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THE HARTFORD EXCESS PENSION PLAN II
The Hartford Excess Benefit Plan II (the "Plan") was effective as of January 1, 1988. The purpose of the Plan was to provide those
employees participating in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees (now The Hartford Retirement
Plan for U.S. Employees) (the “Retirement Plan”) benefits which would have been payable under the Retirement Plan but for the
limitations imposed on qualified plans by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective as of January 1, 1988, the Hartford
Select Management Plan II was authorized by the Board of Directors of Hartford Fire Insurance Company to pay supplemental benefits
to certain select management or highly compensated employees who have qualified for benefits under the Retirement Plan.
As of December 19, 1995 the Hartford Select Management Plan II was merged into the Hartford Excess Benefit Plan II and the
surviving Plan was amended to accept the liabilities under ITT Hartford Excess Pension Plan I attributable to all participants thereunder
other than former or then-current Presidents, Chairman, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers or Executive Vice
Presidents of Hartford Fire Insurance Company and renamed the ITT Hartford Excess Pension Plan II.
As of May 22, 1997, Hartford Life was authorized to participate in the Plan with respect to its employees. This Plan was amended and
restated as of December 19, 1995, including amendments through May 22, 1997 and, effective as of May 2, 1997, was renamed the
Hartford Excess Pension Plan II.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Plan, including all amendments adopted prior thereto, was further amended and restated in the form of
this document, in order to comply with final regulations issued under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. This Plan is intended
to comply with Section
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