Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, George C. Nicholson, certify that:
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| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of HRG Group, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016; and |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: January 27, 2017
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| /s/ GEORGE C. NICHOLSON | |
| George C. Nicholson | |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
