Edgar Filing: Bennett Jonathan R

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Bennett Jonathan R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/21/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [HIG]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE HARTFORD,Â ONE HARTFORD PLAZA

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

HARTFORD,Â CTÂ 06155

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,063.307	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	2,311.287	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option	Â ⁽¹⁾	02/23/2012	Common Stock	4,080	$ 65.85	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽²⁾	02/20/2014	Common Stock	3,983	$ 65.99	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽³⁾	02/15/2016	Common Stock	3,440	$ 83	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/27/2017	Common Stock	3,662	$ 93.69	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁵⁾	07/30/2017	Common Stock	1,590	$ 92.69	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁶⁾	02/26/2018	Common Stock	6,975	$ 74.88	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁷⁾	02/25/2019	Common Stock	18,301	$ 7.04	D	Â
Restricted Units	Â ⁽⁸⁾	02/25/2012⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock ⁽⁸⁾	11,727.809 ⁽⁸⁾	$ ⁽⁸⁾	D	Â
Restricted Units	Â ⁽⁹⁾	11/05/2012⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock ⁽⁹⁾	7,900.667 ⁽⁹⁾	$ ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â
Restricted Units	Â ⁽¹⁰⁾	02/25/2013⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹⁰⁾	23,355.974 ⁽¹⁰⁾	$ ⁽¹⁰⁾	D	Â
Deferred Units	Â ⁽¹¹⁾	11/05/2011⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹¹⁾	2,309.472 ⁽¹¹⁾	$ ⁽¹¹⁾	D	Â
Deferred Units	Â ⁽¹²⁾	02/25/2012⁽¹²⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹²⁾	3,441.55 ⁽¹²⁾	$ ⁽¹²⁾	D	Â
Deferred Units	Â ⁽¹³⁾	05/03/2013⁽¹³⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹³⁾	2,882.688 ⁽¹³⁾	$ ⁽¹³⁾	D	Â
Deferred Units	Â ⁽¹⁴⁾	08/06/2013⁽¹⁴⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹⁴⁾	1,230.581 ⁽¹⁴⁾	$ ⁽¹⁴⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bennett Jonathan R THE HARTFORD ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD,Â CTÂ 06155	Â	Â	Â Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Donald C. Hunt, by Power of Attorney for Jonathan R. Bennett dated February 24, 2009.		10/29/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option became fully exercisable as of February 21, 2005, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	The option became fully exercisable as of February 18, 2007, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	The option became fully exercisable as of February 15, 2009, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The option became fully exercisable on February 27, 2010, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	The option became fully exercisable on July 30, 2010, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(6)	One third of the option became exercisable on February 26, 2009, an additional one third of the option became exercisable on February 26, 2010 and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 26, 2011, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(7)	One third of the option became exercisable on February 25, 2010, an additional one third of the option will become exercisable on February 25, 2011 and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 25, 2012, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(8)	Each restricted unit will vest on the expiration date and be settled in cash immediately following the expiration date for an amount equal to the closing price per share of the company's common stock on the expiration date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(9)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after November 5, 2012 (the "Valuation Date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal to the closing stock price per share of the company's common stock on the Valuation Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(10)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after February 25, 2013 (the "Valuation Date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal to the closing stock price per share of the company's common stock on the Valuation Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(11)	Each deferred unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days after, the second anniversary of the grant date (November 5, 2009) for an amount equal to the company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the settlement date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.
(12)	Each deferred unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days after, the second anniversary of the grant date (February 25, 2010) for an amount equal to the company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the settlement date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.
(13)	One-third of the deferred unit award will be settled in cash as soon as practicable after, and in any event within 90 days after, the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date (May 3, 2010) based on the company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable anniversary date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.
(14)	One-third of the deferred unit award will be settled in cash as soon as practicable after, and in any event within 90 days after, the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date (August 6, 2010) based on the company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable anniversary date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.

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