EXHIBIT e.(x)
Form of Amendment Number 7 to Principal Underwriting Agreement
AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 TO
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Principal Underwriting Agreement between Hartford
Securities Distribution Company, Inc. and The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.
(formerly known as ITT Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.) dated July 22, 1996, as
amended and as assigned to Hartford Investment Financial Services Company (now
known as Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC) on November 1, 1998 (the
"Agreement"), The Hartford Income Fund, The Hartford Short Maturity Fund, The
Hartford Inflation Plus Fund, The Hartford Tax-Free California Fund and The
Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund are hereby included as five new Funds. All
provisions of the Agreement shall apply to The Hartford Income Fund, The
Hartford Short Maturity Fund, The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund, The Hartford
Tax-Free California Fund and The Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this amendment to be
executed on the ______ day of _______, 2002.
HARTFORD INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
By:
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THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of:
The Hartford Income Fund
The Hartford Short Maturity Fund
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund
The Hartford Tax-Free California Fund
The Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund
By:
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