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[NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LOGO]
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
HOME OFFICE - ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA - COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2280
May 1, 1997
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities and
Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide Variable Account-3 of
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-18422
CIK No. 0000825555
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 and on behalf of the
Nationwide Variable Account-3 (the "Variable Account") and Nationwide Life
Insurance Company (the "Company"), we certify that the form of the Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under
paragraph (c) under Rule 497 does not differ from the form of the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11
(under the Securities Act of 1933) to the Registration Statement for the Company
and the Variable Account which became effective May 1, 1997.
If there are any questions in connection with the enclosed, please contact David
E. Simaitis, Esq. at (614) 249-7618.
Very truly yours,
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Mark B. Koogler
Mark B. Koogler
Associate Vice President and Associate General Counsel
