UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012
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Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.):            [   ] is a restatement.
                                             [   ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:      Harbinger Group Inc.
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Address:   450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor
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           New York, NY 10022
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Form 13F File Number: 028-14560
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission.

Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:   Philip Falcone
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Title:  Authorized Person
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Phone:  212-906-8555
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Signature,  Place,  and  Date  of  Signing:

       /s/ Philip Falcone          New York, New York          November 14, 2012
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         [Signature]                 [City, State]                   [Date]





Report  Type  (Check  only  one):

[   ]   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
        manager are reported in this report.)

[ X ]   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
        and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[   ]   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
        this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
        reported by other reporting manager(s).)



List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


13F File Number       Name

028-13483             Harbinger Holdings, LLC