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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
'33 Act File No. 333-21909
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 [X]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
(Exact Name of Registrant)
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)
ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (614) 249-7111
GORDON E. MCCUTCHAN, SECRETARY, ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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The Registrant elects to register an indefinite number of securities
in accordance with Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Approximate date of proposed public offering: (Upon the effective date
of this Registration Statement - June 15, 1997 Requested.)
The Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
REFERENCE TO ITEMS REQUIRED BY FORM N-4
N-4 ITEM PAGE
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Part A INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Cover page...................................................3
Item 2. Definitions..................................................4
Item 3. Synopsis or Highlights......................................12
Item 4. Condensed Financial Information............................N/A
Item 5. General Description of Registrant, Depositor, and
Portfolio Companies.........................................13
Item 6. Deductions and Expenses.....................................15
Item 7. General Description of Variable Annuity Contracts...........17
Item 8. Annuity Period..............................................25
Item 9. Death Benefit...............................................27
Item 10. Purchases and Contract Value................................18
Item 11. Redemption..................................................21
Item 12. Taxes.......................................................30
Item 13. Legal Proceedings...........................................36
Item 14. Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional
Information.................................................36
Part B INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Item 15. Cover Page..................................................39
Item 16. Table of Contents...........................................39
Item 17. General Information and History.............................39
Item 18. Services....................................................39
Item 19. Purchase of Securities Being Offered........................39
Item 20. Underwriters................................................40
Item 21. Calculation of Yield Quotations of Money
Market Sub-Accounts.........................................40
Item 22. Annuity Payments............................................41
Item 23. Financial Statements .......................................42
Part C OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits...........................74
Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor.....................76
Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with
the Depositor or Registrant.................................78
Item 27. Number of Contract Owners...................................88
Item 28. Indemnification.............................................88
Item 29. Principal Underwriter.......................................88
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records............................89
Item 31. Management Services.........................................89
Item 32. Undertakings................................................90
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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
HOME OFFICE
P.O. BOX 182008
COLUMBUS, OHIO , 43216, 1-800-240-5054, TDD 1-800-238-3035
INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THROUGH ITS NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
The Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts described in this
prospectus are flexible Purchase Payment contracts (collectively referred to as
the "Contracts"). Reference throughout the prospectus to such Contracts shall
also mean "Certificates" issued under Group Flexible Fund Retirement Contracts.
For such group contracts, references to "Owner" shall mean the "Participant"
unless the Plan otherwise permits or requires the Owner to exercise contractual
rights under the authority of the Plan terms. The Contracts are sold as
Non-Qualified Contracts, as Individual Retirement Annuities, and to Simplified
Employee Pension Plans, as Qualified Contracts and as Tax Sheltered Annuities.
Annuity payments under the Contracts are deferred until a selected later date.
Purchase Payments are allocated to the Nationwide Variable Account-6
("Variable Account"), a separate account of Nationwide Life Insurance Company
(the "Company"). The Variable Account is divided into Sub-Accounts, each of
which invests in shares of one of the underlying Mutual Fund options described
below:
EVERGREEN VARIABLE TRUST
EVERGREEN VA AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND EVERGREEN VA FOUNDATION FUND
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EVERGREEN VA FUND EVERGREEN VA GLOBAL LEADERS FUND
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EVERGREEN VA GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
EVERGREEN VA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
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NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
MONEY MARKET FUND
This prospectus provides you with the basic information you should
know about the Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts issued by the
Nationwide Variable Account-6 before investing. You should read it and keep it
for future reference. A Statement of Additional Information dated June 15, 1997
containing further information about the Contracts and the Nationwide Variable
Account-6 has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can
obtain a copy without charge from Nationwide Life Insurance Company by calling
the number listed above, or writing P. O. Box 182008, Columbus, Ohio 43216.
INVESTMENTS IN THESE CONTRACTS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, AND ARE NOT
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, THE ADVISER OF ANY OF THE UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS
IDENTIFIED ABOVE, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, OR ANY BANK OR BANK AFFILIATE.
INVESTMENTS ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. ANY
INVESTMENT IN THE CONTRACT INVOLVES CERTAIN INVESTMENT RISK WHICH MAY INCLUDE
THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THE PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DATED JUNE 15, 1997, IS INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION APPEARS ON PAGE 34 OF THE PROSPECTUS.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 15, 1997.
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS
ACCUMULATION UNIT- An accounting unit of measure used to calculate the Variable
Account Contract Value prior to the Annuitization Date.
ANNIVERSARY VALUE - The Contract Value on a Contract Anniversary.
ANNUITANT- The person designated to receive annuity payments and upon whose
continuation of life any annuity payments involving life contingencies depends.
This person must be age 85 or younger at the time of Contract issuance unless
the Company has approved a request for an Annuitant of greater age. The
Annuitant may be changed prior to the Annuitization Date with the consent of
the Company.
ANNUITIZATION DATE- The date the annuity payments actually commence at
Annuitization.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE- The date on which annuity payments are scheduled to
commence. The Annuity Commencement Date is shown on the Data Page of the
Contract, and is subject to change by the Contract Owner.
ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION- The chosen form of annuity payments. Several options
are available under the Contract.
ANNUITY UNIT- An accounting unit of measure used to calculate the value of
Variable Annuity payments.
BENEFICIARY- The Beneficiary is the person designated to receive certain
benefits under the Contract upon the death of the Annuitant prior to the
Annuitization Date. The Beneficiary can be changed by the Contract Owner as set
forth in the Contract.
CODE- The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
COMPANY- Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
CONTINGENT ANNUITANT- The Contingent Annuitant may be the recipient of certain
rights or benefits under this Contract when the Annuitant dies before the
Annuitization Date. If a Contingent Annuitant is designated and the Annuitant
dies before the Annuitization Date, the Contingent Annuitant becomes the
Annuitant. A Contingent Annuitant may not be named for Contracts issued as
Qualified Contracts, Individual Retirement Annuities, SEP IRAs, or Tax
Sheltered Annuities.
CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY- The Contingent Beneficiary is the person designated to
be the Beneficiary if the named Beneficiary is not living at the time of the
death of the Annuitant.
CONTINGENT OWNER- A Contingent Owner succeeds to the rights of the Contract
Owner upon the Contract Owner's death before Annuitization. For Contracts
issued in the State of New York, references throughout this prospectus to
"Contingent Owner" shall mean "Owner's Beneficiary." A Contingent Owner may not
be named for Contracts issued as Qualified Contracts, Individual Retirement
Annuities, SEP IRAs, or Tax Sheltered Annuities.
CONTRACT- The Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contract described in this
prospectus.
CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY- An anniversary of the Date of Issue of the Contract.
CONTRACT OWNER (OWNER)- The Contract Owner is the person who possesses all
rights under the Contract, including the right to designate and change any
designations of the Owner, Contingent Owner, Annuitant, Contingent Annuitant,
Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, Annuity Payment Option, and the Annuity
Commencement Date. The Contract Owner is the person named as owner in the
application unless changed.
CONTRACT VALUE- The sum of the value of all Variable Account Accumulation Units
attributable to the Contract plus any amount held under the Contract in the
Fixed Account.
CONTRACT YEAR- Each year the Contract remains in force commencing with the Date
of Issue.
DATE OF ISSUE- The date shown as the Date of Issue on the Data Page of the
Contract.
DEATH BENEFIT- The benefit is payable upon the death of the Annuitant or the
Contingent Annuitant, if applicable. This benefit does not apply upon the death
of the Contract Owner when the Owner and
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Annuitant are not the same person. If the Annuitant dies after the Annuitization
Date, any benefit that may be payable shall be as specified in the Annuity
Payment Option elected.
DISTRIBUTION- Any payment of part or all of the Contract Value.
ERISA- The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
FIXED ACCOUNT- The Fixed Account is made up of all assets of the Company other
than those in the Variable Account or any other segregated asset account of the
Company.
FIXED ANNUITY- An annuity providing for payments which are guaranteed by the
Company as to dollar amount during Annuitization.
HOME OFFICE- The main office of the Company located in Columbus, Ohio.
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITY- An annuity contract which qualifies for
favorable tax treatment under Section 408(b) of the Code.
INTEREST RATE GUARANTEE PERIOD- An Interest Rate Guarantee Period is the
interval of time during which an interest rate credited to the Fixed Account is
guaranteed to remain the same. For new Purchase Payments allocated to the Fixed
Account or transfers from the Variable Account, this period begins upon the
date of deposit or transfer and ends at the end of the calendar quarter at
least one year (but not more than 15 months) from deposit or transfer. At the
end of an Interest Rate Guarantee Period, a new interest rate is declared with
an Interest Rate Guarantee Period starting at the end of the prior period and
ending at the end of the calendar quarter one year later.
JOINT OWNER- The Joint Owner, if any, possesses an undivided interest in the
entire Contract in conjunction with the Owner. If a Joint Owner is named,
references to "Contract Owner", "Owner", or "Joint Owner" in this prospectus
will apply to both the Owner and Joint Owner or either of them. Joint Owners
must be spouses at the time Joint Ownership is requested. Joint Ownership may
be selected only for a Non-Qualified Contract.
MUTUAL FUND (FUND)- A registered management investment company in which the
assets of the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account will be invested.
NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACT- A Contract which does not qualify for favorable tax
treatment under the provisions of Sections 401 or 403(a) (Qualified Plans), 408
(IRAs) or 403(b) (Tax-Sheltered Annuities) of the Code.
PLAN PARTICIPANT- The Plan Participant is the person for whom contributions are
being made to a Qualified Contract or a Tax Sheltered Annuity either through
employer contributions and/or employee salary reduction contributions.
PURCHASE PAYMENT- A deposit of new value into the Contract. The term "Purchase
Payment" does not include transfers between the Variable Account and Fixed
Account, or among the Sub-Accounts.
QUALIFIED CONTRACT- A Contract issued to fund a Qualified Plan.
QUALIFIED PLANS- Retirement plans which receive favorable tax treatment under
the provisions of Sections 401 or 403(a) of the Code.
SEP IRA- A retirement plan which receives favorable tax treatment under the
provisions of Section 408(k) of the Code.
SUB-ACCOUNTS- Separate and distinct divisions of the Variable Account, to which
specific underlying Mutual Fund shares are allocated and for which Accumulation
Units and Annuity Units are separately maintained.
TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY- An annuity which qualifies for favorable tax treatment
under Section 403(b) of the Code.
VALUATION DATE- Each day the New York Stock Exchange and the Company's Home
Office are open for business or any other day during which there is a
sufficient degree of trading of the Variable Account's underlying Mutual Fund
shares that the current net asset value of its Accumulation Units might be
materially affected.
VALUATION PERIOD- The period of time commencing at the close of a Valuation
Date and ending at the close of business for the next succeeding Valuation
Date.
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VARIABLE ACCOUNT- The Nationwide Variable Account-6, a separate investment
account of the Company into which Variable Account Purchase Payments are
allocated. The Variable Account is divided into Sub-Accounts, each of which
invests in the shares of a separate underlying Mutual Fund.
VARIABLE ANNUITY- An annuity providing for payments which are not predetermined
or guaranteed as to dollar amount and which vary in amount with the investment
experience of the Variable Account.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS.............................................2
SUMMARY OF CONTRACT EXPENSES..........................................7
UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES................................8
SYNOPSIS.............................................................10
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION.....................................N/A
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY....................................11
THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT.................................................11
Underlying Mutual Fund Options..............................11
Evergreen Variable Trust....................................11
Nationwide Separate Account Trust...........................12
Voting Rights...............................................13
Substitution of Securities..................................13
VARIABLE ACCOUNT CHARGES, PURCHASE PAYMENTS, AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS....13
Expenses of the Variable Account............................13
Mortality Risk Charge.......................................13
Expense Risk Charge.........................................14
Administration Charge.......................................14
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge............................14
Waiver of the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge..............15
Premium Taxes...............................................15
OPERATION OF THE CONTRACT............................................15
Investments of the Variable Account.........................15
Allocation of Purchase Payments and Contract Value..........16
Value of a Variable Account Accumulation Unit...............16
Net Investment Factor.......................................16
Valuation of Assets.........................................17
Determining the Contract Value..............................17
Right to Revoke.............................................17
Transfers...................................................17
Contract Ownership Provisions...............................18
Joint Ownership Provisions..................................18
Contingent Ownership Provisions.............................18
Beneficiary Provisions......................................19
Surrender (Redemption)......................................19
Surrenders Under a Tax-Sheltered Annuity Contract or
Qualified Contract .......................................19
Loan Privilege..............................................20
Assignment..................................................21
Contract Owner Services.....................................22
Asset Rebalancing..................................22
Dollar Cost Averaging..............................22
Systematic Withdrawals.............................22
ANNUITY PAYMENT PERIOD, DEATH BENEFIT, AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS.......23
Annuity Commencement Date...................................23
Change in Annuity Commencement Date.........................23
Annuity Payment Period-Variable Account.....................23
Value of an Annuity Unit....................................24
Assumed Investment Rate.....................................24
Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments....................24
Change in Form of Annuity...................................24
Annuity Payment Options.....................................24
Death of Contract Owner Provisions-Non-Qualified Contracts..25
Death of Annuitant Provisions- Non-Qualified Contracts......25
Death of the Contract Owner/Annuitant Provisions............25
Death Benefit Payment Provisions............................25
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Required Distribution Provisions for Non-Qualified
Contracts.................................................25
Required Distribution For Tax Sheltered Annuities and
Qualified Plans...........................................26
Required Distributions for Individual Retirement Annuities
and SEP IRAs..............................................27
Generation-Skipping Transfers...............................28
FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS...........................................28
Federal Income Taxes........................................28
Non-Qualified Contracts-Natural Persons as Owners...........28
Non-Qualified Contracts-Non-Natural Persons as Owners.......29
Qualified Plans, Individual Retirement Annuities, SEP IRAs
and Tax Sheltered Annuities.................................30
Withholding.................................................30
Non-Resident Aliens.........................................31
Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation Skipping
Transfer Taxes............................................31
Charge for Tax Provisions...................................31
Diversification.............................................32
Tax Changes.................................................32
GENERAL INFORMATION..................................................32
Contract Owner Inquiries....................................32
Statements and Reports......................................32
Advertising.................................................33
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS....................................................34
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.............34
APPENDIX.............................................................35
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SUMMARY OF CONTRACT EXPENSES
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge 1......................... 6%
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RANGE OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE OVER TIME
Number of Completed Years from Contingent Deferred Sales Load
Date of Purchase Payment Percentage
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0 6%
1 6%
2 5%
3 5%
4 4%
5 3%
6 2%
7 0%
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VARIABLE ACCOUNT ANNUAL EXPENSES
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Mortality and Expense Risk Charges...................... 1.25%
Administration Charge................................... 0.15%
Total Variable Account Annual Expenses............. 1.40%
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1 The Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, ("CDSC") is applied against
surrenders of Purchase Payments. However, each Contract Year, the
Contract Owner may withdraw without a CDSC, the greater of: (a) an amount
equal to 10% of the total sum of all Purchase Payments made to the
Contract; or (b) any amount withdrawn in order for this Contract to meet
minimum distribution requirements under the Code. Withdrawals may be
restricted for Contracts issued pursuant to the terms of a Tax Sheltered
Annuity Plan or other Qualified Plan. This CDSC-free withdrawal privilege
is non-cumulative; that is, free amounts not taken during any given
Contract Year cannot be taken as free amounts in a subsequent Contract
Year (see "Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" for additional
waiver provisions).
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UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES 2
(as a percentage of underlying Mutual Fund average net assets)
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Evergreen Variable Trust- 0.60% 0.40% 1.00% 3, 4
Evergreen VA Aggressive Growth Fund
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Evergreen Variable Trust-Evergreen VA 0.95% 0.05% 1.00% 4, 5
Foundation Fund
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Evergreen Variable Trust-Evergreen VA Fund 0.95% 0.05% 1.00% 4, 5
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Evergreen Variable Trust- 0.95% 0.05% 1.00% 3, 4
Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund
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Evergreen Variable Trust-Evergreen VA 0.95% 0.05% 1.00% 4, 5
Growth and Income Fund
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Evergreen Variable Trust- 0.65% 0.35% 1.00% 3, 4
Evergreen VA Strategic Income Fund
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Nationwide Separate Account Trust-Money 0.50% 0.03% 0.53%
Market Fund
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2 The Mutual Fund expenses shown above are assessed at the underlying
Mutual Fund level and are not direct charges against separate account
assets or reductions from Contract Values. These underlying Mutual Fund
expenses are taken into consideration in computing each underlying
Mutual Fund's net asset value, which is the share price used to
calculate the unit values of the Variable Account. The management fees
and other expenses are more fully described in the prospectuses for
each individual underlying Mutual Fund. The information relating to the
underlying Mutual Fund expenses was provided by the underlying Mutual
Fund and was not independently verified by the Company.
3 These underlying Mutual Funds have no expense history and therefore
expenses have been estimated for the current fiscal year.
4 Reflects an agreement to voluntarily limit aggregate operating
expenses (including investment advisory fees, but excluding interest,
brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) to 1.00% of average
daily net assets. Since the underlying Mutual Fund was declared
effective on March 3, 1997, there is no actual expense history
available.
5 Reflects agreements to voluntarily limit aggregate operating expenses
(including investment advisory fees, but excluding interest, brokerage
commissions and extraordinary expenses) to 1.00% of average daily net
assets. Absent such agreements, the actual operating expenses for the
period from March 1, 1996 (commencement of operations) through December
31, 1996 were as follows:
Evergreen VA Fund 2.38%
Evergreen VA Foundation Fund 1.72%
Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund 2.05%
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EXAMPLE
The following chart depicts the dollar amount of expenses that would be
incurred under this Contract assuming a $1000 investment and 5% annual return.
These dollar figures are illustrative only and should not be considered a
representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or
lesser than those shown below.
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If you surrender your If you do not surrender your If you annuitize your
Contract at the end of the Contract at the end of the Contract at the end of the
applicable time period applicable time period applicable time period
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1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Aggressive Growth
Fund
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Fund
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Foundation Fund
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Global Leaders Fund
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Growth and Income
Fund
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Evergreen Variable 79 122 168 282 25 77 132 282 * 77 132 282
Trust-Evergreen VA
Strategic Income
Fund
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Nationwide Separate 74 108 144 232 20 63 108 232 * 63 108 232
Account Trust-Money
Market Fund
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*The Contracts sold under this prospectus do not permit annuitizations during
the first two Contract Years.
The purpose of the Summary of Contract Expenses and Example is to assist
the Contract Owner in understanding the various costs and expenses that will be
borne directly or indirectly when investing in the Contract. The expenses of
the Variable Account as well as those of the underlying Mutual Funds are
reflected in the Example. For more complete descriptions of the expenses of the
Variable Account, see "Variable Account Charges, Purchase Payments, and Other
Deductions." For more complete information regarding expenses paid out of the
assets of the underlying Mutual Fund options, see the underlying Mutual Fund
prospectuses. Deductions for premium taxes may also apply but are not reflected
in the Example shown above (see "Premium Taxes" provision).
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SYNOPSIS
The Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts described in this
prospectus are designed for use in connection with the following types of
Contracts: (1) Non-Qualified, (2) Individual Retirement Annuities, (3) Tax
Sheltered Annuities, (4) SEP IRAs and (5) Qualified.
The Company does not deduct a sales charge from Purchase Payments made
for these Contracts. However, if any part of the Contract Value of such
Contracts is surrendered, the Company will, with certain exceptions, deduct
from the Contract Owner's Contract Value a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge not
to exceed 6% of the lesser of the total of all Purchase Payments made within 84
months prior to the date of the request to surrender or the amount surrendered.
This charge, when applicable, is imposed to permit the Company to recover sales
expenses which have been advanced by the Company (see "Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge").
The Company will also assess an Administration Charge equal to an
annual rate of 0.15% of the daily net asset value of the Variable Account. This
charge is to reimburse the Company for administrative expenses related to the
issue and maintenance of the Contracts. The Company does not expect to recover
from this charge an amount in excess of accumulated administrative expenses
(see "Administration Charge").
The Company deducts a Mortality Risk Charge equal to an annual rate of
0.80% of the daily net asset value of the Variable Account for mortality risk
assumed by the Company (see "Mortality Risk Charge").
The Company deducts an Expense Risk Charge equal to an annual rate of
0.45% of the daily net asset value of the Variable Account as compensation for
the Company's risk in undertaking not to increase administrative charges on the
Contracts regardless of the actual administrative costs (see "Expense Risk
Charge").
For Non-Qualified Contracts, Individual Retirement Annuities and SEP
IRAs, the initial Purchase Payment must be at least $1000 and any subsequent
Purchase Payments must be at least $50. However, if periodic payments are
expected by the Company, this initial first year minimum may be satisfied by
Purchase Payments made on an annualized basis. The Company reserves the right
to lower the minimum subsequent Purchase Payment for certain employer sponsored
programs. The cumulative total of all Purchase Payments under this Contract and
any other contract issued by the Company may not exceed $1,000,000 issued on
the life of any one Annuitant without the prior written consent of the Company
(see "Allocation of Purchase Payments and Contract Value").
Upon Annuitization, the selected Annuity Payment Option will begin
(see "Annuity Payment Option"). However, if the net amount to be applied to any
Annuity Payment Option on the Annuitization Date is less than $5000, the
Company has the right to pay such amount in one lump sum. If any annuity
payment would be less than $50, the Company shall have the right to change the
frequency of payments to such intervals as will result in payments of at least
$50. In no event, however, will annuity payments be made less frequently than
annually (see "Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments").
The Company will charge against the Purchase Payments or the Contract
Value, the amount of any premium taxes levied by a state or any other
governmental entity (see "Premium Taxes").
To be sure that the Contract Owner is satisfied with the Contract, the
Contract Owner has a ten day free look. Within ten days of the day the Contract
is received by the Contract Owner, it may be returned to the Home Office of the
Company, at the address shown on page 1 of this prospectus. If a Contract is
returned to the Company in a timely manner, the Company will void the Contract
and refund the Contract Value in full unless otherwise required by state and/or
federal law. State and/or federal law may provide additional free look
privileges. All Individual Retirement Annuities refunds will be return of
Purchase Payments (see "Right to Revoke").
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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Company is a stock life insurance company organized under the laws
of the State of Ohio in March, 1929. The Company is a member of the "Nationwide
Insurance Enterprise" with its principal offices at One Nationwide Plaza,
Columbus, Ohio 43215. The Company offers a complete line of life insurance,
including annuities and accident and health insurance. It is admitted to do
business in all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Nationwide
Advisory Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance
Company, is the General Distributor. Its principal offices are located at One
Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
The Variable Account was established by the Company on February 2,
1994, pursuant to the provisions of Ohio law. The Company has caused the
Variable Account to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as a Unit Investment Trust pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Company
Act of 1940. Such registration does not involve supervision of the management
of the Variable Account or the Company by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The Variable Account is a separate investment account of the Company
and as such, is not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other
business the Company may conduct. The Company does not guarantee the investment
performance of the Variable Account. Obligations under the Contracts, however,
are obligations of the Company. Income, gains and losses, whether or not
realized, from the assets of the Variable Account are, in accordance with the
Contracts, credited to or charged against the Variable Account without regard
to other income, gains, or losses of the Company.
Purchase Payments are allocated within the Variable Account among one
or more Sub-Accounts made up of shares in the underlying Mutual Fund option(s)
designated by the Contract Owner. A separate Sub-Account is established within
the Variable Account for each underlying Mutual Fund option that may be
designated by the Contract Owner.
UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND OPTIONS
Contract Owners may choose from among a number of different
Sub-Account options. More detailed information may be found in the current
prospectus for each underlying Mutual Fund offered. Such a prospectus for the
underlying Mutual Fund option(s) should be read in conjunction with this
prospectus. A copy of each prospectus may be obtained without charge from
Nationwide Life Insurance Company by calling 1-800-240-5054, TDD 1-800-238-3035
or writing P.O. Box 182008, Columbus, Ohio 43216.
The underlying Mutual Fund options may also be available to registered
separate accounts offering variable annuity and variable life products of other
participating insurance companies, as well as to the Variable Account and other
separate accounts of the Company. Although the Company does not anticipate any
disadvantages to this, there is a possibility that a material conflict may
arise between the interest of the Variable Account and one or more of the other
separate accounts participating in the underlying Mutual Funds. A conflict may
occur due to a change in law affecting the operations of variable life and
variable annuity separate accounts, differences in the voting instructions of
the Contract Owners and those of other companies, or some other reason. In the
event of conflict, the Company will take any steps necessary to protect the
Contract Owners and variable annuity payees, including withdrawal of the
Variable Account from participation in the underlying Mutual Fund or Mutual
Funds which are involved in the conflict. Contract Owners may choose from among
the following underlying Mutual Fund options under the Contracts.
EVERGREEN VARIABLE TRUST
The Evergreen Variable Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end management
investment company commonly referred to as a Mutual Fund. The Trust is designed
to provide investors with a selection of investment alternatives which seek to
provide capital growth, income and diversification through its six investment
series (the "Funds"). Shares of the Funds are sold to separate accounts funding
variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by life
insurance companies.
The investment adviser to the Evergreen VA Fund, Evergreen VA
Foundation Fund, Evergreen VA Growth and Income Fund and Evergreen VA Global
Leaders Fund is Evergreen Asset Management Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
First Union National Bank of North Carolina ("FUNB"), which in turn is a
subsidiary of First Union Corporation. The Capital Management Group of FUNB
serves as investment adviser to Evergreen VA Aggressive Growth Fund. The
investment adviser to the Evergreen VA Strategic Income Fund is Keystone
Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FUNB.
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-EVERGREEN VA AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks of emerging growth companies and in larger,
more well established companies, all of which are viewed by the Fund's
investment adviser as having above average appreciation potential.
-EVERGREEN VA FOUNDATION FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks, in order of priority, reasonable income,
conservation of capital and capital appreciation by investing
principally in income-producing common and preferred stocks, securities
convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks and fixed income
securities. The Fund's common stock investments will include those which
(at the time of purchase) pay dividends and in the view of the Fund
investment adviser have potential for capital enhancement. The Fund may
also invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign securities. While income
will be a factor in the selection of equity securities, the Fund
investment adviser will attempt to identify securities that offer
potential for long term capital appreciation, but that do not exhibit
any speculative characteristics.
-EVERGREEN VA FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to achieve capital appreciation by primarily
investing in common stock and securities convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock of little-known or relatively small
companies, or companies undergoing changes which the Fund investment
adviser believes will have favorable consequences. Income will not be a
factor in the selection of portfolio investments.
-EVERGREEN VA GLOBAL LEADERS FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing
primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. and non-U.S. equity
securities of companies located in the world's major industrialized
countries. The Fund's investment adviser will attempt to screen the
largest companies in the world's major industrialized countries and
cause the Fund to invest, in the opinion of the Fund's investment
adviser, in the 100 best based on certain qualitative and quantitative
criteria.
-EVERGREEN VA GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks to achieve a return composed of capital
appreciation in the value of its shares and current income. The Fund
will attempt to meet its objective by investing primarily in common
stock and securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock
of companies which are undervalued in the market place relative to those
companies' assets, breakup value, earnings, or potential growth
earnings. These companies are often found among those which have had a
record of financial success but are currently in disfavor in the market
place for reasons the Fund investment adviser perceives as temporary or
erroneous. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign
securities, as well as invest up to 5% of its total assets in debt
securities which are rated below investment grade, commonly known as
"junk bonds." There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment
objective will be achieved.
-EVERGREEN VA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
Investment Objective: Seeks high current income from interest on debt
securities and secondarily, considers potential for growth of capital
in selecting securities.
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
Nationwide Separate Account Trust (the "Trust") is a diversified
open-end management investment company created under the laws of Massachusetts.
The Trust offers shares in the separate Mutual Funds listed below, each with
its own investment objectives. Currently, shares of the Trust will be sold only
to life insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits under variable
life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance
companies. The assets of the Trust are managed by Nationwide Advisory Services,
Inc. of One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
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-MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment Objective: To seek as high a level of current income as is
considered consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity
by investing primarily in money market instruments.
VOTING RIGHTS
Voting rights under the Contracts apply ONLY with respect to Purchase
Payments or accumulated amounts allocated to the Variable Account.
In accordance with its view of present applicable law, the Company
will vote the shares of the underlying Mutual Funds held in the Variable
Account at regular and special meetings of the shareholders of the underlying
Mutual Funds. These shares will be voted in accordance with instructions
received from Contract Owners who have an interest in the Variable Account. If
the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any regulation thereunder should be
amended or if the present interpretation thereof should change, and as a result
the Company determines that it is permitted to vote the shares of the
underlying Mutual Funds in its own right, it may elect to do so.
The Contract Owner shall be the person who has the voting interest
under the Contract. The number of underlying Mutual Fund shares attributable to
each Contract Owner is determined by dividing the Contract Owner's interest in
each respective Sub-Account of the Variable Account by the net asset value of
the underlying Mutual Fund corresponding to the Sub-Account. The number of
shares which a person has the right to vote will be determined as of the date
to be chosen by the Company not more than 90 days prior to the meeting of the
underlying Mutual Fund. Each person having a voting interest will receive
periodic reports relating to the underlying Mutual Fund, proxy material and a
form with which to give such voting instructions.
Voting instructions will be solicited by written communication at
least 21 days prior to such meeting. Underlying Mutual Fund shares held in the
Variable Account as to which no timely instructions are received will be voted
by the Company in the same proportion as the voting instructions which are
received with respect to all Contracts participating in the Variable Account.
SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES
If the shares of the underlying Mutual Funds described in this
prospectus should no longer be available for investment by the Variable Account
or if, in the judgment of the Company's management, further investment in such
underlying Mutual Fund shares should become inappropriate, the Company may
eliminate Sub-Accounts, combine two or more Sub-Accounts or substitute one or
more underlying Mutual Funds for other underlying Mutual Fund shares already
purchased or to be purchased in the future by Purchase Payments under the
Contract. No substitution of securities in the Variable Account may take place
without prior approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission, under such
requirements as it may impose
VARIABLE ACCOUNT CHARGES, PURCHASE PAYMENTS, AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS
EXPENSES OF VARIABLE ACCOUNT
The Variable Account is responsible for the following types of
expenses: (1) administrative expenses relating to the issuance and maintenance
of the Contracts; (2) mortality risk charges associated with guaranteeing the
annuity purchase rates at issue for the life of the Contracts; and (3) charges
associated with guaranteeing that the Mortality Risk, Expense Risk, and
Administration Charges described in this prospectus will not be changed
regardless of actual expenses. If these charges are insufficient to cover these
expenses, the loss will be borne by the Company. Deductions from and expenses
paid out of the assets of the underlying Mutual Funds are described in each
underlying Mutual Fund's prospectus.
