Results of Operations

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2011 HARBINGER GROUP INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-4219   74-1339132 (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)       450 Park Avenue, 27 th Floor, New York, New York   10022 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) (212) 906-8555 (Registrant’s 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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))         Explanatory Note:   This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on December 14, 2011 is being filed solely to amend the Item number  under which such form was originally filed.   Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition   The following information, including the Exhibit referenced in this Item 2.02 to the extent the Exhibit discusses financial results of Harbinger Group Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.   On December 14, 2011, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) discussing, among other things, its financial results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d)   Exhibits           Exhibit No.   Description 99.1   Press Release, dated December 14, 2011           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.   HARBINGER GROUP INC.     Date: December 14, 2011 By:  /s/ Francis T. McCarron       Name:  Francis T. McCarron       Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer