Sec Form 4 Filing - Kinney John J. @ HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. - 2022-06-10

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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 Kinney John J. 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 (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/10/2022 (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 06/10/2022 G( 1 ) 717 D $ 0 5,134.32 D Restricted Stock Units 12,414.147 D Common Stock 930.0618( 2 ) I By 401(k) Plan

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 $ 43.59 ( 3 ) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 12,974 12,974 D Stock Option $ 48.89 ( 4 ) 02/28/2027 Common Stock 13,126 13,126 D Stock Option $ 49.01 ( 5 ) 02/26/2029 Common Stock 21,349 21,349 D Stock Option $ 51.87 ( 6 ) 02/23/2031 Common Stock 16,801 16,801 D Stock Option $ 53.81 ( 7 ) 02/27/2028 Common Stock 16,021 16,021 D Stock Option $ 55.27 ( 8 ) 02/25/2030 Common Stock 19,275 19,275 D Stock Option $ 69.41 ( 9 ) 02/23/2032 Common Stock 25,664 25,664 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Kinney John J. ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT06155 EVP Signatures Anthony J. Salerno, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 06/14/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This transaction involved a gift to a charitable donor-advised fund, effected pursuant to a trading plan previously adopted by Mr. Kinney on May 10, 2022 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( 2 )This figure represents the reporting person's approximate share equivalent holdings in The Hartford Stock Fund (the "Fund") under the Company's 401(k) plan. The Fund consists of Company common stock (typically 99% of the Fund value) and short-term investments (typically less than 1% of the Fund value) and the number of share equivalents varies depending on the performance of the Company, the overall stock market, the amount of cash awaiting investment, and the performance and amount of short-term investments held by the fund, less any expense accrued against the fund. The number of shares attributed to the reporting person and expressed as share equivalents is based on information furnished by the 401(k) plan administrator as of June 13, 2022. ( 3 )The options became fully exercisable on March 1, 2019, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 4 )The options became fully exercisable on February 28, 2020, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 5 )The options became fully exercisable on February 26, 2022, the third anniversary of the grant date. ( 6 )One-third of the options became 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. ( 7 )The options became fully 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 became 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. ( 9 )One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2023, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2024 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 23, 2025, the third anniversary of the grant date.

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