MORTALITY RISK CHARGE
The Company assumes a "mortality risk" by virtue of annuity rates
incorporated into the Contract which cannot be changed regardless of the death
rates of persons receiving annuity payments or of the general population.
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For assuming this mortality risk, the Company deducts a Mortality Risk
Charge from the Variable Account. This amount is computed on a daily basis and
is equal to an annual rate of 0.80% of the daily net asset value of the
Variable Account. The Company expects to generate a profit through assessing
this charge.
EXPENSE RISK CHARGE
The Company will not increase charges for administration of the
Contracts regardless of its actual expenses. For assuming this expense risk, the
Company deducts an Expense Risk Charge from the Variable Account. This amount is
computed on a daily basis and is equal to an annual rate of 0.45% of the daily
net asset value of the Variable Account. The Company expects to generate a
profit through assessing this charge.
ADMINISTRATION CHARGE
The Company assesses a daily Administration Charge equal on an annual
basis to 0.15% of the daily net asset value of the Variable Account. The
deduction of the Administration Charge is made from each Sub-Account in the
same proportion that the value in that Sub-Account bears to the total Variable
Account value. The Administration Charge is designed only to reimburse the
Company for administrative expenses related to the issuance and maintenance of
the Contract.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
No deduction for a sales charge is made from the Purchase Payments for
these Contracts. However, if any part of the Contract Value of such Contracts
is surrendered, the Company will, with certain exceptions, deduct a Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge not to exceed 6% of the lesser of the total of all
Purchase Payments made within 84 months prior to the date of the request to
surrender, or the amount surrendered. The Contingent Deferred Sales Charge,
when it is applicable, will be used to cover expenses relating to the sale of
the Contracts, including commissions paid to sales personnel, the costs of
preparation of sales literature and other promotional activity. The Company
attempts to recover its distribution costs relating to the sale of the
Contracts from the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Any shortfall will be made
up from the General Account of the Company, which may indirectly include
portions of the Mortality and Expense Risk Charges, since the Company expects
to generate a profit from these charges. The maximum amount that may be paid to
a selling agent on the sale of these Contracts is 6.55% of Purchase Payments.
In addition to commissions paid by the Company, additional forms of
compensation or incentives may be paid to sales agents by the broker-dealer
firm with which they are associated. Such incentives, which may be conditioned
on a specified number of Contracts sold, may include payment for attendance at
seminars, lunches, dinners, sporting events, or theater performances; or
payment for travel, lodging and entertainment expenses incurred in connection
with travel by sales agents and their immediate family members to urban or
resort locations within or outside the United States. Sales agents may elect to
receive cash incentives of equivalent amounts in lieu of such payments.
The Contingent Deferred Sales Charge is calculated by multiplying the
applicable Contingent Deferred Sales Charge percentages noted below by the
Purchase Payments that are surrendered and deducting that amount from the gross
amount requested. For purposes of calculating the Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge, surrenders are considered to come first from the oldest Purchase
Payment made to the Contract, then the next oldest Purchase Payment and so
forth, with any earnings attributable to such Purchase Payments considered only
after all Purchase Payments made to the Contract have been considered. For tax
purposes, a surrender is usually treated as a withdrawal of earnings first.
THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE APPLIES TO PURCHASE PAYMENTS AS
FOLLOWS:
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NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTINGENT DEFERRED NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTINGENT DEFERRED
YEARS FROM DATE OF SALES CHARGE YEARS FROM DATE OF SALES CHARGE
PURCHASE PAYMENT PERCENTAGE PURCHASE PAYMENT PERCENTAGE
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0 6% 4 4%
1 6% 5 3%
2 5% 6 2%
3 5% 7 0%
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WAIVER OF THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
During each Contract Year, the Contract Owner may withdraw, without a
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC), the greater of: (a) a total amount
equal to 10% of the sum of all Purchase Payments made to the Contract; or (b)
any amount withdrawn from the Contract to meet minimum distribution
requirements under the Code. This CDSC-free withdrawal privilege is
non-cumulative; that is, free amounts not taken during any given Contract Year
cannot be taken as free amounts in a subsequent Contract Year.
In addition, no Contingent Deferred Sales Charge will be deducted: (1)
upon the Annuitization of Contracts which have been in force for at least two
years; (2) upon payment of a death benefit pursuant to the death of the
Annuitant; or (3) from any values which have been held under a Contract for at
least 84 months.
No Contingent Deferred Sales Charge applies upon the transfer of value
among the Sub-Accounts or between the Fixed Account and the Variable Account.
When a Contract described in this prospectus is exchanged for another Contract
issued by the Company or any of its affiliated insurance companies, of the type
and class which the Company determined is eligible for such exchange, the
Company may waive the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on the first Contract. A
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge may apply to the contract received in the
exchange.
When a Contract is held by a Charitable Remainder Trust, the amount
which may be withdrawn from this Contract without application of a Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge, shall be the larger of (a) or (b), where (a) is the
amount and where (b) is the difference between the total Purchase Payments made
to the Contract as of the date of the withdrawal (reduced by previous
withdrawals of such Purchase Payments), and the Contract Value at the close of
the day prior to the date of the withdrawal.
For Tax Sheltered Annuity Contracts, Qualified Contracts and SEP IRAs,
the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge will be waived when:
A. the Plan Participant experiences a case of hardship (as
provided in Code Section 403(b) and as defined for purposes of
Code Section 401(k));
B. the Plan Participant becomes disabled (within the meaning of
Code Section 72(m)(7));
C. the Plan Participant attains age 59 1/2 and has
participated in the Contract for at least 5 years, as
determined on the Contract Anniversary date immediately
preceding the Distribution;
D. the Plan Participant has participated in the Contract
for at least 15 years as determined on the Contract
Anniversary date immediately preceding the Distribution;
E. the Plan Participant dies; or
F. the Contract annuitizes more than 2 years after the Date of
Issue.
The Contract Owner may be subject to income tax on all or a portion of
any such withdrawals and to a tax penalty if the Contract Owner takes
withdrawals prior to age 59 1/2 (see "Non-Qualified Contracts - Natural Persons
As Owners").
PREMIUM TAXES
The Company will charge against the Contract Value the amount of any
premium taxes levied by a state or any other governmental entity upon Purchase
Payments received by the Company. Premium taxes currently imposed by certain
jurisdictions range from 0% to 3.5%. This range is subject to change. The
method used to recoup premium tax expense will be determined by the Company at
its sole discretion and in compliance with applicable state law. The Company
currently deducts such charges from a Contract Owner's Contract Value either:
(1) at the time the Contract is surrendered, (2) at Annuitization, or (3) at
such earlier date as the Company may become subject to such taxes.
OPERATION OF THE CONTRACT
INVESTMENTS OF THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
At the time of application, each Contract Owner elects to have
Purchase Payments attributable to his or her participation in the Variable
Account allocated among one or more of the Sub-Accounts which consist of shares
in the underlying Mutual Funds. Shares of the respective underlying Mutual
Funds specified by the
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Contract Owner are purchased at net asset value for the respective
Sub-Account(s) and converted into Accumulation Units. The Contract Owner may
change the election as to allocation of Purchase Payments or may elect to
exchange amounts among the Sub-Account options pursuant to such terms and
conditions applicable to such transactions as may be imposed by each of the
underlying Mutual Funds, in addition to those set forth in the Contracts.
ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS AND CONTRACT VALUE
Purchase Payments are allocated to one or more Sub-Accounts within the
Variable Account, in accordance with the designation of the underlying Mutual
Funds by the Contract Owner, and converted into Accumulation Units.
For Non-Qualified Plans, Individual Retirement Annuities and SEP IRAs,
the initial Purchase Payment must be at least $1,000. Any subsequent Purchase
Payments must be at least $50. However, if periodic payments are expected by
the Company, this initial first year minimum may be satisfied by Purchase
Payments made on an annualized basis. The Company reserves the right to lower
the minimum subsequent Purchase Payment for certain employer sponsored
programs. The cumulative total of all Purchase Payments under Contracts issued
by the Company on the life of any one Annuitant may not exceed $1,000,000
without prior written consent of the Company.
The initial Purchase Payment allocated to designated Sub-Accounts of
the Variable Account will be priced no later than 2 business days after receipt
of an order to purchase, if the application and all information necessary for
processing the purchase order are complete. The Company may, however, retain
the Purchase Payment for up to 5 business days while attempting to complete an
incomplete application. If the application cannot be made complete within 5
days, the prospective purchaser will be informed of the reasons for the delay
and the Purchase Payment will be returned immediately unless the prospective
purchaser specifically consents to the Company retaining the Purchase Payment
until the application is complete. Thereafter, subsequent Purchase Payments
will be priced on the basis of the Accumulation Unit Value next completed for
the appropriate Sub-Account after the additional Purchase Payment is received.
Purchase Payments will not be priced on the following nationally
recognized holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
VALUE OF A VARIABLE ACCOUNT ACCUMULATION UNIT
The value of a Variable Account Accumulation Unit for each Sub-Account was
arbitrarily set initially at $10 when the underlying Mutual Fund shares in that
Sub-Account were available for purchase. The value for any subsequent Valuation
Period is determined by multiplying the Accumulation Unit value for each
Sub-Account for the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the Net
Investment Factor for the Sub-Account during the subsequent Valuation Period.
The value of an Accumulation Unit may increase or decrease from Valuation
Period to Valuation Period. The number of Accumulation Units will not change as
a result of investment experience.
NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The Net Investment Factor for any Valuation Period is determined by
dividing (a) by (b) and subtracting (c) from the result where:
(a) is the net of:
(1) the net asset value per share of the underlying Mutual Fund held in
the Sub-Account determined at the end of the current Valuation
Period; plus
(2) the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain Distributions
made by the underlying Mutual Fund held in the Sub-Account if the
"ex-dividend" date occurs during the current Valuation Period.
(b) is the net of:
(1) the net asset value per share of the underlying Mutual Fund held in
the Sub-Account determined at the end of the immediately preceding
Valuation Period; plus or minus
(2) the per share charge or credit, if any, for any taxes reserved for
in the immediately preceding Valuation Period (see "Charge For Tax
Provisions").
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(c) is a factor representing the daily Mortality Risk Charge, Expense Risk
Charge and Administration Charge deducted from the Variable Account.
Such factor is equal to an annual rate of 1.40% of the daily net asset
value of the Variable Account.
For underlying Mutual Funds that credit dividends on a daily basis and
pay such dividends once a month (the Nationwide Separate Account Trust - Money
Market Fund), the Net Investment Factor allows for the monthly reinvestment of
these daily dividends.
The Net Investment Factor may be greater or less than one; therefore,
the value of an Accumulation Unit may increase or decrease. It should be noted
that changes in the Net Investment Factor may not be directly proportional to
changes in the net asset value of underlying Mutual Fund shares, because of the
deduction for Mortality Risk Charge, Expense Risk Charge and Administration
Charge.
VALUATION OF ASSETS
Underlying Mutual Fund shares in the Variable Account will be valued
at their net asset value.
DETERMINING THE CONTRACT VALUE
The sum of the value of all Variable Account Accumulation Units
attributable to the Contract and amounts credited to the Fixed Account is the
Contract Value. The number of Accumulation Units credited per each Sub-Account
is determined by dividing the net amount allocated to the Sub-Account by the
Accumulation Unit Value for the Sub-Account for the Valuation Period during
which the Purchase Payment is received by the Company. If part or all of the
Contract Value is surrendered or charges or deductions are made against the
Contract Value, an appropriate number of Accumulation Units from the Variable
Account and an appropriate amount from the Fixed Account will be deducted in
the same proportion that the Contract Owner's interest in the Variable Account
and the Fixed Account bears to the total Contract Value.
RIGHT TO REVOKE
Unless otherwise required by state and/or federal law, the Contract
Owner may revoke the Contract at any time between the Date of Issue and the
date 10 days after receipt of the Contract and receive a refund of the Contract
Value. All Individual Retirement Annuity refunds will be a return of Purchase
Payments. In order to revoke the Contract, it must be mailed or delivered to
the Home Office of the Company at the mailing address shown on page 1 of this
prospectus. Mailing or delivery must occur on or before 10 days after receipt
of the Contract for revocation to be effective. In order to revoke the
Contract, if it has not been received by the Contract Owner, written notice
must be mailed or delivered to the Home Office of the Company at the mailing
address shown on page 1 of this prospectus.
The liability of the Variable Account under this provision is limited
to the Contract Value in each Sub-Account on the date of revocation. Any
additional amounts refunded to the Contract Owner will be paid by the Company.
TRANSFERS
Transfers must be made prior to the Annuitization Date. The Contract
Owner may request a transfer up to 100% of the Variable Account Contract Value
from the Variable Account to the Fixed Account, without penalty or adjustment.
However, the Company reserves the right to restrict transfers from the Variable
Account to the Fixed Account to 10% of the Variable Account Contract Value for
any 12 month period. The Company reserves the right to refuse transfers or
Purchase Payments into the Fixed Account if the Fixed Account is greater than
or equal to 30% of the Contract Value. All amounts transferred to the Fixed
Account must remain on deposit in the Fixed Account until the expiration of the
Interest Rate Guarantee Period. Transfers from the Fixed Account may not be
made prior to the end of the then current Interest Rate Guarantee Period. The
Interest Rate Guarantee Period for any amount allocated to the Fixed Account
expires on the final day of a calendar quarter during which the one year
anniversary of the allocation of the Fixed Account occurs. For all transfers
involving the Variable Account, the Contract Owner's value in each Sub-Account
will be determined as of the date the transfer request is received in the Home
Office in good order.
The Contract Owner may at the maturity of an Interest Rate Guarantee
Period, transfer a portion of the value of the Fixed Account to the Variable
Account. The amount that may be transferred from the Fixed Account to the
Variable Account will be determined by the Company, at its sole discretion, but
will not be less than 10% of the total value of the portion of the Fixed
Account that is maturing. The amount that may be transferred from the Fixed
Account will be declared upon the expiration date of the then current Interest
Rate Guarantee Period. Transfers from the Fixed Account must be made within 45
days after the expiration date of
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the Interest Rate Guarantee Period. Contract Owners who have entered into a
Dollar Cost Averaging agreement with the Company (see "Dollar Cost Averaging")
may transfer from the Fixed Account to the Variable Account under the terms of
that agreement.
Transfers may be made either in writing or, in states allowing such
transfers, by telephone. This telephone exchange privilege is made available to
Contract Owners automatically without the Contract Owner's election. The
Company will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine. Such procedures may include the
following: requesting identifying information, such as name, contract number,
Social Security Number, and/or personal identification number; tape recording
all telephone transactions; providing written confirmation thereof to both the
Contract Owner and any agent of record, at the last address of record; or such
other procedures as the Company may deem reasonable. Although failure to follow
reasonable procedures may result in the Company's liability for any losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone transfers, the Company will not be
liable for following instructions communicated by telephone, or otherwise,
which it reasonably believes to be genuine, including those instructions
forwarded by third party representatives of the Contract Owner who are duly
authorized to make transfers or exchanges on behalf of the Contract Owner. Any
losses incurred pursuant to actions taken by the Company in reliance on
telephone instructions reasonably believed to be genuine shall be borne by the
Contract Owner. The Company may withdraw the telephone exchange privilege upon
30 days written notice to Contract Owners.
CONTRACT OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS
Unless otherwise provided, the Contract Owner has all rights under the
Contract. IF THE PURCHASER NAMES SOMEONE OTHER THAN HIMSELF OR HERSELF AS
OWNER, THE PURCHASER WILL HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THE CONTRACT. Prior to the
Annuitization Date, the Contract Owner may name a new Contract Owner in
Non-Qualified Contracts. Such change may be subject to state and federal gift
taxes and may also result in federal income taxation. Any change of Contract
Owner designation will automatically revoke any prior Contract Owner
designation. Once proper notice of the change is received and recorded by the
Company, the change will become effective as of the date the written request is
signed. A change of Owner will not apply and will not be effective with respect
to any payment made or action taken by the Company prior to the time that the
change was received and recorded by the Company.
Prior to the Annuitization Date, the Contract Owner may request a
change in the Annuitant, the Contingent Annuitant, Contingent Owner,
Beneficiary, or Contingent Beneficiary. Such a request must be made in writing
on a form acceptable to the Company and must be signed by both the Contract
Owner and the person to be named as Annuitant, Contingent Annuitant, or
Contingent Owner, as applicable. Such request must be received by the Company
at its Home Office prior to the Annuitization Date. Any such change is subject
to underwriting and approval by the Company. If the Contract Owner is not a
natural person and there is a change of the Annuitant, such change shall be
treated as the death of a Contract Owner and Distributions shall be made as if
the Contract Owner died at the time of such change.
On and after the Annuitization Date, the Annuitant shall become the
Contract Owner.
JOINT OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS
Joint Owners must be spouses at the time joint ownership is requested.
If a Joint Owner is named, the Joint Owner will possess an undivided interest
in the Contract. Unless otherwise provided, the exercise of any ownership
rights in the Contract (including the right to surrender or partially surrender
the Contract, to change the Contract Owner, the Contingent Owner, the
Annuitant, the Contingent Annuitant, the Beneficiary, the Contingent
Beneficiary, the Annuity Payment Option or the Annuitization Date) shall
require a written request signed by both Joint Owners.
CONTINGENT OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS
The Contingent Owner is the person who may receive certain benefits
under the Contract if the Contract Owner, who is not the Annuitant, dies prior
to the Annuitization Date and there is no surviving Joint Owner. If more than
one Contingent Owner survives the Contract Owner, each will share equally
unless otherwise specified in the Contingent Owner designation. If no
Contingent Owner survives a Contract Owner and there is no surviving Joint
Owner, all rights and interest of the Contingent Owner will vest in the
Contract Owner's estate. If a Contract Owner, who is also the Annuitant dies
before the Annultization Date and there is no surviving Joint Owner, then the
Contingent Owner does not have any rights in the Contract; however, if the
Contingent Owner is also the Beneficiary, the Contingent Owner will have all
the rights of a beneficiary.
Subject to the terms of any existing assignment, the Contract Owner
may change the Contingent Owner prior to the Annuitization Date by written
notice to the Company. The change, upon receipt and recording by the Company at
its Home Office, will take effect as of the time the written notice was signed,
whether or not the Contract Owner is
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living at the time of recording, but without further liability as to any payment
or settlement made by the Company before receipt of such change.
BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS
The Beneficiary is the person or persons who may receive certain
benefits under the Contract in the event the Annuitant dies prior to the
Annuitization Date. If more than one Beneficiary survives the Annuitant, each
will share equally unless otherwise specified in the Beneficiary designation.
If no Beneficiary survives the Annuitant, all rights and interest of the
Beneficiary shall vest in the Contingent Beneficiary, and if more than one
Contingent Beneficiary survives, each will share equally unless otherwise
specified in the Contingent Beneficiary designation. If no Contingent
Beneficiaries survive the Annuitant, all rights and interest of the Contingent
Beneficiary will vest with the Contract Owner or the estate of the last
surviving Contract Owner.
Subject to the terms of any existing assignment, the Contract Owner
may change the Beneficiary or Contingent Beneficiary during the lifetime of the
Annuitant, by written notice to the Company. The change, upon receipt and
recording by the Company at its Home Office, will take effect as of the time
the written notice was signed, whether or not the Annuitant is living at the
time of recording, but without further liability as to any payment or
settlement made by the Company before receipt of such change.
SURRENDER (REDEMPTION)
While the Contract is in force and prior to the earlier of the
Annuitization Date or the death of the Annuitant, the Company will, upon proper
written application by the Contract Owner deemed by the Company to be in good
order, allow the Contract Owner to surrender a portion or all of the Contract
Value. "Proper written application" means that the Contract Owner must request
the surrender in writing and include the Contract. The Company may require that
the signature(s) be guaranteed by a member firm of a major stock exchange or
other depository institution qualified to give such a guaranty.
The Company will, upon receipt of any such written request, surrender
a number of Accumulation Units from the Variable Account and an amount from the
Fixed Account necessary to equal the gross dollar amount requested, less any
applicable Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (see "Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge"). In the event of a partial surrender, the Company will, unless
instructed to the contrary, surrender Accumulation Units from all Sub-Accounts,
in which the Contract Owner has an interest, and the Fixed Account. The number
of Accumulation Units surrendered from each Sub-Account and the amount
surrendered from the Fixed Account will be in the same proportion that the
Contract Owner's interest in the Sub-Accounts and Fixed Account bears to the
total Contract Value.
The Company will pay any funds applied for from the Variable Account
within 7 days of receipt of such application in the Company's Home Office.
However, the Company reserves the right to suspend or postpone the date of any
payment of any benefit or values for any Valuation Period (1) when the New York
Stock Exchange ("Exchange") is closed, (2) when trading on the Exchange is
restricted, (3) when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of
securities held in the Variable Account is not reasonably practicable or it is
not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Variable Account's net
assets, or (4) during any other period when the Securities and Exchange
Commission, by order, so permits for the protection of security holders,
provided that applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission shall govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (2) and (3)
exist. The Contract Value on surrender may be more or less than the total of
Purchase Payments made by a Contract Owner, depending on the market value of
the underlying Mutual Fund shares.
SURRENDERS UNDER A TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY CONTRACT OR QUALIFIED CONTRACT
Except as provided below, the Owner may surrender part or all of the
Contract Value at any time this Contract is in force prior to the earlier of
the Annuitization Date or the death of the Annuitant:
A. The surrender of Contract Value attributable to contributions made
pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of Code
Section 402(g)(3)(A) or (C)), or transfers from a Custodial Account
described in Section 403(b)(7) of the Code, may be executed only:
1. when the Contract Owner attains age 59-1/2, separates from
service, dies, or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Code
Section 72(m)(7)); or
2. in the case of hardship (as defined for purposes of Code Section
401(k)), provided that any surrender of Contract Value in the case
of hardship may not include any income attributable to salary
reduction contributions.
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B. The surrender limitations described in A. above also apply to:
1. salary reduction contributions to Tax Sheltered Annuities made for
plan years beginning after December 31, 1988;
2. earnings credited to such contracts after the last plan year
beginning before January 1, 1989, on amounts attributable to salary
reduction contributions; and
3. all amounts transferred from 403(b)(7) Custodial Accounts (except that
earnings, and employer contributions as of December 31, 1988 in such
Custodial Accounts may be withdrawn in the case of hardship).
C. Any Distribution other than the above, including exercise of a contractual
ten-day free look provision (when available) may result in the immediate
application of taxes and penalties and/or retroactive disqualification of
a Qualified Plan Contract or Tax Sheltered Annuity.
A premature Distribution may not be eligible for rollover treatment.
To assist in preventing disqualification of a Tax Sheltered Annuity in the
event of a ten-day free look, the Company will agree to transfer the proceeds
to another contract which meets the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Code,
upon proper direction by the Contract Owner. The foregoing is the Company's
understanding of the withdrawal restrictions which are currently applicable
under Section 401(k)(2)(B), Section 403(b)(11) and Revenue Ruling 90-24. Such
restrictions are subject to legislative change and/or reinterpretation from
time to time. Distributions pursuant to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
will not be considered to be a violation of the restrictions stated in this
provision.
The Contract surrender provisions may also be modified pursuant to the
plan terms and Code tax provisions when the Contract is issued to fund a
Qualified Plan.
LOAN PRIVILEGE
Prior to the Annuitization Date, the Owner of a Tax Sheltered Annuity
Contract or Qualified Contract may receive a loan from the Contract Value
subject to the terms of the Contract, the Plan, and the Code, which may impose
restrictions on loans.
For salary reduction Tax Sheltered Annuities, loans may only be
secured by the Contract Value. For loans from Qualified Contracts and other Tax
Sheltered Annuities, the Company reserves the right to limit a loan to 50% of
the Contract Value subject to the acceptance by the Contract Owner of the
Company's loan agreement. Where permitted, the Company may require other named
collateral where the loan from a Contract exceeds 50% of the Contract Value.
Loans from Tax Sheltered Annuities and Qualified Contracts are
available beginning 30 days after the Date of Issue. The Contract Owner may
borrow a minimum of $1,000. In non-ERISA plans, for Contract Values up to
$20,000, the maximum loan balance which may be outstanding at any time is 80%
of the Contract Value, but not more than $10,000. If the Contract Value is
$20,000 or more, the maximum loan balance which may be outstanding at any time
is 50% of the Contract Value, but not more than $50,000. For ERISA plans, the
maximum loan balance which may be outstanding at any time is 50% of the
Contract Value, but not more than $50,000. The $50,000 limit will be reduced by
the highest loan balances owed during the prior one-year period. Additional
loans are subject to the contract minimum amount. The aggregate of all loans
may not exceed the Contract Value limitations stated in this provision.
All loans are made from a collateral fixed account. An amount equal to
the principal amount of the loan will be transferred to the collateral fixed
account. Unless instructed to the contrary by the Contract Owner, the Company
will first transfer to the collateral fixed account the Accumulation Units from
the Contract Owner's investment options in proportion to the assets in each
option until the required balance is reached or all such variable units are
exhausted. The remaining required collateral will next be transferred from the
Fixed Account. No withdrawal charges are deducted at the time of the loan, or
on the transfer from the Variable Account to the collateral fixed account.
Until the loan has been repaid in full, that portion of the collateral
fixed account equal to the outstanding loan balance shall be credited with
interest at a rate 2.25 percentage points less than the loan interest rate
fixed by the Company for the term of the loan. However, the interest rate
credited to the collateral fixed account will never be less than 3.0%. Specific
loan terms are disclosed at the time of loan application or loan issuance.
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Loans must be repaid in substantially level payments, not less
frequently than quarterly, within five years. Loans used to purchase the
principal residence of the Contract Owner must be repaid within 15 years.
During the loan term, the outstanding balance of the loan will continue to earn
interest at an annual rate as specified in the loan agreement. Loan repayments
will consist of principal and interest in amounts set forth in the loan
agreement. Loan repayments will be allocated between the Fixed and Variable
Accounts in the same manner as a purchase payment. Both loan repayments and
purchase payments will be allocated to the Contract in accordance with the most
current allocation, unless the Contract Owner and the Company agree otherwise
on a case by case basis.
If the Contract is surrendered while the loan is outstanding, the
surrender value will be reduced by the amount of the loan outstanding plus
accrued interest. If the Contract Owner/Annuitant dies while the loan is
outstanding, the Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the loan
outstanding plus accrued interest. If annuity payments start while the loan is
outstanding, the Contract Value will be reduced by the amount of the
outstanding loan plus accrued interest. Until the loan is repaid, the Company
reserves the right to restrict any transfer of the Contract which would
otherwise qualify as a transfer as permitted in the Code.
If a loan payment is not made when due, interest will continue to
accrue. A grace period may be available under the terms of the loan agreement.
If a loan payment is not made when due, or by the end of the applicable grace
period, the entire loan will be treated as a deemed Distribution, may be
taxable to the borrower, and may be subject to the early withdrawal tax
penalty. Interest that subsequently accrues on defaulted amounts may also be
treated as additional deemed Distributions each year. Any defaulted amounts,
plus accrued interest, will be deducted from the Contract when the participant
becomes eligible for a Distribution of at least that amount, and this amount
may again be treated as a Distribution where required by law. Additional loans
may not be available while a previous loan remains in default.
Loans may also be subject to additional limitations or restrictions
under the terms of the employer's plan. Loans permitted under this Contract may
still be taxable in whole or part if the participant has additional loans from
other plans or contracts. The Company will calculate the maximum nontaxable
loan based on the information provided by the participant or the employer.
Loan repayments must be identified as such or else they will be
treated as Purchase Payments and will not be used to reduce the outstanding
loan principal or interest due. The Company reserves the right to modify the
loan's terms or procedures if there is a change in applicable law. The Company
also reserves the right to assess a loan processing fee.
Individual Retirement Annuities, SEP IRAs, and Non-Qualified Contracts
are not eligible for loans.
ASSIGNMENT
Where permitted, the Contract Owner may assign some or all rights
under the Contract at any time during the lifetime of the Annuitant prior to
the Annuitization Date. Such assignment will take effect upon receipt and
recording by the Company at its Home Office of a written notice executed by the
Contract Owner. The Company is not responsible for the validity or tax
consequences of any assignment. The Company shall not be liable as to any
payment or other settlement made by the Company before recording the
assignment. Where necessary for the proper administration of the terms of the
Contract, an assignment will not be recorded until the Company has received
sufficient direction from the Contract Owner and assignee as to the proper
allocation of Contract rights under the assignment.
If this Contract is a Non-Qualified Contract, any portion of the
Contract Value which is pledged or assigned shall be treated as a Distribution
and shall be included in gross income to the extent that the cash value exceeds
the investment in the Contract for the taxable year in which it was assigned or
pledged. In addition, any Contract Values assigned may, under certain
conditions, be subject to a tax penalty equal to 10% of the amount which is
included in gross income. All rights in this Contract are personal to the
Contract Owner and may not be assigned without written consent of the Company.
Assignment of the entire Contract Value may cause the portion of the Contract
Value exceeding the total investment in the Contract and previously taxed
amounts to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes each
year that the assignment is in effect. Individual Retirement Annuities, SEP
IRAs, Tax Sheltered Annuities, and Qualified Contracts, may not be assigned,
pledged or otherwise transferred except under such conditions as may be allowed
by law.
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CONTRACT OWNER SERVICES
ASSET REBALANCING
The Contract Owner may direct the automatic reallocation of Contract
Values to the underlying Mutual Fund options on a predetermined percentage
basis every three months or on another frequency as authorized by the Company.
If the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, recognized holiday
or any other day when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, the Asset
Rebalancing exchange will occur on the first business day after that day. Asset
Rebalancing will not affect future allocations of Purchase Payments. An Asset
Rebalancing request must be in writing on a form provided by the Company. The
Contract Owner may want to contact a financial adviser in order to discuss the
use of Asset Rebalancing in his or her Contract.
Contracts issued to a Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan or a Qualified Plan
as defined by the Code may have superseding plan restrictions with regard to
frequency of underlying Mutual Fund exchanges and underlying Mutual Fund
options.
