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ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
3.1 Eligibility of Members. A Member who qualifies as an Eligible Member pursuant to this Section shall be eligible to participate in
the Plan in accordance with Section 3.2.
(A) Eligible Member Defined. A Member, other than a Member of a group that the Plan Administrator has determined is
ineligible to participate in the Plan, (i) whose compensation recognized under the Qualified Plan for the next succeeding Plan
Year is projected to exceed the Statutory Compensation Limit and (ii) who is notified, in accordance with Section 3.2(A), that he
or she is eligible to participate in the Plan, shall be deemed to be an Eligible Member in this Plan as of the first day of the next
succeeding Plan Year.
(B) Rehired Members. An Eligible Member whose employment with the Company terminates shall again become an
Eligible Member only upon completing, subsequent to the date of rehire, the requirements for eligibility set forth in this
Section, unless otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator.
(C) Members Deemed Ineligible for Participation .
(i) Receipt of Hardship Withdrawal under the Qualified Plan . If a Member receives a hardship withdrawal under
the Qualified Plan, and such Member ceases certain savings for a period of not less than 6 months pursuant to the
Qualified Plan, such Member shall be deemed an ineligible Member for such 6 month period. Such Member shall no
longer be deemed an ineligible Member as of the first day of the Plan Year following the end of such 6 month period.
(ii) Partial Ineligibility of Certain Members . A Member shall be deemed an ineligible Member solely with respect to
Excess Matching Company Contributions, Excess Floor Company Contributions, or Excess Non-Elective Company
Contributions to the extent such Contributions otherwise creditable on behalf of such Member hereunder are credited
instead under The Hartford Deferred Compensation Plan.
3.2 Participation.
(A) Notice of Eligibility to Participate. The Plan Administrator shall notify a Member of his or her eligiblity to participate in
the Plan. Receipt of Notice from the Plan Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.2(A) shall be a condition to participation in the
Plan.
(B) Election to Participate. After an Eligible Member receives notice from the Plan Administrator pursuant to Section
3.2(A), such Eligible Member may elect to participate in the Plan by filing a properly completed Participant Contribution
Election Form, or such other authorization or information as the Plan Administrator may require, with the