Common use of Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting Clause in Contracts

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' current prospectus(es) and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford at the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, the Fund's or the Distributor's share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined prospectus shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Series' prospectus as compared to the total page count for the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready film, diskettes or type-set electronic document files. 3.3 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Series. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions have been received. A. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the DistributorFund, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' current prospectus(es) prospectus and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-camera- ready film, film or computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) prospectus and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford at the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) prospectus and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, the Fund's or the Distributor's share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined prospectus shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Series' prospectus as compared to the total page count for the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, film or computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready filmfilm or diskettes. Neither the Fund, diskettes the Adviser nor the Distributor shall be responsible for the costs of printing such prospectus or type-set electronic document filesstatement of additional information. 3.3 The Fund or the DistributorFund, at its expense, will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Series. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted required by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions have been received. A. To the extent permitted by applicable lawlaws, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' current prospectus(es) and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford at the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, the Fund's or the Distributor's share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined prospectus shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Series' prospectus as compared to the total page count for the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready film, diskettes or type-set electronic document files. 3.3 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Series. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions have been received. A. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all ail provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' current prospectus(es) and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford at the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, the Fund's or the Distributor's share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined prospectus shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Series' prospectus as compared to the total page count for the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed 8 copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready film, diskettes or type-set electronic document files. 3.3 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Series. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions have been received. A. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all ail provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' Fund's current prospectus(es) prospectus and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-ready film, film or computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford. Hartford at will deliver the Fund prospectus and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. The Fund will pay (to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) or will cause to be paid the expenses of printing and providing Hartford with the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) current prospectus and statement of additional information and delivering such prospectuses and statements of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, If Hartford elects to print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information, the Fund shall pay or cause to be paid only the DistributorFund's pro rata share of the total expense for cost of printing and delivery mailing such documents to existing Contract owners. The Fund's pro rata share of the combined prospectus such cost shall be determined pro-rata based upon by multiplying the page count ratio of the Series' prospectus as compared number of pages applicable solely to the Fund or a Series to the total page count for number of pages in the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under document being printed or mailed by the Contractstotal cost of such printing or mailing. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with current and prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready film, diskettes or type-set electronic document files. 3.3 The Fund or the Distributor, at its expense, Distributor will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at distributing to current Contract owners. The Fund will pay (to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) or will cause to be paid the expenses of printing and providing Hartford with the Fund's expense, reports to shareholders and distributing such reports to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Seriessolicitations. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted required by law, vote Series Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series Fund for which instructions have been received. Subject to the Fund's responsibilities above, Hartford assumes sole responsibility for ensuring that such materials are delivered to Contract owners in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Hartford and its agents will in no way recommend or oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies for Fund shares held by Contract owners without the prior written consent of the Fund, which consent may be withheld in the Fund's sole discretion. A. To the extent permitted by applicable lawlaws, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series Fund shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. 3.5 Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares snares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 3.6 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1 The Fund or the DistributorFund, at its expense, will print and provide Hartford with as many copies of the Series' current prospectus(es) and statement of additional information as Hartford may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. At Hartford's request, the Fund or the Distributor will provide, in lieu of the printed prospectuses, camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files containing the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information for printing by Hartford at the Fund's or the Distributor's expense. Hartford will deliver, at the Fund's expense, the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners. A. Hartford may elect to print the Series' prospectus(es) and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. In this case, the Fund's or the Distributor's share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined prospectus shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Series' prospectus as compared to the total page count for the combined prospectus containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. 3.2 Hartford, at its expense, will print the Contract prospectus for use with prospective owners of Contracts. If Hartford chooses to receive camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Series' prospectus(es) and statement of additional information, the Fund or the Distributor shall bear the cost of providing the camera-ready film, diskettes or type-set electronic document files. 3.3 The Fund or the DistributorFund, at its expense, will provide Hartford with copies of its reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as Hartford shall reasonably require for distributing, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. 3.4 The Fund will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations applicable to the Series. Hartford, at the Fund's expense, will, to the extent required by law, (a) distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners, (b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (d) if permitted required by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions have been received. A. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hartford reserves the right to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right. B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions of ERISA. 3.5 The Fund will comply in all material respects with all provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.