Sec Form 4 Filing - Davey James E @ HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE - 2014-03-04

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 Davey James E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [ HIG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/04/2014 (Street) HARTFORD, CT06155 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/04/2014 M 10,121 A $ 20.63 32,965.955 D Common Stock 03/04/2014 F( 1 ) 2,490 D $ 35.19 30,475.955 D Common Stock 03/04/2014 S( 2 ) 10,121 D $ 35.26 ( 3 ) 20,354.955 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option $ 20.63 03/04/2014 M 10,121 ( 4 ) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 10,121 $ 20.63 20,243 D Stock Option $ 28.91 ( 5 ) 03/01/2021 Common Stock 20,446 20,446 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Davey James E ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT06155 Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ Anthony J. Salerno, Attorney-in-Fact 03/06/2014 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations in connection with a distribution to the reporting person of restricted stock units pursuant to The Hartford's 2010 Incentive Stock Plan. ( 2 )Transaction effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into on November 1, 2013 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( 3 )Price reflected is the weighted average sale price for shares sold. The range of sales prices for the transactions reported was $35.17 to $35.34 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. ( 4 )One-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2013, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2014 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 28, 2015, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 5 )The options became fully exercisable on March 1, 2014, the third anniversary of the grant date.

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