FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2022
(Street)

HARTFORD, CT 06155
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 05/03/2022   G(1)   5,000 D $ 0 50,503.167 D  

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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 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 $ 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 $ 51.87               (7) 02/23/2031 Common Stock 67,204   67,204 D  
Stock Option $ 53.81               (8) 02/27/2028 Common Stock 63,194   63,194 D  
Stock Option $ 55.27               (9) 02/25/2030 Common Stock 71,318   71,318 D  
Stock Option $ 69.41               (10) 02/23/2032 Common Stock 75,483   75,483 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Costello Beth Ann
ONE HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT 06155
      EVP and CFO  

Signatures

 Anthony J. Salerno, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact   05/05/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction involved a gift to a charitable donor-advised fund, effected pursuant to a trading plan previously adopted by Ms. Costello on February 23, 2022 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(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) The options became fully exercisable on February 26, 2022, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(7) 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.
(8) The options became fully exercisable on February 27, 2021, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(9) 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.
(10) 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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