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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [NATIONWIDE LOGO]
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
HOME OFFICE: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA o COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2220
April 12, 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-C
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
File No. 33-66496
CIK No. 0000909833
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 and on behalf of the
Nationwide VA Separate Account-C (the "Variable 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) and (c) under Rule
497 does not differ from the form of the Prospectus contained in Post Effective
Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement for the Company and the Variable
Account which became effective April 8, 1999.
Please contact the undersigned (614) 249-0293 with any questions regarding this
filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Paige L. Ryan, Esq.
Paige L. Ryan, Esq.
Compliance Analyst
cc: Mr. Kevin Kirchoff
Branch Chief
Stop 5-6
Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance
Ms. Lorna MacLeod
Stop 5-6
Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance
