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Supplement dated February 29, 2024
to the following statutory prospectus(es):
M&T All American Gold, Wells Fargo Gold Variable Annuity, Nationwide Heritage Annuity, Nationwide Destination B, Nationwide Destination L, Nationwide Destination EV (2.0), Nationwide Destination EV NY (2.0), Nationwide Destination B (2.0), Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0), Nationwide Destination L (2.0), Nationwide Destination L NY (2.0), Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0), Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0), Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) and Nationwide Destination All American Gold NY (2.0) dated May 1, 2023
This supplement updates certain information contained in your statutory prospectus. Please read and retain
this supplement for future reference.
The Boards of Directors (the "Board") of American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. and American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. (the "Board"), approved the merger of the following Target Funds (the "Target Fund") into the Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (the "Acquiring Fund"). Subject to shareholder approval, the merger will be effective on or about April 26, 2024 (the "Effective Date").
Target Fund
Acquiring Fund
American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. - American Century
VP Inflation Protection Fund: Class II
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American
Century Inflation Protection Fund: Service Class
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century
VP Mid Cap Value Fund: Class II
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American
Century Mid Cap Value Fund: Service Class
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century
VP Value Fund: Class II
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American
Century Value Fund: Service Class
As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract/policy:
the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;
the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and
the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.
Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:
(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of December 31, 2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American Century
Inflation Protection Fund: Service Class
This underlying mutual fund is only available in contracts for which good
order applications were received before April 26, 2024.
Investment Advisor: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
Investment Sub-Advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc.
0.77%
-13.08%
1.38%
0.67%
Equity
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American Century
Mid Cap Value Fund: Service Class
This underlying mutual fund is only available in contracts for which good
order applications were received before April 26, 2024.
Investment Advisor: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
Investment Sub-Advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.01%
-1.38%
6.61%
10.84%
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Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of December 31, 2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Equity
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP American Century
Value Fund: Service Class
This underlying mutual fund is only available in contracts for which good
order applications were received before April 26, 2024.
Investment Advisor: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
Investment Sub-Advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc.
0.88%*
0.31%
7.68%
10.41%
*
This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.
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