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DIETRICH, REYNOLDS & KOOGLER, LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43216
(614) 249-7617
FACSIMILE: (614) 249-2418
January 8, 1999
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
The United States Securities and
Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Nationwide Investing Foundation III
SEC File No. 333-40455, 811-08495
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 and on behalf of
Nationwide Investing Foundation III, we certify that the form of the
Prospectuses and the Statements of Additional Information that would have been
filed under paragraphs (b) or (c) under Rule 497 does not differ from the form
of the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Trust's Registration Statement which
became effective January 5, 1999.
Please call the undersigned at (614) 677-2406 or Elizabeth A. Davin at (614)
249-8678 if you have any questions regarding this filing.
Very truly yours,
DIETRICH, REYNOLDS & KOOGLER
Dina A. Tantra, Esq.
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