The Company reserves the right to discontinue offering Asset
Rebalancing upon 30 days' written notice; such discontinuation will not affect
Asset Rebalancing programs which have already commenced. The Company also
reserves the right to assess a processing fee for this service.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
If the Contract Value is $15,000 or more, the Contract Owner may
direct the Company to automatically transfer a specified amount from the Money
Market Fund Sub-Account or the Fixed Account to any other Sub-Account within
the Variable Account on a monthly basis or other frequency as authorized by the
Company. This service is intended to allow the Contract Owner to utilize Dollar
Cost Averaging, a long-term investment program which provides for regular,
level investments over time. The Company makes no guarantees that Dollar Cost
Averaging will result in a profit or protect against loss in a declining
market. The minimum monthly Dollar Cost Averaging transfer is $100. In
addition, Dollar Cost Averaging monthly transfers from the Fixed Account must
be equal to or less than 1/30th of the Fixed Account value when the Dollar Cost
Averaging program is requested. Transfers out of the Fixed Account, other than
for Dollar Cost Averaging, may be subject to certain additional restrictions
(see "Transfers"). A written election of this service, on a form provided by
the Company, must be completed by the Contract Owner in order to begin
transfers. Once elected, transfers from the Money Market Fund Sub-Account, or
the Fixed Account will be processed monthly or other approved frequency until
either the value in the Money Market Fund Sub-Account, or the Fixed Account is
completely depleted or the Contract Owner instructs the Company in writing to
cancel the transfers.
The Company reserves the right to discontinue offering Dollar Cost
Averaging upon written notice; such discontinuation will not affect Dollar Cost
Averaging programs already commenced. The Company also reserves the right to
assess a processing fee for this service.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS
The Contract Owner may elect in writing on a form provided by the
Company to take Systematic Withdrawals of a specified dollar amount (of at
least $100) on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The Company
will process the withdrawals as directed by surrendering on a pro-rata basis
Accumulation Units from all of the Sub-Accounts in which the Contract Owner has
an interest, and the Fixed Account. A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC")
may apply to Systematic Withdrawals in accordance with the considerations set
forth in the "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" section. Systematic Withdrawal
is subject to federal income taxes on the taxable portion. In addition, a 10%
federal penalty tax may be assessed on Systematic Withdrawals if the Contract
Owner is under age 59 1/2. Unless directed by the Contract Owner, the Company
will withhold federal income taxes from each Systematic Withdrawal.
An aged-based systematic withdrawal program will terminate
automatically at the end of each Contract Year and may be reinstated only
pursuant to a new request. Unless the Contract Owner has made an irrevocable
election of distributions of substantially equal payments, the Systematic
Withdrawals may be discontinued at any time by notifying the Company in
writing.
If the Contract Owner withdraws amounts pursuant to a Systematic
Withdrawal program, then the Contract Owner may withdraw each Contract Year
without a CDSC an amount up to the greater of (1) 10% of the total sum of all
Purchase Payments made to the Contract at the time of withdrawal, (2) an amount
withdrawn from any Individual Retirement Annuity, Tax Sheltered Annuity, SEP
IRA, or Qualified Contract, in
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order for that Contract to meet minimum distribution requirements, or (3) the
specified percentage of the Contract Value based on the Contract Owner's age, as
shown in the following table:
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59-1/2 to 70-1/2 7%
70-1/2 to 75 9%
75 and Over 13%
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If the total amounts withdrawn in any Contract Year exceed the
CDSC-free amount as calculated under the Systematic Withdrawal method described
above, then such total withdrawn amounts will be eligible only for the 10% of
Purchase Payment CDSC-free withdrawal privilege described in the "Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge" section, and the total amount of CDSC charged during the
Contract Year will be determined in accordance with that provision.
The Contract Value and the Contract Owner's age for purposes of
applying the CDSC-free withdrawal percentage described in this provision are
determined as of the date the request for a Systematic Withdrawal program is
received and recorded by the Company at its Home Office. (In the case of Joint
Owners, the older Owner's age will be used.) The Contract Owner may make the
election to take such CDSC-free amounts only once each Contract Year.
Furthermore, this CDSC-free withdrawal privilege for Systematic Withdrawals is
non-cumulative; that is, free amounts not taken during any given Contract Year
cannot be taken as free amounts in a subsequent Contract Year.
Systematic Withdrawals are not available prior to the expiration of
the ten day free look provision of the Contract or of applicable state or
federal law. The Company also reserves the right to assess a processing fee for
this service.
ANNUITY PAYMENT PERIOD, DEATH BENEFIT, AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE
The Contract Owner selects an Annuity Commencement Date at the time of
application. Such date may be the first day of a calendar month or any other
agreed upon date and must be at least 2 years after the Date of Issue. In the
event the Contract is issued subject to the terms of a Tax Sheltered Annuity
Plan or Qualified Plan, Annuitization may occur during the first two years
subject to approval by the Company. The Annuity Commencement Date may not be
later than the Annuitant's 90th birthday or except in certain states which
require an earlier date or when a later date has been requested by the Contract
Owner and approved by the Company.
CHANGE IN ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE
If the Contract Owner requests in writing and the Company approves the
request, the Annuity Commencement Date may be changed. The new date must comply
with the Annuity Commencement Date provisions above.
ANNUITY PAYMENT PERIOD-VARIABLE ACCOUNT
At the Annuitization Date, the Variable Account Contract Value is
applied to the Annuity Payment Option elected and the amount of the first such
payment made shall be determined in accordance with the Annuity Table located
in the Contract.
Subsequent Variable Annuity payments vary in amount in accordance with
the investment performance of the Variable Account. The dollar amount of the
first annuity payment determined above is divided by the value of an Annuity
Unit as of the Annuitization Date to establish the number of Annuity Units
representing each monthly annuity payment. This number of Annuity Units remains
fixed during the annuity payment period. The dollar amount of the second and
subsequent payments is not predetermined and may change from month to month.
The dollar amount of each subsequent payment is determined by multiplying the
fixed number of Annuity Units by the Annuity Unit Value for the Valuation
Period in which the payment is due. The Company guarantees that the dollar
amount of each payment after the first will not be affected by variations in
mortality experience from mortality assumptions used to determine the first
payment.
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VALUE OF AN ANNUITY UNIT
The value of an Annuity Unit was arbitrarily set initially at $10 when
the first underlying Mutual Fund shares were purchased. The value of an Annuity
Unit for a Sub-Account for any subsequent Valuation Period is determined by
multiplying the Annuity Unit Value for the immediately preceding Valuation
Period by the Net Investment Factor for the Valuation Period for which the
Annuity Unit Value is being calculated, and multiplying the result by an
interest factor to neutralize the assumed investment rate of 3.5% per annum
(see "Net Investment Factor").
ASSUMED INVESTMENT RATE
A 3.5% assumed investment rate is built into the Annuity Tables
contained in the Contracts. A higher assumption would mean a higher initial
payment but more slowly rising or more rapidly falling subsequent payments. A
lower assumption would have the opposite effect. If the actual investment rate
is at the annual rate of 3.5%, the annuity payments will be level.
FREQUENCY AND AMOUNT OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS
Annuity payments will be paid as monthly installments. However, if the
net amount available to apply under any Annuity Payment Option is less than
$5,000, the Company shall have the right to pay such amount in one lump sum in
lieu of the payments otherwise provided for. In addition, if the payments
provided for would be or become less than $50, the Company shall have the right
to change the frequency of payments to such intervals as will result in
payments of at least $50. In no event will the Company make payments under an
annuity option less frequently than annually.
CHANGE IN FORM OF ANNUITY
The Contract Owner may, upon prior written notice to the Company, at
any time prior to the Annuitization Date, elect one of the Annuity Payment
Options below.
ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTIONS
Option 1-Life Annuity-An annuity payable periodically, but at least annually,
during the lifetime of the Annuitant, ceasing with the last payment due prior
to the death of the Annuitant. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS OPTION FOR THE
ANNUITANT TO RECEIVE ONLY ONE ANNUITY PAYMENT IF HE OR SHE DIED BEFORE THE
SECOND ANNUITY PAYMENT DATE, TWO ANNUITY PAYMENTS IF HE OR SHE DIED BEFORE THE
THIRD ANNUITY PAYMENT DATE, AND SO ON.
Option 2-Joint and Last Survivor Annuity-An annuity payable periodically, but
at least annually, during the joint lifetimes of the Annuitant and designated
second person and continuing thereafter during the lifetime of the survivor. AS
IS THE CASE UNDER OPTION 1 ABOVE, THERE IS NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF PAYMENTS
GUARANTEED UNDER THIS OPTION. PAYMENTS CEASE UPON THE DEATH OF THE LAST
SURVIVING ANNUITANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED.
Option 3-Life Annuity With 120 or 240 Monthly Payments Guaranteed-An annuity
payable monthly during the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that if
at the death of the Annuitant payments have been made for fewer than 120 or 240
months, as selected, payments will be made as follows:
(1) If the Annuitant is the payee, any guaranteed annuity payments
will be continued during the remainder of the selected period to such
recipient as chosen by the Annuitant at the time the Annuity Payment
Option was selected. In the alternative, the recipient may, at any
time, elect to have the present value of the guaranteed number of
annuity payments remaining paid in a lump sum as specified in section
(2) below.
(2) If someone other than the Annuitant is the payee, the present
value, computed as of the date on which notice of death is received by
the Company at its Home Office, of the guaranteed number of annuity
payments remaining after receipt of such notice and to which the
deceased would have been entitled had he or she not died, computed at
the Assumed Investment Rate effective in determining the Annuity
Tables, shall be paid in a lump sum.
Some of the stated Annuity Options may not be available in all states. The
Contract Owner may request an alternative non-guaranteed option by giving
notice in writing prior to Annuitization. If such a request is approved by the
Company, it will be permitted under the Contract.
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If the Contract Owner of a Non-Qualified Contract fails to elect an
Annuity Payment Option, no Distribution will be made until an effective Annuity
Payment Option has been elected. Individual Retirement Annuities, Tax Sheltered
Annuities, SEP IRAs and Qualified Plans are subject to the minimum Distribution
requirements set forth in the Plan, Contract, or Code.
DEATH OF CONTRACT OWNER PROVISIONS - NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
For Non-Qualified Contracts, if the Contract Owner and the Annuitant
are not the same person and such Contract Owner dies prior to the Annuitization
Date, then the Joint Owner, if any, becomes the new Contract Owner. If there is
no surviving Joint Owner, the Contingent Owner becomes the new Contract Owner.
If there is no surviving Contingent Owner, the last surviving Contract Owner's
estate becomes the Contract Owner. The entire interest in the Contract Value,
less any applicable deductions (which may include a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge), must be distributed in accordance with the "Required Distribution
Provisions- Non-Qualified Contracts" provisions.
DEATH OF THE ANNUITANT PROVISIONS - NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
If the Contract Owner and Annuitant are not the same person, and the
Annuitant dies prior to the Annuitization date, a Death Benefit will be payable
to the Beneficiary, the Contingent Beneficiary, the Contract Owner, or the last
surviving Contract Owner's estate, as specified in the "Beneficiary
Provisions", unless there is a surviving Contingent Annuitant. In such case,
the Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant and no Death Benefit is payable.
The Beneficiary may elect to receive such Death Benefits in the form
of: (1) a lump sum Distribution; (2) election of an annuity payout; or (3) any
Distribution that is permitted under state and federal regulations and is
acceptable by the Company. Such election must be received by the Company within
60 days of the Annuitant's death.
If the Annuitant dies after the Annuitization Date, any benefit that
may be payable shall be paid according to the Annuity Payment Option selected.
DEATH OF THE CONTRACT OWNER/ANNUITANT PROVISIONS
If any Contract Owner and Annuitant are the same person, and such
person dies before the Annuitization date, a Death Benefit will be payable to
the Beneficiary, the Contingent Beneficiary, the Contract Owner, or the last
surviving Contract Owner's estate, as specified in the Beneficiary Provisions
and in accordance with the appropriate "Required Distributions Provisions."
If the Annuitant dies after the Annuitization Date, any benefit that
may be payable shall be paid according to the Annuity Payment Option selected.
DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT PROVISIONS
The value of the Death Benefit will be determined as of the Valuation
Date coincident with or next following the date the Company receives in writing
at the Home Office the following three items: (1) proper proof of the
Annuitant's death; (2) an election specifying the Distribution method; and (3)
any applicable state required form(s).
If the Annuitant dies prior to the Annuitization Date, the Death
Benefit will be the greatest of the following: (1) the Contract Value; (2) the
sum of all Purchase Payments made to the contract less an adjustment for
amounts surrendered; or (3) the Maximum Anniversary Value. The Maximum
Anniversary Value is equal to the greatest Anniversary Value attained from the
following: as of the date proper proof of death is received by the Company, the
Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary prior to the deceased Annuitant's
attained age 81, less an adjustment for amounts subsequently surrendered, plus
purchase payments subsequently received after that Contract Anniversary date.
Amounts surrendered will reduce items (2) and (3) above in the same
proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of the partial
surrender.
If the Annuitant dies after the Annuitization Date, any payment that
may be payable will be determined according to the selected Annuity Payment
Option.
REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION PROVISIONS FOR NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
Upon the death of any Owner, Contract Owner or Joint Owner (including
an Annuitant who becomes the Owner of the Contract on the Annuitization Date)
(each of the foregoing "a deceased Owner"), certain distributions are required
by Section 72(s) of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of the Contract to
the contrary, the following Distributions shall be made in accordance with such
requirements:
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1. If any deceased Owner died on or after the Annuitization Date and
before the entire interest under the Contract has been distributed, then the
remaining portion of such interest shall be distributed at least as rapidly as
under the method of distribution in effect as of the date of such deceased
Owner's death.
2. If any deceased Owner died prior to the Annuitization Date, then
the entire interest in the Contract (consisting of either the Death Benefit or
the Contract Value reduced by certain changes as set forth elsewhere in the
Contract) shall be distributed within 5 years of the death of the deceased
Owner, provided however:
(a) If any portion of such interest is payable to or for the benefit
of a natural person who is a surviving Contract Owner, Contingent
Owner, Joint Owner, Annuitant, Contingent Annuitant, Beneficiary, or
Contingent Beneficiary as the case may be (each a "designated
beneficiary"), such portion may, at the election of the designated
beneficiary, be distributed over the life of such designated
beneficiary, or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy
of such designated beneficiary, provided that payments begin within
one year of the date of the deceased Owner's death (or such longer
period as may be permitted by federal income tax regulations), and
(b) If the designated beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the
deceased Owner, such spouse may elect to become the Owner of this
Contract, in lieu of a Death Benefit, and the distributions required
under these distribution rules will be made upon the death of such
spouse.
In the event that this Contract is owned by a person that is not a
natural person (e.g., a trust or corporation), then, for purposes of these
distribution provisions, (i) the death of the Annuitant shall be treated as the
death of any Owner, (ii) any change of the Annuitant shall be treated as the
death of any Owner, and (iii) in either case the appropriate distribution
required under these distribution rules shall be made upon such death or
change, as the case may be. The Annuitant is the primary annuitant as defined
in Section 72(s)(6)(B) of the Code.
These distribution provisions shall not be applicable to any Contract
that is not required to be subject to the provisions of 72(s) of the Code by
reason of Section 72(s)(5) or any other law or rule (including Tax Sheltered
Annuities, Individual Retirement Annuities, Qualified Plans and SEP IRAs).
Upon the death of a "deceased Owner", the designated Beneficiary must
elect a method of Distribution which complies with these above distribution
provisions and which is acceptable to the Company. Such election must be
received by the Company within 60 days of the deceased Owner's death.
REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION FOR TAX SHELTERED ANNUITIES AND QUALIFIED PLANS
The entire interest of an Annuitant under a Tax Sheltered Annuity
Contract or Qualified Contract will be distributed in a manner consistent with
the Minimum Distribution and Incidental Benefit (MDIB) provisions of Section
401(a)(9) of the Code and applicable regulations, and will be paid,
notwithstanding anything else contained herein, to the Annuitant under the
Annuity Payments Option selected, over a period not exceeding:
a) the life of the Annuitant or the lives of the Annuitant and the
Annuitant's designated Beneficiary under the selected Annuity Payment
Option; or
b) a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Annuitant
or the life expectancy of the Annuitant and the Annuitant's designated
Beneficiary under the selected Annuity Payment Option,
For Tax Sheltered Annuity Contracts, no distributions will be required
from this Contract if Distributions otherwise required from this Contract are
being withdrawn from another Tax Sheltered Annuity of the Annuitant.
If the Annuitant's entire interest in a Qualified Plan or Tax Sheltered
Annuity is to be distributed in equal or substantially equal payments over a
period described in (a) or (b), above, such payments will commence no later
than (i) the first day of April following the calendar year in which the
Annuitant attains age 70-1/2 or (ii) when the Annuitant retires, whichever is
later (the required beginning date). However, provision (ii) does not apply to
any employee who is a 5% Owner (as defined in Section 416 of the Code) with
respect to the plan year ending in the calendar year in which the employee
attains the age of 70-1/2.
If the Annuitant dies prior to the commencement of his or her
Distribution, the entire interest in the Contract must be distributed by
December 31 of the calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of his or her
death occurs unless:
(a) the Annuitant names his or her surviving spouse as the Beneficiary
and such spouse elects to receive Distribution of the account in
substantially equal payments over his or her life (or a period not
exceeding his or her life expectancy) and commencing not later than
December 31 of the year in which the Annuitant would have attained age
70-1/2; or
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(b) the Annuitant names a Beneficiary other than his or her surviving
spouse and such Beneficiary elects to receive a Distribution of the
account in substantially equal payments over his or her life (or a
period not exceeding his or her life expectancy) commencing not later
than December 31 of the year following the year in which the Annuitant
dies.
If the Annuitant dies after Distribution has commenced, Distribution
must continue at least as rapidly as under the schedule being used prior to his
or her death.
Payments commencing on the required beginning date will not be less
than the lesser of the quotient obtained by dividing the entire interest of the
Annuitant by the life expectancy of the Annuitant, or the joint and last
survivor expectancy of the Annuitant and the Annuitant's designated Beneficiary
(if the Annuitant dies prior to the required beginning date) or the Beneficiary
under the selected Annuity Payment Option (if the Annuitant dies after the
required beginning date) whichever is applicable under the applicable minimum
Distribution or MDIB provisions. Life expectancy and joint and last survivor
expectancy are computed by the use of return multiples contained in Section
1.72-9 of the Treasury Regulations.
If the amounts distributed to the Annuitant are less than those
mentioned above, penalty tax of 50% is levied on the excess of the amount that
should have been distributed for that year over the amount that actually was
distributed for that year.
REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES AND SEP IRAS
Distribution from an Individual Retirement Annuity must begin not
later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which
the Contract Owner attains age 70-1/2. Distribution may be accepted in a lump
sum or in substantially equal payments over: (a) the Contract Owner's life or
the lives of the Contract Owner and his or her spouse or designated
beneficiary, or (b) a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the
Contract Owner or the joint life expectancy of the Contract Owner and the
Contract Owner's designated beneficiary.
If the Contract Owner dies prior to the commencement of his or her
Distribution, the interest in the Individual Retirement Annuity must be
distributed by December 31 of the calendar year in which the fifth anniversary
of his or her death occurs, unless:
(a) The Contract Owner names his or her surviving spouse as the Beneficiary
and such spouse elects to:
(i) treat the annuity as an Individual Retirement Annuity
established for his or her benefit; or
(ii) receive Distribution of the account in substantially equal
payments over his or her life (or a period not exceeding his
or her life expectancy) and commencing not later than
December 31 of the year in which the Contract Owner would
have attained age 70-1/2; or
(b) The Contract Owner names a Beneficiary other than his or her surviving
spouse and such Beneficiary elects to receive a Distribution of the account in
substantially equal payments over his or her life (or a period not exceeding his
or her life expectancy) and commencing not later that December 31 of the year
following the year in which the Contract Owner dies.
No Distributions will be required from this Contract if Distributions
otherwise required from this Contract are being withdrawn from another
Individual Retirement Annuity or Individual Annuity Account of the Contract
Owner.
If the Contract Owner dies after Distribution has commenced,
Distribution must continue at least as rapidly as under the schedule being used
prior to his or her death, except to the extent that a surviving spouse who is
a beneficiary under the Annuity Payment Option, may treat the Contract as his
or her own, in the same manner as described in section (a)(i) of this
provision.
If the amounts distributed to the Contract Owner are less than those
mentioned above, penalty tax of 50% is levied on the excess of the amount that
should have been distributed for that year over the amount that actually was
distributed for that year.
A pro-rata portion of all Distributions will be included in the gross
income of the person receiving the Distribution and taxed at ordinary income
tax rates. The portion of the Distribution which is taxable is based on the
ratio between the amount by which non-deductible Purchase Payments exceed prior
non-taxable Distributions and total account balances at the time of the
Distribution. The Contract Owner must annually report the amount of
non-deductible Purchase Payments, the amount of any Distribution, the amount by
which
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non-deductible Purchase Payments for all years exceed non-taxable Distributions
for all years, and the total balance of all Individual Retirement Annuities.
Individual Retirement Annuity Distributions will not receive the
benefit of the tax treatment of a lump sum Distributions from a Qualified Plan.
If the Contract Owner dies prior to the time Distribution of the Contract
Owner's interest in the annuity is completed, the balance will also be included
in the Contract Owner's gross estate.
Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) and Salary Reduction Simplified
Employee Pensions (SAR SEPs), described in Section 408(k) of the Code, are
taxed in a manner similar to IRAs, and are subject to similar distribution
requirements as IRAs. SAR SEPs cannot be established after 1996.
GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFERS
The Company may determine whether the Death Benefit or any other
payment constitutes a direct skip as defined in Section 2612 of the Code, and
the amount of the tax on the generation-skipping transfer resulting from such
direct skip. If applicable, the payment will be reduced by any tax the Company
is required to pay by Section 2603 of the Code.
A direct skip may occur when property is transferred to or a Death
Benefit is paid to an individual two or more generations younger than the
Contract Owner.
FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The Company does not make any guarantee regarding the tax status for
any Contract or any transaction involving the Contracts. Contract Owners should
consult a financial consultant, legal counsel or tax advisor to discuss in
detail the taxation and the use of the Contracts.
Section 72 of the Code governs federal income taxation of annuities in
general. That section sets forth different rules for: (1) Qualified Contracts;
(2) Individual Retirement Annuities including SEP IRAs; (3) Tax Sheltered
Annuities; and (4) Non-Qualified Contracts. Each type of annuity is discussed
below.
Distributions to participants from Qualified Contracts or Tax
Sheltered Annuities are generally taxed when received. A portion of each
Distribution is excludable from income based on the ratio between the after tax
investment of the Owner/Annuitant in the Contract and the value of the Contract
at the time of the withdrawal or Annuitization.
Distributions from Individual Retirement Annuities and Contracts owned
by Individual Retirement Accounts are also generally taxed when received. The
portion of each such payment which is excludable is based on the ratio between
the amount by which nondeductible Purchase Payments to all such Contracts
exceeds prior non-taxable Distributions from such Contracts, and the total
account balances in such Contracts at the time of the Distribution. The Owner
of such Individual Retirement Annuities or the Annuitant under Contracts held
by Individual Retirement Accounts must annually report to the Internal Revenue
Service the amount of nondeductible Purchase Payments, the amount of any
Distribution, the amount by which nondeductible Purchase Payments for all years
exceed non-taxable Distributions for all years, and the total balance in all
Individual Retirement Annuities and Accounts.
A change of the Annuitant or Contingent Annuitant may be treated by
the Internal Revenue Service as a taxable transaction.
NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS - NATURAL PERSONS AS OWNERS
The rules applicable to Non-Qualified Contracts provide that a portion of each
annuity payment received is excludable from taxable income based on the ratio
between the Contract Owner's investment in the Contract and the expected return
on the Contract until the investment has been recovered; thereafter the entire
amount is includable in income. The maximum amount excludable from income is
the investment in the Contract. If the Annuitant dies prior to excluding from
income the entire investment in the Contract, the Annuitant's final tax return
may reflect a deduction for the balance of the investment in the Contract.
Distributions made from the Contract prior to the Annuitization Date
are taxable to the Contract Owner to the extent that the cash value of the
Contract exceeds the Contract Owner's investment at the time of the
Distribution. Distributions, for this purpose, include partial surrenders,
dividends, loans, or any portion of the Contract which is assigned or pledged;
or for Contracts issued after April 22, 1987, any portion of the Contract
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transferred by gift. For these purposes, a transfer by gift may occur upon
Annuitization if the Contract Owner and the Annuitant are not the same
individual. In determining the taxable amount of a Distribution, all annuity
contracts issued after October 21, 1988, by the same company to the same
contract owner during any 12 month period, will be treated as one annuity
contract. Additional limitations on the use of multiple contracts may be
imposed by Treasury Regulations. Distributions prior to the Annuitization Date
with respect to that portion of the Contract invested prior to August 14, 1982,
are treated first as a recovery of the investment in the Contract as of that
date. A Distribution in excess of the amount of the investment in the Contract
as of August 14, 1982, will be treated as taxable income.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 has changed the tax treatment of certain
Non-Qualified Contracts held by entities other than individuals. Such entities
are taxed currently on the earnings on the Contract which are attributable to
contributions made to the Contract after February 28, 1986. There are
exceptions for immediate annuities and certain Contracts owned for the benefit
of an individual. An immediate annuity, for purposes of this discussion, is a
single premium Contract on which payments begin within one year of purchase. If
this Contract is issued as the result of an exchange described in Section 1035
of the Code, for purposes of determining whether the Contract is an immediate
annuity, it will generally be considered to have been purchased on the purchase
date of the contract given up in the exchange.
Code Section 72 also provides for a penalty tax, equal to 10% of the
portion of any Distribution that is includable in gross income, if such
Distribution is made prior to attaining age 59-1/2. The penalty tax does not
apply if the Distribution is attributable to the Contract Owner's death,
disability or is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made
over the life or life expectancy of the Contract Owner (or the joint lives or
joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the beneficiary selected by
the Contract Owner to receive payment under the Annuity Payment Option selected
by the Contract Owner) or for the purchase of an immediate annuity, or is
allocable to an investment in the Contract before August 14, 1982. A Contract
Owner wishing to begin taking Distributions to which the 10% tax penalty does
not apply should forward a written request to the Company. Upon receipt of a
written request from the Contract Owner, the Company will inform the Contract
Owner of the procedures pursuant to Company policy and subject to limitations
of the Contract including but not limited to first year withdrawals. Such
election shall be irrevocable and may not be amended or changed.
In order to qualify as an annuity contract under Section 72 of the
Code, the contract must provide for Distribution of the entire contract to be
made upon the death of a Contract Owner. If a Contract Owner dies prior to the
Annuitization Date, then the Joint Contract Owner, the Contingent Owner or
other named recipient must receive the Distribution within 5 years of the
Contract Owner's death. However, the recipient may elect for payments to be
made over his/her life or life expectancy provided that such payments begin
within one year from the death of the Contract Owner. If the Joint Contract
Owner, Contingent Owner or other named recipient is the surviving spouse, such
spouse may be treated as the Contract Owner and the Contract may be continued
throughout the life of the surviving spouse. In the event the Contract Owner
dies on or after the Annuitization Date and before the entire interest has been
distributed, the remaining portion must be distributed at least as rapidly as
under the method of Distribution being used as of the date of the Contract
Owner's death (see "Required Distribution For Qualified Plans and Tax Sheltered
Annuities"). If the Contract Owner is not an individual, the death of the
Annuitant (or a change in the Annuitant) will result in a Distribution pursuant
to these rules, regardless of whether a Contingent Annuitant is named.
The Code requires that any election to receive an annuity rather than
a lump sum payment must be made within 60 days after the lump sum becomes
payable (generally, the election must be made within 60 days after the death of
an Owner or the Annuitant). If the election is made more than 60 days after the
lump sum first becomes payable, the election would be ignored for tax purposes,
and the entire amount of the lump sum would be subject to immediate tax. If the
election is made within the 60 day period, each Distribution would be taxable
when it is paid.
NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS - NON-NATURAL PERSONS AS OWNERS
The foregoing discussion of the taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts
applies to Contracts owned (or, pursuant to Section 72(u) of the Code, deemed
to be owned) by individuals; it does not apply to Contracts where one or more
non-individuals is an Owner.
As a general rule, contracts owned by corporations, partnerships,
trusts, and similar entities ("Non-Natural Persons"), rather than by one or
more individuals, are not treated as annuity contracts for most purposes under
the Code; in particular, they are not treated as annuity contracts for purposes
of Section 72.
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Therefore, the taxation rules for Distributions, as described above, do not
apply to Non-Qualified Contracts owned by Non-Natural Persons. Rather, the
following rules will apply.
The income earned under a Non-Qualified Contract that is owned by a
Non-Natural Person is taxed as ordinary income during the taxable year that it
is earned, and is not deferred, even if the income is not distributed out of
the Contract to the Owner.
The foregoing Non-Natural Person rule does not apply to all
entity-owned contracts. First, for this purpose, a Contract that is owned by a
Non-Natural Person as an agent for an individual is treated as owned by the
individual. This exception does not apply, however, to a Non-Natural Person who
is an employer that holds the Contract under a non-qualified deferred
compensation arrangement for one or more employees.
The Non-Natural Person rules also do not apply to a Contract that is
(a) acquired by the estate of a decedent by reason of the death of the
decedent; (b) issued in connection with certain qualified retirement plans and
individual retirement plans; (c) used in connection with certain structured
settlements; (d) purchased by an employer upon the termination of certain
qualified retirement plans; or (e) an immediate annuity.
QUALIFIED PLANS, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES, SEP IRAS AND TAX SHELTERED
ANNUITIES
The Contract may be purchased as a Qualified Contract, an Individual
Retirement Annuity, SEP IRA, or a Tax Sheltered Annuity. The Contract Owner
should seek competent advice as to the tax consequences associated with the use
of a Contract as an Individual Retirement Annuity.
For information regarding eligibility, limitations on permissible
amounts of Purchase Payments, and the tax consequences of distributions from
Qualified Plans, Tax Sheltered Annuities, Individual Retirement Annuities, SEP
IRAs and other plans that receive favorable tax treatment, the purchasers of
such contracts should seek competent advice. The terms of such plans may
limit the rights available under the Contracts.
