UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	File No. 333-140812
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	o
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2	þ
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	File No. 811-5701
Amendment No. 22	þ

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT – 4

(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

Robert W. Horner, III, Vice President and Secretary, One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering December 12, 2008

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

o      immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

þ      on December 12, 2008 pursuant to paragraph (b)

o      60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

o      on (date)pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

Title of Securities Being Registered Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contract

The Registrant hereby agrees to amend this 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 therefore 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.

Nationwide Life Insurance Company:

·Nationwide Variable Account - 4

Prospectus supplement dated December 12, 2008 to

Prospectus dated May 1, 2008

This supplement updates certain information contained in your prospectus.  Please read it and keep it with your prospectus for future reference.

1.   Effective December 12, 2008, the following underlying mutual funds are available investment options under your contract:

    Rydex Variable Trust

·   Rydex Variable Trust - Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund

·   Rydex Variable Trust - Managed Futures Strategy Fund

2.   Effective December 12, 2008, “Appendix A: Underlying Mutual Funds” is amended to include the following:

Rydex Variable Trust - Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund

Investment Advisor:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	The Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund seeks to deliver a return that has a low correlation to the returns of traditional stock and bond asset classes as well as provide capital appreciation.

Rydex Variable Trust - Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Investment Advisor:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	The Managed Futures Strategy Fund seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a benchmark for measuring trends in the commodity and financial futures markets.

3.   The disclosure in the first sentence under the last full paragraph on page 2 of the prospectus is amended by adding the Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund and the Managed Futures Strategy Fund to the list of funds that are not available for frequent transfers.

4.   The disclosure under the second paragraph of the “Frequent Trading and Transfer Restrictions” subsection, located under the “Operation of the Contract” section, is amended by adding the Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund and the Managed Futures Strategy Fund to the bulleted list of funds that are referred to as limited transfer funds.

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America’s marketFLEX® Advisor Annuity

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts

Issued by Nationwide Life Insurance Company through its Nationwide Variable Account-4

The date of this prospectus is May 1, 2008.

This prospectus contains basic information you should understand about the contracts before investing.  Please read this prospectus carefully and keep it for future reference.

Variable annuities are complex investment products with unique benefits and advantages that may be particularly useful in meeting long-term savings and retirement needs. There are costs and charges associated with these benefits and advantages - costs and charges that are different, or do not exist at all, within other investment products.  With help from financial consultants and advisers, investors are encouraged to compare and contrast the costs and benefits of the variable annuity described in this prospectus against those of other investment products, especially other variable annuity and variable life insurance products offered by Nationwide and its affiliates.

Nationwide offers a wide array of such products, many with different charges, benefit features and underlying investment options.  This process of comparison and analysis should aid in determining whether the purchase of the contract described in this prospectus is consistent with your investment objectives, risk tolerance, investment time horizon, marital status, tax situation and other personal characteristics and needs.

The Statement of Additional Information (dated May 1, 2008), which contains additional information about the contracts and the variable account, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and is incorporated herein by reference.The table of contents for the Statement of Additional Information is on page 29.  For general information or to obtain free copies of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-848-6331 (TDD 1-800-238-3035) or write:

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-F4

Dublin, Ohio 43017-1522

The Statement of Additional Information and other material incorporated by reference can be found on the SEC website at: www.sec.gov.  Information about this and other Nationwide products can be found at www.nationwide.com.

Information about us and the product (including the Statement of Additional Information) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., or may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.  Additional information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090.  The SEC also maintains a web site (www.sec.gov) that contains the prospectus, the SAI, material incorporated by reference, and other information.

Before investing, understand that annuities and/or life insurance products are not insured by the FDIC or any other Federal government agency, and are not deposits or obligations of, guaranteed by, or insured by the depository institution where offered or any of its affiliates.  An investment in this annuity involves investment risk, even with respect to amounts allocated to the Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – Nationwide NVIT Money Market Fund II.  Annuities that involve investment risk may lose value.These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC, nor has the SEC passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This contract contains features that apply credits to the contract value.  The benefit of the credits may be more than offset by the additional fees that the contract owner will pay in connection with the credits.  A contract without credits may cost less.  Additionally, the cost of electing an Extra Value Option and the recapture of the credits (in the event of a surrender) could exceed any benefit of receiving the credits.

The following is a list of the underlying mutual funds available under the contract.

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (“NVIT”)

·   NVIT Money Market Fund II (Formerly, Nationwide NVIT Money Market Fund II)

Rydex Variable Trust

·   Absolute Return Strategies Fund

·   Banking Fund

·   Basic Materials Fund

·   Biotechnology Fund

·   CLS AdvisorOne Amerigo Fund

·   CLS AdvisorOne Berolina Fund

·   CLS AdvisorOne Clermont Fund

·   Commodities Strategy Fund

·   Consumer Products Fund

·   Dow 2x Strategy Fund

·   Electronics Fund

·   Energy Fund

·   Energy Services Fund

·   Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund

·   Financial Services Fund

·   Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund

·   Health Care Fund

·   Hedged Equity Fund

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·   International Rotation Fund

·   Internet Fund

·   Inverse Dynamic Dow 2x Strategy Fund

·   Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund

·   Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund

·   Inverse NASDAQ-100® Strategy Fund (Formerly, Inverse OTC Strategy Fund)

·   Inverse Russell 2000 Strategy Fund

·   Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund

·   Japan 1.25x Strategy Fund

·   Large-Cap Growth Fund

·   Large-Cap Value Fund

·   Leisure Fund

·   Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund

·   Mid-Cap Growth Fund

·   Mid-Cap Value Fund

·   Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund

·   NASDAQ-100® 2x Strategy Fund (Formerly, OTC 2x Strategy Fund)

·   NASDAQ-100® Fund (Formerly, OTC Fund)

·   Nova Fund

·   Precious Metals Fund

·   Real Estate Fund

·   Retailing Fund

·   Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund

·   S&P 500 2x Strategy Fund

·   Sector Rotation Fund

·   Small-Cap Growth Fund

·   Small-Cap Value Fund

·   Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

·   Technology Fund

·   Telecommunications Fund

·   Transportation Fund

·   Utilities Fund

·   Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

The contracts sold with this prospectus are designed to support active trading strategies that require frequent movement between or among certain sub-accounts (except for sub-accounts corresponding to the following sub-accounts of the Rydex Variable Trust: Absolute Return Strategies Fund, Commodities Strategy Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund, and Sector Rotation Fund, which are not available for frequent transfers).  A contract owner who does not wish to use an active trading strategy should consult his/her registered representative and request information on other Nationwide variable annuity contracts.

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Glossary of Special Terms

Accumulation unit- An accounting unit of measure used to calculate the variable account contract value before the annuitization date.

Annuitization Date- The date on which annuity payments begin.

Annuity commencement date- The date on which annuity payments are scheduled to begin.  This date may be changed by the contract owner with Nationwide’s consent.

Annuity unit- An accounting unit of measure used to calculate variable annuity payments.

Charitable Remainder Trust- A trust meeting the requirements of Section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contract value- The total value of all accumulation units held under the contract.

Contract year- Each year the contract is in force beginning with the date the contract is issued.

DAP- Dynamic Advantage Program.

ERISA- The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Individual Retirement Account- An account that qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, but does not include Roth IRAs.

Individual Retirement Annuity- An annuity contract that qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, but does not include Roth IRAs.

Investment-only Contract- A contract purchased by a qualified pension, profit-sharing or stock bonus plan as defined by Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Nationwide- Nationwide Life Insurance Company.

Net asset value - The value of one share of an underlying mutual fund at the close of the New York Stock Exchange.

Non-Qualified Contract- A contract which does not qualify for favorable tax treatment as a Qualified Plan, IRA, Roth IRA or Tax Sheltered Annuity.

 Qualified Plans- Retirement plans which receive favorable tax treatment under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.  In this prospectus, all provisions applicable to Qualified Plans apply to Investment-only Contracts unless specifically stated otherwise.

Roth IRA- An annuity contract which qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code.

SEC- Securities and Exchange Commission.

Simplified Employee Pension IRA(“SEP IRA”) - An annuity contract which qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Simple IRA- An annuity contract which qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 408(p) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Sub-accounts- Divisions of the variable account to which underlying mutual fund shares are allocated and for which accumulation units and annuity units are separately maintained – each sub-account corresponds to a single underlying mutual fund.

Tax Sheltered Annuity- An annuity that qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Tax Sheltered Annuities sold under this prospectus are not available in connection with investment plans that are subject to ERISA.

Valuation Period (“Valuation Day”)- Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, or any other day during which there is a sufficient degree of trading of underlying mutual fund shares such that the current net asset value of Accumulation units or Annuity units might be materially affected.

Variable account- Nationwide Variable Account-4, a separate account of Nationwide that contains variable account allocations.  The variable account is divided into sub-accounts, each of which invests in shares of a separate underlying mutual fund.

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Table of Contents	Page
Glossary of Special Terms	3
Synopsis	6
Underlying Mutual Fund Annual Expenses	7
Example	8
Condensed Financial Information	8
Financial Statements	8
Nationwide Life Insurance Company	8
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation	8
Investing in the Contract	8
Minimum Initial and Subsequent Purchase Payments
The Variable Account and Underlying Mutual Funds
The Contract in General	10
Distribution and Promotional Expenses
Underlying Mutual Fund Payments
Profitability
Contract Modification
Standard Charges and Deductions	12
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
Administrative Charge
Premium Taxes
Optional Contract Benefits, Charges and Deductions	12
Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option
Extra Value Options
Dynamic Advantage Program
Removal of Variable Account Charges
Ownership and Interests in the Contract	14
Contract Owner
Joint Owner
Contingent Owner
Annuitant
Contingent Annuitant
Co-Annuitant
Beneficiary and Contingent Beneficiary
Changes to the Parties to the Contract
Operation of the Contract	15
Minimum Initial and Subsequent Purchase Payments
Pricing
Application and Allocation of Purchase Payments
Determining the Contract Value
Transfers Prior to Annuitization
Frequent Trading and Transfer Restrictions
Transfers After Annuitization
Transfer Requests
Right to Examine and Cancel	18
Surrender (Redemption)	18
Partial Surrenders (Partial Redemptions)
Full Surrenders (Full Redemptions)
Surrenders Under a Texas Optional Retirement Program or a Louisiana Optional Retirement Plan
Surrenders Under a Tax Sheltered Annuity
Assignment	19
Contract Owner Services	20
Systematic Withdrawals
Dynamic Advantage Program
Annuity Commencement Date	22
Annuitizing the Contract	22
Annuitization Date
Annuitization
Fixed Payment Annuity

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Table of Contents (continued)	Page
Variable Payment Annuity
Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments
Annuity Payment Options
Death Benefits	24
Death of Contract Owner – Non-Qualified Contracts
Death of Annuitant – Non-Qualified Contracts
Death of Contract Owner/Annuitant
Death Benefit Payment
Death Benefit Calculations
Statements and Reports	25
Legal Proceedings	26
Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information	29
Appendix A: Underlying Mutual Funds	30
Appendix B: Condensed Financial Information	35
Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information	36

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Synopsis

Contract Expenses

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that a contract owner will pay when buying, owning, or surrendering the contract.  Please refer to the applicable section later in this prospectus for a detailed description of each charge.

The first table describes the fees and expenses a contract owner will pay at the time the contract is purchased, surrendered, or when cash value is transferred between investment options.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses
Maximum Premium Tax Charge (as a percentage of purchase payments)	5%1

The next table describes the fees and expenses that a contract owner will pay periodically during the life of the contract (not including underlying mutual fund fees and expenses).

Recurring Contract Expenses
Variable Account Annual Expenses (annualized rate of total variable account charges as a percentage of the daily net assets)
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge	0.25%
Administrative Charge	0.20%
Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option                                                                                                                                              Total Variable Account Charges (including this option only)	0.20% 0.65%
Extra Value Options2 (an applicant may elect one)
3% Extra Value Option                                                                                                                                        Total Variable Account Charges (including this option only)	0.40% 0.85%
4% Extra Value Option                                                                                                                                        Total Variable Account Charges (including this option only)	0.55% 1.00%
Dynamic Advantage Program (“DAP”) Charge                                                                                                                                              Total Variable Account Charges (including this option only)	0.35% 0.80%

The next table shows the fees and expenses that a contract owner would pay if he/she elected all of the optional benefits available under the contract (and the most expensive of mutually exclusive optional benefits).

Summary of Maximum Contract Expenses (Expenses shown are the annualized rates charged as a percentage of the daily net assets of the variable account.)
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge (applicable to all contracts)	0.25%
Administrative Charge (applicable to all contracts)	0.20%
Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option	0.20%
4% Extra Value Option	0.55%
Dynamic Advantage Program	0.35%
Maximum Possible Total Variable Account Charges	1.55%

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Underlying Mutual Fund Annual Expenses

The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses, as of December 31, 2007, charged by the underlying mutual funds periodically during the life of the contract.  More detail concerning each underlying mutual fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each underlying mutual fund.

Total Annual Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses	Minimum	Maximum
Expenses that are deducted from underlying mutual fund assets, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other expenses, as a percentage of underlying mutual fund assets.	0.96%	3.83%

The minimum and maximum underlying mutual fund operating expenses indicated above do not reflect voluntary or contractual reimbursements and/or waivers applied to some underlying mutual funds.  Therefore, actual expenses could be lower.  Refer to the  underlying mutual fund prospectuses for specific expense information.

 

¹ Nationwide will charge between 0% and 5% of purchase payments for premium taxes levied by state or other government entities.

 

² Nationwide will discontinue deducting the charge associated with the 3% and 4% Extra Value Options 7 years from the date the contract was issued.

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Example

This Example is intended to help contract owners compare the cost of investing in the contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts.  These costs include contract fees, variable account annual expenses, and underlying mutual fund fees and expenses.  The Example does not reflect premium taxes which, if reflected, would result in higher expenses.

The Example assumes:

·   a $10,000 investment in the contract for the time periods indicated;

·   a 5% return each year;

·   the maximum and the minimum fees and expenses of any of the underlying mutual funds; and

·   the total variable account charges associated with the most expensive combination of optional benefits (1.55%).

For those contracts that do not elect the most expensive combination of optional benefits, the expenses would be lower.

	If you surrender your contract at the end of the applicable time period				If you do not surrender your contract				If you annuitize your contract at the end of the applicable time period
	1 Yr.	3 Yrs.	5 Yrs.	10 Yrs.	1 Yr.	3 Yrs.	5 Yrs.	10 Yrs.	1 Yr.	3 Yrs.	5 Yrs.	10 Yrs.
Maximum Total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (3.83%)	$565	$1,684	$2,788	$5,487	$565	$1,684	$2,788	$5,487	*	$1,684	$2,788	$5,487
Minimum Total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (0.96%)	$264	$809	$1,382	$2,934	$264	$809	$1,382	$2,934	*	$809	$1,382	$2,934

*The contracts sold under this prospectus do not permit annuitization during the first two contract years.

Condensed Financial Information

The value of an accumulation unit is determined on the basis of changes in the per share value of the underling mutual funds and the assessment of variable account charges which may vary from contract to contract (for more information on the calculation of accumulation unit values, see “Determining Variable Account Value – Valuing an Accumulation Unit”).

Financial Statements

Financial statements for the variable account and consolidated financial statements for Nationwide are located in the Statement of Additional Information.  A current Statement of Additional Information may be obtained, without charge, by contacting Nationwide’s home office at the telephone number listed on page 1 of this prospectus.

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

Nationwide is a stock life insurance company organized under Ohio law in March 1929 with its home office at One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.  Nationwide is a provider of life insurance, annuities and retirement products.  It is admitted to do business in all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Nationwide is a member of the Nationwide group of companies.  Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (the “Companies”) are the ultimate controlling persons of the Nationwide group of companies.  The Companies were organized under Ohio law in December 1925 and 1933 respectively.  The Companies engage in a general insurance and reinsurance business, except life insurance.

Nationwide Investment Services Corporation

The contracts are distributed by the general distributor, Nationwide Investment Services Corporation (“NISC”), One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.  NISC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide.

Investing in the Contract

The contracts described in this prospectus are flexible purchase payment contracts.  The contracts may be issued as either individual or group contracts.  In those states where contracts are issued as group contracts, references throughout this prospectus to “contract(s)” will also mean “certificate(s).”

The contracts can be categorized as follows:

·   Charitable Remainder Trusts;

·   Individual Retirement Annuities (“IRAs”);

·   Investment-only Contracts;

·   Non-Qualified Contracts;

·   Roth IRAs;

·   Simple IRAs;

·   Simplified Employee Pension IRAs (“SEP IRAs”); and

·   Tax Sheltered Annuities (Non-ERISA).

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For more detailed information with regard to the differences in the contract types, please see Appendix C:  Contract Types and Tax Information later in this prospectus.

Minimum Initial and Subsequent Purchase Payments

Contract Type	Minimum Initial Purchase Payment	Minimum Subsequent Payments*
Non-Qualified	$10,000	$500
IRA	$10,000	$500
SEP IRA	$10,000	$500
Simple IRA	$10,000	$500
Roth IRA	$10,000	$500
Tax Sheltered Annuity**	$10,000	$500
Investment-only	$10,000	$500
Charitable Remainder Trust	$10,000	$500

*For subsequent purchase payments, sent via electronic deposit, the minimum subsequent purchase payment is $50.  Subsequent purchase payments are not permitted in some states under certain circumstances.

** Only available for contracts issued prior to September 25, 2007 and certain state Optional Retirement Plans and/or Programs that have purchased at least one individual annuity contract issued by Nationwide prior to September 25, 2007.

If the contract owner elects an Extra Value Option, amounts credited to the contract in excess of total purchase payments may not be used to meet the minimum initial and subsequent purchase payment requirements.

The Variable Account and Underlying Mutual Funds

Nationwide Variable Account-4 is a variable account that contains the underlying mutual funds listed in Appendix A.  The variable account was established on October 7, 1987, pursuant to Ohio law.  Although the variable account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the SEC does not supervise the management of Nationwide or the variable account.

Income, gains, and losses credited to, or charged against, the variable account reflect the variable account’s own investment experience and not the investment experience of Nationwide’s other assets.  The variable account’s assets are held separately from Nationwide’s assets and are not chargeable with liabilities incurred in any other business of Nationwide.  Nationwide is obligated to pay all amounts promised to contract owners under the contracts.

The variable account is divided into sub-accounts, each corresponding to a single underlying mutual fund.  Nationwide uses the assets of each sub-account to buy shares of the underlying mutual funds based on contract owner instructions.

Contract owners receive underlying mutual fund prospectuses when they make their initial sub-account allocations and any time they change those allocations.  Contract owners can obtain prospectuses for underlying funds at any other time by contacting Nationwide’s home office at the telephone number listed on page 1 of this prospectus.

Underlying mutual funds in the variable account are NOT publicly traded funds.  They are only available as investment options in variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance companies, or in some cases, through participation in certain qualified pension or retirement plans.

The investment advisers of the underlying mutual funds may manage publicly traded mutual funds with similar names and investment objectives.  However, the underlying mutual funds are NOT directly related to any publicly traded mutual fund.  Contract owners should not compare the performance of a publicly traded fund with the performance of underlying mutual funds participating in the variable account.  The performance of the underlying mutual funds could differ substantially from that of any publicly traded fund.

The particular underlying mutual funds available under the contract may change from time to time.  Specifically, underlying mutual funds or underlying mutual fund share classes that are currently available may be removed or closed off to future investment.  New underlying mutual funds or new share classes of currently available underlying mutual funds may be added.  Contract owners will receive notice of any such changes that affect their contract.  Additionally, not all of the underlying mutual funds are available in every state.

In the future, additional underlying mutual funds managed by certain financial institutions, brokerage firms or their affiliates may be added to the variable account.  These additional underlying mutual funds may be offered exclusively to purchasing customers of the particular financial institution or brokerage firm, or through other exclusive distribution arrangements.

Voting Rights

Contract owners who have allocated assets to the underlying mutual funds are entitled to certain voting rights.  Nationwide will vote contract owner shares at special shareholder meetings based on contract owner instructions.  However, if the law changes allowing Nationwide to vote in its own right, it may elect to do so.

Contract owners with voting interests in an underlying mutual fund will be notified of issues requiring the shareholders’ vote as soon as possible before the shareholder meeting.

Notification will contain proxy materials and a form with which to give Nationwide voting instructions.  Nationwide will vote shares for which no instructions are received in the same proportion as those that are received. What this means to you is that when only a small number of contract owners vote, each vote has a greater impact on, and may control the outcome of the vote.

The number of shares which a contract owner may vote is determined by dividing the cash value of the amount they have allocated to an underlying mutual fund by the net asset value of the underlying mutual fund.  Nationwide will designate a date for this determination not more than 90 days before the shareholder meeting.

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Material Conflicts

The underlying mutual funds may be offered through separate accounts of other insurance companies, as well as through other separate accounts of Nationwide.  Nationwide does not anticipate any disadvantages to this.  However, it is possible that a conflict may arise between the interests of the variable account and one or more of the other separate accounts in which these underlying mutual funds participate.

Material conflicts may occur due to a change in law affecting the operations of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts, or differences in the voting instructions of the contract owners and those of other companies.  If a material conflict occurs, Nationwide will take whatever steps are necessary to protect contract owners and variable annuity payees, including withdrawal of the variable account from participation in the underlying mutual fund(s) involved in the conflict.

Substitution of Securities

Nationwide may substitute, eliminate, or combine shares of another underlying mutual fund for shares already purchased or to be purchased in the future if either of the following occurs:

(1)   shares of a current underlying mutual fund are no longer available for investment; or

(2)   further investment in an underlying mutual fund is inappropriate.

No substitution, elimination, or combination of shares may take place without the prior approval of the SEC. All affected contract owners will be notified in the event there is a substitution, elimination or combination of shares.

In February 2008, Nationwide filed an application with the SEC for an order permitting it to substitute assets allocated to certain underlying mutual funds into other underlying mutual funds available under the contract that have similar investment objectives and strategies.  If and when Nationwide receives SEC approval for these substitutions, affected contract owners will be notified in advance of the specific details relating to the substitutions and will be given an opportunity to make alternate investment allocations.

Deregistration of the Separate Account

Nationwide may deregister Nationwide Variable Account-4 under the 1940 Act in the event the separate account meets an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act, if there are no shareholders in the separate account or for any other purpose approved by the SEC.

No deregistration may take place without the prior approval of the SEC.  All contract owners will be notified in the event Nationwide deregisters Nationwide Variable Account-4.

Annuity Payments

Annuity payments begin on the annuitization date and will be based on the annuity payment option chosen prior to annuitization.  Nationwide will send annuity payments within 7 days after each annuity payment date.

Taxation

How a contract is taxed depends on the type of contract issued and the purpose for which the contract is purchased.  Nationwide will charge against the contract any premium taxes levied by any governmental authority (see “Federal Tax Considerations” in Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information and “Premium Taxes”).

10 Day Free Look

Under state insurance laws, you have the right, during a limited period of time, to examine your contract and decide if you want to keep it or cancel it. This right is referred to as your “free look” right. The length of this time period depends on the law of your state, and may vary depending on whether your purchase is replacing  another annuity contract you own . Check your contract for more details about the free look right in your state.  See "Right to Examine and Cancel" later in this prospectus for more information.

The Contract in General

In order to comply with the USA Patriot Act and rules promulgated thereunder, Nationwide has implemented procedures designed to prevent contracts described in this prospectus from being used to facilitate money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.

If this contract is purchased to replace another variable annuity, be aware that the mortality tables used to determine the amount of annuity payments may be less favorable than those in the contract being replaced.

In general, deferred variable annuities are long-term investments; they are not intended as short-term investments.  Accordingly, Nationwide has designed the contract to offer features, pricing, and investment options that encourage long-term ownership.  It is very important that contract owners and prospective contract owners understand all the costs associated with owning a contract, and if and how those costs change during the lifetime of the contract.  Contract and optional charges may not be the same in later contract years as they are in early contract years.  The various contract and optional benefit charges are assessed in order to compensate

Nationwide for administrative services, distribution and operational expenses, and assumed actuarial risks associated with the contract.

Following is a discussion of some relevant factors that may be of particular interest to prospective investors.

Distribution and Promotional Expenses

Nationwide may pay the selling firms a marketing allowance, which is based on the firm’s ability and demonstrated willingness to promote and market Nationwide's products.  How any marketing allowance is spent is determined by the firm, but generally will be used to finance firm activities that may contribute to the promotion and marketing of Nationwide's products.  For more information on the exact compensation arrangement associated with this contract, please consult your registered representative.

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Underlying Mutual Fund Payments

Nationwide’s Relationship with the Underlying Mutual Funds

The underlying mutual funds incur expenses each time they sell, administer, or redeem their shares.  The variable account aggregates contract owner purchase, redemption, and transfer requests and submits net or aggregated purchase/redemption requests to each underlying mutual fund daily.  The variable account (not the contract owners) is the underlying mutual fund shareholder.  When the variable account aggregates transactions, the underlying mutual fund does not incur the expense of processing individual transactions it would normally incur if it sold its shares directly to the public.  Nationwide incurs these expenses instead.

Nationwide also incurs the distribution costs of selling the contract (as discussed above), which benefit the underlying mutual funds by providing contract owners with sub-account options that correspond to the underlying mutual funds.

An investment adviser or subadviser of an underlying mutual fund or its affiliates may provide Nationwide or its affiliates with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the contract and may pay Nationwide or its affiliates to participate in educational and/or marketing activities.  These activities may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased exposure to persons involved in the distribution of the contract.

Types of Payments Nationwide Receives

In light of the above, the underlying mutual funds and their affiliates make certain payments to Nationwide or its affiliates (the “payments”).  The amount of these payments is typically based on a percentage of assets invested in the underlying mutual funds attributable to the contracts and other variable contracts Nationwide and its affiliates issue, but in some cases may involve a flat fee.  These payments may be used by us for any corporate purpose, which include reducing the prices of the contracts, paying expenses that Nationwide or its affiliates incur in promoting, marketing, and administering the contracts and the underlying mutual funds, and achieving a profit.

Nationwide or its affiliates receive the following types of payments:

·   Underlying mutual fund 12b-1 fees, which are deducted from underlying mutual fund assets;

·   Sub-transfer agent fees or fees pursuant to administrative service plans adopted by the underlying mutual fund, which may be deducted from underlying mutual fund assets; and

·   Payments by an underlying mutual fund’s adviser or subadviser (or its affiliates).  Such payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee, which is deducted from underlying mutual fund assets and is reflected in mutual fund charges.

Furthermore, Nationwide benefits from assets invested in Nationwide’s affiliated underlying mutual funds (i.e., Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust) because its affiliates also receive compensation from the underlying mutual funds for investment advisory, administrative, transfer agency, distribution, and/or other services.  Thus, Nationwide may receive more revenue with respect to affiliated underlying mutual funds than unaffiliated underlying mutual funds.  Nationwide took into consideration the anticipated payments from the underlying mutual funds when it determined the charges imposed under the contracts (apart from fees and expenses imposed by the underlying mutual funds).  Without these payments, Nationwide would have imposed higher charges under the contract.

Amount of Payments Nationwide Receives

Most underlying mutual funds or their affiliates have agreed to make payments to Nationwide or its affiliates, although the applicable percentages may vary from underlying mutual fund to underlying mutual fund and some may not make any payments at all.  Because the amount of the actual payments Nationwide and its affiliates receive depends on the assets of the underlying mutual funds attributable to the contract, Nationwide and its affiliates may receive higher payments from underlying mutual funds with lower percentages (but greater assets) than from underlying mutual funds that have higher percentages (but fewer assets).

For additional information related to amount of payments Nationwide receives, go to www.nationwide.com.

Identification of Underlying Mutual Funds

Nationwide may consider several criteria when identifying the underlying mutual funds, including some or all of the following:  investment objectives, investment process, investment performance, risk characteristics, investment capabilities, experience and resources, investment consistency, and fund expenses.  Another factor Nationwide considers during the identification process is whether the underlying mutual fund’s adviser or subadviser is one of our affiliates or whether the underlying mutual fund, its adviser, its subadviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates.  For the contracts sold with this prospectus, Nationwide also considers whether the underlying mutual fund has a policy that permits frequent transfers in and out of the corresponding sub-account.

There may be underlying mutual funds with lower fees, as well as other variable contracts that offer underlying mutual funds with lower fees.  You should consider all of the fees and charges of the contract in relation to its features and benefits when making your decision to invest.  Please note that higher contract and underlying mutual fund fees and charges have a direct effect on your investment performance.

Profitability

Nationwide does consider profitability when determining the charges in the contract.  In early contract years, Nationwide does not anticipate earning a profit, since that is a time when administrative and distribution expenses are typically higher.  Nationwide does, however, anticipate earning a profit in later contract years.  In general, Nationwide's profit will be greater the higher the investment return and the longer the contract is held.

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Contract Modification

Nationwide may modify the annuity contracts, but no modification will affect the amount or term of any annuity contract unless a modification is required to conform the annuity contract to applicable federal or state law.  No modification will affect the method by which the Contract Values are determined.

Standard Charges and Deductions

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

Nationwide deducts a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge from the variable account.  This amount is computed on a daily basis and is equal to an annualized rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of the variable account

The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge compensates Nationwide for providing the insurance benefits under the contract, including the contract’s standard death benefit that provides a guaranteed death benefit to the beneficiary(ies) even if the market declines.  It also compensates Nationwide for assuming the risk that annuitants will live longer than assumed.  Finally, the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge compensates Nationwide for guaranteeing that charges will not increase regardless of actual expenses.  Nationwide may realize a profit from this charge, which Nationwide may use to finance the distribution of the contracts.

Administrative Charge

Nationwide deducts an Administrative Charge from the variable account.  This amount is computed on a daily basis and is equal to an annualized rate of 0.20% of the daily net assets of the variable account.

The Administrative Charge reimburses Nationwide for administrative costs it incurs resulting from providing contract benefits, including preparation of the contract and prospectus, confirmation statements, annual account statements and annual reports, legal and accounting fees as well as various related expenses.

Nationwide may realize a profit from this charge, which Nationwide may use to finance the distribution of contracts.

Premium Taxes

Nationwide will charge against the contract value any premium taxes levied by a state or other government entity.  Premium tax rates currently range from 0% to 5.0%.  This range is subject to change.  The method used to assess premium tax will be determined by Nationwide at its sole discretion in compliance with state law.

Nationwide currently deducts premium taxes from the contract either at:

(1)   the time the contract is surrendered;

(2)   annuitization; or

(3)   such earlier date as Nationwide becomes subject to premium taxes.

Premium taxes may be deducted from death benefit proceeds.

Optional Contract Benefits, Charges and Deductions

For an additional charge, the following optional benefits are available to contract owners.  Not all optional benefits are available in every state.  Unless otherwise indicated:

(1)   optional benefits must be elected at the time of application;

(2)   optional benefits, once elected, may not be terminated; and

(3)   the charges associated with the optional benefits will be assessed until annuitization.

Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option

In lieu of the standard death benefit, and for an additional charge at an annualized rate of 0.20% of the daily net assets of the variable account, applicants for contracts with annuitants who are age 75 or younger at the time of application may elect the Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option.  Generally, if the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the death benefit will be the greater of:

(1)   the contract value; or

(2)   the total of all purchase payments made to the contract, less an adjustment for amounts surrendered.

The adjustment for amounts surrendered will reduce item (2) above in the same proportion that the contract value was reduced on the date(s) of the partial surrender(s).

For contracts that have elected this option, if the total of all purchase payments made to the contract is greater than $3,000,000, the death benefit will be adjusted as described in the “Death Benefit Calculations” provision on page 24.

Extra Value Options

For an additional charge, an applicant can elect one of two Extra Value Options.

Applicants should be aware of the following prior to electing an Extra Value Option:

(1)   Nationwide believes that the Extra Value Options, even after the direct and indirect costs associated with the options, will benefit the majority of contract owners.  If you have questions about whether an Extra Value Option is appropriate for you, please consult your individual registered representative specifically about the option.

(2)   Nationwide may make a profit from the Extra Value Option charge.

(3)   Because the Extra Value Option charge will be assessed against the entire contract value for the first 7 contract years, contract owners who anticipate making additional purchase payments after the first contract year (which will not receive the bonus credit but will be assessed the Extra Value Option charge) should carefully examine the Extra Value Option and consult their financial adviser regarding its desirability.

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(4)   Nationwide may take back or “recapture” all or part of the amount credited under an Extra Value Option in the event of early surrenders, including revocation of the contract during the contractual free-look period.

(5)   If the market declines during the period that the bonus credits are subject to recapture, the amount subject to recapture could decrease the amount of contract value available for surrender.

(6)   The cost of the Extra Value Options and the recapture of the credits (in the event of a surrender) could exceed any benefit of receiving an Extra Value Option credits.

3% Extra Value Option

For an additional charge at an annualized rate of 0.40% of the daily net assets of the variable account, an applicant can elect the 3% Extra Value Option.  After the end of the 7^th contract year, Nationwide will discontinue assessing the charge associated with the 3% Extra Value Option.

In exchange, for the first 12 months the contract is in force, Nationwide will apply a credit to the contract equal to 3% of each purchase payment made to the contract.  This credit, which is funded from Nationwide’s general account, will be allocated among the sub-accounts in the same proportion that the purchase payment is allocated to the contract.  For purposes of all benefits and taxes under these contracts, credits applied under this option are considered earnings, not purchase payments.

4% Extra Value Option

For an additional charge at an annualized rate of 0.55% of the daily net assets of the variable account, an applicant can elect the 4% Extra Value Option. After the end of the 7^th contract year, Nationwide will discontinue assessing the charge associated with the 4% Extra Value Option.

In exchange, for the first 12 months the contract is in force, Nationwide will apply a credit to the contract equal to 4% of each purchase payment made to the contract.  This credit, which is funded from Nationwide’s general account, will be allocated among the sub-accounts in the same proportion that the purchase payment is allocated to the contract.  For purposes of all benefits and taxes under these contracts, credits applied under this option are considered earnings, not purchase payments.

Recapture of Extra Value Option Credits

Nationwide will recapture amounts credited to the contract in connection with the Extra Value Options if:

(a)   the contract owner cancels the contract pursuant to the contractual free-look provision;

(b)   the contract owner takes a full surrender before the end of the 7^th contract year; or

(c)   in any contract year before the end of the 7^th contract year, the contract owner takes one or more partial surrenders that total more than 10% of the total of all purchase payments made to the contract during the first contract year.

Contract owners should carefully consider the consequences of taking a surrender that subjects part or all of the credit to recapture.  If contract value decreases due to poor market performance, the recapture provisions could decrease the amount of contract value available for surrender.

Nationwide will not recapture credits under the Extra Value Options under the following circumstances:

(1)   If the distribution is taken as a result of a death, annuitization, or to meet minimum distribution requirements under the Internal Revenue Code;

(2)   If the distribution is taken in order to pay registered representative fees; or

(3)   If the surrender occurs after the end of the 7^th contract year.

Recapture Resulting from Exercising Free-Look Privilege

If the contract owner cancels the contract pursuant to the contractual free-look provision, Nationwide will recapture the entire amount credited to the contract under this option.  In those states that require the return of purchase payments for IRAs that are surrendered pursuant to the contractual free-look, Nationwide will recapture the entire amount credited to the contract under this option, but under no circumstances will the amount returned be less than the purchase payments made to the contract.  In those states that allow a return of contract value, the contract owner will retain any earnings attributable to the amount credited, but all losses attributable to the amount credited will be incurred by Nationwide.

Recapture Resulting from a Full Surrender

For contracts with the 3% Extra Value Option or the 4% Extra Value Option, if the contract owner takes a full surrender of the contract before the end of the 7^th contract year, Nationwide will recapture the entire amount credited to the contract under the option.

Recapture Resulting from a Partial Surrender

For contracts with the 3% Extra Value Option or the 4% Extra Value Option, if a contract owner, during the first 7 contract years, takes one or more partial surrenders each contract year that total more than 10% of the total of all purchase payments made to the contract during the first contract year, Nationwide will recapture a proportional part of the amount credited to the contract under this option.

For example, Mr. X, who elected the 3% Extra Value Option, makes a $100,000 initial deposit to his contract and receives a 3% credit of $3,000.  In contract year 2, Mr. X takes a $15,000 surrender.  Under the contract Mr. X is entitled to surrender up to 10% of purchase payments made to the contract during the first contract year without subjecting any of the bonus to recapture.  Thus, he can take ($100,000 x 10%) = $10,000 free of recapture.  That leaves $5,000 of the surrender subject to recapture.  For the recapture calculation, Nationwide will multiply that $5,000 by 3% to get the portion of the original credit that Nationwide will recapture.  Thus, the amount of the original credit recaptured as a result of the $15,000 partial surrender is $150.

The amount recaptured will be taken from the sub-accounts in the same proportion that purchase payments are allocated as of the surrender date.

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Some state jurisdictions require a reduced recapture schedule.  Please refer to your contract for state specific information.

Dynamic Advantage Program

The Dynamic Advantage Program (“DAP”) may be elected at any time before annuitization.  While the DAP is in effect, Nationwide will deduct a charge equal to an annualized rate of not more than 0.35% of the daily net assets of the variable account.  In exchange, Nationwide will provide administrative services enabling contract owners to have their contract value allocated and reallocated according to actively managed models, for which Rydex Advisory Services, LLC acts as investment adviser.

Removal of Variable Account Charges

For certain optional benefits, a charge is assessed only for a specified period of time.  To remove a variable account charge at the end of the specified charge period, Nationwide systematically re-rates the contract.  This re-rating results in lower contract charges, but no change in contract value or any other contractual benefit.

Re-rating involves two steps: the adjustment of contract expenses and the adjustment of the number of units in the contract.

The first step, the adjustment of contract expenses, involves removing the charge from the unit value calculation.  For example, on a contract where the only optional benefit elected is the 3% Extra Value Option, the variable account value will be calculated using unit values with variable account charges of 0.85% for the first 7 contract years.  At the end of that period, the contract will be re-rated, and the 0.40% charge associated with the 3% Extra Value Option will be removed.  From that point on, the variable account value will be calculated using the unit values with variable account charges at 0.45%.  Thus, the 3% Extra Value Option charge is no longer included in the daily sub-account valuation for the contract.

The second step of the re-rating process, the adjustment of the number of units in the contract, is necessary in order to keep the re-rating process from altering the contract value.  Generally, for any given sub-account, the higher the variable account charges, the lower the unit value, and vice versa.  For example, sub-account X with charges of 0.85% will have a lower unit value than sub-account X with charges of 0.45% (higher expenses result in lower unit values).  When, upon re-rating, the unit values used in calculating variable account value are dropped from the higher expense level to the lower expense level, the higher unit values will cause an incidental increase in the contract value.  In order to avoid this incidental increase, Nationwide adjusts the number of units in the contract down so that the contract value after the re-rating is the same as the contract value before the re-rating.

Ownership and Interests in the Contract

Contract Owner

Prior to the annuitization date, the contract owner has all rights under the contract, unless a joint owner is named.  If a joint owner is named, each joint owner has all rights under the contract.  Purchasers who name someone other than themselves as the contract owner will have no rights under the contract.

On the annuitization date, the annuitant becomes the contract owner, unless the contract owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust.  If the contract owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the Charitable Remainder Trust continues to be the contract owner after annuitization.

Contract owners of Non-Qualified Contracts may name a new contract owner at any time before the annuitization date.  Any change of contract owner automatically revokes any prior contract owner designation.  Changes in contract ownership may result in federal income taxation and may be subject to state and federal gift taxes.

Joint Owner

Joint owners each own an undivided interest in the contract.

Non-Qualified contract owners can name a joint owner at any time before annuitization.  However, joint owners must be spouses at the time joint ownership is requested, unless state law requires Nationwide to allow non-spousal joint owners.

Generally, the exercise of any ownership rights under the contract must be in writing and signed by both joint owners.  However, if a written election, signed by both contract owners, authorizing Nationwide to allow the exercise of ownership rights independently by either joint owner is submitted, Nationwide will permit joint owners to act independently.  If such an authorization is submitted, Nationwide will not be liable for any loss, liability, cost, or expense for acting in accordance with the instructions of either joint owner.

If either joint owner dies before the annuitization date, the contract continues with the surviving joint owner as the remaining contract owner.

Contingent Owner

The contingent owner succeeds to the rights of a contract owner if a contract owner who is not the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, and there is no surviving joint owner.

If a contract owner who is the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the contingent owner will not have any rights under the contract, unless such contingent owner is also the beneficiary.

The contract owner may name a contingent owner at any time before the annuitization date.  Contingent owners may only be named for Non-Qualified Contracts.

Annuitant

The annuitant is the person who will receive annuity payments and upon whose continuation of life any annuity payment involving life contingencies depends.  This person must be age 85 or younger at the time of contract issuance, unless Nationwide approves a request for an annuitant of greater age.

Only Non-Qualified Contract owners may name someone other than himself/herself as the annuitant.

The contract owner may not name a new annuitant without Nationwide’s consent.

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Contingent Annuitant

If the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the contingent annuitant becomes the annuitant.  The contingent annuitant must be age 85 or younger at the time of contract issuance, unless Nationwide approves a request for a contingent annuitant of greater age.  Contingent annuitants may only be named in Non-Qualified Contracts.

If a contingent annuitant is named, all provisions of the contract that are based on the annuitant’s death prior to the annuitization date will be based on the death of the last survivor of the annuitant and contingent annuitant.

Co-Annuitant

A co-annuitant, if named, must be the annuitant’s spouse.  The co-annuitant may be named at any time prior to annuitization and will receive the benefit of the Spousal Protection Feature (subject to the conditions set forth in the “Spousal Protection Feature” provision).

If either co-annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the surviving co-annuitant may continue the contract and will receive the benefit of the Spousal Protection Feature.

Beneficiary and Contingent Beneficiary

The beneficiary is the person who is entitled to the death benefit if the annuitant dies before the annuitization date and there is no joint owner.  The contract owner can name more than one beneficiary.  Multiple beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally, unless otherwise specified.

A contingent beneficiary will succeed to the rights of the beneficiary if no beneficiary is alive when the annuitant dies.  The contract owner can name more than one contingent beneficiary.  Multiple contingent beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally, unless otherwise specified.

Changes to the Parties to the Contract

Prior to the annuitization date (and subject to any existing assignments), the contract owner may request to change the following:

·   contract owner (Non-Qualified Contracts only);

·   joint owner (must be the contract owner’s spouse);

·   contingent owner;

·   annuitant (subject to Nationwide’s underwriting and approval);

·   contingent annuitant (subject to Nationwide’s underwriting and approval);

·   co-annuitant (must be the annuitant’s spouse);

·   beneficiary; or

·   contingent beneficiary.

The contract owner must submit the request to Nationwide in writing and Nationwide must receive the request at its home office before the annuitization date.  No change will be effective unless and until it is received and recorded at Nationwide’s home office.  Once Nationwide receives and records the change request, the change will be effective as of the date the written request was signed.

In addition to the above requirements, any request to change the contract owner must be signed by the existing contract owner and the person designated as the new contract owner.  Nationwide may require a signature guarantee.

If the contract owner is not a natural person and there is a change of the annuitant, distributions will be made as if the contract owner died at the time of the change, regardless of whether the contract owner named a contingent annuitant.

Nationwide reserves the right to reject any change request that would alter the nature of the risk that Nationwide assumed when it originally issued the contract (see “Purpose of the Contract” earlier in this prospectus).

Operation of the Contract

Minimum Initial and Subsequent Purchase Payments

Contract Type	Minimum Initial Purchase Payment	Minimum Subsequent Payments*
Non-Qualified	$10,000	$500
IRA	$10,000	$500
SEP IRAs	$10,000	$500
Simple IRAs	$10,000	$500
Roth IRA	$10,000	$500
Tax Sheltered Annuity**	$10,000	$500
Investment-only	$10,000	$500
Charitable Remainder Trust	$10,000	$500

*For subsequent purchase payments, sent via electronic deposit, the minimum subsequent purchase payment is $50.  Subsequent purchase payments are not permitted in some states under certain circumstances.

** Only available for contracts issued prior to September 25, 2007 and certain State Optional Retirement Plans and/or Programs that have purchased at least one individual annuity contract issued by Nationwide prior to September 25, 2007.

If the contract owner elects the Extra Value Option, amounts credited to the contract may not be used to meet the minimum initial and subsequent purchase payment requirements.

The cumulative total of all purchase payments under contracts issued by Nationwide on the life of any one annuitant cannot exceed $1,000,000 without Nationwide’s prior consent.

Pricing

Generally, Nationwide calculates accumulation and annuity unit values of the sub-accounts on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open.  (Pricing is the calculation of a new accumulation unit value that reflects that day’s investment experience.)  Accumulation units and annuity units are not

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priced when the New York Stock Exchange is closed or on the following nationally recognized holidays:

·New Year’s Day	·Independence Day
·Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	·Labor Day
·Presidents’ Day	·Thanksgiving
·Good Friday	·Christmas
·Memorial Day

Nationwide also will not price purchase payments if:

(1)   trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;

(2)   an emergency exists making disposal or valuation of securities held in the variable account impracticable; or

(3)   the SEC, by order, permits a suspension or postponement for the protection of security holders.

Rules and regulations of the SEC will govern as to when the conditions described in (2) and (3) exist.  If Nationwide is closed on days when the New York Stock Exchange is open, Contract value may change and contract owners will not have access to their accounts.

Application and Allocation of Purchase Payments

Initial Purchase Payments

Initial purchase payments will be priced at the accumulation unit value next determined no later than 2 business days after receipt of an order to purchase if the application and all necessary information are completeand are received at Nationwide’s home office before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which generally occurs at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  If the order is received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the initial purchase payment will be priced within 2 business days after the next business day.

If an incomplete application is not completed within 5 business days of receipt at Nationwide’s home office, the prospective purchaser will be informed of the reason for the delay.  The purchase payment will be returned to the prospective purchaser unless he or she specifically consents to allow Nationwide to hold the purchase payment until the application is completed.

In some states, Nationwide will allocate initial purchase payments to the money market sub-account during the free look period.  After the free look period, Nationwide will reallocate the contract value among the sub-accounts based on the instructions contained on the application.  See the “Right to Examine and Cancel” provision.

Subsequent Purchase Payments

Any subsequent purchase payment received at Nationwide’s home office (along with all necessary information) before the close of the New York Stock Exchange will be priced at the accumulation unit value next determined after receipt of the purchase payment.  If a subsequent purchase payment is received at Nationwide’s home office (with all the necessary information) after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, it will be priced at the accumulation unit value determined on the following business day.

Allocation of Purchase Payments

Nationwide allocates purchase payments to sub-accounts as instructed by the contract owner.  Shares of the underlying mutual funds allocated to the sub-accounts are purchased at net asset value, then converted into accumulation units.

Contract owners can change allocations or make exchanges among the sub-accounts.  However, no change may be made that would result in an amount less than 1% of the purchase payments being allocated to any sub-account.  In the event that Nationwide receives such a request, Nationwide will inform the contract owner that the allocation instructions are invalid and that the contract’s allocations among the sub-accounts prior to the request will remain in effect.  Certain transactions may be subject to conditions imposed by the underlying mutual funds, as well as those set forth in the contract.

Determining the Contract Value

The contract value is the value of amounts allocated to the sub-accounts.

If part or all of the contract value is surrendered, or charges are assessed against the whole contract value, Nationwide will deduct a proportionate amount from each of the sub-accounts.

Determining Variable Account Value – Valuing an Accumulation Unit

Purchase payments or transfers allocated to sub-accounts are accounted for in accumulation units.  Accumulation unit values (for each sub-account) are determined by calculating the net investment factor for the underlying mutual funds for the current valuation period and multiplying that result with the accumulation unit values determined on the previous valuation period.

Nationwide uses the net investment factor as a way to calculate the investment performance of a sub-account from valuation period to valuation period.  For each sub-account, the net investment factor shows the investment performance of the underlying mutual fund in which a particular sub-account invests, including the charges assessed against that sub-account for a valuation period.

The net investment factor is determined by dividing (a) by (b), and then subtracting (c) from the result, where:

(a)   is the sum of:

(1)   the net asset value of the underlying mutual fund as of the end of the current valuation period; and

(2)   the per share amount of any dividend or income distributions made by the underlying mutual fund (if the date of the dividend or income distribution occurs during the current valuation period);

(b)   is the net asset value of the underlying mutual fund determined as of the end of the preceding valuation period; and

(c)   is a factor representing the daily variable account charges, which may include charges for contract options chosen by the contract owner.  The factor is equal to an annualized rate ranging from 0.45% to 1.55% of the daily net assets of the variable account, depending on which contract features the contract owner chose.

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Based on the net investment factor, the value of an accumulation unit may increase or decrease.  Changes in the net investment factor may not be directly proportional to changes in the net asset value of the underlying mutual fund shares because of the deduction of variable account charges.

Though the number of accumulation units will not change as a result of investment experience, the value of an accumulation unit may increase or decrease from valuation period to valuation period.

Transfers Prior to Annuitization

Generally, allocations may be transferred among the sub-accounts once per valuation period without charges or penalties.

Frequent Trading and Transfer Restrictions

The contracts sold with this prospectus are designed to support active trading strategies that require frequent movement between or among sub-accounts.  A contract owner who does not intend to use an active trading strategy should consult his/her registered representative and request information on other Nationwide variable annuity contracts.

All of the sub-accounts are available for frequent transfers except for sub-accounts corresponding to the following underlying mutual funds of the Rydex Variable Trust:

·   Absolute Return Strategies Fund,

·   Commodities Strategy Fund,

·   Hedged Equity Fund,

·   Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund, and

·   Sector Rotation Fund.

For purposes of this provision, these sub-accounts are referred to as the “limited transfer” funds.

Nationwide discourages (and will take action to deter) inappropriate frequent transfers between and among the limited transfer funds because frequent movement between or among those sub-accounts may negatively impact other investors.  Frequent transfers among the limited transfer funds can result in:

·   the dilution of the value of the investors' interests in the underlying mutual fund;

·   underlying mutual fund managers taking actions that negatively impact performance (keeping a larger portion of the underlying mutual fund assets in cash or liquidating investments prematurely in order to support redemption requests); and/or

·   increased administrative costs due to frequent purchases and redemptions.

To protect investors in this contract from the potentially negative impact of frequent transfers among the limited transfer funds, Nationwide has implemented, or reserves the right to implement, several restrictions designed to deter frequent transfers among the limited transfer funds, while still permitting contract owners to actively trade among the remaining underlying mutual funds available under the contract.  Nationwide makes no assurance that all risks associated with frequent trading will be completely eliminated by these processes and/or restrictions.

If Nationwide is unable to deter frequent trading in the limited transfer funds, the performance of the sub-accounts may be adversely impacted.

U.S. Mail Restrictions

If Nationwide determines that a contract owner (or a third party acting on the contract owner's behalf) is engaging in harmful market timing, Nationwide reserves the right to take actions to protect investors, including exercising its right to terminate the ability of specified contract owners to submit transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, or over the Internet.  If Nationwide exercises this right, affected contract owners would be limited to submitting transfer requests via U.S. mail.

Other Restrictions

Nationwide reserves the right to refuse or limit transfer requests, or take any other action it deems necessary, in order to protect contract owners, annuitants, and beneficiaries from the negative investment results that may result from inappropriate market timing or other harmful investment practices employed by some contract owners (or third parties acting on their behalf).

Any restrictions that Nationwide implements will be applied consistently and uniformly.

Underlying Mutual Fund Restrictions and Prohibitions

Pursuant to regulations adopted by the SEC, Nationwide is required to enter into written agreements with the underlying mutual funds which allow the underlying mutual funds to:

(1) request the taxpayer identification number, international taxpayer identification number, or other government issued identifier of any Nationwide contract owner;

(2) request the amounts and dates of any purchase, redemption, transfer or exchange request (“transaction information”); and

(3) instruct Nationwide to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchanges into a specific underlying mutual fund by contract owners that violate policies established by the underlying mutual fund (whose policies may be more restrictive than Nationwide’s policies).

Nationwide is required to provide such transaction information to the underlying mutual funds upon their request.  In addition, Nationwide is required to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchange requests into one or more underlying mutual funds based upon instruction from the underlying mutual fund.  Nationwide and any affected contract owner may not have advance notice of such instructions from an underlying mutual fund to restrict or prohibit further purchase requests.  If an underlying mutual fund refuses to accept a purchase request submitted by Nationwide, Nationwide will keep any affected contract owner in their current underlying mutual fund allocation.

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Transfers After Annuitization

After annuitization, transfers among sub-accounts may only be made on the anniversary of the annuitization date.

Transfer Requests

Contract owners may submit transfer requests in writing, over the telephone, or via the Internet.  Nationwide will use reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine and will not be liable for following instructions that it reasonably determines to be genuine.  Nationwide may restrict or withdraw the telephone and/or Internet transfer privilege at any time.  Any restrictions on Internet use will not apply to contracts participating in the DAP.

Any request to transfer contract value among sub-accounts must be received by Nationwide’s home office no later than 1 hour before any announced closing of the New York Stock Exchange (the “cut-off” time) to be processed on the current valuation day.  The New York Stock Exchange typically closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time; thus, transfer requests must generally be received by Nationwide’s home office no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the request to be processed on the current valuation day.

Nationwide may extend the cut-off time to 25 minutes before any announced closing of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time) for transfer requests submitted electronically through Nationwide’s Internet website (www.nationwide.com).

All transfer requests received after the applicable cut-off time will be processed on the next valuation day.

Right to Examine and Cancel

If the contract owner elects to cancel the contract, he/she may return it to Nationwide’s home office within a certain period of time known as the “free look” period.  Depending on the state in which the contract was purchased (and, in some states, if the contract is purchased as a replacement for another annuity contract), the free look period may be 10 days or longer.  For ease of administration, Nationwide will honor any free look cancellation that is received at Nationwide’s home office or postmarked within 30 days after the contract issue date.  The contract issue date is the next business day after the initial purchase payment is applied to the contract.

If the contract owner elects to cancel the contract pursuant to the free look provision, where required by law, Nationwide will return the greater of the contract value or the amount of purchase payment(s) applied during the free look period, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding.  Otherwise, Nationwide will return the contract value, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding.

In some states, Nationwide will allocate initial purchase payments to the money market sub-account during the free look period.  After the free look period, Nationwide will reallocate the contract value among the sub-accounts based on the instructions contained on the application.

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 Nationwide.

Please see “Extra Value Options” for a description of the recapture of the amount credited under an Extra Value Option in the event the right to free look the contract is exercised.

Surrender (Redemption)

Contract owners may surrender some or all of their contract value before the earlier of the annuitization date or the annuitant’s death.  Surrenders from the contract may be subject to federal income tax and/or a penalty tax.  See “Federal Income Taxes” in Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information.

Surrender requests must be in writing and Nationwide may require additional information.  When taking a full surrender, the contract must accompany the written request.  Nationwide may require a signature guarantee.

Nationwide will pay any amounts surrendered from the sub-accounts within 7 days.  Additionally, Nationwide may suspend or postpone payment when it is unable to price a purchase payment or transfer (see, “Pricing”).

Surrender requests will receive the accumulation unit value next determined at the end of the current valuation period if the surrender request and all necessary information is received at Nationwide’s home office before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).  If the surrender request and all necessary information is received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the surrender request will receive the accumulation unit value determined at the end of the next valuation day.

Partial Surrenders (Partial Redemptions)

For partial surrenders, Nationwide will surrender accumulation units from the sub-accounts in proportion to the value in each underlying mutual fund at the time of the surrender request.

Partial Surrenders to Pay Registered Representative Fees

Some contract owners utilize an investment advisor(s) to manage their assets, for which the investment advisor assesses a fee.  Investment advisors are not endorsed by or affiliated with Nationwide and Nationwide makes no representation as to their qualifications.  The fees for these investment advisory services are specified in the respective account agreements and are separate from and in addition to the contract fees and expenses described in this prospectus.  Some contract owners authorize their investment advisor to take a partial surrender(s) from the contract in order to collect investment advisory fees.  Surrenders taken from this contract to pay advisory or investment management fees may be subject to income tax and/or tax penalties.

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Full Surrenders (Full Redemptions)

The contract value upon full surrender may be more or less than the total of all purchase payments made to the contract.  The contract value will reflect:

·   variable account charges;

·   underlying mutual fund charges;

·   the investment performance of the underlying mutual funds;

·   any recapture of any Extra Value Option credit; and

·   any outstanding loan balance plus accrued interest.

Surrenders Under a Texas Optional Retirement Program or a Louisiana Optional Retirement Plan

Redemption restrictions apply to contracts issued under the Texas Optional Retirement Program or the Louisiana Optional Retirement Plan.

The Texas Attorney General has ruled that participants in contracts issued under the Texas Optional Retirement Program may only take withdrawals if:

·   the participant dies;

·   the participant retires;

·   the participant terminates employment due to total disability; or

·   the participant that works in a Texas public institution of higher education terminates employment.

A participant under a contract issued under the Louisiana Optional Retirement Plan may only take distributions from the contract upon retirement or termination of employment.  All retirement benefits under this type of plan must be paid as lifetime income; lump sum cash payments are not permitted, except for death benefits.

Due to the restrictions described above, a participant under either of these plans will not be able to withdraw cash values from the contract unless one of the applicable conditions is met.  Contract value may be transferred to other carriers.

Nationwide issues this contract to participants in the Texas Optional Retirement Program in reliance upon and in compliance with Rule 6c-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Nationwide issues this contract to participants in the Louisiana Optional Retirement Plan in reliance upon and in compliance with an exemptive order that Nationwide received from the SEC on August 22, 1990.

Surrenders Under a Tax Sheltered Annuity

Contract owners of a Tax Sheltered Annuity may surrender part or all of their contract value before the earlier of the annuitization date or the annuitant’s death, except as provided below:

(A)   Contract value attributable to contributions made under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 402(g)(3)(A)), a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 402(g)(3)(C)), or transfers from a Custodial Account (described in Section 403(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code), may be surrendered only:

(1)   when the contract owner reaches age 59½, separates from service, dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 72(m)(7)); or

(2)   in the case of hardship (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k)), provided that any such hardship surrender may not include any income earned on salary reduction contributions.

(B)   The surrender limitations described in Section A 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).

Any distribution other than the above, including a ten day free look cancellation of the contract (when available) may result in taxes, penalties and/or retroactive disqualification of a Tax Sheltered Annuity.

In order to prevent disqualification of a Tax Sheltered Annuity after a ten day free look cancellation, Nationwide will transfer the proceeds to another Tax Sheltered Annuity upon proper direction by the contract owner.

These provisions explain Nationwide's understanding of current withdrawal restrictions.  These restrictions may change.

Distributions pursuant to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders will not violate the restrictions stated above.

Assignment

Contract rights are personal to the contract owner and may not be assigned without Nationwide’s written consent.

A Non-Qualified Contract owner may assign some or all rights under the contract.  An assignment must occur before annuitization while the annuitant is alive.  Once proper notice of assignment is recorded by Nationwide’s home office, the assignment will become effective as of the date the written request was signed.

Investment-only Contracts, IRAs, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, Roth IRAs, and Tax Sheltered Annuities may not be assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred except where allowed by law.

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Nationwide is not responsible for the validity or tax consequences of any assignment.  Nationwide is not liable for any payment or settlement made before the assignment is recorded.  Assignments will not be recorded until Nationwide receives sufficient direction from the contract owner and the assignee regarding the proper allocation of contract rights.

Amounts pledged or assigned will be treated as distributions and will 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 pledged or assigned.  Amounts assigned may be subject to a tax penalty equal to 10% of the amount included in gross income.

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.  

Contract Owner Services

Systematic Withdrawals

Systematic withdrawals allow contract owners to receive a specified amount (of at least $100) on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis.  Requests for systematic withdrawals and requests to discontinue systematic withdrawals must be in writing.

The withdrawals will be taken from the sub-accounts proportionately unless Nationwide is instructed otherwise.

Nationwide will withhold federal income taxes from systematic withdrawals unless otherwise instructed by the contract owner.  The Internal Revenue Service may impose a 10% penalty tax if the contract owner is under age 59½ unless the contract owner has made an irrevocable election of distributions of substantially equal payments.

Nationwide reserves the right to stop establishing new systematic withdrawal programs.  Systematic withdrawals are not available before the end of the ten day free look period (see “Right to Examine and Cancel”).

Dynamic Advantage Program

Contract owners may elect the Dynamic Advantage Program (“DAP”), an asset allocation service that enables contract owners to have their contract value allocated and reallocated, on a continuous basis, according to one of a variety of actively managed asset allocation models.  Contract owners may elect to participate or terminate the DAP at any time prior to annuitization.  While the DAP is in effect, Nationwide will assess an additional charge equal to an annualized rate not to exceed 0.35% of the daily net assets of the variable account as compensation for implementing administrative systems that are not needed in the absence of the DAP.

Participation in the DAP does not guarantee profit or protect against loss.  Additionally, Nationwide bears no responsibility in connection with the use of the DAP by plans that are subject to ERISA.  Contract owners are advised to consult qualified tax professionals before electing the DAP.

The Models Available in the DAP

The models available through the DAP are actively managed by Rydex Advisory Services, LLC (“Rydex”) according to that model’s specific investment goals.  Some models are managed based on information received from an independent third-party firm; some models are managed based on proprietary tools and methodologies of Rydex.  The currently available models are:

Focused Strategies:

·   Dorsey Wright Sector Rotation Portfolio

·   Dorsey Wright Style Rotation Portfolio

·   Dorsey Wright Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio

·   First Quadrant Conservative Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio

·   First Quadrant Moderate Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio

·   First Quadrant Aggressive Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio

Diversified Solutions:

·   Conservative Multi-Strategy Portfolio

·   Moderate Multi-Strategy Portfolio

·   Aggressive Multi-Strategy Portfolio

Complete Portfolios:

·   CLS Conservative Complete Portfolio

·   CLS Moderate Complete Portfolio

·   CLS Aggressive Complete Portfolio

·   Conservative Complete Portfolio

·   Balanced Complete Portfolio

·   Growth Complete Portfolio

·   Aggressive Growth Complete Portfolio

Each model is comprised of sub-accounts that correspond to underlying mutual funds of the Rydex Variable Trust and occasionally, the NVIT Money Market Fund II.  More information about the DAP and the individual models is available in the brochure for the program.  More information about the underlying mutual funds utilized in the models is available in the underlying mutual funds’ prospectuses.

It is the contract owner's responsibility to elect a model.  Nationwide encourages the contract owner to consult a qualified financial adviser who will assist in determining the most appropriate model based on the contract owner's particular financial needs, time horizon, and willingness to accept investment risk.  The investment adviser may use tools to make this determination that are either independently acquired or provided by Rydex.  Nationwide bears no responsibility for the investment decision.

Nationwide neither endorses nor guarantees any investment model or strategy.  Nationwide is not affiliated with Rydex or any of the independent third parties employed by Rydex in connection with the management of DAP models.

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Rydex as Investment Adviser

For those contracts that elect to use the DAP, the contract owner will enter into a client agreement with Rydex appointing Rydex as their investment adviser for the sole purpose of developing and maintaining the models.  Contract owners will receive a copy of Rydex's DAP brochure/Form ADV at the time of application, which contains more information about Rydex's role as investment adviser.

Election of the DAP

When the DAP is available, a contract owner may elect to begin participating by submitting a written model election form and Rydex client agreement to Nationwide's service center.  As part of the election form, every contract owner who wishes to participate in the DAP must agree to receive advance notice of model changes electronically through a password-protected Internet website.  Specific website and online account information is contained in the DAP brochure.

