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11. Administration of the Plan
(a) All decisions, determinations or actions of the Committee made or taken pursuant to grants of authority under the
Plan shall be made or taken in the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons
for all purposes.
(b) The Committee shall have full power, discretion and authority to interpret, construe and administer the Plan and any
part thereof, and its interpretations and constructions thereof and actions taken thereunder shall be, except as otherwise
determined by the Board, final, conclusive and binding on all persons for all purposes. Except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in the Plan, any action, authority or power reserved to the Committee shall be within the Committee’s
sole and absolute discretion.
(c) The Committee’s decisions and determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively
among Key Employees and Directors, whether or not such Key Employees and Directors are similarly situated.
(d) The Committee may, in its sole discretion, delegate such of its powers as it deems appropriate to the Company’s
Executive Vice President, Human Resources (or other person holding a similar position) or the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, except that Awards to executive officers shall be made, and matters related thereto shall be determined, solely by
the Committee or the Board or any other appropriate committee of the Board.
Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009