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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
HOME OFFICE: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA - COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2220
May 4, 1999
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide VA Separate Account - A of
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 ("1933 Act") and on
behalf of the Nationwide VA Separate Account - A (the "Variable Account") and
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the "Company"), we certify that
the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraphs (b) and (c) under Rule 497 does not
differ from the form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 (1933 Act) and No. 16 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 to the Registration Statement for the Company and
the Variable Account which became effective May 1, 1999.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 249-0075 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Very truly yours,
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Heather Harker, Esq.
Compliance Manager
cc: Mr. Kevin Kirchoff, Esq.
Branch Chief
Stop 5-6
Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance
