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Registration No. 333-59517
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 14
TO FORM S-6
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OF
SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
(EXACT NAME OF TRUST)
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(EXACT NAME AND ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR AND REGISTRANT)
PATRICIA R. HATLER
SECRETARY
ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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This Post-Effective Amendment amends the Registration Statement in respect to
the Prospectus.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[X] on January 16, 2001 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
If appropriate check the following box:
[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Title of Securities being registered: Corporate Flexible Premium Variable
Universal Life Insurance Policies.
Approximate date of proposed offering: Continuously on and after January 16,
2001.
[ ] Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective on (date)
at (time) pursuant to Rule 487.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO ITEMS REQUIRED
BY FORM N-8B-2
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N-8B-2 ITEM CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
1...............................................................................Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company
The Variable Account
2...............................................................................Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company
3...............................................................................Custodian of Assets
4...............................................................................Distribution of The Policies
5...............................................................................The Variable Account
6...............................................................................Not Applicable
7...............................................................................Not Applicable
8...............................................................................Not Applicable
9...............................................................................Legal Proceedings
10...............................................................................Information About The Policies; How The Cash Value
Varies; Right to Exchange for a Fixed Benefit
Policy; Reinstatement; Other Policy Provisions
11...............................................................................Investments of The Variable
Account
12...............................................................................The Variable Account
13...............................................................................Policy Charges
Reinstatement
14...............................................................................Underwriting and Issuance -
Premium Payments
Minimum Requirements for
Issuance of a Policy
15...............................................................................Investments of the Variable
Account; Premium Payments
16...............................................................................Underwriting and Issuance -
Allocation of Cash Value
17...............................................................................Surrendering The Policy for Cash
18...............................................................................Reinvestment
19...............................................................................Not Applicable
20...............................................................................Not Applicable
21...............................................................................Policy Loans
22...............................................................................Not Applicable
23...............................................................................Not Applicable
24...............................................................................Not Applicable
25...............................................................................Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company
26...............................................................................Not Applicable
27...............................................................................Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company
28...............................................................................Company Management
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N-8B-2 ITEM CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
<S> <C>
29................................................................................Company Management
30................................................................................Not Applicable
31................................................................................Not Applicable
32................................................................................Not Applicable
33................................................................................Not Applicable
34................................................................................Not Applicable
35................................................................................Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company
36................................................................................Not Applicable
37................................................................................Not Applicable
38................................................................................Distribution of the Policies
39................................................................................Distribution of the Policies
40................................................................................Not Applicable
41(a).............................................................................Distribution of the Policies
42................................................................................Not Applicable
43................................................................................Not Applicable
44................................................................................How the Cash Value Varies
45................................................................................Not Applicable
46................................................................................How the Cash Value Varies
47................................................................................Not Applicable
48................................................................................Custodian of Assets
49................................................................................Not Applicable
50................................................................................Not Applicable
51................................................................................Summary of the Policies; Information About The
Policies
52................................................................................Substitution of Securities
53................................................................................Taxation of the Company
54................................................................................Not Applicable
55................................................................................Not Applicable
56................................................................................Not Applicable
57................................................................................Not Applicable
58................................................................................Not Applicable
59................................................................................Financial Statements
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Corporate Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies
Issued by Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company through its Nationwide
VL Separate Account-D.
The date of this prospectus is May 1, 2000.
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This prospectus contains basic information you should know about the policies
before investing. Please read it and keep it for future reference.
The following underlying mutual funds are available under the policies:
AMERICAN CENTURY VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN CENTURY(SM)
FAMILY OF INVESTMENTS
- American Century VP Balanced Fund
- American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund
- American Century VP Growth Fund
- American Century VP Income & Growth Fund
- American Century VP International Fund
- American Century VP Ultra Fund
- American Century VP Value Fund
- American Century VP Vista Fund
DEUTSCHE VIT FUNDS (FORMERLY, BT INSURANCE FUND TRUST)
- EAFE(R) Equity Index Fund
- Equity Index Fund (formerly, Equity 500 Index Fund)
- Small Cap Index Fund
DREYFUS
- The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
- Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
- Appreciation Portfolio (formerly, Capital Appreciation Portfolio)
- Disciplined Stock Portfolio
- International Value Portfolio
- Limited Term High Income Portfolio*
- Quality Bond Portfolio
- Small Company Stock Portfolio
DREYFUS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
- Mid Cap Stock Portfolio
EVERGREEN VARIABLE TRUST
- Evergreen VA Equity Index Fund
- Evergreen VA Fund
- Evergreen VA Foundation Fund
- Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund
- Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund
- Evergreen VA International Growth Fund
- Evergreen VA Masters Fund
- Evergreen VA Omega Fund
- Evergreen VA Small Cap Value Fund
- Evergreen VA Special Equity Fund
- Evergreen VA Strategic Income Fund
FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
- VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP Growth Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP High Income Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class
FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
- VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP II Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP II Contrafund(R) Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP II Index 500 Portfolio
FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
- VIP III Balanced Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP III Growth & Income Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP III Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class
- VIP III Mid Cap Portfolio: Service Class
GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
- Goldman Sachs VIT Growth and Income Fund
- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE U.S. Equity Fund
- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE Large Cap Growth Fund
- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE Small Cap Equity Fund
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- Goldman Sachs VIT Capital Growth Fund
- Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Mid
Cap Equity Fund)
- Goldman Sachs VIT International Equity Fund
- Goldman Sachs VIT Global Income Fund
INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
- INVESCO VIF Blue Chip Growth Fund
INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund
- INVESCO VIF Equity Income Fund (formerly, INVESCO Industrial Equity
Income Fund)
- INVESCO VIF Health Sciences Fund
- INVESCO VIF High Yield Fund
- INVESCO VIF Real Estate Opportunity Fund
- INVESCO VIF Small Company Growth Fund
- INVESCO VIF Technology Fund
- INVESCO VIF Total Return Fund
- INVESCO VIF Utilities Fund
J.P. MORGAN SERIES TRUST II
- J.P. Morgan Bond Portfolio
- J.P. Morgan U.S. Disciplined Equity Portfolio
- J.P. Morgan Small Company Portfolio
- J.P. Morgan International Opportunities Portfolio
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST ("NSAT")
- Capital Appreciation Fund
- Government Bond Fund
- Money Market Fund
- Total Return Fund
- Dreyfus NSAT Mid Cap Index Fund (formerly, Nationwide Mid Cap Index
Fund) (formerly, Nationwide Select Advisers Mid Cap Fund) (subadviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation)
- Federated NSAT Equity Income Fund (formerly, Nationwide Equity Income
Fund) (subadviser: Federated Investment Counseling)
- Federated NSAT High Income Bond Fund* (formerly, Nationwide High Income
Bond Fund) (subadviser: Federated Investment Counseling)
- Gartmore NSAT Emerging Markets Fund
- Gartmore NSAT Global Technology and Communications Fund
- Gartmore NSAT International Growth Fund
- J.P. Morgan NSAT Balanced Fund* (formerly, Nationwide Balanced Fund)
(subadviser: J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.)
- MAS NSAT Multi Sector Bond Fund* (formerly, Nationwide Multi Sector
Bond Fund) (subadviser: Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP)
- Nationwide Global 50 Fund (formerly, Nationwide Global Equity Fund)
(subadviser: J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.)
- Nationwide Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Nationwide Select Advisers
Small Cap Growth Fund) (subadvisers: Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP,
Neuberger Berman, LLC, and effective January 8, 2001, Waddell & Reed
Investment Management Company)
- Nationwide Small Cap Value Fund (subadviser: The Dreyfus Corporation)
- Nationwide Small Company Fund (subadvisers: The Dreyfus Corporation,
Neuberger Berman, LLC., Lazard Asset Management, Strong Capital
Management, Inc., and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company)
- Strong NSAT Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Nationwide Strategic Growth
Fund) (subadviser: Strong Capital Management, Inc.)
- Turner NSAT Growth Focus Fund
ONE GROUP(R) INVESTMENT TRUST
- One Group Investment Trust Balanced Portfolio (formerly, Asset
Allocation Fund)
- One Group Investment Trust Bond Portfolio
- One Group Investment Trust Diversified Equity Portfolio
- One Group Investment Trust Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio
- One Group Investment Trust Equity Index Portfolio
- One Group Investment Trust Government Bond Portfolio
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- One Group Investment Trust Large Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly, Large
Company Growth Fund)
- One Group Investment Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly, Growth
Opportunities Fund)
- One Group Investment Trust Mid Cap Value Portfolio
THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. (FORMERLY, MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
UNIVERSAL FUNDS, INC.)
- Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
- Equity Growth Portfolio
- Fixed Income Portfolio
- Global Equity Portfolio
- High Yield Portfolio*
- International Magnum Portfolio
- Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
- Mid Cap Value Portfolio
- Value Portfolio
- U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS INC.
- Capital Fund
- High Yield Bond Fund*
- Investors Fund
- Strategic Bond Fund
- Total Return Fund
*These underlying mutual funds invest in lower quality debt securities commonly
referred to as junk bonds.
THE FOLLOWING UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR POLICIES ISSUED ON OR
AFTER JUNE 15, 2000:
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST ("NSAT")
- Nationwide Strategic Value Fund (subadviser: Strong Capital Management
Inc./Schafer Capital Management Inc.)
In the future, additional underlying mutual funds managed by certain financial
institutions or brokerage firms may be added to the variable account. These
additional underlying mutual funds may be offered exclusively to purchasing
customers of the particular financial institution or brokerage firm.
For general information or to obtain FREE copies of the:
- prospectus, annual report or semi-annual report for any underlying
mutual fund; and
- any required Nationwide forms,
call:
1-800-547-7548
TDD 1-800-238-3035
or write:
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
P.O. BOX 182150
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43218-2150
Material incorporated by reference to this prospectus can be found on the SEC
website at:
www.sec.gov
This policy is NOT:
- a bank deposit;
- endorsed by a bank or government agency;
- federally insured; or
- available in every state.
The life insurance policies offered by this prospectus are corporate flexible
premium variable universal life insurance policies. They are designed for use by
corporations and employers to provide life insurance coverage and the
flexibility to vary the amount and frequency of premium payments. A cash
surrender value may be offered if the policy is terminated during the lifetime
of the insured.
The purpose of this policy is to provide life insurance protection for the
beneficiary named in the policy. No claim is made that the policy is in any way
similar or comparable to a systematic investment plan of a mutual fund.
The death benefit and cash value of this policy may vary to reflect the
experience of the Nationwide VL Separate Account-D (the "variable account") or
the fixed account, depending on how premium payments are invested.
Investors assume certain risks when investing in the policies, including the
risk of losing money.
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Nationwide guarantees the death benefit for as long as the policy is in force.
The cash surrender value is not guaranteed. The policy will lapse if the cash
surrender value is insufficient to cover policy charges.
Benefits described in this prospectus may not be available in every jurisdiction
- refer to your policy for specific benefit information.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFERING MAY
NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC NOR HAS THE
SEC PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS
ATTAINED AGE- The insured's age on the policy date, plus the number of full
years since the policy date.
ACCUMULATION UNIT- An accounting unit of measure used to calculate the cash
value of the variable account.
FIXED ACCOUNT- An investment option which is funded by the general account of
Nationwide.
GENERAL ACCOUNT- All assets of Nationwide other than those of the variable
account or in other separate accounts that have been or may be established by
Nationwide.
GUIDELINE LEVEL PREMIUM- The level annual premiums required to mature the policy
under guaranteed mortality and current expense charges, and an interest rate of
4%. It is calculated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
MATURITY DATE- The policy anniversary on or next following the insured's 100th
birthday.
NATIONWIDE- Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company.
NET AMOUNT AT RISK- The death benefit minus the cash value. On a monthly
anniversary day, the net amount at risk is the death benefit minus the cash
value prior to subtraction of the base policy cost of insurance charge.
NET PREMIUMS- The actual premiums minus the percent of premium charges. The
percent of premium charges are shown on the policy data page.
SUB-ACCOUNTS- Divisions of the variable account to which underlying mutual fund
shares are allocated and for which accumulation units are separately maintained.
VALUATION PERIOD- Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT- Nationwide VL Separate Account-D, a separate account of
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company that contains variable account
allocations. The variable account is divided into sub-accounts, each of which
invests in shares of a separate underlying mutual fund.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS..........................
SUMMARY OF POLICY EXPENSES.........................
UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES.............
SYNOPSIS OF THE POLICIES...........................
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY......
NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT SERVICES
CORPORATION...................................
INVESTING IN THE POLICY............................
The Variable Account and Underlying Mutual
Funds
The Fixed Account
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POLICIES.....................
Minimum Requirements for Policy Issuance
Premium Payments
Pricing
POLICY CHARGES.....................................
Sales Load
Tax Expense Charge
Monthly Cost of Insurance
Monthly Administrative Charge
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
Income Tax
Reduction of Charges
SURRENDERING THE POLICY FOR CASH...................
Surrender (Redemption)
Cash Surrender Value
Partial Surrenders
Income Tax Withholding
VARIATION IN CASH VALUE............................
POLICY PROVISIONS..................................
Policy Owner
Beneficiary
Changes in Existing Insurance Coverage
OPERATION OF THE POLICY............................
Allocation of Net Premium and Cash Value
How the Investment Experience is Determined
Net Investment Factor
Determining the Cash Value
Transfers
RIGHT TO REVOKE....................................
POLICY LOANS.......................................
Taking a Policy Loan
Effect on Investment Performance
Interest
Effect on Death Benefit and Cash Value
Repayment
ASSIGNMENT.........................................
POLICY OWNER SERVICES..............................
Dollar Cost Averaging
DEATH BENEFIT INFORMATION..........................
Calculation of the Death Benefit
Changes in the Death Benefit Option
Proceeds Payable on Death
Incontestability
Error in Age
Suicide
Maturity Proceeds
RIGHT OF CONVERSION................................
GRACE PERIOD.......................................
Reinstatement
TAX MATTERS........................................
Policy Proceeds
Withholding
Federal Estate and Generation-Skipping
Transfers Taxes
Non-Resident Aliens
Taxation of Nationwide
Tax Changes
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS...............................
STATE REGULATION...................................
REPORTS TO POLICY OWNERS...........................
ADVERTISING........................................
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS..................................
EXPERTS............................................
REGISTRATION STATEMENT.............................
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES.......................
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
NATIONWIDE....................................
APPENDIX A: OBJECTIVES FOR UNDERLYING MUTUAL
FUNDS.........................................
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH
SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH BENEFITS..........
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SUMMARY OF POLICY EXPENSES
Nationwide deducts certain charges from the policy. Charges are made for
administrative and sales expenses, providing life insurance protection and
assuming the mortality and expense risks.
Nationwide deducts a sales load and a charge for tax expense charge from premium
payments. The sales load is guaranteed never to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment during the first 7 policy years and 2% thereafter. Currently, the sales
load is 3% of the premium payment plus 2.5% of premiums up to the target premium
during the first 7 policy years, and 0% on all premiums thereafter. The tax
expense charge is approximately 3.5% of premiums for all states (see "Sales
Load" and "Tax Expense Charge").
The mortality and expense risk charge is guaranteed not to exceed an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of the variable account.
Currently, this annual effective rate will be 0.40% in policy years 1-4, 0.25%
in policy years 5-20, and 0.10% thereafter.
Nationwide deducts the following charges from the cash value of the policy:
- monthly cost of insurance;
- monthly cost of any additional benefits provided by riders to the
policy; and
- administrative expense charge.(1)
(1)Currently, the administrative expense charge is $5 per month. It is
guaranteed not to exceed $10 per month.
Nationwide does not deduct a surrender charge from the policy.
For more information about any policy charge, see "Policy Charges" in this
prospectus.
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UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES
(AFTER EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT)
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Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
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American Century Variable Portfolios Inc. - American Century VP 0.90% 0.00% 0.00% 0.90%
Balanced Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00%
Capital Appreciation Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios Inc. - American Century VP 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00%
Growth Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 0.70% 0.00% 0.00% 0.70%
Income & Growth Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 1.34% 0.00% 0.00% 1.34%
International Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00%
Ultra Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00%
Value Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00%
Vista Fund
Deutsche VIT Funds - EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund (formerly, BT Insurance 0.26% 0.39% 0.00% 0.65%
Fund Trust - EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund)
Deutsche VIT Funds - Equity Index Fund (formerly, BT Insurance Fund 0.14% 0.16% 0.00% 0.30%
Trust - Equity 500 Index Fund)
Deutsche VIT Funds - Small Cap Index Fund (formerly, BT Insurance 0.13% 0.32% 0.00% 0.45%
Fund Trust - Small Cap Index Fund)
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. 0.75% 0.04% 0.00% 0.79%
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. 0.25% 0.01% 0.00% 0.26%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund -Appreciation Portfolio (formerly, 0.43% 0.35% 0.00% 0.78%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Capital Appreciation Portfolio)
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Disciplined Stock Portfolio 0.75% 0.06% 0.00% 0.81%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - International Value Portfolio 1.00% 0.35% 0.00% 1.35%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Limited Term High Income 0.65% 0.19% 0.00% 0.84%
Portfolio
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Quality Bond Portfolio 0.65% 0.09% 0.00% 0.74%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Small Company Stock Portfolio 0.75% 0.22% 0.00% 0.97%
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Mid Cap Stock Portfolio 0.75% 0.22% 0.00% 0.97%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Equity Index Fund 0.00% 0.31% 0.00% 0.31%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Foundation Fund 0.84% 0.11% 0.00% 0.95%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Fund 0.89% 0.13% 0.00% 1.02%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund 0.77% 0.24% 0.00% 1.01%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund 0.89% 0.12% 0.00% 1.01%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA International Growth Fund 0.00% 1.03% 0.00% 1.03%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Masters Fund 0.45% 0.55% 0.00% 1.00%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Omega Fund 0.60% 0.36% 0.00% 0.96%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Small Cap Value Fund 0.59% 0.42% 0.00% 1.01%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Special Equity Fund 0.00% 1.03% 0.00% 1.03%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Strategic Income Fund 0.61% 0.23% 0.00% 0.84%
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Service Class 0.48% 0.08% 0.10% 0.66%
Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.07% 0.10% 0.75%
Fidelity VIP High Income Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.11% 0.10% 0.79%
Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class 0.73% 0.15% 0.10% 0.98%
Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio: Service Class 0.53% 0.10% 0.10% 0.73%
Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.13% 0.10% 0.81%
Fidelity VIP II Contrafund(R) Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.07% 0.10% 0.75%
Fidelity VIP II Index 500 Portfolio 0.24% 0.04% 0.00% 0.28%
Fidelity VIP III Balanced Portfolio: Service Class 0.43% 0.13% 0.10% 0.66%
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Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
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Fidelity VIP III Growth & Income Portfolio: Service Class 0.48% 0.11% 0.10% 0.69%
Fidelity VIP III Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.10% 0.10% 0.78%
Fidelity VIP III Mid Cap Portfolio: Service Class 0.57% 0.40% 0.10% 1.07%
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Growth and 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Income Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE U.S. 0.70% 0.20% 0.00% 0.90%
Equity Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE Large 0.70% 0.20% 0.00% 0.90%
Cap Growth Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE Small 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Cap Equity Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Capital 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Growth Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap 0.80% 0.25% 0.00% 1.05%
Value Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT 1.00% 0.35% 0.00% 1.35%
International Equity Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Global 0.90% 0.25% 0.00% 1.15%
Income Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund 0.75% 0.54% 0.00% 1.29%
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Blue Chip 0.85% 1.19% 0.00% 2.04%
Growth Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Health Sciences 0.75% 0.74% 0.00% 1.49%
Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF High Yield Fund 0.60% 0.48% 0.00% 1.08%
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Equity Income 0.75% 0.44% 0.00% 1.19%
Fund (formerly, INVESCO VIF Industrial Equity Income Fund)
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Real Estate 0.90% 1.07% 0.00% 1.97%
Opportunity Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Small Company 0.75% 1.01% 0.00% 1.76%
Growth Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Technology Fund 0.75% 0.57% 0.00% 1.32%
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Total Return 0.75% 0.55% 0.00% 1.30%
Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Utilities Fund 0.60% 0.76% 0.00% 1.36%
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan Bond Portfolio 0.30% 0.45% 0.00% 0.75%
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan U.S. Disciplined Equity 0.35% 0.50% 0.00% 0.85%
Portfolio
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan Small Company Portfolio 0.60% 0.55% 0.00% 1.15%
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan International 0.60% 0.60% 0.00% 1.20%
Opportunities Portfolio
NSAT - Capital Appreciation Fund 0.60% 0.14% 0.00% 0.74%
NSAT - Government Bond Fund 0.50% 0.15% 0.00% 0.65%
NSAT - Money Market Fund 0.39% 0.15% 0.00% 0.54%
NSAT - Total Return Fund 0.58% 0.14% 0.00% 0.72%
NSAT - Dreyfus NSAT Mid Cap Index Fund (formerly, Nationwide Mid Cap 0.88% 0.15% 0.00% 1.03%
Index Fund) (formerly, Nationwide Select Advisers Mid Cap Fund)
NSAT - Federated NSAT Equity Income Fund (formerly, Nationwide 0.80% 0.15% 0.00% 0.95%
Equity Income Fund)
NSAT - Federated NSAT High Income Bond Fund (formerly, Nationwide 0.80% 0.15% 0.00% 0.95%
High Income Bond Fund
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT Emerging Markets Fund 0.87% 0.88% 0.00% 1.75%
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Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT Global Technology and Communications Fund 0.62% 0.73% 0.00% 1.35%
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT International Growth Fund 0.72% 0.88% 0.00% 1.60%
NSAT - J.P. Morgan NSAT Balanced Fund (formerly, Nationwide Balanced 0.75% 0.15% 0.00% 0.90%
Fund)
NSAT - MAS NSAT Multi Sector Bond Fund (formerly, Nationwide Multi 0.75% 0.15% 0.00% 0.90%
Sector Bond Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Global 50 Fund (formerly, Nationwide Global Equity 1.00% 0.20% 0.00% 1.20%
Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Nationwide Select 1.10% 0.20% 0.00% 1.30%
Advisers Small Cap Growth Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Small Cap Value Fund 0.88% 0.37% 0.00% 1.25%
NSAT - Nationwide Small Company Fund 0.98% 0.17% 0.00% 1.15%
NSAT - Strong NSAT Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Nationwide 0.90% 0.10% 0.00% 1.00%
Strategic Growth Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Strategic Value Fund 0.90% 0.10% 0.00% 1.00%
NSAT - Turner NSAT Growth Focus Fund 0.59% 0.76% 0.00% 1.35%
One Group Investment Trust Balanced Portfolio (formerly Asset 0.70% 0.25% 0.00% 0.95%
Allocation Fund)
One Group Investment Trust Bond Portfolio 0.45% 0.30% 0.00% 0.75%
One Group Investment Trust Diversified Equity Portfolio 0.68% 0.27% 0.00% 0.95%
One Group Investment Trust Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio 0.63% 0.32% 0.00% 0.95%
One Group Investment Trust Equity Index Portfolio 0.27% 0.28% 0.00% 0.55%
One Group Investment Trust Government Bond Portfolio 0.45% 0.28% 0.00% 0.73%
One Group Investment Trust Large Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly 0.65% 0.23% 0.00% 0.88%
Large Company Growth Fund)
One Group Investment Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Growth 0.65% 0.27% 0.00% 0.92%
Opportunities Fund)
One Group Investment Trust Mid Cap Value Portfolio 0.63% 0.32% 0.00% 0.95%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Emerging Markets Debt 0.45% 0.98% 0.00% 1.43%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Equity Growth Portfolio 0.29% 0.56% 0.00% 0.85%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Fixed Income Portfolio 0.14% 0.56% 0.00% 0.70%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.- Global Equity Portfolio 0.47% 0.68% 0.00% 1.15%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - High Yield Portfolio 0.19% 0.61% 0.00% 0.80%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - International Magnum 0.29% 0.87% 0.00% 1.16%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 0.00% 1.05% 0.00% 1.05%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Mid Cap Value Portfolio 0.43% 0.62% 0.00% 1.05%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - U.S. Real Estate Portfolio 0.75% 0.35% 0.00% 1.10%
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Value Portfolio 0.18% 0.67% 0.00% 0.85%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Capital Fund 0.85% 0.15% 0.00% 1.00%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- High Yield Bond Fund 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Investors Fund 0.70% 0.28% 0.00% 0.98%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Strategic Bond Fund 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Total Return Fund 0.80% 0.20% 0.00% 1.00%
</TABLE>
The expenses shown above are deducted by the underlying mutual fund before it
provides Nationwide with the daily net asset value. Nationwide then deducts
applicable variable account charges from the net asset value in calculating the
unit value of the corresponding sub-account. The management fees and other
expenses are more fully described in the prospectus for each underlying mutual
fund. Information relating to the underlying mutual funds was provided by the
underlying mutual funds and not independently verified by Nationwide.
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Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee waivers and expense
reimbursements. The following chart shows what the expenses would have been for
such funds without fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
<TABLE>
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Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Deutsche VIT Funds - EAFE(R) Equity Index Fund (formerly, BT 0.45% 0.69% 0.00% 1.14%
Insurance Fund Trust - EAFE(R) Equity Index Fund)
Deutsche VIT Funds - Equity Index Fund (formerly, BT Insurance Fund 0.20% 0.23% 0.00% 0.43%
Trust - Equity 500 Index Fund)
Deutsche VIT Funds - Small Cap Index Fund (formerly, BT Insurance 0.35% 0.83% 0.00% 1.18%
Fund Trust - Small Cap Index Fund)
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Mid Cap Stock Portfolio 0.75% 0.71% 0.00% 1.46%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Equity Index Fund 0.40% 0.42% 0.00% 0.82%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Foundation Fund 0.84% 0.11% 0.00% 0.95%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Fund 0.95% 0.13% 0.00% 1.08%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund 0.95% 0.24% 0.00% 1.19%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund 0.95% 0.12% 0.00% 1.07%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA International Growth Fund 0.75% 1.69% 0.00% 2.44%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Masters Fund 0.95% 0.55% 0.00% 1.50%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Omega Fund 0.60% 0.36% 0.00% 0.96%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Small Cap Value Fund 0.95% 0.42% 0.00% 1.37%
Evergreen Variable Trust- Evergreen VA Special Equity Fund 1.36% 2.32% 0.00% 3.68%
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Service Class 0.48% 0.09% 0.10% 0.67%
Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.09% 0.10% 0.77%
Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class 0.73% 0.18% 0.10% 1.01%
Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio: Service Class 0.53% 0.11% 0.10% 0.74%
Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.14% 0.10% 0.82%
Fidelity VIP II Index 500 Portfolio 0.24% 0.10% 0.00% 0.34%
Fidelity VIP II Contrafund(R) Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.10% 0.10% 0.78%
Fidelity VIP III Balanced Portfolio: Service Class 0.43% 0.14% 0.10% 0.67%
Fidelity VIP III Growth & Income Portfolio: Service Class 0.48% 0.12% 0.10% 0.70%
Fidelity VIP III Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class 0.58% 0.11% 0.10% 0.79%
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Growth 0.75% 0.47% 0.00% 1.22%
and Income Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE 0.70% 0.42% 0.00% 1.12%
Large Cap Growth Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT CORE 0.75% 0.75% 0.00% 1.50%
Small Cap Equity Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Capital 0.75% 0.94% 0.00% 1.69%
Growth Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap 0.80% 0.42% 0.00% 1.22%
Value Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT 1.00% 0.77% 0.00% 1.77%
International Equity Fund
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust- Goldman Sachs VIT Global 0.90% 1.78% 0.00% 2.68%
Income Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund 0.75% 1.53% 0.00% 2.28%
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Blue Chip 0.85% 8.31% 0.00% 9.16%
Growth Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Health 0.75% 2.11% 0.00% 2.86%
Sciences Fund
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<CAPTION>
Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Real 0.90% 8.87% 0.00% 9.77%
Estate Opportunity
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF Small 0.75% 3.35% 0.00% 4.10%
Company Growth Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF 0.75% 0.78% 0.00% 1.53%
Technology Fund
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.- INVESCO VIF 0.60% 1.08% 0.00% 1.68%
Utilities Fund
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan U.S. Disciplined 0.35% 0.52% 0.00% 0.87%
Equity Portfolio
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan Small Company 0.60% 1.97% 0.00% 2.57%
Portfolio
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II - J.P. Morgan International 0.60% 1.38% 0.00% 1.98%
Opportunities Portfolio
NSAT - Dreyfus NSAT Mid Cap Index Fund (formerly, 0.88% 0.86% 0.00% 1.74%
Nationwide Mid Cap Index Fund) (formerly, Nationwide
Select Advisers Mid Cap Fund)
NSAT - Federated NSAT Equity Income Fund (formerly, 0.80% 0.29% 0.00% 1.09%
Nationwide Equity Income Fund)
NSAT - Federated NSAT High Income Bond Fund (formerly, 0.80% 0.50% 0.00% 1.30%
Nationwide High Income Bond Fund
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT Emerging Markets Fund 1.15% 0.88% 0.00% 2.03%
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT Global Technology and Communications 0.98% 0.73% 0.00% 1.71%
Fund
NSAT - Gartmore NSAT International Growth Fund 1.00% 0.88% 0.00% 1.88%
NSAT - J.P. Morgan NSAT Balanced Fund* (formerly, 0.75% 0.25% 0.00% 1.00%
Nationwide Balanced Fund)
NSAT - MAS NSAT Multi Sector Bond Fund* (formerly, 0.75% 0.27% 0.00% 1.02%
Nationwide Multi Sector Bond Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Global 50 Fund (formerly, Nationwide 1.00% 0.54% 0.00% 1.54%
Global Equity Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly, 1.10% 1.30% 0.00% 2.40%
Nationwide Select Advisers Small Cap Growth Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Small Cap Value Fund 0.90% 0.37% 0.00% 1.27%
NSAT - Strong NSAT Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, 0.98% 0.17% 0.00% 1.15%
Nationwide Strategic Growth Fund)
NSAT - Nationwide Strategic Value Fund 0.90% 0.33% 0.00% 1.23%
NSAT - Turner NSAT Growth Focus Fund 0.90% 0.76% 0.00% 1.66%
One Group Investment Trust Bond Portfolio 0.55% 0.30% 0.00% 0.85%
One Group Investment Trust Diversified Equity Portfolio 0.70% 0.27% 0.00% 0.97%
One Group Investment Trust Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio 0.71% 0.32% 0.00% 1.03%
One Group Investment Trust Equity Index Portfolio 0.30% 0.28% 0.00% 0.58%
One Group Investment Trust Mid Cap Value Portfolio 0.70% 0.32% 0.00% 1.02%
Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Emerging Markets Debt 0.80% 0.98% 0.00% 1.78%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Equity Growth 0.55% 0.56% 0.00% 1.11%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Fixed Income 0.40% 0.56% 0.00% 0.96%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Global Equity 0.80% 0.68% 0.00% 1.48%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - High Yield 0.50% 0.61% 0.00% 1.11%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - International 0.80% 0.87% 0.00% 1.67%
Magnum Portfolio
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<CAPTION>
Management Other 12b-1 Total Mutual
Fees Expenses Fees Fund Expenses
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Mid Cap Value 0.75% 0.62% 0.00% 1.37%
Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - U.S. Real 0.80% 0.35% 0.00% 1.15%
Estate Portfolio
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc - Value Portfolio 0.55% 0.67% 0.00% 1.22%
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Capital 0.85% 1.14% 0.00% 1.99%
Fund
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- High Yield 0.75% 1.05% 0.00% 1.80%
Bond Fund
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Investors 0.70% 0.45% 0.00% 1.15%
Fund
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Strategic 0.75% 0.73% 0.00% 1.48%
Bond Fund
Salomon Brothers Variable Series Fund, Inc.- Total 0.80% 0.85% 0.00% 1.65%
Return Fund
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SYNOPSIS OF THE POLICIES
The policy offered by this prospectus provides for life insurance coverage on
the insured. The death benefit and cash value of the policy may increase or
decrease to reflect the performance of the investment options chosen by the
policy owner (see "Death Benefit Information").
CASH SURRENDER VALUE
If the policy is terminated during the insured's lifetime, a cash surrender
value may be payable under the policy. However, there is no guaranteed cash
surrender value (see "Variation in Cash Value "). The policy will lapse without
value if the cash surrender value falls below what is needed to cover policy
charges.
PREMIUMS
The minimum initial premium for which a policy may be issued is equal to three
monthly deductions. The initial premium is shown on the policy data page. Each
premium payment must be at least $50.
Additional premium payments may be made at any time while the policy is in force
(see "Premium Payments").
TAXATION
The policies described in this prospectus meet the definition of "life
insurance" under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. Nationwide will
monitor compliance with the tests provided by Section 7702 to insure the
policies continue to receive this favored tax treatment (see "Tax Matters").
NONPARTICIPATING POLICIES
The policies are nonparticipating policies on which no dividends are payable.
The policies do not share in the profits or surplus earnings of Nationwide.
RIDERS
A rider may be added to the policy (availability varies by state).
Riders currently include:
- Additional Protection Rider;
- Change of Insured Rider; and
- Maturity Extension Rider.
POLICY CANCELLATION
Policy owners may return the policy for any reason within certain time periods
and Nationwide will refund the policy value or the amount required by law (see
"Right to Revoke").
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Nationwide is a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the
State of Ohio in February 1981. It is a member of the Nationwide group with its
home office at One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Nationwide is a
provider of life insurance, annuities and retirement products. It is admitted to
do
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business in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS
Nationwide serves as the custodian of the assets of the variable account.
OTHER CONTRACTS ISSUED BY NATIONWIDE
Nationwide does presently and will, from time to time, offer variable contracts
and policies with benefits which vary in accordance with the investment
experience of a separate account of Nationwide.
NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORPORATION
The policies are distributed by Nationwide Investment Services Corporation
("NISC"), Two Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215. (For policies issued in
the State of Michigan, all references to NISC shall mean Nationwide Investment
Svcs. Corporation.) NISC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life
Insurance Company.
INVESTING IN THE POLICY
THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS
Nationwide VL Separate Account-D is a separate account that invests in the
underlying mutual fund options listed in Appendix A. Nationwide established the
separate account on May 22, 1998, pursuant to Ohio law. Although the separate
account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust pursuant to the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), the SEC does not supervise the
management of Nationwide or the variable account.
Income, gains, and losses credited to, or charged against the variable account
reflect the variable account's own investment experience and not the investment
experience of Nationwide's other assets. The variable account's assets are held
separately from Nationwide's assets and are not chargeable with liabilities
incurred in any other business of Nationwide. Nationwide is obligated to pay all
amounts promised to policy owners under the policies.
The variable account is divided into sub-accounts. Policy owners elect to have
net premiums allocated among the sub-accounts and the fixed account at the time
of application.
Nationwide uses the assets of each sub-account to buy shares of the underlying
mutual funds based on policy owner instructions. A policy's investment
performance depends upon the performance of the underlying mutual fund options
chosen by the policy owner.
Each underlying mutual fund's prospectus contains more detailed information
about that fund. Prospectuses for the underlying mutual funds should be read in
conjunction with this prospectus.
Underlying mutual funds in the variable account are NOT publicly traded mutual
funds. They are only available as investment options in variable life insurance
policies or variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance companies or, in
some cases, through participation in certain qualified pension or retirement
plans.
The investment advisers of the underlying mutual funds may manage publicly
traded funds with similar names and investment objectives. However, the
underlying mutual funds are NOT directly related to any publicly traded mutual
fund. Policy owners should not compare the performance of a publicly traded fund
with the performance of underlying mutual funds participating in the variable
account. The performance of the underlying mutual funds could differ
substantially from that of any publicly traded funds.
Changes of Investment Policy
Nationwide may materially change the investment policy of the variable account.
Nationwide must inform policy owners and obtain all necessary regulatory
approvals. Any change must be submitted to the various state insurance
departments which may disapprove it if deemed detrimental to the interests of
the policy owners or if it renders Nationwide's operations hazardous to the
public. If a policy owner objects, the policy owner may elect to transfer all
sub-account cash values to the fixed account. No transfer charge will be
assessed. The policy owner has the later of 60 days (6
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months in Pennsylvania) from the date of the investment policy change or 60 days
(6 months in Pennsylvania) from being informed of the change to make the
transfer.
Voting Rights
Policy owners who have allocated assets to the underlying mutual funds are
entitled to certain voting rights. Nationwide will vote policy owner shares at
special shareholder meetings based on policy owner instructions. However, if the
law changes allowing Nationwide to vote in its own right, it may elect to do so.
Policy owners with voting interests in an underlying mutual fund will be
notified of issues requiring the shareholder's vote as soon as possible prior to
the shareholder meeting. Notification will contain proxy materials, and a form
to return to Nationwide with voting instructions. Nationwide will vote shares
for which no instructions are received in the same proportion as those that are
received.
The number of shares which a policy owner may vote is determined by dividing the
cash value of the amount they have allocated to an underlying mutual fund by the
net asset value of that underlying mutual fund. Nationwide will designate a date
for this determination not more than 90 days before the shareholder meeting.
Changes within the Variable Account
Nationwide may, from time to time, create additional sub-accounts in the
variable account. These sub-accounts may not be available to all policy owners.
Nationwide also has the right to eliminate sub-accounts from the variable
account, to combine two or more investment divisions, or to substitute a new
underlying mutual fund for the underlying mutual fund in which a sub-account
invests.
A substitution may become necessary if, in Nationwide's judgment, an underlying
mutual fund no longer suits the purposes of the policies. This may happen due
to:
- a change in laws or regulations;
- a change in the underlying mutual fund's investment objectives or
restrictions;
- an underlying mutual fund no longer being available for investment; or
- some other reason.
In general, Nationwide may consider substituting an underlying mutual fund in
which one of the sub-accounts invests under the following circumstances:
- if a conflict of interest arises with the underlying mutual fund's
investment manager or other investors in the same underlying mutual fund;
- if the personnel of the underlying mutual fund's manager changes in a way
Nationwide deems unfavorable;
- if the underlying mutual fund's manager does not control risks consistent
with the underlying mutual fund's investment objectives and methods;
- if an underlying mutual fund's investment performance is unsatisfactory over
a period of time compared to relevant benchmarks, taking into account the
underlying mutual fund's investment objectives and methods; or
- if an underlying mutual fund's investment manager resigns or otherwise
ceases to manage the underlying mutual fund's assets.
The approval of policy owners is not required for such a substitution, and
policy owners have no legal right to compel such a substitution. No substitution
of securities in the variable account may take place without the prior approval
of the SEC and under such requirements as it may impose.
Subject to any required regulatory approvals, Nationwide reserves the right to
transfer assets of the variable account or of any of the sub-accounts to another
separate account or sub-account that Nationwide determines to be associated with
the class of policies to which the policy belongs, to another separate account
or to another investment division.
Where permitted by law, Nationwide reserves the right to:
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(1) register or deregister the variable account under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, subject to the approval of the SEC;
(2) operate the variable account as a managed separate account or any other
form of organization permitted by applicable law;
(3) reserve, restrict, or eliminate any voting rights of policy owners, or
other persons who have voting rights through the variable account; and
(4) combine the variable account with other separate accounts, subject to
the approval of the SEC.
Material Conflicts
The underlying mutual funds may be offered through separate accounts of other
insurance companies, as well as through other separate accounts of Nationwide.
Nationwide does not anticipate any disadvantages to this. However, it is
possible that a conflict may arise between the interests of the variable account
and one or more of the other separate accounts in which these underlying mutual
funds participate.
Material conflicts may occur due to a change in law affecting the operations of
variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts, or differences
in the voting instructions of the contract owners and those of other companies.
If a material conflict occurs, Nationwide will take whatever steps are necessary
to protect contract owners and variable annuity payees, including withdrawal of
the variable account from participation in the underlying mutual fund(s)
involved in the conflict.
THE FIXED ACCOUNT
The fixed account is an investment option that is funded by assets of
Nationwide's general account. The general account contains all of Nationwide's
assets other than those in other Nationwide separate accounts. It is used to
support Nationwide's annuity and insurance obligations and may contain
compensation for mortality and expense risks.
Under exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the general account
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the general
account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Accordingly, neither the general account
nor any interests therein is subject to the provisions of these Acts, and
Nationwide has been advised that the staff of the SEC has not reviewed the
disclosures in this prospectus relating to the fixed account. Disclosures
regarding the general account may, however, be subject to certain generally
applicable provisions of the federal securities laws concerning the accuracy and
completeness of statements made in prospectuses.
Premium payments will be allocated to the fixed account by election of the
policy owner.
The investment income earned by the fixed account will be allocated to the
policies at varying rate(s) set by Nationwide. The guaranteed rate for any
premium payment will be effective for not less than twelve months. Nationwide
guarantees that the rate will not be less than 3.0% per year.
Any interest in excess of 3.0% will be credited to fixed account allocations at
Nationwide's sole discretion. The policy owner assumes the risk that interest
credited to fixed account allocations may not exceed the minimum guarantee of
3.0% for any given year.
New premium payments deposited to the contract which are allocated to the fixed
account may receive a different rate of interest than amounts transferred from
the sub-accounts to the fixed account and amounts maturing in the fixed account.
The fixed account is not available for policies issued in the State of Texas.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POLICIES
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICY ISSUANCE
This policy provides life insurance coverage with the flexibility to vary the
amount and frequency of premium payments. Minimum requirements for policy
issuance include:
- the insured must be age 80 or younger;
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- Nationwide may require satisfactory evidence of insurability (including
a medical exam); and
- a minimum specified amount of $50,000 ($100,000 in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey).
PREMIUM PAYMENTS
Each premium payment must be at least $50. The initial premium is payable in
full at Nationwide's home office or to an authorized agent of Nationwide.
Upon payment of the initial premium, temporary insurance may be provided.
Issuance of the continuing insurance coverage is dependent upon completion of
all underwriting requirements, payment of initial premium, and delivery of the
policy while the insured is still living.
Additional premium payments may be made at any time while the policy is in
force, subject to the following conditions:
- Nationwide may require satisfactory evidence of insurability before
accepting any additional premium payment which results in an increase in
the net amount at risk.
- premium payments in excess of the premium limit established by the IRS
to qualify the policy as a contract for life insurance will be refunded.
- Nationwide may require policy indebtedness be repaid prior to accepting
any additional premium payments.
Additional premium payments or other changes to the policy may jeopardize the
policy's non-modified endowment status. Nationwide will monitor premiums paid
and other policy transactions and will notify the policy owner when non-modified
endowment contract status is in jeopardy.
Nationwide will send scheduled premium payment reminder notices to policy owners
according to the premium mode shown on the policy data page.
PRICING
Premiums will not be priced when the New York Stock Exchange is closed or on the
following nationally recognized holidays:
- New Year's Day - Independence Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. - Labor Day Day
- Presidents' Day - Thanksgiving
- Good Friday - Christmas
- Memorial Day
Nationwide also will not price purchase payments if:
(1) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;
(2) an emergency exists making disposal or valuation of securities held in
the variable account impracticable; or
(3) the SEC, by order, permits a suspension or postponement for the
protection of security holders.
Rules and regulations of the SEC will govern as to when the conditions described
in (2) and (3) exist. If Nationwide is closed on days when the New York Stock
Exchange is open, policy value may be affected since the policy owner would not
have access to their account.
POLICY CHARGES
SALES LOAD
Nationwide deducts a sales load from each premium payment received. It is
guaranteed never to exceed 5.5% of each premium payment during the first 7
policy years and 2% thereafter. Currently, the sales load is 3% of the premium
payment plus 2.5% of premiums up to the target premium during the first 7 policy
years, and 0% on all premiums thereafter. The target premium is a premium based
upon the specified amount. It is the level annual premium amount at which the
sales load is reduced on a current basis.
TAX EXPENSE CHARGE
A charge equal to 3.5% is deducted from all premium payments when the premium
payments are received in order to compensate Nationwide for certain
administrative expenses which are incurred by Nationwide for taxes which include
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premium or other taxes imposed by various state and local jurisdictions, as well
as federal taxes imposed under Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code. These
tax expenses consist of two components:
(1) a tax rate of 2.25% for state and local or other taxes; and
(2) a tax rate of 1.25% for federal taxes.
The amount charged may be more or less than the amount actually assessed by the
state in which a particular policy owner lives.
Nationwide does not expect to make a profit form these charges.
MONTHLY COST OF INSURANCE
The monthly cost of insurance charge for each policy month is determined by
multiplying the monthly cost of insurance rate by the net amount at risk. This
deduction is charged proportionately to the cash value in each sub-account and
the fixed account.
If death benefit Option 1 is in effect and there have been increases in the
specified amount, then the cash value will first be considered a part of the
initial specified amount. If the cash value exceeds the initial specified
amount, it will then be considered a part of the additional increases in
specified amount resulting from the increases in the order of the increases.
Monthly cost of insurance rates will be unisex and will not exceed those
guaranteed in the policy. Guaranteed cost of insurance rates are based on the
1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table, Age Last Birthday,
aggregate as to tobacco status (1980 CSO). Guaranteed cost of insurance rates
for policies issued on a substandard basis are based on appropriate percentage
multiples of the 1980 CSO.
The rate class of an insured may affect the cost of insurance rate. Nationwide
currently places insureds into both standard rate classes and substandard rate
classes that involve a higher mortality risk. In an otherwise identical policy,
an insured in the standard rate class will have a lower cost of insurance than
an insured in a rate class with higher mortality risks. Nationwide may also
issue certain policies on a "non-medical," guaranteed issue, or simplified issue
basis to certain categories of individuals. Due to the underwriting criteria
established for policies issued on a non-medical basis, actual rates will be
higher than the current cost of insurance rates being charged under policies
that are medically underwritten.
MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE
Nationwide deducts an administrative expense charge proportionately from the
cash value in each sub-account and the fixed account on a monthly basis. This
charge reimburses Nationwide for certain actual expenses related to maintenance
of the policies including accounting and record keeping, and periodic reporting
to policy owners. Nationwide does not expect to recover any amount in excess of
aggregate maintenance expenses from this charge. Currently, this charge is $5
per month in all policy years. Nationwide may, at its sole discretion, increase
this charge. However, Nationwide guarantees that this charge will never exceed
$10 per month in all policy years.
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE
Nationwide assumes certain risks for guaranteeing the mortality and expense
charges. The mortality risk assumed under the policies is that the insured may
not live as long as expected. The expense risk assumed is that the actual
expenses incurred in issuing and administering the policies may be greater than
expected. In addition, Nationwide assumes risks associated with the non-recovery
of policy issue, underwriting and other administrative expenses due to policies
that lapse or are surrendered in the early policy years.
Nationwide deducts the mortality and expense risk charge from the variable
account on a daily basis. The charge is deducted proportionally from the cash
value in each sub-account. The mortality and expense risk charge compensates
Nationwide for assuming risks associated with mortality and administrative
costs. The charge is not to exceed an annual effective rate of 0.75% of the
daily net assets of the variable account. On a current basis, this rate will be
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0.40% in policy years 1-4, 0.25% in policy years 5-20, and 0.10% thereafter.
Nationwide may realize a profit from this charge. Unrecovered expenses are borne
by Nationwide's general assets which may include profits, if any, from mortality
and expense risk charges.
INCOME TAX
No charge is assessed to policy owners for income taxes incurred by Nationwide
as a result of the operations of the sub-accounts. However, Nationwide reserves
the right to assess a charge for income taxes against the variable account if
income taxes are incurred.
REDUCTION OF CHARGES
The policy is available for purchase by individuals, corporations and other
groups. Nationwide may reduce or eliminate certain charges (sales load,
mortality and expense risk charge, monthly administrative charge, monthly cost
of insurance charge, or other charges), where the size or nature of the group
results in savings in sales, underwriting, administrative or other costs, to
Nationwide. These charges may be reduced in certain group, sponsored
arrangements or special exchange programs made available by Nationwide
(including employees of Nationwide and their families). Eligibility for
reduction in charges and the amount of any reduction is determined by a number
of factors, including:
- the number of insureds;
- the total premium expected to be paid;
- total assets under management for the policy owner;
- the nature of the relationship among individual insureds;
- the purpose for which the policies are being purchased;
- the expected persistency of individual policies; and
- any other circumstances which are rationally related to the expected
reduction in expenses.
The extent and nature of reductions may change from time to time. The charge
structure may vary. Variations are determined in a manner not unfairly
discriminatory to policy owners which reflects differences in costs of services.
SURRENDERING THE POLICY FOR CASH
SURRENDER (REDEMPTION)
Policies may be surrendered for the cash surrender value any time while the
insured is living. The cancellation will be effective as of the date Nationwide
receives the policy accompanied by a signed, written request for cancellation.
In some cases, Nationwide may require additional documentation of a customary
nature. Nationwide is required by state law to reserve the right to postpone
payment of assets in the fixed account for a period of up to six months from the
date of the surrender request.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE
The cash surrender value increases or decreases daily to reflect the investment
experience of the variable account and the daily crediting of interest in the
fixed account and the policy loan account.
The cash surrender value equals the policy's cash value, next computed after the
date Nationwide receives a proper written request for surrender and the policy,
minus any charges, indebtedness or other deductions due on that date, plus 3.5%,
5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium if that date occurs during policy years
one, two or three, respectively.
PARTIAL SURRENDERS
After the policy has been in force for one year, the policy owner may request a
partial surrender.
Partial surrenders are permitted if they satisfy the following requirements:
(1) the minimum partial surrender is $500;
(2) partial surrenders may not reduce the specified amount to less than
$50,000;
(3) after the partial surrender, the cash surrender value is greater than
$500 or an amount equal to three times the current monthly deduction,
if higher; and
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(4) after the partial surrender, the policy continues to qualify as life
insurance.
When a partial surrender is made, the cash value will be reduced by the amount
of the partial surrender. Further, the specified amount will be reduced by the
amount necessary to prevent any increase to the net amount at risk, unless the
partial surrender is treated as a preferred partial surrender.
Preferred Partial Surrenders
A partial surrender is considered a preferred partial surrender if the following
conditions are met:
(1) the surrender occurs before the 15th policy anniversary; and
(2) the surrender amount plus the amount of any previous preferred policy
surrenders in that same policy year does not exceed 10% of the cash
surrender value as of the beginning of the policy year.
Reduction of the Specified Amount
When a partial surrender is made, in addition to the cash value being reduced by
the amount of the partial surrender, the specified amount may also be reduced
(except in the case of a preferred partial surrender). The reduction to the
specified amount will be made in the following order:
(1) against the most recent increase in the specified amount;
(2) against the next most recent increases in the specified amount in
succession; and
(3) against the specified amount under the original application.
INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING
Federal law requires Nationwide to withhold income tax from any portion of
surrender proceeds subject to tax. Nationwide will withhold income tax unless
the policy owner advises Nationwide, in writing, of his or her request not to
withhold. If a policy owner requests that taxes not be withheld, or if the taxes
withheld are insufficient, the policy owner may be liable for payment of an
estimated tax. Policy owners should consult a tax advisor.
In certain employer-sponsored life insurance arrangements, including equity
split dollar arrangements, participants may be required to report for income tax
purposes, one or more of the following:
(1) the value each year of the life insurance protection provided;
(2) an amount equal to any employer-paid premiums; or
(3) some or all of the amount by which the current value exceeds the
employer's interest in the policy.
Participants should consult with the sponsor or the administrator of the plan,
and/or with their personal tax or legal advisor, to determine the tax
consequences, if any, of their employer-sponsored life insurance arrangements.
VARIATION IN CASH VALUE
On any date during the policy year, the cash value equals the cash value on the
preceding valuation period, plus any net premiums applied since the previous
valuation period, minus any partial surrenders, plus or minus any investment
results, and less any policy charges.
There is no guaranteed cash value. The cash value will vary with the investment
experience of the variable account and/or the daily crediting of interest in the
fixed account and policy loan account depending on the allocation of cash value
by the policy owner.
POLICY PROVISIONS
POLICY OWNER
While the insured is living, all rights in this policy are vested in the policy
owner named in the application or as subsequently changed, subject to
assignment, if any.
The policy owner may name a contingent policy owner or a new policy owner while
the insured is living. Any change must be in a written form satisfactory to
Nationwide and recorded at Nationwide's home office. Once recorded, the change
will be effective when signed. The change will not affect any payment made or
action taken by Nationwide before it was
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recorded. Nationwide may require that the policy be submitted for endorsement
before making a change.
If the policy owner is other than the insured, names no contingent policy owner,
and dies before the insured, the policy owner's rights in this policy belong to
the policy owner's estate.
BENEFICIARY
The beneficiary(ies) will be as named in the application or as subsequently
changed, subject to assignment, if any.
The policy owner may name a new beneficiary while the insured is living. Any
change must be in a written form satisfactory to Nationwide and recorded at
Nationwide's home office. Once recorded, the change will be effective when
signed. The change will not affect any payment made or action taken by
Nationwide before it was recorded.
If any beneficiary predeceases the insured, that beneficiary's interest passes
to any surviving beneficiary(ies), unless otherwise provided. Multiple
beneficiaries will be paid in equal shares, unless otherwise provided. If no
named beneficiary survives the insured, the death proceeds will be paid to the
policy owner or the policy owner's estate.
CHANGES IN EXISTING INSURANCE COVERAGE
The policy owner may request certain changes in the insurance coverage under the
policy. Requests must be in writing and received by Nationwide. No change will
take effect unless the cash surrender value after the change is sufficient to
keep the policy in force for at least 3 months.
Specified Amount Increases
The policy owner may request an increase to the specified amount. Any increase
will be subject to the following conditions:
(1) the request must be applied for in writing;
(2) satisfactory evidence of insurability must be provided;
(3) the increase must be for a minimum of $10,000;
(4) the cash surrender value is sufficient to continue the policy in force
for at least 3 months; and
(5) age limits are the same as for a new issue.
Any approved increase will have an effective date of the monthly anniversary day
on or next following the date Nationwide approves the supplemental application.
Nationwide reserves the right to limit the number of specified amount increases
to one each policy year.
Specified Amount Decreases
After the first policy year, the policy owner may also request a decrease to the
specified amount. Any approved decrease will be effective on the monthly
anniversary day on or next following the date Nationwide receives the request.
Any such decrease shall reduce insurance in the following order:
(1) against insurance provided by the most recent increase;
(2) against the next most recent increases successively; and
(3) against insurance provided under the original application.
Nationwide reserves the right to limit the number of specified amount decreases
to one each policy year. Nationwide will refuse a request for a decrease which
would:
(1) reduce the specified amount to less than $50,000 ($100,000 in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania); or
(2) disqualify the policy as a contract for life insurance.
OPERATION OF THE POLICY
ALLOCATION OF NET PREMIUM AND CASH VALUE
Nationwide allocates premium payments to sub-accounts or the fixed account as
instructed by policy owners. All percentage allocations must be in whole
numbers, and must be at least 1%. The sum of allocations must equal 100%. Future
premium allocations may be changed by giving written notice to Nationwide.
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Premiums may be allocated to the sub-accounts during the period a policy owner
may cancel the policy, unless a specific state requires premiums to be allocated
to the NSAT Money Market Fund or the fixed account. At the expiration of the
cancellation period, these premiums are used to purchase shares of the
underlying mutual funds specified by the policy owner at net asset value for the
respective sub-account(s).
The policy owner may change the allocation of net premiums or may transfer cash
value from one sub-account to another. Changes are subject to the terms and
conditions imposed by each underlying mutual fund and those found in this
prospectus.
HOW THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE IS DETERMINED
The accumulation unit value for a valuation period is determined by multiplying
the accumulation unit value for each sub-account for the immediately preceding
valuation period by the net investment factor for the sub-account for the
subsequent valuation period. Though the number of accumulation units will not
change as a result of investment experience, the value of an accumulation unit
may increase or decrease from valuation period to valuation period.
NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The net investment factor for any valuation period is determined by dividing (a)
by (b) and subtracting (c) from the result where:
(a) is:
(1) the net asset value per share of the underlying mutual fund held
in the sub-account as of the end of the current valuation period;
and
(2) the per share amount of any dividend or income distributions made
by the underlying mutual fund (if the ex-dividend date occurs
during the current valuation period);
(b) is the net asset value per share of the underlying mutual fund determined
as of the end of the immediately preceding valuation period; and
(c) is a factor representing the daily mortality and expense risk charge
deducted from the variable account. Such factor is guaranteed not to
exceed an annual effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of the
variable account. On a current basis, this rate will be 0.40% in policy
years 1-4, 0.25% in policy years 5-20, and 0.10% thereafter.
The net investment factor may be greater or less than one; therefore, the value
of an accumulation unit may increase or decrease. It should be noted that
changes in the net investment factor may not be directly proportional to changes
in the net asset value of underlying mutual fund shares, because of the
deduction for mortality and expense risk charge.
DETERMINING THE CASH VALUE
The cash value is the sum of the value of all variable account accumulation
units attributable to the policy plus amounts credited to the fixed account and
the policy loan account.
The number of accumulation units credited to each sub-account is determined by
dividing the net amount allocated to the sub-account by the accumulation unit
value for the sub-account for the valuation period during which the premium is
received by Nationwide. In the event that part or all of the cash value is
surrendered or charges or deductions are made against the cash value, an
appropriate number of accumulation units from the variable account and an
appropriate amount from the fixed account will be deducted in the same
proportion that the policy owner's interest in the variable account and the
fixed account bears to the total cash value.
The cash value in the fixed account and the policy loan account is credited with
interest daily at an effective annual rate which Nationwide periodically
declares. The annual effective rate will never be less than 3% (for a
description of the annual effective credited rates, see "The Fixed Account" and
"Policy Loans"). Upon request, Nationwide will inform the policy owner of the
then applicable rates for each account.
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TRANSFERS
The policy owner may transfer amounts between the fixed account and the variable
account without penalty or adjustment, subject to the following requirements:
- Nationwide reserves the right to limit such transfers to one per policy
year;
- transfers from the fixed account must be made within 45 days after the end
of an interest rate guarantee period (the period of time for which the
current interest rate is guaranteed by Nationwide);
- Nationwide reserves the right to restrict the amount transferred from the
fixed account to 20% of the portion of the cash value attributable to the
fixed account as of the end of the prior policy year. However, if the
policy owner elects in writing to Nationwide to transfer all of the cash
value attributable to the fixed account, the restriction for five
successive policy years shall be 20%, 25%, 33%, 50% and 100%, respectively;
- transfers to the fixed account may not be made prior to the first policy
anniversary or within 12 months subsequent to a prior transfer;
- Nationwide reserves the right to restrict the amount transferred to the
fixed account to 20% of that portion of the cash value attributable to the
variable account as of the close of business of the prior valuation period;
and
- Nationwide reserves the right to refuse a transfer to the fixed account if
the cash value attributable to the fixed account is greater than or equal
to 30% of the cash value.
Transfer Requests
Nationwide will accept transfer requests in writing or in those states that
allow, over the telephone. Nationwide will use reasonable procedures to confirm
that telephone instructions are genuine and will not be liable for following
instructions it reasonably determined to be genuine. Nationwide may withdraw the
telephone exchange privilege upon 30 days written notice to policy owners.
Market-Timing Firms
Some policy owners may use market-timing firms or other third parties to make
transfers on their behalf. Generally, in order to take advantage of perceived
market trends, market- timing firms will submit transfer requests on behalf of
multiple policy owners at the same time. Sometimes this can result in unusually
large transfers of funds. These large transfers might interfere with the ability
of Nationwide or the underlying mutual fund to process transactions. This can
potentially disadvantage policy owners not using market-timing firms. To avoid
this, Nationwide may modify the transfer rights of policy owners who use
market-timing firms (or other third parties) to initiate transfers on their
behalf.
The transfer rights of individual policy owners will not be modified in any way
when instructions are submitted directly by the policy owner, or by the policy
owner's representative (as authorized by the execution of a valid Nationwide
Limited Power of Attorney Form).
To protect policy owners, Nationwide may refuse transfer requests:
- submitted by any agent acting under a power of attorney on behalf of
more than one policy owner; or
- submitted on behalf of individual policy owners who have executed
pre-authorized exchange forms which are submitted by market-timing
firms (or other third parties) on behalf of more than one policy owner
at the same time.
Nationwide will not restrict transfer rights unless Nationwide believes it to be
necessary for the protection of all policy owners.
RIGHT TO REVOKE
Policy owners may return the policy for any reason before the latest of:
- 10 days after receiving the policy;
- 45 days after signing the application; or
- 10 days after Nationwide mails or delivers a Notice of Right of
Withdrawal.
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The policy can be mailed to the registered representative who sold it, or
directly to Nationwide.
Returned policies are deemed void from the beginning. Nationwide will refund the
amount prescribed by the state in which the policy was issued within seven days
after it receives the policy. The refunded policy value will reflect the
deduction of any policy charges, unless otherwise required by law. This right
varies by state.
POLICY LOANS
TAKING A POLICY LOAN
The policy owner may take a policy loan at any time using the policy as
security. Maximum policy indebtedness is limited to 90% of the cash value in the
sub-accounts plus 100% of the cash value in the fixed account plus 100% of the
cash value in the policy loan account. Nationwide will not grant a loan for an
amount less than $500 (unless otherwise required by state law). Policy
indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit, cash surrender value upon
surrender, or the maturity proceeds.
Any request for a policy loan must be in written form. The request must be
signed and, where permitted, the signature guaranteed by a member firm of the
New York, American, Boston, Midwest, Philadelphia or Pacific Stock Exchanges, or
by a commercial bank or a savings and loan which is a member of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation. Certain policy loans may result in currently
taxable income and tax penalties.
A policy owner considering the use of policy loans in connection with his or her
retirement income plan should consult his or her personal tax adviser regarding
potential tax consequences that may arise if necessary payments are not made to
keep the policy from lapsing. The amount of the payments necessary to prevent
the policy from lapsing will increase with age.
EFFECT ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
When a loan is made, an amount equal to the amount of the loan is transferred
from the variable account to the policy loan account. If the assets relating to
a policy are held in more than one sub-account, withdrawals from the
sub-accounts will be made in proportion to the assets in each sub-account at the
time of the loan. Policy loans will be transferred from the fixed account only
when sufficient amounts are not available in the sub-accounts.
The amount taken out of the variable account will not be affected by the
variable account's investment experience while the loan is outstanding.
INTEREST
The loan interest rate is guaranteed not to exceed 3.75% per year for all policy
loans. On a current basis, the loan interest rate is 3.4% in policy years 1 - 4,
3.25% in policy years 5 - 20, and 3.10% thereafter.
On a current and guaranteed basis, the cash value in the policy loan account is
credited with an annual effective rate of 3% in all policy years.
If it is determined that such loans will be treated, as a result of the
differential between the interest crediting rate and the loan interest rate, as
taxable distributions under any applicable ruling, regulation, or court
decision, Nationwide retains the right to increase the net cost (by decreasing
the interest crediting rate) on all subsequent policy loans to an amount that
would result in the transaction being treated as a loan under federal tax law.
If this amount is not prescribed by such ruling, regulation, or court decision,
the amount will be that which Nationwide considers to be more likely to result
in the transaction being treated as a loan under federal tax law.
Amounts transferred to the policy loan account will earn interest daily from the
date of transfer. The earned interest is transferred from the policy loan
account to a variable account or the fixed account on each policy anniversary,
at the time a new loan is requested, or at the time of loan repayment. It will
be allocated according to the fund allocation factors in effect at the time of
the transfer.
Interest is charged daily and is payable at the end of each policy year or at
the time of loan repayment. Unpaid interest will be added to the
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existing policy indebtedness as of the due date and will be charged interest at
the same rate as the rest of the indebtedness.
Whenever the total policy indebtedness exceeds the cash value, Nationwide will
send a notice to the policy owner and the assignee, if any. The policy will
terminate without value 61 days after the mailing of the notice unless a
sufficient repayment is made during that period. A repayment is sufficient if it
is large enough to reduce the total policy indebtedness to an amount equal to
the total cash value plus an amount sufficient to continue the policy in force
for 3 months.
EFFECT ON DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE
A policy loan, whether or not repaid, will have a permanent effect on the death
benefit and cash value because the investment results of the variable account or
the fixed account will apply only to the non-loaned portion of the cash value.
The longer the loan is outstanding, the greater the effect is likely to be.
Depending on the investment results of the variable account or the fixed account
while the loan is outstanding, the effect could be favorable or unfavorable.
REPAYMENT
All or part of the indebtedness may be repaid at any time while the policy is in
force during the insured's lifetime. Any payment intended as a loan repayment,
rather than a premium payment, must be identified as such. Loan repayments will
be credited to the sub-accounts and the fixed account in proportion to the
policy owner's underlying mutual fund allocation factors in effect at the time
of the repayment. Each repayment may not be less than $50. Nationwide reserves
the right to require that any loan repayments resulting from policy loans
transferred from the fixed account must be first allocated to the fixed account.
ASSIGNMENT
While the insured is living, the policy owner may assign his or her rights in
the policy. The assignment must be in writing, signed by the policy owner and
recorded at Nationwide's home office. Prior to being recorded, assignments will
not affect any payments made or actions taken by Nationwide. Nationwide is not
responsible for any assignment not submitted for recording, nor is Nationwide
responsible for the sufficiency or validity of any assignment. Assignments are
subject to any indebtedness owed to Nationwide before being recorded.
POLICY OWNER SERVICES
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
Dollar Cost Averaging is a long-term transfer program that allows you to make
regular, level investments over time. It involves the automatic transfer of a
specified amount from the fixed account and/or certain sub-accounts into other
sub-accounts. Nationwide does not guarantee that this program will result in
profit or protect policy owners from loss.
Policy owners direct Nationwide to automatically transfer specified amounts from
the fixed account and the NSAT Money Market Fund.
Transfers occur monthly or on another frequency if permitted by Nationwide.
Nationwide will process transfers until either the value in the originating
investment option is exhausted, or the policy owner instructs Nationwide in
writing to stop the transfers.
Transfers from the fixed account must be equal to or less than 1/30th of the
fixed account value at the time the program is requested.
Nationwide reserves the right to stop establishing new Dollar Cost Averaging
programs. Nationwide reserves the right to assess a processing fee for this
service.
DEATH BENEFIT INFORMATION
CALCULATION OF THE DEATH BENEFIT
At issue, the policy owner selects the specified amount and the death benefit
option. At issue, the policy owner also irrevocably elects either of the
following tests qualifying the policy as life insurance under Section 7702 of
the Internal Revenue Code: (1) Guideline Premium/Cash Value Corridor Test; or
(2) the Cash Value Accumulation Test.
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While the policy is in force, the death benefit will never be less than the
specified amount. The death benefit may vary with the cash value of the policy,
which depends on investment performance.
The policy owner may choose one of three death benefit options.
OPTION 1: the death benefit will be the greater of the specified amount or the
applicable percentage of cash value. Under Option 1, the amount of the death
benefit will ordinarily not change for several years to reflect the investment
performance and may not change at all. If investment performance is favorable,
the amount of death benefit may increase. To see how and when investment
performance will begin to affect death benefits, see the illustrations in
Appendix B.
OPTION 2: the death benefit will be the greater of the specified amount plus the
cash value as of the date of death, or the applicable percentage of cash value
and will vary directly with the investment performance.
OPTION 3: the death benefit is the greater of: (a) the applicable percentage of
the cash value as of the date of death; or (b) the specified amount plus the
lesser of either: (i) the maximum increase amount shown on the policy, or (ii)
the amount of all premium payments and interest accrued at the Option 3 interest
rate as shown in the policy, accumulated up to the date of death, less any
partial surrenders and applicable interest accrued at the Option 3 interest rate
as shown in the policy. Once elected, Option 3 is irrevocable.
GUIDELINE PREMIUM/CASH VALUE CORRIDOR TEST
APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE OF CASH VALUE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Attained Percentage Attained Percentage Attained Percentage
Age of Cash Value Age of Cash Value Age of Cash Value
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
0-40 250% 60 130% 80 105%
41 243% 61 128% 81 105%
42 236% 62 126% 82 105%
43 229% 63 124% 83 105%
44 222% 64 122% 84 105%
45 215% 65 120% 85 105%
46 209% 66 119% 86 105%
47 203% 67 118% 87 105%
48 197% 68 117% 88 105%
49 191% 69 116% 89 105%
50 185% 70 115% 90 105%
51 178% 71 113% 91 104%
52 171% 72 111% 92 103%
53 164% 73 109% 93 102%
54 157% 74 107% 94 101%
55 150% 75 105% 95 101%
56 146% 76 105% 96 101%
57 142% 77 105% 97 101%
58 138% 78 105% 98 101%
59 134% 79 105% 99 101%
</TABLE>
In the event the policy owner has a substandard rating, the preceding
percentages will differ.
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CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE OF CASH VALUE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Attained Percentage Attained Percentage Attained Percentage
Age of Cash Value Age of Cash Value Age of Cash Value
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
44 292.29% 72 141.69%
45 283.37% 73 139.10%
18 667.85% 46 274.79% 74 136.66%
19 648.73% 47 266.55% 75 134.38%
20 630.14% 48 258.61% 76 133.56%
21 611.94% 49 250.98% 77 132.83%
22 594.06% 50 243.65% 78 132.18%
23 576.45% 51 236.59% 79 131.58%
24 559.07% 52 229.82% 80 131.04%
25 541.95% 53 223.34% 81 130.55%
26 525.08% 54 217.13% 82 130.12%
27 508.52% 55 211.19% 83 127.37%
28 492.32% 56 205.51% 84 124.75%
29 476.49% 57 200.06% 85 122.27%
30 461.08% 58 194.84% 86 119.90%
31 446.10% 59 189.84% 87 117.63%
32 431.57% 60 185.03% 88 115.44%
33 417.50% 61 180.43% 89 113.31%
34 403.89% 62 176.02% 90 112.35%
35 390.73% 63 171.81% 91 111.38%
36 378.03% 64 167.80% 92 110.38%
37 365.79% 65 163.98% 93 109.32%
38 354.01% 66 160.34% 94 108.18%
39 342.67% 67 156.86% 95 106.94%
40 331.77% 68 153.54% 96 105.62%
41 321.30% 69 150.37% 97 104.27%
42 311.24% 70 147.33% 98 102.99%
43 301.57% 71 144.44% 99 100.00%
</TABLE>
In the event the policy owner has a substandard rating, the preceding
percentages will differ.
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CHANGES IN THE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION
After the first policy year, the policy owner may elect to change the death
benefit option under the policy from either Option 1 to Option 2, or from Option
2 to Option 1. Initial elections to Option 3 are irrevocable and cannot be
changed. Only one change of death benefit option is permitted per policy year.
The effective date of a change will be the monthly anniversary day following the
date the change is approved by Nationwide.
In order for any change in the death benefit option to become effective, the
cash surrender value, after a change, must be sufficient to keep the policy in
force for at least three months.
Nationwide will adjust the specified amount so that the net amount at risk
remains constant before and after the death benefit option change. A change in
death benefit option will not be permitted if it results in the specified amount
being reduced to an amount in which the total premiums paid exceed the premium
limit required by applicable state law to qualify the policy as a contract for
life insurance.
PROCEEDS PAYABLE ON DEATH
The actual death proceeds payable on the insured's death will be the death
benefit as described above, less any policy indebtedness and less any unpaid
policy charges. Under certain circumstances, the death proceeds may be adjusted
(see "Incontestability," "Error in Age," and "Suicide").
INCONTESTABILITY
Nationwide will not contest payment of the death proceeds based on the initial
specified amount after the policy has been in force during the insured's
lifetime for 2 years from the policy date. For any increase in specified amount
requiring evidence of insurability, Nationwide will not contest payment of the
death proceeds based on such an increase after it has been in force during the
insured's lifetime for 2 years from its effective date.
ERROR IN AGE
If the age of the insured has been misstated, the affected benefits will be
adjusted. The amount of the death benefit will be (1) multiplied by (2) and then
the result added to (3), where:
(1) is the amount of the death benefit at the time of the insured's death
reduced by the amount of the cash value at the time of the insured's
death;
(2) is the ratio of the monthly cost of insurance applied in the policy month
of death and the monthly cost of insurance that should have been applied
at the true age in the policy month of death; and
(3) is the cash value at the time of the insured's death.
SUICIDE
If the insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the
policy date, Nationwide will pay no more than the sum of the premiums paid, less
any indebtedness and less any partial surrenders. If the insured dies by
suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the date an application is
accepted for an increase in the specified amount, Nationwide will pay no more
than the amount paid for the additional benefit.
MATURITY PROCEEDS
The maturity date is the policy anniversary on or next following the insured's
100th birthday. Maturity proceeds are payable to the policy owner on the
maturity date. Maturity proceeds are equal to the amount of the policy's cash
value, less any indebtedness.
RIGHT OF CONVERSION
The policy owner may, at any time upon written request to Nationwide within 24
months of the policy date, make an irrevocable, one-time election to transfer
all sub-account cash values to the fixed account. The right of conversion is
subject to state availability.
GRACE PERIOD
If the cash surrender value on a monthly anniversary day is not sufficient to
cover the current policy charges, a grace period will be allowed for the payment
of a premium equal up to three times the current monthly deduction. Nationwide
will send the policy owner a notice
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at the start of the grace period, at the address in the application or another
address specified by the policy owner, stating the amount of premium required.
The grace period will end 61 days after the day the notice is mailed. If
sufficient premium is not received by Nationwide by the end of the grace period,
the policy will lapse without value. If death proceeds become payable during the
grace period, Nationwide will pay the death proceeds.
REINSTATEMENT
If the grace period ends and the policy owner has neither paid the required
premium nor surrendered the policy for its cash surrender value, the policy
owner may reinstate the policy by:
(1) submitting a written request at any time within 3 years after the end
of the grace period and prior to the maturity date;
(2) providing evidence of insurability satisfactory to Nationwide;
(3) paying sufficient premium to cover all policy charges that were due
and unpaid during the grace period;
(4) paying sufficient premium to keep the policy in force for 3 months
from the date of reinstatement; and
(5) paying or reinstating any indebtedness against the policy which
existed at the end of the grace period.
The effective date of a reinstated policy will be the monthly anniversary day on
or next following the date the application for reinstatement is approved by
Nationwide. If the policy is reinstated, the cash value on the date of
reinstatement, but prior to applying any premiums or loan repayments received,
will be set equal to the cash value at the end of the grace period.
Unless the policy owner has provided otherwise, all amounts will be allocated
based on the underlying mutual fund allocation factors in effect at the start of
the grace period.
TAX MATTERS
POLICY PROCEEDS
Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that if certain tests are
met, a policy will be treated as a life insurance policy for federal tax
purposes. Nationwide will monitor compliance with these tests. The policy should
thus receive the same federal income tax treatment as fixed benefit life
insurance. As a result, the death proceeds payable under a policy are excludable
from gross income of the beneficiary under Section 101 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
Section 7702A of the Internal Revenue Code defines modified endowment contracts
as those policies issued or materially changed on or after June 21, 1988 on
which the total premiums paid during the first seven years exceed the amount
that would have been paid if the policy provided for paid up benefits after
seven level annual premiums (see "Information about the Policies"). The Internal
Revenue Code states that taxation of surrenders, partial surrenders, loans,
collateral assignments and other pre-death distributions from modified endowment
contracts (other than certain distributions to terminally ill individuals) are
subject to federal income taxes in a manner similar to the way annuities are
taxed. Modified endowment contract distributions are defined by the Internal
Revenue Code as amounts not received as an annuity and are taxable to the extent
the cash value of the policy exceeds, at the time of distribution, the premiums
paid into the policy. A 10% tax penalty generally applies to the taxable portion
of such distributions unless the policy owner is over age 59 1/2 or disabled or
the distribution is part of an annuity to the policy owner as defined in the
Internal Revenue Code. Under certain circumstances, certain distributions made
under a policy on the life of a "terminally ill individual", as that term is
defined in the Internal Revenue Code, are excludable from gross income.
The policies offered by this prospectus may or may not be issued as modified
endowment contracts. Nationwide will monitor premiums paid and will notify the
policy owner when the policy's non-modified endowment status is in
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jeopardy. If a policy is not a modified endowment contract, a cash distribution
during the first 15 years after a policy is issued which causes a reduction in
death benefits may still become fully or partially taxable to the policy owner
pursuant to Section 7702(f)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. The policy owner
should carefully consider this potential effect and seek further information
before initiating any changes in the terms of the policy. Under certain
conditions, a policy may become a modified endowment as a result of a material
change or a reduction in benefits as defined by Section 7702A(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
In addition to meeting the tests required under Section 7702, Section 817(h) of
the Internal Revenue Code requires that the investments of separate accounts
such as the variable account be adequately diversified. Regulations under 817(h)
provide that a variable life policy that fails to satisfy the diversification
standards will not be treated as life insurance unless such failure was
inadvertent, is corrected, and the policy owner or Nationwide pays an amount to
the IRS. The amount will be based on the tax that would have been paid by the
policy owner if the income, for the period the policy was not diversified, had
been received by the policy owner.
If the failure to diversify is not corrected in this manner, the policy owner
will be deemed the owner of the underlying securities and taxed on the earnings
of his or her account.
Representatives of the IRS have suggested, from time to time, that the number of
underlying mutual funds available or the number of transfer opportunities
available under a variable product may be relevant in determining whether the
product qualifies for the desired tax treatment. No formal guidance has been
issued in this area. Should the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury issue additional
rules or regulations limiting the number of underlying mutual funds, transfers
between underlying mutual funds, exchanges of underlying mutual funds or changes
in investment objectives of underlying mutual funds such that the policy would
no longer qualify as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue
Code, Nationwide will take whatever steps are available to remain in compliance.
Nationwide will monitor compliance with these regulations and, to the extent
necessary, will change the objectives or assets of the sub-account investments
to remain in compliance.
A total surrender or cancellation of the policy by lapse or the maturity of the
policy on its maturity date may have adverse tax consequences. If the amount
received by the policy owner plus total policy indebtedness exceeds the premiums
paid into the policy, the excess generally will be treated as taxable income,
regardless of whether or not the policy is a modified endowment contract.
WITHHOLDING
Distributions of income from a modified endowment contract are subject to
federal income tax withholding; however, the recipient may elect not to have the
withholding taken from the distribution. A distribution of income from a
modified endowment contract may be subject to mandatory back-up withholding
(which cannot be waived). The mandatory back-up withholding rate is 31% of the
income that is distributed and will arise if no taxpayer identification number
is provided to Nationwide, or if the IRS notifies Nationwide that back-up
withholding is required.
FEDERAL ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES
The federal estate tax is integrated with the federal gift tax under a unified
tax rate schedule. In general, in 1999, an estate of less than $625,000
(inclusive of certain pre-death gifts) will not incur a federal estate tax
liability. In addition, an unlimited marital deduction may be available for
federal estate tax purposes, for certain amounts that pass to the surviving
spouse.
When the insured dies, the death benefit will generally be included in the
insured's federal gross estate if:
(1) the proceeds were payable to or for the benefit of the insured's
estate; or
(2) the insured held any "incident of
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ownership" in the policy at death or at any time within three years of
death.
An incident of ownership is, in general, any right that may be exercised by the
policy owner, such as the right to borrow on the policy, or the right to name a
new beneficiary.
If the policy owner (whether or not he or she is the insured) transfers
ownership of the policy to another person, such transfer may be subject to a
federal gift tax. In addition, if such policy owner transfers the policy to
someone two or more generations younger than the policy owner, the transfer may
be subject to the federal generation-skipping transfer tax ("GSTT"), the taxable
amount being the value of the policy.
Similarly, if the beneficiary is two or more generations younger than the
insured, the payment of the death proceeds at the death of the insured may be
subject to the GSTT. Pursuant to regulations recently promulgated by the U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, Nationwide may be required to withhold a portion of
the death proceeds and pay them directly to the IRS as the GSTT liability.
The GSTT provisions generally apply to the same transfers that are subject to
estate or gift taxes.
The tax rate is a flat rate equal to the maximum estate tax rate (currently
55%), and there is a provision for an aggregate $1 million exemption. Due to the
complexity of these rules, the policy owner should consult with counsel and
other competent advisors regarding these taxes.
NON-RESIDENT ALIENS
Pre-death distributions from modified endowment contracts to nonresident aliens
("NRAs") are generally subject to federal income tax and tax withholding, at a
statutory rate of 30% of the amount of income that is distributed. Nationwide is
required to withhold such amount from the distribution and remit it to the IRS.
Distributions to certain NRAs may be subject to lower, or in certain instances
zero, tax and withholding rates, if the United States has entered into an
applicable treaty. However, in order to obtain the benefits of such treaty
provisions, the NRA must give to Nationwide sufficient proof of his or her
residency and citizenship in the form and manner prescribed by the IRS. In
addition, the NRA must obtain an individual taxpayer identification number from
the IRS, and furnish that number to Nationwide prior to the distribution. If
Nationwide does not have the proper proof of citizenship or residency and a
proper individual taxpayer identification number prior to any distribution,
Nationwide will be required to withhold 30% of the income, regardless of any
treaty provision.
A pre-death distribution may not be subject to withholding where the recipient
sufficiently establishes to Nationwide that such payment is effectively
connected to the recipient's conduct of a trade or business in the United States
and that such payment is includible in the recipient's gross income for United
States federal income tax purposes. Any such distributions may be subject to
back-up withholding at the statutory rate (currently 31%) if no taxpayer
identification number, or an incorrect taxpayer identification number, is
provided.
State and local estate, inheritance, income and other tax consequences of
ownership or receipt of policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each
policy owner or beneficiary.
TAXATION OF NATIONWIDE
Nationwide is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code.
Since the variable account is not a separate entity from Nationwide and its
operations form a part of Nationwide, it will not be taxed separately as a
"regulated investment company" under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Investment income and realized capital gains on the assets of the variable
account are reinvested and taken into account in determining the value of
accumulation units. As a result, such investment income and realized capital
gains are automatically applied to increase reserves under the policies.
Nationwide does not initially expect to incur any federal income tax liability
that would be chargeable to the variable account. Based upon these expectations,
no charge is currently being made against the variable account for federal
income taxes. If, however, Nationwide
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determines that on a separate company basis such taxes may be incurred, it
reserves the right to assess a charge for such taxes against the variable
account.
Nationwide may also incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes)
in several states. At present, these taxes are not significant. If they
increase, however, charges for such taxes may be made.
TAX CHANGES
The foregoing discussion, which is based on Nationwide's understanding of
federal tax laws as they are currently interpreted by the IRS, is general and is
not intended as tax advice.
The Internal Revenue Code has been subjected to numerous amendments and changes,
and it is reasonable to believe that it will continue to be revised. The United
States Congress has, in the past, considered numerous legislative proposals
that, if enacted, could change the tax treatment of the policies. It is
reasonable to believe that such proposals, and future proposals, may be enacted
into law. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department may amend existing
regulations, issue new regulations, or adopt new interpretations of existing law
that may be at variance with its current positions on these matters. In
addition, current state law (which is not discussed herein), and future
amendments to state law, may affect the tax consequences of the policy.
If the policy owner, insured, or beneficiary or other person receiving any
benefit or interest in or from the policy is not both a resident and citizen of
the United States, there may be a tax imposed by a foreign country, in addition
to any tax imposed by the United States. The foreign law (including regulations,
rulings, and case law) may change and impose additional taxes on the policy, the
death proceeds, or other distributions and/or ownership of the policy, or a
treaty may be amended and all or part of the favorable treatment may be
eliminated.
Any or all of the foregoing may change from time to time without any notice, and
the tax consequences arising out of a policy may be changed retroactively. There
is no way of predicting if, when, or to what extent any such change may take
place. No representation is made as to the likelihood of the continuation of
these current laws, interpretations, and policies.
The foregoing is a general explanation as to certain tax matters pertaining to
insurance policies. It is not intended to be legal or tax advice, and should not
take the place of your independent legal, tax and/or financial advisor.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
On July 6, 1983, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Arizona Governing Committee v.
Norris that certain annuity benefits provided by employers' retirement and
fringe benefit programs may not vary between men and women on the basis of sex.
This decision applies only to benefits derived from premiums made on or after
August 1, 1983. The policies offered by this prospectus are based upon actuarial
tables which distinguish between men and women. Thus the policies provide
different benefits to men and women of the same age. Accordingly, employers and
employee organizations should consider, in consultation with legal counsel, the
impact of Norris on any employment related insurance or benefit program before
purchasing this policy.
STATE REGULATION
Nationwide is subject to the laws of Ohio governing insurance companies and to
regulation by the Ohio Insurance Department. An annual statement in a prescribed
form is filed with the Insurance Department each year covering the operation of
Nationwide for the preceding year and its financial condition as of the end of
such year. Regulation by the Insurance Department includes periodic examination
to determine Nationwide's contract liabilities and reserves so that the
Insurance Department may certify the items are correct. Nationwide's books and
accounts are subject to review by the Insurance Department at all times and a
full examination of its operations is conducted periodically by the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners. Such regulation does not, however,
involve any supervision of management or investment practices or policies. In
addition, Nationwide is
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subject to regulation under the insurance laws of other jurisdictions in which
it may operate.
REPORTS TO POLICY OWNERS
Nationwide will mail to the policy owner at the last known address of record:
- an annual statement containing: the amount of the current death benefit,
cash value, cash surrender value, premiums paid, monthly charges deducted,
amounts invested in the fixed account and the sub-accounts, and policy
indebtedness;
- annual and semi-annual reports containing all applicable information and
financial statements or their equivalent, which must be sent to the
underlying mutual fund beneficial shareholders as required by the rules
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the variable account; and
- statements of significant transactions, such as changes in specified
amount, changes in death benefit options, changes in future premium
allocations, transfers among sub-accounts, premium payments, loans, loan
repayments, reinstatement and termination.
ADVERTISING
Nationwide is ranked and rated by independent financial rating services,
including Moody's, Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best Company. The purpose of these
ratings is to reflect the financial strength or claims-paying ability of
Nationwide. The ratings are not intended to reflect the investment experience or
financial strength of the variable account. Nationwide may advertise these
ratings from time to time. In addition, Nationwide may include in certain
advertisements, endorsements in the form of a list of organizations, individuals
or other parties which recommend Nationwide or the policies. Furthermore,
Nationwide may occasionally include in advertisements comparisons of currently
taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets, or
discussions of alternative investment vehicles and general economic conditions.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Nationwide is a party to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary
course of its business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse
effect on Nationwide.
In recent years, life insurance companies have been named as defendants in
lawsuits, including class action lawsuits relating to life insurance and annuity
pricing and sales practices. A number of these lawsuits have resulted in
substantial jury awards or settlements.
On October 29, 1998, Nationwide was named in a lawsuit filed in Ohio state court
related to the sale of deferred annuity products for use as investments in
tax-deferred contributory retirement plans (Mercedes Castillo v. Nationwide
Financial Services, Inc., Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life
and Annuity Insurance Company). On May 3, 1999, the complaint was amended to,
among other things, add Marcus Shore as a second plaintiff. The amended
complaint is brought as a class action on behalf of all persons who purchased
individual deferred annuity contracts or participated in group annuity contracts
sold by Nationwide and the other named Nationwide affiliates which were used to
fund certain tax-deferred retirement plans. The amended complaint seeks
unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. No class has been certified. On
June 11, 1999, Nationwide and the other named defendants filed a motion to
dismiss the amended complaint. On March 8, 2000, the court denied the motion to
dismiss the amended complaint filed by Nationwide and the other named
defendants. Nationwide intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.
There can be no assurance that any litigation relating to pricing or sales
practices will not have a material adverse effect on Nationwide in the future.
The general distributor, NISC, is not engaged in any litigation of any material
nature.
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EXPERTS
The audited financial statements have been included herein in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
A registration statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the
policies offered hereby. This prospectus does not contain all the information
set forth in the Registration Statement and amendments thereto and exhibits
filed as a part thereof, to all of which reference is hereby made for further
information concerning the variable account, Nationwide, and the policies
offered hereby. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the content of
policies and other legal instruments are summaries. For a complete statement of
the terms thereof, reference is made to such instruments as filed.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES
The policies will be sold by licensed insurance agents in those states where the
policies may lawfully be sold. Agents are registered representatives of broker
dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 who are member
firms of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). The
policies will be distributed by the general distributor, NISC. NISC was
organized as an Oklahoma corporation on March 19, 1974. NISC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and a member of the NASD.
NISC serves as general distributor for the following separate accounts, all of
which are separate investment accounts of Nationwide or its affiliates:
- Nationwide Multi-Flex Variable Account;
- Nationwide Variable Account;
- Nationwide Variable Account-II;
- Nationwide Variable Account-5;
- Nationwide Variable Account-6;
- Nationwide Variable Account-8;
- Nationwide Variable Account-9;
- Nationwide Variable Account-10;
- Nationwide Variable Account-11;
- Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2;
- Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3;
- Nationwide VLI Separate Account-4;
- Nationwide VLI Separate Account-5;
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-A;
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-B;
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-C;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-A;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-B;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-C;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-D;
- Nationwide DC Variable Account;
- Nationwide DCVA-II; and
- NACo Variable Account.
Gross first year commissions plus any expense allowance payments made by
Nationwide on the sale of these policies distributed by NISC will not exceed 40%
of target premium plus 5% of any excess premium payments in year one and 22.5%
of target premium plus 5% on the excess premium in years two through four. Gross
renewal commissions paid at the beginning of policy year five and beyond by
Nationwide will not exceed greater of 5% of target premium plus 5% on the excess
premium or an annual effective rate of 0.20%, paid quarterly, of the cash value
as of the end of the prior quarter. For single premium modified endowment
contracts issued on or after May 1, 1999, gross renewal commissions paid at the
beginning of policy year two and beyond will not exceed an annual rate of 0.20%,
paid quarterly, of the cash value as of the end of the prior quarter.
No underwriting commissions have been paid by Nationwide to NISC.
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NISC DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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POSITIONS AND OFFICES
NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH UNDERWRITER
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Joseph J. Gasper Chairman of the Board and Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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W.G. Jurgensen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Richard A. Karas Vice Chairman and Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Duane C. Meek President
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Philip C. Gath Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Susan A. Wolken Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Robert A. Oakley Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Robert J. Woodward, Jr. Executive Vice President - Chief Investment Officer
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Mark R. Thresher Senior Vice President and Treasurer
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Barbara J. Shane Vice President - Compliance Officer
Two Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Alan A. Todryk Vice President - Taxation
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Carol L. Dove Associate Vice President - Treasury Services and
One Nationwide Plaza Assistant Treasurer
Columbus, OH 43215
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Glenn W. Soden Associate Vice President and Secretary
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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John F. Delaloye Assistant Secretary
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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E. Gary Berndt Assistant Treasurer
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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Terry C. Smetzer Assistant Treasurer
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONWIDE
The life insurance business, including annuities, is the only business in which
Nationwide is engaged.
Nationwide markets its policies through independent insurance brokers, general
agents, and registered representatives of registered NASD broker/dealer firms.
Nationwide serves as depositor for the following separate accounts, each of
which is a registered investment company:
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-A;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-B;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-C;
- Nationwide VL Separate Account-D;
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-A;
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-B; and
- Nationwide VA Separate Account-C.
Nationwide, in common with other insurance companies, is subject to regulation
and supervision by the regulatory authorities of the states in which it is
licensed to do business. A license from the state insurance department is a
prerequisite to the transaction of insurance business in that state. In general,
all states have statutory administrative powers. Such regulation relates, among
other things, to licensing of insurers and their agents, the approval of policy
forms, the methods of computing reserves, the form and content of statutory
financial statements, the amount of policyholders' and stockholders' dividends,
and the type of distribution of investments permitted.
Nationwide operates in the highly competitive field of life insurance. There are
approximately 2,300 stock, mutual and other types of insurers in the life
insurance business in the United States, and a large number of them compete with
the registrant in the sale of insurance policies.
As is customary in insurance company groups, employees are shared with the other
insurance companies in the group. In addition to its direct salaried employees,
Nationwide shares employees with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Nationwide does not presently own or lease any materially important physical
properties when its property holdings are viewed in relation to its total
assets. Nationwide shares its home office, other facilities and equipment with
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
Company Management
Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance
Company, together with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company and
Nationwide General Insurance Company and their affiliated companies comprise the
Nationwide group of companies. The companies listed above have substantially
common boards of directors and officers.
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. ("NFS") is the sole shareholder of
Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company. NFS serves as
a holding company for other financial institutions.
Each of the directors and officers listed below is a director or officer
respectively of at least one or more of the other major insurance affiliates of
the Nationwide group of companies. Messrs. McFerson, Gasper, Woodward and Ms.
Thomas are also trustees of one or more of the registered investment companies
distributed by NISC, a registered broker-dealer affiliated with the Nationwide
group of companies.
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DIRECTORS OF NATIONWIDE
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DIRECTORS OF THE DEPOSITOR NAME AND POSITIONS AND OFFICES PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH DEPOSITOR
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Lewis J. Alphin Director Farm Owner and Operator, Bell Farms (1)
519 Bethel Church Road
Mount Olive, NC 28365-6107
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A. I. Bell Director Farm Owner and Operator (1)
4121 North River Road West
Zanesville, OH 43701
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Nancy C. Breit Director Co-owner, Thomas Farms (2)
1767D Westwood Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601
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Yvonne M. Curl Director Senior Vice President and General Manager Public
Xerox Corporation Sector Worldwide/Document Solutions Group
Suite 200 Operations, Xerox Corporation (2)
1401 H Street NW
Washington, DC 2007
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Kenneth D. Davis Director Farm Owner and Operator (1)
7229 Woodmansee Road
Leesburg, Ohio 45135
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Keith W. Eckel Director Partner, Fred W. Eckel Sons; President, Eckel
1647 Falls Road Farms, Inc. (1)
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
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Willard J. Engel Director Retired General Manager, Lyon County Co-operative
301 East Marshall Street Oil Company (1)
Marshall, MN 56258
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Fred C. Finney Director Owner and Operator, Moreland Fruit Farm; Operator,
1558 West Moreland Road Melrose Orchard (1)
Wooster, OH 44691
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Joseph J. Gasper President and Chief President and Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide
One Nationwide Plaza Operating Officer and Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and
Columbus, OH 43215 Director Annuity Insurance Company (2)
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W. G. Jurgensen Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer and Director
One Nationwide Plaza and Director
Columbus, OH 43215
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David O. Miller Chairman of the Board President, Owen Potato Farm, Inc.; Partner, M&M
115 Sprague Drive and Director Enterprises (1)
Hebron, OH 43025
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Ralph M. Paige Director Executive Director Federation of Southern
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
Cooperative/Land Assistance Fund
2769 Church Street
East Point, GA 30344
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DIRECTORS OF NATIONWIDE
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DIRECTORS OF THE DEPOSITOR NAME AND POSITIONS AND OFFICES PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH DEPOSITOR
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James F. Patterson Director Vice President, Pattersons, Inc.; President,
8765 Mulberry Road Patterson Farms, Inc. (1)
Chesterland, OH 44026
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Arden L. Shisler Director President and Chief Executive Officer, K&B
1356 North Wenger Road Transport, Inc. (1)
Dalton, OH 44618
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Robert L. Stewart Director Owner and Operator Sunnydale Farms and Mining (1)
88740 Fairview Road
Jewett, OH 43986
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(1) Principal occupation for last 5 years.
(2) Prior to assuming this current position, held other executive
management positions with the same or affiliated companies.
Each of the directors is a director of the other major insurance affiliates of
the Nationwide group of companies, except Mr. Gasper who is a director only of
Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance
Company. Messrs. Jurgensen and Gasper are directors of NISC, a registered
broker-dealer. Messrs. Jurgensen, Miller, Patterson, and Shisler are directors
of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. and Ms. Breit are trustees of Nationwide
Mutual Funds, a registered investment company. Messrs. Gasper and Woodward are
trustees of Nationwide Separate Account Trust and Nationwide Asset Allocation
Trust, registered investment companies.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF NATIONWIDE
OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR
NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS OFFICES OF THE DEPOSITOR
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William G. Jurgensen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Joseph J. Gasper President and Chief Operating Officer
Richard D. Headley Executive Vice President
Michael S. Helfer Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy
Donna A. James Executive Vice President - Chief Administrative Officer
Robert A. Oakley Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
Robert J. Woodward, Jr. Executive Vice President - Chief Investment Officer
Charles A. Bryan Senior Vice President - Chief Actuary - Property and Casualty
John R. Cook, Jr. Senior Vice President - Chief Communications Officer
Thomas L. Crumrine Senior Vice President
David A. Diamond Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller
Philip C. Gath Senior Vice President - Chief Actuary - Nationwide Financial
Patricia R. Hatler Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
David K. Hollingsworth Senior Vice President - Multi-channel and Sponsor Relations
David R. Jahn Senior Vice President - Project Management
Richard A. Karas Senior Vice President - Sales - Financial Services
Gregory S. Lashutka Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations
Edwin P. McCausland, Jr. Senior Vice President - Fixed income Securities
Mark D. Phalen Senior Vice President - Chief Technology Officer
Douglas C. Robinette Senior Vice President - Claims and Financial Services
Mark R. Thresher Senior Vice President - Finance - Nationwide Financial
Richard M. Waggoner Senior Vice President - Life Company Operations
Susan A. Wolken Senior Vice President - Product Management and Nationwide Financial
Marketing
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Biographical information for each of the individuals listed in the above table
is set forth below.
W.G. JURGENSEN has been a Director and Chief Executive Officer since 2000.
Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Bank One Corporation from 1998 to
May 2000. Prior to Bank One's merger with First Chicago NBD, Mr. Jurgensen
served from 1990 to 1998 as Executive Vice President with First Chicago, leading
various business units. For 17 years Jurgensen was with Norwest Corporation,
beginning as a corporate banking officer and serving in increasingly responsible
roles including president and CEO of Norwest Investment Services and management
of the treasury function. His final post was Executive Vice President-Corporate
Banking.
JOSEPH J. GASPER has been President and Chief Operating Officer and Director of
Nationwide since April 1996. Previously, he was Executive Vice President -
Property/Casualty Operations of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company from April
1995 to April 1996. He was Senior Vice President - Property/Casualty Operations
of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company from September 1993 to April 1995. Prior
to that time, Mr. Gasper held numerous positions within Nationwide. Mr. Gasper
has been with Nationwide for 33 years.
LEWIS J. ALPHIN has been a Director of Nationwide since 1993. Mr. Alphin owns
and operates an 800-acre farm in Mt. Olive, NC. He taught agriculture business
at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, NC for more than 22 years
before retiring in 1994. He is the former board chairman of the Cape Fear Farm
Credit Association, a member and former vice president, secretary/treasurer, and
director of the Duplin County Agribusiness Council, and a former board member of
the Southern States Cooperative (1986 to 1993). Mr. Alphin is a member of the
Duplin County Farm Bureau, the North Carolina Farm Bureau, ad the Farm Credit
Council. He is a member and former director of the Oak Wolfe Fire Department.
A. I. BELL has been a Director of Nationwide since April, 1998. Mr. Bell has
served as a state trustee of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation from 1991 to 1998
and as president that last four years. He oversees the Bell family farm in
Zanesville, Ohio. The farm is the hub of a multi-family swine network, in
addition to grain and beef operations. Mr. Bell has represented the Ohio Farm
Bureau at state and national level activities, and has traveled internationally
representing Ohio agriculture. In 1995, he was introduced into The Ohio State
University Department of Animal Sciences Hall of Fame.
NANCY C. BREIT has been a Director of Nationwide since 1986. Mrs. Thomas is a
board member of Farm Credit Services' 4th District and serves on the advisory
board of Walsh University in North Canton, OH. She is a past president and
former director of the Ohio Agricultural Marketing Association and served on the
boards of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Landmark, Inc., a farm supply
cooperative which is now part of Indianapolis-based Countrymark, and as the
Midwest regional representative on the American Farm Bureau women's committee.
YVONNE M. CURL has been a Director of Nationwide since April, 1998. Ms.
Montgomery is senior vice president/general manager - Public Sector
Worldwide/Document Solutions Group for Xerox Corporation. A resident of
Washington, DC, Ms. Montgomery is in charge of providing an integrated,
industry-focused portfolio of document solutions and services to the public
sector worldwide. Ms. Montgomery joined Xerox in 1976 as a sales representative
and progressed through management positions, including vice president-field
operations and executive assistant to the chairman and CEO.
KENNETH D. DAVIS has been a Director of Nationwide since April 1999. Mr. Davis
is the immediate past president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. He served as
a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's board of trustees from 1989 until
1999. He served as first vice president of the board from 1994 until 1998. Mr.
Davis serves on the board of directors of his local rural electric cooperatives
and is a member of many agriculture organizations including the Ohio Corn
Growers, Ohio Cattlemen's and Ohio Soybean associations.
KEITH W. ECKEL has been a Director of Nationwide since April 1996. Mr. Eckel is
a partner of Fred W. Eckel Sons and president of Eckel Farms, Inc. in northeast
Pennsylvania. He received the Master Farmer award from Penn State University in
1982. Mr. Eckel is a member of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation
Board. He is a former president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, a position he
held for 15 years, and the Lackawanna County
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Cooperative Extension Association. He has served as a board member and executive
committee member of the American Farm Bureau Federation. He is a former vice
president of the Pennsylvania Council of Cooperative Extension Associations and
former board member of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association.
WILLARD J. ENGEL has been a Director of Nationwide since 1994. Mr. Engel served
as general manager of Lyon County Co-Operative Oil Co. in Marshall, MN from 1975
to 1997, and occasionally serves on a consulting basis. He previously was a
division manager of the Truman Farmers Elevator. He is a former director of the
Western Co-op Transport in Montevideo, MN, a former director and legislative
committee chairman of the Northwest Petroleum Association in St. Paul, and a
former director of Farmland Industries in Kansas City.
FRED C. FINNEY has been a Director of Nationwide since 1992. Mr. Finney is the
owner and operator of the Moreland Fruit Farm and operator of Melrose Orchard in
Wooster, OH. He is past president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, the Ohio
Fruit Growers Society, Wayne County Farm Bureau, and the Westwood Ruritan Club.
He is a member of the American Berry Cooperative.
DAVID O. MILLER has been a Director of Nationwide since November 1996. Mr.
Miller has been Chairman of the Board since 1998. Mr. Miller is president of
Owen Potato Farm, Inc. and a partner of M&M Enterprises in Licking County, OH.
He is a director and board chairman of the National Cooperative Business
Association, director of Cooperative Business International and the
International Cooperative Alliance, and serves on the educational executive
committee of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. He was president of
the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation from 1981 to 1985 and was vice president for six
years. Mr. Miller served a two year term on the board of the American Farm
Bureau Association. He is past president of the Ohio Vegetable and Potato
Growers Association, and was a director of Landmark, Inc., a farm supply
cooperative which is now part of Indianapolis-based Countrymark.
RALPH M. PAIGE has been a Director of Nationwide since April 1999. Mr. Paige has
been the Executive Director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land
Assistance Fund since 1969. Mr. Paige also served as the National Field
Director/Georgia State Director from 1981 to 1984.
JAMES F. PATTERSON has been a Director of Nationwide since April 1989. Mr.
Patterson is president of Patterson Farms, Inc. and has operated Patterson Fruit
Farm in Chesterland, OH since 1964. Mr. Patterson is on the boards of The Ohio
State University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, Geauga Hospital, Inc. and
the National Cooperative Business Association. He is past president of the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation and former member of Cleveland Foundation's Lake and
Geauga Advisory Committees.
ARDEN L. SHISLER has been a Director of Nationwide since 1984. Mr. Shisler is
president and chief executive officer of K&B Transport, Inc., a trucking firm in
Dalton, OH. He is a director of the National Cooperative Business Association in
Washington, DC. He is a former board member and vice president of the Ohio Farm
Bureau Federation and past president of the Ohio Agricultural Marketing
Association, an Ohio Farm Bureau Federation subsidiary. He is a member of the
Ohio Trucking Association, the Ohio Trucking Safety Council, the Wayne County
Farm Bureau, Cornerstone Community Church, the Advisory Committee of The Ohio
State University Agriculture Technical Institute and a board member of the
Wilderness Center.
ROBERT L. STEWART has been a Director of Nationwide since 1989. Mr. Stewart is
the owner and operator of Sunnydale Farms and Mining in Jewett, OH. He served on
the board of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and as president of the Ohio
Holstein Association board. Mr. Stewart was a director of the Ohio Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service board and Landmark, Inc. a farm supply
cooperative which is now part of Indianapolis-based Countrymark.
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RICHARD D. HEADLEY has been Executive Vice President for Nationwide since July
2000. Previously, he was Executive Vice President - Chief Information Technology
Officer from May 1999 to July 2000. He was Senior Vice President - Chief
Information Technology Officer from October 1997 to May 1999. Previously, Mr.
Headley was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Banc One Services
Corporation from 1992 to October 1997. From January 1975 until 1992 Mr. Headley
held several positions with Banc One Corporation. Mr. Headly has been with
Nationwide for 2 years.
MICHAEL S. HELFER has been Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy since
August 2000. He is a former partner and head of the financial institutions group
at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, a 350-lawyer international law firm
headquartered in Washington, D.C. He served as that firm's chairman and chief
executive officer from 1995 to 1998.
DONNA A. JAMES has been Executive Vice President - Chief Administrative Officer
since July 2000. Previously, she was Senior Vice President - Chief Human
Resources Officer since May 1999. She was Senior Vice President - Human
Resources from December 1997 to May 1999. Previously she was Vice President -
Human Resources from July 1996 to December 1997. Prior to that time, Ms. James
was Vice President - Assistant to the CEO of Nationwide from March 1996 to July
1996. From May 1994 to March 1996 she was Associate Vice President - Assistant
to the CEO for Nationwide. Previously Ms. James held several positions within
Nationwide. Ms. James has been with Nationwide for 18 years.
ROBERT A. OAKLEY has been Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
since April 1995. Previously, he was Senior Vice President - Chief Financial
Officer from October 1993 to April 1995. Prior to that time, Mr. Oakley held
several positions within Nationwide. Mr. Oakley has been with Nationwide for 24
years.
ROBERT J. WOODWARD, JR. has been Executive Vice President - Chief Investment
Officer since August 1995. Previously, he was Senior Vice President - Fixed
Income Investments from March 1991 to August 1995. Prior to that time, Mr.
Woodward held several positions within Nationwide. Mr. Woodward has been with
Nationwide for 35 years.
CHARLES A. BRYAN has been a Senior Vice President - Chief Actuary - Property and
Casualty since 1998. Prior to joining Nationwide, Mr. Bryan was president, Chief
Operating Officer of Direct Response Corporation from 1996 to 1998. Prior to
that time, Mr. Bryan was a partner with Ernst & Young.
JOHN R. COOK, JR. has been Senior Vice President - Chief Communications Officer
since May 1997. Previously, Mr. Cook was Senior Vice President - Chief
Communications Officer of USAA from July 1989 to May 1997. Mr. Cook has been
with Nationwide for 2 years.
DAVID A. DIAMOND has been Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller since
August 1999. He was Vice President-Controller from August 1996 to August 1999.
Previously, he was Vice President - Controller from October 1993 to August 1996.
Prior to that time, Mr. Diamond held several positions within Nationwide. Mr.
Diamond has been with Nationwide for 11 years.
PHILIP C. GATH has been Senior Vice President - Chief Actuary - Nationwide
Financial since May 1998. Previously, Mr. Gath was Vice President - Product
Manager - Individual Variable Annuity from July 1997 to May 1998. Mr. Gath was
Vice President - Individual Life Actuary from August 1989 to July 1997. Prior to
that time, Mr. Gath held several positions within Nationwide. Mr. Gath has been
with Nationwide for 31 years.
PATRICIA R. HATLER has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since April 2000. Previously, she was Senior Vice President and General Counsel
from July 1999 to April 2000. Prior to that time, she was General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of Independence Blue Cross from 1983 to July 1999.
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DAVID K. HOLLINGSWORTH has been Senior Vice President - Multi Channel and
Sponsor Relations since August 1999. Previously, he was Senior Vice President -
Marketing from June 1999 to August 1999. Prior to that time, has held numerous
positions within the Nationwide group of companies. Mr. Hollingsworth has been
with Nationwide for 25 years.
DAVID R. JAHN has been Senior Vice President - Project Management since July
2000. Previously he was Senior Vice President - Commercial Insurance from March
1998 to July 2000. Previously, he was Vice President - Property/Casualty
Operations and Vice President - Resource Management from March 1996 to January
1998. Prior to that time, Mr. Jahn has held numerous positions within the
Nationwide group of companies. Mr. Jahn has been with Nationwide for 28 years.
RICHARD A. KARAS has been Senior Vice President - Sales - Financial Services
since March 1993. Previously, he was Vice President - Sales - Financial Services
from February 1989 to March 1993. Prior to that time, Mr. Karas held several
positions within Nationwide. Mr. Karas has been with Nationwide for 35 years.
GREGORY S. LASHUTKA has been Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations since
January 2000. Previously, he was the Mayor of the City of Columbus (Ohio) from
January 1992 to December 1999. From January 1986 to December 1991, Mr. Lashutka
was a Partner with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. From January 1978 to December
1985, he was City Attorney for the City of Columbus (Ohio).
EDWIN P. MCCAUSLAND, JR. has been Senior Vice President - Fixed Income
Securities since 1999. Mr. McCausland has 29 years of experience in insurance
investments beginning his career in 1970 with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company. He joined Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1981 as second Vice
President of Bond Investments and rising to Vice President of Pension
Operations. He was Vice President and Managing Director of Mass Mutual Life
Insurance Company prior to joining Nationwide.
MARK D. PHELAN has been Senior Vice President - Chief Technology Officer since
July 2000. Previously he was Senior Vice President - Technology Services from
1998 to 2000. His previous management experience includes five years (1977-1982)
with the data processing division's sales group at IBM Corporation. From 1982
through 1990, Mr. Phelan served as director of AT&T's Consumer Communications
Services Group and he was subsequently promoted to sales vice president for the
Eastern Region of the Business Communications Services Division. In 1992, he
became executive vice president-sales and marketing for the Electronic Commerce
Division of Checkfree Corporation, a position he held for five years. From 1997
until 1998, he was in private consulting.
DOUGLAS C. ROBINETTE has been Senior Vice President - Claims and Financial
Services since 1999. Previously, he was Senior Vice President - Marketing and
Product Management from May 1998 to 1999. Previously, Mr. Robinette was
Executive Vice President, Customer Services of Employers Insurance of Wausau
(Wausau), a member of the Nationwide group until December 1998, from September
1996 to May 1998. Prior to that time he was Executive Vice President, Finance
and Insurance Services of Wausau from May 1995 to September 1996. From November
1994 to May 1995 Mr. Robinette was Senior Vice President, Finance and Insurance
Services of Wausau. From May 1993 to November 1994 he was Senior Vice President,
Finance of Wausau. Prior to that time, Mr. Robinette held several positions
within the Nationwide group. Mr. Robinette has been with the Nationwide group
for 13 years.
MARK R. THRESHER has been Senior Vice President - Finance - Nationwide Financial
since May 1999. He was Vice President - Controller from August 1996 to May 1999.
Prior to joining Nationwide, Mr. Thresher served as a partner with KPMG LLP from
July 1988 to June 1996.
RICHARD M. WAGGONER has been Senior Vice President - Operations since May 1999.
Previously, he was President of Nationwide Services from May 1997 to May 1999.
Prior to
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that time, Mr. Waggoner has held numerous positions within the
Nationwide group of companies. Mr. Waggoner has been with Nationwide for 23
years.
SUSAN A. WOLKEN has been Senior Vice President - Product Management and
Nationwide Financial Marketing since May 1999. Previously, Ms. Wolken was Senior
Vice President - Life Company Operations from June 1997 to May 1999. She was
Senior Vice President - Enterprise Administration from July 1996 to June 1997.
Prior to that time, she was Senior Vice President - Human Resources from April
1995 to July 1996. From September 1993 to April 1995, Ms. Wolken was Vice
President - Human Resources. From October 1989 to September 1993 she was Vice
President - Individual Life and Health Operations. Ms. Wolken has been with
Nationwide for 25 years.
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APPENDIX A: OBJECTIVES FOR UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS
The underlying mutual funds listed below are designed primarily as investment
vehicles for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies
issued by insurance companies.
There is no guarantee that the investment objectives will be met.
AMERICAN CENTURY VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC., A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN CENTURY(SM)
FAMILY OF INVESTMENTS
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. was organized as a Maryland
corporation in 1987. It is a diversified, open-end investment management company
which offers its shares only as investment vehicles for variable annuity and
variable life insurance products of insurance companies. American Century
Variable Portfolios, Inc. is managed by American Century Investment Management,
Inc. ("American Century").
AMERICAN CENTURY VP BALANCED FUND
Investment Objective: Capital growth and current income. The Fund will seek
to achieve its objective by maintaining approximately 60% of the assets of
the Fund in common stocks (including securities convertible into common
stocks and other equity equivalents) that are considered by management to
have better-than-average prospects for appreciation and approximately 40%
in fixed income securities. A minimum of 25% of the fixed income portion of
the Fund will be invested in fixed income senior securities.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Investment Objective: Capital growth. The Fund will seek to achieve its
objective by investing in common stocks (including securities convertible
into common stocks and other equity equivalents) that meet certain
fundamental and technical standards of selection and have, in the opinion
of the Fund's investment manager, better than average potential for
appreciation. The Fund tries to stay fully invested in such securities,
regardless of the movement of stock prices generally.
The Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents temporarily or when it is
unable to find common stocks meeting its criteria of selection. It may
purchase securities only of companies that have a record of at least three
years continuous operation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objective.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth by investing in common
stocks of growing companies. The basis of the strategy used by the Fund is
that, over the long term, stocks of companies with earnings and revenue
growth have a greater than average chance to increase in value over time.
This strategy looks for companies with earnings and revenues that are not
only growing, but growing at a successively faster or accelerating pace.
Although most of the Fund's assets will be invested in U.S. companies,
there is no limit on the amount of assets the Fund can invest in foreign
companies. Most of the Fund's foreign investments are in companies located
and doing business in developed countries.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP INCOME & GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Dividend growth, current income and capital
appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by
investing in common stocks. The investment manager constructs the portfolio
to match the risk characteristics of the S&P 500 Stock Index and then
optimizes each portfolio to achieve the desired balance of risk and return
potential. This includes targeting a dividend yield that exceeds that of
the S&P 500. Such a management technique known as "portfolio optimization"
may cause the Fund to be more heavily invested in some industries than in
others. However, the Fund may not invest more
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than 25% of its total assets in companies whose principal business
activities are in the same industry.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP INTERNATIONAL FUND
Investment Objective: To seek capital growth. The Fund will seek to achieve
its investment objective by investing primarily in securities of foreign
companies that meet certain fundamental and technical standards of
selection and, in the opinion of the investment manager, have potential for
appreciation. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of
its assets in common stocks or other equity securities of issuers from at
least three countries outside the United States. While securities of United
States issuers may be included in the portfolio from time to time, it is
the primary intent of the manager to diversify investments across a broad
range of foreign issuers. Although the primary investment of the Fund will
be common stocks (defined to include depository receipts for common stock
and other equity equivalents), the Fund may also invest in other types of
securities consistent with the Fund's objective. When the manager believes
that the total capital growth potential of other securities equals or
exceeds the potential return of common stocks, the Fund may invest up to
35% of its assets in such other securities.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP ULTRA FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth by investing in common
stocks of growing companies. The basis of the strategy used by the Fund is
that, over the long term, stocks of companies with earnings and revenue
growth have a greater than average chance to increase in value over time.
This strategy looks for stocks of large companies with earnings and
revenues that are not only growing, but growing at a successively faster or
accelerating pace. Although most of the Fund's assets will be invested in
U.S. companies, there is no limit on the amount of assets the Fund can
invest in foreign companies. Most of the Fund's foreign investments are in
companies located and doing business in developed countries.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP VALUE Fund
Investment Objective: The investment objective of the Fund is long-term
capital growth; income is a secondary objective. The equity securities in
which the Fund will invest will be primarily securities of well-established
companies with intermediate-to-large market capitalizations that are
believed by management to be undervalued at the time of purchase. Under
normal market conditions, the Fund expects to invest at least 80% of the
value of its total asset in equity securities, including common and
preferred stock, convertible preferred stock and convertible debt
obligations.
AMERICAN CENTURY VP VISTA FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth by investing in common
stocks of growing companies. The basis of the strategy used by the Fund is
that, over the long term, stocks of companies with earnings and revenue
growth have a greater than average chance to increase in value over time.
This strategy looks for stocks of medium-sized and smaller companies with
earnings and revenues that are not only growing, but growing at a
successively faster or accelerating pace. Although most of the Fund's
assets will be invested in U.S. companies, there is no limit on the amount
of assets the Fund can invest in foreign companies. Most of the Fund's
foreign investments are in companies located and doing business in
developed countries.
DEUTSCHE VIT FUNDS (FORMERLY, BT INSURANCE FUND TRUST)
Deutsche VIT Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company
currently offering shares in the Funds listed below. Shares are available only
through the purchase of certain variable annuity and variable life insurance
contracts issued by various insurance companies. Deutsche Asset Management is
the Funds' investment adviser.
EAFE(R) EQUITY INDEX FUND
Investment Objective: To replicate as closely as possible the performance
of the Morgan
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Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East (EAFE(R)) Index
(the "EAFE(R) Index").
EQUITY INDEX FUND (FORMERLY, EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND)
Investment Objective: To seek to replicate as closely as possible the
performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
SMALL CAP INDEX FUND
Investment Objective: To seek to replicate as closely as possible the
performance of the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.
THE DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND, INC.
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. is an open-end, diversified,
management investment company incorporated under Maryland law on July 20, 1992
and commenced operations on October 7, 1993. The Fund offers its shares only as
investment vehicles for variable annuity and variable life insurance products of
insurance companies. The Dreyfus Corporation serves as the Fund's investment
adviser. NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. serves as the Fund's sub-investment
adviser and provides day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio.
Investment Objective: Capital growth through equity investment in companies
that, in the opinion of the Fund's advisers, not only meet traditional
investment standards, but which also show evidence that they conduct their
business in a manner that contributes to the enhancement of the quality of
life in America. Current income is secondary to the primary goal.
DREYFUS STOCK INDEX FUND, INC.
The Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. ("Fund") is an open-end, non-diversified,
management investment company incorporated under Maryland law on January 24,
1989 and commenced operations on September 29, 1989. The Fund offers its shares
only as investment vehicles for variable annuity and variable life insurance
products of insurance companies. The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") serves as
the Fund's manager, while Mellon Equity Associates, an affiliate of Dreyfus,
serves as the Fund's index manager. Dreyfus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mellon Bank, N.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Bank
Corporation.
Investment Objective: To provide investment results that correspond to the
price and yield performance of publicly traded common stocks in the
aggregate, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
Price Index. The Fund is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with Standard
& Poor's Corporation.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund ("Fund") is an open-end, management investment
company. It was organized as an unincorporated business trust under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 29, 1986 and commenced operations
on August 31, 1990. The Fund offers its shares only as investment vehicles for
variable annuity and variable life insurance products of insurance companies.
The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") serves as the Fund's manager.
APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO)
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's primary investment objective is to
provide long-term capital growth consistent with the preservation of
capital; current income is a secondary investment objective. This Portfolio
invests primarily in the common stocks of domestic and foreign issuers.
DISCIPLINED STOCK PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is to provide
investment results that are greater than the total return performance of
publicly-traded common stocks in the aggregate, as represented by the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index. This Series will use
quantitative statistical modeling techniques to construct a portfolio in an
attempt to achieve its investment objective, without assuming undue risk
relative to the broad stock market.
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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is long-term
capital growth. This Series invests primarily in a portfolio of
publicly-traded equity securities of foreign issuers which would be
characterized as "value" companies according to criteria established by
Dreyfus.
LIMITED TERM HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is to maximize
total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. This
Series seeks to achieve its objective by investing up to all of its assets
in a portfolio of lower rated fixed-income securities that, under normal
market conditions, have an effective duration of three and one-half years
or less and an effective average portfolio maturity of four years or less.
INVESTMENTS IN LOWER RATED FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO A GREATER
RISK OF LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AND NON-PAYMENT OF INTEREST. INVESTORS SHOULD
CAREFULLY ASSESS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE SERIES.
QUALITY BOND PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is to provide
the maximum amount of current income to the extent consistent with the
preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. This Series
invests principally in debt obligations of corporations, the U.S.
Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, and U.S. major banking
institutions.
SMALL COMPANY STOCK PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is to provide
investment results that are greater than the total return performance of
publicly-traded common stocks in the aggregate, as represented by the
Russell 2500 tradement Index. This Series invests primarily in a portfolio
of equity securities of small- to medium-sized domestic issuers, while
attempting to maintain volatility and diversification similar to that of
the Russell 2500 trademark Index.
DREYFUS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolio (the "Fund") is an open-end, management investment
company known as a mutual fund. Shares are offered only to variable annuity and
variable life insurance separate accounts established by insurance companies to
fund variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies and to
qualified pension and retirement plans. Individuals may not purchase shares
directly from the Fund. The Dreyfus Corporation serves as the Fund's investment
adviser.
MID CAP STOCK PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio's investment objective is to provide
investment results that are greater than the total return performance of
publicly-traded common stocks of medium-size domestic companies in the
aggregate, as represented by Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. This
Portfolio invest primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of
medium-sized domestic insurers, while attempting to maintain volatility and
diversification similar to that of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index.
EVERGREEN VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
The Evergreen Variable Annuity Trust ("Trust") is an open-end management
investment company commonly referred to as a Mutual Fund. The Trust is designed
to provide investors with a selection of investment alternatives which seek to
provide capital growth, income and diversification through its investment series
(the "Funds"). Shares of the Funds are sold to separate accounts funding
variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by life
insurance companies.
The investment adviser to the, Evergreen VA Fund, Evergreen VA Foundation Fund,
Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund, Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund and
Evergreen VA Small Cap Value Fund (formerly, Evergreen VA Small Cap Equity
Income Fund) is Evergreen Asset Management Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
First Union
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National Bank of North Carolina ("FUNB"), which in turn is a subsidiary of First
Union Corporation. The Capital Management Group of FUNB serves as investment
adviser to Evergreen VA Omega Fund (formerly, Evergreen VA Aggressive Growth
Fund). The First Capital Group of FUNB serves as investment adviser to the
Evergreen VA Equity Index Fund. The investment adviser to the Evergreen VA
Strategic Income Fund is Evergreen Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FUNB.
EVERGREEN VA EQUITY INDEX FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks investment results that achieve price and yield
performance similar to the S&P 500 Index. The Fund seeks to meet its objective
by investing substantially all of its total assets in equity securities that
represent a composite of the S&P 500 Index.
EVERGREEN VA FOUNDATION FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks, in order of priority: reasonable income,
conservation of capital and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to meet its
objective by investing, under normal conditions, at least 25% of its assets in
debt securities and the remainder in equity securities. The equity securities
that the Fund invests in will include common stocks, preferred stocks and
securities convertible or exchangeable for common stocks. The Fund's fixed
income portion will include corporate debt securities issued by the U.S.
Treasury or by an agency or instrumentally of the U.S. government, bank
obligations, and high quality commercial paper.
EVERGREEN VA FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to achieve long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks
to meet its objective by investing primarily in the common stocks of large U.S.
companies.
EVERGREEN VA GLOBAL LEADERS FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to provide investors with long-term capital growth.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in
a diversified portfolio of U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities of companies
located in the world's major industrialized countries. The Fund's investment
advisor will screen the largest companies in major industrialized countries and
the Fund will invest in the 100 best companies selected by the investment
advisor based on qualitative and quantitative criteria such as high return on
equity, consistent earnings growth and established market presence.
EVERGREEN VA GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks capital growth in the value of its shares and
current income. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing primarily in
common stock and securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks
of mid-sized U.S. companies. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its assets in
foreign securities.
EVERGREEN VA INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term growth of capital and secondarily, modest
income. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities issued by
well-established, quality companies located in countries with developed markets.
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in equity securities of companies
located in certain emerging markets countries and the formerly communist
countries of eastern Europe.
EVERGREEN VA MASTERS FUND
Investment Objectives: The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term
capital growth. The Fund's investment program is based on the Manager of
Managers Strategy of First Union Bank's Evergreen Investment Management division
(EIM). EIM allocates the Fund's portfolio assets on an approximately equal basis
among a number of investment management organizations, each of which employs a
different style. EIM has ultimate responsibility for the investment performance
of the Fund. The style of each investment management organization is described
below. EIM will continuously monitor the performance and investment styles of
the Fund's portfolio managers. There can be no assurance that the Fund's
investment objective will be achieved.
Evergreen Asset Management Corp. ("Evergreen") will invest it's segment of the
Fund's assets according to a value oriented strategy. Evergreen will invest in
equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies with market capitalizations
falling within the range of the Russell Midcap Growth Index at the time of
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the Fund's investment between approximately $500 million and $5 billion.
Evergreen will invest in companies it believes the market has temporarily
undervalued in relation to such factors as the company's assets, cash flow and
earnings potential.
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. ("MFS") will invest its segment of the
portfolio according to its growth oriented investment strategy by primarily
investing in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations falling
within the range of the Russell Midcap Growth Index at the time of the Fund's
investment. Such companies generally would be expected to show earnings growth
over time that is well above the growth rate of the overall economy and the rate
of inflation, and would have the products, management and market opportunities
which are usually necessary to continue sustained growth. MFS may invest up to
25% (and generally expects to invest between 1% and 10%) of its segment of the
Fund's assets in foreign securities.
Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. ("Oppenheimer") manages its segment of the portfolio in
accordance with a blended growth and value investment strategy. Investments are
primarily in equity securities of those companies with market capitalizations
over $5 billion; however, Oppenheimer may, when it deems advisable, invest in
the equity securities of mid-cap and small-cap companies. In purchasing
portfolio securities, Oppenheimer may invest without limit in foreign securities
and may, to a limited degree, invest in non-convertible debt securities and
preferred stocks which have the potential for capital appreciation.
Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam") invests its segment of the
portfolio primarily, in accordance with its growth oriented investment strategy,
in equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers with market capitalizations of
$3 billion or more. Putnam may also purchase non-convertible debt securities
which offer the opportunity for capital appreciation. In the evaluation of a
company, more consideration is given to growth potential than to dividend
income.
EVERGREEN VA OMEGA FUND (FORMERLY, "EVERGREEN VA AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND")
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to meet its
objective by investing primarily in common stocks and securities convertible
into common stocks of U.S. companies across all market capitalizations.
EVERGREEN VA SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (FORMERLY, EVERGREEN VA SMALL CAP EQUITY
INCOME FUND)
Investment Objective: Seeks current income and capital growth in the value of
its shares. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing primarily in
common stocks of small U.S. companies (less than $1 billion in market
capitalization). The Fund's equity securities will include common stocks and
securities convertible into common stock.
EVERGREEN VA SPECIAL EQUITY FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in equity
securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund strives
to provide a return greater than stock market indices such as the Russell 2000
Index by investing principally in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of
domestic companies. The Fund may purchase stocks in initial public offerings
("IPOs").
EVERGREEN VA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks high current income from interest on debt securities
and secondarily, considers potential for growth of capital in selecting
securities. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by allocating its assets
principally between domestic high yield, high risk bonds and debt securities
(which may be denominated in U.S. dollars or in non-U.S. currencies) of foreign
governments and foreign corporations. In addition, the Fund will, from time to
time, allocate a portion of its assets to U.S. government securities, including
zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities, mortgage-backed securities and money
market instruments. From time to time, the Fund may invest 100% of its assets in
U.S. or foreign securities. While the Fund may invest in securities of any
maturity, it is currently expected that the Fund will not invest in securities
with maturities of more than 30 years.
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FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
The Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (VIP) is an open-end, diversified,
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust on
November 13, 1981. Shares of VIP are purchased by insurance companies to fund
benefits under variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts.
Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") is the manager for VIP and its
portfolios.
VIP EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Reasonable income by investing primarily in
income-producing equity securities. In choosing these securities FMR also
will consider the potential for capital appreciation. The Portfolio's goal
is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities
comprising the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
VIP GROWTH PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Capital appreciation. This Portfolio will invest in
the securities of both well-known and established companies, and smaller,
less well-known companies which may have a narrow product line or whose
securities are thinly traded. These latter securities will often involve
greater risk than may be found in the ordinary investment security. FMR's
analysis and expertise plays an integral role in the selection of
securities and, therefore, the performance of the Portfolio. Many
securities which FMR believes would have the greatest potential may be
regarded as speculative, and investment in the Portfolio may involve
greater risk than is inherent in other underlying mutual funds. It is also
important to point out that this Portfolio makes sense for you if you can
afford to ride out changes in the stock market because it invests primarily
in common stocks. FMR can also make temporary investments in securities
such as investment-grade bonds, high-quality preferred stocks and
short-term notes, for defensive purposes when it believes market conditions
warrant.
VIP HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: High level of current income by investing primarily
in high-risk, lower-rated, high-yielding, fixed-income securities, while
also considering growth of capital. FMR will seek high current income
normally by investing the Portfolio's assets as follows:
- at least 65% in income-producing debt securities and preferred
stocks, including convertible securities; and
- up to 20% in common stocks and other equity securities when
consistent with the Portfolio's primary objective or acquired as
part of a unit combining fixed-income and equity securities.
Higher yields are usually available on securities that are lower-rated or
that are unrated. Lower-rated securities are usually defined as Ba or lower
by Moody's Investor Service, Inc. ("Moody's"); BB or lower by Standard &
Poor's and may be deemed to be of a speculative nature. The Portfolio may
also purchase lower-quality bonds such as those rated Ca3 by Moody's or C-
by Standard & Poor's which provide poor protection for payment of principal
and interest (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). For a further
discussion of lower-rated securities, please see the "Risks of Lower-Rated
Debt Securities" section of the Portfolio's prospectus.
VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Long-term capital growth primarily through
investments in foreign securities. This Portfolio provides a means for
investors to diversify their own portfolios by participating in companies
and economies outside the United States.
FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
The Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II (VIP II) is an open-end,
diversified, management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust on March 21, 1988. VIP II's shares are purchased by insurance companies to
fund benefits under variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
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contracts. FMR is the manager of VIP II and its portfolios.
VIP II ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: High total return with reduced risk over the long
term by allocating its assets among domestic and foreign stocks, bonds and
short-term fixed income instruments.
VIP II ASSET MANAGER: GROWTH PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Maximum total return over the long-term by allocating
assets among the following classes or types of investment in a neutral mix:
the stock class, the bond class, short-term class/money market class. The
Portfolio's more aggressive approach focuses primarily on stocks for high
potential returns.
Asset Manager Growth Range Neutral Mix
Stock Class 50-100% 75%
Bond Class 0-50% 25%
Short-term Class 0-50% 5%
VIP II CONTRAFUND(R) PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: To seek capital appreciation by investing primarily
in companies that FMR believes to be undervalued due to an overly
pessimistic appraisal by the public. This strategy can lead to investments
in domestic or foreign companies, small and large, many of which may not be
well known. The Portfolio primarily invests in common stock and securities
convertible into common stock, but it has the flexibility to invest in any
type of security that may produce capital appreciation.
FIDELITY VIP II INDEX 500 PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: To seek investment results that correspond to the total
return of common stocks that comprise the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
Price Index (S&P 500). Normally, at least 80% of the Portfolio's assets will be
invested in equity securities of companies that comprise the S&P 500. Although
the Portfolio tries to allocate its assets similarly to those of the S&P 500,
the Portfolio's composition may not always be identical to that of the S&P. In
seeking a 98% or better long-term correlation of the fund Bankers Trust may
choose, if extraordinary circumstances warrant, to exclude a stock held in the
S&P 500 and include a similar stock if doing so will help the Portfolio achieve
its objective.
FIDELITY VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
The Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III (VIP III) is an open-end,
diversified, management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust on July 14, 1994. VIP III's shares are purchased by insurance companies to
fund benefits under variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
contracts. FMR is the manager of VIP III and it's portfolios.
VIP III BALANCED PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Income and growth of capital using a balanced
approach to provide the best possible total return from investments in a
diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities with income,
growth of income and capital appreciation potential. FMR manages the
Portfolio to maintain a balance between stocks and bonds. When FMR's
outlook is neutral, it will invest approximately 60% of the Portfolio's
assets in stocks or other equity securities and the remainder in bonds. The
Portfolio will always invest at least 25% of its total assets in
fixed-income senior securities.
VIP III GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: High total return through a combination of current
income and capital appreciation by investing mainly in equity securities.
VIP III GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Capital growth by investing primarily in common
stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. The Portfolio, under
normal conditions, will invest at least 65% of its total assets in
securities of companies that FMR believes have long-term growth potential.
Although the Portfolio invests primarily in common
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stock and securities convertible into common stock, it has the ability to
purchase other securities, such as preferred stock and bonds that may
produce capital growth. The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities
without limitation.
VIP III MID CAP PORTFOLIO: SERVICE CLASS
Investment Objective: Long-term growth of capital by investing in equity
securities of companies with medium market capitalizations. FMR normally
invests at least 65% of the Portfolio's total assets in these securities.
The Portfolio has the flexibility, however, to invest the balance in other
market capitalizations and security types. Medium market capitalization
companies are those whose market capitalization is similar to the market
capitalization of companies in the S&P MidCap 400 at the time of the
Portfolio's investment. The S&P MidCap 400 is an unmanaged index of medium
capitalization stocks. Companies whose capitalization no longer meets this
definition after purchase continue to be considered medium-capitalized for
purposes of the 65% policy. The Portfolio also reserves the right to invest
in preferred stocks and investment-grade debt instruments for temporary,
defensive purposes.
GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
The Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end,
management investment company (mutual fund) providing a series of equity and
fixed-income investment options. Shares of the Trust may be purchased and held
by the separate account of participating life insurance companies for the
purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies. Shares of the Trust are not offered directly to the general public.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term growth of capital and growth of
income through investments in equity securities that are considered to have
favorable prospects for capital appreciation and/or dividend paying
ability. Goldman Sachs Asset Management serves as the Fund's investment
adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term growth of capital and dividend
income through a broadly diversified portfolio of large cap and blue chip
equity securities representing all major sectors of the U.S. economy.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management serves as the Fund's investment adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT CORE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term growth of capital through a broadly
diversified portfolio of equity securities of large cap U.S. issuers that
are expected to have better prospects for earning growth than the growth
rate of the general domestic economy. Dividend income is a secondary
consideration. Goldman Sachs Asset Management serves as the Fund's
investment adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT CORE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term growth of capital through a broadly
diversified portfolio of equity securities of U.S. issuers which are
included in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of investment. Goldman Sachs
Asset Management serves as the Fund's investment adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term growth of capital through
diversified investments in equity securities of companies that are
considered to have long-term capital appreciation potential. Goldman Sachs
Asset Management serves as the Fund's investment adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT MID CAP VALUE FUND (FORMERLY, GOLDMAN SACHS VIT MID CAP
EQUITY FUND)
Investment Objective: To seek long-term capital appreciation primarily
through
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investments in equity securities of companies with public stock market
capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies
constituting the Russell MidCap Index at the time of investment (currently
between $400 million and $16 billion).
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
Investment Objective: To seek long-term capital appreciation through
investments in equity securities of companies that are organized outside
the U.S. or whose securities are principally traded outside the U.S.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International serves as the Fund's
investment adviser.
GOLDMAN SACHS VIT GLOBAL INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: To seek high total return, emphasizing current income
and, to a lesser extent, providing opportunities for capital appreciation.
The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of high quality fixed-income
securities of U.S. and foreign issuers and foreign currencies. Goldman
Sachs Asset Management International serves as the Fund's investment
adviser.
INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, is an open-end
management investment company that offers shares of common stock of ten
diversified investment portfolios. The Company's shares are not offered directly
to the public, but are sold exclusively to life insurance companies as a pooled
funding vehicle for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts
issued by separate accounts of participating insurance companies.
INVESCO VIF DYNAMICS FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks appreciation of capital through aggressive
investment policies. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S.
companies traded on national securities exchanges and over-the-counter.
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF EQUITY INCOME FUND (FORMERLY, INVESCO VIF INDUSTRIAL EQUITY
INCOME FUND)
Investment Objective: Seeks the best possible current income while
following sound investment practices. Capital growth potential is an
additional consideration in the selection of portfolio securities. The Fund
normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in dividend-paying common
stocks. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in equity
securities that do not pay regular dividends. The remaining assets are
invested in other income-producing securities, such as corporate bonds. The
Fund also has the flexibility to invest in other types of securities.
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF HIGH YIELD FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks a high level of current income by investing
substantially all of its assets in lower-rated bonds and other debt
securities and in preferred stock. The Fund pursues its investment
objective through investment in a variety of long-term, intermediate-term,
and short-term bonds. Potential capital appreciation is a factor in the
selection of investments, but is secondary to the Fund's primary objective.
INVESCO VIF BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund also seeks,
as a secondary objective, to obtain investment income through the purchase
of securities of carefully selected companies representing major fields of
business and industrial activity. In pursuing its objectives, the Fund
invests primarily in common stocks, but may also invest in other kinds of
securities, including convertible and straight issues of debentures and
preferred stock. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment
adviser.
INVESCO VIF HEALTH SCIENCES FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests
at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies that
develop,
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produce, or distribute products or services related to health care. INVESCO
Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to provide long-term capital growth.
Above-average current income is an additional consideration in selecting
securities for the Fund's investment portfolio. The Fund normally invests
at least 65% of its total assets in publicly-traded stocks of companies
principally engaged in the real estate industry. The remaining assets are
invested in other income-producing securities such as corporate bonds.
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund invests
primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S. companies
traded "over-the-counter." INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's
investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF TECHNOLOGY FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests
at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies in
technology-related industries such as computers, communications, video,
electronics, oceanography, office and factory automation, and robotics.
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
INVESCO VIF TOTAL RETURN FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks a high total return of investment through
capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing in a combination of equity securities
(consisting of common stocks and, to a lesser degree, securities
convertible into common stock) and fixed income securities.
INVESCO VIF - UTILITIES FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks capital appreciation and income. The assets of
the Fund are invested primarily in equity securities of companies
principally engaged in business as public utilities. INVESCO Funds Group,
Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser.
J.P. MORGAN SERIES TRUST II
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II, a Delaware business trust, is an open-end
diversified management investment company established to provide for the
investment of assets of separate accounts of life insurance companies and of
qualified pension and retirement plans outside of the separate account context.
J.P. Morgan Series Trust II is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
("Morgan").
J.P. MORGAN BOND PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: To provide high total return consistent with moderate
risk of capital maintenance of liquidity. The Portfolio seeks to meet its
objectives by investing primarily in fixed income securities including U.S.
government and agency securities, corporate bonds, private placements,
asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities that Morgan believes have the
potential to provide a high total return over time. These securities may be
of any maturity, but under normal market conditions, Morgan will keep the
Portfolio's duration within one year of that of the Salomon Smith Barney
Investment Grade Bond Index (currently about 5 years). The Portfolio may
invest up to 20% of its assets in debt securities denominated in foreign
currencies, and may invest without limitation in U.S. dollar-denominated
securities of foreign issuers.
J.P. MORGAN U.S. DISCIPLINED EQUITY PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: To provide high total return from a portfolio of
selected equity securities. The Portfolio seeks to meet its objective by
investing primarily in large- and medium- capitalization U.S. companies.
Industry by industry, the Portfolio's weightings are similar to those of
the S&P
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500. By owning a large number of stocks within the S&P 500, with an
emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, and by tracking
the industry weightings of that index, the Portfolio seeks returns that
modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 over the long term with virtually the
same level of volatility.
J.P. MORGAN SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: To provide a high total return from a portfolio of
small company stocks. The Portfolio seeks to meet its objective by
investing primarily in small and medium sized U.S. companies whose market
capitalizations are greater than $100 million and less tan $2 billion,
typically represented by the Russell 2000 Index. The portfolio can
moderately underweight or overweight industries against the Russell 2000
Index's industry weightings when it believes it will benefit performance.
The Portfolio generally considers selling stocks that appear overvalued or
have grown into large-cap stocks.
J.P. MORGAN INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: To provide high total return from a portfolio of
equity securities of foreign companies. The Portfolio seeks to meet its
objective by investing primarily in companies from developed markets other
than the U.S. The Portfolio's assets may also be invested to a limited
extent in companies from emerging markets. Developed countries include
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and most
countries of Western Europe; emerging markets include most other countries
in the world.
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
Nationwide Separate Account Trust ("NSAT") is a diversified open-end management
investment company created under the laws of Massachusetts. NSAT offers shares
in the mutual funds listed below, each with its own investment objectives.
Shares of NSAT will be sold primarily to separate accounts to fund the benefits
under variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts issued by
life insurance companies. The assets of NSAT are managed by Villanova Mutual
Fund Capital Trust ("VMF"), an indirect subsidiary of Nationwide Financial
Services, Inc.
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Investment Objective: Long-term capital appreciation.
GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
Investment Objective: As high a level of income as is consistent with the
preservation of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of
securities issued or backed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities.
MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment Objective: As high a level of current income as is consistent
with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.
TOTAL RETURN FUND
Investment Objective: To obtain a reasonable, long-term total return on
invested capital.
SUBADVISED NATIONWIDE FUNDS
NSAT DREYFUS NSAT MID CAP INDEX FUND (FORMERLY, DREYFUS NSAT MID CAP
INDEX FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE MID CAP INDEX FUND) (FORMERLY,
NATIONWIDE SELECT ADVISERS MID CAP FUND)
Subadviser: The Dreyfus Corporation
Investment Objective: Capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to
match the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. To
pursue this goal, the Fund generally is fully invested in all 400 stocks
included in this index in proportion to their weighting in the index, and
in futures whose performance is tied to the index. The Fund is neither
sponsored by nor affiliated with Standard & Poor's Corporation.
FEDERATED NSAT EQUITY INCOME FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE EQUITY INCOME
FUND)
Subadviser: Federated Investment Counseling
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Investment Objective: Seeks above average income and capital appreciation
by investing at least 65% of its assets in income-producing equity
securities. Such equity securities include common stocks, preferred
stocks, and securities (including debt securities) that are convertible
into common stocks. The portion of the Fund's total assets invested in
each type of equity security will vary according to the Fund's
subadviser's assessment of market, economic conditions and outlook.
FEDERATED NSAT HIGH INCOME BOND FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE HIGH INCOME
BOND FUND)
Subadviser: Federated Investment Counseling
Investment Objective: Seeks to provide high current income by investing
primarily in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of fixed
income securities. To meet its objective, the Fund intends to invest at
least 65% of its assets in lower-rated fixed income securities such as
preferred stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, equipment lease certificates
and equipment trust certificates which are rated BBB or lower by Standard
& Poor's or Fitch Investors Service or Baa or lower by Moody's (or if not
rated, are determined by the Fund's subadviser to be of a comparable
quality). Such investments are commonly referred to as "junk bonds." For
a further discussion of lower-rated securities, please see the "High
Yield Securities" section of the Fund's prospectus.
J.P. MORGAN NSAT BALANCED FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE BALANCED FUND)
Subadviser: J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective: Primarily seeks above-average income compared to a
portfolio entirely invested in equity securities. The Fund's secondary
objective is to take advantage of opportunities for growth of capital and
income. The Fund seeks its objective primarily through investments in a
broad variety of securities, including equity securities, fixed-income
securities and short-term obligations. Under normal market conditions, it
is anticipated that the Fund will invest at least 40% of the Fund's total
assets in equity securities and at least 25% in fixed-income senior
securities. The Fund's subadviser will have discretion to invest in the
full range of maturities of fixed-income securities. Generally, most of
the Fund's long-term debt investments will consist of "investment grade"
securities, but the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in
non-convertible fixed-income securities rated below investment grade or
determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality. These
securities are commonly known as junk bonds. In addition, the Fund may
invest an unlimited amount in convertible securities rated below
investment grade.
GARTMORE NSAT EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Subadviser: Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective: Long term capital growth by investing primarily in
equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
GARTMORE NSAT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND
Subadviser: Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective: Long term capital appreciation by investing
primarily and at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities
issued by U.S. and foreign companies with business operations in
technology and communications and technology and communication related
industries.
GARTMORE NSAT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
Subadviser: Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective: Long term capital growth by investing primarily in
equity securities of companies in Europe, Australia, the Far East and
other regions, including developing countries.
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NATIONWIDE GLOBAL 50 FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE GLOBAL EQUITY FUND)
Subadviser: J. P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective: To provide high total return from a globally
diversified portfolio of equity securities. Total return will consist of
income plus realized and unrealized capital gains and losses. The Fund
seeks its investment objective through country allocation, stock
selection and management of currency exposure. Under normal market
conditions, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. intends to keep the
Fund essentially fully invested with at least 65% of the value of its
total assets in equity securities consisting of common stocks and other
securities with equity characteristics such as preferred stocks,
warrants, rights, convertible securities, trust certificates, limited
partnership interests and equity participations. The Fund's primary
equity instruments are the common stock of companies based in the
developed countries around the world. The assets of the Fund will
ordinarily be invested in the securities of at least five different
countries.
NATIONWIDE MULTI SECTOR BOND FUND
Subadviser: Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP
Investment Objective: Primarily seeks a high level of current income.
Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to achieve
its objectives by investing in a globally diverse portfolio of
fixed-income investments and by giving the subadviser broad discretion to
deploy the Fund's assets among certain segments of the fixed-income
market that the subadviser believes will best contribute to achievement
of the Fund's investment objectives. The Fund reserves the right to
invest predominantly in securities rated in medium or lower categories,
or as determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality, commonly
referred to as "junk bonds." Although the subadviser has the ability to
invest up to 100% of the Fund's assets in lower-rated securities, the
subadviser does not anticipate investing in excess of 75% of the Fund's
assets in such securities.
NATIONWIDE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE SELECT ADVISERS
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND)
Subadvisers: Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company, Miller
Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP, Neuberger Berman, LLC.
Investment Objective: Seeks capital growth by investing in a broadly
diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign
companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies
represented by the Russell 2000, known has small cap companies. Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total
assets in the equity securities of small cap companies. The balance of
the Fund's assets may be invested in equity securities of larger cap
companies.
NATIONWIDE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Subadviser: The Dreyfus Corporation
Investment Objective: The Fund intends to pursue its investment objective
by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of the Fund's
total assets in equity securities of companies whose equity market
capitalizations at the time of investment are similar to the market
capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.
NATIONWIDE SMALL COMPANY FUND
Subadvisers: The Dreyfus Corporation, Neuberger Berman, LLC., Lazard
Asset Management, Strong Capital Management, Inc, and Waddell & Reed
Investment Management Company.
Investment Objective: Under normal market conditions, the Fund will
invest at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies
whose equity market capitalizations at the time of investment are similar
to the market
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capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.
NSAT STRONG NSAT MID CAP GROWTH FUND (FORMERLY, NATIONWIDE STRATEGIC
GROWTH FUND)
Subadviser: Strong Capital Management Inc.
Investment Objective: Capital growth by investing primarily in equity
securities that the Fund's subadviser believes have above-average growth
prospects. The Fund will generally invest in companies whose earnings are
believed to be in a relatively strong growth trend, and to a lesser
extent, in companies in which significant further growth is not
anticipated but whose market value is thought to be undervalued. Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total
assets in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks,
and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks, such as
warrants and convertible bonds. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its
total assets in debt obligations, including intermediate- to long-term
corporate or U.S. Government debt securities.
NATIONWIDE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND (NOT AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH
CONTRACTS FOR WHICH GOOD ORDER APPLICATIONS ARE (OR WERE) RECEIVED ON OR
AFTER MAY 1, 2000)
Subadviser: Strong Capital Management Inc./Schafer Capital Management
Inc.
Investment Objective: Primarily long-term capital appreciation; current
income is a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to meet its objectives by
investing in securities which are believed to offer the possibility of
increase in value, primarily common stocks of established companies
having a strong financial position and a low stock market valuation at
the time of purchase in relation to investment value. Other than
considered appropriate for cash reserves, the Fund will generally
maintain a fully invested position in common stocks of publicly held
companies, primarily in stocks of companies listed on a national
securities exchange or other equity securities (common stock or
securities convertible into common stock). Investments may also be made
in debt securities which are convertible into common stocks and in
warrants or other rights to purchase common stock, which in such case are
considered equity securities by the Fund. Strong Capital Management, Inc.
has subcontracted with Schafer Capital Management, Inc. to subadvise the
Fund.
TURNER NSAT GROWTH FOCUS FUND
Subadviser: Turner Investment Partners, Inc.
Investment Objective: Long term capital appreciation by investing
primarily in U.S. common stocks, ADRs and foreign companies that
demonstrate strong earnings growth potential.
ONE GROUP(R) INVESTMENT TRUST
One Group Investment Trust is a diversified, open-end management investment
company organized under the laws of Massachusetts by a Declaration of Trust,
dated June 7, 1993. One Group Investment Trust offers shares in the separate
mutual funds (the "Funds") shown below, each with its own investment objective.
The shares of the Funds are sold to life insurance companies to fund variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. The assets of One Group
Investment Trust are managed by Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST BALANCED PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, ASSET ALLOCATION
FUND)
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks to provide total return while
preserving capital.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST BOND PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks to maximize total return by
investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of intermediate and
long-term debt securities.
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ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST DIVERSIFIED EQUITY PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks long-term capital growth and
growth of income with a secondary objective of providing a moderate level
of current income.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST DIVERSIFIED MID CAP PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks long term capital growth by
investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate
capitalizations.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks investment results that
correspond to the aggregated price and dividend performance of securities
in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index* ("S&P 500").
*"S&P 500" is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor's Corporation,
which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Portfolio.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST GOVERNMENT BOND PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks a high level of current income
with liquidity and safety of principal.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, LARGE
COMPANY GROWTH FUND)
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation
and growth of income by investing primarily in equity securities.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks growth of capital and,
secondarily, current income, by investing primarily in equity securities.
Issuers will include medium sized companies with a history of above-average
growth or companies that are expected to enter periods of above-average
growth, and smaller companies which are positioned in emerging growth
industries.
ONE GROUP INVESTMENT TRUST MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation with the
secondary goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity
securities.
SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS INC
The Salomon Brothers Variable Series Funds is an open-end investment company
incorporated in Maryland on October 1, 1997. Shares of the Funds are sold only
to separate accounts of insurance companies to fund benefits for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, and to qualified pension
and retirement plans. Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. ("SBAM") serves as
the Variable Series Funds investment adviser.
CAPITAL FUND
Investment Objective: The objective of the Fund is to seek capital
appreciation through investments primarily in common stock, or securities
convertible into common stocks, which are believed to have above-average
price appreciation potential and which may also involve above-average risk.
Current income is an incidental consideration.
HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
Investment Objective: The Fund's objective is to maximize current income.
As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund
seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in a diversified
portfolio of high yield fixed-income securities rated in medium or lower
rating categories or determined by SBAM to be of comparable quality.
INVESTORS FUND
Investment Objective: The primary investment objective of the Fund is to
seek long-term growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective.
The Fund seeks to achieve its objectives primarily through investments in
common stocks of well-known companies.
STRATEGIC BOND FUND
Investment Objective: The primary investment objective of the Fund is to
seek a high level of current income. As a
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secondary objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund
seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a globally diverse
portfolio of fixed-income investments and by giving SBAM broad discretion
to deploy the Fund's assets among certain segments of the fixed-income
market that the investment manager believes will best contribute to
achievement of the Fund's investment objectives. In pursuing its investment
objectives, the Fund reserves the right to invest predominantly in
securities rated in medium or lower rating categories or as determined by
the investment manager to be of comparable quality. Although the investment
manager has the ability to invest up to 100% of the Fund's assets in
lower-rated securities, the investment manager does not anticipate
investing in excess of 75% of the assets in such securities.
TOTAL RETURN FUND
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks to obtain above-average income
(compared to a portfolio entirely invested in equity securities). As a
secondary objective, the Fund seeks to take advantage of opportunities for
growth of capital and income. The Fund seeks to achieve its objectives
primarily through investments in a broad variety of securities, including
equity securities, fixed-income securities and short-term obligations.
THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. (FORMERLY, MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
UNIVERSAL FUNDS, INC.)
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. is a mutual fund designed to provide
investment vehicles for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies and for certain tax-qualified investors.
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: High total return by investing primarily in dollar
and non-dollar denominated fixed income securities of government and
government-related issuers located in emerging market countries, which
securities provide a high level of current income, while at the same time
holding the potential for capital appreciation if the perceived
creditworthiness of the issuer improves due to improving economic,
financial, political, social or other conditions in the country in which
the issuer is located. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management
Inc. is the Portfolio's investment adviser.
EQUITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing
primarily in equity securities of medium and large capitalization companies
that, in the investment adviser's judgement provide above-average potential
for capital growth. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc.
is the Portfolio's investment adviser.
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Seeks above-average total return over a market cycle
of three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of
U.S. Governments and Agencies, corporate bonds, MBS's, foreign bonds and
other fixed income securities and derivatives. The Portfolio's average
weighted maturity will ordinarily exceed five years and will usually be
between five and fifteen years. Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is the
Portfolio's investment adviser.
GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily
in equity securities of issuers throughout the world, including U.S.
issuers, using an approach that is oriented to the selection of individual
stocks that the Portfolio's investment adviser believes are undervalued.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. is the Portfolio's
investment adviser.
HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Above-average total return over a market cycle of
three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of
high yield Securities, including corporate bonds and other fixed income
securities and derivatives. High yield securities are rated below
investment grade
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and are commonly referred to as "junk bonds." The Portfolio's average
weighted maturity will ordinarily exceed five years and will usually be
between five and fifteen years. Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is the
Portfolio's investment adviser.
INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily
in equity securities of non-U.S. issuers. The countries in which the
Portfolio will invest are primarily those comprising the Morgan Stanley
International EAFE Index, which includes Australia, Japan, New Zealand,
most nations located in Western Europe and certain developed countries in
Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Investment Management Inc. is the Portfolio's investment adviser.
MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in
common stocks and other equity securities of issuers with equity
capitalizations in the range of the companies represented in the Standard &
Poor's Rating Group ("S & P") MidCap 400 Index. Such range is generally
$500 million to $6 billion but the range fluctuates over time with changes
in the equity market. Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is the Portfolio's
investment adviser.
MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Above-average total return over a market cycle of
three to five years by investing in common stock and other equity
securities of issuers with equity capitalizations in the range of the
companies represented in the S & P MidCap 400 Index. Such range is
generally $500 million to $6 billion but the range fluctuates over time
with changes in the equity market. Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is the
Portfolio's investment adviser.
U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Above-average current income and long-term capital
appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and
non-U.S. companies principally engaged in the U.S. real estate industry,
including real estate investment trusts. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Investment Management Inc. is the Portfolio's investment adviser.
VALUE PORTFOLIO
Investment Objective: Above-average total return over a market cycle of
three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of
common stocks and other equity securities that are deemed by Miller
Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP to be relatively undervalue based on various
measures such as price/earnings ratios and price/book ratios. Miller
Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is the Portfolio's investment adviser.
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH
BENEFITS FOR ONE INVESTOR CORPORATE VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
The illustrations in this prospectus have been prepared to help show how values
under the policies change with investment performance. The illustrations
illustrate how cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits under a
policy would vary over time if the hypothetical gross investment rates of return
were a uniform annual effective rate of either 0%, 6% or 12%. If the
hypothetical gross investment rate of return averages 0%, 6% or 12% over a
period of years, but fluctuates above or below those averages for individual
years, the cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits may be
different. For hypothetical returns of 0% and 6%, the illustrations also
illustrate when the policies would go into default, at which time additional
premium payments would be required to continue the policy in force. The
illustrations also assume there is no policy indebtedness, no additional premium
payments are made, no cash values are allocated to the fixed account, and there
are no changes in the specified amount or death benefit option.
The amounts shown for the cash value, cash surrender value and death benefit as
of each policy anniversary reflect the fact that the net investment return on
the assets held in the sub-accounts is lower than the gross return. This is due
to the daily charges made against the assets of the sub-accounts for assuming
mortality and expense risks. Beginning in the fourth policy year, cash surrender
value equals cash value less indebtedness, or other deductions. In policy years
one, two, and three only, cash surrender value = (cash value - indebtedness or
other deductions) + either 3.5%, 5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium for either
years one, two, or three, respectively. The guaranteed mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years one through four are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets value of the variable account.
The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy years one through four
are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of
the variable account. The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy
years five through twenty are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.25% of
the daily net assets of the variable account. The current mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years twenty-one and beyond are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets of the variable account. In
addition, the net investment returns also reflect the deduction of underlying
mutual fund investment advisory fees and other expenses which are equivalent to
an annual effective rate of 0.90% of the daily net assets of the variable
account. This effective rate is based on the average of the fund expenses, after
expense reimbursement, for all underlying mutual fund options available under
the policy as of April 13,1999. Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee
waivers and expense reimbursements. Absent fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, the annual effective rate would have been 1.05%. Nationwide
anticipates that the expense reimbursement and fee waiver arrangements will
continue past the current year. Should there be an increase or decrease in the
expense reimbursements and fee waivers of these underlying mutual funds, such
change will be reflected in the net asset value of the corresponding underlying
mutual fund.
Considering current charges for mortality and expense risks and underlying
mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond
to net investment experience at constant annual rates of -1.30%, 4.70% and
10.70% for policy years one through four, and rates of -1.15%, 4.85% and 10.85%,
for policy years five through twenty, and rates of -1.00%, 5.00% and 11.00%, for
policy years twenty-one and beyond. Considering guaranteed charges for mortality
and expense risks and underlying mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of
return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond to net investment experience at
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constant annual rates of -1.65%, 4.35% and 10.35%, for all policy years.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide makes monthly charges
for providing insurance protection. Current values reflect current cost of
insurance charges and guaranteed values reflect the maximum cost of insurance
charges guaranteed in the policy. The values shown are for policies which are
issued as standard. Policies issued on a substandard basis would result in lower
cash values and death benefits than those illustrated.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a sales load
from each premium payment received guaranteed not to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment for the first seven policy years and 2% thereafter. On a current basis,
the sales load is 3.0% of premium payments plus 2.5% of premiums up to the
target premium during the first seven policy years, and 0% of all premiums
thereafter. Nationwide also deducts a tax expense charge of 3.5%, both current
and guaranteed, from all premium payments. The illustrations also reflect the
fact that Nationwide deducts a tax expense charge for state premium taxes at a
rate of 2.25% and for federal tax at a rate of 1.25% (imposed under Section 848
of the Internal Revenue Code) of all premium payments.
In addition, the illustrations reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a
monthly administrative charge at the beginning of each policy month. This
monthly administrative expense charge is currently $5 per month and guaranteed
not to exceed $10. The illustrations also reflect the fact that no charges for
federal or state income taxes are currently made against the variable account.
If such a charge is made in the future, it will require a higher gross
investment return than illustrated in order to produce the net after-tax returns
shown in the illustrations.
Upon request, Nationwide will furnish a comparable illustration based on the
proposed insured's age, smoking classification, rating classification and
premium payment requested.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: REGULAR ISSUE/NONTOBACCO PREFERRED, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
CURRENT VALUES
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RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
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1 105,000 87,965 91,465 1,703,050 93,400 96,900 1,703,050 98,838 102,338 1,703,050
2 215,250 174,518 180,018 1,703,050 190,914 196,414 1,703,050 207,967 213,467 1,703,050
3 331,013 260,013 264,013 1,703,050 293,097 297,097 1,703,050 328,878 332,878 1,703,050
4 452,563 344,415 344,415 1,703,050 400,139 400,139 1,703,050 462,826 462,826 1,703,050
5 580,191 428,316 428,316 1,703,050 512,997 512,997 1,703,050 612,112 612,112 1,703,050
6 714,201 511,203 511,203 1,703,050 631,387 631,387 1,703,050 777,476 777,476 1,894,246
7 854,911 593,141 593,141 1,703,050 755,516 755,516 1,787,449 959,785 959,785 2,270,723
8 897,656 582,074 582,074 1,703,050 788,122 788,122 1,811,260 1,058,397 1,058,397 2,432,403
9 942,539 570,741 570,741 1,703,050 822,024 822,024 1,835,846 1,166,983 1,166,983 2,606,250
10 989,666 559,093 559,093 1,703,050 857,251 857,251 1,861,295 1,286,513 1,286,513 2,793,323
11 1,039,150 547,120 547,120 1,703,050 893,873 893,873 1,887,716 1,418,106 1,418,106 2,994,812
12 1,091,107 534,774 534,774 1,703,050 931,933 931,933 1,915,125 1,562,949 1,562,949 3,211,864
13 1,145,662 522,039 522,039 1,703,050 971,502 971,502 1,943,558 1,722,391 1,722,391 3,445,763
14 1,202,945 508,868 508,868 1,703,050 1,012,635 1,012,635 1,973,004 1,897,881 1,897,881 3,697,805
15 1,263,093 495,073 495,073 1,703,050 1,055,279 1,055,279 2,003,251 2,090,797 2,090,797 3,968,989
16 1,326,247 480,555 480,555 1,703,050 1,099,460 1,099,460 2,034,296 2,302,781 2,302,781 4,260,764
17 1,392,560 465,195 465,195 1,703,050 1,145,199 1,145,199 2,066,182 2,535,612 2,535,612 4,574,784
18 1,462,188 448,825 448,825 1,703,050 1,192,486 1,192,486 2,098,949 2,791,157 2,791,157 4,912,842
19 1,535,297 431,263 431,263 1,703,050 1,241,317 1,241,317 2,132,659 3,071,442 3,071,442 5,276,926
20 1,612,062 412,332 412,332 1,703,050 1,291,702 1,291,702 2,167,396 3,378,709 3,378,709 5,669,265
21 1,692,665 394,016 394,016 1,703,050 1,346,704 1,346,704 2,208,229 3,723,801 3,723,801 6,106,020
22 1,777,298 375,683 375,683 1,703,050 1,404,611 1,404,611 2,252,042 4,105,782 4,105,782 6,582,884
23 1,866,163 356,209 356,209 1,703,050 1,464,865 1,464,865 2,297,770 4,526,505 4,526,505 7,100,222
24 1,959,471 335,073 335,073 1,703,050 1,527,323 1,527,323 2,345,038 4,989,090 4,989,090 7,660,206
25 2,057,445 312,063 312,063 1,703,050 1,592,049 1,592,049 2,393,851 5,497,586 5,497,586 8,266,332
26 2,160,317 286,923 286,923 1,703,050 1,659,104 1,659,104 2,444,307 6,056,394 6,056,393 8,922,698
27 2,268,333 259,404 259,404 1,703,050 1,728,574 1,728,574 2,496,625 6,670,418 6,670,418 9,634,263
28 2,381,750 229,189 229,189 1,703,050 1,800,528 1,800,528 2,551,082 7,344,962 7,344,962 10,406,722
29 2,500,837 195,878 195,878 1,703,050 1,875,020 1,875,020 2,607,991 8,085,736 8,085,736 11,246,562
30 2,625,879 158,997 158,997 1,703,050 1,952,090 1,952,090 2,667,642 8,898,923 8,898,923 12,160,882
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) CURRENT VALUES REFLECT CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY $5
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. CURRENT VALUES REFLECT A PREMIUM
CHARGE OF 9% OF TARGET PREMIUM AND 6.5% OF EXCESS-OF-TARGET PREMIUM FOR THE
FIRST 7 YEARS AND 3.5% OF ALL PREMIUM FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT
RATES OF RETURN ARE
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CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS
MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR
LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND RATES OF
INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND 12% OVER A PERIOD
OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY
YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE TRUST THAT THESE
HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER
ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: NONTOBACCO, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
GUARANTEED VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 81,796 85,296 1,703,050 86,981 90,481 1,703,050 92,170 95,670 1,703,050
2 215,250 162,037 167,537 1,703,050 177,538 183,038 1,703,050 193,670 199,170 1,703,050
3 331,013 240,773 244,773 1,703,050 271,887 275,887 1,703,050 305,565 309,565 1,703,050
4 452,563 318,044 318,044 1,703,050 370,253 370,253 1,703,050 429,044 429,044 1,703,050
5 580,191 393,867 393,867 1,703,050 472,860 472,860 1,703,050 565,428 565,428 1,703,050
6 714,201 468,271 468,271 1,703,050 579,964 579,964 1,703,050 716,193 716,193 1,744,935
7 854,911 541,244 541,244 1,703,050 691,817 691,817 1,703,050 880,778 880,778 2,083,803
8 897,656 522,556 522,556 1,703,050 713,012 713,012 1,703,050 960,701 960,701 2,207,881
9 942,539 503,065 503,065 1,703,050 734,496 734,496 1,703,050 1,047,414 1,047,414 2,339,215
10 989,666 482,648 482,648 1,703,050 756,241 756,241 1,703,050 1,141,427 1,141,427 2,478,308
11 1,039,150 461,188 461,188 1,703,050 778,230 778,230 1,703,050 1,243,306 1,243,306 2,625,662
12 1,091,107 438,573 438,573 1,703,050 800,462 800,462 1,703,050 1,353,678 1,353,678 2,781,812
13 1,145,662 414,684 414,684 1,703,050 822,942 822,942 1,703,050 1,473,228 1,473,228 2,947,296
14 1,202,945 389,379 389,379 1,703,050 845,669 845,669 1,703,050 1,602,689 1,602,689 3,122,655
15 1,263,093 362,469 362,469 1,703,050 868,621 868,621 1,703,050 1,742,813 1,742,813 3,308,407
16 1,326,247 333,693 333,693 1,703,050 891,750 891,750 1,703,050 1,894,356 1,894,356 3,505,068
17 1,392,560 302,715 302,715 1,703,050 914,980 914,980 1,703,050 2,058,067 2,058,067 3,713,190
18 1,462,188 269,139 269,139 1,703,050 938,229 938,229 1,703,050 2,234,714 2,234,714 3,933,421
19 1,535,297 232,522 232,522 1,703,050 961,413 961,413 1,703,050 2,425,105 2,425,105 4,166,480
20 1,612,062 192,373 192,373 1,703,050 984,461 984,461 1,703,050 2,630,109 2,630,109 4,413,161
21 1,692,665 148,209 148,209 1,703,050 1,007,337 1,007,337 1,703,050 2,850,736 2,850,736 4,674,432
22 1,777,298 99,507 99,507 1,703,050 1,030,022 1,030,022 1,703,050 3,088,108 3,088,108 4,951,227
23 1,866,163 45,694 45,694 1,703,050 1,052,514 1,052,514 1,703,050 3,343,479 3,343,479 5,244,543
24 1,959,471 * * * 1,074,784 1,074,784 1,703,050 3,618,136 3,618,136 5,555,255
25 2,057,445 * * * 1,096,744 1,096,744 1,703,050 3,913,297 3,913,297 5,884,148
26 2,160,317 * * * 1,118,254 1,118,254 1,703,050 4,230,087 4,230,087 6,232,057
27 2,268,333 * * * 1,139,118 1,139,118 1,703,050 4,569,519 4,569,519 6,599,878
28 2,381,750 * * * 1,159,094 1,159,094 1,703,050 4,932,479 4,932,479 6,988,591
29 2,500,837 * * * 1,177,924 1,177,924 1,703,050 5,319,847 5,319,847 7,399,450
30 2,625,879 * * * 1,195,404 1,195,404 1,703,050 5,732,779 5,732,779 7,834,167
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY
$10.00 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT
A PREMIUM CHARGE OF 9% OF PREMIUM FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS AND 5.5% OF PREMIUM
FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
(*) UNLESS ADDITIONAL PREMIUM IS PAID, THE POLICY WILL NOT STAY IN FORCE.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR
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FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF
RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN
MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND
RATES OF INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND
12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE
TRUST THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR
OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH
BENEFITS FOR BANKERS TRUST COMPANY CORPORATE VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES
The illustrations in this prospectus have been prepared to help show how values
under the policies change with investment performance. The illustrations
illustrate how cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits under a
policy would vary over time if the hypothetical gross investment rates of return
were a uniform annual effective rate of either 0%, 6% or 12%. If the
hypothetical gross investment rate of return averages 0%, 6% or 12% over a
period of years, but fluctuates above or below those averages for individual
years, the cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits may be
different. For hypothetical returns of 0% and 6%, the illustrations also
illustrate when the policies would go into default, at which time additional
premium payments would be required to continue the policy in force. The
illustrations also assume there is no policy indebtedness, no additional premium
payments are made, no cash values are allocated to the fixed account, and there
are no changes in the specified amount or death benefit option.
The amounts shown for the cash value, cash surrender value and death benefit as
of each policy anniversary reflect the fact that the net investment return on
the assets held in the sub-accounts is lower than the gross return. This is due
to the daily charges made against the assets of the sub-accounts for assuming
mortality and expense risks. Beginning in the fourth policy year, cash surrender
value equals cash value less indebtedness, or other deductions. In policy years
one, two, and three only, cash surrender value = (cash value - indebtedness or
other deductions) + either 3.5%, 5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium for either
years one, two, or three, respectively. The guaranteed mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years one through four are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets value of the variable account.
The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy years one through four
are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of
the variable account. The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy
years five through twenty are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.25% of
the daily net assets of the variable account. The current mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years twenty-one and beyond are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets of the variable account. In
addition, the net investment returns also reflect the deduction of underlying
mutual fund investment advisory fees and other expenses which are equivalent to
an annual effective rate of 0.80% of the daily net assets of the variable
account. This effective rate is based on the average of the fund expenses, after
expense reimbursement, for all underlying mutual fund options available under
the policy as of April 13,1999. Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee
waivers and expense reimbursements. Absent fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, the annual effective rate would have been 1.60%. Nationwide
anticipates that the expense reimbursement and fee waiver arrangements will
continue past the current year. Should there be an increase or decrease in the
expense reimbursements and fee waivers of these underlying mutual funds, such
change will be reflected in the net asset value of the corresponding underlying
mutual fund.
Considering current charges for mortality and expense risks and underlying
mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond
to net investment experience at constant annual rates of -1.20%, 4.80% and
10.80% for policy years one through four, and rates of -1.05%, 4.95% and 10.95%,
for policy years five through twenty, and rates of -0.90%, 5.10% and 11.10%, for
policy years twenty-one and beyond. Considering guaranteed charges for mortality
and expense risks and underlying mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of
return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond to net investment experience at
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constant annual rates of -1.55%, 4.45% and 10.45%, for all policy years.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide makes monthly charges
for providing insurance protection. Current values reflect current cost of
insurance charges and guaranteed values reflect the maximum cost of insurance
charges guaranteed in the policy. The values shown are for policies which are
issued as standard. Policies issued on a substandard basis would result in lower
cash values and death benefits than those illustrated.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a sales load
from each premium payment received guaranteed not to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment for the first seven policy years and 2% thereafter. On a current basis,
the sales load is 3.0% of premium payments plus 2.5% of premiums up to the
target premium during the first seven policy years, and 0% of all premiums
thereafter. Nationwide also deducts a tax expense charge of 3.5%, both current
and guaranteed, from all premium payments. The illustrations also reflect the
fact that Nationwide deducts a tax expense charge for state premium taxes at a
rate of 2.25% and for federal tax at a rate of 1.25% (imposed under Section 848
of the Internal Revenue Code) of all premium payments.
In addition, the illustrations reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a
monthly administrative charge at the beginning of each policy month. This
monthly administrative expense charge is currently $5 per month and guaranteed
not to exceed $10. The illustrations also reflect the fact that no charges for
federal or state income taxes are currently made against the variable account.
If such a charge is made in the future, it will require a higher gross
investment return than illustrated in order to produce the net after-tax returns
shown in the illustrations.
Upon request, Nationwide will furnish a comparable illustration based on the
proposed insured's age, smoking classification, rating classification and
premium payment requested.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: REGULAR ISSUE/NONTOBACCO PREFERRED, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
CURRENT VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 88,056 91,556 1,703,050 93,491 96,991 1,703,050 98,928 102,428 1,703,050
2 215,250 174,786 180,286 1,703,050 191,193 196,693 1,703,050 208,256 213,756 1,703,050
3 331,013 260,543 264,543 1,703,050 293,671 297,671 1,703,050 329,498 333,498 1,703,050
4 452,563 345,290 345,290 1,703,050 401,125 401,125 1,703,050 463,934 463,934 1,703,050
5 580,191 429,619 429,619 1,703,050 514,525 514,525 1,703,050 613,897 613,897 1,703,050
6 714,201 513,015 513,015 1,703,050 633,600 633,600 1,703,050 780,147 780,147 1,900,753
7 854,911 595,542 595,542 1,703,050 758,545 758,545 1,794,617 963,598 963,598 2,279,743
8 897,656 585,049 585,049 1,703,050 792,036 792,036 1,820,255 1,063,558 1,063,558 2,444,265
9 942,539 574,277 574,277 1,703,050 826,893 826,893 1,846,719 1,173,730 1,173,730 2,621,318
10 989,666 563,175 563,175 1,703,050 863,150 863,150 1,874,101 1,295,116 1,295,116 2,812,003
11 1,039,150 551,735 551,735 1,703,050 900,881 900,881 1,902,515 1,428,875 1,428,875 3,017,554
12 1,091,107 539,909 539,909 1,703,050 940,133 940,133 1,931,976 1,576,236 1,576,236 3,239,169
13 1,145,662 527,679 527,679 1,703,050 980,983 980,983 1,962,526 1,738,598 1,738,598 3,478,187
14 1,202,945 515,002 515,002 1,703,050 1,023,492 1,023,492 1,994,156 1,917,465 1,917,465 3,735,961
15 1,263,093 501,687 501,687 1,703,050 1,067,609 1,067,609 2,026,656 2,114,274 2,114,274 4,013,555
16 1,326,247 487,638 487,638 1,703,050 1,113,365 1,113,365 2,060,024 2,330,735 2,330,735 4,312,486
17 1,392,560 472,737 472,737 1,703,050 1,160,787 1,160,787 2,094,306 2,568,704 2,568,704 4,634,488
18 1,462,188 456,814 456,814 1,703,050 1,209,869 1,209,869 2,129,545 2,830,130 2,830,130 4,981,440
19 1,535,297 439,689 439,689 1,703,050 1,260,611 1,260,611 2,165,807 3,117,133 3,117,133 5,355,427
20 1,612,062 421,187 421,187 1,703,050 1,313,028 1,313,028 2,203,181 3,432,059 3,432,059 5,758,784
21 1,692,665 403,294 403,294 1,703,050 1,370,242 1,370,242 2,246,825 3,786,006 3,786,006 6,208,021
22 1,777,298 385,367 385,367 1,703,050 1,430,522 1,430,522 2,293,586 4,178,128 4,178,127 6,698,877
23 1,866,163 366,288 366,288 1,703,050 1,493,309 1,493,309 2,342,387 4,610,411 4,610,411 7,231,836
24 1,959,471 345,540 345,540 1,703,050 1,558,462 1,558,462 2,392,849 5,086,146 5,086,146 7,809,225
25 2,057,445 322,912 322,912 1,703,050 1,626,055 1,626,055 2,444,984 5,609,581 5,609,581 8,434,731
26 2,160,317 298,146 298,146 1,703,050 1,696,156 1,696,156 2,498,894 6,185,336 6,185,336 9,112,665
27 2,268,333 270,996 270,996 1,703,050 1,768,860 1,768,860 2,554,812 6,818,567 6,818,567 9,848,238
28 2,381,750 241,143 241,143 1,703,050 1,844,246 1,844,246 2,613,024 7,514,852 7,514,852 10,647,431
29 2,500,837 208,189 208,189 1,703,050 1,922,376 1,922,376 2,673,859 8,280,209 8,280,209 11,517,058
30 2,625,879 171,660 171,660 1,703,050 2,003,298 2,003,298 2,737,621 9,121,159 9,121,159 12,464,580
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) CURRENT VALUES REFLECT CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY $5
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. CURRENT VALUES REFLECT A PREMIUM
CHARGE OF 9% OF TARGET PREMIUM AND 6.5% OF EXCESS-OF-TARGET PREMIUM FOR THE
FIRST 7 YEARS AND 3.5% OF ALL PREMIUM FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT
RATES OF RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE
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LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND RATES OF
INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND 12% OVER A PERIOD
OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY
YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE TRUST THAT THESE
HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER
ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: NONTOBACCO, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
GUARANTEED VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 81,883 85,383 1,703,050 87,067 90,567 1,703,050 92,256 95,756 1,703,050
2 215,250 162,290 167,790 1,703,050 177,801 183,301 1,703,050 193,944 199,444 1,703,050
3 331,013 241,271 245,271 1,703,050 272,427 276,427 1,703,050 306,149 310,149 1,703,050
4 452,563 318,863 318,863 1,703,050 371,178 371,178 1,703,050 430,083 430,083 1,703,050
5 580,191 395,082 395,082 1,703,050 474,287 474,287 1,703,050 567,096 567,096 1,703,050
6 714,201 469,954 469,954 1,703,050 582,022 582,022 1,703,050 718,687 718,687 1,751,012
7 854,911 543,466 543,466 1,703,050 694,646 694,646 1,703,050 884,296 884,296 2,092,126
8 897,656 525,296 525,296 1,703,050 716,677 716,677 1,703,050 965,408 965,408 2,218,697
9 942,539 506,303 506,303 1,703,050 739,065 739,065 1,703,050 1,053,494 1,053,494 2,352,793
10 989,666 486,364 486,364 1,703,050 761,787 761,787 1,703,050 1,149,088 1,149,088 2,494,940
11 1,039,150 465,362 465,362 1,703,050 784,834 784,834 1,703,050 1,252,778 1,252,778 2,645,666
12 1,091,107 443,185 443,185 1,703,050 808,213 808,213 1,703,050 1,365,221 1,365,221 2,805,532
13 1,145,662 419,714 419,714 1,703,050 831,936 831,936 1,703,050 1,487,129 1,487,129 2,975,106
14 1,202,945 394,807 394,807 1,703,050 856,011 856,011 1,703,050 1,619,270 1,619,270 3,154,962
15 1,263,093 368,275 368,275 1,703,050 880,428 880,428 1,703,050 1,762,432 1,762,432 3,345,648
16 1,326,247 339,858 339,858 1,703,050 905,151 905,151 1,703,050 1,917,407 1,917,407 3,547,718
17 1,392,560 309,218 309,218 1,703,050 930,120 930,120 1,703,050 2,084,987 2,084,987 3,761,761
18 1,462,188 275,962 275,962 1,703,050 955,271 955,271 1,703,050 2,265,986 2,265,986 3,988,464
19 1,535,297 239,644 239,644 1,703,050 980,542 980,542 1,703,050 2,461,258 2,461,258 4,228,593
20 1,612,062 199,772 199,772 1,703,050 1,005,887 1,005,887 1,703,050 2,671,724 2,671,724 4,482,988
21 1,692,665 155,864 155,864 1,703,050 1,031,300 1,031,300 1,703,050 2,898,452 2,898,452 4,752,673
22 1,777,298 107,393 107,393 1,703,050 1,056,797 1,056,797 1,703,050 3,142,627 3,142,627 5,038,639
23 1,866,163 53,785 53,785 1,703,050 1,082,414 1,082,414 1,703,050 3,405,574 3,405,574 5,341,943
24 1,959,471 * * * 1,108,172 1,108,172 1,703,050 3,688,653 3,688,653 5,663,526
25 2,057,445 * * * 1,134,047 1,134,047 1,705,187 3,993,162 3,993,162 6,004,236
26 2,160,317 * * * 1,159,969 1,159,969 1,708,946 4,320,308 4,320,308 6,364,977
27 2,268,333 * * * 1,185,824 1,185,824 1,712,717 4,671,185 4,671,185 6,746,717
28 2,381,750 * * * 1,211,469 1,211,469 1,716,472 5,046,764 5,046,764 7,150,517
29 2,500,837 * * * 1,236,770 1,236,770 1,720,241 5,448,014 5,448,014 7,577,718
30 2,625,879 * * * 1,261,657 1,261,657 1,724,126 5,876,184 5,876,184 8,030,138
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY
$10.00 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT
A PREMIUM CHARGE OF 9% OF PREMIUM FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS AND 5.5% OF PREMIUM
FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
(*) UNLESS ADDITIONAL PREMIUM IS PAID, THE POLICY WILL NOT STAY IN FORCE.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR
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FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF
RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN
MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND
RATES OF INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND
12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE
TRUST THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR
OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH
BENEFITS FOR FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CORPORATE VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES
The illustrations in this prospectus have been prepared to help show how values
under the policies change with investment performance. The illustrations
illustrate how cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits under a
policy would vary over time if the hypothetical gross investment rates of return
were a uniform annual effective rate of either 0%, 6% or 12%. If the
hypothetical gross investment rate of return averages 0%, 6% or 12% over a
period of years, but fluctuates above or below those averages for individual
years, the cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits may be
different. For hypothetical returns of 0% and 6%, the illustrations also
illustrate when the policies would go into default, at which time additional
premium payments would be required to continue the policy in force. The
illustrations also assume there is no policy indebtedness, no additional premium
payments are made, no cash values are allocated to the fixed account, and there
are no changes in the specified amount or death benefit option.
The amounts shown for the cash value, cash surrender value and death benefit as
of each policy anniversary reflect the fact that the net investment return on
the assets held in the sub-accounts is lower than the gross return. This is due
to the daily charges made against the assets of the sub-accounts for assuming
mortality and expense risks. Beginning in the fourth policy year, cash surrender
value equals cash value less indebtedness, or other deductions. In policy years
one, two, and three only, cash surrender value = (cash value - indebtedness or
other deductions) + either 3.5%, 5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium for either
years one, two, or three, respectively. The guaranteed mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years one through four are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets value of the variable account.
The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy years one through four
are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of
the variable account. The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy
years five through twenty are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.25% of
the daily net assets of the variable account. The current mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years twenty-one and beyond are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets of the variable account. In
addition, the net investment returns also reflect the deduction of underlying
mutual fund investment advisory fees and other expenses which are equivalent to
an annual effective rate of 0.80% of the daily net assets of the variable
account. This effective rate is based on the average of the fund expenses, after
expense reimbursement, for all underlying mutual fund options available under
the policy as of April 13,1999. Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee
waivers and expense reimbursements. Absent fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, the annual effective rate would have been 0.85%. Nationwide
anticipates that the expense reimbursement and fee waiver arrangements will
continue past the current year. Should there be an increase or decrease in the
expense reimbursements and fee waivers of these underlying mutual funds, such
change will be reflected in the net asset value of the corresponding underlying
mutual fund.
Considering current charges for mortality and expense risks and underlying
mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond
to net investment experience at constant annual rates of -1.20%, 4.80% and
10.80% for policy years one through four, and rates of -1.05%, 4.95% and 10.95%,
for policy years five through twenty, and rates of -0.90%, 5.10% and 11.10%, for
policy years twenty-one and beyond. Considering guaranteed charges for mortality
and expense risks and underlying mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of
return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond to net investment experience at
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constant annual rates of -1.55%, 4.45% and 10.45%, for all policy years.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide makes monthly charges
for providing insurance protection. Current values reflect current cost of
insurance charges and guaranteed values reflect the maximum cost of insurance
charges guaranteed in the policy. The values shown are for policies which are
issued as standard. Policies issued on a substandard basis would result in lower
cash values and death benefits than those illustrated.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a sales load
from each premium payment received guaranteed not to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment for the first seven policy years and 2% thereafter. On a current basis,
the sales load is 3.0% of premium payments plus 2.5% of premiums up to the
target premium during the first seven policy years, and 0% of all premiums
thereafter. Nationwide also deducts a tax expense charge of 3.5%, both current
and guaranteed, from all premium payments. The illustrations also reflect the
fact that Nationwide deducts a tax expense charge for state premium taxes at a
rate of 2.25% and for federal tax at a rate of 1.25% (imposed under Section 848
of the Internal Revenue Code) of all premium payments.
In addition, the illustrations reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a
monthly administrative charge at the beginning of each policy month. This
monthly administrative expense charge is currently $5 per month and guaranteed
not to exceed $10. The illustrations also reflect the fact that no charges for
federal or state income taxes are currently made against the variable account.
If such a charge is made in the future, it will require a higher gross
investment return than illustrated in order to produce the net after-tax returns
shown in the illustrations.
Upon request, Nationwide will furnish a comparable illustration based on the
proposed insured's age, smoking classification, rating classification and
premium payment requested.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: REGULAR ISSUE/NONTOBACCO PREFERRED, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
CURRENT VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 88,056 91,556 1,703,050 93,491 96,991 1,703,050 98,928 102,428 1,703,050
2 215,250 174,786 180,286 1,703,050 191,193 196,693 1,703,050 208,256 213,756 1,703,050
3 331,013 260,543 264,543 1,703,050 293,671 297,671 1,703,050 329,498 333,498 1,703,050
4 452,563 345,290 345,290 1,703,050 401,125 401,125 1,703,050 463,934 463,934 1,703,050
5 580,191 429,619 429,619 1,703,050 514,525 514,525 1,703,050 613,897 613,897 1,703,050
6 714,201 513,015 513,015 1,703,050 633,600 633,600 1,703,050 780,147 780,147 1,900,753
7 854,911 595,542 595,542 1,703,050 758,545 758,545 1,794,617 963,598 963,598 2,279,743
8 897,656 585,049 585,049 1,703,050 792,036 792,036 1,820,255 1,063,558 1,063,558 2,444,265
9 942,539 574,277 574,277 1,703,050 826,893 826,893 1,846,719 1,173,730 1,173,730 2,621,318
10 989,666 563,175 563,175 1,703,050 863,150 863,150 1,874,101 1,295,116 1,295,116 2,812,003
11 1,039,150 551,735 551,735 1,703,050 900,881 900,881 1,902,515 1,428,875 1,428,875 3,017,554
12 1,091,107 539,909 539,909 1,703,050 940,133 940,133 1,931,976 1,576,236 1,576,236 3,239,169
13 1,145,662 527,679 527,679 1,703,050 980,983 980,983 1,962,526 1,738,598 1,738,598 3,478,187
14 1,202,945 515,002 515,002 1,703,050 1,023,492 1,023,492 1,994,156 1,917,465 1,917,465 3,735,961
15 1,263,093 501,687 501,687 1,703,050 1,067,609 1,067,609 2,026,656 2,114,274 2,114,274 4,013,555
16 1,326,247 487,638 487,638 1,703,050 1,113,365 1,113,365 2,060,024 2,330,735 2,330,735 4,312,486
17 1,392,560 472,737 472,737 1,703,050 1,160,787 1,160,787 2,094,306 2,568,704 2,568,704 4,634,488
18 1,462,188 456,814 456,814 1,703,050 1,209,869 1,209,869 2,129,545 2,830,130 2,830,130 4,981,440
19 1,535,297 439,689 439,689 1,703,050 1,260,611 1,260,611 2,165,807 3,117,133 3,117,133 5,355,427
20 1,612,062 421,187 421,187 1,703,050 1,313,028 1,313,028 2,203,181 3,432,059 3,432,059 5,758,784
21 1,692,665 403,294 403,294 1,703,050 1,370,242 1,370,242 2,246,825 3,786,006 3,786,006 6,208,021
22 1,777,298 385,367 385,367 1,703,050 1,430,522 1,430,522 2,293,586 4,178,128 4,178,127 6,698,877
23 1,866,163 366,288 366,288 1,703,050 1,493,309 1,493,309 2,342,387 4,610,411 4,610,411 7,231,836
24 1,959,471 345,540 345,540 1,703,050 1,558,462 1,558,462 2,392,849 5,086,146 5,086,146 7,809,225
25 2,057,445 322,912 322,912 1,703,050 1,626,055 1,626,055 2,444,984 5,609,581 5,609,581 8,434,731
26 2,160,317 298,146 298,146 1,703,050 1,696,156 1,696,156 2,498,894 6,185,336 6,185,336 9,112,665
27 2,268,333 270,996 270,996 1,703,050 1,768,860 1,768,860 2,554,812 6,818,567 6,818,567 9,848,238
28 2,381,750 241,143 241,143 1,703,050 1,844,246 1,844,246 2,613,024 7,514,852 7,514,852 10,647,431
29 2,500,837 208,189 208,189 1,703,050 1,922,376 1,922,376 2,673,859 8,280,209 8,280,209 11,517,058
30 2,625,879 171,660 171,660 1,703,050 2,003,298 2,003,298 2,737,621 9,121,159 9,121,159 12,464,580
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) CURRENT VALUES REFLECT CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY $5
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. CURRENT VALUES REFLECT A PREMIUM
CHARGE OF 9% OF TARGET PREMIUM AND 6.5% OF EXCESS-OF-TARGET PREMIUM FOR THE
FIRST 7 YEARS AND 3.5% OF ALL PREMIUM FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT
RATES OF RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE
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LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND RATES OF
INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND 12% OVER A PERIOD
OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY
YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE TRUST THAT THESE
HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER
ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: NONTOBACCO, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
GUARANTEED VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 81,883 85,383 1,703,050 87,067 90,567 1,703,050 92,256 95,756 1,703,050
2 215,250 162,290 167,790 1,703,050 177,801 183,301 1,703,050 193,944 199,444 1,703,050
3 331,013 241,271 245,271 1,703,050 272,427 276,427 1,703,050 306,149 310,149 1,703,050
4 452,563 318,863 318,863 1,703,050 371,178 371,178 1,703,050 430,083 430,083 1,703,050
5 580,191 395,082 395,082 1,703,050 474,287 474,287 1,703,050 567,096 567,096 1,703,050
6 714,201 469,954 469,954 1,703,050 582,022 582,022 1,703,050 718,687 718,687 1,751,012
7 854,911 543,466 543,466 1,703,050 694,646 694,646 1,703,050 884,296 884,296 2,092,126
8 897,656 525,296 525,296 1,703,050 716,677 716,677 1,703,050 965,408 965,408 2,218,697
9 942,539 506,303 506,303 1,703,050 739,065 739,065 1,703,050 1,053,494 1,053,494 2,352,793
10 989,666 486,364 486,364 1,703,050 761,787 761,787 1,703,050 1,149,088 1,149,088 2,494,940
11 1,039,150 465,362 465,362 1,703,050 784,834 784,834 1,703,050 1,252,778 1,252,778 2,645,666
12 1,091,107 443,185 443,185 1,703,050 808,213 808,213 1,703,050 1,365,221 1,365,221 2,805,532
13 1,145,662 419,714 419,714 1,703,050 831,936 831,936 1,703,050 1,487,129 1,487,129 2,975,106
14 1,202,945 394,807 394,807 1,703,050 856,011 856,011 1,703,050 1,619,270 1,619,270 3,154,962
15 1,263,093 368,275 368,275 1,703,050 880,428 880,428 1,703,050 1,762,432 1,762,432 3,345,648
16 1,326,247 339,858 339,858 1,703,050 905,151 905,151 1,703,050 1,917,407 1,917,407 3,547,718
17 1,392,560 309,218 309,218 1,703,050 930,120 930,120 1,703,050 2,084,987 2,084,987 3,761,761
18 1,462,188 275,962 275,962 1,703,050 955,271 955,271 1,703,050 2,265,986 2,265,986 3,988,464
19 1,535,297 239,644 239,644 1,703,050 980,542 980,542 1,703,050 2,461,258 2,461,258 4,228,593
20 1,612,062 199,772 199,772 1,703,050 1,005,887 1,005,887 1,703,050 2,671,724 2,671,724 4,482,988
21 1,692,665 155,864 155,864 1,703,050 1,031,300 1,031,300 1,703,050 2,898,452 2,898,452 4,752,673
22 1,777,298 107,393 107,393 1,703,050 1,056,797 1,056,797 1,703,050 3,142,627 3,142,627 5,038,639
23 1,866,163 53,785 53,785 1,703,050 1,082,414 1,082,414 1,703,050 3,405,574 3,405,574 5,341,943
24 1,959,471 * * * 1,108,172 1,108,172 1,703,050 3,688,653 3,688,653 5,663,526
25 2,057,445 * * * 1,134,047 1,134,047 1,705,187 3,993,162 3,993,162 6,004,236
26 2,160,317 * * * 1,159,969 1,159,969 1,708,946 4,320,308 4,320,308 6,364,977
27 2,268,333 * * * 1,185,824 1,185,824 1,712,717 4,671,185 4,671,185 6,746,717
28 2,381,750 * * * 1,211,469 1,211,469 1,716,472 5,046,764 5,046,764 7,150,517
29 2,500,837 * * * 1,236,770 1,236,770 1,720,241 5,448,014 5,448,014 7,577,718
30 2,625,879 * * * 1,261,657 1,261,657 1,724,126 5,876,184 5,876,184 8,030,138
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY
$10.00 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT
A PREMIUM CHARGE OF 9% OF PREMIUM FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS AND 5.5% OF PREMIUM
FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
(*) UNLESS ADDITIONAL PREMIUM IS PAID, THE POLICY WILL NOT STAY IN FORCE.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR
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FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF
RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN
MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND
RATES OF INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND
12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE
TRUST THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR
OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH
BENEFITS FOR GOLDMAN SACHS CORPORATE VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
The illustrations in this prospectus have been prepared to help show how values
under the policies change with investment performance. The illustrations
illustrate how cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits under a
policy would vary over time if the hypothetical gross investment rates of return
were a uniform annual effective rate of either 0%, 6% or 12%. If the
hypothetical gross investment rate of return averages 0%, 6% or 12% over a
period of years, but fluctuates above or below those averages for individual
years, the cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits may be
different. For hypothetical returns of 0% and 6%, the illustrations also
illustrate when the policies would go into default, at which time additional
premium payments would be required to continue the policy in force. The
illustrations also assume there is no policy indebtedness, no additional premium
payments are made, no cash values are allocated to the fixed account, and there
are no changes in the specified amount or death benefit option.
The amounts shown for the cash value, cash surrender value and death benefit as
of each policy anniversary reflect the fact that the net investment return on
the assets held in the sub-accounts is lower than the gross return. This is due
to the daily charges made against the assets of the sub-accounts for assuming
mortality and expense risks. Beginning in the fourth policy year, cash surrender
value equals cash value less indebtedness, or other deductions. In policy years
one, two, and three only, cash surrender value = (cash value - indebtedness or
other deductions) + either 3.5%, 5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium for either
years one, two, or three, respectively. The guaranteed mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years one through four are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets value of the variable account.
The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy years one through four
are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of
the variable account. The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy
years five through twenty are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.25% of
the daily net assets of the variable account. The current mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years twenty-one and beyond are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets of the variable account. In
addition, the net investment returns also reflect the deduction of underlying
mutual fund investment advisory fees and other expenses which are equivalent to
an annual effective rate of 0.90% of the daily net assets of the variable
account. This effective rate is based on the average of the fund expenses, after
expense reimbursement, for all underlying mutual fund options available under
the policy as of April 13,1999. Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee
waivers and expense reimbursements. Absent fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, the annual effective rate would have been 1.05%. Nationwide
anticipates that the expense reimbursement and fee waiver arrangements will
continue past the current year. Should there be an increase or decrease in the
expense reimbursements and fee waivers of these underlying mutual funds, such
change will be reflected in the net asset value of the corresponding underlying
mutual fund.
Considering current charges for mortality and expense risks and underlying
mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond
to net investment experience at constant annual rates of -1.30%, 4.70% and
10.70% for policy years one through four, and rates of -1.15%, 4.85% and 10.85%,
for policy years five through twenty, and rates of -1.00%, 5.00% and 11.00%, for
policy years twenty-one and beyond. Considering guaranteed charges for mortality
and expense risks and underlying mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of
return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond to net investment experience at
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constant annual rates of -1.65%, 4.35% and 10.35%, for all policy years.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide makes monthly charges
for providing insurance protection. Current values reflect current cost of
insurance charges and guaranteed values reflect the maximum cost of insurance
charges guaranteed in the policy. The values shown are for policies which are
issued as standard. Policies issued on a substandard basis would result in lower
cash values and death benefits than those illustrated.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a sales load
from each premium payment received guaranteed not to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment for the first seven policy years and 2% thereafter. On a current basis,
the sales load is 3.0% of premium payments plus 2.5% of premiums up to the
target premium during the first seven policy years, and 0% of all premiums
thereafter. Nationwide also deducts a tax expense charge of 3.5%, both current
and guaranteed, from all premium payments. The illustrations also reflect the
fact that Nationwide deducts a tax expense charge for state premium taxes at a
rate of 2.25% and for federal tax at a rate of 1.25% (imposed under Section 848
of the Internal Revenue Code) of all premium payments.
In addition, the illustrations reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a
monthly administrative charge at the beginning of each policy month. This
monthly administrative expense charge is currently $5 per month and guaranteed
not to exceed $10. The illustrations also reflect the fact that no charges for
federal or state income taxes are currently made against the variable account.
If such a charge is made in the future, it will require a higher gross
investment return than illustrated in order to produce the net after-tax returns
shown in the illustrations.
Upon request, Nationwide will furnish a comparable illustration based on the
proposed insured's age, smoking classification, rating classification and
premium payment requested.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: REGULAR ISSUE/NONTOBACCO PREFERRED, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
CURRENT VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 87,965 91,465 1,703,050 93,400 96,900 1,703,050 98,838 102,338 1,703,050
2 215,250 174,518 180,018 1,703,050 190,914 196,414 1,703,050 207,967 213,467 1,703,050
3 331,013 260,013 264,013 1,703,050 293,097 297,097 1,703,050 328,878 332,878 1,703,050
4 452,563 344,415 344,415 1,703,050 400,139 400,139 1,703,050 462,826 462,826 1,703,050
5 580,191 428,316 428,316 1,703,050 512,997 512,997 1,703,050 612,112 612,112 1,703,050
6 714,201 511,203 511,203 1,703,050 631,387 631,387 1,703,050 777,476 777,476 1,894,246
7 854,911 593,141 593,141 1,703,050 755,516 755,516 1,787,449 959,785 959,785 2,270,723
8 897,656 582,074 582,074 1,703,050 788,122 788,122 1,811,260 1,058,397 1,058,397 2,432,403
9 942,539 570,741 570,741 1,703,050 822,024 822,024 1,835,846 1,166,983 1,166,983 2,606,250
10 989,666 559,093 559,093 1,703,050 857,251 857,251 1,861,295 1,286,513 1,286,513 2,793,323
11 1,039,150 547,120 547,120 1,703,050 893,873 893,873 1,887,716 1,418,106 1,418,106 2,994,812
12 1,091,107 534,774 534,774 1,703,050 931,933 931,933 1,915,125 1,562,949 1,562,949 3,211,864
13 1,145,662 522,039 522,039 1,703,050 971,502 971,502 1,943,558 1,722,391 1,722,391 3,445,763
14 1,202,945 508,868 508,868 1,703,050 1,012,635 1,012,635 1,973,004 1,897,881 1,897,881 3,697,805
15 1,263,093 495,073 495,073 1,703,050 1,055,279 1,055,279 2,003,251 2,090,797 2,090,797 3,968,989
16 1,326,247 480,555 480,555 1,703,050 1,099,460 1,099,460 2,034,296 2,302,781 2,302,781 4,260,764
17 1,392,560 465,195 465,195 1,703,050 1,145,199 1,145,199 2,066,182 2,535,612 2,535,612 4,574,784
18 1,462,188 448,825 448,825 1,703,050 1,192,486 1,192,486 2,098,949 2,791,157 2,791,157 4,912,842
19 1,535,297 431,263 431,263 1,703,050 1,241,317 1,241,317 2,132,659 3,071,442 3,071,442 5,276,926
20 1,612,062 412,332 412,332 1,703,050 1,291,702 1,291,702 2,167,396 3,378,709 3,378,709 5,669,265
21 1,692,665 394,016 394,016 1,703,050 1,346,704 1,346,704 2,208,229 3,723,801 3,723,801 6,106,020
22 1,777,298 375,683 375,683 1,703,050 1,404,611 1,404,611 2,252,042 4,105,782 4,105,782 6,582,884
23 1,866,163 356,209 356,209 1,703,050 1,464,865 1,464,865 2,297,770 4,526,505 4,526,505 7,100,222
24 1,959,471 335,073 335,073 1,703,050 1,527,323 1,527,323 2,345,038 4,989,090 4,989,090 7,660,206
25 2,057,445 312,063 312,063 1,703,050 1,592,049 1,592,049 2,393,851 5,497,586 5,497,586 8,266,332
26 2,160,317 286,923 286,923 1,703,050 1,659,104 1,659,104 2,444,307 6,056,394 6,056,393 8,922,698
27 2,268,333 259,404 259,404 1,703,050 1,728,574 1,728,574 2,496,625 6,670,418 6,670,418 9,634,263
28 2,381,750 229,189 229,189 1,703,050 1,800,528 1,800,528 2,551,082 7,344,962 7,344,962 10,406,722
29 2,500,837 195,878 195,878 1,703,050 1,875,020 1,875,020 2,607,991 8,085,736 8,085,736 11,246,562
30 2,625,879 158,997 158,997 1,703,050 1,952,090 1,952,090 2,667,642 8,898,923 8,898,923 12,160,882
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) CURRENT VALUES REFLECT CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY $5
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. CURRENT VALUES REFLECT A PREMIUM
CHARGE OF 9% OF TARGET PREMIUM AND 6.5% OF EXCESS-OF-TARGET PREMIUM FOR THE
FIRST 7 YEARS AND 3.5% OF ALL PREMIUM FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT
RATES OF RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE
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LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND RATES OF
INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND 12% OVER A PERIOD
OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY
YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE TRUST THAT THESE
HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER
ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: NONTOBACCO, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
GUARANTEED VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 81,796 85,296 1,703,050 86,981 90,481 1,703,050 92,170 95,670 1,703,050
2 215,250 162,037 167,537 1,703,050 177,538 183,038 1,703,050 193,670 199,170 1,703,050
3 331,013 240,773 244,773 1,703,050 271,887 275,887 1,703,050 305,565 309,565 1,703,050
4 452,563 318,044 318,044 1,703,050 370,253 370,253 1,703,050 429,044 429,044 1,703,050
5 580,191 393,867 393,867 1,703,050 472,860 472,860 1,703,050 565,428 565,428 1,703,050
6 714,201 468,271 468,271 1,703,050 579,964 579,964 1,703,050 716,193 716,193 1,744,935
7 854,911 541,244 541,244 1,703,050 691,817 691,817 1,703,050 880,778 880,778 2,083,803
8 897,656 522,556 522,556 1,703,050 713,012 713,012 1,703,050 960,701 960,701 2,207,881
9 942,539 503,065 503,065 1,703,050 734,496 734,496 1,703,050 1,047,414 1,047,414 2,339,215
10 989,666 482,648 482,648 1,703,050 756,241 756,241 1,703,050 1,141,427 1,141,427 2,478,308
11 1,039,150 461,188 461,188 1,703,050 778,230 778,230 1,703,050 1,243,306 1,243,306 2,625,662
12 1,091,107 438,573 438,573 1,703,050 800,462 800,462 1,703,050 1,353,678 1,353,678 2,781,812
13 1,145,662 414,684 414,684 1,703,050 822,942 822,942 1,703,050 1,473,228 1,473,228 2,947,296
14 1,202,945 389,379 389,379 1,703,050 845,669 845,669 1,703,050 1,602,689 1,602,689 3,122,655
15 1,263,093 362,469 362,469 1,703,050 868,621 868,621 1,703,050 1,742,813 1,742,813 3,308,407
16 1,326,247 333,693 333,693 1,703,050 891,750 891,750 1,703,050 1,894,356 1,894,356 3,505,068
17 1,392,560 302,715 302,715 1,703,050 914,980 914,980 1,703,050 2,058,067 2,058,067 3,713,190
18 1,462,188 269,139 269,139 1,703,050 938,229 938,229 1,703,050 2,234,714 2,234,714 3,933,421
19 1,535,297 232,522 232,522 1,703,050 961,413 961,413 1,703,050 2,425,105 2,425,105 4,166,480
20 1,612,062 192,373 192,373 1,703,050 984,461 984,461 1,703,050 2,630,109 2,630,109 4,413,161
21 1,692,665 148,209 148,209 1,703,050 1,007,337 1,007,337 1,703,050 2,850,736 2,850,736 4,674,432
22 1,777,298 99,507 99,507 1,703,050 1,030,022 1,030,022 1,703,050 3,088,108 3,088,108 4,951,227
23 1,866,163 45,694 45,694 1,703,050 1,052,514 1,052,514 1,703,050 3,343,479 3,343,479 5,244,543
24 1,959,471 * * * 1,074,784 1,074,784 1,703,050 3,618,136 3,618,136 5,555,255
25 2,057,445 * * * 1,096,744 1,096,744 1,703,050 3,913,297 3,913,297 5,884,148
26 2,160,317 * * * 1,118,254 1,118,254 1,703,050 4,230,087 4,230,087 6,232,057
27 2,268,333 * * * 1,139,118 1,139,118 1,703,050 4,569,519 4,569,519 6,599,878
28 2,381,750 * * * 1,159,094 1,159,094 1,703,050 4,932,479 4,932,479 6,988,591
29 2,500,837 * * * 1,177,924 1,177,924 1,703,050 5,319,847 5,319,847 7,399,450
30 2,625,879 * * * 1,195,404 1,195,404 1,703,050 5,732,779 5,732,779 7,834,167
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY
$10.00 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT
A PREMIUM CHARGE OF 9% OF PREMIUM FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS AND 5.5% OF PREMIUM
FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
(*) UNLESS ADDITIONAL PREMIUM IS PAID, THE POLICY WILL NOT STAY IN FORCE.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR
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FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF
RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN
MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND
RATES OF INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND
12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE
TRUST THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR
OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH VALUES, CASH SURRENDER VALUES, AND DEATH
BENEFITS FOR INVESCO CORPORATE VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
The illustrations in this prospectus have been prepared to help show how values
under the policies change with investment performance. The illustrations
illustrate how cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits under a
policy would vary over time if the hypothetical gross investment rates of return
were a uniform annual effective rate of either 0%, 6% or 12%. If the
hypothetical gross investment rate of return averages 0%, 6% or 12% over a
period of years, but fluctuates above or below those averages for individual
years, the cash values, cash surrender values and death benefits may be
different. For hypothetical returns of 0% and 6%, the illustrations also
illustrate when the policies would go into default, at which time additional
premium payments would be required to continue the policy in force. The
illustrations also assume there is no policy indebtedness, no additional premium
payments are made, no cash values are allocated to the fixed account, and there
are no changes in the specified amount or death benefit option.
The amounts shown for the cash value, cash surrender value and death benefit as
of each policy anniversary reflect the fact that the net investment return on
the assets held in the sub-accounts is lower than the gross return. This is due
to the daily charges made against the assets of the sub-accounts for assuming
mortality and expense risks. Beginning in the fourth policy year, cash surrender
value equals cash value less indebtedness, or other deductions. In policy years
one, two, and three only, cash surrender value = (cash value - indebtedness or
other deductions) + either 3.5%, 5.5%, or 4.0% of the current premium for either
years one, two, or three, respectively. The guaranteed mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years one through four are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets value of the variable account.
The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy years one through four
are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of
the variable account. The current mortality and expense risk charges for policy
years five through twenty are equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.25% of
the daily net assets of the variable account. The current mortality and expense
risk charges for policy years twenty-one and beyond are equivalent to an annual
effective rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets of the variable account. In
addition, the net investment returns also reflect the deduction of underlying
mutual fund investment advisory fees and other expenses which are equivalent to
an annual effective rate of 1.10% of the daily net assets of the variable
account. This effective rate is based on the average of the fund expenses, after
expense reimbursement, for all underlying mutual fund options available under
the policy as of April 13,1999. Some underlying mutual funds are subject to fee
waivers and expense reimbursements. Absent fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, the annual effective rate would have been 3.15%. Nationwide
anticipates that the expense reimbursement and fee waiver arrangements will
continue past the current year. Should there be an increase or decrease in the
expense reimbursements and fee waivers of these underlying mutual funds, such
change will be reflected in the net asset value of the corresponding underlying
mutual fund.
Considering current charges for mortality and expense risks and underlying
mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond
to net investment experience at constant annual rates of -1.50%, 4.50% and
10.50% for policy years one through four, and rates of -1.35%, 4.65% and 10.65%,
for policy years five through twenty, and rates of -1.20%, 4.80% and 10.80%, for
policy years twenty-one and beyond. Considering guaranteed charges for mortality
and expense risks and underlying mutual fund expenses, gross annual rates of
return of 0%, 6% and 12% correspond to net investment experience at
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constant annual rates of -1.85%, 4.15% and 10.15%, for all policy years.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide makes monthly charges
for providing insurance protection. Current values reflect current cost of
insurance charges and guaranteed values reflect the maximum cost of insurance
charges guaranteed in the policy. The values shown are for policies which are
issued as standard. Policies issued on a substandard basis would result in lower
cash values and death benefits than those illustrated.
