Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Philip A. Falcone, certify that:
| | 1. | | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of Harbinger Group Inc.; |
| | 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: April 29, 2011
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| /s/ PHILIP A. FALCONE | | |
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| Philip A. Falcone | | |
| Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | | |
