Exhibit 10.5

Execution Version

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AMENDMENT AND JOINDER

by and among

HARBINGER GROUP INC.

and the HOLDERS party hereto

Dated: August 5, 2011

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AMENDMENT AND JOINDER

     WHEREAS, CF Turul LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PECM Strategic Funding L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, Providence TMT Debt Opportunity Fund II, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, and Wilton Re Holdings Limited, a Bermuda limited company (together, the “Current Parties”), entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2011 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), in connection with the purchase by the Current Parties of Series A Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A Shares”).

     WHEREAS, Quantum Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, DDJ High Yield Fund, an entity organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, General Motors Hourly-Rate Employes Pension Trust — 7N1H, a trust maintained by General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation, General Motors Salaried Employes Pension Trust — 7N1I, a trust maintained by General Motors Corporation, Stichting Pensioenfonds Hoogovens, a Dutch pension plan regulated by the Dutch Central Bank, Caterpillar Inc. Master Retirement Trust, a trust maintained by Caterpillar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Pension Plan Trust, a trust maintained by J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Stichting Bewaarder Interpolis Pensioenen Global High Yield Pool, a Dutch tax transparent pool of assets, Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Fysiotherapeuten, a Dutch pension plan regulated by the Dutch Central Bank, Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, a pension plan organized pursuant to Texas government code, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a trust consisting of three separate employees’ beneficiary associations, DDJ Distressed and Special Situations Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Russell Investment Company — Russell Global Opportunistic Credit Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, DDJ Capital Management Group Trust — High Yield Investment Fund, a trust maintained by The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York State chartered bank, as trustee, JHL Capital Group Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Luxor Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Luxor Wavefront, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership, OC 19 Master Fund, L.P. — LCG , a Cayman Islands limited partnership and GAM Equity Six Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (collectively, the “New Parties”) desire to purchase Series A-2 Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A-2 Shares”) pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2011 (the “Additional Purchase Agreement”).

     WHEREAS, the Current Parties desire to treat the New Parties as Additional Purchasers under the Registration Rights Agreement and the New Parties desire to become Additional Purchasers and Holders, as such terms are used in the Registration Rights Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          1. The Current Parties, the New Parties and Harbinger Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby agree that the definitions of the following terms in the Registration Rights Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

          “Additional Purchasers” means, collectively, the New Parties.

          “Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, dated as of May 12, 2011, the Certificate of Designation of Series A-2 Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, dated as of August 5, 2011.

          “Holder” (collectively, the “Holders”) means each Person who is a purchaser of Series A Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or the Additional Purchase Agreement for so long as it holds any Registrable Securities and each of its successors and assigns and direct and indirect transferees who Beneficially Own Registrable Securities.

          “Series A Shares” means the Company’s Series A Participating Convertible Preferred Stock and the Company’s Series A-2 Participating Convertible Preferred Stock.

          2. Each New Party hereby accedes to and ratifies the Registration Rights Agreement and covenants and agrees with the Current Parties and the Company to be bound by the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement as a “Holder” and to duly and punctually perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations whatsoever from time to time to be performed or discharged by it under or by virtue of the Registration Rights Agreement in all respects as if named as a party therein.

          3. The Company and each Existing Party covenants and agrees that each New Party shall be entitled to all the benefits of the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement to the intent and effect that the New Party shall be deemed, with effect from the date on which the New Party executes this instrument, to be a party to the Registration Rights Agreement as a “Holder.”

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have caused to be executed, this Registration Rights Amendment and Joinder on the date first written above.

		COMPANY:
		HARBINGER GROUP INC.
		By:		/s/ Francis T. McCarron
				Name:		Francis T. McCarron
				Title:		Executive Vice President & Chief
						Financial Officer

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		CF TURUL LLC
		By:		/s/ Glenn P. Cummins
				Name:		Glenn P. Cummins
				Title:		Authorized Signatory
		PROVIDENCE TMT DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND II, L.P.
		By:		/s/ John Wells
				Name:		John Wells
				Title:		Authorized Signatory
		PECM STRATEGIC FUNDING L.P.
		By:		/s/ John Wells
				Name:		John Wells
				Title:		Authorized Signatory
		WILTON RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
		By:		/s/ Perry H. Braun
				Name:		Perry H. Braun
				Title:		Senior Vice President

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		QUANTUM PARTNERS LP By: QP GP LLC, its General Partner
		By:		/s/ Jay A. Schoenfarber
				Name:		Jay A. Schoenfarber
				Title:		Attorney-in-Fact
		JHL CAPITAL GROUP MASTER FUND L.P.
		By:		/s/ James H. Litinsky
				Name:		James H. Litinsky
				Title:		Managing Member
						JHL Capital Group LLC

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