The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   May 16, 2012

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-13958 13-3317783
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut   06155
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   860-547-5000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 16, 2012. Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were shares representing 384,933,905 votes, approximately 86.75% of the votes represented by issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote. Shareholders voted as follows on matters presented for a vote.

1. The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:

                                 
                            Broker
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Non-Votes
ROBERT B. ALLARDICE, III
     326,987,607       5,992,850       4,441,240       47,512,208  
TREVOR FETTER
     326,869,544       6,107,829       4,444,324       47,512,208  
PAUL G. KIRK, JR.
     325,071,352       8,022,473       4,327,872       47,512,208  
LIAM E. MCGEE
     303,033,787       30,008,704       4,379,206       47,512,208  
KATHRYN A. MIKELLS
     326,177,956       6,826,025       4,417,716       47,512,208  
MICHAEL G. MORRIS
     326,548,562       6,398,997       4,474,138       47,512,208  
THOMAS A. RENYI
     326,066,812       6,914,533       4,440,352       47,512,208  
CHARLES B. STRAUSS
     317,546,174       15,409,713       4,465,810       47,512,208  
H. PATRICK SWYGERT
     315,079,040       18,010,904       4,331,753       47,512,208  

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved based on the following votes:

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Non-Votes
368,935,533
    11,527,400       4,470,972       0  

3. The proposal to consider and approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement was approved based on the following votes:

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Non-Votes
320,395,677
    11,182,516       5,843,504       47,512,208  

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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.

         
    The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
          
May 16, 2012   By:   Richard G. Costello
       
        Name: Richard G. Costello
        Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary