EXHIBIT 99.e(x)
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, LLC (formerly
known as Hartford Investment Financial Services Company) on November 1, 1998
(the "Agreement"), The Hartford Income Fund, The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund,
The Hartford Short Duration Fund, The Hartford Tax-Free California Fund and The
Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund are hereby included as five new Funds. All
provisions in the Agreement shall apply to The Hartford Income Fund, The
Hartford Inflation Plus Fund, The Hartford Short Duration Fund, The Hartford
Tax-Free California Fund and The Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund.
This amended Agreement is effective for a period of two years from the
date hereof and shall continue in effect thereafter in accordance with the
provisions of Section 14 of the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this amendment to be
executed on the 31st day of October, 2002.
HARTFORD INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
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Senior Vice President, Investments
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of:
The Hartford Income Fund
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund
The Hartford Short Duration Fund
The Hartford Tax-Free California Fund
The Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund
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President