions of Section 7(a) or in which such a determination remains appealable by the Executive, provided in both cases that the Company ultimately prevails on the merits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictive period will not exceed three (3) years.

(d)

If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any of the provisions of this Section 7 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Section 7 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the longest period and largest geographic area that would not constitute such an unreasonable or unenforceable restriction (and such court shall have the power to reduce the duration or restrict or redefine the geographic scope of such provision and to enforce such provision as so reduced, restricted or redefined) provided, however , that no court shall modify this Agreement in a manner that would constitute a restriction on the Executive’s ability to practice law in a manner not consistent with his Professional Obligations.


(e)	Moreover, and without limiting the generality of Section 13, notwithstanding the fact that any provision of this Section 7 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, the Company will nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of Executive’s breach of any such provision.


8.	Nondisclosure of Confidential Information .

(a)

Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information obtained by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company and its Affiliates is the property of the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable. Therefore, Executive agrees that Executive shall not, whether during or after the Employment Period, disclose, share, transfer or provide access to any unauthorized Person or use for Executive’s own purposes or any unauthorized Person any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions in violation of this Agreement; provided , however , that if Executive receives a request to disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a deposition, interrogation, request for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand, governmental or regulatory process or similar process, (A) Executive shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify in writing the Company, and consult with and assist the Company in seeking a protective order or request for other appropriate remedy, (B) in the event that such protective order or remedy is not obtained, or if the Company waives compliance with the terms hereof, Executive shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which is legally required to be disclosed and shall exercise reasonable efforts to provide that the receiving Person shall agree to treat such Confidential Information as confidential to the extent possible (and permitted under applicable law) in respect of the applicable proceeding or process and (C) the Company shall be given an opportunity to review the Confidential Information prior to disclosure thereof.

(b)

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Confidential Information ” means information, observations and data concerning the Company and its Affiliates, or any of their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, or the family members thereof, including, without limitation, all business information (whether or not in written form) which relates to any of the foregoing Persons, or any of their respective customers, suppliers or contractors or any other third parties in respect of which the Company or any of its Affiliates has a business relationship or owes a duty of confidentiality, or their respective businesses or products, and which is not known to the public generally other than as a result of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to: investment methodologies, investment advisory contracts, fees and fee schedules; investment performance of the accounts managed by the Company or its respective Affiliates (“ Track Records ”); technical information or reports; brand names, trademarks, formulas; trade secrets; unwritten knowledge and “know-how”; operating instructions; training manuals; customer or investor

lists; customer buying records and habits; product sales records and documents, and product development, marketing and sales strategies; market surveys; marketing plans; profitability analyses; product cost; analyses or plans relating to the acquisition or development of businesses, or relating to the sale of Subsidiaries or Company assets; information relating to pricing, competitive strategies and new product development; information relating to any forms of compensation, employee evaluations, or other personnel-related information; contracts; and supplier lists. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, any dispute between Executive and the Company or their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, except that Executive may disclose information concerning such dispute to a government agency or instrumentality, court, mediator or arbitrator that is considering such dispute or to their respective legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of such dispute).

(c)

Executive further agrees that Executive will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, and will not bring onto the premises of the Company or its Affiliates any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by the former employer or other Person.

Return of Property . Executive acknowledges that all notes, memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas, records, files, lists, drawings, documents, models, equipment, property, computer, software or intellectual property relating to the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in whatever form (including electronic), and all copies thereof, that are received or created by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including but not limited to Confidential Information and Inventions (as defined below)) are and shall remain the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Executive shall immediately return such property to the Company upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder and, in any event, at the Company’s request. Executive further agrees that any property situated on the premises of, and owned by, the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including disks and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by Company’s personnel at any time with or without notice.


