Stock Compensation Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

11. Stock Compensation Plans

The Company’s stock-based compensation plans include The Hartford 2010 Incentive Stock Plan, The Hartford Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Hartford Deferred Stock Unit Plan. For a description of these plans, see Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartford’s 2010 Form 10-K Annual Report.

Shares issued in satisfaction of stock-based compensation may be made available from authorized but unissued shares, shares held by the Company in treasury or from shares purchased in the open market. The Company typically issues shares from treasury in satisfaction of stock-based compensation.


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Stock-based compensation plans expense	$	25		$	19		$	46		$	41
Income tax benefit		(9	)		(7	)		(16	)		(15	)

Total stock-based compensation plans expense, after-tax	$	16		$	12		$	30		$	26

The Company did not capitalize any cost of stock-based compensation. As of June 30, 2011, the total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $113, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.