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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [LOGO] NATIONWIDE
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE
HOME OFFICE: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA - COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2220 NATIONWIDE ON YOUR SIDE
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VIA EDGAR
September 29, 1999
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide VA Separate Account-A
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-85164
CIK No. 0000835765
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 and on behalf of the
Nationwide VA Separate Account-A (the "Separate Account") and Nationwide Life
and Annuity Insurance Company (the "Company"), we certify that the form of the
Prospectus that would have been filed under paragraphs (b) or (c) under Rule 497
does not differ from the form of the supplement contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 to the Registration Statement for the Company and the Separate
Account which became effective September 24, 1999.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 249-0293 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Sincerely,
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Paige L. Ryan
Paige L. Ryan, Esq.
Compliance Specialist
cc: Ms. Lorna MacLeod
Stop 5-6
Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance
