UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 16, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-13958
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13-3317783 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 16, 2010, Fitch Ratings affirmed all debt and insurer financial strength ratings for
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its primary life and property/casualty
insurance subsidiaries, and also maintained its negative rating outlook. On March 17, 2010, Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it had affirmed the financial strength ratings of the operating
subsidiaries of the Company and the ratings on the Company’s debt, but had changed the Company’s ratings
outlook to negative. On that same date, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the credit ratings of the Company
and its principal operating subsidiaries.
These ratings are not a recommendation to buy or hold any of the
Company’s securities and they may be revised or revoked at any time at
the sole discretion of the rating organization.