Pursuant to Section 403(b)(1)(E) Code, a Contract that is issued as a
Tax-Sheltered Annuity is required to limit the amount of the Purchase Payment
for any year to an amount that does not exceed the limit set forth in Section
402(g) of the Code ($7,000), as it is from time to time increased to reflect
increases in the cost of living. This limit may be reduced by any deposits,
contributions or payments made to any other Tax-Sheltered Annuity or other
plan, contract or arrangement by or on behalf of the Owner.
The Code permits the rollover of most Distributions from Qualified
Plans to other Qualified Plans or Individual Retirement Annuities. Most
Distributions from Tax-Sheltered Annuities may be rolled into another
Tax-Sheltered Annuity, Individual Retirement Annuity, or Individual Retirement
Accounts. Distributions that may not be rolled over are those which are:
1. one of a series of substantially equal annual (or more frequent)
payments made: (a) over the life (or life expectancy) of the Contract
Owner, (b) over the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the
Contract Owner and the Contract Owner's designated Beneficiary, or (c) for
a specified period of ten years or more, or
2. a required minimum distribution.
Any Distribution eligible for rollover will be subject to federal tax
withholding at a rate of twenty percent (20%) unless the Distribution is
transferred directly to an appropriate plan as described above.
Individual Retirement Annuities may not provide life insurance
benefits. If the Death Benefit exceeds the greater of the cash value of the
Contract or the sum of all Purchase Payments (less any surrenders), it is
possible the Internal Revenue Service could determine that the Individual
Retirement Annuity did not qualify for the desired tax treatment.
The Contract is available for Qualified Plans electing to comply with
section 404(c) of ERISA. It is the responsibility of the plan and its
fiduciaries to determine and satisfy the requirements of section 404(c).
WITHHOLDING
The Company is required to withhold tax from certain Distributions to
the extent that such Distribution would constitute income to the Contract Owner
or other payee. The Contract Owner or other payee is entitled to elect not to
have federal income tax withheld from any such Distribution, but may be subject
or if the Contract Owner or other payee fails to provide a taxpayer
calendar year. However, if the Internal Revenue Service notifies the Company
that the Contract Owner or other payee has furnished an incorrect taxpayer
identification number, to penalties in the event insufficient federal income tax
is withheld during a identification number,
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the Distributions may be subject to back-up withholding at the statutory rate,
which is presently 31%, and which cannot be waived by the Contract Owner or
other payee.
NON-RESIDENT ALIENS
Distributions to nonresident aliens (NRAs) are generally subject to
federal income tax and tax withholding, at a statutory rate of thirty percent
(30%) of the amount of income that is distributed. The Company may be required
to withhold such amount from the Distribution and remit it to the Internal
Revenue Service. Distributions to certain NRAs may be subject to lower, or in
certain instances, zero tax and withholding rates, if the United States has
entered into an applicable treaty. However, in order to obtain the benefits of
such treaty provisions, the NRA must give to the Company sufficient proof of
his or her residency and citizenship in the form and manner prescribed by the
Internal Revenue Service. In addition, for any Distribution made after December
31, 1997, the NRA must obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number from
the Internal Revenue Service, and furnish that number to the Company prior to
the Distribution. If the Company does not have the proper proof of citizenship
or residency and (for Distributions after December 31, 1997) a proper
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number prior to any Distribution, the
Company will be required to withhold 30% of the income, regardless of any
treaty provision.
A payment may not be subject to withholding where the recipient
sufficiently establishes to the Company that such payment is effectively
connected to the recipient's conduct of a trade or business in the United
States and that such payment is includable in the recipient's gross income for
United States federal income tax purposes. Any such Distributions will be
subject to the rules set forth in the section entitled "Withholding."
FEDERAL ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES
A transfer of the Contract from one Contract Owner to another, or the
payment of a Distribution under the Contract to someone other than a Contract
Owner, may constitute a gift for federal gift tax purposes. Upon the death of
the Contract Owner, the value of the Contract may be included in his or her
gross estate, even if a all or a portion of the value is also subject to
federal income taxes.
The Company may be required to determine whether the Death Benefit or
any other payment or Distribution constitutes a "direct skip" as defined in
Section 2612 of the Code, and the amount of the generation skipping transfer
tax, if any, resulting from such direct skip. A direct skip may occur when
property is transferred to, or a Death Benefit or other Distribution is made to
(a) an individual who is two or more generations younger than the Owner; or (b)
certain trusts, as described in Section 2613 of the Code (generally, trusts
that have no beneficiaries who are not 2 or more generations younger than the
Owner). If the Owner is not an individual, then for this purpose only, "Owner"
refers to any person who would be required to include the Contract, Death
Benefit, Distribution, or other payment in his federal gross estate at his
death, or who is required to report the transfer of the Contract, Death
Benefit, Distribution, or other payment for federal gift tax purposes.
If the Company determines that a generation skipping transfer tax is
required to be paid by reason of such direct skip, the Company is required to
reduce the amount of such Death Benefit, Distribution, or other payment by such
tax liability, and pay the tax liability directly to the Internal Revenue
Service.
Federal estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax
consequences, and state and local estate, inheritance, succession, generation
skipping transfer, and other tax consequences, of owning or transferring a
Contract, and of receiving a Distribution, Death Benefit, or other payment,
depend on the circumstances of the person owning or transferring the Contract,
or receiving a Distribution, Death Benefit, or other payment.
CHARGE FOR TAX PROVISIONS
The Company is no longer required to maintain a capital gain reserve
liability on Non-Qualified Contracts since capital gains attributable to assets
held in the Company's Variable Account for such Contracts are not taxable to
the Company. However, the Company reserves the right to implement and adjust
the tax charge in the future, if the tax laws change.
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DIVERSIFICATION
The Internal Revenue Service has promulgated regulations under Section
817(h) of the Code relating to diversification standards for the investments
underlying a variable annuity contract. The regulations provide that a variable
annuity contract which does not satisfy the diversification standards will not
be treated as an annuity contract, unless the failure to satisfy the
regulations was inadvertent, the failure is corrected, and the Contract Owner
or the Company pays an amount to the Internal Revenue Service. The amount will
be based on the tax that would have been paid by the Contract Owner if the
income, for the period the Contract was not diversified, had been received by
the Contract Owner. If the failure to diversify is not corrected in this
manner, the Contract Owner of an annuity Contract will be deemed the owner of
the underlying securities and will be taxed on the earnings of his or her
account. The Company believes, under its interpretation of the Code and
regulations thereunder, that the investments underlying this Contract meet
these diversification standards.
Representatives of the Internal Revenue Service have suggested, from
time to time, that the number of underlying Mutual Funds available or the
number of transfer opportunities available under a variable product may be
relevant in determining whether the product qualifies for the desired tax
treatment. No formal guidance has been issued in this area. Should the
Secretary of the Treasury issue additional rules or regulations limiting the
number of underlying Mutual Funds, transfers between underlying Mutual Funds,
exchanges of underlying Mutual Funds or changes in investment objectives of
underlying Mutual Funds such that the Contract would no longer qualify as an
annuity under Section 72 of the Code, the Company will take whatever steps are
available to remain in compliance.
TAX CHANGES
In the recent past, the Internal Revenue Code has been subjected to
numerous amendments and changes, and it is reasonable to believe that it will
continue to be revised. The United States Congress has, in the past, considered
numerous legislative proposals that, if enacted, could change the tax treatment
of the Contracts. It is reasonable to believe that such proposals, and other
proposals will be considered in the future, and some of them may be enacted
into law. In addition, the Treasury Department may amend existing regulations,
issue new regulations, or adopt new interpretations of existing law that may be
in variance with its current positions on these matters. In addition, current
state law (which is not discussed herein), and future amendments to state law,
may affect the tax consequences of the Contract.
The foregoing discussion, which is based on the Company's
understanding of federal tax laws as they are currently interpreted by the
Internal Revenue Service, is general and is not intended as tax advice.
Statutes, regulations, and rulings are subject to interpretation by the courts.
The courts may determine that a different interpretation than the currently
favored interpretation is appropriate, thereby changing the operation of the
rules that are applicable to annuity contracts.
Any of the foregoing may change from time to time without any notice,
and the tax consequences arising out of a Contract may be changed
retroactively. There is no way of predicting whether, when, and to what extent
any such change may take place. No representation is made as to the likelihood
of the continuation of these current laws, interpretations, and policies.
THE FOREGOING IS A GENERAL EXPLANATION AS TO CERTAIN TAX MATTERS PERTAINING TO
ANNUITY CONTRACTS. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE, AND SHOULD NOT
TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR INDEPENDENT LEGAL, TAX AND/OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACT OWNER INQUIRIES
Contract Owner inquiries may be directed to Nationwide Life Insurance
Company by writing P.O. Box 182008, Columbus, Ohio 43216, or calling
1-800-240-5054, TDD 1-800-238-3035.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
The Company will mail to Contract Owners, at their last known address
of record, any statements and reports required by applicable law or regulation.
Contract Owners should therefore give the Company prompt notice of any address
change. The Company will send a confirmation statement to Contract Owners each
time a transaction is made affecting Owners' Variable Account Contract Value,
such as making additional Purchase Payments, transfers, exchanges or
withdrawals. Statements detailing the Contract activity during the calendar
quarter also will be mailed. Instead of receiving an immediate confirmation of
transactions made pursuant to some types of periodic payment plan (such as a
dollar cost averaging program) or salary reduction
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arrangement, the Contract Owner may receive confirmation of such transactions in
their quarterly statements. The Contract Owner should review the information in
these statements carefully. All errors or corrections must be reported to the
Company immediately to assure proper crediting to the Owner's Contract. The
Company will assume all transactions reported on quarterly statements or
confirmation statements are accurate unless the Contract Owner notifies the
Company otherwise within 30 days after receipt of the statement. The Company
will also send to Contract Owners each year an annual report and a semi-annual
report containing financial statements for the Variable Account, as of December
31 and June 30, respectively.
ADVERTISING
A "yield" and "effective yield" may be advertised for the Nationwide
Separate Account Trust Money Market Fund Sub-Account. "Yield" is a measure of
the net dividend and interest income earned over a specific seven-day period
(which period will be stated in the advertisement) expressed as a percentage of
the offering price of the Sub-Account's units. Yield is an annualized figure,
which means that it is assumed that the Sub-Account generates the same level of
net income over a 52-week period. The "effective yield" is calculated similarly
but includes the effect of assumed compounding, calculated under rules
prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The effective yield will
be slightly higher than yield due to this compounding effect.
The Company may also from time to time advertise the performance of
the Sub-Account of the Variable Account relative to the performance of other
variable annuity Sub-Accounts or underlying Mutual Funds with similar or
different objectives, or the investment industry as a whole. Other investments
to which the Sub-Accounts may be compared include, but are not limited to:
precious metals; real estate; stocks and bonds; closed-end funds; CDs; bank
money market deposit accounts and passbook savings; and the Consumer Price
Index.
The Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account may also be compared to
certain market indexes, which may include, but are not limited to: S&P 500;
Shearson/Lehman Intermediate Government/Corporate Bond Index; Shearson/Lehman
Long-Term Government/Corporate Bond Index; Donoghue Money Fund Average; U.S.
Treasury Note Index; Bank Rate Monitor National Index of 2 1/2 Year CD Rates;
and Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Normally these rankings and ratings are published by independent
tracking services and publications of general interest including, but not
limited to: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., CDA/Wiesenberger, Morningstar,
Donoghue's, magazines such as Money, Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Magazine, Financial World, Consumer Reports, Business Week, Time, Newsweek,
National Underwriter, U.S. News and World Report; rating services such as
LIMRA, Value, Best's Agent Guide, Western Annuity Guide, Comparative Annuity
Reports; and other publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Barron's,
Investor's Daily, and Standard & Poor's Outlook. In addition, Variable Annuity
Research & Data Service (The VARDS Report) is an independent rating service
that ranks over 500 variable annuity funds based upon total return performance.
These rating services and publications rank the performance of the underlying
Mutual Funds against all underlying Mutual funds over specified periods and
against underlying mutual funds in specified categories. The rankings may or
may not include the effects of sales charges or other fees.
The Company is also ranked and rated by independent financial rating
services, among which are Moody's, Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best Company. The
purpose of these ratings is to reflect the financial strength or claims-paying
ability of the Company. The ratings are not intended to reflect the investment
experience or financial strength of the Variable Account. The Company may
advertise these ratings from time to time. In addition, the Company may include
in certain advertisements, endorsements in the form of a list of organizations,
individuals or other parties which recommend the Company or the Contracts.
Furthermore, the Company may occasionally include in advertisements comparisons
of currently taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected
tax brackets, or discussions of alternative investment vehicles and general
economic conditions.
The Company may from time to time advertise several types of
historical performance for the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account. The
Company may advertise for the Sub-Accounts standardized "average annual total
return", calculated in a manner prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and nonstandardized "total return." "Average annual total return"
will show the percentage rate of return of a hypothetical initial investment of
$1,000 for at least the most recent one, five and ten year period, or for a
period covering the time the underlying Mutual Fund held in the Sub-Account has
been in existence, if the underlying Mutual Fund has not been in existence for
one of the prescribed periods. This calculation reflects
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the deduction of all applicable charges made to the Contracts except for premium
taxes, which may be imposed by certain states.
Nonstandardized "total return" will be calculated in a similar manner
and for the same time periods as the average annual total return except total
return will assume an initial investment of $10,000 and will not reflect the
deduction of any applicable Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, which, if
reflected, would decrease the level of performance shown. The Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge is not reflected because the Contracts are designed for
long term investment. An assumed initial investment of $10,000 will be used
because that figure more closely approximates the size of a typical Contract
than does the $1,000 figure used in calculating the standardized average annual
total return quotations.
For those underlying Mutual Funds which have not been held as
Sub-Accounts within the Variable Account for one of the quoted periods, the
standardized average annual total return and nonstandardized total return
quotations will show the investment performance such underlying Mutual Funds
would have achieved (reduced by the applicable charges) had they been held as
Sub-Accounts within the Variable Account for the period quoted.
ALL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND COMPARATIVE MATERIAL ADVERTISED BY THE COMPANY
IS HISTORICAL IN NATURE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO REPRESENT OR GUARANTEE FUTURE
RESULTS. A CONTRACT OWNER'S CONTRACT VALUE AT REDEMPTION MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN ORIGINAL COST.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time the Company is a party to litigation and arbitration
proceedings in the ordinary course of its business, none of which is expected
to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
In recent years, life insurance companies have been named as
defendants in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, relating to life
insurance pricing and sales practices. A number of these lawsuits have resulted
in substantial jury awards or settlements. In October 1996, a policyholder of
Nationwide Life filed a complaint in Alabama state court against Nationwide
Life and an agent of Nationwide Life (Wayne M. King v. Nationwide Life
Insurance Company and Danny Nix) related to the sale of a whole life policy on
a "vanishing premium" basis and seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive
damages. In February 1997, Nationwide Life was named as a defendant in a
lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court also related to the sale of whole life
policies on a "vanishing premium" basis (John H. Snyder v. Nationwide Mutual
Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Nationwide Life
Insurance Co.). The plaintiff in such lawsuit seeks to represent a national
class of Nationwide Life policyholders and claims unspecified compensatory and
punitive damages. This lawsuit is in an early stage and has not been certified
as a class action. Nationwide Life intends to defend these cases vigorously.
There can be no assurance that any future litigation relating to pricing and
sales practices will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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Services....................................................................1
Purchase of Securities Being Offered........................................1
Underwriters................................................................2
Calculation of Yield Quotations of Money Market Sub-Accounts................2
Annuity Payments............................................................3
Financial Statements........................................................4
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APPENDIX
FIXED ACCOUNT
Purchase Payments under the Fixed Account portion of the Contract and
transfers to the Fixed Account portion become part of the general account of
the Company, which support insurance and annuity obligations. Because of
exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the general account have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), nor is the
general account registered as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). Accordingly, neither the general account nor
any interest therein are generally subject to the provisions of the 1933 or
1940 Acts, and we have been advised that the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission has not reviewed the disclosures in this prospectus which
related to the guaranteed interest portion. Disclosures regarding the Fixed
Account portion of the Contract and the general account, however, may be
subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities
laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in
prospectuses.
FIXED ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS
The Fixed Account is made up of all the general assets of the Company,
other than those in the Variable Account and any other segregated asset
account. Fixed Account Purchase Payments will be allocated to the Fixed
Account by election of the Contract Owner at the time of purchase.
The Company will invest the assets of the Fixed Account in those
assets chosen by the Company and allowed by applicable law. Investment income
from such Fixed Account assets will be allocated by the Company between itself
and the Contracts participating in the Fixed Account.
The level of annuity payments made to Annuitants under the Contracts
will not be affected by the mortality experience (death rate) of persons
receiving such payments or of the general population. The Company assumes this
"mortality risk" by virtue of annuity rates incorporated in the Contract which
cannot be changed. In addition, the Company guarantees that it will not
increase charges for maintenance of the Contracts regardless of its actual
expenses.
Investment income from the Fixed Account allocated to the Company
includes compensation for mortality and expense risks borne by the Company in
connection with Fixed Account Contracts. The amount of such investment income
allocated to the Contracts will vary from year to year in the sole discretion
of the Company at such rate or rates as the Company prospectively declares from
time to time. Any such rate or rates so determined will remain effective for a
period of not less than twelve months, and remain at such rate unless changed.
However, the Company guarantees that it will credit interest at not less than
3.0% per year (or as otherwise required under state law, or at such minimum
rate as stated in the contract when sold). ANY INTEREST CREDITED TO AMOUNTS
ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED ACCOUNT IN EXCESS OF 3.0% PER YEAR WILL BE DETERMINED IN
THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE COMPANY. THE CONTRACT OWNER ASSUMES THE RISK THAT
INTEREST CREDITED TO FIXED ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS MAY NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM
GUARANTEE OF 3.0% FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR. New Purchase Payments deposited to the
Contract which are allocated to the Fixed Account may receive a different rate
of interest than money transferred from the Variable Sub-Accounts to the Fixed
Account and amounts maturing in the Fixed Account at the expiration of an
Interest Rate Guarantee Period.
The Company guarantees that, at any time, the Fixed Account Contract
Value will not be less than the amount of the Purchase Payments allocated to
the Fixed Account, plus interest credited as described above, less the sum of
all administrative charges, any applicable premium taxes, and less any amounts
surrendered. If the Contract Owner effects a surrender, the amount available
from the Fixed Account will be reduced by any applicable Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge (see "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge").
TRANSFERS
Contract Owners may at the maturity of an Interest Rate Guarantee
Period, transfer a portion of the value of the Fixed Account to the Variable
Account. The maximum percentage that may be transferred will be determined by
the Company at its sole discretion, but will not be less than 10% of the total
value of the portion of the Fixed Account that is maturing and will be declared
upon the expiration date of the then current Interest Rate Guarantee Period.
The Company reserves the right to refuse transfers or Purchase Payments into
the Fixed Account if the Fixed Account is 30% of the Contract Value or greater.
The Interest Rate Guarantee Period expires on the final day of a calendar
quarter. Transfers must be made within 45 days after the expiration date of
the guarantee period. Owners who have entered into a Dollar Cost Averaging
Agreement with the Company (see "Dollar Cost Averaging") may transfer from the
Fixed Account to the Variable Account under the terms of that agreement.
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ANNUITY PAYMENT PERIOD-FIXED ACCOUNT
FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS
A Fixed Annuity is an annuity with payments which are guaranteed by
the Company as to dollar amount during the annuity payment period. The first
Fixed Annuity payment will be determined by applying the Fixed Account Contract
Value to the applicable Annuity Table in accordance with the Annuity Payment
Option elected. This will be done at the Annuitization Date on an age last
birthday basis. Fixed Annuity payments after the first will not be less than
the first Fixed Annuity payment.
The Company does not credit discretionary interest to Fixed Annuity
payments during the annuity payment period for annuity options based on life
contingencies. The Annuitant must rely on the Annuity Tables applicable to the
Contracts to determine the amount of such Fixed Annuity payments.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
JUNE 15, 1997
INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THROUGH ITS NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It
contains information in addition to and more detailed than set forth in the
prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated June 15,
1997. The prospectus may be obtained from Nationwide Life Insurance Company by
writing P.O. Box 182008, Columbus, Ohio 43216, or calling 1-800-240-5054, TDD
1-800-238-3035.
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Services.....................................................................1
Purchase of Securities Being Offered.........................................1
Underwriters.................................................................2
Calculations of Performance..................................................2
Underlying Mutual Fund Performance Summary.................................N/A
Annuity Payments.............................................................3
Financial Statements.........................................................4
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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY
The Nationwide Variable Account-6 is a separate investment account of
Nationwide Life Insurance Company ("Company"). The Company is a member of the
Nationwide Insurance Enterprise and all of the Company's common stock is owned
by Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. ("NFS"), a holding company. NFS has two
classes of common stock outstanding with different voting rights enabling
Nationwide Corporation (the holder of all of the outstanding Class B Common
Stock) to control NFS. Nationwide Corporation is a holding company, as well.
All of its common stock is held by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (95.3%)
and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (4.7%), the ultimate controlling
persons of Nationwide Insurance Enterprise. The Nationwide Insurance Enterprise
is one of America's largest insurance and financial services family of
companies, with combined assets of over $ 67.5 billion as of December 31, 1996.
SERVICES
The Company, which has responsibility for administration of the
Contracts and the Variable Account, maintains records of the name, address,
taxpayer identification number, and other pertinent information for each
Contract Owner and the number and type of Contract issued to each such Contract
Owner and records with respect to the Contract Value of each Contract.
The Custodian of the assets of the Variable Account is the Company.
The Company will maintain a record of all purchases and redemptions of shares
of the underlying Mutual Funds.
The financial statements and schedules have been included herein in
reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, Two Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215, and upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
The Contracts will be sold by licensed insurance agents in the states
where the Contracts may be lawfully sold. Such agents will be registered
representatives of broker-dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 who are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD").
The Contract Owner may, on written request, transfer up to 100% of the
Contract Value from the Variable Account to the Fixed Account. However, the
Company, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to limit such transfers to
10% of the Contract Value for any 12 month period. Contract Owners may at the
maturity of an Interest Rate Guarantee Period transfer a portion of the
Contract Value of the Fixed Account to the Variable Account. Such portion will
be determined by the Company at its sole discretion (but will not be less than
10% of the total value of the portion of the Fixed Account that is maturing),
and will be declared upon the expiration date of the then current Interest Rate
Guarantee Period. The Interest Rate Guarantee Period expires on the
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final day of a calendar quarter; therefore, the Interest Rate Guarantee Period
for deposits or transfers in the Fixed Account may continue for up to three
months after a one year period has expired. Transfers under this provision must
be made within 45 days after the expiration date of the guarantee period. Owners
who have entered into a Dollar Cost Averaging Agreement with the Company may
transfer from the Transfers from the Fixed Account may not be made prior to the
first Contract Anniversary. Transfers must also be made prior to the
Annuitization Date.
UNDERWRITERS
The Contracts, which are offered continuously, are distributed by
Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc. ("NAS"), One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus,
Ohio 43215, an affiliate of the Company. No underwriting commissions have been
paid by the Company to NAS.
CALCULATION OF YIELD QUOTATIONS OF MONEY MARKET SUB-ACCOUNTS
Any current yield quotations of the Nationwide Separate Account Trust
Money Market Fund Sub-Account, subject to Rule 482 of the Securities Act of
1933, shall consist of a seven calendar day historical yield, carried at least
to the nearest hundredth of a percent. The yield shall be calculated by
determining the net change, exclusive of capital changes, in the value of
hypothetical pre-existing account having a balance of one accumulation unit at
the beginning of the base period, subtracting a hypothetical charge reflecting
deductions from Contract Owner accounts, and dividing the net change in account
value by the value of the account at the beginning of the period to obtain a
base period return, and multiplying the base period return by (365/7) or
(366/7) in a leap year. The Nationwide Separate Account Trust Money Market Fund
Sub-Account's effective yield is computed similarly but includes the effect of
assumed compounding on an annualized basis of the current unit value yield
quotations of the Fund.
The Nationwide Separate Account Trust Money Market Fund Sub-Account's
yield and effect yield will fluctuate daily. Actual yields will depend on
factors such as the type of instruments in the Fund's portfolio, portfolio
quality and average maturity, changes in interest rates, and the Fund's
expenses. Although the Sub-Account determines its yield on the basis of seven
calendar day period, it may use a different time period on occasion. The yield
quotes may reflect the expense limitation described in "Investment Manager and
Other Services" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. There is no
assurance that the yields quoted on any given occasion will remain in effect
for any period of time and there is no guarantee that the net asset values will
remain constant. It should be noted that a Contract Owner's investment in the
Nationwide Separate Account Trust Money Market Fund Sub-Account is not
guaranteed or insured. Yield of other money market funds may not be comparable
if a different base period or another method of calculation is used.
All performance advertising shall also include quotations of
standardized average annual total return, calculated in accordance with the
standard method prescribed by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
to facilitate comparison with standardized average annual total return
advertised for a specific period is found by first taking a hypothetical $1,000
investment in each of the Sub-Accounts' units on the first day of the period at
the offering price, which is the Accumulation Unit Value per unit ("initial
investment") and computing the ending redeemable value ("redeemable value") of
that investment at the end of the period. The redeemable value is then divided
by the initial investment and this quotient is taken to the Nth root (N
represents the number of years in the period) and 1 is subtracted from the
result which is then expressed as a percentage, carried to at least the nearest
hundredth of a percent. Standardized average annual total return reflects the
deduction of a 1.40% Mortality, Expense Risk and Administration Charge. The
redeemable value also reflects the effect of any applicable Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge that may be imposed at the end of the period (see "Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge" provision located in the prospectus). No deduction is
made for premium taxes which may be assessed by certain states. Nonstandardized
total return may also be advertised, and is calculated in a manner similar to
standardized average annual total return except the nonstandardized total
return is based on a hypothetical initial investment of $10,000 and does not
reflect the deduction of any applicable Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.
Reflecting the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge would decrease the level of the
performance advertised. The Contingent Deferred Sales Charge is not reflected
because the Contract is designed for long term investment. An assumed initial
investment of $10,000 will be used because that figure more closely
approximates the size of a typical Contract than does the $1,000 figure used in
calculating the standardized average annual total return quotations.
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The standardized average annual total return and nonstandardized
average annual total return quotations will be current to the last day of the
calendar quarter preceding the date on which an advertisement is submitted for
publication. Both the standardized average annual return and the
nonstandardized average annual total return will be based on rolling calendar
quarters and will cover periods of one, five, and ten years, or a period
covering the time the underlying Mutual Fund held in the Sub-Account has been
in existence, if the Mutual Fund has not been in existence for one of the
prescribed periods. For those underlying Mutual Funds which have not been held
as Sub-Accounts within the Variable Account for one of the quoted periods, the
average annual total return and nonstandardized total return quotations will
show the investment performance such underlying Mutual funds would have
achieved (reduced by the applicable charges ) had they been held as
Sub-Accounts within the Variable Account for the period quoted.
Quotations of average annual total return and total return are based
upon historical earnings and will fluctuate. Any quotation of performance,
therefore, would not be considered a guarantee of future performance. Factors
affecting a Sub-Account's performance include general market conditions,
operating expenses and investment management. A Contract Owner's account when
redeemed may be more or less than original cost.
ANNUITY PAYMENTS
See "Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments" located in the
prospectus.
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Independent Auditors' Report
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The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and
Contract Owners of Nationwide Variable Account-6:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and
contract owners' equity of Nationwide Variable Account-6 as of December 31,
1996, and the related statement of operations and changes in contract owners'
equity and schedule of changes in unit value for the period February 28, 1996
(commencement of operations) through December 31, 1996. These financial
statements and schedule of changes in unit value are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and schedule of changes in unit value based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and schedule of
changes in unit value are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities
owned as of December 31, 1996, by correspondence with the transfer agents of the
underlying mutual funds. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and schedule of changes in unit
value referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Nationwide Variable Account-6 as of December 31, 1996, and the
results of its operations and its changes in contract owners' equity and the
schedule of changes in unit value for the period February 28, 1996 (commencement
of operations) through December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Columbus, Ohio
February 7, 1997
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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
DECEMBER 31, 1996
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Assets:
Investments at market value:
Evergreen - VA Foundation Fund (EvFound)
1,237,902 shares (cost $12,471,513)............................. $ 14,000,675
Evergreen - VA Fund (EvFund)
638,693 shares (cost $6,579,760)................................ 7,287,487
Evergreen - VA Growth and Income Fund (EvGrInc)
918,603 shares (cost $9,700,551)................................ 10,867,072
Fidelity VIP - High Income Portfolio (FidVIPHI)
89,780 shares (cost $1,068,105)................................. 1,124,044
Fidelity VIP - Overseas Portfolio (FidVIPOv)
70,565 shares (cost $1,254,736)................................. 1,329,442
Fidelity VIP-II - Asset Manager Portfolio (FidVIPAM)
72,089 shares (cost $1,125,619)................................. 1,220,460
Nationwide SAT - Government Bond Fund (NSATGvtBd)
19,616 shares (cost $213,623)................................... 216,561
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund (NSATMyMkt)
1,175,690 shares (cost $1,175,690).............................. 1,175,690
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Total assets.................................................. 37,221,431
Accounts payable....................................................... 18,501
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Contract owners' equity................................................ $37,202,930
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Evergreen - VA Foundation Fund:
Tax qualified............................. 291,176 $ 11.393285 $ 3,317,451
Non-tax qualified......................... 835,841 11.393285 9,522,975
Initial Funding by Depositor (note 1a).... 100,000 11.527881 1,152,788
Evergreen - VA Fund:
Tax qualified............................. 121,148 11.351897 1,375,260
Non-tax qualified......................... 419,319 11.351897 4,760,066
Initial Funding by Depositor (note 1a).... 100,000 11.486000 1,148,600
Evergreen - VA Growth and Income Fund:
Tax qualified............................. 200,982 11.759862 2,363,521
Non-tax qualified......................... 621,484 11.759862 7,308,566
Initial Funding by Depositor (note 1a).... 100,000 11.898767 1,189,877
Fidelity VIP - High Income Portfolio:
Tax qualified............................. 26,822 10.816268 290,114
Non-tax qualified......................... 77,056 10.816268 833,458
Fidelity VIP - Overseas Portfolio:
Tax qualified............................. 22,959 10.895270 250,145
Non-tax qualified......................... 99,000 10.895270 1,078,632
Fidelity VIP-II - Asset Manager Portfolio:
Tax qualified............................. 32,538 11.103069 361,272
Non-tax qualified......................... 77,328 11.103069 858,578
Nationwide SAT - Government Bond Fund:
Tax qualified............................. 8,959 10.318689 92,445
Non-tax qualified......................... 12,014 10.318689 123,969
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund:
Tax qualified............................. 25,641 10.301567 264,142
Non-tax qualified......................... 88,440 10.301567 911,071
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 28, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1996
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Investment activity:
Reinvested capital gains and dividends.................... $ 414,340
Mortality, expense and administration charges (note 2).... (230,324)
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Net investment activity................................. 184,016
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Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold..................... 3,463,306
Cost of mutual fund shares sold........................... (3,318,706)
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Realized gain (loss) on investments..................... 144,600
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments........... 3,631,834
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Net gain (loss) on investments.......................... 3,776,434
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners'
equity resulting from operations.................... 3,960,450
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Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners........... 34,210,736
Redemptions............................................... (939,197)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)................ (10,938)
Adjustments to maintain reserves.......................... (18,121)
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Net equity transactions............................... 33,242,480
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Net change in contract owners' equity....................... 37,202,930
Contract owners' equity beginning of period................. --
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Contract owners' equity end of period....................... $ 37,202,930
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1996
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Organization and Nature of Operations
Nationwide Variable Account-6 (the Account) was established pursuant
to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance
Company (the Company) on February 2, 1994. The Account has been
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act
of 1940.
On February 28, 1996, the Company (Depositor) transferred to
the Account, 100,000 shares of the Evergreen - VA Foundation Fund,
100,000 shares of the Evergreen - VA Fund and 100,000 shares of the
Evergreen - VA Growth and Income Fund, for which the Account was
credited with 100,000 units of each of the foregoing Evergreen Funds.
These amounts represent the initial funding of the Account. The value
of the units purchased by the Company on February 28, 1996 was
$3,000,000.
The Company offers tax qualified and non-tax qualified
Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts through the Account.
The primary distribution for the contracts is through banks and other
financial institutions.
(b) The Contracts
Only contracts without a front-end sales charge, but with a
contingent deferred sales charge and certain other fees, are offered
for purchase. See note 2 for a discussion of contract expenses.
With certain exceptions, contract owners in either the accumulation or
the payout phase may invest in any of the following funds:
Funds of the Evergreen Variable Trust (Evergreen);
Evergreen - VA Foundation Fund (EvFound)
Evergreen - VA Fund (EvFund)
Evergreen - VA Growth and Income Fund (EvGrInc)
Portfolios of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
(Fidelity VIP);
Fidelity VIP - High Income Portfolio (FidVIPHI)
Fidelity VIP - Overseas Portfolio (FidVIPOv)
Portfolios of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(Fidelity VIP-II);
Fidelity VIP-II - Asset Manager Portfolio (FidVIPAM)
Funds of the Nationwide Separate Account Trust (Nationwide SAT)
(managed for a fee by an affiliated investment advisor);
Nationwide SAT - Government Bond Fund (NSATGvtBd)
Nationwide SAT - Money Market Fund (NSATMyMkt)
At December 31, 1996, contract owners have invested in all of the above funds.
The contract owners' equity is affected by the investment results of each fund,
equity transactions by contract owners and certain contract expenses (see note
2). The accompanying financial statements include only contract owners' purchase
payments pertaining to the variable portions of their contracts and exclude any
purchase payments for fixed dollar benefits, the latter being included in the
accounts of the Company.
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(c) Security Valuation, Transactions and Related Investment Income
The market value of the underlying mutual funds is based on the closing
net asset value per share at December 31, 1996. The cost of investments
sold is determined on the specific identification basis. Investment
transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy
or sell is executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date.
(d) Federal Income Taxes
Operations of the Account form a part of, and are taxed with,
operations of the Company which is taxed as a life insurance company
under the Internal Revenue Code.
The Company does not provide for income taxes within the Account. Taxes
are the responsibility of the contract owner upon termination or
withdrawal.
(e) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles may require management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if
any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
(2) Expenses
The Company does not deduct a sales charge from purchase payments received
from the contract owners. However, if any part of the contract value of
such contracts is surrendered, the Company will, with certain exceptions,
deduct from a contract owner's contract value a contingent deferred sales
charge not to exceed 7% of the lesser of purchase payments or the amount
surrendered, such charge declining 1% per year, to 0%, after the purchase
payment has been held in the contract for 84 months. No sales charges are
deducted on redemptions used to purchase units in the fixed investment
options of the Company.
The following contract charges are deducted by the Company: a mortality
risk charge, an expense risk charge and an administration charge assessed
through the daily unit value calculation equal to an annual rate of 0.80%,
0.45% and 0.15%, respectively. No charges are deducted from the initial
funding by the Depositor, or from earnings thereon.
(3) Schedule I
Schedule I presents the components of the change in the unit values, which
are the basis for contract owners' equity. This schedule is presented in
the following format:
o Beginning unit value - Feb. 28
o Reinvested capital gains and dividends
(This amount reflects the increase in the unit value due to capital
gains and dividend distributions from the underlying mutual funds.)
o Unrealized gain (loss)
(This amount reflects the increase (decrease) in the unit value
resulting from the market appreciation (depreciation) of the underlying
mutual funds.)
o Contract charges
(This amount reflects the decrease in the unit value due to the
mortality risk charge, expense risk charge and administration charge
discussed in note 2.)
o Ending unit value - Dec. 31
o Percentage increase (decrease) in unit value.
For contracts in the payout phase, an assumed investment return of 3.5%, used
in the calculation of the annuity benefit payment amount, results in a
corresponding reduction in the components of the unit values as shown in
Schedule I.
<PAGE> 7
Schedule I
NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
TAX QUALIFIED AND NON-TAX QUALIFIED
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN UNIT VALUE
For the Period February 28, 1996 (commencement of operations) Through
December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EvFound EvFund EvGrInc FidVIPHI FidVIPOv FidVIPAM
1996 ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning unit value - Feb. 28 $10.000000 10.000000 10.000000 10.000000 10.000000 10.000000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reinvested capital gains
and dividends .217465 .075124 .068205 .000000 .000000 .000000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unrealized gain (loss) 1.295980 1.400058 1.817329 .937105 1.016294 1.225132
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contract charges (.120160) (.123285) (.125672) (.120837) (.121024) (.122063)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ending unit value - Dec. 31 $11.393285 11.351897 11.759862 10.816268 10.895270 11.103069
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percentage increase (decrease)
in unit value* 14% 14% 18% 8% 9% 11%
============================================================================================================
</TABLE>
* This is not an annualized rate of return as it is the change for the period
indicated.
<PAGE> 8
Schedule I, continued
NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
TAX QUALIFIED AND NON-TAX QUALIFIED
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN UNIT VALUE
For the Period February 28, 1996 (commencement of operations) Through
December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NSATGvtBd NSATMyMkt EvFound+ EvFund+ EvGrInc+
1996 --------- --------- -------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning unit value - Feb. 28 $10.000000 10.000000 10.000000 10.000000 10.000000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reinvested capital gains
and dividends .625330 .421075 .220000 .076000 .069000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unrealized gain (loss) (.189759) .000000 1.307881 1.410000 1.829767
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contract charges (.116882) (.119508) .000000 .000000 .000000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ending unit value - Dec. 31 $10.318689 10.301567 11.527881 11.486000 11.898767
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percentage increase (decrease)
in unit value* 3% 3% 15% 15% 19%
=====================================================================================================
</TABLE>
* This is not an annualized rate of return as it is the change for the period
indicated.
+ For Depositor, see note 1a.
See note 3.
<PAGE> 43
<PAGE> 1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
----------------------------
The Board of Directors
Nationwide Life Insurance Company:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nationwide Life
Insurance Company and subsidiaries (collectively the Company) as of December 31,
1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholder's
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1996. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nationwide Life
Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
In 1994, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115,
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Columbus, Ohio
January 31, 1997
<PAGE> 2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1996 and 1995
($000's omitted)
Assets 1996 1995
------ ----------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investments (notes 5, 8 and 9):
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
Fixed maturity securities (cost $11,970,878 in 1996; $11,862,556 in 1995) $12,304,639 12,485,564
Equity securities (cost $43,890 in 1996; $23,617 in 1995) 59,131 29,953
Mortgage loans on real estate, net 5,272,119 4,602,764
Real estate, net 265,759 229,442
Policy loans 371,816 336,356
Other long-term investments 28,668 61,989
Short-term investments (note 13) 4,789 32,792
----------------- ----------------
18,306,921 17,778,860
----------------- ----------------
Cash 43,784 9,455
Accrued investment income 210,182 212,963
Deferred policy acquisition costs 1,366,509 1,020,356
Investment in subsidiaries classified as discontinued operations (notes 1 and 2) 485,707 506,677
Other assets (note 6) 426,441 388,214
Assets held in Separate Accounts (note 8) 26,926,702 18,591,108
----------------- ----------------
$47,766,246 38,507,633
================= ================
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
------------------------------------
Future policy benefits and claims (notes 6 and 8) $17,179,060 16,358,614
Policyholders' dividend accumulations 361,401 348,027
Other policyholder funds 60,073 65,297
Accrued federal income tax (note 7):
Current 30,170 35,301
Deferred 162,212 246,627
----------------- ----------------
192,382 281,928
----------------- ----------------
Dividend payable to shareholder (notes 1 and 2) 485,707 -
Other liabilities 423,047 234,147
Liabilities related to Separate Accounts (note 8) 26,926,702 18,591,108
----------------- ----------------
45,628,372 35,879,121
----------------- ----------------
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9 and 15)
Shareholder's equity (notes 3, 4, 5, 12 and 13):
Capital shares, $1 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 3,814,779 shares 3,815 3,815
Additional paid-in capital 527,874 657,118
Retained earnings 1,432,593 1,583,275
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale, net 173,592 384,304
----------------- ----------------
2,137,874 2,628,512
----------------- ----------------
$47,766,246 38,507,633
================= ================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE> 3
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
--------------- -------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues (note 16):
Investment product and universal life insurance product policy charges $ 400,902 286,534 217,245
Traditional life insurance premiums 198,642 199,106 176,658
Net investment income (note 5) 1,357,759 1,294,033 1,210,811
Realized losses on investments (note 5) (326) (1,724) (16,527)
Other income 35,861 20,702 11,312
--------------- -------------- -------------
1,992,838 1,798,651 1,599,499
--------------- -------------- -------------
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits and claims 1,160,580 1,115,493 992,667
Provision for policyholders' dividends on participating policies (note 12) 40,973 39,937 38,754
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 133,394 82,695 85,568
Other operating expenses (note 13) 342,394 272,954 240,652
--------------- -------------- -------------
1,677,341 1,511,079 1,357,641
--------------- -------------- -------------
Income from continuing operations before federal income tax expense 315,497 287,572 241,858
--------------- -------------- -------------
Federal income tax expense (benefit) (note 7):
Current 116,512 88,700 73,559
Deferred (5,623) 11,108 5,030
--------------- -------------- -------------
110,889 99,808 78,589
--------------- -------------- -------------
Income from continuing operations 204,608 187,764 163,269
Income from discontinued operations (less federal income tax expense of
$4,453, $7,446 and $10,915 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively) (note 2) 11,324 24,714 20,459
--------------- -------------- -------------
Net income $ 215,932 212,478 183,728
=============== ============== =============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE> 4
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity
Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unrealized
gains (losses)
Additional on securities Total
Capital paid-in Retained available-for- shareholder's
shares capital earnings sale, net equity
----------- ------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994:
Balance, beginning of year $3,815 406,089 1,194,519 6,745 1,611,168
Capital contribution - 200,000 - - 200,000
Net income - - 183,728 - 183,728
Adjustment for change in accounting for
certain investments in debt and equity
securities, net (note 4) - - - 212,553 212,553
Unrealized losses on securities available-
for-sale, net - - - (338,971) (338,971)
----------- ------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
Balance, end of year $3,815 606,089 1,378,247 (119,673) 1,868,478
=========== ============= =============== ================= ===============
1995:
Balance, beginning of year 3,815 606,089 1,378,247 (119,673) 1,868,478
Capital contribution (note 13) - 51,029 - (4,111) 46,918
Dividends to shareholder - - (7,450) - (7,450)
Net income - - 212,478 - 212,478
Unrealized gains on securities available-
for-sale, net - - - 508,088 508,088
----------- ------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
Balance, end of year $3,815 657,118 1,583,275 384,304 2,628,512
=========== ============= =============== ================= ===============
1996:
Balance, beginning of year 3,815 657,118 1,583,275 384,304 2,628,512
Capital contribution (note 13) - 25 5 - 30
Dividends to shareholder - (129,269) (366,619) (39,819) (535,707)
Net income - - 215,932 - 215,932
Unrealized losses on securities available-
for-sale, net - - - (170,893) (170,893)
----------- ------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
Balance, end of year $3,815 527,874 1,432,593 173,592 2,137,874
=========== ============= =============== ================= ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE> 5
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
---------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 215,932 212,478 183,728
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs (422,572) (321,327) (242,431)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 133,394 82,695 85,568
Amortization and depreciation 6,962 10,234 3,603
Realized (gains) losses on invested assets, net (284) 3,250 16,094
Deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) 7,603 (30,673) 9,946
Decrease (increase) in accrued investment income 2,781 (16,999) (12,808)
(Increase) decrease in other assets (38,876) 39,880 (102,676)
Increase in policy liabilities 305,755 135,937 118,361
Increase in policyholders' dividend accumulations 13,374 12,639 15,298
(Decrease) increase in accrued federal income tax payable (5,131) 30,836 (5,714)
Increase in other liabilities 188,900 26,851 506
Other, net (61,679) 1,832 (29,595)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by operating activities 346,159 187,633 39,880
---------------- --------------- ---------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of securities available-for-sale 1,162,766 634,553 544,843
Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale 299,558 107,345 228,308
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturity securities held-to-maturity - 564,450 491,862
Proceeds from repayments of mortgage loans on real estate 309,050 207,832 190,574
Proceeds from sale of real estate 18,519 48,331 46,713
Proceeds from repayments of policy loans and sale of other invested assets 22,795 53,587 120,506
Cost of securities available-for-sale acquired (1,573,640) (1,942,413) (1,816,370)
Cost of fixed maturity securities held-to-maturity acquired - (593,636) (410,379)
Cost of mortgage loans on real estate acquired (972,776) (796,026) (471,570)
Cost of real estate acquired (7,862) (10,928) (6,385)
Policy loans issued and other invested assets acquired (57,740) (75,910) (65,302)
Short-term investments, net 28,003 77,837 (89,376)
Purchase of affiliate (note 13) - - (155,000)
---------------- --------------- ---------------
Net cash used in investing activities (771,327) (1,724,978) (1,391,576)
---------------- --------------- ---------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from capital contributions 30 - 200,000
Dividends paid to shareholder (50,000) (7,450) -
Increase in investment product and universal life insurance
product account balances 2,293,933 2,809,385 3,547,976
Decrease in investment product and universal life insurance
product account balances (1,784,466) (1,258,758) (2,412,595)
---------------- --------------- --------------
Net cash provided by financing activities 459,497 1,543,177 1,335,381
---------------- --------------- --------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash 34,329 5,832 (16,315)
---------------- --------------- ---------------
Cash, beginning of year 9,455 3,623 19,938
---------------- --------------- ---------------
Cash, end of year $ 43,784 9,455 3,623
================ =============== ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE> 6
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
($000's omitted)
(1) Organization and Description of Business
----------------------------------------
Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC) is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Nationwide Corporation (Nationwide Corp.). Wholly owned subsidiaries
of NLIC include Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company (NLAIC),
Employers Life Insurance Company of Wausau and subsidiaries (ELICW),
National Casualty Company (NCC), West Coast Life Insurance Company
(WCLIC), Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc. (formerly Nationwide
Financial Services, Inc.), Nationwide Investment Services Corporation
(formerly PEBSCO Securities Corporation) (NISC) and NWE, Inc. NLIC and
its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as "the Company."
Nationwide Corp. formed Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS) in
November 1996 as a holding company for NLIC and the other companies of
the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise that offer or distribute long-term
savings and retirement products. On January 27, 1997, Nationwide Corp.
contributed to NFS the common stock of NLIC and three marketing and
distribution companies. NFS is planning an initial public offering of
its Class A common stock during the first quarter of 1997.
In anticipation of the restructuring described above, on September 24,
1996, NLIC's Board of Directors declared a dividend payable January 1,
1997 to Nationwide Corp. consisting of the outstanding shares of common
stock of certain subsidiaries (ELICW, NCC and WCLIC) that do not offer
or distribute long-term savings and retirement products. In addition,
during 1996, NLIC entered into two reinsurance agreements whereby all
of NLIC's accident and health and group life insurance business was
ceded to ELICW and another affiliate effective January 1, 1996. These
subsidiaries and all accident and health and group life insurance
business have been accounted for as discontinued operations for all
periods presented. See notes 2 and 13.
In addition, as part of the restructuring described above, NLIC intends
to make an $850,000 distribution to NFS which will then make an
equivalent distribution to Nationwide Corp.
The Company is a leading provider of long-term savings and retirement
products to retail and institutional customers and is subject to
competition from other financial services providers throughout the
United States. The Company is subject to regulation by the Insurance
Departments of states in which it is licensed, and undergoes periodic
examinations by those departments.
The following is a description of the most significant risks facing
life insurers and how the Company mitigates those risks:
LEGAL/REGULATORY RISK is the risk that changes in the legal or
regulatory environment in which an insurer operates will create
additional expenses not anticipated by the insurer in pricing its
products. That is, regulatory initiatives, new legal theories or
insurance company insolvencies through guaranty fund assessments
may create costs for the insurer beyond those currently recorded
in the consolidated financial statements. The Company mitigates
this risk by offering a wide range of products and by operating
throughout the United States, thus reducing its exposure to any
single product or jurisdiction, and also by employing underwriting
practices which identify and minimize the adverse impact of this
risk.
CREDIT RISK is the risk that issuers of securities owned by the
Company or mortgagors on mortgage loans on real estate owned by
the Company will default or that other parties, including
reinsurers, which owe the Company money, will not pay. The Company
minimizes this risk by adhering to a conservative investment
strategy, by maintaining reinsurance and credit and collection
policies and by providing for any amounts deemed uncollectible.
<PAGE> 7
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
INTEREST RATE RISK is the risk that interest rates will change and
cause a decrease in the value of an insurer's investments. This
change in rates may cause certain interest-sensitive products to
become uncompetitive or may cause disintermediation. The Company
mitigates this risk by charging fees for non-conformance with
certain policy provisions, by offering products that transfer this
risk to the purchaser, and/or by attempting to match the maturity
schedule of its assets with the expected payouts of its
liabilities. To the extent that liabilities come due more quickly
than assets mature, an insurer would have to borrow funds or sell
assets prior to maturity and potentially recognize a gain or loss.
(2) Discontinued Operations
-----------------------
As discussed in note 1, NFS is a holding company for NLIC and certain
other companies that offer or distribute long-term savings and
retirement products. Prior to the contribution by Nationwide Corp. to
NFS of the outstanding common stock of NLIC and other companies, NLIC
effected certain transactions with respect to certain subsidiaries and
lines of business that were unrelated to long-term savings and
retirement products.
On September 24, 1996, NLIC's Board of Directors declared a dividend to
Nationwide Corp. consisting of the outstanding shares of common stock
of three subsidiaries: ELICW, NCC and WCLIC. ELICW writes group
accident and health and group life insurance business and maintains it
offices in Wausau, Wisconsin. NCC is a property and casualty company
that serves as a fronting company for a property and casualty
subsidiary of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC), an affiliate.
NCC maintains its offices in Scottsdale, Arizona. WCLIC writes high
dollar term life insurance policies and is located in San Francisco,
California. ELICW, NCC and WCLIC have been accounted for as
discontinued operations for all periods presented. NLIC did not
recognize any gain or loss on the disposal of these subsidiaries.
A summary of the combined results of operations, including the results
of the accident and health and group life insurance business ELICW
assumed from NLIC in 1996, and assets and liabilities of ELICW, NCC and
WCLIC as of and for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 is
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 668,870 422,149 84,226
Net income 11,324 26,456 11,753
Assets, consisting primarily of investments 3,029,293 2,967,326 2,537,692
Liabilities, consisting primarily of policy benefits and claims 2,543,586 2,460,649 2,179,263
</TABLE>
During 1996, NLIC entered into two reinsurance agreements whereby all
of NLIC's accident and health and group life insurance business was
ceded to ELICW and NMIC, effective January 1, 1996. See note 13 for a
complete discussion of the reinsurance agreements. NLIC has
discontinued its accident and health and group life insurance business
and in connection therewith has entered into reinsurance agreements to
cede all existing and any future writings to other affiliated companies
and will cease writing any new business prior to December 31, 1997.
NLIC's accident and health and group life insurance business is
accounted for as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
NLIC did not recognize any gain or loss on the disposal of the accident
and health and group life insurance business. The assets, liabilities,
results of operations and activities of discontinued operations are
distinguished physically, operationally and for financial reporting
purposes from the remaining assets, liabilities, results of operations
and activities of NLIC.
<PAGE> 8
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
A summary of the results of operations, net of amounts ceded to ELICW
and NMIC in 1996, and assets and liabilities of NLIC's accident and
health and group life insurance business as of and for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues $ - 354,788 362,476
Net income (loss) - (1,742) 8,706
Assets, consisting primarily of investments 259,185 239,426 234,082
Liabilities, consisting primarily of policy benefits and claims 259,185 239,426 234,082
</TABLE>
(3) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
------------------------------------------
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company that
materially affect financial reporting are summarized below. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) which
differ from statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by
regulatory authorities. Annual Statements for NLIC and its insurance
subsidiaries, filed with the department of insurance of each insurance
company's state of domicile, are prepared on the basis of accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by each department. Prescribed
statutory accounting practices include a variety of publications of the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as well as
state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Permitted
statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices not
so prescribed. The Company has no material permitted statutory
accounting practices.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the
reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those
estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining
deferred policy acquisition costs, valuation allowances for mortgage
loans on real estate and real estate investments and the liability for
future policy benefits and claims. Although some variability is
inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided
are adequate.
(a) Consolidation Policy
--------------------
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NLIC
and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Subsidiaries that are
classified and reported as discontinued operations are not
consolidated but rather are reported as "Investment in
Subsidiaries Classified as Discontinued Operations" in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets and "Income for
Discontinued Operations" in the accompanying consolidated
statements of income. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
(b) Valuation of Investments and Related Gains and Losses
-----------------------------------------------------
The Company is required to classify its fixed maturity securities
and equity securities as either held-to-maturity,
available-for-sale or trading. Fixed maturity securities are
classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive
intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity and are
stated at amortized cost. Fixed maturity securities not classified
as held-to-maturity and all equity securities are classified as
available-for-sale and are stated at fair value, with the
unrealized gains and losses, net of adjustments to deferred policy
acquisition costs and deferred federal income tax, reported as a
separate component of shareholder's equity. The adjustment to
deferred policy acquisition costs represents the change in
amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs that would have
been required as a charge or credit to operations had such
unrealized amounts been realized. The Company has no fixed
maturity securities classified as held-to-maturity or trading as
of December 31, 1996 or 1995.
<PAGE> 9
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Mortgage loans on real estate are carried at the unpaid principal
balance less valuation allowances. The Company provides valuation
allowances for impairments of mortgage loans on real estate based
on a review by portfolio managers. The measurement of impaired
loans is based on the present value of expected future cash flows
discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a
practical expedient, at the fair value of the collateral, if the
loan is collateral dependent. Loans in foreclosure and loans
considered to be impaired are placed on non-accrual status.
Interest received on non-accrual status mortgage loans on real
estate are included in interest income in the period received.
Real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and
valuation allowances. Other long-term investments are carried on
the equity basis, adjusted for valuation allowances. Impairment
losses are recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when
indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the
assets' carrying amount.
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are
determined on the basis of specific security identification.
Estimates for valuation allowances and other than temporary
declines are included in realized gains and losses on investments.
(c) Revenues and Benefits
---------------------
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS:
Investment products consist primarily of individual and group
variable and fixed annuities, annuities without life contingencies
and guaranteed investment contracts. Universal life insurance
products include universal life insurance, variable universal life
insurance and other interest-sensitive life insurance policies.
Revenues for investment products and universal life insurance
products consist of net investment income, asset fees, cost of
insurance, policy administration and surrender charges that have
been earned and assessed against policy account balances during
the period. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense
include interest credited to policy account balances and benefits
and claims incurred in the period in excess of related policy
account balances.
TRADITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS: Traditional life insurance
products include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums
and benefits and consist primarily of whole life insurance,
limited-payment life insurance, term life insurance and certain
annuities with life contingencies. Premiums for traditional life
insurance products are recognized as revenue when due. Benefits
and expenses are associated with earned premiums so as to result
in recognition of profits over the life of the contract. This
association is accomplished by the provision for future policy
benefits and the deferral and amortization of policy acquisition
costs.
ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS: Accident and health
insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the terms of the
policies. Policy claims are charged to expense in the period that
the claims are incurred. All accident and health insurance
business is accounted for as discontinued operations. See note 2.
(d) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
---------------------------------
The costs of acquiring new business, principally commissions,
certain expenses of the policy issue and underwriting department
and certain variable agency expenses have been deferred. For
investment products and universal life insurance products,
deferred policy acquisition costs are being amortized with
interest over the lives of the policies in relation to the present
value of estimated future gross profits from projected interest
margins, asset fees, cost of insurance, policy administration and
surrender charges. For years in which gross profits are negative,
deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized based on the
present value of gross revenues. For traditional life products,
these deferred policy acquisition costs are predominantly being
amortized with interest over the premium paying period of the
related policies in proportion to the ratio of actual annual
premium revenue to the anticipated total premium revenue. Such
anticipated premium revenue was estimated using the same
assumptions as were used for computing liabilities for future
policy benefits. Deferred policy acquisition costs are adjusted to
reflect the impact of unrealized gains and losses on fixed
maturity securities available-for-sale as described in note 3(b).
<PAGE> 10
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(e) Separate Accounts
-----------------
Separate Account assets and liabilities represent contractholders'
funds which have been segregated into accounts with specific
investment objectives. The investment income and gains or losses
of these accounts accrue directly to the contractholders. The
activity of the Separate Accounts is not reflected in the
consolidated statements of income and cash flows except for the
fees the Company receives.
(f) Future Policy Benefits
----------------------
Future policy benefits for investment products in the accumulation
phase, universal life insurance and variable universal life
insurance policies have been calculated based on participants'
contributions plus interest credited less applicable contract
charges.
Future policy benefits for traditional life insurance policies
have been calculated using a net level premium method based on
estimates of mortality, morbidity, investment yields and
withdrawals which were used or which were being experienced at the
time the policies were issued, rather than the assumptions
prescribed by state regulatory authorities. See note 6.
Future policy benefits and claims for collectively renewable
long-term disability policies and group long-term disability
policies are the present value of amounts not yet due on reported
claims and an estimate of amounts to be paid on incurred but
unreported claims. The impact of reserve discounting is not
material. Future policy benefits and claims on other group health
insurance policies are not discounted. All health insurance
business is accounted for as discontinued operations. See note 2.
(g) Participating Business
----------------------
Participating business represents approximately 52% in 1996 (54%
in 1995 and 55% in 1994) of the Company's life insurance in force,
78% in 1996 (79% in 1995 and 79% in 1994) of the number of life
insurance policies in force, and 40% in 1996 (47% in 1995 and 51%
in 1994) of life insurance premiums. The provision for
policyholder dividends is based on current dividend scales. Future
dividends are provided for ratably in future policy benefits based
on dividend scales in effect at the time the policies were issued.
(h) Federal Income Tax
------------------
The Company, with the exception of ELICW, files a consolidated
federal income tax return with NMIC, the majority shareholder of
Nationwide Corp. The members of the consolidated tax return group
have a tax sharing arrangement which provides, in effect, for each
member to bear essentially the same federal income tax liability
as if separate tax returns were filed. Through 1994, ELICW filed a
consolidated federal income tax return with Employers Insurance of
Wausau A Mutual Company, an affiliate. Beginning in 1995, ELICW
files a separate federal income tax return.
The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting
for income tax. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. Under this method, the effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce the
deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
<PAGE> 11
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(i) Reinsurance Ceded
-----------------
Reinsurance premiums ceded and reinsurance recoveries on benefits
and claims incurred are deducted from the respective income and
expense accounts. Assets and liabilities related to reinsurance
ceded are reported on a gross basis. All of the Company's accident
and health and group life insurance business is ceded to
affiliates and is accounted for as discontinued operations. See
notes 2 and 13.
(j) Reclassification
----------------
Certain items in the 1995 and 1994 consolidated financial
statements have been reclassified to conform to the 1996
presentation.
(4) Change in Accounting Principle
------------------------------
Effective January 1, 1994, the Company changed its method of accounting
for certain investments in debt and equity securities in connection
with the issuance of STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (SFAS)
NO. 115 - ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY
SECURITIES. As of January 1, 1994, the Company classified fixed
maturity securities with amortized cost and fair value of $6,299,665
and $6,721,714, respectively, as available-for-sale and recorded the
securities at fair value. Previously, these securities were recorded at
amortized cost. The effect as of January 1, 1994 has been recorded as a
direct credit to shareholder's equity as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Excess of fair value over amortized cost of fixed maturity
securities available-for-sale $ 422,049
Adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs (95,044)
Deferred federal income tax (114,452)
--------------
$ 212,553
==============
</TABLE>
(5) Investments
-----------
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities
available-for-sale were as follows as of December 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Gross Gross
Amortized unrealized unrealized Estimated
cost gains losses fair value
------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
U.S. government corporations and agencies $ 275,696 4,795 (1,340) 279,151
Obligations of states and political subdivisions 6,242 450 (2) 6,690
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 100,656 2,141 (857) 101,940
Corporate securities 7,999,310 285,946 (33,686) 8,251,570
Mortgage-backed securities 3,588,974 91,438 (15,124) 3,665,288
------------ ---------- ------------ ------------
Total fixed maturity securities 11,970,878 384,770 (51,009) 12,304,639
Equity securities 43,890 15,571 (330) 59,131
------------ ---------- ------------ ------------
$12,014,768 400,341 (51,339) 12,363,770
============ ========== ============ ============
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 12
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities
available-for-sale were as follows as of December 31, 1995:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Gross Gross
Amortized unrealized unrealized Estimated
cost gains losses fair value
------------ ---------- ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
U.S. government corporations and agencies $ 310,186 12,764 (1) 322,949
Obligations of states and political subdivisions 8,655 1,205 (1) 9,859
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 101,414 4,387 (66) 105,735
Corporate securities 7,888,440 473,681 (25,742) 8,336,379
Mortgage-backed securities 3,553,861 165,169 (8,388) 3,710,642
------------ ---------- ----------- ---------------
Total fixed maturity securities 11,862,556 657,206 (34,198) 12,485,564
Equity securities 23,617 6,382 (46) 29,953
------------ ---------- ----------- ---------------
$11,886,173 663,588 (34,244) 12,515,517
============ ========== =========== ===============
</TABLE>
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity
securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 1996, by contractual
maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from
contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or
prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amortized Estimated
cost fair value
--------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less $ 440,235 444,214
Due after one year through five years 3,937,010 4,053,152
Due after five years through ten years 2,809,813 2,871,806
Due after ten years 1,194,846 1,270,179
--------------- --------------
8,381,904 8,639,351
Mortgage-backed securities 3,588,974 3,665,288
--------------- --------------
$11,970,878 12,304,639
=============== ==============
</TABLE>
The components of unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale,
net, were as follows as of December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
--------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized gains $349,002 629,344
Adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs (81,939) (138,914)
Deferred federal income tax (93,471) (171,649)
--------------- --------------
173,592 318,781
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale, net, of
subsidiaries classified as discontinued operations (note 2) - 65,523
--------------- --------------
$173,592 384,304
=============== ==============
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 13
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
An analysis of the change in gross unrealized gains (losses) on
securities available-for-sale and fixed maturity securities
held-to-maturity follows for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
--------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $(289,247) 876,332 (675,373)
Equity securities 8,905 (26) (1,927)
Fixed maturity securities held-to-maturity - 75,626 (398,183)
--------------- ------------- --------------
$(280,342) 951,932 (1,075,483)
=============== ============= ==============
</TABLE>
Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale during 1996,
1995 and 1994 were $299,558, $107,345 and $228,308, respectively.
During 1996, gross gains of $6,606 ($4,838 and $3,045 in 1995 and 1994,
respectively) and gross losses of $6,925 ($2,147 and $21,280 in 1995
and 1994, respectively) were realized on those sales.
During 1995, the Company transferred fixed maturity securities
classified as held-to-maturity with amortized cost of $25,429 to
available-for-sale securities due to evidence of a significant
deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. The transfer of those
fixed maturity securities resulted in a gross unrealized loss of
$3,535.
As permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Special
Report, A GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEMENT 115 ON ACCOUNTING FOR
CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES, issued in November
1995 the Company transferred all of its fixed maturity securities
previously classified as held-to-maturity to available-for-sale. As of
December 14, 1995, the date of transfer, the fixed maturity securities
had amortized cost of $3,320,093, resulting in a gross unrealized gain
of $155,940.
Investments that were non-income producing for the twelve month period
preceding December 31, 1996 amounted to $26,805 ($27,712 in 1995) and
consisted of $248 ($6,982 in 1995) in fixed maturity securities,
$20,633 ($14,740 in 1995) in real estate and $5,924 ($5,990 in 1995) in
other long-term investments.
Real estate is presented at cost less accumulated depreciation of
$30,338 as of December 31, 1996 ($30,482 as of December 31, 1995) and
valuation allowances of $15,219 as of December 31, 1996 ($25,819 as of
December 31, 1995).
The recorded investment of mortgage loans on real estate considered to
be impaired (under SFAS NO. 114 - ACCOUNTING BY CREDITORS FOR
IMPAIRMENT OF A LOAN as amended by SFAS NO. 118 - ACCOUNTING BY
CREDITORS FOR IMPAIRMENT OF A LOAN-INCOME RECOGNITION AND DISCLOSURE)
as of December 31, 1996 was $51,765 ($44,409 as of December 31, 1995),
which includes $41,663 ($23,975 as of December 31, 1995) of impaired
mortgage loans on real estate for which the related valuation allowance
was $8,485 ($5,276 as of December 31, 1995) and $10,102 ($20,434 as of
December 31, 1995) of impaired mortgage loans on real estate for which
there was no valuation allowance. During 1996, the average recorded
investment in impaired mortgage loans on real estate was approximately
$39,674 ($22,181 in 1995) and interest income recognized on those loans
was $2,103 ($387 in 1995), which is equal to interest income recognized
using a cash-basis method of income recognition.
Activity in the valuation allowance account for mortgage loans on real
estate is summarized for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Allowance, beginning of year $49,128 46,381
Additions charged to operations 4,497 7,433
Direct write-downs charged against the allowance (2,587) (4,686)
------------- -------------
Allowance, end of year $51,038 49,128
============= ==============
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 14
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
An analysis of investment income by investment type follows for the
years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
--------------- ------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross investment income:
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $ 917,135 685,787 647,927
Equity securities 1,291 1,330 509
Fixed maturity securities held-to-maturity - 201,808 185,938
Mortgage loans on real estate 432,815 395,478 372,734
Real estate 44,332 38,344 40,170
Short-term investments 4,155 10,576 6,141
Other 3,998 7,239 2,121
--------------- ------------- --------------
Total investment income 1,403,726 1,340,562 1,255,540
Less investment expenses 45,967 46,529 44,729
--------------- ------------- ---------------
Net investment income $1,357,759 1,294,033 1,210,811
=============== ============= ==============
</TABLE>
An analysis of realized gains (losses) on investments, net of valuation
allowances, by investment type follows for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $(3,462) 4,213 (7,296)
Equity securities 3,143 3,386 1,422
Mortgage loans on real estate (4,115) (7,091) (20,446)
Real estate and other 4,108 (2,232) 9,793
------------ ------------ ------------
$ (326) (1,724) (16,527)
============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
Fixed maturity securities with an amortized cost of $6,161 and $5,592
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, were on deposit with
various regulatory agencies as required by law.
(6) Future Policy Benefits and Claims
---------------------------------
The liability for future policy benefits for investment contracts
represents approximately 87% and 87% of the total liability for future
policy benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The
average interest rate credited on investment product policies was
approximately 6.3%, 6.6% and 6.5% for the years ended December 31,
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
The liability for future policy benefits for traditional life insurance
policies has been established based upon the following assumptions:
Interest rates: Interest rates vary as follows:
--------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year of issue Interest rates
----------------- ----------------------------------------
<S> <C>
1996 6.6%, not graded
1984-1995 6.0% to 10.5%, not graded
1966-1983 6.0% to 8.1%, graded over 20 years to 4.0% to 6.6%
1965 and prior generally lower than post 1965 issues
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 15
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
WITHDRAWALS: Rates, which vary by issue age, type of coverage
and policy duration, are based on Company experience.
MORTALITY: Mortality and morbidity rates are based on
published tables, modified for the Company's actual
experience.
The Company has entered into a reinsurance contract to cede a portion
of its general account individual annuity business to The Franklin Life
Insurance Company (Franklin). Total recoveries due from Franklin were
$240,451 and $245,255 as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The contract is immaterial to the Company's results of operations. The
ceding of risk does not discharge the original insurer from its primary
obligation to the policyholder. Under the terms of the contract,
Franklin has established a trust as collateral for the recoveries. The
trust assets are invested in investment grade securities, the market
value of which must at all times be greater than or equal to 102% of
the reinsured reserves.
The Company has reinsurance agreements with certain affiliates as
described in note 13. All other reinsurance agreements are not material
to either premiums or reinsurance recoverables.
(7) Federal Income Tax
-------------------
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
components of the net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 1996
and 1995 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
----------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Future policy benefits $175,571 149,192
Liabilities in Separate Accounts 188,426 129,120
Mortgage loans on real estate and real estate 23,366 25,165
Other policyholder funds 7,407 7,424
Other assets and other liabilities 53,757 41,847
----------------- ---------------
Total gross deferred tax assets 448,527 352,748
Less valuation allowances (7,000) (7,000)
----------------- ---------------
Net deferred tax assets 441,527 345,748
================= ===============
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition costs 399,345 299,579
Fixed maturity securities 133,210 227,345
Deferred tax on realized investment gains 37,597 40,634
Equity securities and other long-term investments 8,210 3,780
Other 25,377 21,037
----------------- ---------------
Total gross deferred tax liabilities 603,739 592,375
----------------- ---------------
$162,212 246,627
================= ===============
</TABLE>
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management
considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the
total gross deferred tax assets will not be realized. Nearly all future
deductible amounts can be offset by future taxable amounts or recovery
of federal income tax paid within the statutory carryback period. There
has been no change in the valuation allowance for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
<PAGE> 16
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Total federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994 differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S.
federal income tax rate to income before tax as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Amount % Amount % Amount %
---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Computed (expected) tax expense $110,424 35.0 $100,650 35.0 $84,650 35.0
Tax exempt interest and dividends
received deduction (212) (0.1) (18) (0.0) (130) (0.1)
Other, net 677 0.3 (824) (0.3) (5,931) (2.5)
------------ -------- ------------- -------- ------------- --------
Total (effective rate of each year) $110,889 35.2 $ 99,808 34.7 $78,589 32.5
============ ======== ============= ======== ============= ========
</TABLE>
Total federal income tax paid was $115,839, $51,840 and $83,239
during the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.
(8) Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments
-----------------------------------------------------
SFAS NO. 107 - DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
(SFAS 107) requires disclosure of fair value information about existing
on and off-balance sheet financial instruments. SFAS 107 defines the
fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the
financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction
between willing parties. In cases where quoted market prices are not
available, fair value is based on estimates using present value or
other valuation techniques.
These techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used,
including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.
Although fair value estimates are calculated using assumptions that
management believes are appropriate, changes in assumptions could cause
these estimates to vary materially. In that regard, the derived fair
value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent
markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in the immediate
settlement of the instruments. SFAS 107 excludes certain assets and
liabilities from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the
aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying
value of the Company.
Although insurance contracts, other than policies such as annuities
that are classified as investment contracts, are specifically exempted
from SFAS 107 disclosures, estimated fair value of policy reserves on
life insurance contracts is provided to make the fair value disclosures
more meaningful.
The tax ramifications of the related unrealized gains and losses can
have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been
considered in the estimates.
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in
estimating its fair value disclosures:
CASH, SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND POLICY LOANS: The carrying amount
reported in the consolidated balance sheets for these instruments
approximates their fair value.
FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITIES: Fair value for fixed
maturity securities is based on quoted market prices, where
available. For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair
value is estimated using values obtained from independent pricing
services or, in the case of private placements, is estimated by
discounting expected future cash flows using a current market rate
applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of the
investments. The fair value for equity securities is based on
quoted market prices.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES: The fair value of assets
held in Separate Accounts is based on quoted market prices. The
fair value of liabilities related to Separate Accounts is the
amount payable on demand, which includes certain surrender
charges.
<PAGE> 17
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE: The fair value for mortgage loans
on real estate is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses,
using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to
borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar
characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations.
Fair value for mortgages in default is the estimated fair value of
the underlying collateral.
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS: Fair value for the Company's liabilities
under investment type contracts is disclosed using two methods.
For investment contracts without defined maturities, fair value is
the amount payable on demand. For investment contracts with known
or determined maturities, fair value is estimated using discounted
cash flow analyses. Interest rates used are similar to currently
offered contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining
for the contracts being valued.
POLICY RESERVES ON LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS: Included are
disclosures for individual life insurance, universal life
insurance and supplementary contracts with life contingencies for
which the estimated fair value is the amount payable on demand.
Also included are disclosures for the Company's limited payment
policies, which the Company has used discounted cash flow analyses
similar to those used for investment contracts with known
maturities to estimate fair value.
POLICYHOLDERS' DIVIDEND ACCUMULATIONS AND OTHER POLICYHOLDER
FUNDS: The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance
sheets for these instruments approximates their fair value.
COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND CREDIT: Commitments to extend credit have
nominal fair value because of the short-term nature of such
commitments. See note 9.
Carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments
subject to SFAS 107 and policy reserves on life insurance contracts
were as follows as of December 31, 1996 and 1995:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
------------------------------ -------------------------------
Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated
amount fair value amount fair value
------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets
------
Investments:
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities $12,304,639 12,304,639 12,485,564 12,485,564
Equity securities 59,131 59,131 29,953 29,953
Mortgage loans on real estate, net 5,272,119 5,397,865 4,602,764 4,961,655
Policy loans 371,816 371,816 336,356 336,356
Short-term investments 4,789 4,789 32,792 32,792
Cash 43,784 43,784 9,455 9,455
Assets held in Separate Accounts 26,926,702 26,926,702 18,591,108 18,591,108
Liabilities
-----------
Investment contracts 13,914,441 13,484,526 13,229,360 12,876,798
Policy reserves on life insurance contracts 2,971,337 2,775,991 2,836,323 2,733,486
Policyholders' dividend accumulations 361,401 361,401 348,027 348,027
Other policyholder funds 60,073 60,073 65,297 65,297
Liabilities related to Separate Accounts 26,926,702 26,164,213 18,591,108 18,052,362
</TABLE>
(9) Additional Financial Instruments Disclosures
--------------------------------------------
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK: The Company is a
party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the
normal course of business through management of its investment
portfolio. These financial instruments include commitments to extend
credit in the form of loans. These instruments involve, to varying
degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of amounts recognized on the
consolidated balance sheets.
<PAGE> 18
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Commitments to fund fixed rate mortgage loans on real estate are
agreements to lend to a borrower, and are subject to conditions
established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed
expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment
of a deposit. Commitments extended by the Company are based on
management's case-by-case credit evaluation of the borrower and the
borrower's loan collateral. The underlying mortgage property represents
the collateral if the commitment is funded. The Company's policy for
new mortgage loans on real estate is to lend no more than 75% of
collateral value. Should the commitment be funded, the Company's
exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the borrower
is represented by the contractual amounts of these commitments less the
net realizable value of the collateral. The contractual amounts also
represent the cash requirements for all unfunded commitments.
Commitments on mortgage loans on real estate of $327,456 extending into
1997 were outstanding as of December 31, 1996.
SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK: The Company grants mainly
commercial mortgage loans on real estate to customers throughout the
United States. The Company has a diversified portfolio with no more
than 21% (20% in 1995) in any geographic area and no more than 2% (2%
in 1995) with any one borrower as of December 31, 1996.
The Company had a significant reinsurance recoverable balance from one
reinsurer as of December 31, 1996 and 1995. See note 6.
The summary below depicts loans by remaining principal balance as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Apartment
Office Warehouse Retail & other Total
------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
East North Central $139,518 119,069 549,064 215,038 1,022,689
East South Central 33,267 22,252 172,968 90,623 319,110
Mountain 17,972 43,027 113,292 73,390 247,681
Middle Atlantic 129,077 54,046 160,833 18,498 362,454
New England 33,348 43,581 161,960 - 238,889
Pacific 202,562 325,046 424,295 110,108 1,062,011
South Atlantic 103,889 134,492 482,934 385,185 1,106,500
West North Central 126,467 2,441 75,180 40,529 244,617
West South Central 104,877 120,314 197,090 304,256 726,537
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------
$890,977 864,268 2,337,616 1,237,627 5,330,488
============ ============= ============= =============
Less valuation allowances and unamortized discount 58,369
--------------
Total mortgage loans on real estate, net $5,272,119
==============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995:
East North Central $138,965 101,925 514,995 175,213 931,098
East South Central 21,329 13,053 180,858 82,383 297,623
Mountain - 17,219 138,220 45,274 200,713
Middle Atlantic 116,187 64,813 158,252 10,793 350,045
New England 9,559 39,525 148,449 1 197,534
Pacific 183,206 233,186 374,915 105,419 896,726
South Atlantic 106,246 73,541 446,800 278,265 904,852
West North Central 133,899 14,205 78,065 36,651 262,820
West South Central 69,140 92,594 190,299 267,268 619,301
------------ ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
$778,531 650,061 2,230,853 1,001,267 4,660,712
============ ============= ============= =============
Less valuation allowances and unamortized discount 57,948
--------------
Total mortgage loans on real estate, net $4,602,764
==============
</TABLE>
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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(10) Pension Plan
------------
The Company is a participant, together with other affiliated companies,
in a pension plan covering all employees who have completed at least
one thousand hours of service within a twelve-month period and who have
met certain age requirements. Benefits are based upon the highest
average annual salary of a specified number of consecutive years of the
last ten years of service. The Company funds pension costs accrued for
direct employees plus an allocation of pension costs accrued for
employees of affiliates whose work efforts benefit the Company.
Effective January 1, 1995, the plan was amended to provide enhanced
benefits for participants who met certain eligibility requirements and
elected early retirement no later than March 15, 1995. The entire cost
of the enhanced benefit was borne by NMIC and certain of its property
and casualty insurance company affiliates.
Effective December 31, 1995, the Nationwide Insurance Companies and
Affiliates Retirement Plan was merged with the Farmland Mutual
Insurance Company Employees' Retirement Plan and the Wausau Insurance
Companies Pension Plan to form the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise
Retirement Plan. Immediately prior to the merger, the plans were
amended to provide consistent benefits for service after January 1,
1996. These amendments had no significant impact on the accumulated
benefit obligation or projected benefit obligation as of December 31,
1995.
Pension costs charged to operations by the Company during the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $7,381, $10,478 and
$10,063, respectively.
The Company's net accrued pension expense as of December 31, 1996 and
1995 was $1,075 and $1,392, respectively.
The net periodic pension cost for the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise
Retirement Plan as a whole for the year ended December 31, 1996 and for
the Nationwide Insurance Companies and Affiliates Retirement Plan as a
whole for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
--------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost (benefits earned during the period) $ 75,466 64,524 64,740
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 105,511 95,283 73,951
Actual return on plan assets (210,583) (249,294) (21,495)
Net amortization and deferral 101,795 143,353 (62,150)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
$ 72,189 53,866 55,046
=============== =============== ===============
</TABLE>
Basis for measurements, net periodic pension cost:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
--------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate 6.00% 7.50% 5.75%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels 4.25% 6.25% 4.50%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 6.75% 8.75% 7.00%
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 20
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Information regarding the funded status of the Nationwide Insurance
Enterprise Retirement Plan as a whole as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated benefit obligation:
Vested $1,338,554 1,236,730
Nonvested 11,149 26,503
--------------- ---------------
$1,349,703 1,263,233
=============== ===============
Net accrued pension expense:
Projected benefit obligation for services rendered to
date $1,847,828 1,780,616
Plan assets at fair value 1,947,933 1,738,004
--------------- ---------------
Plan assets in excess of (less than) projected benefit
obligation 100,105 (42,612)
Unrecognized prior service cost 37,870 42,845
Unrecognized net gains (201,952) (63,130)
Unrecognized net asset at transition 37,158 41,305
--------------- ---------------
$ (26,819) (21,592)
=============== ===============
</TABLE>
Basis for measurements, funded status of plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate 6.50% 6.00%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels 4.75% 4.25%
</TABLE>
Assets of the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Retirement Plan are
invested in group annuity contracts of NLIC and ELICW.
(11) Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
-------------------------------------------
In addition to the defined benefit pension plan, the Company, together
with other affiliated companies, participates in life and health care
defined benefit plans for qualifying retirees. Postretirement life and
health care benefits are contributory and generally available to full
time employees who have attained age 55 and have accumulated 15 years
of service with the Company after reaching age 40. Postretirement
health care benefit contributions are adjusted annually and contain
cost-sharing features such as deductibles and coinsurance. In addition,
there are caps on the Company's portion of the per-participant cost of
the postretirement health care benefits. These caps can increase
annually, but not more than three percent. The Company's policy is to
fund the cost of health care benefits in amounts determined at the
discretion of management. Plan assets are invested primarily in group
annuity contracts of NLIC.
The Company elected to immediately recognize its estimated accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation; however, certain affiliated
companies elected to amortize their initial transition obligation over
periods ranging from 10 to 20 years.
The Company's accrued postretirement benefit expense as of December 31,
1996 and 1995 was $34,884 and $33,537, respectively, and the net
periodic postretirement benefit cost (NPPBC) for 1996, 1995 and 1994
was $3,286, $3,132 and $4,284, respectively.
<PAGE> 21
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The amount of NPPBC for the plan as a whole for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost (benefits attributed to employee service during the year) $ 6,541 6,235 8,586
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 13,679 14,151 14,011
Actual return on plan assets (4,348) (2,657) (1,622)
Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation of affiliates 173 2,966 568
Net amortization and deferral 1,830 (1,619) 1,622
----------- ----------- -----------
$17,875 19,076 23,165
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
Information regarding the funded status of the plan as a whole as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Accrued postretirement benefit expense:
Retirees $ 92,954 88,680
Fully eligible, active plan participants 23,749 28,793
Other active plan participants 83,986 90,375
--------------- ---------------
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) 200,689 207,848
Plan assets at fair value 63,044 54,325
--------------- ---------------
Plan assets less than accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (137,645) (153,523)
Unrecognized transition obligation of affiliates 1,654 1,827
Unrecognized net gains (23,225) (1,038)
--------------- ---------------
$(159,216) (152,734)
=============== ===============
</TABLE>
Actuarial assumptions used for the measurement of the APBO as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the NPPBC for 1996, 1995 and 1994 were
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1996 1995 1995 1994
APBO NPPBC APBO NPPBC NPPBC
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Discount rate 7.25% 6.65% 6.75% 8.00% 7.00%
Long-term rate of return on plan
assets, net of tax - 4.80% - 8.00% N/A
Assumed health care cost trend rate:
Initial rate 11.00% 11.00% 11.00% 10.00% 12.00%
Ultimate rate 6.00% 6.00% 6.00% 6.00% 6.00%
Uniform declining period 12 Years 12 Years 12 Years 12 Years 12 Years
</TABLE>
The health care cost trend rate assumption has an effect on the amounts
reported. For the plan as a whole, a one percentage point increase in
the assumed health care cost trend rate would increase the APBO as of
December 31, 1996 by $701 and the NPPBC for the year ended December 31,
1996 by $83.
(12) Shareholder's Equity, Regulatory Risk-Based Capital, Retained Earnings
and Dividend Restrictions
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Each insurance company's state of domicile imposes minimum risk-based
capital requirements that were developed by the NAIC. The formulas for
determining the amount of risk-based capital specify various weighting
factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of
activity based on the perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance
is determined by a ratio of the company's regulatory total adjusted
capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level
risk-based capital, as defined by the NAIC. Companies below specific
trigger points or ratios are classified within certain levels, each of
which requires specified corrective action. NLIC and each of its
insurance company subsidiaries exceed the minimum risk-based capital
requirements.
<PAGE> 22
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The statutory capital shares and surplus of NLIC as of December 31,
1996, 1995 and 1994 was $1,000,647, $1,363,031 and $1,262,861,
respectively. The statutory net income of NLIC for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was $73,218, $86,529 and $76,532,
respectively.
NLIC is limited in the amount of shareholder dividends it may pay
without prior approval by the Department of Insurance of the State of
Ohio (the Department). NLIC's dividend of the outstanding shares of
common stock of certain companies which was declared on September 24,
1996 and the anticipated $850,000 dividend (as discussed in note 1) are
deemed extraordinary under Ohio insurance laws. As a result of such
dividends, any dividend paid by NLIC during the 12-month period
immediately following the $850,000 dividend would also be an
extraordinary dividend under Ohio insurance laws. Accordingly, no such
dividend could be paid without prior regulatory approval.
In addition, the payment of dividends by NLIC may also be subject to
restrictions set forth in the insurance laws of New York that limit the
amount of statutory profits on NLIC's participating policies (measured
before dividends to policyholders) that can inure to the benefit of the
Company and its stockholder.
The Company currently does not expect such regulatory requirements to
impair its ability to pay operating expenses and stockholder dividends
in the future.
(13) Transactions With Affiliates
----------------------------
The Company leases office space from NMIC and certain of its
subsidiaries. For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, the
Company made lease payments to NMIC and its subsidiaries of $9,065,
$8,986 and $8,133, respectively.
Pursuant to a cost sharing agreement among NMIC and certain of its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company, NMIC provides
certain operational and administrative services, such as sales support,
advertising, personnel and general management services, to those
subsidiaries. Expenses covered by this agreement are subject to
allocation among NMIC, the Company and other affiliates. Amounts
allocated to the Company were $101,584, $107,112, and $100,601 in 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively. The allocations are based on techniques
and procedures in accordance with insurance regulatory guidelines.
Measures used to allocate expenses among companies include individual
employee estimates of time spent, special cost studies, salary expense,
commissions expense and other methods agreed to by the participating
companies that are within industry guidelines and practices. The
Company believes these allocation methods are reasonable. In addition,
the Company does not believe that expenses recognized under the
intercompany agreements are materially different than expenses that
would have been recognized had the Company operated on a stand alone
basis. Amounts payable to NMIC from the Company under the cost sharing
agreement were $15,111 and $1,186 as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
The Company also participates in intercompany repurchase agreements
with affiliates whereby the seller will transfer securities to the
buyer at a stated value. Upon demand or a stated period, the securities
will be repurchased by the seller at the original sales price plus a
price differential. Transactions under the agreements during 1996 and
1995 were not material. The Company believes that the terms of the
repurchase agreements are materially consistent with what the Company
could have obtained with unaffiliated parties.
<PAGE> 23
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Intercompany reinsurance contracts exist between NLIC and, respectively
NMIC and ELICW whereby all of NLIC's accident and health and group life
insurance business is ceded on a modified coinsurance basis. NLIC
entered into the reinsurance agreements during 1996 because the
accident and health and group life insurance business was unrelated to
NLIC's long-term savings and retirement products. Accordingly, the
accident and health and group life insurance business has been
accounted for as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Under modified coinsurance agreements, invested assets are retained by
the ceding company and investment earnings are paid to the reinsurer.
Under the terms of NLIC's agreements, the investment risk associated
with changes in interest rates is borne by NMIC or ELICW, as the case
may be. Risk of asset default is retained by NLIC, although a fee is
paid by NMIC or ELICW, as the case may be, to NLIC for the NLIC's
retention of such risk. The agreements will remain in force until all
policy obligations are settled. However, with respect to the agreement
between NLIC and NMIC, either party may terminate the contract on
January 1 of any year with prior notice. The ceding of risk does not
discharge the original insurer from its primary obligation to the
policyholder. NLIC believes that the terms of the modified coinsurance
agreements are consistent in all material respects with what NLIC could
have obtained with unaffiliated parties.
Amounts ceded to ELICW in 1996 are included in ELICW's results of
operations for 1996 which, combined with the results of WCLIC and NCC,
are summarized in note 2. Amounts ceded to ELICW in 1996 include
premiums of $224,224, net investment income and other revenue of
$14,833, and benefits, claims and other expenses of $246,641. Amounts
ceded to NMIC in 1996 include premiums of $97,331, net investment
income of $10,890, and benefits, claims and other expenses of $100,476.
The Company and various affiliates entered into agreements with
Nationwide Cash Management Company (NCMC) and California Cash
Management Company (CCMC), both affiliates, under which NCMC and CCMC
act as common agents in handling the purchase and sale of short-term
securities for the respective accounts of the participants. Amounts on
deposit with NCMC and CCMC were $4,789 and $9,654 as of December 31,
1996 and 1995, respectively, and are included in short-term investments
on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
On April, 5 1996, Nationwide Corp. contributed all of the outstanding
shares, with shareholder equity value of $30, of NISC to NLIC. NLIC
contributed an additional $500 to NISC on August 30, 1996.
On March 1, 1995, Nationwide Corp. contributed all of the outstanding
shares of common stock of Farmland Life Insurance Company (Farmland) to
NLIC. Farmland merged into WCLIC effective June 30, 1995. The
contribution resulted in a direct increase to consolidated
shareholder's equity of $46,918. As discussed in note 2, WCLIC is
accounted for as discontinued operations.
Effective December 31, 1994, NLIC purchased all of the outstanding
shares of common stock of ELICW from Wausau Service Corporation (WSC)
for $155,000. NLIC transferred fixed maturity securities and cash with
a fair value of $155,000 to WSC on December 28, 1994, which resulted in
a realized loss of $19,239 on the disposition of the securities. The
purchase price approximated both the historical cost basis and fair
value of net assets of ELICW. ELICW has and will continue to share home
office, other facilities, equipment and common management and
administrative services with WSC. As discussed in note 2, ELICW is
accounted for as discontinued operations.
Certain annuity products are sold through three affiliated companies
which are also subsidiaries of Nationwide Corp. Total commissions and
fees paid to these affiliates for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994 were $76,922, $57,280 and $50,168, respectively.
(14) Bank Lines of Credit
--------------------
In August 1996, NLIC, along with NMIC, established a $600,000 revolving
credit facility which provides for a $600,000 loan over a five year
term on a fully revolving basis with a group of national financial
institutions. The credit facility provides for several and not joint
liability with respect to any amount drawn by either NLIC or NMIC. NLIC
and NMIC pay facility and usage fees to the financial institutions to
maintain the revolving credit facility. All previously existing line of
credit agreements were canceled.
<PAGE> 24
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(15) Contingencies
-------------
The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits. In the opinion of
management, the effects, if any, of such lawsuits are not expected to
be material to the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
(16) Segment Information
-------------------
The Company has three primary segments: Variable Annuities, Fixed
Annuities and Life Insurance. The Variable Annuities segment consists
of annuity contracts that provide the customer with the opportunity to
invest in mutual funds managed by the Company and independent
investment managers, with the investment returns accumulating on a
tax-deferred basis. The Fixed Annuities segment consists of annuity
contracts that generate a return for the customer at a specified
interest rate, fixed for a prescribed period, with returns accumulating
on a tax-deferred basis. The Life Insurance segment consists of
insurance products that provide a death benefit and may also allow the
customer to build cash value on a tax-deferred basis. In addition, the
Company reports corporate expenses and investments, and the related
investment income supporting capital not specifically allocated to its
product segments in a Corporate and Other segment. In addition, all
realized gains and losses, investment management fees and other revenue
earned from mutual funds, other than the portion allocated to the
variable annuities and life insurance segments, are reported in the
Corporate and Other segment.
During 1996, the Company changed its reporting segments to better
reflect the way the businesses are managed. Prior periods have been
restated to reflect these changes.
The following table summarizes the revenues and income from continuing
operations before federal income tax expense for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 and assets as of December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, by business segment.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
----------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Variable Annuities $ 284,638 189,071 132,687
Fixed Annuities 1,092,566 1,051,970 939,868
Life Insurance 435,657 409,135 383,150
Corporate and Other 179,977 148,475 143,794
----------------- --------------- ---------------
$ 1,992,838 1,798,651 1,599,499
================= =============== ===============
Income from continuing operations before federal income tax
expense:
Variable Annuities 90,244 50,837 24,574
Fixed Annuities 135,405 137,000 138,950
Life Insurance 67,242 67,590 53,046
Corporate and Other 22,606 32,145 25,288
----------------- --------------- ---------------
$ 315,497 287,572 241,858
================= =============== ===============
Assets:
Variable Annuities 25,069,725 17,333,039 11,146,465
Fixed Annuities 13,994,715 13,250,359 11,668,973
Life Insurance 3,353,286 3,027,420 2,752,283
Corporate and Other 5,348,520 4,896,815 3,678,303
----------------- --------------- ---------------
$47,766,246 38,507,633 29,246,024
================= =============== ===============
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 25
<TABLE>
SCHEDULE I
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Summary of Investments -
Other Than Investments in Related Parties
As of December 31, 1996
($000's omitted)
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- -------------- -----------------
Column A Column B Column C Column D
- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- -------------- -----------------
Amount at which
shown in the
consolidated
Type of Investment Cost Market value balance sheet
- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- -------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Bonds:
U.S. Government and government agencies and authorities $ 3,757,887 3,834,762 3,834,762
States, municipalities and political subdivisions 6,242 6,690 6,690
Foreign governments 100,656 101,940 101,940
Public utilities 1,798,736 1,843,938 1,843,938
All other corporate 6,307,357 6,517,309 6,517,309
--------------- -------------- -----------------
Total fixed maturity securities available-for-sale 11,970,878 12,304,639 12,304,639
--------------- -------------- -----------------
Equity securities available-for-sale:
Common stocks:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other 43,501 50,405 50,405
Non-redeemable preferred stock 389 8,726 8,726
--------------- -------------- -----------------
Total equity securities available-for-sale 43,890 59,131 59,131
--------------- -------------- -----------------
Mortgage loans on real estate, net 5,327,317 5,272,119 (1)
Real estate, net:
Investment properties 253,383 217,611 (1)
Acquired in satisfaction of debt 57,933 48,148 (1)
Policy loans 371,816 371,816
Other long-term investments 27,370 28,668 (2)
Short-term investments 4,789 4,789
--------------- ----------------
Total investments $18,057,376 18,306,921
=============== ================
<FN>
- ----------
(1) Difference from Column B is primarily due to valuation allowances due to
impairments on mortgage loans on real estate and due to accumulated
depreciation and valuation allowances due to impairments on real estate.
See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.
(2) Difference from Column B is primarily due to operating gains of investments
in limited partnerships.
</TABLE>
See accompanying independent auditors' report.
<PAGE> 26
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCHEDULE III
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Insurance Information
As of December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
and for each of the years then ended
($000's omitted)
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ---------------
Deferred Future policy Other policy
policy benefits, losses, claims and
acquisition claims and Unearned premiums benefits payable Premium
Segment costs loss expenses (1) (2) revenue
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- ---------------- --------------
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996: Variable Annuities $ 791,611 - - -
Fixed Annuities 242,421 14,952,877 687 24,030
Life Insurance 414,417 1,995,802 395,739 174,612
Corporate and Other (81,940) 230,381 25,048 -
-------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------
Total $1,366,509 17,179,060 421,474 198,642
============== ================== ================ ==============
1995: Variable Annuities 571,283 - - -
Fixed Annuities 221,111 14,221,622 455 32,774
Life Insurance 366,876 1,898,641 383,983 166,332
Corporate and Other (138,914) 238,351 28,886 -
-------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------
Total $1,020,356 16,358,614 413,324 199,106
============== ================== ================ ==============
1994: Variable Annuities 395,397 - - -
Fixed Annuities 198,639 12,633,253 240 20,134
Life Insurance 327,079 1,806,762 371,984 156,524
Corporate and Other 74,445 233,569 26,927 -
-------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------
Total $ 995,560 14,673,584 399,151 176,658
============== ================== ================ ==============
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------
Column A Column G Column H Column I Column J Column K
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------
Net Amortization Other
investment Benefits, claims, of deferred operating
income losses and policy expenses Premiums
Segment (3) settlement expenses acquisition costs (3) written
- ----------------------------------- -------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------
1996: Variable Annuities $ (21,449) 4,624 57,412 132,357
Fixed Annuities 1,050,557 838,533 38,635 79,737
Life Insurance 174,002 211,386 37,347 78,965
Corporate and Other 154,649 106,037 - 51,335
-------------- ------------------- ----------------- -----------------
Total $1,357,759 1,160,580 133,394 342,394
============== =================== ================= =================
1995: Variable Annuities (17,640) 2,881 26,264 109,089
Fixed Annuities 1,002,718 804,980 29,499 80,260
Life Insurance 171,255 201,986 31,021 68,832
Corporate and Other 137,700 105,646 (4,089) 14,773
-------------- ------------------- ----------------- -----------------
Total $1,294,033 1,115,493 82,695 272,954
============== =================== ================= =================
1994: Variable Annuities (13,415) 2,277 22,135 83,701
Fixed Annuities 903,572 702,082 29,849 69,975
Life Insurance 166,329 191,006 29,495 69,861
Corporate and Other 154,325 97,302 4,089 17,115
-------------- ------------------- ----------------- -----------------
Total $1,210,811 992,667 85,568 240,652
============== =================== ================= =================
<FN>
- ----------
(1) Unearned premiums are included in Column C amounts.
(2) Column E agrees to the sum of the Balance Sheet captions, Policyholders'
dividend accumulations and Other policyholder funds.
(3) Allocations of net investment income and certain general expenses are based
on a number of assumptions and estimates, and reported operating results
would change by segment if different methods were applied.
</TABLE>
See accompanying independent auditors' report.
<PAGE> 27
SCHEDULE IV
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reinsurance
As of December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
and for each of the years then ended
($000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F
- ------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
Percentage
Ceded to Assumed from of amount
Gross amount other companies other companies Net amount assumed to net
----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
Life insurance in force $47,071,264 6,633,567 288,593 40,726,290 0.7%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
Premiums:
Life insurance 225,615 29,282 2,309 198,642 1.2%
Accident and health insurance 291,871 305,789 13,918 - N/A
----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total $ 517,486 335,071 16,227 198,642 8.2%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
1995:
Life Insurance in force $41,087,025 8,935,743 391,174 32,542,456 1.2%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
Premiums:
Life insurance 221,257 24,360 2,209 199,106 1.1%
Accident and health insurance 298,058 313,036 14,978 - N/A
----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total $ 519,315 337,396 17,187 199,106 8.6%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
1994:
Life Insurance in force $35,926,633 7,550,623 829,742 29,205,752 2.8%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
Premiums:
Life insurance 198,705 24,912 2,865 176,658 1.6%
Accident and health insurance 303,435 321,696 18,261 - N/A
----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total $ 502,140 346,608 21,126 176,658 12.0%
================= ================= ================ ================ ===============
<FN>
- ----------
Note: The life insurance caption represents principally premiums from
traditional life insurance and life-contingent immediate annuities and
excludes deposits on invesment products and universal life insurance
products.
</TABLE>
See accompanying independent auditors' report.
<PAGE> 28
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCHEDULE V
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
($000's omitted)
- ------------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------------------------- ------------ -------------
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
- ------------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------------------------- ------------ -------------
Balance at Charged to Balance at
beginning of costs and Charged to Deductions end of
Description period expenses other accounts (1) period
- ------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real
estate $49,128 4,497 - 2,587 51,038
Valuation allowances - real estate 25,819 (10,600) - - 15,219
------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
Total $74,947 (6,103) - 2,587 66,257
============ ============ ============== ============ =============
1995:
Valuation allowances - fixed maturity securities - 8,908 - 8,908 -
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real
estate 46,381 7,433 - 4,686 49,128
Valuation allowances - real estate 27,330 (1,511) - - 25,819
------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
Total $73,711 14,830 - 13,594 74,947
============ ============ ============== ============ =============
1994:
Valuation allowances - fixed maturity securities 4,800 (4,800) - - -
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real
estate 42,150 20,445 - 16,214 46,381
Valuation allowances - real estate 31,357 (4,027) - - 27,330
------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
Total $78,307 11,618 - 16,214 73,711
============ ============ ============== ============ =============
<FN>
- ----------
(1) Amounts represent direct write-downs charged against the valuation allowance.
</TABLE>
See accompanying independent auditors' report.
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) To be filed by Financial Statements:
(1) Financial statements and schedule included PAGE
in Prospectus
(Part A):
Condensed Financial Information. N/A
(2) Financial statements included 42
in Part B:
Those financial statements required by
Item 23 to be included in Part B have been
incorporated therein by reference to the
Statement of Additional Information
(Part A).
Nationwide Variable Account-6
Independent Auditors' Report. 42
Statements of Assets, Liabilities 43
and Contract Owners' Equity as of
December 31, 1996.
Statements of Operations and Changes 45
In Contract Owners' Equity for the period
February 28,1996 (commencement of operations)
through December 31, 1996.
Notes to Financial Statements. 46
Schedules of Changes In Unit Value. 48
Nationwide Life Insurance Company:
Independent Auditors' Report. 50
Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1995. 51
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years 52
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's 53
Equity for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the 54
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 55
Schedule I - Consolidated Summary of 92
Investments - Other Than Investments in
Related Parties.
Schedule III - Supplementary Insurance Information. 93
Schedule IV - Reinsurance. 94
Schedule V - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. 95
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Item 24. (b) Exhibits
(1) Resolution of the Depositor's Board of Directors authorizing
the establishment of the Registrant - Filed previously with
Registration Statement (File No. 33-82370, File No. 811-8684)
for Nationwide Variable Account-6 and is hereby incorporated
by reference.
(2) Not Applicable
(3) Underwriting or Distribution contacts between the Registrant
and Principal Underwriter - Filed previously with
Registration Statement (File No. 33-82370, File No.
811-8684) for Nationwide Variable Account-6 and is hereby
incorporated by reference.
(4) The form of the Variable Annuity Contract- Filed on February
18, 1997 with the Registration Statement for the Nationwide
Variable Account-6 (File No. 333-21909) and hereby
incorporated by reference.
(5) Variable Annuity Application - Attached hereto.
(6) Articles of Incorporation of Depositor - Filed on February
18, 1997 with the Registration Statement for the Nationwide
Variable Account-6 (File No. 333-21909) and hereby
incorporated by reference.
(7) Not Applicable
(8) Not Applicable
(9) Opinion of Counsel - Filed on February 18, 1997 with the
Registration Statement for the Nationwide Variable Account-6
(File No. 333-21909) and hereby incorporated by reference.
(10) Not Applicable
(11) Not Applicable
(12) Not Applicable
(13) Computation of Performance Quotations - Filed previously
with Registration Statement (File No. 33-82370, File No.
811-8684) for Nationwide Variable Account-6 and is hereby
incorporated by reference
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Item 25. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITIONS AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH DEPOSITOR
Lewis J. Alphin Director
519 Bethel Church Road
Mount Olives, NC 28365
Keith W. Eckel Director
1647 Falls Road
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Willard J. Engel Director
1100 East Main Street
Marshall, MN 56258
Fred C. Finney Director
1558 West Moreland Road
Wooster, OH 44691
Charles L. Fuellgraf, Jr. Director
600 South Washington Street
Butler, PA 16001
Joseph J. Gasper President and Chief
One Nationwide Plaza Operating Officer
Columbus, OH 43215 and Director
Henry S. Holloway Chairman of the
1247 Stafford Road Board and Director
Darlington, MD 21034
Dimon Richard McFerson Chairman and
One Nationwide Plaza Chief Executive Officer-
Columbus, OH 43215 Nationwide Insurance
Enterprise and Director
David O. Miller Director
115 Sprague Drive
Hebron, Ohio 43025
C. Ray Noecker Director
2770 Winchester Southern South
Ashville, OH 43103
James F. Patterson Director
8765 Mulberry Road
Chesterland, OH 44026
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITIONS AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH DEPOSITOR
Arden L. Shisler Director
1356 North Wenger Road
Dalton, OH 44618
Robert L. Stewart Director
88740 Fairview Road
Jewett, OH 43986
Nancy C. Thomas Director
10835 Georgetown Street NE
Louisville, OH 44641
Harold W. Weihl Director
14282 King Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Gordon E. McCutchan Executive Vice President -
One Nationwide Plaza Law and Corporate Services
Columbus, OH 43215 and Secretary
Robert A. Oakley Executive Vice President-
One Nationwide Plaza Chief Financial Officer
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Robert J. Woodward, Jr. Executive Vice President -
One Nationwide Plaza Chief Investment Officer
Columbus, OH 43215
James E. Brock Senior Vice President -
One Nationwide Plaza Life Company Operations
Columbus, OH 43215
W. Sidney Druen Senior Vice President and General
One Nationwide Plaza Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Columbus, OH 43215
Harvey S. Galloway, Jr. Senior Vice President-Chief Actuary-
One Nationwide Plaza Life, Health and Annuities
Columbus, OH 43215
Richard A. Karas Senior Vice President - Sales -
One Nationwide Plaza Financial Services
Columbus, OH 43215
Michael D. Bleiweiss Vice President-
One Nationwide Plaza Individual Annuity Operations
Columbus, OH 43215
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITIONS AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH DEPOSITOR
Matthew S. Easley Vice President -
One Nationwide Plaza Marketing Innovation and Compliance
Columbus, OH 43215
Ronald L. Eppley Vice President-
One Nationwide Plaza Application Service
Columbus, OH 43215
Timothy E. Murphy Vice President-
One Nationwide Plaza Strategic Marketing
Columbus, Ohio 43215
R. Dennis Noice Vice President-
One Nationwide Plaza Retail Operations
Columbus, OH 43215
Joseph P. Rath
One Nationwide Plaza Vice President -
Columbus, OH 43215 Product and Market Compliance
Item 26. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR
OR REGISTRANT.
* Subsidiaries for which separate financial statements are filed
** Subsidiaries included in the respective consolidated financial
statements
*** Subsidiaries included in the respective group financial
statements filed for unconsolidated subsidiaries
**** other subsidiaries
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Affiliate Agency of Ohio, Inc. Ohio Life Insurance Agency
Affiliate Agency, Inc. Delaware Life Insurance Agency
Allnations, Inc. Ohio Promotes cooperative insurance
corporations worldwide
American Marine Underwriters, Inc. Florida Underwriting Manager
Auto Direkt Insurance Company Germany Insurance Company
The Beak and Wire Corporation Ohio Radio Tower Joint Venture
California Cash Management Company California Investment Securities Agent
Colonial County Mutual Insurance Texas Insurance Company
Company
Colonial Insurance Company of California Insurance Company
California
Columbus Insurance Brokerage and Germany Insurance Broker
Service GMBH
Companies Agency Insurance Services California Insurance Broker
of California
Companies Agency of Alabama, Inc. Alabama Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Idaho, Inc. Idaho Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Illinois, Inc. Illinois Acts as Collection Agent for
Policies placed through Brokers
Companies Agency of Kentucky, Inc. Kentucky Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Insurance Broker
Inc.
Companies Agency of New York, Inc. New York Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Pennsylvania, Inc. Pennsylvania Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Phoenix, Inc. Arizona Insurance Broker
Companies Agency of Texas, Inc. Texas Insurance Broker
Companies Annuity Agency of Texas, Texas Insurance Broker
Inc.
Companies Agency, Inc. Wisconsin Insurance Broker
Countrywide Services Corporation Delaware Products Liability,
Investigative and Claims
Management Services
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING SECURITIES
STATE (SEE ATTACHED CHART) UNLESS
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION OTHERWISE INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Employers Insurance of Wausau A Wisconsin Insurance Company
Mutual Company
** Employers Life Insurance Company of Wisconsin Life Insurance Company
Wausau
F & B, Inc. Iowa Insurance Agency
Farmland Mutual Insurance Company Iowa Insurance Company
Financial Horizons Distributors Alabama Life Insurance Agency
Agency of Alabama, Inc.
Financial Horizons Distributors Ohio Insurance Agency
Agency of Ohio
Financial Horizons Distributors Oklahoma Life Insurance Agency
Agency of Oklahoma, Inc.
Financial Horizons Distributors Texas Life Insurance Agency
Agency of Texas, Inc.
* Financial Horizons Investment Trust Massachusetts Investment Company
Financial Horizons Securities Oklahoma Broker Dealer
Corporation
Gates, McDonald & Company Ohio Cost Control Business
Gates, McDonald & Company of Nevada Nevada Self-Insurance Administration
Claims Examinations and Data
Processing Services
Gates, McDonald & Company of New New York Workers Compensation Claims
York, Inc. Administration
Greater La Crosse Health Plans, Inc. Wisconsin Writes Commercial Health and
Medicare Supplement Insurance
InHealth Agency, Inc. Ohio Insurance Agency
InHealth Management Systems, Inc. Ohio Develops and operates Managed
Care Delivery System
Insurance Intermediaries, Inc. Ohio Insurance Broker and Insurance
Agency
Key Health Plan, Inc. California Pre-paid health plans
Landmark Financial Services of New New York Life Insurance Agency
York, Inc.
Leben Direkt Insurance Company Germany Life Insurance Company
Lone Star General Agency, Inc. Texas Insurance Agency
** MRM Investments, Inc. Ohio Owns and operates a Recreational
Ski Facility
** National Casualty Company Michigan Insurance Company
National Casualty Company of America, Great Britain Insurance Company
Ltd.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING
SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
** National Premium and Benefit Delaware Insurance Administrative Services
Administration Company
** Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc. Ohio Registered Broker-Dealer,
Investment Manager and
Administrator
Nationwide Agency, Inc. Ohio Insurance Agency
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Iowa Insurance Company
Company
Nationwide Asset Allocation Trust Massachusetts Investment Company
Nationwide Cash Management Company Ohio Investment Securities Agent
Nationwide Communications, Inc. Ohio Radio Broadcasting Business
Nationwide Community Urban Ohio Redevelopment of blighted areas
Redevelopment Corporation within the City of Columbus, Ohio
Nationwide Corporation Ohio Organized for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, encumbering,
transferring, or otherwise
disposing of shares, bonds, and
other evidences of indebtedness,
securities, and contracts of
other persons, associations,
corporations, domestic or
foreign and to form or acquire
the control of other corporations
Nationwide Development Company Ohio Owns, leases and manages
commercial real estate
Nationwide Financial Institution Delaware Insurance Agency
Distributors Agency, Inc.
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. Delaware Organized for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, encumbering,
transferring, or otherwise
disposing of shares, bonds, and
other evidences of indebtedness,
securities, and contracts of
other persons, associations,
corporations, domestic or
foreign and to form or acquire
the control of other corporations
** Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc. Ohio Registered Broker-Dealer,
Investment Manager and
Administrator
Nationwide General Insurance Company Ohio Insurance Company
Nationwide HMO, Inc. Ohio Health Maintenance Organization
* Nationwide Indemnity Company Ohio Reinsurance Company
Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Ohio Membership Non-Profit Corporation
Foundation
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING
SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nationwide Insurance Golf Charities, Ohio Membership Non-Profit
Inc. Corporation
Nationwide Investing Foundation Michigan Investment Company
* Nationwide Investing Massachusetts Investment Company
Foundation II
Nationwide Investment Services Oklahoma Registered Broker-Dealer in
Corporation Deferred Compensation Market
Nationwide Investors Services, Inc. Ohio Stock Transfer Agent
** Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Ohio Life Insurance Company
Company
** Nationwide Life Insurance Company Ohio Life Insurance Company
Nationwide Lloyds Texas Texas Lloyds Company
Nationwide Management Systems, Inc. Ohio Develops and operates Managed
Care Delivery System
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Ohio Insurance Company
Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Ohio Insurance Company
Nationwide Properties, Ltd. Ohio Develops, owns and operates
real estate and real estate
investments
Nationwide Property and Casualty Ohio Insurance Company
Insurance Company
** Nationwide Property Management, Inc. Ohio Owns, leases, manages and deals
in Real Property
Nationwide Realty Investors, Ltd. Ohio Develops, owns and operates
real estate and real estate
investments
* Nationwide Separate Account Trust Massachusetts Investment Company
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Alabama Life Insurance Agency
Alabama, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Arizona Life Insurance Agency
Arizona, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Massachusetts Life Insurance Agency
Massachusetts, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Montana Life Insurance Agency
Montana, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Nevada Life Insurance Agency
Nevada, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Ohio Life Insurance Agency
Ohio, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Oklahoma Life Insurance Agency
Oklahoma, Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Texas Life Insurance Agency
Texas, Inc.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING
SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services of Wyoming Life Insurance Agency
Wyoming
NEA Valuebuilder Investor Services, Delaware Life Insurance Agency
Inc.
NEA Valuebuilder Services Insurance Massachusetts Life Insurance Agency
Agency, Inc.
Neckura General Insurance Company Germany Insurance Company
Neckura Holding Company Germany Administrative Service for
Neckura Insurance Group
Neckura Insurance Company Germany Insurance Company
Neckura Life Insurance Company Germany Life Insurance Company
NWE, Inc. Ohio Special Investments
PEBSCO of Massachusetts Insurance Massachusetts Markets and Administers Deferred
Agency, Inc. Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
PEBSCO of Texas, Inc. Texas Markets and Administers Deferred
Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
Pension Associates of Wausau, Inc. Wisconsin Pension plan administration,
record keeping and consulting
and compensation consulting
Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation Wisconsin Health Maintenance Organization
Public Employees Benefit Services Delaware Marketing and Administration of
corporation Deferred Employee Compensation
Plans for Public Employees
Public Employees Benefit Services Alabama Markets and Administers Deferred
Corporation of Alabama Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
Public Employees Benefit Services Arkansas Markets and Administers Deferred
Corporation of Arkansas Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
Public Employees Benefit Services Montana Markets and Administers Deferred
Corporation of Montana Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
Public Employees Benefit Services New Mexico Markets and Administers Deferred
Corporation of New Mexico Compensation Plans for Public
Employees
Scottsdale Indemnity Company Ohio Insurance Company
Scottsdale Insurance Company Ohio Insurance Company
Scottsdale Surplus Lines Insurance Arizona Excess and Surplus Lines
Company Insurance Company
SVM Sales GmbH, Neckura Insurance Germany Sales support for Neckura
Group Insurance Group
Wausau Business Insurance Company Illinois Insurance Company
Wausau General Insurance Company Illinois Insurance Company
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING
SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Wausau Insurance Company (U.K.) United Kingdom Insurance and Reinsurance Company
Limited
Wausau International Underwriters California Special Risks, Excess and
Surplus Lines Insurance
Underwriting Manager
** Wausau Preferred Health Insurance Wisconsin Insurance and Reinsurance Company
Company
Wausau Service Corporation Wisconsin Holding Company
Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company Wisconsin Insurance Company
** West Coast Life Insurance Company California Life Insurance Company
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. VOTING
SECURITIES
(SEE ATTACHED CHART)
STATE UNLESS OTHERWISE
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION INDICATED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
<S> <C><C> <C> <C> <C>
* MFS Variable Account Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* NACo Variable Account Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide DC Variable Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account Account
* Nationwide DCVA II Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Separate Account No. 1 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Multi-Flex Variable Account Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide VA Separate Account-A Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Separate Account
* Nationwide VA Separate Account-B Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Separate Account
Nationwide VA Separate Account-C Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Separate Account
* Nationwide VA Separate Account-Q Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Separate Account
* Nationwide Variable Account Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-II Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-3 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-4 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-5 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Fidelity Advisor Variable Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-6 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-8 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide Variable Account-9 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Annuity Contracts
Account
* Nationwide VL Separate Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Life Insurance
Account-A Separate Account Contracts
* Nationwide VL Separate Ohio Nationwide Life and Annuity Issuer of Life Insurance
Account-B Separate Account Contracts
* Nationwide VLI Separate Account Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Life Insurance
Account Contracts
* Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Life Insurance
Account Contracts
* Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3 Ohio Nationwide Life Separate Issuer of Life Insurance
Account Contracts
</TABLE>
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Item 27. NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS
Not applicable.
Item 28. INDEMNIFICATION
Provision is made in the Company's Amended and Restated Code of
Regulations and expressly authorized by the General Corporation
Law of the State of Ohio, for indemnification by the Company of
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer or employee of the Company, against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, to the extent and
under the circumstances permitted by the General Corporation Law
of the State of Ohio.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("Act") may be permitted to directors,
officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
Item 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
(a) Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc. ("NAS") acts as general
distributor for the Nationwide Multi-Flex Variable Account,
Nationwide DC Variable Account, Nationwide DCVA-II, Nationwide
Variable Account-II, Nationwide Variable Account-5, Nationwide
Variable Account-6, Nationwide Variable Account-8, Nationwide
Variable Account-9, Nationwide VA Separate Account-A,
Nationwide VA Separate Account-B, Nationwide VA Separate
Account-C, Nationwide VL Separate Account-A, Nationwide VL
Separate Account-B, Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2,
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3, NACo Variable Account and
the Nationwide Variable Account,all of which are separate
investment accounts of the Company or its affiliates.
NAS also acts as principal underwriter for the Nationwide
Investing Foundation, Nationwide Separate Account Trust,
Financial Horizons Investment Trust, Nationwide Asset
Allocation Trust and Nationwide Investing Foundation II,
which are open-end management investment companies.
(b) NATIONWIDE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH UNDERWRITER
<S> <C>
Joseph J. Gasper President and Director
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dimon Richard McFerson Chairman of the Board of Directors and
One Nationwide Plaza Chairman and
Columbus, OH 43215 Chief Executive Officer--Nationwide
Insurance Enterprise and Director
Gordon E. McCutchan
One Nationwide Plaza Executive Vice President-Law and
Columbus, OH 43215 Corporate Services and Director
Robert A. Oakley Executive Vice President - Chief Financial
One Nationwide Plaza Officer and Director
Columbus, Ohio 43215
</TABLE>
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(b) NATIONWIDE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Robert J. Woodward Executive Vice President -
One Nationwide Plaza Chief Investment Officer and Director
Columbus, Ohio 43215
W. Sidney Druen Senior Vice President and
One Nationwide Plaza General Counsel and
Columbus, OH 43215 Assistant Secretary
James F. Laird, Jr. Vice President and General
One Nationwide Plaza Manager & Acting Treasurer
Columbus, OH 43215
Edwin P. McCausland Vice President - Fixed Income
One Nationwide Plaza Securities
Columbus, OH 43215
Peter J. Neckermann Vice President
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Harry S. Schermer Vice President - Investments
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Vice President-Compliance
Joseph P. Rath
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
William G. Goslee Vice President
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Rae M. Pollina Secretary
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(c) NAME OF NET UNDERWRITING COMPENSATION ON
PRINCIPAL DISCOUNTS AND REDEMPTION OR BROKERAGE
UNDERWRITER COMMISSIONS ANNUITIZATION COMMISSIONS COMPENSATION
Nationwide N/A N/A N/A N/A
Advisory
Services,
Inc.
</TABLE>
Item 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
Robert O. Cline
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43218-2008
Item 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Not Applicable
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Item 32. UNDERTAKINGS
The Registrant hereby undertakes to:
(a) file a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the
audited financial statements in the registration statement
are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments
under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted;
(b) include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a
contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an
applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional
Information, or (2) a post card or similar written
communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that
the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of
Additional Information; and
(c) deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any
financial statements required to be made available under
this form promptly upon written or oral request.
The Registrant represents that any of the Contracts which are
issued pursuant to Section 403(b) of the Code are issued by the
Company through the Registrant in reliance upon, and in
compliance with a no-action letter issued by the staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission to the American Council of
Life Insurance (publicly available November 28, 1988) permitting
withdrawal restrictions to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 403(b)(11) of the Code.
The Company represents that the fees and charges deducted under
the Contract in the aggregate are reasonable in relation to the
services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the
risks assumed by the Company.
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Offered by
NATIONWIDE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
and its
NATIONWIDE
VARIABLE ACCOUNT 6
Individual Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
PROSPECTUS
JUNE 15, 1997
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ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Contract Owners
of the Nationwide Variable Account-6:
The audits referred to in our report on Nationwide Life Insurance Company (the
Company) dated January 31, 1997 included the related financial statement
schedules as of December 31, 1996, and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1996, included in the registration statement. These
financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statement schedules based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects
the information set forth herein.
