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Any reference in this Plan to the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) means the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit
set forth in this provision.
“Deferred Member” means (A) a Member who has terminated employment with the Company and whose Vested Share
will be deferred in accordance with Article Eleven, (B) the spouse Beneficiary or Non-Spouse Beneficiary of a deceased
Member or Deferred Member, or (C) an alternate payee designated as such pursuant to a domestic relations order as
qualified by the Plan.
“Disability” means, with respect to a Member, the total disability of such Member that results in the Member qualifying for
benefits under the Hartford Fire Insurance Company Long Term Disability Plan for salaried Employees or a similar
disability plan sponsored by the Company. If a Member qualifies for benefits under such plan, then he or she shall be
deemed to be totally disabled as determined by the insurance company that administers such plan. If a Member does not
qualify for benefits under such plans, then he or she shall be deemed to be totally disabled if his or her disability meets the
definition of total disability set forth in such a plan, as determined by the applicable Plan Committee. For purposes of this
Plan, the effective date of disability shall be the later of the date of disability as defined in the applicable disability plan or
the date on which the applicable insurance company issues its determination of total disability. If a Member is deemed to be
totally disabled as provided herein, he or she shall also be deemed to have incurred a Termination of Employment with the
Company and its affiliated corporations as of such date.
“Distribution Date” means December 19, 1995.
“Effective Date” means the Distribution Date with respect to those Participating Corporations and Participating Divisions
that began their participation in the Plan on such date; “Effective Date” with respect to any other Participating Corporation
or Participating Division shall mean the date as of which such Participating Corporation or Participating Division begins its
participation in the Plan. The Pre-Distribution ITT Plan was originally effective as of April 1, 1974. Hartford Life was
designated as a Participating Corporation effective as of the IPO Date.
“Eligible Employee” means an Employee employed by the Company; provided, however, that except as the Board of
Directors or the Pension Administration Committee, pursuant to authority delegated by the Board of Directors, may
otherwise provide on a basis uniformly applicable to all persons similarly situated, “Eligible Employee” shall not include
any “Ineligible Person,” which means all of the following:
(A) a person who is covered for current service under a retirement plan of the Company or any of its affiliated
Companies other than the Hartford Fire Insurance Company Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, or any other Plan
specified by the Board of Directors from time to time, or
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Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009