SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Paiano Robert W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE HARTFORD PLAZA

(Street)
HARTFORD CT 06155

(City) (State) (Zip)
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)
EVP & Chief Risk Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 02/27/2018 M 5,624 A $7.04 33,840.095 D
Common Stock 02/27/2018 F(1) 1,833 D $53.95(2) 32,007.095 D
Common Stock 02/27/2018 S(3) 5,624 D $54.31 26,383.095 D
Restricted Stock Units 9,169.806 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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 $7.04 02/27/2018 M 5,624 (4) 02/25/2019 Common Stock 5,624 $54.31 0.0000 D
Stock Option $53.81 02/27/2018 A 26,702 (5) 02/27/2028 Common Stock 26,702 $0.0000 26,702 D
Stock Option $20.63 (6) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 20,243 20,243 D
Stock Option $24.15 (7) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 19,794 19,794 D
Stock Option $28.91 (8) 03/01/2021 Common Stock 13,011 13,011 D
Stock Option $35.83 (9) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 14,542 14,542 D
Stock Option $41.25 (10) 03/03/2025 Common Stock 14,528 14,528 D
Stock Option $43.59 (11) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 13,138 13,138 D
Stock Option $48.89 (12) 02/28/2027 Common Stock 13,934 13,934 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the performance share certification reported on a Form 4 dated February 21, 2018, in accordance with the Company's administrative rules.
2. The closing price of the Company's common stock on February 21, 2018, the day of certification.
3. Transaction effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into on December 13, 2017 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4. The options became fully exercisable on February 25, 2012, the third anniversary of the grant date.
5. One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2019, an additional one-third of the options will become 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.
6. The options became fully exercisable on February 28, 2015, the third anniversary of the grant date.
7. The options became fully exercisable on March 5, 2016, the third anniversary of the grant date.
8. The options became fully exercisable on March 1, 2014, the third anniversary of the grant date.
9. The options became fully exercisable on March 4, 2017, the third anniversary of the grant date.
10. One-third of the options became exercisable on March 3, 2016, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on March 3, 2017 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 3, 2018, the third anniversary of the grant date.
11. One-third of the options became exercisable on March 1, 2017, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on March 1, 2018 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on March 1, 2019, the third anniversary of the grant date.
12. One-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2018, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 28, 2019 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 28, 2020, the third anniversary of the grant date.
Remarks:
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/s/ Terence Shields, Attorney-in-Fact 03/01/2018
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