April 6, 2020

Via E-mail
Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001-8602

       Re:     HC2 Holdings, Inc.
               Definitive Additional Materials on Schedule 14A
               Filed April 6, 2020
               File No. 1-35210

Dear Mr. Grossman:

       We have reviewed the filing above and have the following comment.

1.     Disclosure indicates that "Percy Rockdale is attempting to take control
of your company
       without paying you an appropriate control premium" and that "...Percy
Rockdale has
       chosen to pursue [a]...consent solicitation...as a means to take full
control of the
       Company without providing you an appropriate control premium." The
reference to a
       control premium suggests that Percy Rockdale is attempting to acquire
share capital as
       opposed to exercising stockholder rights to seek written consents to
remove the existing
       board and elect a new slate of directors. We are unaware of any legal
requirement that
       obligates a non-management party to pay a control premium, or any proxy
or consent
       solicitation undertaken in compliance with Section 14(a) and
corresponding Regulation
       14A in which a person soliciting proxies or written consents paid a
control premium or
       made another payment to security holders, in exchange for a vote or
consent in favor of
       its candidates. Please refrain from creating the impression that a
payment is legally or
       otherwise required in light of the Rule 14a-9 proscription against
omissions of material
       fact necessary to make the statements made in light of the circumstances
under which
       they are made not false or misleading.

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        We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of
their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
 Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
April 6, 2020
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      Please contact me at (202) 551-3444 with any questions.

                                                         Sincerely,

                                                         /s/ Perry J. Hindin

                                                         Perry J. Hindin
                                                         Special Counsel
                                                         Office of Mergers and
Acquisitions