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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GENERAL MATTERS
RELATING TO COMMITTEES
13.1 Appointment of Committees. The Board of Directors of Hartford Fire has appointed a Pension Administration
Committee, an Investment and Savings Plan Investment Committee, and a Hardship Committee, each such Committee to be
comprised of the number of members set forth herein. On and after June 1, 2004, each Committee in its discretion shall
appoint additional members to the respective Committee and accept resignations from existing members, which
appointments and acceptances will be final unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of Hartford Fire. Each
Committee shall have a Chairman as designated by the Board of Directors of Hartford Fire prior to June 1, 2004 (or as
subsequently designated by the Committee) from among its regular members, and shall also designate a Secretary who may
be, but need not be, one of the members thereof. Any person so appointed may resign at any time by delivering his or her
written resignation to the Secretary of Hartford Fire and the Chairman or Secretary of his or Committee.
The Pension Administration Committee shall be comprised of not less than five persons. The Investment and Savings Plan
Investment Committee shall be comprised of not less than four persons, and the Hardship Committee shall be comprised of
not less than three persons. Notwithstanding any vacancies, the Pension Administration Committee and the Investment and
Savings Plan Investment Committee each may act as long as there are at least three members thereof, and the Hardship
Committee may act as long as there are at least two members thereof.
13.2 Named Fiduciaries. Each Committee appointed pursuant to the Plan, and the Stock Plan Fiduciary appointed under
Section 8.1, is designated as a named fiduciary within the meaning of Section 402(a) of ERISA.
13.3 Authority of Committees. Each Committee shall have the authority, powers and responsibilities set forth in the Plan,
and shall also have such authority, powers and responsibilities as may from time to time be delegated or allocated to them by
resolutions of the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, powers reserved to the Board of Directors to the extent
specifically delegated to a particular Committee by the Board of Directors.
13.4 Action by Committees. Action by each Committee may be taken by majority vote of its members and/or alternate
members at a meeting upon such notice, or upon waiver of notice, and at such time and place as each Committee may
determine from time to time; or action may be taken by written consent of a majority of the members of the Committee
without a meeting with the same effect for all purposes as if assented to at a meeting.
13.5 Policies and Procedures of Committees. Each Committee shall establish such policies, procedures, rules and
regulations as such Committees may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and transactions of their
business.
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Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009