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SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 8, 2001, TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000, FOR
MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
ISSUED BY
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THROUGH ITS
NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT - 2
THIS SUPPLEMENT UPDATES CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN YOUR PROSPECTUS. PLEASE
READ IT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Effective January 8, 2001, Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company will
become one of the subadvisers of the Nationwide Separate Account Trust -
Nationwide Small Company Fund. There is no change in the fund's objective as is
stated in the prospectus dated May 1, 2000.
VLOB-0009-12
