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SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1999 FOR
DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THROUGH ITS NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT - 6
THIS SUPPLEMENT UPDATES CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN YOUR PROSPECTUS. PLEASE
READ IT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
1. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1999, ALL REFERENCES TO EVERGREEN VA AGGRESSIVE GROWTH
FUND IN YOUR PROSPECTUS ARE CHANGED TO:
Evergreen VA Omega Fund
ACCORDINGLY, "APPENDIX A: OBJECTIVES FOR UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS" LOCATED
ON PAGES 44 THROUGH 46 OF YOUR PROSPECTUS IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
EVERGEEN VA OMEGA FUND (FORMERLY, "EVERGREEN VA AGGRESSIVE GROWTH
FUND") Investment Objective: Seeks capital growth by investing
primarily in common stocks and securities convertible into common
stocks.
2. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 "APPENDIX A: OBJECTIVES FOR UNDERLYING MUTUAL
FUNDS" LOCATED ON PAGES 44 THROUGH 46 OF YOUR PROSPECTUS IS AMENDED AS
FOLLOWS:
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
Nationwide Separate Account Trust ("NSAT") is a diversified open-end
management investment company created under the laws of Massachusetts. NSAT
offers shares in the mutual funds listed below, each with its own
investment objectives. Shares of NSAT will be sold primarily to separate
accounts to fund the benefits under variable life insurance policies and
variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance companies. Effective
September 1, 1999, the investment advisory services previously performed by
Nationwide Advisory Services ("NAS") were transferred to Villanova Mutual
Fund Capital Trust ("VMF"), an affiliate of NAS and an indirect subsidiary
of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. The portfolio managers for each of
the Funds continue to manage the Funds after the transfer to VMF.
APO - 3136-8
