SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
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IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Change from In-Person Special Meeting of Shareholders to Virtual Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 24, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. (Eastern Time)
Due to the potential adverse public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the location and format of the September 24, 2020 Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) have been changed.
The Meeting will be held on the same date and time but will be held over the Internet in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. The proxy card
included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location and format. It may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Meeting. We
encourage you to cast your vote prior to the Meeting.
Accessing the Virtual Meeting – If you wish to attend the Meeting via conference call, please send an email to attendameeting@astfinancial.com. Please use the e-mail subject line
“Nationwide Funds Special Meeting”, and include in your email your full name along with your request for the conference line number. You will be sent a link to register to attend the Meeting. Requests to attend the Meeting via conference call must
be received no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on September 23, 2020.
If you plan to attend the Meeting via conference call, you will have the opportunity to (i) listen to the Meeting on the conference line number that will be provided upon Shareholder request, and (ii) vote during the
course of the Meeting via the Internet or by telephone only, using the website or phone number provided on the proxy card you received.
If your shares are held of record by a broker-dealer, you may still attend the Meeting, but if you wish to vote during the course of the Meeting, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your broker of record. Legal
proxies must be submitted to attendameeting@astfinancial.com by 1 p.m. Eastern Time, on September 23, 2020.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2020
Contact:
Jeff Whetzel
(614) 249-0849
whetzej@nationwide.com
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Nationwide Announces Important Update Regarding Sept. 24, 2020, Special Meeting of Shareholders
Meeting of Shareholders to be Virtual Instead of In-Person
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nationwide today announced that the location and format of the shareholder meeting for each series of Nationwide Mutual Funds and Nationwide Variable
Insurance Trust to be held on Sept. 24, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time has been changed from an in-person meeting to a virtual meeting.
The location and format of the shareholder meeting is being changed as a result of the potential adverse public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). There is no option to attend the shareholder meeting in person. The proxy card
or notice included with the proxy materials previously distributed to shareholders will not be updated to reflect the change in location and format and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the meetings.
More information on how to attend the virtual meeting is available at www.nationwide.com/personal/investing/mutual-funds/shareholder-news/.
About Nationwide
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public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com. Follow us on Facebook and
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