The DAP will not be effective on a particular contract until the contract owner successfully logs into his Nationwide online account via the Internet.  Until such time, the contract value will be allocated as instructed by the contract owner (if no instructions are provided, the contract value will be allocated to the NVIT – Nationwide NVIT Money Market Fund II) and the DAP charge will not be assessed. If the contract owner is transferring to a DAP model from an underlying mutual fund that assesses a redemption fee, redemption fees will apply.

Once the contract owner successfully logs into his Nationwide online account, Nationwide will begin the process to reallocate the contract value according to the elected model’s current allocations and Nationwide will begin assessing the DAP charge.  Participation in the DAP will continue until Nationwide records a valid DAP termination request submitted by the contract owner.

Only one model may be elected at any given time and while the DAP is in effect, the contract owner will not be permitted to transfer contract value among the sub-accounts without first terminating their participation in the DAP.  Any subsequent payments submitted to the contract will be allocated according to the currently elected model.  Any surrenders taken from the contract while the DAP is in effect will be taken proportionally from the sub-accounts.  Any charges assessed to the contract will be taken proportionally from the sub-accounts.

Evaluating and Updating the Models

Rydex will constantly evaluate the models to assess whether the combination and allocation of the sub-accounts within each model optimizes the return potential for that model.  When deemed necessary by Rydex, Rydex will update the models, with such updates occurring as often as several times per week.  Updating the models could entail adding or removing one or more sub-accounts from a model, or changing the allocation percentages among existing sub-accounts.  Rydex bears sole responsibility for monitoring and updating the models.

On any date that model changes are implemented, Nationwide will reallocate the contract value of contracts participating in the affected model pursuant to the discretionary authority granted to Nationwide as a requirement to participate in the DAP.  These changes will cause a reallocation of the contract value in accordance with the new model allocations.

Electronic Notification of Model Updates

Because all of the models available in the DAP are actively managed, it is likely that Rydex will update the models frequently.  When Rydex determines that a model update is warranted, Nationwide will, on behalf of Rydex, post a notice to each model participant’s message center (within their Nationwide online account).  The notice will be posted at least 48 hours before any model changes are implemented and will direct the contract owner to online information about the intended model changes.  After the model changes have been made, Nationwide will e-deliver a confirmation to each participant's message center.  Contract owners should check their Nationwide online account’s message center frequently and review these notices carefully.

If the contract owner is comfortable with the impending model changes, the contract owner need not take any action.  If the contract owner is not comfortable with the impending model changes, the contract owner may either select a different model or terminate their participation in the DAP.

Changing Models

Contract owners participating in the DAP may elect to change models at any time.  An election to change models must be communicated to Nationwide’s home office in writing.  If a request to change models is received by Nationwide’s home office prior to 25 minutes before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time) on any valuation day, the change will be effective as of that day; if received later than 25 minutes before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, or on a non-valuation day, the change will be effective as of the next valuation day.

Currently, Nationwide does not impose any restrictions on changing models.  However, Nationwide reserves the right to limit the number, frequency, and mode of communication of model change requests upon written notice to contract owners.

Terminating Participation in the DAP

Contract owners participating in the DAP may elect to terminate participation in the program at any time.  An election to terminate a contract’s DAP must be communicated to Nationwide’s home office in writing or electronically through the contract owner’s Nationwide online account.  If a DAP termination request is received by Nationwide’s home office prior to 25 minutes before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time)on any valuation day, the termination will be effective as of that day; if received later than 25 minutes before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, or on a non-valuation day, the termination will be effective as of the next valuation day.  When a contract owner's participation in the DAP is terminated, the contract value will remain invested as it was on the last day of participation in the DAP and the DAP charge will no longer be assessed.  Additionally, please be aware that the terms of the “Transfer Restrictions” provision apply.

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Upon a contract owner’s death, Nationwide will terminate the DAP within a reasonable time after such notification, unless Nationwide is instructed otherwise.  Nationwide reserves the right to terminate the availability of the DAP at any time upon written notice to contract owners.

Risks Associated with the DAP

Neither Nationwide nor Rydex guarantees that participation in the DAP will result in a profit or protect against a loss.

Rydex may be subject to competing interests that may affect its decisions as to which sub-accounts are utilized in the models.  Specifically, the models are comprised of sub-accounts that correspond to underlying mutual funds owned by a Rydex affiliate, with such affiliate’s investment advisory fees varying from fund to fund.  However, Rydex believes that its responsibilities and obligations to the contract owners outweigh any conflict that may exist relating to the underlying mutual funds, enabling it to make substantially unbiased choices as to the sub-accounts within the models.

Annuity Commencement Date

The annuity commencement date is the date on which annuity payments are scheduled to begin. The contract owner may change the annuity commencement date before annuitization.  This change must be in writing and approved by Nationwide.

The annuity commencement date may not be later than the first day of the first calendar month after the annuitant’s 90th birthday (or the 90th birthday of the oldest annuitant if there are joint annuitants) unless approved by Nationwide.

Annuitizing the Contract

Annuitization Date

The annuitization date is the date that annuity payments begin.  The annuitization date will be the first day of a calendar month unless otherwise agreed.  The annuitization date must be at least 2 years after the contract is issued, but may not be later than:

·   the age (or date) specified in the contract (the annuity commencement date as specified by the contract owner and reflected on the contract’s data page); or

·   the age (or date) specified by state law, where applicable.

If the contract is issued to fund a Tax Sheltered Annuity, annuitization may occur during the first 2 years subject to Nationwide’s approval.

For any contract that is issued as a Non-Qualified Contract or as a Roth-IRA contract, the annuity commencement date is the contract owner’s 90^th birthday unless the contract owner specifies otherwise.

For all other types of contracts, the annuity commencement date is the date when the contract owner reaches age 70½ unless the contract owner specifies otherwise.  The contract owner may not, however, extend the annuity commencement date to a date after the contract owner’s 90^th birthday.  For contracts which have joint owners the older contract owner’s age will be used.

The Internal Revenue Code may require that distributions be made prior to the annuitization dates specified above (see “Required Distributions” in Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information).

Annuitization

Annuitization is the period during which annuity payments are received.  It is irrevocable once payments have begun.  Upon arrival of the annuitization date, the annuitant must choose:

(1) an annuity payment option; and

(2) either a fixed payment annuity, variable payment annuity, or an available combination.

Nationwide guarantees that each payment under a fixed payment annuity will be the same throughout annuitization.  Under a variable payment annuity, the amount of each payment will vary with the performance of the underlying mutual funds chosen by the contract owner.

If the contract owner does not elect an annuity payment option, a variable payment life annuity with a guarantee period of 240 months will be the automatic form of payment upon annuitization.

DAP models are not available as investment options during annuitization.

Fixed Payment Annuity

A fixed payment annuity is an annuity where the amount of the annuity payment remains level.

The first payment under a fixed payment annuity is determined on the annuitization date based on the annuitant’s age (in accordance with the contract) by:

(1)   deducting applicable premium taxes from the total contract value; then

(2)   applying the contract value amount specified by the contract owner to the fixed payment annuity table for the annuity payment option elected.

Subsequent payments will remain level unless the annuity payment option elected provides otherwise. Nationwide does not credit discretionary interest during annuitization.

VariablePayment Annuity

A variable payment annuity is an annuity where the amount of the annuity payments will vary depending on the performance of the underlying mutual funds selected.

The first payment under a variable payment annuity is determined on the annuitization date based on the annuitant’s age (in accordance with the contract) by:

(1)   deducting applicable premium taxes from the total contract value; then

(2)   applying the contract value amount specified by the contract owner to the variable payment annuity table for the annuity payment option elected.

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The dollar amount of the first payment is converted into a set number of annuity units that will represent each monthly payment.  This is done by dividing the dollar amount of the first payment by the value of an annuity unit as of the annuitization date.  This number of annuity units remains fixed during annuitization.

The second and subsequent payments are 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 amount of the second and subsequent payments will vary with the performance of the selected underlying mutual funds.  Nationwide guarantees that variations in mortality experience from assumptions used to calculate the first payment will not affect the dollar amount of the second and subsequent payments.

Value of an Annuity Unit

Annuity unit values for sub-accounts are determined by:

(1)   multiplying the annuity unit value for the immediately preceding valuation period by the net investment factor for the subsequent valuation period (see “Determining the Contract Value”); and then

(2)   multiplying the result from (1) by the assumed investment rate of 3.5% adjusted for the number of days in the valuation period.

Assumed Investment Rate

An assumed investment rate is the percentage rate of return assumed to determine the amount of the first payment under a variable payment annuity.  Nationwide uses the assumed investment rate of 3.5% to calculate the first annuity payment and to calculate the investment performance of an underlying mutual fund in order to determine subsequent payments under a variable payment annuity.  An assumed investment rate is the percentage rate of return required to maintain level variable annuity payments.  Subsequent variable annuity payments may be more or less than the first payment based on whether actual investment performance of the underlying mutual funds is higher or lower than the assumed investment rate of 3.5%.

Exchanges Among Underlying Mutual Funds

Exchanges among underlying mutual funds during annuitization must be requested in writing.  Exchanges will occur on each anniversary of the annuitization date.

Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments

Payments are made based on the annuity payment option selected, unless:

·   the amount to be distributed is less than $5,000, in which case Nationwide may make one lump sum payment of the contract value; or

·   an annuity payment would be less than $20, in which case Nationwide can change the frequency of payments to intervals that will result in payments of at least $20.  Payments will be made at least annually.

Annuity payments will generally be received within 7 to 10 days after each annuity payment date.

Annuity Payment Options

Contract owners must elect an annuity payment option before the annuitization date.

(1)   Life Annuity - An annuity payable periodically, but at least annually, for the lifetime of the annuitant.  Payments will end upon the annuitant’s death.  For example, if the annuitant dies before the second annuity payment date, the annuitant will receive only one annuity payment.  The annuitant will only receive two annuity payments if he or she dies before the third annuity payment date, and so on.

(2)   Joint and Last Survivor Annuity - An annuity payable periodically, but at least annually, during the joint lifetimes of the annuitant and a designated second individual.  If one of these parties dies, payments will continue for the lifetime of the survivor.  As is the case under a Life Annuity, there is no guaranteed number of payments. Therefore, it is possible that if the annuitant dies before the second annuity payment date, the annuitant will receive only one annuity payment. Payments end upon the death of the last surviving party, regardless of the number of payments received.

(3)   Life Annuity with 120 or 240 Monthly Payments Guaranteed - An annuity payable monthly during the lifetime of the annuitant.  If the annuitant dies before all of the guaranteed payments have been made, payments will continue to the end of the guaranteed period and will be paid to a designee chosen by the annuitant at the time the annuity payment option was elected.

The designee may elect to receive the present value of the remaining guaranteed payments in a lump sum.  The present value will be computed as of the date Nationwide receives the notice of the annuitant’s death.

If the contract owner does not elect an annuity payment option, a variable payment life annuity with a guarantee period of 240 months will be the automatic form of payment upon annuitization.  Once elected or assumed, the annuity payment option may not be changed.

Not all of the annuity payment options may be available in all states.  Contract owners may request other options before the annuitization date.  These options are subject to Nationwide’s approval.

Individual Retirement Annuities and Tax Sheltered Annuities are subject to minimum distribution requirements set forth in the plan, contract, and the Internal Revenue Code.  See “Required Distributions” in Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information.

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Death Benefits

Death of Contract Owner - Non-Qualified Contracts

If the contract owner (including a joint owner) who is not the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, no death benefit is payable and the surviving joint owner becomes the contract owner.  If no joint owner is named, the contingent owner becomes the contract owner.  If no contingent owner is named, the beneficiary becomes the contract owner.  If no beneficiary survives the contract owner, the last surviving contract owner’s estate becomes the contract owner.

If the contract owner and annuitant are the same, and the contract owner/annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the contingent owner will not have any rights in the contract unless the contingent owner is also the beneficiary.

Distributions under Non-Qualified Contracts will be made pursuant to the “Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts” in Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information.

Death of Annuitant - Non-Qualified Contracts

If the annuitant who is not a contract owner dies before the annuitization date, the contingent annuitant becomes the annuitant and no death benefit is payable.  If no contingent annuitant is named, a death benefit is payable to the beneficiary  Multiple beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally unless otherwise specified.

If no beneficiaries survive the annuitant, the contingent beneficiary(ies) receives the death benefit.  Multiple contingent beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally, unless otherwise specified.

If no beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries survive the annuitant, the contract owner or the last surviving contract owner’s estate will receive the death benefit.

If the contract owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust and the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the death benefit will accrue to the Charitable Remainder Trust.  Any designation in conflict with the Charitable Remainder Trust’s right to the death benefit will be void.

If the annuitant dies after the annuitization date, any benefit that may be payable will be paid according to the selected annuity payment option.

Death of Contract Owner/Annuitant

If a contract owner (including a joint owner) who is also the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, a death benefit is payable to the surviving joint owner.

If there is no surviving joint owner, the death benefit is payable to the beneficiary.  Multiple beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally unless otherwise specified.

If no beneficiaries survive the contract owner/annuitant, the contingent beneficiary receives the death benefit.  Multiple contingent beneficiaries will share the death benefit equally, unless otherwise specified.

If no beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries survive the contract owner/annuitant, the last surviving contract owner’s estate will receive the death benefit.

If the contract owner/annuitant dies after the annuitization date, any benefit that may be payable will be paid according to the selected annuity payment option.

Death Benefit Payment

The recipient of the death benefit may elect to receive the death benefit:

(1)   in a lump sum;

(2)   as an annuity; or

(3)   in any other manner permitted by law and approved by Nationwide.

Nationwide will pay (or will begin to pay) the death benefit upon receiving proof of death and the instructions as to the payment of the death benefit.  If the recipient of the death benefit does not elect the form in which to receive the death benefit payment, Nationwide will pay the death benefit in a lump sum.  Contract value will continue to be allocated according to the most recent allocation instructions until the death benefit is paid.

If the contract has multiple beneficiaries entitled to receive a portion of the death benefit, the contract value will continue to be allocated according to the most recent allocation instructions until the first beneficiary is paid.  After the first beneficiary is paid, remaining contract value will be allocated to the available money market sub-account until instructions are received from the remaining beneficiary(ies).

Death Benefit Calculations

An applicant may elect either the standard death benefit or an available death benefit option that is offered under the contract for an additional charge.  If no election is made at the time of application, the death benefit will be the standard death benefit.

The value of each component of the applicable death benefit calculation will be determined as of the date of the annuitant’s death, except for the contract value component, which will be determined as of the date Nationwide receives:

(1)   proper proof of the annuitant’s death;

(2)   an election specifying the distribution method; and

(3)   any state required form(s).

Standard Death Benefit

If the annuitant dies prior to the annuitization date and the Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option is not elected at the time of application, the death benefit will equal the contract value.

Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option

For an additional charge at an annualized rate of 0.20% of the daily net assets of the variable account, contracts with annuitants who are age 75 or younger at the time of application may elect the Return of Premium Enhanced Death

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Benefit Option.  If the annuitant dies before the annuitization date, and the total of all purchase payments is less than or equal to $3,000,000, the death benefit will be the greater of:

(1)   the contract value; or

(2)   the total of all purchase payments made to the contract, less an adjustment for amount surrendered.

The adjustment for amounts surrendered will reduce item (2) above in the same proportion that the contract value was reduced on the date(s) of the partial surrender(s).

If the annuitant dies prior to the annuitization date and the total of all purchase payments made to the contract is greater than $3,000,000, the death benefit will be determined using the following formula:

A x F + B x (1 - F)

Where:

           A = The greater of:

(1)   the contract value; or

(2)   the total of all purchase payments made to the contract, less an adjustment for amount surrendered.;

The adjustment for amounts surrendered will reduce item (2) above in the same proportion that the contract value was reduced on the date(s) of the partial surrender(s);

          B = the contract value;

          F = the ratio of $3,000,000 to the total of all purchase payments made to the contract.

The practical effect of this formula is that the beneficiary recovers a lesser percentage of the purchase payments in excess of $3,000,000 than for purchase payments up to $3,000,000. In no event will the beneficiary receive less than the contract value.

The Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option also includes the Spousal Protection Feature.  Please see “Spousal Protection Feature.”

Spousal Protection Feature

The Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option has a Spousal Protection Feature.  The Spousal Protection Feature allows a surviving spouse to continue the contract while receiving the economic benefit of the death benefit upon the death of the other spouse.  The Spousal Protection Feature is available for all contract types except Charitable Remainder Trusts, provided the conditions described below are satisfied.  There is no additional charge for this feature.

(1)   one or both spouses (or a revocable trust of which either or both of the spouses is/are grantor(s)) must be named as the contract owner.  For contracts issued as Individual Retirement Annuities and Roth IRAs, only the person for whom the Individual Retirement Annuities or Roth IRA was established may be named as the contract owner;

(2)   the spouses must be co-annuitants;

(3)   both co-annuitants must be age 75 or younger at the time the contract is issued;

(4)   the spouses must each be named as beneficiaries;

(5)   no person other than the spouse may be named as contract owner, annuitant or primary beneficiary;

(6)   if both spouses are alive upon annuitization, the contract owner must specify which spouse is the annuitant upon whose continuation of life any annuity payments involving life contingencies depend (for Individual Retirement Annuities and Roth IRA, this person must be the contract owner);

(7)   if a co-annuitant dies before the annuitization date, the surviving spouse may continue the contract as its sole contract owner.  If the chosen death benefit is higher than the contract value at the time of death, the contract value will be adjusted to equal the applicable death benefit amount.  The surviving spouse may then name a new beneficiary but may not name another co-annuitant; and

(8)   if a co-annuitant is added at any time after the election of the optional death benefit rider, a copy of the certificate of marriage must be provided to the home office.  In addition, the date of marriage must be after the election of the death benefit option and the new co-annuitant must be age 75 or younger.

Statements and Reports

Other than confirmations about changes to DAP models (which will be posted on DAP participants’ online account message centers) Nationwide will mail contract owners statements and reports.  Therefore, contract owners should promptly notify Nationwide of any changes to street and/or email addresses.

These mailings will contain:

·   statements showing the contract’s quarterly activity;

·   confirmation statements showing transactions that affect the contract's value.  Confirmation statements will not be sent for recurring transactions (i.e., salary reduction programs).  Instead, confirmation of recurring transactions will appear in the contract’s quarterly statements; and

·   semi-annual and annual reports of allocated underlying mutual funds.

Contract owners can receive information from Nationwide faster and reduce the amount of mail they receive by signing up for Nationwide’s eDelivery program.  Nationwide will notify contract owners by email when important documents (statements, prospectuses and other documents) are ready for a contract owner to view, print, or download from Nationwide’s secure server. To choose this option, go to www.nationwide.com/login.

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Contract owners should review statements and confirmations carefully.  All errors or corrections must be reported to Nationwide immediately to assure proper crediting to the contract.  Unless Nationwide is notified within 30 days of receipt of the statement, Nationwide will assume statements and confirmation statements are correct.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING DELIVERY OF SECURITY HOLDER DOCUMENTS

When multiple copies of the same disclosure document(s), such as prospectuses, supplements, proxy statements and semi-annual and annual reports are required to be mailed to multiple contract owners in the same household, Nationwide will mail only one copy of each document, unless notified otherwise by the contract owner(s).  Household delivery will continue for the life of the contracts.  Please call 1-866-223-0303 to resume regular delivery.  Please allow 30 days for regular delivery to resume.

Legal Proceedings

Nationwide is a party to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of its business.  It is often not possible to determine the ultimate outcome of the pending investigations and legal proceedings or to provide reasonable ranges of potential losses with any degree of certainty.  Some matters, including certain of those referred to below, are in very preliminary stages, and Nationwide does not have sufficient information to make an assessment of the plaintiffs’ claims for liability or damages.  In some of the cases seeking to be certified as class actions, the court has not yet decided whether a class will be certified or (in the event of certification) the size of the class and class period.  In many of the cases, the plaintiffs are seeking undefined amounts of damages or other relief, including punitive damages and equitable remedies, which are difficult to quantify and cannot be defined based on the information currently available.  Nationwide does not believe, based on information currently known by management, that the outcomes of such pending investigations and legal proceedings are likely to have a material adverse effect on Nationwide’s consolidated financial position.  However, given the large and/or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and inherent unpredictability of litigation, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could have a material adverse effect on Nationwide’s consolidated financial results in a particular quarterly or annual period.

In recent years, life insurance companies have been named as defendants in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits relating to life insurance and annuity pricing and sales practices.  A number of these lawsuits have resulted in substantial jury awards or settlements against life insurers other than Nationwide.

The financial services industry, including mutual fund, variable annuity, retirement plan, life insurance and distribution companies, has also been the subject of increasing scrutiny by regulators, legislators and the media over the past

few years.  Numerous regulatory agencies, including the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the New York State Attorney General, have commenced industry-wide investigations regarding late trading and market timing in connection with mutual funds and variable insurance contracts, and have commenced enforcement actions against some mutual fund and life insurance companies on those issues.  Nationwide has been contacted by or received subpoenas from the SEC and the New York State Attorney General, who are investigating market timing in certain mutual funds offered in insurance products sponsored by Nationwide.  Nationwide has cooperated with these investigations.  Information requests from the New York State Attorney General and the SEC with respect to investigations into late trading and market timing were last responded to by Nationwide and its affiliates in December 2003 and June 2005, respectively, and no further information requests have been received with respect to these matters.

In addition, state and federal regulators and other governmental bodies have commenced investigations, proceedings or inquiries relating to compensation and bidding arrangements and possible anti-competitive activities between insurance producers and brokers and issuers of insurance products, and unsuitable sales and replacements by producers on behalf of the issuer.  Also under investigation are compensation and revenue sharing arrangements between the issuers of variable insurance contracts and mutual funds or their affiliates, fee arrangements in retirement plans, the use of side agreements and finite reinsurance agreements, funding agreements issued to back medium-term note (MTN) programs, recordkeeping and retention compliance by broker/dealers, and supervision of former registered representatives.  Related investigations, proceedings or inquiries may be commenced in the future.  Nationwide and/or its affiliates have been contacted by or received subpoenas from state and federal regulatory agencies and other governmental bodies, state securities law regulators and state attorneys general for information relating to certain of these investigations, including those relating to compensation, revenue sharing and bidding arrangements, anti-competitive activities, unsuitable sales or replacement practices, fee arrangements in retirement plans, the use of side agreements and finite reinsurance agreements, and funding agreements backing the Nationwide MTN program.  Nationwide is cooperating with regulators in connection with these inquiries and will cooperate with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC) in responding to these inquiries to the extent that any inquiries encompass NMIC’s operations.

These proceedings are expected to continue in the future and could result in legal precedents and new industry-wide legislation, rules and regulations that could significantly affect the financial services industry, including mutual fund, retirement plan, life insurance and annuity companies.  These proceedings also could affect the outcome of one or more of Nationwide’s litigation matters.  There can be no assurance that any such litigation or regulatory actions will not have a material adverse effect on Nationwide in the future.

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On November 20, 2007, Nationwide and Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. (NRS) were named in a lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama entitled Ruth A. Gwin and Sandra H. Turner, and a class of similarly situated individuals v NLIC, NRS, Alabama State Employees Association, PEBCO, Inc. and Fictitious Defendants A to Z.  The plaintiffs purport to represent a class of all participants in the Alabama State Employees Association (ASEA) plan, excluding members of the Board of Control during the Class Period and excluding ASEA’s directors, officers and board members during the class period.  The class period is the date from which Nationwide and/or NRS first made a payment to ASEA or PEBCO arising out of the funding agreement dated March 24, 2004 to the date class notice is provided.  The plaintiffs allege that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties, converted plan participants’ properties, and breached their contract when payments were made and the plan was administered under the funding agreement.  The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment, an injunction, disgorgement of amounts paid, compensatory and punitive damages, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other equitable and legal relief to which the plaintiffs and class members may be entitled.  On January 9, 2008, Nationwide and NRS filed a Notice of Removal to the United States District Court Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division.  On January 16, 2008, Nationwide and NRS filed a motion to dismiss.  On January 24, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a motion to remand.  The motions have been fully briefed.  Nationwide and NRS intend to defend this case vigorously.

On July 11, 2007, Nationwide was named in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma entitled Jerre Daniels-Hall and David Hamblen, Individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. National Education Association, NEA Member Benefits Corporation, Nationwide Life Insurance Company, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, Security Benefit Group, Inc., Security Distributors, Inc., et. al.  The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of all current or former National Education Association (NEA) members who participated in the NEA Valuebuilder 403(b) program at any time between January 1, 1991 and the present (and their heirs and/or beneficiaries).  The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) by failing to prudently and loyally manage plan assets, by failing to provide complete and accurate information, by engaging in prohibited transactions, and by breaching their fiduciary duties when they failed to prevent other fiduciaries from breaching their fiduciary duties.  The complaint seeks to have the defendants restore all losses to the plan, restoration of plan assets and profits to participants, disgorgement of endorsement fees, disgorgement of service fee payments, disgorgement of excessive fees charged to plan participants, other unspecified relief for restitution, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees.  On October 12, 2007, Nationwide filed a motion to dismiss.  The motion has been fully briefed.  Nationwide intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On November 15, 2006, Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS), Nationwide and NRS were named in a lawsuit filed in

the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entitled Kevin Beary, Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, In His Official Capacity, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co., Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. and Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.  The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all sponsors of 457(b) deferred compensation plans in the United States that had variable annuity contracts with the defendants at any time during the class period, or in the alternative, all sponsors of 457(b) deferred compensation plans in Florida that had variable annuity contracts with the defendants during the class period.  The class period is from January 1, 1996 until the class notice is provided.  The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by arranging for and retaining service payments from certain mutual funds.  The complaint seeks an accounting, a declaratory judgment, a permanent injunction and disgorgement or restitution of the service fee payments allegedly received by the defendants, including interest.  On January 25, 2007, NFS, Nationwide and NRS filed a motion to dismiss.  On September 17, 2007, the Court granted the motion to dismiss.  On October 1, 2007, the plaintiff filed a motion to vacate judgment and for leave to file an amended complaint.  On October 25, 2007, NFS, Nationwide and NRS filed their opposition to the plaintiff’s motion.  NFS, Nationwide and NRS continue to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On February 11, 2005, Nationwide was named in a class action lawsuit filed in Common Pleas Court, Franklin County, Ohio entitled Michael Carr v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company.  The plaintiff claims that the total of modal payments that policyholders paid per year exceeded the guaranteed maximum premium provided for in the policy.  The complaint seeks recovery for breach of contract, fraud by omission, violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act and unjust enrichment.  The complaint also seeks unspecified compensatory damages, disgorgement of all amounts in excess of the guaranteed maximum premium and attorneys’ fees.  On February 2, 2006, the court granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification on the breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims.  The court certified a class consisting of all residents of the United States and the Virgin Islands who, during the class period, paid premiums on a modal basis to Nationwide for term life insurance policies issued by Nationwide during the class period that provide for guaranteed maximum premiums, excluding certain specified products.  Excluded from the class are Nationwide; any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Nationwide; all employees, officers and directors of Nationwide; and any justice, judge or magistrate judge of the State of Ohio who may hear the case.  The class period is from February 10, 1990 through February 2, 2006, the date the class was certified.  On January 26, 2007, the plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment.  On April 30, 2007, Nationwide filed a motion for summary judgment.  On February 4, 2008, the Court entered its ruling on the parties’ pending motions for summary judgment.  The Court granted Nationwide’s motion for summary judgment for some of the plaintiffs’ causes of action, including breach of contract

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claims on all decreasing term policies, plaintiff Carr’s individual claims for fraud by omission, violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act and all unjust enrichment claims.  However, several claims against Nationwide remain, including plaintiff Carr’s individual claim for breach of contract and the plaintiff Class’ claims for breach of contract for the term life policies in 43 of 51 jurisdictions.  The Court has requested additional briefing on Nationwide’s affirmative defense that the doctrine of voluntary payment acts as a defense to the breach of contract claims.  Nationwide continues to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On April 13, 2004, Nationwide was named in a class action lawsuit filed in Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, entitled Woodbury v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company.  Nationwide removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on June 1, 2004.  On December 27, 2004, the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and included in the multi-district proceeding entitled In Re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation.  In response, on May 13, 2005, the plaintiff filed the first amended complaint purporting to represent, with certain exceptions, a class of all persons who held (through their ownership of an Nationwide annuity or insurance product) units of any Nationwide sub-account invested in mutual funds that included foreign securities in their portfolios and that experienced market timing or stale price trading activity.  The first amended complaint purports to disclaim, with respect to market timing or stale price trading in Nationwide’s annuities sub-accounts, any allegation based on Nationwide’s untrue statement, failure to disclose any material fact, or usage of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with any class member’s purchases or sales of Nationwide annuities or units in annuities sub-accounts.  The plaintiff claims, in the alternative, that if Nationwide is found with respect to market timing or stale price trading in its annuities sub-accounts, to have made any untrue statement, to have failed to disclose any material fact or to have used or employed any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, then the plaintiff purports to represent a class, with certain exceptions, of all persons who, prior to Nationwide’s untrue statement, omission of material fact, use or employment of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, held (through their ownership of an Nationwide annuity or insurance product) units of any Nationwide sub-account invested in mutual funds that included foreign securities in their portfolios and that experienced market timing activity.  The first amended complaint alleges common law negligence and seeks to recover damages not to exceed $75,000 per plaintiff or class member, including all compensatory damages and costs.  On June 1, 2006, the District Court granted Nationwide’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint.  The plaintiff appealed the District Court’s decision, and the issues have been fully briefed.  Nationwide continues to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On August 15, 2001, NFS and Nationwide were named in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut entitled Lou Haddock, as trustee of the Flyte Tool & Die, Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan, et al v. Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.  Currently, the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint, filed March 21, 2006, purports to represent a class of qualified retirement plans under ERISA that purchased variable annuities from Nationwide.  The plaintiffs allege that they invested ERISA plan assets in their variable annuity contracts and that Nationwide and NFS breached ERISA fiduciary duties by allegedly accepting service payments from certain mutual funds.  The complaint seeks disgorgement of some or all of the payments allegedly received by NFS and Nationwide, other unspecified relief for restitution, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees.  To date, the District Court has rejected the plaintiffs’ request for certification of the alleged class.  On September 25, 2007, NFS’ and Nationwide’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint was denied.  On October 12, 2007, NFS and Nationwide filed their answer to the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint and amended counterclaims.  On November 1, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss NFS’ and Nationwide’s amended counterclaims.  On November 15, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification.  On February 8, 2008, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the amended counterclaim, with the exception that it was tentatively granting the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss with respect to the Companies’ claim that it could recover any “disgorgement remedy” from plan sponsors.  NFS and Nationwide continue to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

The general distributor, NISC, is not engaged in any litigation of any material nature.

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Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information

General Information and History	1
Services	1
Purchase of Securities Being Offered	2
Underwriters	2
Advertising	2
Annuity Payments	2
Financial Statements	3

To learn more about this product, you should read the Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI") dated the same date as this prospectus.  For a free copy of the SAI and to request other information about this product please call our Service Center at 1-800-848-6331 (TDD 1-800-238-3035) or write to us at Nationwide Life Insurance Company, 5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-F4, Dublin, Ohio 43017-1522.

The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI and other information about us and the product.  Information about us and the product (including the SAI) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., or may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. Additional information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090.

Investment Company Act of 1940 Registration File No. 811- 5701

Securities Act of 1933 Registration File No. 333-140812

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Appendix A: Underlying Mutual Funds

The underlying mutual funds listed below are designed primarily as investments for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by insurance companies.  There is no guarantee that the investment objectives will be met.

Please refer to the prospectus for each underlying mutual fund for more detailed information.

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Money Market Fund II

Investment Adviser:	Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:	Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:	The Fund seeks a high level of income while preserving capital and
	minimizing
	fluctuations in share value.

Rydex Variable Trust - Absolute Return Strategies Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation consistent with the return and risk characteristics of the
	hedge fund universe and, secondarily, to achieve these returns with low
	correlation to and less volatility than equity indices.

Rydex Variable Trust - Banking Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	banking sector, including commercial banks (and their holding companies)
	and savings and loan institutions.

Rydex Variable Trust - Basic Materials Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in the mining,
	manufacture, or sale of basic materials, such as lumber, steel, iron, aluminum,
	concrete, chemicals and other basic building and manufacturing materials.

Rydex Variable Trust - Biotechnology Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	biotechnology industry, including companies involved in research and
	development, genetic or other biological engineering, and in the design,
	manufacture, or sale of related biotechnology products or services.

Rydex Variable Trust - CLS AdvisorOne Amerigo Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Sub-adviser:	CLS Investment Firm, LLC
Investment Objective:	Long-term capital growth without regard to current income.

Rydex Variable Trust - CLS AdvisorOne Berolina Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Sub-adviser:	CLS Investment Firm, LLC
Investment Objective:	Growth of capital and total return.

Rydex Variable Trust - CLS AdvisorOne Clermont Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Sub-adviser:	CLS Investment Firm, LLC
Investment Objective:	A combination of current income and growth of capital.

Rydex Variable Trust - Commodities Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Seeks to provide investment results that correlate to the performance of the
	Goldman Sachs Commodity Total Return Index ("GSCI® Index").

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Rydex Variable Trust - Consumer Products Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in manufacturing
	finished goods and services both domestically and internationally.

Rydex Variable Trust - Dow 2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the
	Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Rydex Variable Trust - Electronics Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	electronics sector, including semiconductor manufacturers and distributors,
	and makers and vendors of other electronic components and devices.

Rydex Variable Trust - Energy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies involved in the energy field,
	including the exploration, production, and development of oil, gas, coal and
	alternative sources of energy.

Rydex Variable Trust - Energy Services Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	energy services field, including those that provide services and equipment in
	the areas of oil, coal, and gas exploration and production.

Rydex Variable Trust - Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow
	Jones STOXX 50 Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Financial Services Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	financial services sector.

Rydex Variable Trust - Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond with 120% of the daily price movement
	of the Long Treasury Bond.

Rydex Variable Trust - Health Care Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	health care industry.

Rydex Variable Trust - Hedged Equity Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation consistent with the return and risk characteristics of the
	long/short hedge fund universe and, secondarily, to achieve these returns
	with low correlation to and less volatility than equity indices.

Rydex Variable Trust - International Rotation Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Sub-adviser:	Valu-Trac
Investment Objective:	Seeks long term capital appreciation.

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Rydex Variable Trust - Internet Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that provide products or
	services designed for or related to the Internet.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse Dow 2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that inversely correspond to 200% of the daily
	performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that inversely correspond to the daily performance of the
	Long Treasury Bond.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that inversely correspond to the daily performance of the
	S&P Mid Cap 400® Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse NASDAQ-100® Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that inversely correspond to the daily performance of the
	NASDAQ 100 Index®.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse Russell 2000® Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that inversely correspond to the daily performance of the
	Russell 2000 Index®.

Rydex Variable Trust - Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that will inversely correlate to the daily performance of
	the S&P 500® Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Japan 1.25x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correlate to the daily performance of the Topix 100
	Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Large-Cap Growth Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	500/Citigroup Pure Growth Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Large-Cap Value Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	500/Citigroup Pure Growth Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Leisure Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in leisure and
	entertainment businesses.

Rydex Variable Trust - Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	MidCap 400® Index.

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Rydex Variable Trust - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Growth Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Mid-Cap Value Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Growth Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Long-term capital appreciation.

Rydex Variable Trust - NASDAQ-100® 2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the
	NASDAQ 100 Index®.

Rydex Variable Trust - NASDAQ-100® Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the
	NASDAQ 100 Index®.

Rydex Variable Trust - Nova Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 150% of the daily performance of the
	S&P 500® Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Precious Metals Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in U.S. and foreign companies that are
	involved in the precious metals sector, including exploration, mining,
	production and development, and other precious metals-related services.

Rydex Variable Trust - Real Estate Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the real
	estate industry including real estate investment trusts.

Rydex Variable Trust - Retailing Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in merchandising
	finished goods and services, including department stores, restaurant
	franchises, mail order operations and other companies involved in selling
	products to consumers.

Rydex Variable Trust - Russell 2000®  1.5x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:                                                        Rydex Investments

Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the Russell
	2000 Index®.

Rydex Variable Trust - S&P 500 2x Strategy  Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the
	S&P 500® Index.

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Rydex Variable Trust - Sector Rotation Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Long-term capital appreciation.

Rydex Variable Trust - Small-Cap Growth Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Growth Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Small-Cap Value Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P
	SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Value Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the
	U.S. Dollar Index.

Rydex Variable Trust - Technology Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the
	technology sector, including computer software and service companies,
	semiconductor manufacturers, networking and telecommunications
	equipment manufacturers, PC hardware and peripherals companies.

Rydex Variable Trust - Telecommunications Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in the development,
	manufacture, or sale of communications services or communications
	equipment.

Rydex Variable Trust - Transportation Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in providing
	transportation services or companies engaged in the design, manufacture,
	distribution, or sale of transportation equipment.

Rydex Variable Trust - Utilities Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Capital appreciation by investing in companies that operate public utilities.

Rydex Variable Trust - Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

Investment Adviser:	Rydex Investments
Investment Objective:	Investment results that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the
	U.S. Dollar Index.

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Appendix B: Condensed Financial Information

This annuity was first available for sale on September 7, 2007.  No contracts were sold in 2007.  Therefore no Condensed Financial Information is available.

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Appendix C: Contract Types and Tax Information

The contracts described in this prospectus are classified according to the tax treatment to which they are subject under the Internal Revenue Code.  Following is a general description of the various contract types.  Eligibility requirements, tax benefits (if any), limitations, and other features of the contracts will differ depending on contract type.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

Charitable Remainder Trusts are trusts that meet the requirements of Section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code.  Non-Qualified Contracts that are issued to Charitable Remainder Trusts will differ from other Non-Qualified Contracts in two respects:

(1)   Contract ownership at annuitization.  On the annuitization date, if the contract owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the Charitable Remainder Trust will continue to be the contract owner and the annuitant will NOT become the contract owner.

(2)   Recipient of death benefit proceeds.  With respect to the death benefit proceeds, if the contract owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the death benefit is payable to the Charitable Remainder Trust.  Any designation in conflict with the Charitable Remainder Trust’s right to the death benefit will be void.

While these provisions are intended to facilitate a Charitable Remainder Trust's ownership of this contract, the rules governing Charitable Remainder Trusts are numerous and complex.  A Charitable Remainder Trust that is considering purchasing this contract should seek the advice of a qualified tax and/or financial adviser prior to purchasing the contract.  An annuity that has a Charitable Remainder Trust endorsement is not a charitable remainder trust; the endorsement is merely to facilitate ownership of the contract by a Charitable Remainder Trust.

Investment Only (Qualified Plans)

Contracts that are owned by Qualified Plans are not intended to confer tax benefits on the beneficiaries of the plan; they are used as investment vehicles for the plan.  The income tax consequences to the beneficiary of a Qualified Plan are controlled by the operation of the plan, not by operation of the assets in which the plan invests.

Beneficiaries of Qualified Plans should contact their employer and/or trustee of the plan to obtain and review the plan, trust, summary plan description and other documents for the tax and other consequences of being a participant in a Qualified Plan.

Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs)

IRAs are contracts that satisfy the provisions of Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including the following requirements:

·   the contract is not transferable by the owner;

·   the premiums are not fixed;

·   if the contract owner is younger than age 50, the annual premium cannot exceed $5,000; if the contract owner is age 50 or older, the annual premium cannot exceed $6,000 (although rollovers of greater amounts from qualified plans, Tax Sheltered Annuities and other IRAs can be received);

·   certain minimum distribution requirements must be satisfied after the owner attains the age of 70½;

·   the entire interest of the owner in the contract is nonforfeitable; and

·   after the death of the owner, additional distribution requirements may be imposed to ensure distribution of the entire balance in the contract within the statutory period of time.

Depending on the circumstance of the owner, all or a portion of the contributions made to the account may be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

IRAs may receive rollover contributions from other Individual Retirement Accounts, other Individual Retirement Annuities, Tax Sheltered Annuities, certain 457 governmental plans and qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans).

When the owner of an IRA attains the age of 70½, the Internal Revenue Code requires that certain minimum distributions be made.  In addition, upon the death of the owner of an IRA, mandatory distribution requirements are imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to ensure distribution of the entire contract value within the required statutory period.  Due to recent changes in Treasury Regulations, the amount used to compute the mandatory distributions may exceed the contract value.

Failure to make the mandatory distributions can result in an additional penalty tax of 50% of the excess of the amount required to be distributed over the amount that was actually distributed.

For further details regarding IRAs, please refer to the disclosure statement provided when the IRA was established and the annuity contract’s IRA endorsement.

Non-Qualified Contracts

A Non-Qualified Contract is a contract that does not qualify for certain tax benefits under the Internal Revenue Code, and which is not an IRA, a Roth IRA, a SEP IRA, a Simple IRA, or a Tax Sheltered Annuity.

Upon the death of the owner of a Non-Qualified Contract, mandatory distribution requirements are imposed to ensure distribution of the entire balance in the contract within a required period.

Non-Qualified contracts that are owned by natural persons allow the deferral of taxation on the income earned in the contract until it is distributed or deemed to be distributed.  Non-Qualified contracts that are owned by nonnatural persons, such as trusts, corporations and partnerships are generally

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subject to current income tax on the income earned inside the contract, unless the nonnatural person owns the contract as an “agent” of a natural person.

Roth IRAs

Roth IRA contracts are contracts that satisfy the provisions of Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code, including the following requirements:

·   the contract is not transferable by the owner;

·   the premiums are not fixed;

·   if the contract owner is younger than age 50, the annual premium cannot exceed $5,000; if the contract owner is age 50 or older, the annual premium cannot exceed $6,000 (although rollovers of greater amounts from other Roth IRAs and IRAs can be received);

·   the entire interest of the owner in the contract is nonforfeitable; and

·   after the death of the owner, certain distribution requirements may be imposed to ensure distribution of the entire balance in the contract within the statutory period of time.

A Roth IRA can receive a rollover from an IRA; however, the amount rolled over from the IRA to the Roth IRA is required to be included in the owner's federal gross income at the time of the rollover, and will be subject to federal income tax.

There are income limitations on eligibility to participate in a Roth IRA and additional income limitations for eligibility to roll over amounts from an IRA to a Roth IRA.

For further details regarding Roth IRAs, please refer to the disclosure statement provided when the Roth IRA was established and the annuity contract’s IRA endorsement.

Simplified Employee Pension IRAs (SEP IRA)

A SEP IRA is a written plan established by an employer for the benefit of employees which permits the employer to make contributions to an IRA established for the benefit of each employee.

An employee may make deductible contributions to a SEP IRA subject to the same restrictions and limitations as an IRA.  In addition, the employer may make contributions to the SEP IRA, subject to dollar and percentage limitations imposed by both the Internal Revenue Code and the written plan.

A SEP IRA plan must satisfy:

·   minimum participation rules;

·   top-heavy contribution rules;

·   nondiscriminatory allocation rules; and

·   requirements regarding a written allocation formula.

In addition, the plan cannot restrict withdrawals of non-elective contributions, and must restrict withdrawals of elective contributions before March 15^th of the following year.

When the owner of a SEP IRA attains the age of 70½, the Internal Revenue Code requires that certain minimum distributions be made.  Due to recent changes in Treasury Regulations, the amount used to compute the minimum distributions may exceed the contract value. In addition, upon the death of the owner of a SEP IRA, mandatory distribution requirements are imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to ensure distribution of the entire contract value within the required statutory period.

Simple IRAs

A Simple IRA is an individual retirement annuity that is funded exclusively by a qualified salary reduction arrangement and satisfies:

·   vesting requirements;

·   participation requirements; and

·   administrative requirements.

The funds contributed to a Simple IRA cannot be commingled with funds in IRAs or SEP IRAs.

A Simple IRA cannot receive rollover distributions except from another Simple IRA.

When the owner of Simple IRA attains the age of 70½, the Internal Revenue Code requires that certain minimum distributions be made. Due to recent changes in Treasury Regulations, the amount used to compute the minimum distributions may exceed the contract value.

In addition, upon the death of the owner of a Simple IRA, mandatory distribution requirements are imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to ensure distribution of the entire contract value within the required statutory period.

Tax Sheltered Annuities

Final 403(b) Regulations were issued by the Internal Revenue Service that impose certain restrictions on non-taxable transfers or exchanges of one 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity contract for another. Nationwide will no longer issue or accept applications for new and/or in-service transfers to new or existing Nationwide individual 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity contracts used for salary reduction plans not subject to ERISA.  Nationwide will continue to accept applications and in-service transfers for individual 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity contracts used for 403(b) plans that are subject to ERISA and certain state Optional Retirement Plans and/or Programs that have purchased at least one individual annuity contract issued by Nationwide prior to September 25, 2007.

Certain tax-exempt organizations (described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) and public school systems may establish a plan under which annuity contracts can be purchased for their employees.  These annuity contracts are often referred to as Tax Sheltered Annuities.

Purchase payments made to Tax Sheltered Annuities are excludable from the income of the employee, up to statutory maximum amounts.  These amounts should be set forth in the plan adopted by the employer.

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Tax Sheltered Annuities may receive rollover contributions from Individual Retirement Accounts, Individual Retirement Annuities, other Tax Sheltered Annuities, certain 457 governmental plans, and qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans).

The owner's interest in the contract is nonforfeitable (except for failure to pay premiums) and cannot be transferred.

When the owner of a Tax Sheltered Annuity attains the age of 70½, the Internal Revenue Code requires that certain minimum distributions be made.  Due to recent changes in Treasury Regulations, the amount used to compute the minimum distributions may exceed the contract value.  In addition, upon the death of the owner of a Tax Sheltered Annuity, mandatory distribution requirements are imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to ensure distribution of the entire contract value within the required statutory period.

Commencing in 2009, Tax Sheltered Annuities must be issued pursuant to a written plan, and the plan must satisfy various administrative requirements.  You should check with your employer to ensure that these requirements will be satisfied in a timely manner.

Federal Tax Considerations

Federal Income Taxes

The tax consequences of purchasing a contract described in this prospectus will depend on:

·   the type of contract purchased;

·   the purposes for which the contract is purchased; and

·   the personal circumstances of individual investors having interests in the contracts.

Existing tax rules are subject to change, and may affect individuals differently depending on their situation.  Nationwide does not guarantee the tax status of any contracts or any transactions involving the contracts.

Representatives of the Internal Revenue Service have informally 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.  In 2003, the Internal Revenue Service issued formal guidance, in Revenue Ruling 2003-91, that indicates that if the number of underlying mutual funds available in a variable insurance product does not exceed 20, the number of underlying mutual funds alone would not cause the contract to not qualify for the desired tax treatment.  The Internal Revenue Service has also indicated that exceeding 20 investment options may be considered a factor, along with other factors including the number of transfer opportunities available under the contract, when determining whether the contract qualifies for the desired tax treatment.  The revenue ruling did not indicate the actual number of underlying mutual funds that would cause the contract to not provide the desired tax treatment.  Should the U.S. 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 for tax deferred treatment under Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code, Nationwide will take whatever steps are available to remain in compliance.

If the contract is purchased as an investment of certain retirement plans (such as qualified retirement plans, Individual Retirement Accounts, and custodial accounts as described in Sections 401 and 408(a) and ) of the Internal Revenue Code), tax advantages enjoyed by the contract owner and/or annuitant may relate to participation in the plan rather than ownership of the annuity contract.  Such plans are permitted to purchase investments other than annuities and retain tax-deferred status.

The following is a brief summary of some of the federal income tax considerations related to the contracts.  In addition to the federal income tax, distributions from annuity contracts may be subject to state and local income taxes.  The tax rules across all states and localities are not uniform and therefore will not be discussed in this prospectus.  Tax rules that may apply to contracts issued in U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam are also not discussed.  Nothing in this prospectus should be considered to be tax advice.  Contract owners and prospective contract owners should consult a financial consultant, tax adviser or legal counsel to discuss the taxation and use of the contracts.

IRAs, SEP IRAs and Simple IRAs

Distributions from IRAs, SEP IRAs and Simple IRAs are generally taxed as ordinary income when received.  If any of the amount contributed to the Individual Retirement Annuity was nondeductible for federal income tax purposes, then a portion of each distribution is excludable from income.

If distributions of income from an IRA are made prior to the date that the owner attains the age of 59½ years, the income is subject to the regular income tax and an additional penalty tax of 10% is generally applicable.  (For Simple IRAs, the 10% penalty is increased to 25% if the distribution is made during the 2-year period beginning on the date that the individual first participated in the Simple IRA.)  The 10% penalty tax can be avoided if the distribution is:

·   made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the owner;

·   attributable to the owner becoming disabled (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code);

·   part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made not less frequently than annually made for the life (or life expectancy) of the owner, or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the owner and his or her designated beneficiary;

·   used for qualified higher education expenses; or

·   used for expenses attributable to the purchase of a home for a qualified first-time buyer.

If the contract owner dies before the contract is completely distributed, the balance will be included in the contract owner’s gross estate for tax purposes.

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Roth IRAs

Distributions of earnings from Roth IRAs are taxable or nontaxable depending upon whether they are “qualified distributions” or “non-qualified distributions.”  A “qualified distribution” is one that satisfies the five-year rule and meets one of the following requirements:

·   it is made on or after the date on which the contract owner attains age 59½;

·   it is made to a beneficiary (or the contract owner’s estate) on or after the death of the contract owner;

·   it is attributable to the contract owner’s disability; or

·   it is used for expenses attributable to the purchase of a home for a qualified first-time buyer.

The five-year rule generally is satisfied if the distribution is not made within the five year period beginning with the first taxable year in which a contribution is made to any Roth IRA established for the owner.

A qualified distribution is not included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

A non-qualified distribution is not includable in gross income to the extent that the distribution, when added to all previous distributions, does not exceed the total amount of contributions made to the Roth IRA.  Any non-qualified distribution in excess of total contributions is includable in the contract owner’s gross income as ordinary income in the year that it is distributed to the contract owner.

Special rules apply for Roth IRAs that have proceeds received from an IRA prior to January 1, 1999 if the owner elected the special 4-year income averaging provisions that were in effect for 1998.

If non-qualified distributions of income from a Roth IRA are made prior to the date that the owner attains the age of 59½ years, the income is subject to both the regular income tax and an additional penalty tax of 10%.  The penalty tax can be avoided if the distribution is:

·   made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the owner;

·   attributable to the owner becoming disabled (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code);

·   part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made not less frequently than annually made for the life (or life expectancy) of the owner, or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the owner and his or her designated beneficiary;

·   for qualified higher education expenses; or

·   used for expenses attributable to the purchase of a home for a qualified first-time buyer.

If the contract owner dies before the contract is completely distributed, the balance will be included in the contract owner’s gross estate for tax purposes.

Tax Sheltered Annuities

Distributions from Tax Sheltered Annuities are generally taxed when received.  A portion of each distribution after the annuitization date is excludable from income based on a formula established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.  The formula excludes from income the amount invested in the contract divided by the number of anticipated payments until the full investment in the contract is recovered.  Thereafter all distributions are fully taxable.

If a distribution of income is made from a Tax Sheltered Annuity prior to the date that the owner attains the age of 59½ years, the income is subject to both the regular income tax and an additional penalty tax of 10%.  The penalty tax can be avoided if the distribution is:

·   made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the owner;

·   attributable to the owner becoming disabled (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code);

·   part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made not less frequently than annually made for the life (or life expectancy) of the owner, or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the owner and his or her designated beneficiary; or

·   made to the owner after separation from service with his or her employer after age 55.

If the contract owner dies before the contract is completely distributed, the balance will be included in the contract owner’s gross estate for tax purposes.

Non-Qualified Contracts - Natural Persons as Contract Owners

Generally, the income earned inside a Non-Qualified Annuity Contract that is owned by a natural person is not taxable until it is distributed from the contract.

Distributions before 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 in the contract at the time of the distribution.  In general, the investment in the contract is equal to the purchase payment made with after-tax dollars.  Distributions, for this purpose, include full and partial surrenders, any portion of the contract that is assigned or pledged, amounts borrowed from the contract, or any portion of the contract that is 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.

With respect to annuity distributions on or after the annuitization date, a portion of each annuity payment is excludable from taxable income.  The amount excludable from each annuity payment is determined by multiplying the annuity payment by a ratio which is the contract owner’s investment in the contract, divided by the expected return on the contract.  Once the entire investment in the contract is recovered, all distributions are fully includable in income.  The maximum amount excludable from income is the investment in the contract.  If the annuitant dies before the entire investment in the contract has been

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excluded from income, and as a result of the annuitant's death no more payments are due under the contract, then the unrecovered investment in the contract may be deducted on his or her final tax return.

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 the same calendar year will be treated as one annuity contract.

A special rule applies to distributions from contracts that have investments that were made prior to August 14, 1982.  For those contracts, distributions that are made prior to the annuitization date 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 Internal Revenue Code imposes a penalty tax if a distribution is made before the contract owner reaches age 59½.  The amount of the penalty is 10% of the portion of any distribution that is includable in gross income.  The penalty tax does not apply if the distribution is:

·   the result of a contract owner’s death;

·   the result of a contract owner’s disability, (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code);

·   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

·   is allocable to an investment in the contract before August 14, 1982.

If the contract owner dies before the contract is completely distributed, the balance will be included in the contract owner’s gross estate for tax purposes.

Non-Qualified Contracts - Non-Natural Persons as Contract Owners

The previous discussion related to the taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts owned by individuals.  Different rules (the so-called “non-natural persons” rules) apply if the contract owner is not a natural person.

Generally, contracts owned by corporations, partnerships, trusts, and similar entities are not treated as annuity contracts under the Internal Revenue Code.  Therefore, 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.  Taxation is not deferred, even if the income is not distributed out of the contract.  The income is taxable as ordinary income, not capital gain.

The non-natural persons rules do not apply to all entity-owned contracts.  For purposes of the non-natural persons rule, a contract that is owned by a non-natural person as an agent of an individual is treated as owned by the individual.  This would cause the contract to be treated as an annuity under the Internal Revenue Code, allowing tax deferral.  However, this exception does not apply when the non-natural person is an employer that holds the contract under a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement for one or more employees.

The non-natural persons rules also do not apply to contracts that are:

·   acquired by the estate of a decedent by reason of the death of the decedent;

·   issued in connection with certain qualified retirement plans and individual retirement plans;

·   purchased by an employer upon the termination of certain qualified retirement plans; or

·   immediate annuities within the meaning of Section 72(u) of the Internal Revenue Code.

If the annuitant dies before the contract is completely distributed, the balance may be included in the annuitant’s gross estate for tax purposes, depending on the obligations that the non-natural owner may have owed to the annuitant.

Withholding

Pre-death distributions from the contracts are subject to federal income tax.  Nationwide will withhold the tax from the distributions unless the contract owner requests otherwise.  If the distribution is from a Tax Sheltered Annuity, it will be subject to a mandatory 20% withholding that cannot be waived, unless:

·   the distribution is made directly to another Tax Sheltered Annuity, qualified pension or profit-sharing plan described in section 401(a), an eligible deferred compensation plan described in section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A) or IRA; or

·   the distribution satisfies the minimum distribution requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.

In addition, under some circumstances, the Internal Revenue Code will not permit contract owners to waive withholding.  Such circumstances include:

·   if the payee does not provide Nationwide with a taxpayer identification number; or

·   if Nationwide receives notice from the Internal Revenue Service that the taxpayer identification number furnished by the payee is incorrect.

If a contract owner is prohibited from waiving withholding, as described above, the distribution will be subject to mandatory back-up withholding.  The mandatory back-up withholding rate is established by Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code and is applied against the amount of income that is distributed.

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Non-Resident Aliens

Generally, a pre-death distribution from a contract to a non-resident alien is subject to federal income tax at a rate of 30% of the amount of income that is distributed.  Nationwide is required to withhold this amount and send it to the Internal Revenue Service.  Some distributions to non-resident aliens may be subject to a lower (or no) tax if a treaty applies.  In order to obtain the benefits of such a treaty, the non-resident alien must:

(1)   Provide Nationwide with a properly completed withholding certificate claiming the treaty benefit of a lower tax rate or exemption from tax; and

(2)   provide Nationwide with an individual taxpayer identification number.

If the non-resident alien does not meet the above conditions, Nationwide will withhold 30% of income from the distribution.

Another exemption from the 30% withholding is for the non-resident alien to provide Nationwide with sufficient evidence that:

(1)   the distribution is connected to the non-resident alien’s conduct of business in the United States;

(2)   the distribution is  includable in the non-resident alien’s gross income for United States federal income tax purposes; and

(3)   provide Nationwide with a properly completed withholding certificate claiming the exemption.

Note that for the preceding exemption, the distributions would be subject to the same withholding rules that are applicable to payments to United States persons, including back-up withholding, which is currently at a rate of 28%, if a correct taxpayer identification number is not provided.

Federal Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes

The following transfers may be considered a gift for federal gift tax purposes:

·   a transfer of the contract from one contract owner to another; or

·   a distribution to someone other than a contract owner.

Upon the contract owner’s death, the value of the contract may be subject to estate taxes, even if all or a portion of the value is also subject to federal income taxes.

Section 2612 of the Internal Revenue Code may require Nationwide to determine whether a death benefit or other distribution is a “direct skip” and the amount of the resulting generation skipping transfer tax, if any.  A direct skip is 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 contract owner; or

(b)   certain trusts, as described in Section 2613 of the Internal Revenue Code (generally, trusts that have no beneficiaries who are not 2 or more generations younger than the contract owner).

If the contract owner is not an individual, then for this purpose only, “contract owner” refers to any person:

·   who would be required to include the contract, death benefit, distribution, or other payment in his or her federal gross estate at his or her death; or

·   who is required to report the transfer of the contract, death benefit, distribution, or other payment for federal gift tax purposes.

If a transfer is a direct skip, Nationwide will deduct the amount of the transfer tax from the death benefit, distribution or other payment, and remit it directly to the Internal Revenue Service.

Charge for Tax

Nationwide is not required to maintain a capital gain reserve liability on Non-Qualified Contracts.  If tax laws change requiring a reserve, Nationwide may implement and adjust a tax charge.

Diversification

Internal Revenue Code Section 817(h) contains rules on diversification requirements for variable annuity contracts.  A variable annuity contract that does not meet these diversification requirements will not be treated as an annuity, unless:

·   the failure to diversify was accidental;

·   the failure is corrected; and

·   a fine is paid to the Internal Revenue Service.

The amount of the fine will be the amount of 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 violation is not corrected, the contract owner will be considered the owner of the underlying securities and will be taxed on the earnings of his or her contract.  Nationwide believes that the investments underlying this contract meet these diversification requirements.

Tax Changes

The foregoing tax information is based on Nationwide’s understanding of federal tax laws.  It is NOT intended as tax advice.  All information is subject to change without notice.  You should consult with your personal tax and/or financial adviser for more information.

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In 2001, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) was enacted.  EGTRRA made numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including the following:

·   generally lowering federal income tax rates;

·   increasing the amounts that may be contributed to various retirement plans, such as IRAs, Tax Sheltered Annuities and Qualified Plans;

·   increasing the portability of various retirement plans by permitting IRAs, Tax Sheltered Annuities, Qualified Plans and certain governmental 457 plans to “roll” money from one plan to another;

·   eliminating and/or reducing the highest federal estate tax rates;

·   increasing the estate tax credit; and

·   for persons dying after 2009, repealing the estate tax.

In 2006, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 made permanent the EGTRRA provisions noted above that increase the amounts that may be contributed to various retirement plans and that increase the portability of various retirement plans. However, all of the other changes resulting from EGTRRA are scheduled to “sunset,” or become ineffective, after December 31, 2010 unless they are extended by additional legislation.  If changes resulting from EGTRRA are not extended, beginning January 1, 2011, the Internal Revenue Code will be restored to its pre-EGTRRA form.

This creates uncertainty as to future tax requirements and implications.  Please consult a qualified tax or financial adviser for further information relating to EGTRRA and other tax issues.

Required Distributions

The Internal Revenue Code requires that certain distributions be made from the contracts issued in conjunction with this prospectus.  Following is an overview of the required distribution rules applicable to each type of contract.  Please consult a qualified tax or financial adviser for more specific required distribution information.

Required Distributions – General Information

In general, a beneficiary is an individual or other entity that the contract owner designates to receive death proceeds upon the contract owner’s death.  The distribution rules in the Internal Revenue Code make a distinction between “beneficiary” and “designated beneficiary” when determining the life expectancy that may be used for payments that are made from IRAs, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, Roth IRAs and Tax Sheltered Annuities after the death of the annuitant, or that are made from Non-Qualified Contracts after the death of the contract owner.  A designated beneficiary is a natural person who is designated by the contract owner as the beneficiary under the contract.  Non-natural beneficiaries (e.g. charities or certain trusts) are not designated beneficiaries for the purpose of required distributions and the life expectancy of such a beneficiary is zero.

Life expectancies and joint life expectancies will be determined in accordance with the relevant guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, including but not limited to Treasury Regulation 1.72-9 and Treasury Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-9.

Required distributions paid upon the death of the contract owner are paid to the beneficiary or beneficiaries stipulated by the contract owner.  How quickly the distributions must be made may be determined with respect to the life expectancies of the beneficiaries.  For Non-Qualified Contracts, the beneficiaries used in the determination of the distribution period are those in effect on the date of the contract owner’s death.  For contracts other than Non-Qualified Contracts, the beneficiaries used in the determination of the distribution period do not have to be determined until September 30 of the year following the contract owner’s death.  If there is more than one beneficiary, the life expectancy of the beneficiary with the shortest life expectancy is used to determine the distribution period.  Any beneficiary that is not a designated beneficiary has a life expectancy of zero.

Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts

Internal Revenue Code Section 72(s) requires Nationwide to make certain distributions when a contract owner dies.  The following distributions will be made in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)   If any contract owner dies on or after the annuitization date and before the entire interest in the contract has been distributed, then the remaining interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as the distribution method in effect on the contract owner's death.

(2)   If any contract owner dies before the annuitization date, then the entire interest in the contract (consisting of either the death benefit or the contract value reduced by charges set forth elsewhere in the contract) will be distributed within 5 years of the contract owner’s death, provided however:

(a)   any interest payable to or for the benefit of a designated beneficiary may be distributed over the life of the designated beneficiary or over a period not longer than the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary.  Payments must begin within one year of the contract owner's death unless otherwise permitted by federal income tax regulations; and

(b)   if the designated beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the deceased contract owner, the spouse can choose to become the contract owner instead of receiving a death benefit.  Any distributions required under these distribution rules will be made upon that spouse’s death.

In the event that the contract owner is not a natural person (e.g., a trust or corporation), for purposes of these distribution provisions:

(a)   the death of the annuitant will be treated as the death of a contract owner;

(b)   any change of annuitant will be treated as the death of a contract owner; and

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(c)   in either case, the appropriate distribution will be made upon the death or change, as the case may be.

These distribution provisions do not apply to any contract exempt from Section 72(s) of the Internal Revenue Code by reason of Section 72(s)(5) or any other law or rule.

Required Distributions for Tax Sheltered Annuities, IRAs, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs and Roth IRAs

Distributions from a Tax Sheltered Annuity, IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the contract owner reaches age 70½.  Distributions may be paid in a lump sum or in substantially equal payments over:

(a)   the life of the contract owner or the joint lives of the contract owner and the contract owner’s designated beneficiary; or

(b)   a period not longer than the period determined under the table in Treasury Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-9, which is the deemed joint life expectancy of the contract owner and a person 10 years younger than the contract owner.  If the designated beneficiary is the spouse of the contract owner, the period may not exceed the longer of the period determined under such table or the joint life expectancy of the contract owner and the contract owner’s spouse, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.72-9, or such additional guidance as may be provided pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-9.

