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UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
OMB Number: 3235-0456
FORM 24F-2 Expires: August 31, 2000
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden
PURSUANT TO RULE 24f-2 hours per response.....1
READ INSTRUCTIONS AT END OF FORM BEFORE PREPARING FORM.
1. Name and address of issuer:
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account Three
P.O. Box 2999
Hartford, CT 06104-2199
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form
is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series
or classes): / /
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8580
Securities Act File Number: 33-80732
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1999
4(b). / / Check box if this Form is being filed late (I.E., more than
90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See instruction A.2)
NOTE: IF THE FORM IS BEING FILED LATE, INTEREST MUST BE PAID ON THE
REGISTRATION FEE DUE.
4(c). / / Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 648,155,458
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 206,789,591
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any PRIOR fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission $ 0
(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $ 206,789,591
(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]: $ 441,365,867
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years -- if
Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]: $( )
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee .000264
(See Instruction C.9): X
(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): = $ 116,521
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an
amount of securities that were registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect
before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities
(number of shares or other units) deducted here:
_______________. If there is a number of shares or other
units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining
unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is
filed that are available for use by the issuer in future
fiscal years, then state that number here: _______________.
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than
90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year
(see Instruction D):
+ $
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest
due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
= $ 116,521
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: March 9, 2000
Method of Delivery:
/X/ Wire Transfer
/ / Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/
Cynthia J. McNickle.
Assistant Director
Date March 9, 2000
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
