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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-497174
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121210
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121210

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARBINGER GROUP INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000109177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690]
		IRS NUMBER:				741339132
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04219
		FILM NUMBER:		121254347

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		27TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-906-8548

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		27TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAPATA CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAPATA NORNESS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720314

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAPATA OFF SHORE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690115
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>HARBINGER GROUP INC.</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Delaware
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, NY</B></FONT></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(212)&nbsp;906-8555 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former name
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Tender Offer and
Consent Solicitation </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December 10, 2012, Harbinger Group Inc. (&#147;HGI&#148;) announced that it launched a cash tender
offer for any and all of its outstanding 10.625% senior secured notes due 2015 (the &#147;2015 Notes&#148;). In connection with the tender offer, HGI is also soliciting consents to proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2015 Notes. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Notes Offering </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December 10, 2012, HGI also announced its intent to offer $650.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the
&#147;New Notes&#148;). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Not applicable. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Not applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Exhibits. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated December 10, 2012, related to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated December 10, 2012, related to the New Notes offering</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date:&nbsp;December 10, 2012</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Thomas A. Williams</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated December 10, 2012, related to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated December 10, 2012, related to the New Notes offering</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Harbinger Group Inc. Announces Launch of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for its </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>10.625% Senior Secured Notes Due November&nbsp;15, 2015 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NEW YORK &#150; (BUSINESS WIRE)
&#150; December&nbsp;10, 2012 &#150; Harbinger Group Inc. (&#147;HGI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;; NYSE: HRG) announced today that it is commencing a tender offer (the &#147;Tender Offer&#148;) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding
$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.625% Senior Secured Notes Due November&nbsp;15, 2015 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). In connection with the Tender Offer, the Company is also seeking consents (the &#147;Consent Solicitation&#148;) to proposed
amendments to the indenture, dated November&nbsp;15, 2010 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), which governs the Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The terms and conditions of
the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated December&nbsp;10, 2012 and the related Consent and Letter of Transmittal (the &#147;Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Materials&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Information related to the Notes and other information relating to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are listed in
the table below. The tender offer documents more fully set forth the terms of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation Materials. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>CUSIP<BR>Numbers</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.625% Senior Secured Notes due November&nbsp;15, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">41146AAB2</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">500,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,071.81</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20.00</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,091.81</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">41146AAA4</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes and excluding accrued and unpaid interest, which will be paid in addition to the Total Consideration or Tender Offer Consideration,
as applicable. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Includes the Consent Payment. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Holders who
validly tender their Notes prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday, December&nbsp;21, 2012 (the &#147;Early Tender Deadline&#148;) will be eligible to receive total consideration of $1,091.81 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which includes
a consent payment of $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. Holders must validly tender and not validly withdraw their Notes, and have their Notes accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer, at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline in
order to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, including the consent payment. A Holder cannot deliver a consent with respect to the Notes without tendering its corresponding Notes or tender its Notes without delivering a corresponding
consent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at Midnight, Eastern time, on Tuesday, January&nbsp;8, 2013, unless extended or earlier
terminated by the Company (the &#147;Expiration Time&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Deadline, but
before the Expiration Time, will receive the Tender Offer Consideration of $1,071.81 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Upon the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement
Materials, payment for Notes accepted for purchase will be made (a)&nbsp;with respect to the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, promptly after such acceptance for purchase (which is currently
expected to be December&nbsp;24, 2012, unless the Early Tender Deadline is extended), and (b)&nbsp;with respect to Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline but at or before the Expiration Time, promptly after the Expiration Time (which
is currently expected to be January&nbsp;9, 2013, unless the Tender Offer is extended). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will
receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the date on which such Notes are purchased. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tendered Notes may be withdrawn at any time before the earlier of: (i)&nbsp;5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on Friday, December&nbsp;21, 2012, unless extended by
the Company (the &#147;Withdrawal Deadline&#148;); and (ii)&nbsp;the date a supplemental indenture is executed, which is expected to be on or promptly following the receipt of the Requisite Consents (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation Materials). Holders of Notes who tender their Notes after the Withdrawal Deadline, but on or prior to the Expiration Time, may not withdraw their tendered Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event that the Company receives the requisite consents of (a)&nbsp;a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes to certain Proposed Amendments (as such term is defined in
the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Materials) and (b)&nbsp;at least 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes to certain Additional Proposed Amendments (as such term in defined in the Offer to Purchase Consent
Solicitation Materials) the Company will enter into one or more supplemental indentures reflecting the Proposed Amendments and the Additional Proposed Amendments, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Company successfully completing one or more debt financing transactions as described in
the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Materials. Subject to applicable law, the Company may also extend, amend or terminate the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation at any time before the Expiration Time in its sole discretion. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company has retained Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. to act as the dealer manager (the &#147;Dealer Manager&#148;) for the Tender Offer and Consent
Solicitation. D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc. will act as the Information Agent and the Depositary for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Questions regarding the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation should be directed to Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. at (855)&nbsp;287-1922 (toll-free). Requests for documentation should be directed to D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc. at (800)&nbsp;431-9633 (toll-free). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">None of the representatives or employees of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the
Indenture, make any recommendations as to whether or not holders of the Notes should issue their consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, and no one has been authorized by any of them to make such recommendations. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release does not constitute a solicitation of consents of holders of the Notes and shall not be
deemed a solicitation of consents with respect to any other securities of the Company. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation will be made solely by the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation and the accompanying consent form. All statements
herein regarding the terms of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, the proposed amendments, any supplemental indenture and the Indenture are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Statement and the accompanying consent form, the supplemental indenture and the Indenture. The completion of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation and the execution of any supplemental indenture is subject to a number of conditions. No
assurance can be given that any such Consent Solicitation can or will be completed on terms that are acceptable to the Company, or at all, or that a supplemental indenture will be executed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward Looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Safe Harbor&#148; Statement Under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Some of the statements contained in the Press Release and certain oral statements made by our representatives from time to time regarding the matters discussed herein are or may be forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements are based upon management&#146;s current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These statements and other forward-looking statements made from time-to-time by HGI and its representatives are based upon certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of HGI, are generally
identifiable by use of the words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;may&#148; or similar expressions.
Factors that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ include, without limitation, the risk that closing of the acquisition of the residential hardware and home improvement business of Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. and
certain of its subsidiaries by Spectrum Brands, Inc. or HGI Energy Holdings, LLC&#146;s joint venture transaction with EXCO Resources, Inc. (&#147;Energy Transaction&#148;) to create a private oil and gas limited partnership (the
&#147;Partnership&#148;) will not occur, will be delayed or will close on terms materially different than expected, including, in the case of the Energy Transaction, (i)&nbsp;as a result of title and environmental diligence of properties to be
acquired, commodity price risks, drilling and production risks, (ii)&nbsp;financing plans for the Partnership and the Energy Transaction, (iii)&nbsp;reserve estimates and values, statements about the Partnership&#146;s properties and potential
reserves and production levels. Other factors could cause actual results, events and developments to differ include, without limitation, the ability of HGI&#146;s subsidiaries (including, following the closing of the Energy Transaction, the
Partnership) to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions, capital market conditions, that HGI may not be successful in identifying any suitable future acquisition opportunities, the risks that may affect the
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performance of the operating subsidiaries of HGI and those factors listed under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in HGI&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements described herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results, events or developments referenced herein will occur or be
realized. HGI does not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operation results. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Harbinger Group, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Harbinger
Group Inc. (&#147;HGI&#148;; NYSE: HRG) is a diversified holding company. HGI&#146;s principal operations are conducted through subsidiaries that offer life insurance and annuity products, and branded consumer products such as batteries, personal