10.	Intellectual Property Rights .


(a)	Executive agrees that the results and proceeds of Executive’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, products, services, processes, know-how, Track Record,

designs, developments, innovations, analyses, drawings, reports, techniques, formulas, methods, developmental or experimental work, improvements, discoveries, inventions, ideas, source and object codes, programs, matters of a literary, musical, dramatic or otherwise creative nature, writings and other works of authorship) resulting from, or developed in the course of, services performed by Executive for the Company while employed by the Company and any works in progress, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, that were made, developed, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Executive, either alone or jointly with others (collectively, “ Inventions ”), shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be deemed the sole owner throughout the universe of any and all trade secret, patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ Proprietary Rights ”) of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, with the right to use the same in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion, without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. If, for any reason, any of such results and proceeds shall not legally be a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any Proprietary Rights which do not accrue to the Company (or, as the case may be, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) under the immediately preceding sentence, then Executive hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign any and all of Executive’s right, title and interest thereto, including any and all Proprietary Rights of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, to the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall have the right to use the same in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner determined by the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. As to any Invention that Executive is required to assign, Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all information known to Executive concerning such Invention.

(b)

Executive agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall do any and all reasonable and lawful things that the Company may reasonably deem useful or desirable to establish or document the Company’s exclusive ownership throughout the United States of America or any other country of any and all Proprietary Rights in any such Inventions, including the execution of appropriate copyright and/or patent applications or assignments. To the extent Executive has any Proprietary Rights in the Inventions that cannot be assigned in the manner described above, Executive unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such Proprietary Rights. This Section 10(b) is subject to and shall not be deemed to limit, restrict or constitute any waiver by the Company of any Proprietary Rights of ownership to which the

Company may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of Executive’s employment by the Company. Executive further agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall assist the Company in every reasonable, proper and lawful way to obtain and from time to time enforce Proprietary Rights relating to Inventions in any and all countries. To this end, Executive shall execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, Executive shall execute, verify, and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designees. Executive’s obligation to provide reasonable assistance to the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Inventions in any and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of the Employment Period.


(c)	Executive hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, that Executive now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company.


11.	Nondisparagement .

(a)

During Executive’s employment with the Company and thereafter, Executive agrees not to make, publish or communicate at any time to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, customers, clients and investors of the Company, its Affiliates and their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, and the family members thereof, any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company its Affiliates, any entity affiliated with Philip A. Falcone or any of his family members, or any of their respective present and former members, partners, directors, officers, employees or agents.

(b)

In the event (i) Executive’s employment terminates for any reason; and (ii) Executive provides the Company with an irrevocable waiver and general release in favor of the Released Parties in the Company’s customary form that has become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, the Company agrees that the Chief Executive Officer and Board shall not make, publish, or communicate at any time to any person or entity any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning Executive, except nothing herein shall prevent the Company from making truthful statements regarding Executive’s termination as required or, in the discretion of the Board, deemed advisable to be made in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s public filings.


(c)	For the purposes of this Section 11, “ Disparaging ” remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity, morality, business acumen or abilities of the individual or entity being disparaged.

(d)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 11 does not apply to (i) any truthful testimony, pleading, or sworn statements in any legal proceeding; (ii) attorney-client communications; or (iii) any communications with a government or regulatory agency, and further, it shall not be construed to prevent Executive from filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency.

12.

Notification of Employment or Service Provider Relationship . Executive hereby agrees that prior to accepting employment with, or agreeing to provide services to, any other Person during any period during which Executive remains subject to any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, Executive shall provide such prospective employer with written notice of such provisions of this Agreement, with a copy of such notice delivered to the Company not later than seven (7) days prior to the date on which Executive is scheduled to commence such employment or engagement, unless providing a copy of the notice to the Company would violate a Professional Obligation.

13.

Remedies and Injunctive Relief . Executive acknowledges that a violation by Executive of any of the covenants contained in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 could cause irreparable damage to the Company in an amount that would be material but not readily ascertainable, and that any remedy at law (including the payment of damages) could be inadequate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may be entitled (without the necessity of showing economic loss or other actual damage and without the requirement to post a bond) to injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and/or permanent injunctions) in any court of competent jurisdiction for any actual or threatened breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as a waiver of the rights that the Company may have for damages under this Agreement or otherwise, and all of the Company’s rights shall be unrestricted.


