UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May
28, 2009
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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001-13958
(Commission
File
Number)
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13-3317783
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (860) 547-5000
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The board
of directors (the "Board") of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the
"Company") amended the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) on
May 28, 2009. The sole change was to amend Section 2.4(f) of the
By-laws to allow any Assistant Secretary, in addition to the Secretary, to
give notice of Board meetings to directors as provided thereunder.
The
foregoing description of the By-laws amendment does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-laws, as amended, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
3.1 Amended
and Restated By-laws of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., effective
May 28, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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THE
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
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March
9, 2010
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By:
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/s/
RICARDO A. ANZALDUA
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Name:
Ricardo A. Anzaldua
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Title:
Senior Vice President and Corporate
Secretary
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,
effective May 28, 2009
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