care products, small household appliances, pet supplies, and home and garden pest control products. HGI is principally focused on acquiring controlling and other equity stakes in businesses across a diversified range of industries and growing its
existing businesses. In addition to HGI&#146;s intention to acquire controlling equity interests, HGI may also from time to time make investments in debt instruments and acquire minority equity interests in companies. Harbinger Group Inc. is
headquartered in New York and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HRG. For more information on HGI, visit: www.harbingergroupinc.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Contacts </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investors: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Harbinger Group Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Investor Relations </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tara Glenn </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">212-906-8560 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">investorrelations@harbingergroupinc.com </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Media: </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jamie Tully/Michael Henson </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sard
Verbinnen&nbsp;&amp; Co </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">212-687-8080 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Source: Harbinger Group Inc. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Harbinger Group Inc. Announces Launch of Debt Offering </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NEW YORK &#150; (BUSINESS WIRE)
&#150; December&nbsp;10, 2012 &#150; Harbinger Group Inc. (&#147;HGI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;; NYSE: HRG) announced today an offering of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes. The Company expects to use the net
proceeds from the issuance of the notes to refinance its existing 10.625% senior secured notes due November&nbsp;15, 2015 and for working capital by it and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes, including the financing of future
acquisitions and businesses. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The offering will be made solely by means of a private placement either to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The notes to be issued in the offering have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward Looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Safe
Harbor&#148; Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Some of the statements contained in the Press Release and certain oral statements made by our representatives from time to time regarding the matters discussed herein
are or may be forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management&#146;s current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ materially
from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements and other forward-looking statements made from time-to-time by HGI and its representatives are based upon certain assumptions and describe future plans,
strategies and expectations of HGI, are generally identifiable by use of the words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148;
&#147;projects,&#148; &#147;may&#148; or similar expressions. Factors that could cause actual results, events and developments to differ include, without limitation, the risk that closing of the acquisition of the residential hardware and home
improvement business of Stanley Black&nbsp;&amp; Decker, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries by Spectrum Brands, Inc. or HGI Energy Holdings, LLC&#146;s joint venture transaction with EXCO Resources, Inc. (&#147;Energy Transaction&#148;) to create
a private oil and gas limited partnership (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) will not occur, will be delayed or will close on terms materially different than expected, including, in the case of the Energy Transaction, (i)&nbsp;as a result of title and
environmental diligence of properties to be acquired, commodity price risks, drilling and production risks, (ii)&nbsp;financing plans for the Partnership and the Energy Transaction, (iii)&nbsp;reserve
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estimates and values, statements about the Partnership&#146;s properties and potential reserves and production levels. Other factors could cause actual results, events and developments to differ
include, without limitation, the ability of HGI&#146;s subsidiaries (including, following the closing of the Energy Transaction, the Partnership) to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions, capital market
conditions, that HGI may not be successful in identifying any suitable future acquisition opportunities, the risks that may affect the performance of the operating subsidiaries of HGI and those factors listed under the caption &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; in HGI&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements described herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that
the actual results, events or developments referenced herein will occur or be realized. HGI does not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or
changes to future operation results. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Harbinger Group, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Harbinger Group Inc. (&#147;HGI&#148;; NYSE: HRG) is a diversified holding company. HGI&#146;s principal operations are conducted through subsidiaries that offer life insurance and annuity products, and
branded consumer products such as batteries, personal care products, small household appliances, pet supplies, and home and garden pest control products. HGI is principally focused on acquiring controlling and other equity stakes in businesses
across a diversified range of industries and growing its existing businesses. In addition to HGI&#146;s intention to acquire controlling equity interests, HGI may also from time to time make investments in debt instruments and acquire minority
equity interests in companies. Harbinger Group Inc. is headquartered in New York and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HRG. For more information on HGI, visit: www.harbingergroupinc.com. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Contacts </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investors:
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Harbinger Group Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Investor
Relations </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tara Glenn </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">212-906-8560
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">investorrelations@harbingergroupinc.com </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Media: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jamie Tully/Michael Henson </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sard Verbinnen&nbsp;&amp; Co </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">212-687-8080 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Source: Harbinger Group Inc. </FONT></P>
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