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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [NATIONWIDE LOGO]
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
HOME OFFICE: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA o COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2220
May 4, 1998
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 - B
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-86408
CIK No. 0000878670
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 and on behalf of the
Nationwide VA Separate Account - B (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) or (c) under Rule 497 does not differ from the form
of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement for the Company and
the Variable Account which became effective May 1, 1998.
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
