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. [ 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)
02/17/2021
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 02/17/2021 M 5,226.75 A $0(1) 41,286.633 D
Common Stock 02/18/2021 F(2) 2,496 D $50.1(3) 38,790.633 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
Performance Shares (1) 02/17/2021 A 5,226.75 (1) (1) Common Stock 5,226.75 $0.0000 5,226.75 D
Performance Shares (1) 02/17/2021 M 5,226.75 (1) (1) Common Stock 5,226.75 $0.0000 0.0000 D
Stock Option $20.63 (4) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 20,243 20,243 D
Stock Option $24.15 (5) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 19,794 19,794 D
Stock Option $35.83 (6) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 14,542 14,542 D
Stock Option $41.25 (7) 03/03/2025 Common Stock 14,528 14,528 D
Stock Option $43.59 (8) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 13,138 13,138 D
Stock Option $48.89 (9) 02/28/2027 Common Stock 13,934 13,934 D
Stock Option $49.01 (10) 02/26/2029 Common Stock 34,159 34,159 D
Stock Option $53.81 (11) 02/27/2028 Common Stock 26,702 26,702 D
Stock Option $55.27 (12) 02/25/2030 Common Stock 30,840 30,840 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 17, 2021, the Company's Compensation and Management Development Committee certified a performance share payout based on the level of the Company's performance relative to pre-established objectives for the January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 performance period. The performance shares were paid in shares of the Company's common stock.
2. Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the performance share certification reported on this Form 4, in accordance with the Company's administrative rules.
3. The closing price of the Company's common stock on February 17, 2021, the day of certification.
4. The options became fully exercisable on February 28, 2015, the third anniversary of the grant date.
5. The options became fully exercisable on March 5, 2016, the third anniversary of the grant date.
6. The options became fully exercisable on March 4, 2017, the third anniversary of the grant date.
7. The options became fully exercisable on March 3, 2018, the third anniversary of the grant date.
8. The options became fully exercisable on March 1, 2019, the third anniversary of the grant date.
9. The options became fully exercisable on February 28, 2020, the third anniversary of the grant date.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. One-third of the options will become 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.
Anthony J. Salerno, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 02/19/2021
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