UNITED STATES
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): December 12, 2012
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, 27th Floor, New York, NY |
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Attached to this report as Exhibit 23.1 is the consent of KPMG LLP.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of KPMG LLP | |
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 12, 2012 | By: | /s/ Thomas A. Williams | ||||
| Name: | Thomas A. Williams | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of KPMG LLP | |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditor
The Board of Directors
EXCO Resources, Inc:
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus Supplement dated December 12, 2012 to the Form S-3 (No. 333-180070) of Harbinger Group Inc. and to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-180070) of Harbinger Group Inc. of our report dated December 6, 2012 with respect to statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Certain Conventional Oil and Natural Gas Properties of EXCO Resources, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Harbinger Group Inc. filed on December 11, 2012.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
December 12, 2012