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                                EXHIBIT o.(xvii)

               Form of Amendment Number 3 to Amended and Restated
                   Rule 18f-3 Plan which added Class C Shares


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                              AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 TO
                      AMENDED AND RESTATED RULE 18f-3 PLAN


     Pursuant to the Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan of The Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc. (formerly ITT Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.) dated July 22, 1996, as
amended and restated as of July 13, 1998 to add Class C Shares (the "Plan"), The
Hartford Large Cap Focus Fund, The Hartford Global Financial Services Fund, The
Hartford Global Telecommunications Fund and The Hartford U.S. Aggressive Growth
Fund are hereby included as four new Funds. All provisions in the Plan shall
apply to The Hartford Large Cap Focus Fund, The Hartford Global Financial
Services Fund, The Hartford Global Telecommunications Fund and The Hartford U.S.
Aggressive Growth Fund.



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