The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   December 12, 2008

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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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut   06155
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 12, 2008, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into the Second Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated August 9, 2007 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, and a syndicate of lenders (the "Lenders"), including Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agents, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as documentation agent. The Amendment carves out from the limitation on liens covenant set forth in Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement any liens granted by the Company or any of its borrowing subsidiaries to secure borrowings by the Company or any of its subsidiaries from any Federal Home Loan Bank, provided the aggregate outstanding principal amount of secured indebtedness shall not exceed $1 billion.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2008 and filed herewith as Exhibit 10.01.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

10.1 Second Amendment, dated as of December 12, 2008, to the Amended and Restated Five-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of August 9, 2007 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among the Company and the Lenders, including Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agents, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as documentation agent.





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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.
          
December 18, 2008   By:   /s/ Ricardo A. Anzaldua
       
        Name: Ricardo A. Anzaldua
        Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  10.1 Second Amendment, dated as of December 12, 2008, to the Amended and Restated Five-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of August 9, 2007 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among the Company and the Lenders, including Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agents, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as documentation agent.