The illustrations also reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a sales load
from each premium payment received guaranteed not to exceed 5.5% of each premium
payment for the first seven policy years and 2% thereafter. On a current basis,
the sales load is 3.0% of premium payments plus 2.5% of premiums up to the
target premium during the first seven policy years, and 0% of all premiums
thereafter. Nationwide also deducts a tax expense charge of 3.5%, both current
and guaranteed, from all premium payments. The illustrations also reflect the
fact that Nationwide deducts a tax expense charge for state premium taxes at a
rate of 2.25% and for federal tax at a rate of 1.25% (imposed under Section 848
of the Internal Revenue Code) of all premium payments.
In addition, the illustrations reflect the fact that Nationwide deducts a
monthly administrative charge at the beginning of each policy month. This
monthly administrative expense charge is currently $5 per month and guaranteed
not to exceed $10. The illustrations also reflect the fact that no charges for
federal or state income taxes are currently made against the variable account.
If such a charge is made in the future, it will require a higher gross
investment return than illustrated in order to produce the net after-tax returns
shown in the illustrations.
Upon request, Nationwide will furnish a comparable illustration based on the
proposed insured's age, smoking classification, rating classification and
premium payment requested.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: REGULAR ISSUE/NONTOBACCO PREFERRED, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
CURRENT VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 87,784 91,284 1,703,050 93,219 96,719 1,703,050 98,656 102,156 1,703,050
2 215,250 173,983 179,483 1,703,050 190,357 195,857 1,703,050 207,388 212,888 1,703,050
3 331,013 258,955 262,955 1,703,050 291,951 295,951 1,703,050 327,640 331,640 1,703,050
4 452,563 342,670 342,670 1,703,050 398,173 398,173 1,703,050 460,618 460,618 1,703,050
5 580,191 425,720 425,720 1,703,050 509,952 509,952 1,703,050 608,555 608,555 1,703,050
6 714,201 507,597 507,597 1,703,050 626,984 626,984 1,703,050 772,160 772,160 1,881,293
7 854,911 588,368 588,368 1,703,050 749,492 749,492 1,773,198 952,204 952,204 2,252,787
8 897,656 576,166 576,166 1,703,050 780,350 780,350 1,793,398 1,048,145 1,048,145 2,408,844
9 942,539 563,730 563,730 1,703,050 812,368 812,368 1,814,280 1,153,598 1,153,598 2,576,358
10 989,666 551,011 551,011 1,703,050 845,568 845,568 1,835,928 1,269,467 1,269,467 2,756,312
11 1,039,150 537,996 537,996 1,703,050 880,012 880,012 1,858,443 1,396,796 1,396,796 2,949,808
12 1,091,107 524,638 524,638 1,703,050 915,734 915,734 1,881,836 1,536,689 1,536,689 3,157,901
13 1,145,662 510,921 510,921 1,703,050 952,797 952,797 1,906,138 1,690,402 1,690,402 3,381,768
14 1,202,945 496,797 496,797 1,703,050 991,247 991,247 1,931,331 1,859,278 1,859,278 3,622,592
15 1,263,093 482,075 482,075 1,703,050 1,031,023 1,031,023 1,957,205 2,044,581 2,044,581 3,881,256
16 1,326,247 466,657 466,657 1,703,050 1,072,142 1,072,142 1,983,751 2,247,823 2,247,823 4,159,076
17 1,392,560 450,422 450,422 1,703,050 1,114,617 1,114,617 2,011,006 2,470,639 2,470,639 4,457,559
18 1,462,188 433,202 433,202 1,703,050 1,158,431 1,158,431 2,039,007 2,714,737 2,714,737 4,778,332
19 1,535,297 414,811 414,811 1,703,050 1,203,570 1,203,570 2,067,807 2,981,968 2,981,968 5,123,204
20 1,612,062 395,074 395,074 1,703,050 1,250,037 1,250,037 2,097,486 3,274,375 3,274,375 5,494,200
21 1,692,665 375,965 375,965 1,703,050 1,300,783 1,300,783 2,132,931 3,602,312 3,602,312 5,906,812
22 1,777,298 356,877 356,877 1,703,050 1,354,131 1,354,131 2,171,107 3,964,679 3,964,679 6,356,650
23 1,866,163 336,670 336,670 1,703,050 1,409,530 1,409,530 2,210,973 4,363,071 4,363,071 6,843,862
24 1,959,471 314,819 314,819 1,703,050 1,466,829 1,466,829 2,252,157 4,800,294 4,800,294 7,370,330
25 2,057,445 291,112 291,112 1,703,050 1,526,079 1,526,079 2,294,658 5,280,023 5,280,022 7,939,197
26 2,160,317 265,291 265,291 1,703,050 1,587,327 1,587,327 2,338,559 5,806,241 5,806,241 8,554,156
27 2,268,333 237,108 237,108 1,703,050 1,650,641 1,650,641 2,384,065 6,383,388 6,383,388 9,219,697
28 2,381,750 206,245 206,245 1,703,050 1,716,077 1,716,077 2,431,426 7,016,249 7,016,249 9,940,984
29 2,500,837 172,302 172,302 1,703,050 1,783,670 1,783,670 2,480,932 7,709,963 7,709,963 10,723,894
30 2,625,879 134,805 134,805 1,703,050 1,853,449 1,853,449 2,532,843 8,470,078 8,470,078 11,574,842
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) CURRENT VALUES REFLECT CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY $5
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. CURRENT VALUES REFLECT A PREMIUM
CHARGE OF 9% OF TARGET PREMIUM AND 6.5% OF EXCESS-OF-TARGET PREMIUM FOR THE
FIRST 7 YEARS AND 3.5% OF ALL PREMIUM FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT
RATES OF RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE
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LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND RATES OF
INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND 12% OVER A PERIOD
OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY
YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE TRUST THAT THESE
HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER
ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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$100,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM FOR FIRST 7 YEARS
$1,703,050 SPECIFIED AMOUNT
CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST
UNISEX: NONTOBACCO, AGE 45
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION 1
GUARANTEED VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
0% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 6% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT 12% HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PREMIUMS
PAID PLUS CASH CASH CASH
POLICY INTEREST CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH CASH SURRENDER DEATH
YEAR AT 5% VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT VALUE VALUE BENEFIT
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 105,000 81,624 85,124 1,703,050 86,808 90,308 1,703,050 91,997 95,497 1,703,050
2 215,250 161,531 167,031 1,703,050 177,011 182,511 1,703,050 193,122 198,622 1,703,050
3 331,013 239,779 243,779 1,703,050 270,809 274,809 1,703,050 304,400 308,400 1,703,050
4 452,563 316,410 316,410 1,703,050 368,410 368,410 1,703,050 426,972 426,972 1,703,050
5 580,191 391,447 391,447 1,703,050 470,018 470,018 1,703,050 562,104 562,104 1,703,050
6 714,201 464,922 464,922 1,703,050 575,869 575,869 1,703,050 711,224 711,224 1,732,829
7 854,911 536,826 536,826 1,703,050 686,191 686,191 1,703,050 873,779 873,779 2,067,243
8 897,656 517,114 517,114 1,703,050 705,735 705,735 1,703,050 951,349 951,349 2,186,387
9 942,539 496,644 496,644 1,703,050 725,437 725,437 1,703,050 1,035,348 1,035,348 2,312,267
10 989,666 475,291 475,291 1,703,050 745,258 745,258 1,703,050 1,126,244 1,126,244 2,445,341
11 1,039,150 452,938 452,938 1,703,050 765,169 765,169 1,703,050 1,224,556 1,224,556 2,586,065
12 1,091,107 429,472 429,472 1,703,050 785,156 785,156 1,703,050 1,330,860 1,330,860 2,734,921
13 1,145,662 404,773 404,773 1,703,050 805,208 805,208 1,703,050 1,445,784 1,445,784 2,892,392
14 1,202,945 378,702 378,702 1,703,050 825,306 825,306 1,703,050 1,569,997 1,569,997 3,058,960
15 1,263,093 351,068 351,068 1,703,050 845,410 845,410 1,703,050 1,704,186 1,704,186 3,235,079
16 1,326,247 321,609 321,609 1,703,050 865,446 865,446 1,703,050 1,849,030 1,849,030 3,421,202
17 1,392,560 289,991 289,991 1,703,050 885,310 885,310 1,703,050 2,005,202 2,005,202 3,617,811
18 1,462,188 255,818 255,818 1,703,050 904,885 904,885 1,703,050 2,173,386 2,173,386 3,825,476
19 1,535,297 218,646 218,646 1,703,050 924,048 924,048 1,703,050 2,354,301 2,354,301 4,044,833
20 1,612,062 177,986 177,986 1,703,050 942,677 942,677 1,703,050 2,548,716 2,548,716 4,276,589
21 1,692,665 133,359 133,359 1,703,050 960,685 960,685 1,703,050 2,757,535 2,757,535 4,521,608
22 1,777,298 84,246 84,246 1,703,050 977,987 977,987 1,703,050 2,981,762 2,981,762 4,780,720
23 1,866,163 30,079 30,079 1,703,050 994,507 994,507 1,703,050 3,222,520 3,222,520 5,054,806
24 1,959,471 * * * 1,010,124 1,010,124 1,703,050 3,480,954 3,480,954 5,344,627
25 2,057,445 * * * 1,024,635 1,024,635 1,703,050 3,758,137 3,758,137 5,650,845
26 2,160,317 * * * 1,037,750 1,037,750 1,703,050 4,055,044 4,055,044 5,974,172
27 2,268,333 * * * 1,049,083 1,049,083 1,703,050 4,372,534 4,372,534 6,315,367
28 2,381,750 * * * 1,058,141 1,058,141 1,703,050 4,711,340 4,711,340 6,675,270
29 2,500,837 * * * 1,064,352 1,064,352 1,703,050 5,072,183 5,072,183 7,054,970
30 2,625,879 * * * 1,067,125 1,067,125 1,703,050 5,456,039 5,456,039 7,455,986
</TABLE>
(1) NO POLICY LOANS AND NO PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE.
(2) GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES AND A MONTHLY
$10.00 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE ALL THE TIME. GUARANTEED VALUES REFLECT
A PREMIUM CHARGE OF 9% OF PREMIUM FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS AND 5.5% OF PREMIUM
FROM EIGHTH YEAR AND ON.
(3) NET INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE CALCULATED AS THE HYPOTHETICAL GROSS INVESTMENT
RETURN LESS ALL CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS SHOWN IN THE PROSPECTUS APPENDIX.
(*) UNLESS ADDITIONAL PREMIUM IS PAID, THE POLICY WILL NOT STAY IN FORCE.
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR
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FUTURE INVESTMENT RATES OF RETURN. WHILE THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES OF
RETURN ARE CURRENTLY CALCULATED WITH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THESE EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS MAY BE LOWER OR UNAVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN
MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE BY AN OWNER, PREVAILING RATES AND
RATES OF INFLATION. THE DEATH BENEFIT AND CASH VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN AVERAGED 0%, 6%, AND
12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED ABOVE OR BELOW THOSE AVERAGES FOR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY NATIONWIDE OR THE
TRUST THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR
OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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Independent Auditors' Report
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The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company and
Contract Owners of Nationwide VL Separate Account-D:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and
contract owners' equity of Nationwide VL Separate Account-D (comprised of the
sub-accounts listed in note 1(b)) (collectively, "the Account") as of December
31, 1999, and the related statement of operations and changes in contract
owners' equity for the period May 19, 1999 (commencement of operations) through
December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Account's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our
procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1999, by
correspondence with the transfer agents of the underlying mutual funds. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Account as of December
31, 1999, and the results of its operations and its changes in contract owners'
equity for the period May 19, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December
31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Columbus, Ohio
February 18, 2000
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSETS:
Investments at market value:
<S> <C> <C>
Dreyfus VIF - Quality Bond Portfolio
51,979 shares (cost $571,634) ........................................................ $ 566,051
Fidelity VIP - Overseas Portfolio: Service Class
18,250 shares (cost $390,795) ........................................................ 499,689
INVESCO VIF - Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
30,020 shares (cost $457,560) ........................................................ 553,861
INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio
5,684 shares (cost $84,442) .......................................................... 107,429
INVESCO VIF - Equity Income Portfolio
27,199 shares (cost $564,013) ........................................................ 571,452
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio
23,701 shares (cost $394,166) ........................................................ 369,254
Nationwide SAT - Capital Appreciation Fund
27,197 shares (cost $764,188) ........................................................ 699,228
Nationwide SAT - High Income Bond Fund
56,779 shares (cost $560,585) ........................................................ 540,534
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund
7,945 shares (cost $7,945) ........................................................... 7,945
Nationwide SAT - Strategic Value Fund
35,973 shares (cost $364,622) ........................................................ 338,507
------------
Total investments ................................................................. 4,253,950
Accounts receivable ....................................................................... 630
------------
Total assets ...................................................................... 4,254,580
Accounts payable ............................................................................. -
------------
Contract owners' equity (note 5) ............................................................. $ 4,254,580
============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD MAY 19, 1999 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INVESCO VIF
Dreyfus VIF Fidelity VIP Blue Chip
Quality Bond Overseas Growth
Total Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio
----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY:
Reinvested dividends ............................ $ 62,096 16,312 -- --
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3) ..... (9,788) (1,426) (1,057) (1,203)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net investment income ........................ 52,308 14,886 (1,057) (1,203)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold ........... 4,134,210 10,936 9,416 14,651
Cost of mutual fund shares sold ................. (4,141,413) (11,035) (8,550) (14,300)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Realized gain (loss) on investments .......... (7,203) (99) 866 351
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments . 94,003 (5,582) 108,896 96,302
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net gain (loss) on investments ............... 86,800 (5,681) 109,762 96,653
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Reinvested capital gains ........................ 62,728 -- -- 7,456
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners'
equity resulting from operations ........ 201,836 9,205 108,705 102,906
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
EQUITY TRANSACTIONS:
Purchase payments received from
contract owners .............................. 4,183,303 16,014 28,236 80,446
Transfers between funds ......................... -- 552,682 373,054 386,851
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance
charges and administration charges
(notes 2b and 2c) ............................ (130,559) (11,846) (10,308) (16,345)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net equity transactions .................... 4,052,744 556,850 390,982 450,952
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET CHANGE IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY ............. 4,254,580 566,055 499,687 553,858
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY BEGINNING OF PERIOD ....... -- -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY END OF PERIOD ............. $ 4,254,580 566,055 499,687 553,858
=========== =========== =========== ===========
<CAPTION>
INVESCO VIF
INVESCO VIF Equity INVESCO VIF INVESCO VIF
Dynamics Income High Yield Total Return
Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio
------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY:
Reinvested dividends ............................ $ 25 6,728 1 8,567
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3) ..... (187) (1,313) (79) (66)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net investment income ........................ (162) 5,415 (78) 8,501
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold ........... 7,473 22,974 373,497 4,835
Cost of mutual fund shares sold ................. (7,300) (23,054) (380,462) (5,074)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Realized gain (loss) on investments .......... 173 (80) (6,965) (239)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments . 22,986 7,438 (1) (24,912)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net gain (loss) on investments ............... 23,159 7,358 (6,966) (25,151)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Reinvested capital gains ........................ -- 3,011 -- 1,429
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners'
equity resulting from operations ........ 22,997 15,784 (7,044) (15,221)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
EQUITY TRANSACTIONS:
Purchase payments received from
contract owners .............................. 74,006 171,665 7,086 20,798
Transfers between funds ......................... 19,104 410,200 -- 373,054
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance
charges and administration charges
(notes 2b and 2c) ............................ (8,684) (26,200) (42) (10,150)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net equity transactions .................... 84,426 555,665 7,044 383,702
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET CHANGE IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY ............. 107,423 571,449 -- 368,481
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY BEGINNING OF PERIOD ....... -- -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY END OF PERIOD ............. 107,423 571,449 -- 368,481
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY, CONTINUED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
FOR THE PERIOD MAY 19, 1999 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nationwide SAT
Capital Nationwide SAT Nationwide SAT Nationwide SAT
Appreciation High Income Money Market Strategic Value
Fund Bond Fund Fund Fund
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY:
Reinvested dividends ............................ $ 2,465 23,636 3,026 1,336
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3) ..... (1,765) (1,350) (498) (844)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Net investment income ........................ 700 22,286 2,528 492
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold ........... 14,707 11,196 3,657,504 7,021
Cost of mutual fund shares sold ................. (15,130) (11,489) (3,657,504) (7,515)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Realized gain (loss) on investments .......... (423) (293) -- (494)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments . (64,959) (20,050) -- (26,115)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Net gain (loss) on investments ............... (65,382) (20,343) -- (26,609)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Reinvested capital gains ........................ 45,603 -- -- 5,229
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners'
equity resulting from operations ........ (19,079) 1,943 2,528 (20,888)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
EQUITY TRANSACTIONS:
Purchase payments received from
contract owners .............................. -- -- 3,785,052 --
Transfers between funds ......................... 731,250 548,437 (3,760,255) 365,623
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance
charges and administration charges
(notes 2b and 2c) ............................ (12,954) (9,853) (17,945) (6,232)
--------- -------- ---------- --------
Net equity transactions .................... 718,296 538,584 6,852 359,391
--------- -------- ---------- --------
NET CHANGE IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY ............. 699,217 540,527 9,380 338,503
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY BEGINNING OF PERIOD ....... -- -- -- --
--------- -------- ---------- --------
CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY END OF PERIOD ............. $ 699,217 540,527 9,380 338,503
========= ======== ========== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Organization and Nature of Operations
The Nationwide VL Separate Account-D (the Account) was established
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Nationwide Life
and Annuity Insurance Company (the Company) on May 22, 1998. The
Account has been registered as a unit investment trust under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Company offers Corporate Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance
Policies through the Account.
(b) The Contracts
Only contracts without a front-end sales charge, but with a contingent
deferred sales charge and certain other fees are offered for
purchase. See note 2 for a discussion of policy charges, and note 3 for
asset charges.
Contract owners may invest in the following:
Portfolio of the Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund (Dreyfus VIF);
Dreyfus VIF - Quality Bond Portfolio
Portfolio of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
(Fidelity VIP); Fidelity VIP - Overseas Portfolio: Service Class
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Global Income Fund
Portfolio of the INVESCO Variable Investment Fund (INVESCO VIF);
INVESCO VIF - Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Equity Income Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Technology Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio
INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio
Funds of the Nationwide Separate Account Trust (Nationwide SAT)
(managed for a fee by an affiliated investment advisor);
Nationwide SAT - Balanced Fund
Nationwide SAT - Capital Appreciation Fund
Nationwide SAT - Equity Income Fund
Nationwide SAT - Global Equity Fund
Nationwide SAT - Government Bond Fund
Nationwide SAT - High Income Bond Fund
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund
Nationwide SAT - Multi-Sector Bond Fund
Nationwide SAT - Select Advisers Mid Cap Fund
Nationwide SAT - Select Advisers Small Cap Growth Fund
Nationwide SAT - Small Cap Value Fund
Nationwide SAT - Small Company Fund
Nationwide SAT - Strategic Growth Fund
Nationwide SAT - Strategic Value Fund
Nationwide SAT - Total Return Fund
(Continued)
Salomon Brothers Investors Fund
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
At December 31, 1999, contract owners have invested in all of the above
funds except for Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Global Income
Fund, INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences Portfolio, INVESCO VIF - Realty
Portfolio, INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio, INVESCO VIF -
Technology Portfolio, INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio, Nationwide SAT
- Balanced Fund, Nationwide SAT - Equity Income Fund, Nationwide SAT -
Global Equity Fund, Nationwide SAT - Government Bond Fund, Nationwide
SAT - Multi-Sector Bond Fund, Nationwide SAT - Select Advisers Mid Cap
Fund, Nationwide SAT - Select Advisers Small Cap Growth Fund,
Nationwide SAT - Small Cap Value Fund, Nationwide SAT - Small Company
Fund, Nationwide SAT - Strategic Growth Fund, Nationwide SAT - Total
Return Fund and Salomon Brothers Investors Fund. The contract owners'
equity is affected by the investment results of each fund, equity
transactions by contract owners and certain contract expenses (see note
2).
The accompanying financial statements include only contract owners'
purchase payments pertaining to the variable portions of their
contracts and exclude any purchase payments for fixed dollar benefits,
the latter being included in the accounts of the Company.
(c) Security Valuation, Transactions and Related Investment Income
The market value of the underlying mutual funds is based on the closing
net asset value per share at December 31, 1999. The cost of investments
sold is determined on the specific identification basis. Investment
transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy
or sell is executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date.
(d) Federal Income Taxes
Operations of the Account form a part of, and are taxed with,
operations of the Company which is taxed as a life insurance company
under the Internal Revenue Code.
The Company does not provide for income taxes within the Account. Taxes
are the responsibility of the contract owner upon termination or
withdrawal.
(e) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles may require management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if
any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
(2) Policy Charges
(a) Deductions from Premium
The Company deducts a charge for state premium taxes not to exceed
3.5% of all premiums received to cover the payment of these premium
taxes. Additionally, the Company deducts a front-end sales load of up
to 5.5% from each premium payment received.
(b) Cost of Insurance
A cost of insurance charge is assessed monthly against each contract
by liquidating units. The amount of the charge is based upon age,
sex, rate class and net amount at risk (death benefit less total
contract value).
(c) Administrative Charges
The Company currently deducts a monthly administrative charge of $5 in
all policy years. This charge is subject to change but will not exceed
$10 per policy year.
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(3) Asset Charges
The Company deducts a charge from the contract to cover mortality and
expense risk charges related to operations, and to recover policy
maintenance charges. This charge is guaranteed not to exceed an annual
effective rate of .75%. The annual rate is currently .60% during the first
through fourth policy years, .40% during the fifth through twentieth policy
years, and .25% thereafter. This charge is assessed against each contract
through the daily unit value calculation.
(4) Related Party Transactions
The Company performs various services on behalf of the Mutual Fund
Companies in which the Account invests and may receive fees for the
services performed. These services include, among other things, share-
holder communications, preparation, postage, fund transfer agency and
various other record keeping and customer service functions. These fees are
paid to an affiliate of the Company.
(continued)
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
(5) COMPONENTS OF CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
The following is a summary of contract owners' equity at December 31, 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD
Contract owners' equity represented by: UNITS UNIT VALUE RETURN(b)
----- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund -
Quality Bond Portfolio..................... 56,693 $ 9.984562 $ 566,055 0%(a)
Fidelity VIP -
Overseas Service Class Shares.............. 36,657 13.631426 499,687 36%(a)
INVESCO VIF - Blue Chip Growth Portfolio..... 43,491 12.735013 553,858 27%(a)
INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio............. 7,042 15.254583 107,423 53%(a)
INVESCO VIF - Equity Income Portfolio........ 50,378 11.343231 571,449 13%(a)
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio......... 38,648 9.534274 368,481 (5)%(a)
Nationwide SAT -
Capital Appreciation Fund.................. 67,426 10.370136 699,217 4%(a)
Nationwide SAT - High Income Bond Fund....... 52,850 10.227564 540,527 2%(a)
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund........... 900 10.421897 9,380 4%(a)
Nationwide SAT - Strategic Value Fund........ 35,095 9.645322 338,503 (4)%(a)
====== ======== -----------
$ 4,254,580
===========
<FN>
(a) Non-annualized. The return was computed for the period 1/05/99 (effective date) through 12/31/99.
(b) The annual return does not include contract charges satisfied by surrendering units.
</TABLE>
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance
Company, as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of income,
shareholder's equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Nationwide Life and Annuity
Insurance Company as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Columbus, Ohio
January 28, 2000
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Balance Sheets
($000's omitted, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
-------------------------------
Assets 1999 1998
------ --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investments:
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
Fixed maturity securities $ 1,051,556 $ 904,946
Equity securities 5,659 20,853
Mortgage loans on real estate, net 330,068 268,894
Real estate, net 2,200 2,250
Policy loans 465 332
Short-term investments 706 2,277
--------------- ---------------
1,390,654 1,199,552
--------------- ---------------
Cash 4,280 2
Accrued investment income 13,906 11,645
Deferred policy acquisition costs 92,025 53,007
Reinsurance receivable from affiliate 91,667 -
Other assets 42,851 41,542
Assets held in separate accounts 2,127,080 1,533,690
--------------- ---------------
$ 3,762,463 $ 2,839,438
=============== ===============
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
------------------------------------
Future policy benefits and claims $ 1,480,807 $ 1,163,829
Other liabilities 41,308 25,933
Liabilities related to separate accounts 2,127,080 1,533,690
--------------- ---------------
3,649,195 2,723,452
--------------- ---------------
Commitments and contingencies (notes 8 and 12)
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock, $40 par value. Authorized, issued and outstanding 66,000 shares 2,640 2,640
Additional paid-in capital 52,960 52,960
Retained earnings 59,536 50,331
Accumulated other comprehensive income (1,868) 10,055
--------------- ---------------
113,268 115,986
--------------- ---------------
$ 3,762,463 $ 2,839,438
=============== ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE> 3
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Statements of Income
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years ended December 31,
---------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Policy charges $44,793 $28,549 $11,244
Life insurance premiums 292 63 363
Net investment income 13,959 11,314 11,577
Realized gains (losses) on investments 5,208 696 (246)
Other income 1,059 1,165 1,057
------------- ------------- --------------
65,311 41,787 23,995
------------- ------------- --------------
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited to policyholder account balances 8,548 4,881 3,948
Other benefits and claims 5,210 1,586 433
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 13,592 4,348 1,402
Other operating expenses 24,185 8,952 1,860
------------- ------------- --------------
51,535 19,767 7,643
------------- ------------- --------------
Income before federal income tax expense 13,776 22,020 16,352
Federal income tax expense 4,571 7,501 5,749
------------- ------------- --------------
Net income $ 9,205 $14,519 $10,603
============= ============= ==============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE> 4
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Statements of Shareholder's Equity
Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Accumulated
Additional other Total
Common paid-in Retained comprehensive shareholder's
stock capital earnings income equity
------------ -------------- -------------- ----------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
December 31, 1996 $2,640 $52,960 $25,209 $ 3,228 $ 84,037
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - 10,603 - 10,603
Net unrealized gains on securities
available-for-sale arising during the year - - - 3,940 3,940
---------------
Total comprehensive income 14,543
------------ -------------- -------------- ----------------- ---------------
December 31, 1997 2,640 52,960 35,812 7,168 98,580
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - 14,519 - 14,519
Net unrealized gains on securities
available-for-sale arising during the year - - - 2,887 2,887
---------------
Total comprehensive income 17,406
------------ -------------- -------------- ----------------- ---------------
December 31, 1998 2,640 52,960 50,331 10,055 115,986
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - 9,205 - 9,205
Net unrealized losses on securities
available-for-sale arising during the year - - - (11,923) (11,923)
---------------
Total comprehensive income (2,718)
------------ -------------- -------------- ----------------- ---------------
December 31, 1999 $2,640 $52,960 $59,536 $(1,868) $113,268
============ ============== ============== ================= ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE> 5
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years ended December 31,
----------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------------- ---------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 9,205 $ 14,519 $ 10,603
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Interest credited to policyholder account balances 8,548 4,881 3,948
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs (33,965) (29,216) (20,099)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 13,592 4,348 1,402
Amortization and depreciation 1,351 (479) 250
Realized (gains) losses on invested assets, net (5,208) (696) 246
Increase in accrued investment income (2,261) (867) (1,589)
Increase in policy liabilities and funds withheld
on coinsurance agreement with affiliate 160,246 139,991 228,898
Other, net 20,486 (29,802) 14,370
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by operating activities 171,994 102,679 238,029
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of securities available-for-sale 137,210 117,228 95,366
Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale 73,864 17,403 30,431
Proceeds from repayments of mortgage loans on real estate 32,397 28,180 15,199
Proceeds from sale of real estate - 707 -
Proceeds from repayments of policy loans 109 99 67
Cost of securities available-for-sale acquired (375,642) (242,516) (267,899)
Cost of mortgage loans on real estate acquired (93,500) (78,180) (84,736)
Cost of real estate acquired - (3) (13)
Policy loans issued (242) (216) (155)
Short-term investments, net 1,571 16,691 (18,476)
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Net cash used in investing activities (224,233) (140,607) (230,216)
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in investment product and universal life insurance
product account balances 192,893 74,828 6,952
Decrease in investment product and universal life insurance
product account balances (136,376) (42,061) (13,898)
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 56,517 32,767 (6,946)
------------- ---------------- ---------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash 4,278 (5,161) 867
Cash, beginning of year 2 5,163 4,296
Cash, end of year $ 4,280 $ 2 $ 5,163
============= ================ ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE> 6
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
($000's omitted)
(1) ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the Company) is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC).
The Company provides long-term savings and retirement products,
including variable annuities, fixed annuities and life insurance.
(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company that
materially affect financial reporting are summarized below. The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, which differ from statutory
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by regulatory authorities.
An Annual Statement, filed with the Department of Insurance of the
State of Ohio (the Department), is prepared on the basis of accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by the Department. Prescribed
statutory accounting practices include a variety of publications of the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as well as
state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Permitted
statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices not
so prescribed. The Company has no material permitted statutory
accounting practices.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual
results could differ significantly from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining
deferred policy acquisition costs, valuation allowances for mortgage
loans on real estate and real estate investments and the liability for
future policy benefits and claims. Although some variability is
inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided
are adequate.
(a) VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS AND RELATED GAINS AND LOSSES
The Company is required to classify its fixed maturity securities
and equity securities as either held-to-maturity,
available-for-sale or trading. Fixed maturity securities are
classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive
intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity and are
stated at amortized cost. Fixed maturity securities not classified
as held-to-maturity and all equity securities are classified as
available-for-sale and are stated at fair value, with the
unrealized gains and losses, net of adjustments to deferred policy
acquisition costs and deferred federal income tax, reported as a
separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in
shareholder's equity. The adjustment to deferred policy
acquisition costs represents the change in amortization of
deferred policy acquisition costs that would have been required as
a charge or credit to operations had such unrealized amounts been
realized. The Company has no fixed maturity securities classified
as held-to-maturity or trading as of December 31, 1999 or 1998.
<PAGE> 7
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
Mortgage loans on real estate are carried at the unpaid principal
balance less valuation allowances. The Company provides valuation
allowances for impairments of mortgage loans on real estate based
on a review by portfolio managers. The measurement of impaired
loans is based on the present value of expected future cash flows
discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a
practical expedient, at the fair value of the collateral, if the
loan is collateral dependent. Loans in foreclosure and loans
considered to be impaired are placed on non-accrual status.
Interest received on non-accrual status mortgage loans on real
estate is included in interest income in the period received.
Real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and
valuation allowances. Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived
assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are
present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount.
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are
determined on the basis of specific security identification.
Estimates for valuation allowances and other than temporary
declines are included in realized gains and losses on investments.
(b) REVENUES AND BENEFITS
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS:
Investment products consist primarily of individual variable and
fixed deferred annuities. Universal life insurance products
include universal life insurance, variable universal life
insurance, corporate owned life insurance and other
interest-sensitive life insurance policies. Revenues for
investment products and universal life insurance products consist
of net investment income, asset fees, cost of insurance, policy
administration and surrender charges that have been earned and
assessed against policy account balances during the period. Policy
benefits and claims that are charged to expense include interest
credited to policy account balances and benefits and claims
incurred in the period in excess of related policy account
balances.
TRADITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS: Traditional life insurance
products include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums
and benefits and consist primarily of certain annuities with life
contingencies. Premiums for traditional life insurance products
are recognized as revenue when due. Benefits and expenses are
associated with earned premiums so as to result in recognition of
profits over the life of the contract. This association is
accomplished by the provision for future policy benefits and the
deferral and amortization of policy acquisition costs.
(c) DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
The costs of acquiring new business, principally commissions,
certain expenses of the policy issue and underwriting department
and certain variable sales expenses have been deferred. For
investment products and universal life insurance products,
deferred policy acquisition costs are being amortized with
interest over the lives of the policies in relation to the present
value of estimated future gross profits from projected interest
margins, asset fees, cost of insurance, policy administration and
surrender charges. For years in which gross profits are negative,
deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized based on the
present value of gross revenues. Deferred policy acquisition costs
are adjusted to reflect the impact of unrealized gains and losses
on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale as described in
note 2(a).
(d) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Separate account assets and liabilities represent contractholders'
funds which have been segregated into accounts with specific
investment objectives. The investment income and gains or losses
of these accounts accrue directly to the contractholders. The
activity of the separate accounts is not reflected in the
statements of income and cash flows except for the fees the
Company receives.
<PAGE> 8
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(e) FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Future policy benefits for investment products in the accumulation
phase, universal life insurance and variable universal life
insurance policies have been calculated based on participants'
contributions plus interest credited less applicable contract
charges. The average interest rate credited on investment product
policy reserves was 4.5%, 5.1% and 5.1% for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
(f) FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return with
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC). The members of the
consolidated tax return group have a tax sharing agreement which
provides, in effect, for each member to bear essentially the same
federal income tax liability as if separate tax returns were
filed.
The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting
for income tax. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. Under this method, the effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce the
deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
(g) REINSURANCE CEDED
Reinsurance revenues ceded and reinsurance recoveries on benefits
and expenses incurred are deducted from the respective income and
expense accounts. Assets and liabilities related to reinsurance
ceded are reported on a gross basis.
(h) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In March 1998, The American Institute of Certified Public
Accountant's Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use." The
SOP, which has been adopted prospectively as of January 1, 1999,
requires the capitalization of certain costs incurred in
connection with developing or obtaining internal use software.
Prior to the adoption of SOP 98-1, the Company expensed internal
use software related costs as incurred. The effect of adopting the
SOP was to increase net income for 1999 by $431.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities" (FAS 133). FAS 133 establishes accounting
and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging
activities. Contracts that contain embedded derivatives, such as
certain investment and insurance contracts, are also addressed by
the Statement. FAS 133 requires that an entity recognize all
derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. In
July 1999 the FASB issued Statement No. 137 which delayed the
effective date of FAS 133 to fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2000. The Company plans to adopt this Statement in first quarter
2001 and is currently evaluating the impact on results of
operations and financial condition.
(i) RECLASSIFICATION
Certain items in the 1998 and 1997 financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the 1999 presentation.
