SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 27, 2001
HARTFORD LIFE, INC. HARTFORD LIFE CAPITAL II
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(Exact name of registrant as (Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-12749 Delaware 1-12749-02
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (State or other jurisdiction (Commission
of Incorporation) File Number) of Incorporation) File Number)
06-1470915 To be applied for
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(IRS Employer (IRS Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
Hartford Life, Inc.
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut
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(Address of principal executive offices of each registrant)
06089
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Zip Code
(860) 547-5000
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Registrants' telephone number
Item 5. Other Events:
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On February 27, 2001, Hartford Life and Hartford Life Capital II (the "Trust")
entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
Salomon Smith Barney Inc., A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and UBS Warburg LLC for the issuance and sale of
8,000,000 Preferred Securities designated the 7.625% Trust Preferred Securities
of the Trust. This Form 8-K is being filed to incorporate by reference into
Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-21865 and 333-56283) (the
"Registration Statements"), the tax opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton, who acted
as special counsel to Hartford Life and the Trust in connection with the
Registration Statements. The opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton is attached hereto
as Exhibit 8.
Item 7 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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c) The following is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report:
Exhibit
Number Description
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8. Tax Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton dated February 27, 2001.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HARTFORD LIFE, INC.
Date: April 5, 2001 By: /s/ C. Michael O'Halloran
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Name: C. Michael O'Halloran
Title: Its Vice President
HARTFORD LIFE CAPITAL II
By: HARTFORD LIFE, INC., as Sponsor
Date: April 5, 2001 By: /s/ C. Michael O'Halloran
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Name: C. Michael O'Halloran
Title: Its Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number Description
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8. Tax Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton dated February 27, 2001.
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