14.	Representations of Executive; Advice of Counsel .

(a)

Executive represents, warrants and covenants that as of the date hereof: (i) Executive has the full right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, (ii) Executive is not bound by any agreement that conflicts with or prevents or restricts the full performance of Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company hereunder during or after the Employment Period and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not result in any breach or violation of, or

a default under, any existing obligation, commitment or agreement to which Executive is subject.

(b)

Prior to execution of this Agreement, Executive was advised by the Company of Executive’s right to seek independent advice from an attorney of Executive’s own selection regarding this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive has entered into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and with full knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this Agreement after being given the opportunity to consult with counsel. Executive further represents that in entering into this Agreement, Executive is not relying on any statements or representations made by any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents which are not expressly set forth herein, and that Executive is relying only upon Executive’s own judgment and any advice provided by Executive’s attorney.

15.

Cooperation . Executive agrees that, upon reasonable notice and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, Executive shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), or the decision to commence on behalf of the Company any suit, action or proceeding, and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any of the Company’s or its Affiliates’ current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company as to which Executive may have relevant information (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial), provided that with respect to such cooperation occurring following termination of the Employment Period, the Company shall reimburse Executive for expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith and shall schedule such cooperation to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with Executive’s business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event the Company requests cooperation from Executive after his employment with the Company has terminated and at a time when Executive is not receiving any severance pay from the Company, Executive shall not be required to devote more than forty (40) hours of his time per year with respect to this Section 15, except that such forty (40) hour cap shall not include or apply to any time spent testifying at a deposition or at trial, or spent testifying before or being interviewed by any administrative or regulatory agency.


16.	Withholding . The Company may deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other taxes as are required or permitted to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.


17.	Assignment .


(a)	This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive, and any assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be void.


(b)	This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties to it and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns (including, without limitation, successors by merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction and in the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate and heirs in the case of any payments due to Executive hereunder).


(c)	Executive acknowledges and agrees that all of Executive’s covenants and obligations to the Company, as well as the rights of the Company hereunder, shall run in favor of and shall be enforceable by the Company and any successor or assign to all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets.

18.

Arbitration . Any controversy, claim or dispute between the parties relating to Executive’s employment or termination of employment, whether or not the controversy, claim or dispute arises under this Agreement (other than any controversy or claim arising under Section 7 or Section 8), shall be resolved by arbitration in New York County, New York, in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (“ Rules ”) of the American Arbitration Association through a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the Rules. The decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the close of the arbitration hearing and shall include written findings of fact and conclusions of law reflecting the appropriate substantive law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the State of New York. In reaching his or her decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority (a) to interpret or enforce Section 7 or Section 8 of the Agreement (for which Section 19 shall provide the sole and exclusive venue), (b) to change or modify any provision of this Agreement, (c) to base any part of his or her decision on the common law principle of constructive termination, or (d) to award punitive damages or any other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages and may not make any ruling, finding or award that does not conform to this Agreement. Each party shall bear all of his or its own legal fees, costs and expenses of arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and one-half (½) of the costs of the arbitrator.

19.

Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, except that Section 18 and any arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 18 shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“ FAA ”) to the extent it is applicable and by New York law to the extent that the FAA is not applicable. Furthermore, as to Section 7 and Section 8, Executive and the Company each agrees and consents to submit to personal jurisdiction in the state of New York in any state

or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. Executive and the Company further agree that the sole and exclusive venue for any suit arising out of, or seeking to enforce, the terms of Section 7 and Section 8 of this Agreement shall be in a state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. In addition, Executive and the Company waive any right to challenge in another court any judgment entered by such New York County court or to assert that any action instituted by the Company in any such court is in the improper venue or should be transferred to a more convenient forum. Further, Executive and the Company waive any right he may otherwise have to a trial by jury in any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the service of any and all process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by the mailing of copies of such process to such party at such party’s address specified in Section 26, or such other updated address as has been provided to the other party from time to time in accordance with Section 26. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including their respective attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.


