UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2014 (September 30, 2014)

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

460 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150

Herndon, VA 20170

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 456-4100

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 30, 2014, HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has extended the expiration time of its previously announced tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Schuff International, Inc. (“Schuff”) that it does not already own to October 6, 2014 at 5:00 PM, New York City Time, unless further extended. The press release also announced that HC2 had waived the 90% Condition to the offer and reported updated information previously announced by Schuff. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The filing of this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.