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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information.
Name: NATIONWIDE INVESTING FOUNDATION III
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
THREE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
Telephone Number (including Area Code): (614)249-7111
Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process:
DAVID E. SIMAITIS
ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of
Form N-8A:
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
trustee and chairman of the Registrant has caused this notification of
registration to be duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the City of
Columbus and State of Ohio on the 18th day of November, 1997.
NATIONWIDE INVESTING FOUNDATION III
(NAME OF REGISTRANT)
By: /s/ James F. Laird, Jr.
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JAMES F. LAIRD, JR., ATTORNEY IN FACT
By: /s/ David E. Simaitis
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DAVID E. SIMAITIS, SECRETARY
