SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 1, 2010
HARBINGER GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charger)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-4219
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74-1339132 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York
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10022 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(212) 906-8555
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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
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A.2. below):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In communicating with potential investors with respect to the senior secured notes offering
referred to in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (Form 8-K), Harbinger Group Inc. (the
Company) will be providing the information with respect to the Companys business and the
attendant risks included in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Senior Secured Notes
On November 1, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing
that, subject to market and other conditions, the Company plans to offer, only to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), and to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under
the Securities Act, $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2015.
The information contained in this Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Any offer of the securities will be made
only by means of a private offering memorandum. The securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Furnished
Exhibit 99.1 Risk Factors
Exhibit 99.2 Business Description
Exhibit 99.3 Press Release dated November 1, 2010