Sec Form 4 Filing - ELLIOT DOUGLAS G @ HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE - 2014-09-17

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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
ELLIOT DOUGLAS G
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)
President
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE HARTFORD PLAZA
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
09/17/2014
(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 09/17/2014 M 50,000 A $ 20.63 66,944.112 D
Common Stock 09/17/2014 S( 1 ) 50,000 D $ 37.5 16,944.112 D
Restricted Stock Units 29,617.147 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 09/17/2014 M 50,000 ( 2 ) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 50,000 $ 20.63 71,457 D
Stock Option $ 35.83 ( 3 ) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 94,429 94,429 D
Stock Option $ 24.15 ( 4 ) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 128,535 128,535 D
Stock Option $ 28.05 ( 5 ) 05/04/2021 Common Stock 81,320 81,320 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ELLIOT DOUGLAS G
ONE HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT06155
President
Signatures
/s/ Anthony J. Salerno, Attorney-in-Fact 09/19/2014
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Transaction effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into on May 2, 2014 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
( 2 )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.
( 3 )One-third of the options will become exercisable on March 4, 2015, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 4, 2016, and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 4, 2017, the third anniversary of the grant date.
( 4 )One-third of the options became exercisable on March 5, 2014, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 5, 2015, and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 5, 2016, the third anniversary of the grant date.
( 5 )The option became fully exercisable on May 4, 2014, the third anniversary of the grant date.

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