For Tax Sheltered Annuities, required distributions do not have to be withdrawn from this contract if they are being withdrawn from another Tax Sheltered Annuity of the contract owner.

For IRAs, SEP IRAs and Simple IRAs, required distributions do not have to be withdrawn from this contract if they are being withdrawn from another IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA of the contract owner.

If the contract owner’s entire interest in a Tax Sheltered Annuity, IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA will be distributed in equal or substantially equal payments over a period described in (a) or (b) above, the payments must begin on or before the required beginning date.  The required beginning date is April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the contract owner reaches age 70½.  The rules for Roth IRAs do not require distributions to begin during the contract owner’s lifetime, therefore, the required beginning date is not applicable to Roth IRAs.

Due to recent changes in Treasury Regulations, the amount used to compute the minimum distribution requirement may exceed the contract value.

If the contract owner dies before the required beginning date (in the case of a Tax Sheltered Annuity, IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA) or before the entire contract value is distributed (in the case of Roth IRAs), any remaining interest in the contract must be distributed over a period not exceeding the applicable distribution period, which is determined as follows:

(a)   if the designated beneficiary is the contract owner’s spouse, the applicable distribution period is the surviving spouse’s remaining life expectancy using the surviving spouse’s birthday for each distribution calendar year after the calendar year of the contract owner’s death.  For calendar years after the death of the contract owner’s surviving spouse, the applicable distribution period is the spouse’s remaining life expectancy using the spouse’s age in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for each calendar year that elapsed since the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the spouse’s death;

(b)   if the designated beneficiary is not the contract owner’s surviving spouse, the applicable distribution period is the greater of (a) the contract owner’s birthday in the calendar year of the contract owner’s death, reduced by one for each year thereafter; or (b) the designated beneficiary’s remaining life expectancy using the designated beneficiary’s birthday in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the contract owner’s death, reduced by one for each calendar year that elapsed thereafter; and

(c)   if there is no designated beneficiary, the entire balance of the contract must be distributed by December 31 of the fifth year following the contract owner’s death.

If the contract owner dies on or after the required beginning date, the interest in the Tax Sheltered Annuity, IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA must be distributed over a period not exceeding the applicable distribution period, which is determined as follows:

(a)   if the designated beneficiary is the contract owner’s spouse, the applicable distribution period is the surviving spouse’s remaining life expectancy using the surviving spouse’s birthday for each distribution calendar year after the calendar year of the contract owner’s death.  For calendar years after the death of the contract owner’s surviving spouse, the applicable distribution period is the spouse’s remaining life expectancy using the spouse’s age in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for each calendar year that elapsed since the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the spouse’s death;

(b)   if the designated beneficiary is not the contract owner’s surviving spouse, the applicable distribution period is the designated beneficiary’s remaining life expectancy using the designated beneficiary’s birthday in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the contract owner’s death, reduced by one for each calendar year that elapsed thereafter; and

(c)   if there is no designated beneficiary, the applicable distribution period is the contract owner’s remaining life expectancy using the contract owner’s birthday in the calendar year of the contract owner’s death, reduced by one for each year thereafter.

If distribution requirements are not met, a penalty tax of 50% is levied on the difference between the amount that should have been distributed for that year and the amount that actually was distributed for that year.

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For IRAs, SEP IRAs and Simple IRAs, all or a portion of each distribution will be included in the recipient’s gross income and taxed at ordinary income tax rates.  The portion of a distribution that 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 owner of an IRA, SEP IRA or Simple IRA must annually report the amount of non-deductible purchase payments, the amount of any distribution, the amount by which non-deductible purchase payments for all years exceed non taxable distributions for all years, and the total balance of all IRAs, SEP IRAs or Simple IRAs.

Distributions from Roth IRAs may be either taxable or nontaxable, depending upon whether they are “qualified distributions” or “non-qualified distributions.”

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

May 1, 2008

Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts

Issued by Nationwide Life Insurance Company

through its Nationwide Variable Account-4

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It contains additional information than set forth in the prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2008.  The prospectus may be obtained from Nationwide Life Insurance Company by writing 5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-F4, Dublin, Ohio 43017-1522, or calling 1-866-233-3223, TDD 1-800-238-3035.

Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information

General Information and History
Services	1
Purchase of Securities Being Offered	1
Underwriters	2
Advertising	2
Annuity Payments	2
Financial Statements	3

General Information and History

Nationwide Variable Account-4 is a separate investment account of Nationwide Life Insurance Company (“Nationwide”).  Nationwide is a member of the Nationwide group of companies.  All of Nationwide '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 the common stock is held by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (95.2%) and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (4.8%), the ultimate controlling persons of the Nationwide group of companies.   On March 10, 2008, NFS announced that it received an offer from Nationwide Mutual, Nationwide Mutual Fire and Nationwide Corporation to acquire by merger all of NFS’ outstanding publicly held shares of Class A common stock for $47.20 per share in cash.  NFS' board of directors has appointed a special committee of the board, comprised entirely of independent, non-affiliated directors, to consider the proposal.  The Nationwide group of companies is one of America’s largest insurance and financial services family of companies, with combined assets of over $160 billion as of December 31, 2007.

Services

Nationwide, 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 contract owner and records with respect to the contract value of each contract.

The custodian of the assets of the variable account is Nationwide.  Nationwide will maintain a record of all purchases and redemption of shares of the underlying mutual funds.  Nationwide, or its affiliates may have entered into agreements with the underlying mutual funds and/or their affiliates.  The agreements relate to services furnished by Nationwide or an affiliate of Nationwide.  Some of the services provided include distribution of underlying fund prospectuses, semi-annual and annual fund reports, proxy materials and fund communications, as well as maintaining the websites and voice response systems necessary for contract owners to execute trades in the funds.  Nationwide also acts as a limited agent for the fund for purposes of accepting the trades.  See “Underlying Mutual Fund Payments” located in the prospectus.

Distribution, Promotional, and Sales Expenses

In addition to or partially in lieu of commission, Nationwide may pay the selling firms a marketing allowance, which is based on the firm’s ability and demonstrated willingness to promote and market Nationwide's products.  How any marketing allowance is spent is determined by the firm, but generally will be used to finance firm activities, such as training and education, that may contribute to the promotion and marketing of Nationwide's products.  Nationwide makes certain assumptions about the amount of marketing allowance it will pay and takes these assumptions into consideration when it determines the charges that will be assessed under the contracts.  For the contracts described in the prospectus, Nationwide assumed 0.50% (of the daily net assets of the variable account) for marketing allowance when determining the charges for the contracts.  The actual amount of the marketing allowance may be higher or lower than this assumption.  If the actual amount of marketing allowance paid is more than what was assumed, Nationwide will fund the difference.  Nationwide generally does not profit from any excess marketing allowance if the amount assumed was higher than what is actually paid.  Any excess would be spent on additional marketing for the contracts.  For more information about marketing allowance or how a particular selling firm uses marketing allowances, please consult with your registered representative.

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The financial statements of Nationwide Variable Account-4 and the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries for the periods indicated have been included herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.  The audit report of KPMG LLP covering the December 31, 2007 consolidated financial statements and schedules of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries contains an explanatory paragraph that states that Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries adopted the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Statement of Position 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts, in 2007.  KPMG LLP is located at 191 West Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Purchase of Securities Being Offered

The contracts will be sold by licensed insurance agents in the states where the contracts may be lawfully sold.  Agents are registered representatives of broker-dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (‘FINRA”).

Underwriters

The contracts, which are offered continuously, are distributed by Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, (“NISC”) One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide.  For contracts issued in Michigan, all references to NISC will mean Nationwide Investment Svcs. Corporation.  During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, no underwriting commissions were paid by Nationwide to NISC.

Advertising

Money Market Yields

Nationwide may advertise the “yield” and “effective yield” for the money market sub-account.  Yield and effective yield are annualized, which means that it is assumed that the underlying mutual fund generates the same level of net income throughout a year.

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 underlying mutual fund’s units.  The effective yield is calculated similarly, but reflects assumed compounding, calculated under rules prescribed by the SEC.  Thus, effective yield will be slightly higher than yield, due to the compounding.

Historical Performance of the Sub-Accounts

Nationwide will advertise historical performance of the sub-accounts in accordance with SEC prescribed calculations.  Performance information is annualized.  However, if a sub-account has been available in the variable account for less than one year, the performance information for that sub-account is not annualized.

Performance information is based on historical earnings and is not intended to predict or project future results.

Standardized performance will reflect the maximum variable account charges possible under the contract.  Non-standardized performance, which will be accompanied by standardized performance, will reflect other expense structures contemplated under the contract.  The expense assumptions will be stated in the advertisement.

Additional Materials

Nationwide may provide information on various topics to contract owners and prospective contract owners in advertising, sales literature or other materials.

Performance Comparisons

Each sub-account may, from time to time, include in advertisements the ranking of its performance figures compared with performance figures of other annuity contracts’ sub-accounts with the same investment objectives which are created by Lipper Analytical Services, Morningstar, Inc. or other recognized ranking services.

Annuity Payments

See “Frequency and Amount of Annuity Payments” located in the prospectus.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Contract Owners of Nationwide Variable Account-4:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and contract owners’ equity of Nationwide Variable Account-4 (comprised of the sub-accounts listed in note 1(b) (collectively, “the Accounts”)) as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations and changes in contract owners’ equity, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated herein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Accounts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights 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, 2007, 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Accounts as of December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations, changes in contract owners’ equity, and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated herein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

March 17, 2008

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4

STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY

December 31, 2007

Assets:
Investments at fair value:
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class III (ACVPIncGr3) 828,274 shares (cost $7,210,343)	$	7,007,195
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class III (ACVPUltra3) 186,622 shares (cost $2,052,949)		2,265,587
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class III (ACVPVal3) 1,324,019 shares (cost $10,971,879)		9,890,421
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPEIS2R) 557,686 shares (cost $14,536,457)		13,072,149
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPGrS2R) 433,777 shares (cost $18,006,293)		19,268,364
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPConS2R) 1,236,138 shares (cost $38,632,705)		33,808,377
Legg Mason Partners VET – International All Cap Opportunity Portfolio (LMVEIntAllCap) 9,434 shares (cost $136,198)		84,438
Legg Mason Partners VET – Investors Portfolio – Class I (LMVEInvest) 227,314 shares (cost $3,965,755)		3,755,225
Legg Mason Partners VIT – Money Market Portfolio (LMVIMMrk) 114,229 shares (cost $114,229)		114,229
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III (NVITFHiInc3) 1,117,721 shares (cost $8,750,653)		8,528,208
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class III (NVITGvtBd3) 1,559,040 shares (cost $17,810,579)		18,131,637
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class VI (NVITIDAgg6) 822,723 shares (cost $11,043,941)		11,139,668
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class VI (NVITIDCon6) 510,994 shares (cost $5,325,195)		5,293,903
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class VI (NVITIDMod6) 1,822,910 shares (cost $22,141,792)		22,604,083
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class VI (NVITIDModAg6) 1,151,535 shares (cost $15,387,586)		15,292,381
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class VI (NVITIDModCon6) 943,915 shares (cost $10,652,817)		10,666,242
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class III (NVITMdCpGr3) 45,333 shares (cost $1,265,660)		1,476,045
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class II (NVITMyMkt2) 244,413,615 shares (cost $244,413,615)		244,413,615
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class III (NVITSmCapGr3) 33,558 shares (cost $529,126)		601,025
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class III (NVITSmCapVal3) 97,818 shares (cost $1,188,277)		968,399
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class III (NVITSmComp3) 131,418 shares (cost $3,211,128)		2,922,737
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class III (NVITNWFund3) 96,429 shares (cost $1,338,217)		1,313,369
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Absolute Return Strategies Fund (RyAbsRtStr) 896,908 shares (cost $24,484,717)		23,274,770
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Amerigo Fund (RyAmerigo) 265,603 shares (cost $10,872,657)		10,393,038

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4

STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Banking Fund (RyBank) 290,356 shares (cost $7,402,537)	$	6,620,111
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Basic Materials Fund (RyBasicM) 1,091,845 shares (cost $46,218,479)		45,486,256
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Berolina Fund (RyBero) 89,581 shares (cost $2,636,379)		2,596,052
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Biotechnology Fund (RyBioTech) 399,195 shares (cost $8,978,985)		8,610,635
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Clermont Fund (RyClermont) 71,702 shares (cost $2,228,002)		1,920,888
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Commodities Strategy Fund (RyCommStr) 1,177,308 shares (cost $24,649,531)		27,996,390
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Consumer Products Fund (RyConsProd) 618,267 shares (cost $24,296,358)		22,888,234
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dow 2x Strategy Fund (RyDow2x) 642,230 shares (cost $18,109,847)		16,505,315
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Electronics Fund (RyElec) 118,453 shares (cost $1,639,020)		1,619,246
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Fund (RyEnergy) 1,231,402 shares (cost $49,854,331)		49,046,745
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Services Fund (RyEnSvc) 1,123,197 shares (cost $44,285,521)		43,434,017
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund (RyEuroStr) 1,204,908 shares (cost $40,084,396)		36,086,999
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Financial Services Fund (RyFinSvc) 637,612 shares (cost $16,551,211)		14,001,955
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund (RyGvtLgBd) 2,109,047 shares (cost $25,410,139)		25,814,732
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Health Care Fund (RyHealthC) 804,343 shares (cost $24,295,347)		23,816,606
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Hedged Equity Fund (RyHedgeEq) 282,893 shares (cost $7,857,513)		7,225,077
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Internet Fund (RyInternet) 1,164,078 shares (cost $22,100,742)		20,778,797
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Dow 2x Strategy Fund (RyInDow2x) 77,166 shares (cost $2,125,920)		2,221,606
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund (RyInGovLB) 320,016 shares (cost $6,368,558)		6,265,909
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund (RyInMidCap) 25,752 shares (cost $880,466)		902,082
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse OTC Strategy Fund (RyInOTC) 274,342 shares (cost $4,547,675)		4,661,067
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Russell 2000® Strategy Fund (RyInRus2000) 101,983 shares (cost $3,500,193)		3,534,736
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund (RyInSP500) 144,304 shares (cost $6,095,697)		6,091,067
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Japan 1.25x Strategy Fund (RyJapanStr) 370,382 shares (cost $9,061,081)		8,418,781
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Growth Fund (RyLgCapGr) 714,132 shares (cost $19,546,976)		19,545,798
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Value Fund (RyLgCapVal) 284,189 shares (cost $8,369,568)		7,209,874
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Leisure Fund (RyLeisure) 587,562 shares (cost $14,985,135)		12,468,072

(Continued)

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund (RyMidCapStr) 691,582 shares (cost $16,861,075)	$	15,021,158
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Growth Fund (RyMidCapGr) 298,506 shares (cost $9,038,696)		8,811,895
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Value Fund (RyMidCapVal) 247,007 shares (cost $5,698,055)		5,147,632
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund (RyMCpCoreEq) 199,437 shares (cost $5,724,244)		4,914,129
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Nova Fund (RyNova) 4,353,700 shares (cost $44,857,197)		43,798,222
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC 2x Strategy Fund (RyOTC2x) 922,703 shares (cost $27,896,913)		27,662,634
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC Fund (RyOTC) 707,573 shares (cost $12,820,455)		12,821,218
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Precious Metals Fund (RyPrecMet) 2,649,164 shares (cost $39,879,313)		39,843,429
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Real Estate Fund (RyRealEst) 638,079 shares (cost $26,862,849)		21,918,024
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Retailing Fund (RyRetail) 197,732 shares (cost $2,354,645)		2,228,444
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Russell 2000® 1.5x Strategy Fund (RyRuss2000) 378,571 shares (cost $14,083,338)		12,947,114
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – S&P 500 2x Strategy Fund (RyDySP500) 809,209 shares (cost $16,937,431)		15,569,179
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Sector Rotation Fund (RySectRot) 2,390,333 shares (cost $37,184,137)		36,643,798
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Growth Fund (RySmCapGr) 178,041 shares (cost $5,310,952)		4,819,557
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Value Fund (RySmCapVal) 174,430 shares (cost $3,711,819)		3,178,118
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund (RyStrDolStr) 49,686 shares (cost $1,010,797)		1,000,177
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Technology Fund (RyTech) 1,214,929 shares (cost $19,851,146)		19,766,900
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Telecommunications Fund (RyTele) 881,489 shares (cost $22,195,742)		21,058,775
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Transportation Fund (RyTrans) 412,527 shares (cost $8,296,172)		6,126,028
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Utilities Fund (RyUtil) 1,517,821 shares (cost $37,054,944)		33,832,234
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund (RyWeakDol) 151,923 shares (cost $4,833,524)		4,345,011
Total investments		1,233,505,828
Accounts Receivable – Legg Mason Partners VP III, Inc. – Large Cap Value Portfolio (LMVPLrgCap)		16,500
Total Assets		1,233,522,328
Accounts Payable		19,954
Contract owners’ equity (note 4)	$	1,233,502,374

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Investment activity:	Total			ACVPIncGr3		ACVPUltra3		ACVPVal3		FidVIPEIS2R		FidVIPGrS2R		FidVIPConS2R		LMVEIntAllCap
Reinvested dividends	$	24,082,373		176,549		—		251,154		229,411		40,419		250,125		805
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(18,851,136	)	(122,654	)	(23,796	)	(213,419	)	(220,838	)	(148,681	)	(413,948	)	(1,101	)
Net investment income (loss)		5,231,237		53,895		(23,796	)	37,735		8,573		(108,262	)	(163,823	)	(296	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		6,550,514,732		6,231,246		1,730,848		9,609,394		8,532,656		5,749,500		9,503,427		10,314
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(6,520,420,890	)	(5,316,999	)	(1,607,453	)	(9,195,243	)	(7,823,399	)	(4,740,153	)	(8,264,610	)	(13,400	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		30,093,842		914,247		123,395		414,151		709,257		1,009,347		1,238,817		(3,086	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(47,529,092	)	(1,103,915	)	233,955		(2,438,319	)	(1,931,736	)	1,076,716		(5,523,647	)	(34,919	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		(17,435,250	)	(189,668	)	357,350		(2,024,168	)	(1,222,479	)	2,086,063		(4,284,830	)	(38,005	)
Reinvested capital gains		56,769,367		—		—		1,302,406		1,182,607		16,461		8,442,964		42,137
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	44,565,354		(135,773	)	333,554		(684,027	)	(31,299	)	1,994,262		3,994,311		3,836
Investment activity:	LMVEInvest			LMVIMMrk		LMVPLrgCap		NVITFHiInc3		NVITGvtBd3		NVITIDAgg6		NVITIDCon6		NVITIDMod6
Reinvested dividends	$	47,971		5,502		15,891		589,522		774,232		240,088		175,757		610,831
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(35,816	)	(1,515	)	(18,147	)	(121,507	)	(238,797	)	(187,846	)	(71,368	)	(328,310	)
Net investment income (loss)		12,155		3,987		(2,256	)	468,015		535,435		52,242		104,389		282,521
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		495,690		7,335		4,496,548		19,525,476		7,467,628		5,724,356		3,688,208		10,258,365
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(490,794	)	(7,335	)	(3,550,408	)	(19,687,051	)	(7,509,050	)	(5,003,804	)	(3,668,784	)	(9,113,556	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		4,896		—		946,140		(161,575	)	(41,422	)	720,552		19,424		1,144,809
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(210,530	)	—		(727,326	)	(280,812	)	419,536		(652,353	)	(86,195	)	(851,191	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		(205,634	)	—		218,814		(442,387	)	378,114		68,199		(66,771	)	293,618
Reinvested capital gains		103,369		—		—		—		—		362,335		119,675		349,591
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	(90,110	)	3,987		216,558		25,628		913,549		482,776		157,293		925,730

(Continued)

5

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Investment activity:	NVITIDModAg6			NVITIDModCon6		NVITMdCpGr3		NVITMyMkt2		NVITSmCapGr3		NVITSmCapVal3		NVITSmComp3		NVITNWFund3
Reinvested dividends	$	375,771		247,264		—		10,335,283		—		13,959		849		17,119
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(223,746	)	(104,550	)	(19,732	)	(3,583,530	)	(8,848	)	(18,683	)	(58,065	)	(23,299	)
Net investment income (loss)		152,025		142,714		(19,732	)	6,751,753		(8,848	)	(4,724	)	(57,216	)	(6,180	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		10,115,694		1,407,643		328,424		1,622,544,348		207,644		533,757		3,933,085		2,397,759
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(9,147,161	)	(1,356,531	)	(227,836	)	(1,622,544,348	)	(157,708	)	(542,436	)	(3,945,190	)	(2,312,445	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		968,533		51,112		100,588		—		49,936		(8,679	)	(12,105	)	85,314
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(885,819	)	(67,922	)	8,346		—		10,562		(226,285	)	(423,305	)	(124,822	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		82,714		(16,810	)	108,934		—		60,498		(234,964	)	(435,410	)	(39,508	)
Reinvested capital gains		304,939		146,065		—		—		—		144,176		562,257		99,253
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	539,678		271,969		89,202		6,751,753		51,650		(95,512	)	69,631		53,565
Investment activity:	RyAbsRtStr			RyAmerigo		RyBank		RyBasicM		RyBero		RyBioTech		RyClermont		RyCommStr
Reinvested dividends	$	825,721		37,032		168,102		55,760		—		—		35,141		—
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(369,811	)	(65,196	)	(146,570	)	(619,503	)	(10,843	)	(94,540	)	(21,096	)	(303,955	)
Net investment income (loss)		455,910		(28,164	)	21,532		(563,743	)	(10,843	)	(94,540	)	14,045		(303,955	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		23,302,096		7,044,088		46,355,732		70,395,922		910,283		54,350,637		11,645,723		26,783,677
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(22,638,735	)	(6,493,221	)	(47,079,013	)	(61,175,397	)	(868,322	)	(53,994,487	)	(11,600,699	)	(25,478,694	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		663,361		550,867		(723,281	)	9,220,525		41,961		356,150		45,024		1,304,983
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,223,257	)	(479,620	)	(1,228,762	)	(2,466,021	)	(40,328	)	(53,005	)	(307,113	)	3,891,307
Net gain (loss) on investments		(559,896	)	71,247		(1,952,043	)	6,754,504		1,633		303,145		(262,089	)	5,196,290
Reinvested capital gains		213,127		374,730		—		3,042,777		30,538		—		248,269		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	109,141		417,813		(1,930,511	)	9,233,538		21,328		208,605		225		4,892,335