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Services" in the Statement of Additional Information.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Columbus, Ohio
June 9th, 1997
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE(R) (left side)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------------------
| NATIONWIDE INSURANCE |
| GOLF CHARITIES, INC. |
| |
| MEMBERSHIP |
| NONPROFIT |
| CORPORATION |
- ------------------------
------------------------------------------
| EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU |
| A MUTUAL COMPANY |
| (EMPLOYERS) |
| |========================================
| Contribution Note Cost |
| ----------------- ---- |
| Casualty $400,000,000 |
------------------------------------------
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------
| SAN DIEGO LOTUS | | WAUSAU INSURANCE CO. | | WAUSAU SERVICE | | |
| CORPORATION | | (U.K.) LIMITED | | CORPORATION (WSC) | | NATIONWIDE LLOYDS |
|Common Stock: 748,212 | |Common Stock: 8,506,800 | |Common Stock: 1,000 Shares| | |
|------------ Shares | |------------ Shares | |------------ | | |
| | | | | |=========| |
| Cost | | Cost | | Cost | || | A TEXAS LLOYDS |
| ---- | | ---- | | ---- | || | |
|Employers- | |Employers- | |Employers- | || | |
|100% $29,000,000| |100% $18,683,300| |100% $176,763,000| || | |
- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- || ---------------------------
| ||
--------------------------------------------------------------------- ||
| | | ||
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | || ---------------------------
| WAUSAU BUSINESS | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | COUNTRYWIDE SERVICES | | || | |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | | | OF KENTUCKY, INC. | | | CORPORATION | | || | |
|Common Stock: 10,900,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 100 Shares | | || | COMPANIES |
|------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ | | || | AGENCY OF |
| |---|---| | |---| | | ||==| TEXAS, INC. |
| Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost | | || | |
| ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- | | || | |
|WSC-100% $33,800,000| | |WSC-100% $1,000 | | |WSC-100% $145,852 | | || | |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | || ---------------------------
| | | ||
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | || ---------------------------
| WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | WAUSAU GENERAL | | || | |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | | | OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. | | | INSURANCE COMPANY | | || | |
|Common Stock: 8,750 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 200,000 | | || | COMPANIES ANNUITY |
|------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | || | AGENCY OF |
| |---|---| | |---| | | ====| TEXAS, INC. |
| Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost | | | |
| ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- | | | |
|WSC-100% $69,560,006| | |WSC-100% $1,000 | | |WSC-100% $39,000,000 | | | |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| | |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| GREATER LA CROSSE | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | WAUSAU INTERNATIONAL | | | AMERICAN MARINE |
| HEALTH PLANS, INC. | | | OF NEW YORK, INC. | | | UNDERWRITERS | | | UNDERWRITERS, INC. |
|Common Stock: 3,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 20 |
|------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares |
| |---|---| | |---| | |------| |
| Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost |
| ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- |
|WSC-33.3% $861,761 | | |WSC-100% $1,000 | | |WSC-100% $10,000 | | |WSC-100% $248,222 |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| | |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| COMPANIES AGENCY | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | COMPANIES AGENCY |
| OF ALABAMA, INC. | | | OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. | | | INSURANCE SERVICES | | | OF ILLINOIS, INC. |
| | | | | | | OF CALIFORNIA | | | |
|Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 250 |
|------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | |---|------------ Shares | |------|------------ Shares |
| |---|---| | | | | | | |
| Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost |
| ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- |
|WSC-100% $100 | | |WSC-100% $100 | | |WSC-100% $1,000 | | |WSC-100% $2,500 |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| | |
- --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| COMPANIES AGENCY | | | COMPANIES AGENCY | | | PHYSICIANS PLUS | | | COMPANIES |
| OF IDAHO, INC. | | | OF PHOENIX, INC. | | | INSURANCE | | | AGENCY, INC. |
| | | | | | | CORPORATION | | | |
|Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 1,000 | | |Common Stock: 7,150 | | |Common Stock: 100 |
|------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares |
| |-------| | |---|Preferred Stock: 11,540 | |------| |
| | | | | |--------------- Shares | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Cost | | Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost |
| ---- | | ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- |
|WSC-100% $1,000 | |WSC-100% $1,000 | | |WSC-33 1/3% $6,215,459| | |WSC-100% $10,000 |
- --------------------------- --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------
| | PREVEA HEALTH | | | PENSION ASSOCIATES |
| | INSURANCE PLAN, INC. | | | OF WAUSAU, INC. |
| |Common Stock: 3,000 Shares| | |Common Stock: 1,000 |
| |------------ | | |------------ Shares |
----| | -------| |
| | | |
| Cost | |Companies Cost |
| ---- | |Agency, Inc. ---- |
|WSC-33 1/3% $500,000 | |(Wisconsin)-100% $10,000 |
---------------------------- ---------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE(R) (middle)
<S> <C> <C>
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| |
| |
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL |
=======| INSURANCE COMPANY |================================================
| (CASUALTY) |
| |
| |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| || |
| || -------------------------------------------------------------
| || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| || | |
- -------------------------------- || | -------------------------------- --------------------------------
| ALLNATIONS, INC. | || | | NATIONWIDE GENERAL | | NECKURA HOLDING |
|Common Stock: 3,136 Shares | || | | INSURANCE COMPANY | | COMPANY (NECKURA) |
|------------ | || | | | | |
| Cost | || | |Common Stock: 20,000 | |Common Stock: 10,000 |
| ---- | || | |------------ Shares | |------------ Shares |
|Casualty-24.5% $88,320 | || | | Cost | | Cost |
|Fire-24.5% $88,463 | || | | ---- | | ---- |
|Preferred Stock: 1,466 Shares | || |----|Casualty-100% $5,944,422 | ---------|Casualty-100% $87,943,140 |
|--------------- | || | | | | | |
| Cost | || | | | | | |
| ---- | || | | | | | |
|Casualty-7.7% $100,000 | || | | | | | |
|Fire-7.7% $100,000 | || | | | | | |
- -------------------------------- || | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
|| | |
- -------------------------------- || | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| FARMLAND MUTUAL | || | | NATIONWIDE PROPERTY | | | NECKURA |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | || | | AND CASUALTY | | | INSURANCE COMPANY |
|Guaranty Fund | || | | INSURANCE COMPANY | | | |
|------------ |========= |----|Common Stock: 60,000 | |--------|Common Stock: 6,000 |
|Certificate | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares |
|----------- Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost |
| ---- | | | ---- | | |Neckura- ---- |
|Casualty $500,000 | | |Casualty-100% $6,000,000 | | |100% DM 6,000,000 |
- -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| | |
- -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| F & B, INC. | | | COLONIAL INSURANCE | | | NECKURA LIFE |
| | | | COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | | | INSURANCE COMPANY |
|Common Stock: 1 Share | | | (COLONIAL) | | | |
|------------ | |----|Common Stock: 1,750 | |--------|Common Stock: 4,000 |
| Cost | | |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares |
| ---- | | | Cost | | | Cost |
|Farmland | | | ---- | | | ---- |
|Mutual-100% $10 | | |Casualty-100% $11,750,000 | | |Neckura-100% DM 15,825,681 |
- -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| |
- -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS | | | SCOTTSDALE | | | NECKURA GENERAL |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | | | INSURANCE COMPANY | | | INSURANCE COMPANY |
|Common Stock: 1,000,000 | | | | | | |
|------------ Shares | | |Common Stock: 30,136 | | |Common Stock: 1,500 |
| Cost |------------------|------------ Shares | |--------|------------ Shares |
| ---- | | Cost | | | Cost |
|Casualty-99.9% $26,714,335 | | ---- | | | ---- |
|Other Capital: | |Casualty-100% $150,000,000 | | |Neckura-100% DM 1,656,925 |
|------------- | | | | | |
|Casualty-Ptd. $ 713,567 | | | | | |
- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| SCOTTSDALE | | | COLUMBUS INSURANCE |
| SURPLUS LINES | | | BROKERAGE AND SERVICE |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | | | GmbH |
| | | |Common Stock: 1 Share |
| | |--------|------------ |
| "NEWLY FORMED" | | | Cost |
| | | | ---- |
| | | |Neckura-100% DM 51,639 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| NATIONAL PREMIUM & | | | LEBEN DIREKT |
| BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION | | | INSURANCE COMPANY |
| COMPANY | | | |
|Common Stock: 10,000 | | |Common Stock: 4,000 Shares |
|------------ Shares |------------------|------------ |
| Cost | | Cost |
| ---- | | ---- |
|Scottsdale-100% $10,000 | |Neckura-100% DM 4,000,000 |
| | | |
| | | |
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
| SVM SALES | | AUTO DIREKT |
| GmbH | | INSURANCE COMPANY |
| | | |
|Common Stock: 50 Shares | |Common Stock: 1,500 Shares |
|------------ | |------------ |
| Cost | | Cost |
| ---- | | ---- |
|Neckura-100% DM 50,000 | |Neckura-100% DM 1,643,149 |
| | | |
| | | |
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE(R) (right side)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
------------------------
| NATIONWIDE INSURANCE |
| ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION|
| |
| MEMBERSHIP |
| NONPROFIT |
| CORPORATION |
------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| |
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL |
=======| FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| (FIRE) |
| |
| |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
- --------------- --------------------------------------------------
| |
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- ----------------------------------
| | SCOTTSDALE | | | NATIONWIDE | | NATIONWIDE |
| | INDEMNITY COMPANY | | | COMMUNITY URBAN | | CORPORATION |
| | | | | REDEVELOPMENT | | |
| | | | | CORPORATION | |Common Stock: Control: |
| |Common Stock: 50,000 | | |Common Stock: 10 Shares | |------------ ------- |
|-----|------------ Shares | |----|------------ | |$13,642,432 100% |
| | Cost | | | Cost | | Shares Cost |
| | ---- | | | ---- | | ------ ---- |
| |Casualty-100% $8,800,000 | | |Casualty-100% $1,000 | |Casualty 12,992,922 $751,352,485|
| | | | | | |Fire 649,510 24,007,936|
| | | | | | | (See Page 2) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- ----------------------------------
| |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| | NATIONWIDE | | | INSURANCE |
| | INDEMNITY COMPANY | | | INTERMEDIARIES, INC. |
| | | | | |
|-----|Common Stock: 28,000 | |----|Common Stock: 1,615 |
| |------------ Shares | | |------------ Shares |
| | Cost | | | Cost |
| | ---- | | | ---- |
| |Casualty-100% $294,529,000 | | |Casualty-100% $1,615,000 |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| | LONE STAR | | | NATIONWIDE CASH |
| | GENERAL AGENCY, INC. | | | MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| | | | |Common Stock: 100 Shares |
------|Common Stock: 1,000 | |----|------------ |
|------------ Shares | | | Cost |
| Cost | | | ---- |
| ---- | | |Casualty-90% $9,000 |
|Casualty-100% $5,000,000 | | |NW Adv. Serv. 1,000 |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
|| |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
| COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL | | | CALIFORNIA CASH |
| INSURANCE COMPANY | | | MANAGEMENT |
| | | | |
|Surplus Debentures | | |Common Stock: 90 Shares |
|------------------ | |----|------------ |
| Cost | | | Cost |
| ---- | | | ---- |
|Colonial $500,000 | | |Casualty-100% $9,000 |
|Lone Star 150,000 | | | |
-------------------------------- | --------------------------------
|
| -------------------------------- --------------------------------
| | NATIONWIDE | | THE BEAK AND |
| | COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | | WIRE CORPORATION |
| |Common Stock: 14,750 | | |
| |------------ Shares | |Common Stock: 750 Shares |
-----| Cost |------------------|------------ |
| ---- | | Cost |
|Casualty-100% $11,510,000 | | ---- |
|Other Capital: | |NW Comm-100% $531,000 |
|------------- | | |
|Casualty-Ptd. 1,000,000 | | |
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Subsidiary Companies -- Solid Line
Contractual Association -- Double Lines
March 6, 1997
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Left Side)
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE(R)
------------------------------------------------
| EMPLOYERS INSURANCE |
| OF WAUSAU |==========================================
| A MUTUAL COMPANY |
------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
--------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
| NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE | | NATIONWIDE | | NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL |
| COMPANY (NW LIFE) | | FINANCIAL SERVICES | | INSTITUTION DISTRIBUTORS |
| | | CAPITAL TRUST | | AGENCY, INC. (NFIDAI) |
| Common Stock: 3,814,779 | | Preferred Stock: | | Common Stock: 1,000 |
| ------------ Shares | | --------------- | | ------------ Shares |
| | | | | |
| NFS--100% | | NFS--100% | | NFS--100% |
--------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
| ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- --------------------------- || --------------------------
| NATIONWIDE LIFE AND | | | NATIONWIDE | | FINANCIAL HORIZONS | || | |
| ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY | | | ADVISORY SERVICES | | DISTRIBUTORS AGENCY | || | |
| (NW LIFE) | | | (NW ADV. SERV.) | | OF ALABAMA, INC. | || | |
| Common Stock: 68,000 | | | Common Stock: 7,676 | | Common Stock: 10,000 | || | FINANCIAL HORIZONS |
| ------------ Shares |--|--| ------------ Shares |==|| | ------------ Shares |--||==| DISTRIBUTORS AGENCY |
| | | | | || | | || | OF OHIO, INC. |
| Cost | | | Cost | || | Cost | || | |
| ---- | | | ---- | || | ---- | || | |
| NW Life--100% $58,070,003 | | | NW Life--100% $5,996,261 | || | NFIDIA--100% $100 | || | |
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| || ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| NWE, INC. | | | NATIONWIDE | || | LANDMARK FINANCIAL | || | |
| | | | INVESTOR SERVICES, INC. | || | SERVICES OF | || | |
| | | | | || | NEW YORK, INC. | || | |
| Common Stock: 100 | | | Common Stock: 5 | || | Common Stock: 10,000 | || | FINANCIAL HORIZONS |
| ------------ Shares |--| | ------------ Shares |==|| | ------------ Shares | ||==| DISTRIBUTORS AGENCY |
| | | | | || | | || | OF OKLAHOMA, INC. |
| Cost | | | Cost | || | Cost | || | |
| ---- | | | ---- | || | ---- | || | |
| NW Life--100% $35,971,375 | | | NW Adv. Serv.--100% $5,000| || | NFIDIA--100% $10,100 | || | |
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| || ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT | | | FINANCIAL HORIZONS | || | FINANCIAL HORIZONS | || | |
| SERVICES CORPORATION | | | INVESTMENT TRUST | || | SECURITIES CORP. | || | |
| | | | | || | | || | |
| Common Stock: 5,000 | | | | || | Common Stock: 10,000 | || | FINANCIAL HORIZONS |
| ------------ Shares |--| | |==|| | ------------ Shares | ||==| DISTRIBUTORS AGENCY |
| | | | | || | | || | OF TEXAS, INC. |
| Cost | | | | || | Cost | || | |
| ---- | | | | || | ---- | || | |
| NW Life--100% $529,728 | | | COMMON LAW TRUST | || | NFIDIA--100% $153,000 | || | |
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| || ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- || --------------------------
| NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE | | | NATIONWIDE | || | AFFILIATE AGENCY, INC. | || | |
| COMPANY OF NEW YORK | | | INVESTING | || | | || | |
| | | | FOUNDATION | || | | || | |
| Common Stock: | | | | || | Common Stock: 100 | || | AFFILIATE |
| ------------ Shares |--| | |==|| | ------------ Shares |__||==| AGENCY OF |
| Cost | | | | || | | | OHIO, INC. |
| ---- | | | | || | Cost | | |
| NW Life--100% | | | | || | ---- | | |
| (Proposed) | | | COMMON LAW TRUST | || | NFIDIA--100% $100 | | |
--------------------------- | --------------------------- || --------------------------- --------------------------
| ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- ||
| NATIONWIDE REALTY | | | NATIONWIDE | ||
| INVESTORS, LTD. | | | INVESTING | ||
| | | | FOUNDATION II | ||
| Units: | | | | ||
| ------ | | | |==||
| | | | | ||
| | | | | ||
| NW Life--90% | | | | ||
| NW Mutual--10% | | | COMMON LAW TRUST | ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- ||
| ||
--------------------------- | --------------------------- ||
| NATIONWIDE REALTY | | | NATIONWIDE | ||
| INVESTORS, LTD. | | | SEPARATE ACCOUNT | ||
| | | | TRUST | ||
| Units: | | | | ||
| ------ |__| | |__||
| | | |
| | | |
| NW Life--97.6% | | |
| NW Mutual--2.4% | | COMMON LAW TRUST |
--------------------------- ---------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Center)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
------------------------------------------------
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL |
========================================| INSURANCE COMPANY |==========================================
| (CASUALTY) |
------------------------------------------------
|
| ----------------------------------------------------
| |
---------------------------------------
| NATIONWIDE CORPORATION (NW CORP) |
| Common Stock: Control |
| ------------ ------- |
| 13,642,432 100% |
| Shares Cost |
| ------ ---- |
| Casualty 12,992,922 $751,352,485 |
| Fire 649,510 24,007,936 |
---------------------------------------
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
--------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------
| NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL | | MRM INVESTMENTS, INC. | | WEST COAST LIFE | | NATIONAL CASUALTY |
| SERVICES, INC. (NFS) | | | | INSURANCE COMPANY | | COMPANY |
| | | | | | | (NC) |
| Common Stock: Control | | Common Stock: 1 | | Common Stock: 1,000,000 | | Common Stock: 100 |
| ------------ ------- | | ------------ Share | | ------------ Shares | | ------------ Shares |
| | | | | | | |
| | | Cost | | Cost | | Cost |
| Class A Public--100% | | ---- | | ---- | | ---- |
| Class B NW Corp--100% | | NW Corp.--100% $1,339,218 | | NW Corp.--100% $152,946,930 | | NW Corp.--100% $73,442,439 |
--------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | |
--------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES BENEFIT | | NEA VALUEBUILDER | | NCC OF AMERICA, INC. |
| SERVICES CORPORATION | | INVESTOR SERVICES, INC. | | (INACTIVE) |
| (PEBSCO) | | (NEA) | | |
| Common Stock: 236,494 |==|| | Common Stock: 500 | | |
| ------------ Shares | || | ------------ Shares | | |
| | || | | | |
| NFS--100% | || | NFS--100% | | NFS--100% |
--------------------------- || ----------------------------- ----------------------------
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
| PEBSCO OF | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | ||
| ALABAMA | || | INVESTOR SERVICES | ||
| | || | OF ALABAMA, INC. | ||
| Common Stock: 100,000 | || | Common Stock: 500 | ||
| ------------ Shares |--|| | ------------ Shares |--||
| | || | | ||
| Cost | || | Cost | ||
| ---- | || | ---- | ||
| PEBSCO--100% $1,000 | || | NEA--100% $5,000 | ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
| PEBSCO OF | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | ||
| ARKANSAS | || | INVESTOR SERVICES | ||
| | || | OF ARIZONA, INC | ||
| Common Stock: 50,000 | || | Common Stock: 100 | ||
| ------------ Shares |--|| | ------------ Shares |--||
| | || | | ||
| Cost | || | Cost | ||
| ---- | || | ---- | ||
| PEBSCO--100% $500 | || | NEA--100% $1,000 | ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
| PEBSCO OF MASSACHUSETTS | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | ||
| INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. | || | INVESTOR SERVICES | ||
| | || | OF MONTANA, INC. | ||
| Common Stock: 1,000 | || | Common Stock: 500 | ||
| ------------ Shares |--|| | ------------ Shares |--||
| | || | | ||
| Cost | || | Cost | ||
| ---- | || | ---- | ||
| PEBSCO--100% $1,000 | || | NEA--100% $500 | ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- ||
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- || ---------------------------
| PEBSCO OF | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | || | |
| MONTANA | || | INVESTOR SERVICES | || | |
| | || | OF NEVADA, INC. | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER |
| Common Stock: 500 | || | Common Stock: 500 | || | INVESTOR SERVICES |
| ------------ Shares |--|| | ------------ Shares | ||==| OF OHIO, INC. |
| | || | | || | |
| Cost | || | Cost | || | |
| ---- | || | ---- | || | |
| PEBSCO--100% $500 | || | NEA--100% $500 | || | |
--------------------------- || --------------------------- || ---------------------------
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- || ---------------------------
| PEBSCO OF | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | || | |
| NEW MEXICO | || | INVESTOR SERVICES | || | |
| | || | OF WYOMING, INC. | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER |
| Common Stock: 1,000 | || | Common Stock: 500 | || | INVESTOR SERVICES |
| ------------ Shares |--|| | ------------ Shares | ||==| OF OKLAHOMA, INC. |
| | || | | || | |
| Cost | || | Cost | || | |
| ---- | || | ---- | || | |
| PEBSCO--100% $1,000 | || | NEA--100% $500 | || | |
--------------------------- || --------------------------- || ---------------------------
|| ||
--------------------------- || --------------------------- || ----------------------------
| | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER | || | |
| | || | SERVICES INSURANCE | || | |
| PEBSCO OF | || | AGENCY, INC. | || | NEA VALUEBUILDER |
| TEXAS, INC. | || | Common Stock: 100 | || | INVESTOR SERVICES |
| |==|| | ------------ Shares |__||==| OF TEXAS, INC. |
| | | | | |
| | | Cost | | |
| | | ---- | | |
| | | NEA--100% $1,000 | | |
--------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Right)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
------------------------------------------------
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL |
========================================| FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| (FIRE) |
------------------------------------------------
|
- -----------------------------------------------------------------|
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
--------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------
| GATES, MCDONALD | | EMPLOYERS LIFE INSURANCE | | NATIONWIDE HMO, INC. |
| & COMPANY (GATES) | | OF WAUSAU (ELIOW) | | (NW HMO) |
| | | | | |
| Common Stock: 254 | | Common Stock: 250,000 | | Common Stock: 100 |
|-- | ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Cost | | | Cost | | | Cost |
| | ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- |
| | NW CORP.--100% $25,683,532 | | | NW CORP.--100% $126,509,480 | | | NW CORP.--100% $14,603,732 |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------
| | |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------
| | GATES, MCDONALD & COMPANY | | | WAUSAU PREFERRED | | | NATIONWIDE MANAGEMENT |
| | OF NEW YORK, INC. | | | HEALTH INSURANCE CO. | | | SYSTEMS, INC. |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Common Stock: 3 | | | Common Stock: 250,000 | | | Common Stock: 100 |
|-- | ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Cost | | | Cost | | | NW HMO Cost |
| | ---- | | | ---- | | | ---- |
| | GATES--100% $106,947 | | | NW CORP.--100% $57,413,193 | | | Inc.--100% $25,149 |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------
| | |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------
| | GATES, MCDONALD & COMPANY | | | KEY HEALTH PLAN, INC. | | | NATIONWIDE |
| | OF NEVADA | | | | | | AGENCY, INC. |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Common Stock: 40 | | | Common Stock: 1,000 | | | Common Stock: 100 |
|-- | ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares | |--| ------------ Shares |
| | | | | | | |
| | Cost | | Cost | | | NW HMO Cost |
| | ---- | | ---- | | | ---- |
| | Gates--100% $93,750 | | ELIOPW--80% $2,700,000 | | | Inc.--99% $116,077 |
| ----------------------------- ------------------------------ | ------------------------------
|
| -----------------------------
| | GATES, MCDONALD |
| | HEALTH PLUS, INC. |
| | |
| | Common Stock: 200 |
|-- | ------------ Shares |
| |
| Cost |
| ---- |
| NW CORP.--100% $2,000,000 |
-----------------------------
Subsidiary Companies -- Solid Line
Contractual Association -- Double Line
Partnership Interest -- Dotted Line
March 6, 1997
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the Registrant, NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6, has caused this
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf in the City of
Columbus, and State of Ohio, on this 9th day of June 1997.
NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-6
---------------------------------
(Registrant)
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
---------------------------------
(Depositor)
By/s/JOSEPH P. RATH
---------------------------------
Joseph P. Rath
Vice President
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Pre-Effective Amendment has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 9th day of
June 1997.
SIGNATURE TITLE
LEWIS J. ALPHIN Director
- ------------------------------------------
Lewis J. Alphin
KEITH W. ECKEL Director
- ------------------------------------------
Keith W. Eckel
WILLARD J. ENGEL Director
- ------------------------------------------
Willard J. Engel
FRED C. FINNEY Director
- ------------------------------------------
Fred C. Finney
CHARLES L. FUELLGRAF, JR. Director
- ------------------------------------------
Charles L. Fuellgraf, Jr.
JOSEPH J. GASPER President/Chief Operating
- ------------------------------------------ Officer and Director
Joseph J. Gasper
HENRY S. HOLLOWAY Chairman of the Board
- ----------------------------------------- and Director
Henry S. Holloway
DIMON RICHARD MCFERSON Executive Officer -
Chairman and Chief
- ------------------------------------------ Nationwide Insurance
Dimon Richard McFerson Enterprise and Director
DAVID O. MILLER
- ------------------------------------------ Director
David O. Miller
C. RAY NOECKER
- ------------------------------------------ Director
C. Ray Noecker
ROBERT A. OAKLEY Executive Vice President-
- ------------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer
Robert A. Oakley
JAMES F. PATTERSON
- ------------------------------------------ Director
James F. Patterson
By/s/JOSEPH P. RATH
---------------------
Joseph P. Rath
Attorney-in-Fact
ARDEN L. SHISLER
- ------------------------------------------ Director
Arden L. Shisler
ROBERT L. STEWART
- ------------------------------------------ Director
Robert L. Stewart
NANCY C. THOMAS
- ------------------------------------------ Director
Nancy C. Thomas
HAROLD W. WEIHL
- ------------------------------------------ Director
Harold W. Weihl
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned as
directors and/or officers of NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and NATIONWIDE
LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, both Ohio corporations, which have filed or
will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, various Registration Statements and
amendments thereto for the registration under said Act of Individual Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts in connection with MFS Variable Account, Nationwide
Variable Account, Nationwide Variable Account-II, Nationwide Variable Account-3,
Nationwide Variable Account-4, Nationwide Variable Account-5, Nationwide
Variable Account-6, Nationwide Fidelity Advisor Variable Account, Nationwide
Multi-Flex Variable Account, Nationwide Variable Account-8, Nationwide VA
Separate Account-A, Nationwide VA Separate Account-B, Nationwide VA Separate
Account-C and Nationwide VA Separate Account-Q; and the registration of fixed
interest rate options subject to a market value adjustment offered under some or
all of the aforementioned individual Variable Annuity Contracts in connection
with Nationwide Multiple Maturity Separate Account and Nationwide Multiple
Maturity Separate Account-A, and the registration of Group Flexible Fund
Retirement Contracts in connection with Nationwide DC Variable Account,
Nationwide DCVA-II, and NACo Variable Account; and the registration of Group
Common Stock Variable Annuity Contracts in connection with Separate Account No.
1; and the registration of variable life insurance policies in connection with
Nationwide VLI Separate Account, Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2, Nationwide
VLI Separate Account-3, Nationwide VL Separate Account-A and Nationwide VL
Separate Account-B, hereby constitutes and appoints Dimon Richard McFerson,
Joseph J. Gasper, W. Sidney Druen, and Joseph P. Rath, and each of them with
power to act without the others, his/her attorney, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for and in his/her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to approve, and sign such Registration Statements and
any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said
corporation thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and
thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of
them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This instrument may
be executed in one or more counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have herewith set their names and
seals as of this 2nd day of April, 1997.
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<S> <C>
/s/ Lewis J. Alphin /s/ David O. Miller
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Lewis J. Alphin, Director David O. Miller, Director
/s/ Keith W. Eckel /s/ C. Ray Noecker
- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
Keith W. Eckel, Director C. Ray Noecker, Director
/s/ Willard J. Engel /s/ Robert A. Oakley
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Willard J. Engel, Director Robert A. Oakley, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
/s/ Fred C. Finney /s/ James F. Patterson
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Fred C. Finney, Director James F. Patterson, Director
/s/ Charles L. Fuellgraf /s/ Arden L. Shisler
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Charles L. Fuellgraf, Jr., Director Arden L. Shisler, Director
/s/ Joseph J. Gasper /s/ Robert L. Stewart
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Joseph J. Gasper, President and Chief Operating Officer Robert L. Stewart, Director
and Director
/s/ Henry S. Holloway /s/ Nancy C. Thomas
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Henry S. Holloway, Chairman of the Board, Director Nancy C. Thomas, Director
/s/ Dimon Richard McFerson /s/ Harold W. Weihl
- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Dimon Richard McFerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Harold W. Weihl, Director
Officer-Nationwide Insurance Enterprise and Director
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ITEM 24
EXHIBIT FIVE
EVERGREEN ULTRA
ADVANTAGE PLUS
VARIABLE ANNUITY
APPLICATION
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EVERGREEN ULTRA ADVANTAGE PLUS Nationwide Life Insurance Company
VARIABLE ANNUITY APPLICATION P.O. Box 182008
Columbus, Ohio 43218-2008
$1,000 MINIMUM INITIAL PAYMENT 1-800-240-5054
OWNER
(Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
Owner Social Security #
Male Female
Birthdate Social Security #
Joint Spousal Owner Male Female
Birthdate
Address
City State Zip
ANNUITANT (if different from Owner)
(Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
Annuitant Social Security #
Address Male Female
Birthdate
City State Zip
Contingent Annuitant Social Security #
Male Female
Annuitization Date Birthdate
Annuitant's Primary Relationship
Beneficiary: Contingent Relationship
ANNUITY PURCHASE PAYMENTS
First Purchase Payment $______submitted herewith. A copy of this application
duly signed by the agent will constitute receipt for such amount. If this
application is declined, there will be no liability on the part of the Company,
and any sums submitted with this application will be refunded.
PURCHASE PAYMENT ALLOCATION (Whole percentages only)
EVERGREEN VARIABLE TRUST NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCT. TRUST
% Evergreen VA Growth & Income % Government Bond Fund
- ----- -----
% Evergreen VA Fund % Money Market Fund
- ----- -----
% Evergreen VA Foundation Fund NW LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY:
- -----
% Evergreen VA Global Leaders Fund % Fixed Account
- ----- -----
% Evergreen VA Agressive Growth Fund
- -----
% Evergreen VA Strategic Income Fund
- -----
CONTRACT TYPE
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NON-QUALIFIED IRA SEP-IRA 401(a) 401(k) 403(b)
- ------ ------- ----- --- ------- -------
Deposit Year $ Transfer $
------------ -------------------- ------------------
Deposit Year $ Rollover $
------------ -------------------- ------------------
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REPLACEMENT INFORMATION
Will the annuity applied for replace any existing
insurance or annuity? _____________Yes ____________No
If yes, please explain.
REMARKS
SIGNATURES
The Contract which will be issued upon receipt of this application provides a
standard annuity payment option consisting of a Life Annuity with 120 guaranteed
monthly payments unless otherwise indicated prior to annuitization.
I hereby represent my answers to the above questions to be correct and true to
the best of my knowledge and belief and agree that this application shall be a
part of my annuity contract issued by the Company. I UNDERSTAND THAT ANNUITY
PAYMENTS AND SURRENDER VALUES, WHEN BASED UPON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF SEPARATE
ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.
RECEIPT OF A CURRENT VARIABLE ANNUITY PROSPECTUS IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED.
[ ] Please send me a copy of the Statement of Additional Information to the
prospectus.
Owner________________________________ Joint Owner__________________________
Annuitant____________________________ Date_________________________________
Signed (City and State)_________________________________________________________
Agent____________________________________________________ Agent #______________
(signature)
Agent____________________________________________________
(print name)
AGENT: Do you have any reason to believe the contract applied for is to replace
existing annuities or insurance owned by the Annuitant? ______Yes ______ No
If yes, please furnish company name and cost basis above.
APO-3382 White - Home Office Yellow - Customer Pink - Agency
Gold - Agent Copy (AO) #540445
