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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AYER RAMANI   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [HIG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/08/2005 (Street) HARTFORD, CT 06115 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Stock Units               25,933.8157 D   Restricted Stock               35,300 D   Common Stock               16,900 I (1) By Limited Liability Company Common Stock 08/08/2005   M(2)   84,000 A $ 27.1571 276,112 D   Common Stock 08/08/2005   S(2)   84,000 D $ 76.6426 192,112 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$ 26	08/08/2005		M(2)			74,400	(3)	02/16/2006	Common Stock	74,400	$ 26	0	D
Stock Option	$ 36.125	08/08/2005		M(2)			9,600	(4)	01/26/2007	Common Stock	9,600	$ 36.125	84,740	D
Stock Option	$ 44.47							(5)	12/17/2007	Common Stock	169,470		169,470	D
Stock Option	$ 46.315							(6)	02/21/2008	Common Stock	112,140		112,140	I	By Trust (7)
Stock Option	$ 45.5							(8)	10/14/2008	Common Stock	114,021		114,021	D
Stock Option	$ 51							(9)	02/18/2009	Common Stock	165,675		165,675	I	By Trust (7)
Stock Option	$ 34							(10)	02/18/2010	Common Stock	408,497		408,497	D
Stock Option	$ 62.07							(11)	02/23/2011	Common Stock	222,046		222,046	D
Stock Option	$ 65.85							(12)	02/23/2012	Common Stock	201,556		201,556	D
Stock Option	$ 37.37							(13)	02/22/2013	Common Stock	171,465		171,465	D
Stock Option	$ 65.99							(14)	02/20/2014	Common Stock	96,723		96,723	D
Stock Option	$ 71.27							(15)	02/19/2015	Common Stock	79,454		79,454	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AYER RAMANI THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06115	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Steven L. Bray, POA for Ramani Ayer by Power of Attorney of Ramani Ayer dated February 19, 2004.		08/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares of common stock held by a Limited Liability Company of which Mr. Ayer and his spouse are the co-managing and sole members.
(2)	Transaction effected pursuant to pre-planned trading plan entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3)	The option became fully exercisable as of February 14, 1999, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The option became fully exercisable as of January 24, 2000, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	The option became fully exercisable as of March 1, 2001, following the achievement of the following criteria: prior to March 1, 2001, the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached (i) $61.50 for 10 or more consecutive trading days, (ii) $63.00 for 10 or more consecutive trading days, and (iii) $65.00 for 10 or more consecutive trading days.
(6)	The option became fully exercisable as of February 19, 2001, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(7)	Option held by a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of which Mr. Ayer is Trustee.
(8)	The option became fully exercisable as of April 15, 1999, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(9)	The option became fully exercisable as of August 16, 2000, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(10)	The option became fully exercisable as of April 11, 2000, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(11)	The option became fully exercisable as of July 27, 2005, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(12)	The option becomes fully exercisable upon the earlier of: (i) February 20, 2009 (seven years from the grant date) and (ii) the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reaches 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(13)	The option became fully exerciable as of June 18, 2003, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for 10 consecutive trading days.
(14)	One-third of the option became exercisable on February 18, 2005, an additional one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 18, 2006 and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 18, 2007, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(15)	The option becomes fully exercisable upon the later of: (i) the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reaches 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days and (ii) February 17, 2008 (three years from the grant date).

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