<PAGE> 9
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(3) INVESTMENTS
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated
fair value of securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 1999 and
1998 were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Gross Gross
Amortized unrealized unrealized Estimated
cost gains losses fair value
--------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
December 31, 1999:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies $ 36,717 $ 2 $ (1,198) $ 35,521
Obligations of states and political subdivisions 302 - (7) 295
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 2,256 2 (22) 2,236
Corporate securities 773,869 2,208 (13,367) 762,710
Mortgage-backed securities 252,668 1,001 (2,875) 250,794
--------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
Total fixed maturity securities 1,065,812 3,213 (17,469) 1,051,556
Equity securities 1,990 3,669 - 5,659
--------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
$1,067,802 $6,882 $(17,469) $1,057,215
===========================================================
December 31, 1998:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies $ 15,577 $ 232 $ (11) $ 15,798
Obligations of states and political subdivisions 332 1 - 333
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 4,015 23 - 4,038
Corporate securities 602,925 15,446 (358) 618,013
Mortgage-backed securities 261,225 5,605 (66) 266,764
--------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
Total fixed maturity securities 884,074 21,307 (435) 904,946
Equity securities 15,323 5,530 - 20,853
--------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
$899,397 $26,837 $(435) $925,799
=============== ============= ============= ===============
</TABLE>
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity
securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 1999, by expected
maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from
contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or
prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amortized Estimated
cost fair value
------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less $ 50,029 $ 49,799
Due after one year through five years 399,476 393,204
Due after five years through ten years 331,022 326,616
Due after ten years 285,285 281,937
------------ ---------------
$1,065,812 $1,051,556
============ ===============
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 10
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
The components of unrealized gains (losses) on securities
available-for-sale, net, were as follows as of December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized gains (losses) $(10,587) $26,402
Adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs 7,714 (10,933)
Deferred federal income tax 1,006 (5,414)
------------- --------------
$ (1,868) $10,055
============= ==============
</TABLE>
An analysis of the change in gross unrealized gains (losses) on
securities available-for-sale follows for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $ (35,128) $ 3,922 $ 9,177
Equity securities (1,861) 2,467 1,663
------------- ------------- -------------
$ (36,989) $ 6,389 $10,840
============= ============= =============
</TABLE>
Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale during 1999,
1998 and 1997 were $73,864, $17,403 and $30,431, respectively. During
1999, gross gains of $297 ($509 and $825 in 1998 and 1997,
respectively) and gross losses of $37 (none and $1,124 in 1998 and
1997, respectively) were realized on those sales. See note 10.
The Company has no investments which were non-income producing for the
twelve month periods preceding December 31, 1999 and 1998.
Real estate is presented at cost less accumulated depreciation of $155
as of December 31, 1999 ($105 as of December 31, 1998). There was no
valuation allowance as of December 31, 1999 or 1998.
The recorded investment of mortgage loans on real estate considered to
be impaired as of December 31, 1999 was $881 ($890 as of December 31,
1998). No valuation allowance has been recorded for these loans as of
December 31, 1999 or 1998. During 1999, the average recorded investment
in impaired mortgage loans on real estate was approximately $885 ($178
in 1998) and there was no interest income recognized on those loans.
Interest income recognized on impaired loans was $15 in 1998, which is
equal to interest income recognized using a cash-basis method of income
recognition.
The valuation allowance account for mortgage loans on real estate was
$750 for the year ended December 31, 1999 and remains unchanged from
the previous two years.
An analysis of investment income by investment type follows for the
years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------ ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross investment income:
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $66,160 $56,398 $53,491
Equity securities - - 375
Mortgage loans on real estate 23,475 21,124 14,862
Real estate 413 379 318
Short-term investments 1,580 1,361 899
Other 334 178 90
------------ ----------- -----------
Total investment income 91,962 79,440 70,035
Less:
Investment expenses 2,040 1,773 1,386
Net investment income ceded (note 11) 75,963 66,353 57,072
------------ ----------- -----------
Net investment income $13,959 $11,314 $11,577
============ =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 11
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
An analysis of realized gains (losses) on investments, net of valuation
allowances, by investment type follows for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------ ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale $ 260 $ 509 $(299)
Mortgage loans on real estate 7 - 53
Real estate and other 4,941 187 -
------------ ----------- ------------
$ 5,208 $ 696 $(246)
============ =========== ============
</TABLE>
Fixed maturity securities with an amortized cost of $3,540 and $3,562
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, were on deposit with
various regulatory agencies as required by law.
(4) DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company uses derivative financial instruments, principally interest
rate swaps, interest rate futures contracts and foreign currency swaps,
to manage market risk exposures associated with changes in interest
rates and foreign currency exchange rates. Provided they meet specific
criteria, interest rate swaps and futures are considered hedges and are
accounted for under the accrual method and deferral method,
respectively. The Company has no significant derivative positions that
are not considered hedges.
Interest rate swaps are primarily used to convert specific investment
securities from a fixed-rate to a floating-rate basis. Amounts
receivable or payable under these agreements are recognized as an
adjustment to net investment income consistent with the nature of the
hedged item. The changes in fair value of the interest rate swap
agreements are not recognized on the balance sheet, except for interest
rate swaps designated as hedges of fixed maturity securities
available-for-sale, for which changes in fair values are reported in
accumulated other comprehensive income.
Interest rate futures contracts are primarily used to hedge the risk of
adverse interest rate changes related to the Company's mortgage loan
commitments and anticipated purchases of fixed rate investments. Gains
and losses are deferred and, at the time of closing, reflected as an
adjustment to the carrying value of the related mortgage loans or
investments. The carrying value adjustments are amortized into net
investment income over the life of the related mortgage loans or
investments.
Foreign currency swaps are used to convert cash flows from specific
investments denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars at
specified exchange rates. Gains and losses on foreign currency swaps
are recorded in earnings based on the related spot foreign exchange
rate at the end of the reporting period. Gains and losses on these
contracts offset those recorded as a result of translating the hedged
foreign currency denominated investments to U.S. dollars.
The following table summarizes the notional amount of derivative
financial instruments classified as hedges outstanding as of December
31, 1999. Prior to 1999 the Company's activities in derivatives were
not significant.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest rate swaps
<S> <C>
Pay fixed/receive variable rate swaps hedging investments $ 1,585
Foreign currency swaps
Hedging foreign currency denominated investments $ 1,420
Interest rate futures contracts $ 2,483
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 12
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(5) FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
components of the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 1999 and
1998 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Future policy benefits $ 17,454 $ 16,670
Liabilities in separate accounts 15,603 12,477
Fixed maturity securities 3,905 -
Mortgage loans on real estate and real estate 266 263
------------ ------------
Total gross deferred tax assets 37,228 29,410
------------ ------------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed maturity securities - 8,669
Deferred policy acquisition costs 15,624 8,103
Equity securities 1,284 1,935
Other 13,799 10,422
------------ ------------
Total gross deferred tax liabilities 30,707 29,129
------------ ------------
Net deferred tax asset $ 6,521 $ 281
============ ============
</TABLE>
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management
considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the
total gross deferred tax assets will not be realized. All future
deductible amounts can be offset by future taxable amounts or recovery
of federal income tax paid within the statutory carryback period. The
Company has determined that valuation allowances are not necessary as
of December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 based on its analysis of future
deductible amounts.
The Company's current federal income tax liability was $1,860 and
$1,522 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31 was as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------ ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Currently payable $ 4,391 $10,014 $2,458
Deferred tax expense (benefit) 180 (2,513) 3,291
------------ ----------- ------------
$ 4,571 $ 7,501 $5,749
============ =========== ============
</TABLE>
Total federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S.
federal income tax rate to income before tax as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
Amount % Amount % Amount %
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Computed (expected) tax expense $4,822 35.0 $7,707 35.0 $5,723 35.0
Tax exempt interest and dividends
received deduction (255) (1.8) (223) (1.0) - -
Other, net 4 - 17 0.1 26 (0.2)
----------- -------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------
Total (effective rate of each year) $4,571 33.2 $7,501 34.1 $5,749 35.2
=========== ======== =========== ======== =========== ========
</TABLE>
Total federal income tax paid was $4,053, $9,298 and $9,566 during the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
<PAGE> 13
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(6) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive Income includes net income as well as certain items that
are reported directly within separate components of shareholder's
equity that bypass net income. Currently, the Company's only component
of Other Comprehensive Income is unrealized gains (losses) on
securities available-for-sale. The related before and after federal tax
amounts are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale
arising during the period:
Gross $ (36,729) $ 6,898 $10,541
Adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs 18,645 (1,947) (4,778)
Related federal income tax (expense) benefit 6,330 (1,733) (2,017)
------------- ------------- --------------
Net (11,754) 3,218 3,746
------------- ------------- --------------
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses on
securities available-for-sale realized during the
period:
Gross (260) (509) 299
Related federal income tax expense (benefit) 91 178 (105)
------------- ------------- --------------
Net (169) (331) 194
------------- ------------- --------------
Total Other Comprehensive Income $ (11,923) $ 2,887 $ 3,940
============= ============= ==============
</TABLE>
(7) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosures summarize the carrying amount and estimated
fair value of the Company's financial instruments. Certain assets and
liabilities are specifically excluded from the disclosure requirements
of financial instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts
presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.
The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the amount at
which the financial instrument could be exchanged in a current
transaction between willing parties. In cases where quoted market
prices are not available, fair value is based on estimates using
present value or other valuation techniques. Many of the Company's
assets and liabilities subject to the disclosure requirements are not
actively traded, requiring fair values to be estimated by management
using present value or other valuation techniques. These techniques are
significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount
rate and estimates of future cash flows. Although fair value estimates
are calculated using assumptions that management believes are
appropriate, changes in assumptions could cause these estimates to vary
materially. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be
substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases,
could not be realized in the immediate settlement of the instruments.
Although insurance contracts, other than policies such as annuities
that are classified as investment contracts, are specifically exempted
from the disclosure requirements, estimated fair value of policy
reserves on life insurance contracts is provided to make the fair value
disclosures more meaningful.
The tax ramifications of the related unrealized gains and losses can
have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been
considered in the estimates.
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in
estimating its fair value disclosures:
FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITIES: The fair value for fixed
maturity securities is based on quoted market prices, where
available. For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair
value is estimated using values obtained from independent pricing
services or, in the case of private placements, is estimated by
discounting expected future cash flows using a current market rate
applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of the
investments. The fair value for equity securities is based on
quoted market prices. The carrying amount and fair value for fixed
maturity and equity securities exclude the fair value of
derivatives contracts designated as hedges of fixed maturity and
equity securities.
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE: The fair value for mortgage loans
on real estate is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses,
using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to
borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar
characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations.
Fair value for mortgages in default is the estimated fair value of
the underlying collateral.
POLICY LOANS, SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND CASH: The carrying amount
reported in the balance sheets for these instruments approximates
their fair value.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES: The fair value of assets
held in separate accounts is based on quoted market prices. The
fair value of liabilities related to separate accounts is the
amount payable on demand, which is net of certain surrender
charges.
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS: The fair value for the Company's liabilities
under investment type contracts is disclosed using two methods.
For investment contracts without defined maturities, fair value is
the amount payable on demand. For investment contracts with known
or determined maturities, fair value is estimated using discounted
cash flow analysis. Interest rates used are similar to currently
offered contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining
for the contracts being valued.
POLICY RESERVES ON LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS: The estimated fair
value is the amount payable on demand. Also included are
disclosures for the Company's limited payment policies, which the
Company has used discounted cash flow analyses similar to those
used for investment contracts with known maturities to estimate
fair value.
COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND CREDIT: Commitments to extend credit have
nominal fair value because of the short-term nature of such
commitments. See note 8.
FUTURES CONTRACTS: The fair value for futures contracts is based
on quoted market prices.
INTEREST RATE AND FOREIGN CURRENCY SWAPS: The fair value for
interest rate and foreign currency swaps are calculated with
pricing models using current rate assumptions.
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
Carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments
subject to disclosure requirements and policy reserves on life
insurance contracts were as follows as of December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
------------------------------- -------------------------------
Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated
amount fair value amount fair value
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets:
Investments:
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $ 1,051,556 $ 1,051,556 $ 904,946 $ 904,946
Equity securities 5,659 5,659 20,853 20,853
Mortgage loans on real estate, net 330,068 324,610 268,894 276,387
Policy loans 465 465 332 332
Short-term investments 706 706 2,277 2,277
Cash 4,280 4,280 2 2
Assets held in separate accounts 2,127,080 2,127,080 1,533,690 1,533,690
Liabilities:
Investment contracts (1,335,787) (1,283,459) (1,153,930) (1,113,584)
Policy reserves on life insurance contracts (145,020) (145,370) (9,899) (10,517)
Liabilities related to separate accounts (2,127,080) (2,082,541) (1,533,690) (1,501,255)
Derivative financial instruments:
Interest rate swaps hedging assets 109 109 - -
Foreign currency swaps (18) (18) - -
Futures contracts 21 21 - -
</TABLE>
(8) RISK DISCLOSURES
The following is a description of the most significant risks facing
life insurers and how the Company mitigates those risks:
CREDIT RISK: The risk that issuers of securities owned by the Company
or mortgagors on mortgage loans on real estate owned by the Company
will default or that other parties which owe the Company money, will
not pay. The Company minimizes this risk by adhering to a conservative
investment strategy, by maintaining credit and collection policies and
by providing for any amounts deemed uncollectible.
INTEREST RATE RISK: The risk that interest rates will change and cause
a decrease in the value of an insurer's investments. This change in
rates may cause certain interest-sensitive products to become
uncompetitive or may cause disintermediation. The Company mitigates
this risk by charging fees for non-conformance with certain policy
provisions, by offering products that transfer this risk to the
purchaser, and/or by attempting to match the maturity schedule of its
assets with the expected payouts of its liabilities. To the extent that
liabilities come due more quickly than assets mature, an insurer would
have to borrow funds or sell assets prior to maturity and potentially
recognize a gain or loss.
LEGAL/REGULATORY RISK: The risk that changes in the legal or regulatory
environment in which an insurer operates will result in increased
competition, reduced demand for a company's products, or create
additional expenses not anticipated by the insurer in pricing its
products. The Company mitigates this risk by operating throughout the
United States, thus reducing its exposure to any single jurisdiction,
and also by employing underwriting practices which identify and
minimize the adverse impact of this risk.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK: The Company is a
party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the
normal course of business through management of its investment
portfolio. These financial instruments include commitments to extend
credit in the form of loans and derivative financial instruments. These
instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in
excess of amounts recognized on the balance sheets.
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
Commitments to fund fixed rate mortgage loans on real estate are
agreements to lend to a borrower, and are subject to conditions
established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed
expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment
of a deposit. Commitments extended by the Company are based on
management's case-by-case credit evaluation of the borrower and the
borrower's loan collateral. The underlying mortgage property represents
the collateral if the commitment is funded. The Company's policy for
new mortgage loans on real estate is to lend no more than 75% of
collateral value. Should the commitment be funded, the Company's
exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the borrower
is represented by the contractual amounts of these commitments less the
net realizable value of the collateral. The contractual amounts also
represent the cash requirements for all unfunded commitments.
Commitments on mortgage loans on real estate of $10,039 extending into
2000 were outstanding as of December 31, 1999.
SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK: The Company grants mainly
commercial mortgage loans on real estate to customers throughout the
United States. The Company has a diversified portfolio with no more
than 30% (33% in 1998) in any geographic area and no more than 5% (6%
in 1998) with any one borrower as of December 31, 1999. As of December
31, 1999 22% (36% in 1998) of the remaining principal balance of the
Company's commercial mortgage loan portfolio financed apartment
building properties.
(9) PENSION PLAN AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
The Company is a participant, together with other affiliated companies,
in a pension plan covering all employees who have completed at least
one year of service. The Company funds pension costs accrued for direct
employees plus an allocation of pension costs accrued for employees of
affiliates whose work efforts benefit the Company. Assets of the
Retirement Plan are invested in group annuity contracts of NLIC.
Pension costs charged to operations by the Company during the years
ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $127, $235 and $257,
respectively.
In addition to the defined benefit pension plan, the Company, together
with other affiliated companies, participates in life and health care
defined benefit plans for qualifying retirees. Postretirement life and
health care benefits are contributory and generally available to full
time employees who have attained age 55 and have accumulated 15 years
of service with the Company after reaching age 40. Postretirement
health care benefit contributions are adjusted annually and contain
cost-sharing features such as deductibles and coinsurance. In addition,
there are caps on the Company's portion of the per-participant cost of
the postretirement health care benefits. These caps can increase
annually, but not more than three percent. The Company's policy is to
fund the cost of health care benefits in amounts determined at the
discretion of management. Plan assets are invested primarily in group
annuity contracts of NLIC.
The Company elected to immediately recognize its estimated accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation (APBO), however, certain affiliated
companies elected to amortize their initial transition obligation over
periods ranging from 10 to 20 years.
The Company's accrued postretirement benefit expense as of December 31,
1999 and 1998 was $1,040 and $1,008, respectively, and the net periodic
postretirement benefit cost (NPPBC) for 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $177,
$130 and $94, respectively.
<PAGE> 17
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
Information regarding the funded status of the pension plan as a whole
and the postretirement life and health care benefit plan as a whole as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
--------------------------- ---------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $2,185,000 $ 2,033,800 $ 270,100 $ 237,900
Service cost 80,000 87,600 14,200 9,800
Interest cost 109,900 123,400 17,600 15,400
Actuarial (gain) loss (95,000) 123,200 (64,400) 15,600
Plan settlement in 1999/curtailment in 1998 (396,100) (107,200) - -
Benefits paid (72,400) (75,800) (11,000) (8,600)
Acquired companies - - 13,300 -
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Benefit obligation at end of year 1,811,400 2,185,000 239,800 270,100
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 2,541,900 2,212,900 77,900 69,200
Actual return on plan assets 161,800 300,700 3,500 5,000
Employer contribution 12,400 104,100 20,900 12,100
Plan settlement (396,100) - - -
Benefits paid (72,400) (75,800) (11,000) (8,400)
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 2,247,600 2,541,900 91,300 77,900
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Funded status 436,200 356,900 (148,500) (192,200)
Unrecognized prior service cost 28,200 31,500 - -
Unrecognized net (gains) losses (402,000) (345,700) (46,700) 16,000
Unrecognized net (asset) obligation at transition (7,700) (11,000) 1,100 1,300
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Prepaid (accrued) benefit cost $ 54,700 $ 31,700 $ (194,100) $ (174,900)
============= ============= ============= =============
</TABLE>
Basis for measurements, funded status of the pension plan and
postretirement life and health care benefit plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
--------------------------- ---------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate 7.00% 5.50% 7.80% 6.65%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels 5.25% 3.75% - -
Assumed health care cost trend rate:
Initial rate - - 15.00% 15.00%
Ultimate rate - - 5.50% 8.00%
Uniform declining period - - 5 Years 15 Years
</TABLE>
The net periodic pension cost for the pension plan as a whole for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost (benefits earned during the period) $ 80,000 $ 87,600 $ 77,300
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 109,900 123,400 118,600
Expected return on plan assets (160,300) (159,000) (139,000)
Recognized gains (9,100) (3,800) -
Amortization of prior service cost 3,200 3,200 3,200
Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation (asset) (1,400) 4,200 4,200
------------- -------------- --------------
$ 22,300 $ 55,600 $ 64,300
============= ============== ==============
</TABLE>
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
Effective December 31, 1998, Wausau Service Corporation (WSC) ended its
affiliation with Nationwide Insurance and employees of WSC ended
participation in the plan. A curtailment gain of $67,100 resulted
(consisting of a $107,200 reduction in the projected benefit
obligation, net of the write-off of the $40,100 remaining unamortized
transition obligation related to WSC). During 1999, the plan
transferred assets to settle its obligation related to WSC employees. A
settlement gain of $32.9 million was recognized.
Basis for measurements, net periodic pension cost for the pension plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate 6.08% 6.00% 6.50%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels 4.33% 4.25% 4.75%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 7.33% 7.25% 7.25%
</TABLE>
The amount of NPPBC for the postretirement benefit plan as a whole for
the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------------- -------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost (benefits attributed to employee service
during the year) $14,200 $ 9,800 $ 7,000
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 17,600 15,400 14,000
Actual return on plan assets (3,500) (5,000) (3,600)
Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation of affiliates 600 200 200
Net amortization and deferral (1,800) 1,200 (500)
------------- -------------- -------------
$27,100 $21,600 $17,100
============= ============== =============
</TABLE>
Actuarial assumptions used for the measurement of the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) and the NPPBC for the
postretirement benefit plan for 1999, 1998 and 1997 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NPPBC:
Discount rate 6.65% 6.70% 7.25%
Long term rate of return on plan
assets, net of tax 7.15% 5.83% 5.89%
Assumed health care cost trend rate:
Initial rate 15.00% 12.00% 11.00%
Ultimate rate 5.50% 6.00% 6.00%
Uniform declining period 5 Years 12 Years 12 Years
</TABLE>
For the postretirement benefit plan as a whole, a one percentage point
increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would
have no impact on the APBO as of December 31, 1999 and have no impact
on the NPPBC for the year ended December 31, 1999.
(10) SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY, REGULATORY RISK-BASED CAPITAL, RETAINED EARNINGS
AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
Ohio, the Company's state of domicile, imposes minimum risk-based
capital requirements that were developed by the NAIC. The formulas for
determining the amount of risk-based capital specify various weighting
factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of
activity based on the perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance
is determined by a ratio of the company's regulatory total adjusted
capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level
risk-based capital, as defined by the NAIC. Companies below specific
trigger points or ratios are classified within certain levels, each of
which requires specified corrective action. The Company exceeds the
minimum risk-based capital requirements.
<PAGE> 19
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
The statutory capital and surplus of the Company as reported to
regulatory authorities as of December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was
$63,275, $70,135 and $74,820, respectively. The statutory net (loss)
income of the Company as reported to regulatory authorities for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $(305), $(3,371) and
$7,446, respectively.
The Company is limited in the amount of shareholder dividends it may
pay without prior approval by the Department. As of December 31, 1999,
the maximum amount available for dividend payment from the Company to
its shareholder without prior approval of the Department was $6,328.
The Company currently does not expect such regulatory requirements to
impair its ability to pay operating expenses and stockholder dividends
in the future.
(11) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Company leases office space from NMIC and certain of its
subsidiaries. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, the
Company made lease payments to NMIC and its subsidiaries of $660, $430
and $703, respectively.
Pursuant to a cost sharing agreement among NMIC and certain of its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company, NMIC provides
certain operational and administrative services, such as sales support,
advertising, personnel and general management services, to those
subsidiaries. Expenses covered by this agreement are subject to
allocation among NMIC, the Company and other affiliates. Measures used
to allocate expenses among companies include individual employee
estimates of time spent, special cost studies, salary expense,
commission expense and other methods agreed to by the participating
companies that are within industry guidelines and practices. In
addition, beginning in 1999 Nationwide Services Company, a subsidiary
of NMIC, provides computer, telephone, mail, employee benefits
administration, and other services to NMIC and certain of its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company, based on specified
rates for units of service consumed. For the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, the Company made payments to NMIC and Nationwide
Services Company totaling $5,150, $2,933, and $2,564, respectively. In
addition, the Company does not believe that expenses recognized under
these agreements are materially different than expenses that would have
been recognized had the Company operated on a stand-alone basis.
Effective December 31, 1996, the Company entered into an intercompany
reinsurance agreement with NLIC whereby certain inforce and
subsequently issued fixed individual deferred annuity contracts are
ceded on a 100% coinsurance with funds withheld basis. On December 31,
1997, the agreement was amended to a modified coinsurance basis. Under
modified coinsurance agreements, invested assets and liabilities for
future policy benefits are retained by the ceding company and net
investment earnings on the invested assets are paid to the assuming
company. Under terms of the Company's agreement, the investment risk
associated with changes in interest rates is borne by NLIC. Risk of
asset default is retained by the Company, although a fee is paid by
NLIC to the Company for the Company's retention of such risk. The
agreement will remain inforce until all contract obligations are
settled. Amounts ceded to NLIC in 1999 are included in NLIC's results
of operations for 1999 and include premiums of $258,468 ($241,503 and
$300,617 in 1998 and 1997, respectively), net investment income of
$75,963 ($66,353 and $57,072 in 1998 and 1997, respectively) and
benefits, claims and other expenses of $319,240 ($296,659 and $343,426
in 1998 and 1997, respectively). In consideration for the initial
inforce business reinsured, NLIC paid the Company $26,473 in commission
and expense allowances which were applied to the Company's deferred
policy acquisition costs as of December 31, 1996. No significant gain
or loss was recognized as a result of the agreement.
During 1999, the Company entered into an intercompany reinsurance
agreement with NLIC wherby certain life insurance contracts are ceded
on a 100% coinsurance basis. Amounts ceded to NLIC include premiums of
$87,696 and expenses of $3,150 during 1999 and policy reserves of
$91,667 as of December 31, 1999.
The ceding of risk does not discharge the original insurer from its
primary obligation to the contractholder. The Company believes that the
terms of the reinsurance agreements with affiliates are consistent in
all material respects with what the Company could have obtained with
unaffiliated parties.
<PAGE> 20
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
During 1997, the Company sold fixed maturity securities
available-for-sale at fair value of $27,253 to NLIC. The Company
recognized a $693 gain on the transactions.
The Company and various affiliates entered into agreements with
Nationwide Cash Management Company (NCMC), an affiliate, under which
NCMC acts as common agent in handling the purchase and sale of
short-term securities for the respective accounts of the participants.
Amounts on deposit with NCMC were $706 and $2,277 as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively, and are included in short-term investments
on the accompanying balance sheets.
(12) CONTINGENCIES
On October 29, 1998, the Company was named in a lawsuit filed in Ohio
state court related to the sale of deferred annuity products for use as
investments in tax-deferred contributory retirement plans (Mercedes
Castillo v. Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Nationwide Life
Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company).
On May 3, 1999, the complaint was amended to, among other things, add
Marcus Shore as a second plaintiff. The amended complaint is brought as
a class action on behalf of all persons who purchased individual
deferred annuity contracts or participated in group annuity contracts
sold by the Company and the other named Company affiliates which were
used to fund certain tax-deferred retirement plans. The amended
complaint seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. No class
has been certified. On June 11, 1999, the Company and the other named
defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On March 8,
2000, the court denied the motion to dismiss the amended complaint
filed by the Company and other named defendants. The Company intends to
defend this lawsuit vigorously.
(13) SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company uses differences in products as the basis for defining its
reportable segments. The Company reports three product segments:
Variable Annuities, Fixed Annuities and Life Insurance.
The Variable Annuities segment consists of annuity contracts that
provide the customer with access to a wide range of investment options,
tax-deferred accumulation of savings, asset protection in the event of
an untimely death, and flexible payout options including a lump sum,
systematic withdrawal or a stream of payments for life. The Company's
variable annuity products consist almost entirely of flexible premium
deferred variable annuity contracts.
The Fixed Annuities segment consists of annuity contracts that generate
a return for the customer at a specified interest rate fixed for a
prescribed period, tax-deferred accumulation of savings, and flexible
payout options including a lump sum, systematic withdrawal or a stream
of payments for life. Such contracts consist of single premium deferred
annuities, flexible premium deferred annuities and single premium
immediate annuities. The Fixed Annuities segment includes the fixed
option under variable annuity contracts.
The Life Insurance segment consists of insurance products, including
variable universal life insurance and corporate-owned life insurance
products, that provide a death benefit and may also allow the customer
to build cash value on a tax-deferred basis.
In addition to the product segments, the Company reports corporate
revenue and expenses, investments and related investment income
supporting capital not specifically allocated to its product segments,
and all realized gains and losses on investments in a Corporate and
Other segment.
<PAGE> 21
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
The following table summarizes the financial results of the Company's
business segments for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Variable Fixed Life Corporate
Annuities Annuities Insurance and Other Total
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999:
Net investment income (1) $ (2,304) $ 8,550 $ 1,596 $ 6,117 $ 13,959
Other operating revenue 26,187 3,310 16,647 -- 46,144
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating revenue (2) 23,883 11,860 18,243 6,117 60,103
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Interest credited to policyholder
account balances -- 6,561 1,987 -- 8,548
Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs 7,686 963 4,943 -- 13,592
Other benefits and expenses 13,593 7,378 8,424 -- 29,395
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total expenses 21,279 14,902 15,354 -- 51,535
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating income (loss) before
federal income tax 2,604 (3,042) 2,889 6,117 8,568
Realized gains on investments -- -- -- 5,208 5,208
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Consolidated income (loss) before
federal tax expense $ 2,604 $ (3,042) $ 2,889 $ 11,325 $ 13,776
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
Assets as of year end $ 1,957,486 $ 1,352,324 $ 382,388 $ 70,265 $ 3,762,463
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
1998:
Net investment income (1) $ (1,417) $ 6,792 $ 408 $ 5,531 $ 11,314
Other operating revenue 18,209 3,182 8,386 -- 29,777
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating revenue (2) 16,792 9,974 8,794 5,531 41,091
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Interest credited to policyholder
account balances -- 4,660 221 -- 4,881
Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs 3,466 508 374 -- 4,348
Other benefits and expenses 4,442 2,087 4,009 -- 10,538
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total expenses -- 7,908 7,255 4,604 19,767
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating income before federal
income tax 8,884 2,719 4,190 5,531 21,324
Realized gains on investments -- -- -- 696 696
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Consolidated income before
federal tax expense $ 8,884 $ 2,719 $ 4,190 $ 6,227 $ 22,020
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
Assets as of year end $ 1,502,829 $ 1,162,040 $ 92,482 $ 82,087 $ 2,839,438
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
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NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company)
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Variable Fixed Life Corporate
Annuities Annuities Insurance and Other Total
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1997:
Net investment income (1) $ (873) $ 5,927 $ 166 $ 6,357 $ 11,577
Other operating revenue 10,823 1,825 16 - 12,664
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
Total operating revenue (2) 9,950 7,752 182 6,357 24,241
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
Interest credited to policyholder
account balances - 3,856 92 - 3,948
Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs 1,035 347 20 - 1,402
Other benefits and expenses 1,648 347 298 - 2,293
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
Total expenses 2,683 4,550 410 - 7,643
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
Operating income (loss) before
federal income tax 7,267 3,202 (228) 6,357 16,598
Realized losses on investments - - - (246) (246)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- -------------
Consolidated income (loss) before
federal tax expense $ 7,267 $ 3,202 $ (228) $ 6,111 $ 16,352
=============== =============== =============== ================ =============
Assets as of year end $ 925,021 $ 989,116 $ 2,228 $ 88,933 $2,005,298
=============== =============== =============== ================ =============
</TABLE>
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(1) The Company's method of allocating net investment income results in a
charge (negative net investment income) to the Variable Annuities segment
which is recognized in the Corporate and Other segment. The charge relates
to non-invested assets which support this segment on a statutory basis.
(2) Excludes realized gains and losses on investments.
The Company has no significant revenue from customers located outside of
the United States nor does the Company have any significant long-lived
assets located outside the United States.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post Effective Amendment comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet.
Cross-reference to items required by Form N-8B-2.
The prospectus consisting of 117 pages.
Representations and Undertakings.
Independent Auditors' Consent
Signatures.
The following exhibits required by Forms N-8B-2 and S-6:
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1. Power of Attorney dated July 26, 2000.
2. Resolution of the Depositor's Board of Directors Filed previously with this Registration Statement and
authorizing the establishment of the Registrant, incorporated by reference (333-59517).
adopted May 22, 1998.
3. Distribution Contracts Filed previously with Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to this
Registration Statement and hereby incorporated by reference
(1933 Act File No. 333-59517).
4. Form of Security Filed previously with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 and
incorporated by reference (1933 Act File No. 333-59517).
5. Articles of Incorporation of Depositor Filed previously with this Registration Statement and
incorporated by reference (1933 Act File No. 333-59517).
6. Application form of Security Filed previously with this Registration Statement and
incorporated by reference (1933 Act File No. 333-59517).
7. Opinion of Counsel Filed previously with this Registration Statement and
incorporated by reference (1933 Act File No. 333-59517).
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REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS
The Registrant and Nationwide hereby make the following representations and
undertakings:
(a) This filing is made pursuant to Rules 6c-3 and 6e-3(T) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"). The Registrant and Nationwide
elect to be governed by Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(13)(i)(A) under the Act with
respect to the policies described in the prospectus. The policies have
been designed to qualify for the exemptive relief from various provisions
of the Act afforded by Rule 6e-3(T).
(b) Paragraph (b)(13)(iii)(F) of Rule 6e-3(T) is being relied on for the
deduction of the mortality and expense risk charges ("risk charges")
assumed by Nationwide under the policies. Nationwide represents that the
risk charges are within the range of industry practice for comparable
policies and reasonable in relation to all of the risks assumed by the
issuer under the policies. Actuarial memoranda demonstrating the
reasonableness of these charges are maintained by Nationwide, and will be
made available to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on request.
(c) Nationwide has concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood that the
distribution financing arrangement of the separate account will benefit
the separate account and the contract holders and will keep and make
available to the Commission on request a memorandum setting forth the
basis for this representation.
(d) Nationwide represents that the separate account will invest only in
management investment companies which have undertaken to have a board of
directors, a majority of whom are not interested persons of Nationwide,
formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution
expenses.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant hereby undertakes to file with the
Commission such supplementary and periodic information, documents, and
reports as may be prescribed by any rule or regulation of the Commission
heretofore or hereafter duly adopted pursuant to authority conferred in
that section.
(f) The fees and charges deducted under the policy in the aggregate are
reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to
be incurred, and the risks assumed by Nationwide.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company and
Contract Owners of Nationwide VL Separate Account - D:
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.
KPMG LLP
Columbus, Ohio
April 26, 2000
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Nationwide VL
Separate Account-D, certifies that it meets the requirements of the Securities
Act Rule 485(b) and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment-14 to be signed on
its behalf in the City of Columbus, and the State of Ohio, on this 16th day of
January, 2001.
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NATIONWIDE VL SEPARATE ACCOUNT-D
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(Registrant)
(Seal) NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Attest: (Depositor)
By: /s/ GLENN W. SODEN By: /s/STEVEN SAVINI, ESQ.
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Glenn W. Soden Steven Savini, Esq.
Assistant Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on the 16th day of January, 2001.
SIGNATURE TITLE
LEWIS J. ALPHIN Director
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Lewis J. Alphin
A. I. BELL Director
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A. I. Bell
NANCY C. BREIT Director
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Nancy C. Breit
KENNETH D. DAVIS Director
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Kenneth D. Davis
KEITH W. ECKEL Director
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Keith W. Eckel
WILLARD J. ENGEL Director
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Willard J. Engel
FRED C. FINNEY Director
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Fred C. Finney
JOSEPH J. GASPER President and Chief Operating
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Joseph J. Gasper Officer and Director
W.G. JURGENSEN Chief Executive Officer
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W.G. Jurgensen And Director
DAVID O. MILLER Chairman of the Board and
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David O. Miller Director
YVONNE M. CURL Director
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Yvonne M. Curl
ROBERT A. OAKLEY Executive Vice President and Chief
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Robert A. Oakley Financial Officer
RALPH M. PAIGE Director
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Ralph M. Paige
JAMES F. PATTERSON Director
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James F. Patterson
ARDEN L. SHISLER Director By /s/ STEVEN SAVINI
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Arden L. Shisler Steven Savini
ROBERT L. STEWART Director Attorney-in-Fact
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Robert L. Stewart
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