20.	Amendment; No Waiver; Section 409A


(a)	No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except by a written document signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive). Any amendment that would otherwise constitute an impermissible acceleration of benefits under Section 409A shall be without effect.

(b)

The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right or power hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment of any steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

(c)

It is the intention of the Company and Executive that this Agreement comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A. The Company and Executive agree to negotiate in good faith to make amendments to this Agreement as the parties mutually agree are necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of Executive in connection with this Agreement (including

any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold Executive (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

(d)

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), no payments hereunder that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A payable on account of the Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) shall be made to Executive prior to the date that is six (6) months after such “separation from service.” Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest permissible payment date.


(e)	For purposes of Section 409A, each payment that may be made under this Agreement is designated as a separate payment.


(f)	For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to payments of any amounts that are considered to be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, references to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A relating to “separation from service”.

(g)

To the extent that any reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) or 15 are taxable to Executive, any such reimbursement payment due to Executive shall be paid to Executive as promptly as practicable, and in all events on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) and 15 are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that Executive receives in any other taxable year.

21.

Severability . If any provision or any part thereof of this Agreement, including Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hereof, as applied to either party or to any circumstances, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision or remaining part thereof of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

22.

Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between Executive and the Company, relating to such subject matter. None of the parties shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations and warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.

23.

Survival . The rights and obligations of the parties under the provisions of this Agreement that apply after the termination of employment (including without limitation, Sections 5 through 20 and Section 26) shall survive, and remain binding and enforceable, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or any settlement of the financial rights and obligations arising from Executive’s employment hereunder, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended benefits of such provisions.


24.	No Construction against Drafter . No provision of this Agreement or any related document will be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other governmental or judicial authority by reason of such party having or being deemed to have structured or drafted such provision.


25.	Clawback . Executive acknowledges that to the extent required by applicable law or written Company policy adopted to implement the requirements of such law, the Discretionary Bonus and any other incentive compensation shall be subject to any required clawback, forfeiture, recoupment or similar requirement.

26.

Notices . A All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by electronic mail or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand or electronic mail, or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to Executive at the most recent address listed in Company records and to the Company at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

HC2 Holdings, Inc.

Suzi R. Herbst

Chief Administrative Officer

450 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

27.

Background Check . Upon execution, this Agreement is an offer of employment that is contingent upon the completion of a background investigation (including a credit check, criminal history check, confirmation of prior employment, and confirmation of educational background) satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion and the Executive providing legally required documentation of eligibility to work in the

United States (“ Background Check ”). Following the successful completion of the Background Check this Agreement shall be a binding agreement of the parties in accordance with its terms; provided that, the Company may waive the requirement to obtain or complete a Background Check at any time. The Executive agrees to submit to a drug screening, to execute all documentations and take all action required in connection with the completion of the Background Check . The Executive acknowledges that he or she is not an employee of the Company until Executive has received notification from the Company that the Background Check has been completed to the satisfaction of the Company in its sole discretion .


28.	Headings and References . The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.


29.	Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including via facsimile and electronic image scan (PDF), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first written above.

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

Name: Suzi Herbst

Title: Chief Administrative Officer

Joseph Ferraro

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Philip A. Falcone, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HC2 Holdings, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated: November 8, 2017	By:	/s/ Philip A. Falcone
		Name:	Philip A. Falcone
		Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive
			Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Michael J. Sena, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HC2 Holdings, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated: November 8, 2017	By:	/s/ Michael J. Sena
		Name:	Michael J. Sena
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted), Philip A. Falcone, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), and Michael J. Sena, the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of the Company, each hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017 , to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32 (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of the period covered by the Periodic Report and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Periodic Report.

Dated: November 8, 2017



/s/ Philip A. Falcone			/s/ Michael J. Sena
Philip A. Falcone			Michael J. Sena
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)			Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)