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APPENDIX I.
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Nationwide Separate Account Trust
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Small Company Fund Money Market Fund
Capital Appreciation Fund
Total Return Fund
Government Bond Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3213
Securities Act File Number: 2-73024
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 12/31/96
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities
sold after the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the
issuer's 24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of Issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see instruction A.6):
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the
beginning of the fiscal year:
NONE
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
NONE
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year:
8,937,957 ; 9,861,478
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
8,937,957 ; 9,861,478
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction 8.7):
404,511 ; 611,361
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2
(from Item 10): $ 9,861,478
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): + 611.361
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 9,233,809
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
and previously applied as a reduction to filing
fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + -0-
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(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
during the fiscal year in reliance on rule
24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii),
plus line (iv)] (if applicable): 1,239,029
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable
law or regulation (see Instruction C.6): x 1/3300
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied
by line (vi)]: 375
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INSTRUCTION: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if
the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the
Issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules
of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
[X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
2/26/97
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* --------------------------------------------
William G. Goslee, Assistant Treasurer
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Date 2/26/97
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* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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[DRUEN, RATH & DIETRICH LETTERHEAD]
February 26, 1997
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 W. 5th. Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for Nationwide Separate Account Trust (SEC '33 Act File
No. 2-73024; '40 Act File No. 811-3213)
Gentlemen and Ladies:
We are counsel to Nationwide Separate Account Trust and it is our opinion that
the shares of beneficial interest of Nationwide Separate Account Trust-Total
Return Fund, Government Bond Fund, Money Market Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund
and Small Company Fund, the registration of which the attached Rule 24f-2
Notice makes definite in number, were legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
Very truly yours,
DRUEN, RATH & DIETRICH
/s/ Druen, Rath & Dietrich
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