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HARTFORD HLS MUTUAL FUNDS
SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 1, 2000
TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1999
CLASS IA AND CLASS IB SHARES
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Effective January 1, 2000, Steven C. Angeli assumed portfolio management
responsibility for the Hartford Small Company Fund. Mr. Angeli is a Vice
President of Wellington Management Company, LLP. Mr. Angeli joined Wellington
Management in 1994, after earning his MBA from the Darden School of Business at
the University of Virginia. Prior to that, he worked at Fidelity Management and
Research (1990-1992) as an associate analyst.
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