On December 1, 2014, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (“SPB”), a majority indirectly-owned subsidiary of Harbinger Group Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it intends to offer $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes and it intends to enter into a new term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of €150 million. Interested parties should read SPB’s public filings and other announcements for more information regarding the foregoing matters.
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