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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut | 06155 | |
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| 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:
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| 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:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Non-Votes | |||||||||
368,935,533
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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:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Non-Votes | |||||||||
320,395,677
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11,182,516 | 5,843,504 | 47,512,208 | |||||||||
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
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| Name: Richard G. Costello | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||||