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December 15, 2000
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide Variable Account-9
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
SEC File No. 333-52579
CIK No. 0001040376
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 "Act") and on
behalf of Nationwide Variable Account-9 (the "Variable Account") and Nationwide
Life Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), we certify that the form of the
Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under paragraphs (b) and (c) under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act do not differ
from the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement for
Nationwide and the Variable Account which became effective December 12, 2000.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 677-7702 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Sincerely,
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Michael Stobart, Esq.
Variable Products Securities Counsel
