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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): January 4, 2022

INNOVATE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)
Delaware			001-35210			54-1708481
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
			295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
			New York, NY 10017
			(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 235-2690
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 4, 2022, the Company’s Infrastructure business DBM Global, Inc. ("DBM Global") (OTC: DBMG), a family of companies providing fully integrated steel construction services, issued a press release titled "DBM Global Inc. to Pay Cash Dividend" announcing that it will pay a cash dividend of approximately $15 million, or $3.89 per share, on January 28, 2022 to its stockholders of record at the close of business on January 14, 2022. As the largest stockholder of DBM Global, the Company expects to receive approximately $13.7 million of the total $15 million dividend payout. INNOVATE’s individual stockholders are not eligible to receive the cash dividend. A copy of the DBM Global press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Item No.			Description
99.1			Press Release dated January 4, 2022, titled "DBM Global Inc. to Pay Cash Dividend"
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document).

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 4, 2022

INNOVATE Corp. (Registrant)

By:

/s/ Michael J. Sena

Name: Michael J. Sena

Title: Chief Financial Officer