Sec Form 4 Filing - Costello Beth Ann @ HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. - 2021-02-23

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 Costello Beth Ann 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. [ HIG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/23/2021 (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 60,285.037 D Common Stock 11.087 I By Spouse

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 $ 51.87 02/23/2021 A 67,204 ( 1 ) 02/23/2031 Common Stock 67,204 $ 0 67,204 D Stock Option $ 35.83 ( 2 ) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 47,214 47,214 D Stock Option $ 41.25 ( 3 ) 03/03/2025 Common Stock 77,830 77,830 D Stock Option $ 43.59 ( 4 ) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 72,076 72,076 D Stock Option $ 48.89 ( 5 ) 02/28/2027 Common Stock 70,679 70,679 D Stock Option $ 49.01 ( 6 ) 02/26/2029 Common Stock 75,790 75,790 D Stock Option $ 53.81 ( 7 ) 02/27/2028 Common Stock 63,194 63,194 D Stock Option $ 55.27 ( 8 ) 02/25/2030 Common Stock 71,318 71,318 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Costello Beth Ann ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT06155 EVP and CFO Signatures /s/ Anthony J. Salerno, Attorney-in-Fact 02/25/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2022, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2023 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2024, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 2 )The options became fully exercisable on March 4, 2017, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 3 )The options became fully exercisable on March 3, 2018, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 4 )The options became fully exercisable on March 1, 2019, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 5 )The options became fully exercisable on February 28, 2020, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 6 )One-third of the options became exercisable on February 26, 2020, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 26, 2021 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 26, 2022, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 7 )One-third of the options became exercisable on February 27, 2019, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on February 27, 2020 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2021, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 8 )One-third of the options became exercisable on February 25, 2021, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2022 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2023, the third anniversary of the grant date.

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