================================================================================ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------------------- FORM 10-K (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 15, 2005 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ______ to _______ Commission file number 333-112244-77 HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2005-055 (BY HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AS DEPOSITOR) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE NONE (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2005-055 200 HOPMEADOW STREET, SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 06089 (Address of principal executive offices) (860) 547-5000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH REGISTERED - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.00% Callable Secured IncomeNotes(sm) due 2014 None of Hartford Life Global Funding Trust 2005-055 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [ ] No [X] State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. NONE. (APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS) Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. NOT APPLICABLE. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Form 10-K filed by Hartford Life Insurance Company ("Hartford Life") on February 28, 2005 and the Form 10-Qs filed by Hartford Life on May 2, 2005 and August 4, 2005. PART I ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. None. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. None. PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES. None. PART III ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. Not applicable. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. None. PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. Exhibit 31.1 Section 302 Certification. Exhibit 99.1 Annual Funds Application Statement. Exhibit 99.2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Exhibit 99.3 Trustee Compensation Report. For information relating to Hartford Life Insurance Company ("HLIC"), please see HLIC's (Commission file number 2-89516) periodic reports, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and other information on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). You can read and copy these reports and other information at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of this material for a fee by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You can also access some of this information electronically by means of the SEC's website on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports and other information that HLIC has filed electronically with the SEC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Hartford Life Global Funding Trust 2005-055 (by Hartford Life Insurance Company as depositor) DATE: August 10, 2005 By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Johnson ----------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey L. Johnson Title: Assistant Vice President - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 31.1 Section 302 Certification. Exhibit 99.1 Annual Funds Application Statement. Exhibit 99.2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Exhibit 99.3 Trustee Compensation Report. ================================================================================