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Investment activity:	RyConsProd			RyDow2x		RyElec		RyEnergy		RyEnSvc		RyEuroStr		RyFinSvc		RyGvtLgBd
Reinvested dividends	$	355,155		140,072		—		—		—		876,764		264,051		1,004,070
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(307,248	)	(218,979	)	(75,859	)	(499,030	)	(512,506	)	(523,088	)	(390,283	)	(455,475	)
Net investment income (loss)		47,907		(78,907	)	(75,859	)	(499,030	)	(512,506	)	353,676		(126,232	)	548,595
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		40,764,923		98,361,338		67,024,889		92,988,729		96,472,419		96,684,698		74,363,258		170,968,846
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(38,828,475	)	(98,064,186	)	(67,135,594	)	(95,362,385	)	(91,302,451	)	(94,136,699	)	(77,392,586	)	(171,074,789	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		1,936,448		297,152		(110,705	)	(2,373,656	)	5,169,968		2,547,999		(3,029,328	)	(105,943	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(2,046,140	)	(886,302	)	44,467		5,752,093		1,206,782		(4,766,668	)	(3,221,435	)	647,559
Net gain (loss) on investments		(109,692	)	(589,150	)	(66,238	)	3,378,437		6,376,750		(2,218,669	)	(6,250,763	)	541,616
Reinvested capital gains		1,529,741		1,493,065		—		4,529,348		2,358,530		3,554,489		1,454,980		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	1,467,956		825,008		(142,097	)	7,408,755		8,222,774		1,689,496		(4,922,015	)	1,090,211
Investment activity:	RyHealthC			RyHedgeEq		RyInternet		RyInDow2x		RyInGovLB		RyInMidCap		RyInOTC		RyInRus2000
Reinvested dividends	$	—		328,074		—		184,246		206,890		56,368		410,300		143,086
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(411,496	)	(185,425	)	(134,044	)	(89,779	)	(100,490	)	(30,384	)	(156,991	)	(63,403	)
Net investment income (loss)		(411,496	)	142,649		(134,044	)	94,467		106,400		25,984		253,309		79,683
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		54,544,675		18,838,819		38,400,351		95,203,217		79,286,246		90,314,829		533,106,509		124,942,280
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(53,946,299	)	(18,771,814	)	(38,239,318	)	(96,321,967	)	(80,509,506	)	(90,202,580	)	(535,358,079	)	(124,660,571	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		598,376		67,005		161,033		(1,118,750	)	(1,223,260	)	112,249		(2,251,570	)	281,709
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(7,695	)	(548,603	)	(1,284,944	)	227,861		(56,813	)	17,712		4,983		80,552
Net gain (loss) on investments		590,681		(481,598	)	(1,123,911	)	(890,889	)	(1,280,073	)	129,961		(2,246,587	)	362,261
Reinvested capital gains		449,387		105,794		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	628,572		(233,155	)	(1,257,955	)	(796,422	)	(1,173,673	)	155,945		(1,993,278	)	441,944

(Continued)

7

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Investment activity:	RyInSP500			RyJapanStr		RyLgCapGr		RyLgCapVal		RyLeisure		RyMidCapStr		RyMidCapGr		RyMidCapVal
Reinvested dividends	$	365,569		690,891		—		234,161		—		224,438		—		109,413
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(248,885	)	(195,265	)	(159,387	)	(285,708	)	(306,012	)	(278,027	)	(172,610	)	(183,987	)
Net investment income (loss)		116,684		495,626		(159,387	)	(51,547	)	(306,012	)	(53,589	)	(172,610	)	(74,574	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		246,959,959		79,632,105		96,705,343		151,488,999		41,734,098		221,089,834		82,834,134		70,240,234
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(248,258,191	)	(82,336,108	)	(97,161,092	)	(151,926,868	)	(40,392,634	)	(224,132,255	)	(83,488,986	)	(69,833,733	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		(1,298,232	)	(2,704,003	)	(455,749	)	(437,869	)	1,341,464		(3,042,421	)	(654,852	)	406,501
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		424,945		560,401		136,952		(1,160,439	)	(3,710,456	)	197,649		(28,970	)	(591,042	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		(873,287	)	(2,143,602	)	(318,797	)	(1,598,308	)	(2,368,992	)	(2,844,772	)	(683,822	)	(184,541	)
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		336,847		1,734,181		2,203,037		1,696,077		1,213,675		5,300
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	(756,603	)	(1,647,976	)	(141,337	)	84,326		(471,967	)	(1,202,284	)	357,243		(253,815	)
Investment activity:	RyMCpCoreEq			RyNova		RyOTC2x		RyOTC		RyPrecMet		RyRealEst		RyRetail		RyRuss2000
Reinvested dividends	$	33,512		534,982		64,273		14,491		—		528,755		—		249,689
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(107,097	)	(693,131	)	(247,903	)	(197,671	)	(378,770	)	(530,028	)	(203,210	)	(259,410	)
Net investment income (loss)		(73,585	)	(158,149	)	(183,630	)	(183,180	)	(378,770	)	(1,273	)	(203,210	)	(9,721	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		9,299,481		135,245,087		420,928,268		192,067,043		120,994,669		114,333,895		39,464,459		248,250,839
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(8,952,990	)	(130,441,733	)	(420,811,797	)	(190,615,651	)	(115,687,913	)	(117,393,134	)	(40,761,881	)	(249,651,300	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		346,491		4,803,354		116,471		1,451,392		5,306,756		(3,059,239	)	(1,297,422	)	(1,400,461	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(977,479	)	(3,377,608	)	(263,365	)	102,923		(1,447,718	)	(4,501,706	)	(149,362	)	(886,502	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		(630,988	)	1,425,746		(146,894	)	1,554,315		3,859,038		(7,560,945	)	(1,446,784	)	(2,286,963	)
Reinvested capital gains		444,744		—		—		—		—		2,637,630		1,364,303		838,092
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	(259,829	)	1,267,597		(330,524	)	1,371,135		3,480,268		(4,924,588	)	(285,691	)	(1,458,592	)

(Continued)

8

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Investment activity:	RyDySP500			RySectRot		RySmCapGr		RySmCapVal		RyStrDolStr		RyTech		RyTele		RyTrans
Reinvested dividends	$	143,267		—		—		10,219		—		—		42,883		—
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(207,557	)	(431,398	)	(88,915	)	(94,733	)	(14,071	)	(307,513	)	(426,262	)	(256,048	)
Net investment income (loss)		(64,290	)	(431,398	)	(88,915	)	(84,514	)	(14,071	)	(307,513	)	(383,379	)	(256,048	)
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		109,372,261		29,149,449		55,989,103		31,306,231		18,205,726		54,464,444		68,981,290		52,607,864
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(108,588,929	)	(27,379,955	)	(56,702,187	)	(32,831,094	)	(18,332,691	)	(52,655,640	)	(65,928,933	)	(53,041,358	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		783,332		1,769,494		(713,084	)	(1,524,863	)	(126,965	)	1,808,804		3,052,357		(433,494	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,163,766	)	139,015		(332,340	)	(243,980	)	(8,541	)	(264,542	)	(1,623,009	)	(2,261,675	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		(380,434	)	1,908,509		(1,045,424	)	(1,768,843	)	(135,506	)	1,544,262		1,429,348		(2,695,169	)
Reinvested capital gains		1,532,182		2,668,812		603,952		732,553		—		—		—		2,756,680
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	1,087,458		4,145,923		(530,387	)	(1,120,804	)	(149,577	)	1,236,749		1,045,969		(194,537	)
Investment activity:	RyUtil			RyWeakDol
Reinvested dividends	$	509,637		836,859
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 2)		(538,325	)	(65,023	)
Net investment income (loss)		(28,688	)	771,836
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold		90,271,333		21,345,055
Cost of mutual fund shares sold		(85,208,370	)	(21,043,906	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		5,062,963		301,149
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(5,052,046	)	(483,060	)
Net gain (loss) on investments		10,917		(181,911	)
Reinvested capital gains		3,438,292		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations	$	3,420,521		589,925

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	Total					ACVPIncGr3				ACVPUltra3				ACVPVal3
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	5,231,237		5,458,317		53,895		17,553		(23,796	)	(27,389	)	37,735		(38,309	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		30,093,842		42,351,097		914,247		208,205		123,395		(38,532	)	414,151		(15,102	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(47,529,092	)	(8,318,526	)	(1,103,915	)	611,454		233,955		(108,998	)	(2,438,319	)	1,196,039
Reinvested capital gains		56,769,367		34,790,850		—		—		—		—		1,302,406		762,688
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		44,565,354		74,281,738		(135,773	)	837,212		333,554		(174,919	)	(684,027	)	1,905,316
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		155,753,232		253,651,102		175,861		341,676		36,999		459,209		466,189		643,154
Transfers between funds		—		—		(1,223,785	)	3,364,238		117,262		(1,357,608	)	(4,409,704	)	6,672,336
Redemptions (note 3)		(197,946,532	)	(184,259,698	)	(1,484,761	)	(379,995	)	(132,445	)	(81,783	)	(2,029,712	)	(1,221,624	)
Annuity benefits		(484,985	)	(440,460	)	(2,542	)	(2,162	)	—		—		(2,845	)	(2,423	)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(2,166,816	)	(2,105,908	)	(14,694	)	(6,673	)	(838	)	(2,195	)	(27,406	)	(14,507	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		11,626		57,794		109		235		(93	)	(195	)	404		1,437
Net equity transactions		(44,833,475	)	66,902,830		(2,549,812	)	3,317,319		20,885		(982,572	)	(6,003,074	)	6,078,373
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(268,121	)	141,184,568		(2,685,585	)	4,154,531		354,439		(1,157,491	)	(6,687,101	)	7,983,689
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		1,233,770,495		1,092,585,927		9,692,701		5,538,170		1,911,057		3,068,548		16,577,422		8,593,733
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	1,233,502,374		1,233,770,495		7,007,116		9,692,701		2,265,496		1,911,057		9,890,321		16,577,422
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		96,971,616		93,279,166		697,047		460,611		185,778		284,912		1,105,290		671,652
Units purchased		982,283,716		919,634,468		309,322		398,711		159,924		216,169		390,279		807,453
Units redeemed		(986,203,515	)	(915,942,018	)	(494,471	)	(162,275	)	(159,921	)	(315,303	)	(788,215	)	(373,815	)
Ending units		93,051,817		96,971,616		511,898		697,047		185,781		185,778		707,354		1,105,290

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	FidVIPEIS2R					FidVIPGrS2R				FidVIPConS2R				LMVEIntAllCap
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	8,573		219,251		(108,262	)	(66,275	)	(163,823	)	(94,717	)	(296	)	654
Realized gain (loss) on investments		709,257		294,540		1,009,347		441,129		1,238,817		1,585,424		(3,086	)	(416	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,931,736	)	(79,894	)	1,076,716		(102,545	)	(5,523,647	)	(1,458,501	)	(34,919	)	13,838
Reinvested capital gains		1,182,607		1,557,614		16,461		—		8,442,964		2,124,057		42,137		1,619
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(31,299	)	1,991,511		1,994,262		272,309		3,994,311		2,156,263		3,836		15,695
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		402,262		730,208		312,855		346,038		1,017,515		1,625,014		—		—
Transfers between funds		(2,003,993	)	5,975,650		13,444,497		(287,574	)	6,369,230		4,972,476		—		—
Redemptions (note 3)		(2,227,331	)	(1,124,334	)	(1,332,045	)	(699,897	)	(3,298,202	)	(2,202,758	)	—		—
Annuity benefits		(2,992	)	(2,518	)	(2,781	)	(2,406	)	(2,938	)	(2,630	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(35,785	)	(17,171	)	(11,077	)	(11,318	)	(44,502	)	(25,030	)	—		—
Adjustments to maintain reserves		317		974		393		(33	)	443		3,471		132		(16	)
Net equity transactions		(3,867,522	)	5,562,809		12,411,842		(655,190	)	4,041,546		4,370,543		132		(16	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(3,898,821	)	7,554,320		14,406,104		(382,881	)	8,035,857		6,526,806		3,968		15,679
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		16,970,945		9,416,625		4,862,624		5,245,505		25,772,551		19,245,745		80,464		64,785
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	13,072,124		16,970,945		19,268,728		4,862,624		33,808,408		25,772,551		84,432		80,464
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,195,976		785,938		449,694		509,898		1,648,597		1,351,898		5,194		5,195
Units purchased		433,347		725,160		1,583,932		402,191		988,550		1,101,198		—		—
Units redeemed		(706,022	)	(315,122	)	(606,610	)	(462,395	)	(767,984	)	(804,499	)	(1	)	(1	)
Ending units		923,301		1,195,976		1,427,016		449,694		1,869,163		1,648,597		5,193		5,194

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	LMVEInvest				LMVIMMrk				LMVPLrgCap				NVITFHiInc3
Investment activity:	2007			2006	2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	12,155		—	3,987		3,806		(2,256	)	(2,996	)	468,015		223,256
Realized gain (loss) on investments		4,896		—	—		—		946,140		42,056		(161,575	)	(2,080	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(210,530	)	—	—		—		(727,326	)	522,508		(280,812	)	63,974
Reinvested capital gains		103,369		—	—		—		—		74,465		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(90,110	)	—	3,987		3,806		216,558		636,033		25,628		285,150
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		—		—	—		—		3,675		—		1,364,527		196,201
Transfers between funds		4,287,411		—	—		—		(4,287,411	)	—		3,055,801		4,116,101
Redemptions (note 3)		(446,918	)	—	(5,394	)	—		(152,608	)	(477,524	)	(1,116,256	)	(390,258	)
Annuity benefits		—		—	—		—		(22,412	)	(20,974	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		—		—	—		—		—		—		(27,088	)	(1,473	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(1,833	)	—	(97	)	(248	)	9,619		(2,614	)	3		18
Net equity transactions		3,838,660		—	(5,491	)	(248	)	(4,449,137	)	(501,112	)	3,276,987		3,920,589
Net change in contract owners’ equity		3,748,550		—	(1,504	)	3,558		(4,232,579	)	134,921		3,302,615		4,205,739
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		—		—	115,735		112,177		4,249,079		4,114,158		5,225,528		1,019,789
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	3,748,550		—	114,231		115,735		16,500		4,249,079		8,528,143		5,225,528
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		—		—	8,955		8,963		221,976		249,867		473,318		100,662
Units purchased		428,742		—	—		—		191		—		2,096,797		738,180
Units redeemed		(44,354	)	—	(419	)	(8	)	(222,167	)	(27,891	)	(1,812,677	)	(365,524	)
Ending units		384,388		—	8,536		8,955		—		221,976		757,438		473,318

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	NVITGvtBd3					NVITIDAgg6				NVITIDCon6				NVITIDMod6
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	535,435		336,534		52,242		77,388		104,389		105,140		282,521		210,467
Realized gain (loss) on investments		(41,422	)	(190,203	)	720,552		423,153		19,424		(17,709	)	1,144,809		526,021
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		419,536		25,141		(652,353	)	638,883		(86,195	)	106,581		(851,191	)	832,655
Reinvested capital gains		—		90,827		362,335		102,593		119,675		56,132		349,591		159,503
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		913,549		262,299		482,776		1,242,017		157,293		250,144		925,730		1,728,646
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		601,669		1,161,659		1,136,796		373,405		1,127,052		375,364		4,646,146		2,225,248
Transfers between funds		6,549,002		2,207,954		(769,134	)	2,870,466		(1,477,383	)	1,511,085		470,095		3,415,828
Redemptions (note 3)		(2,886,266	)	(1,165,535	)	(932,246	)	(524,216	)	(427,438	)	(804,364	)	(4,083,550	)	(2,293,914	)
Annuity benefits		(14,439	)	(14,366	)	—		—		—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(16,967	)	(17,506	)	(15,201	)	(6,915	)	(2,820	)	(9,670	)	(60,758	)	(26,245	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(93	)	(121	)	705		2,054		79		107		250		1,122
Net equity transactions		4,232,906		2,172,085		(579,080	)	2,714,794		(780,510	)	1,072,522		972,183		3,322,039
Net change in contract owners’ equity		5,146,455		2,434,384		(96,304	)	3,956,811		(623,217	)	1,322,666		1,897,913		5,050,685
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		12,985,070		10,550,686		11,235,970		7,279,159		5,917,114		4,594,448		20,706,119		15,655,434
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	18,131,525		12,985,070		11,139,666		11,235,970		5,293,897		5,917,114		22,604,032		20,706,119
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,131,842		936,308		824,418		613,612		536,836		436,065		1,684,346		1,398,649
Units purchased		1,173,269		903,469		401,496		636,411		271,917		502,075		1,093,711		902,563
Units redeemed		(806,221	)	(707,935	)	(442,580	)	(425,605	)	(345,941	)	(401,304	)	(1,013,641	)	(616,866	)
Ending units		1,498,890		1,131,842		783,334		824,418		462,812		536,836		1,764,416		1,684,346

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	NVITIDModAg6					NVITIDModCon6				NVITMdCpGr3				NVITMyMkt2
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	152,025		99,584		142,714		52,404		(19,732	)	(19,499	)	6,751,753		7,569,492
Realized gain (loss) on investments		968,533		335,236		51,112		75,454		100,588		96,327		—		—
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(885,819	)	557,626		(67,922	)	72,335		8,346		25,059		—		—
Reinvested capital gains		304,939		99,664		146,065		53,758		—		—		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		539,678		1,092,110		271,969		253,951		89,202		101,887		6,751,753		7,569,492
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		754,212		1,091,436		1,098,509		602,533		14,092		11,848		101,683,262		179,029,123
Transfers between funds		5,450,993		3,137,800		6,439,476		(867,528	)	196,152		(18,661	)	(11,266,363	)	(134,082,575	)
Redemptions (note 3)		(3,176,810	)	(968,179	)	(738,711	)	(582,759	)	(129,044	)	(153,783	)	(60,221,166	)	(86,480,450	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		—		—		(294,420	)	(295,075	)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(69,898	)	(7,015	)	(4,842	)	(11,516	)	(647	)	(2,973	)	(639,096	)	(809,208	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		338		334		(322	)	126		(108	)	(296	)	5,722		4,001
Net equity transactions		2,958,835		3,254,376		6,794,110		(859,144	)	80,445		(163,865	)	29,267,939		(42,634,184	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		3,498,513		4,346,486		7,066,079		(605,193	)	169,647		(61,978	)	36,019,692		(35,064,692	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		11,793,869		7,447,383		3,599,791		4,204,984		1,306,345		1,368,323		208,399,106		243,463,798
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	15,292,382		11,793,869		10,665,870		3,599,791		1,475,992		1,306,345		244,418,798		208,399,106
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		899,550		641,708		309,482		386,892		100,288		113,885		20,692,057		24,895,689
Units purchased		1,054,134		553,216		703,445		257,769		25,831		18,464		344,587,709		336,952,135
Units redeemed		(837,925	)	(295,374	)	(132,091	)	(335,179	)	(20,567	)	(32,061	)	(341,632,435	)	(341,155,767	)
Ending units		1,115,759		899,550		880,836		309,482		105,552		100,288		23,647,331		20,692,057

(Continued)

14

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	NVITSmCapGr3					NVITSmCapVal3				NVITSmComp3				NVITNWFund3
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(8,848	)	(11,373	)	(4,724	)	(15,686	)	(57,216	)	(36,099	)	(6,180	)	(4,171	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		49,936		89,528		(8,679	)	13,726		(12,105	)	(46,498	)	85,314		130,649
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		10,562		(67,667	)	(226,285	)	94,232		(423,305	)	275,339		(124,822	)	25,607
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		144,176		112,635		562,257		63,281		99,253		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		51,650		10,488		(95,512	)	204,907		69,631		256,023		53,565		152,085
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		2,531		4,647		6,870		11,731		95,814		172,780		56,182		14,770
Transfers between funds		(48,608	)	(122,671	)	(252,950	)	(54,997	)	(1,455,999	)	2,126,780		(426,354	)	155,611
Redemptions (note 3)		(69,227	)	(58,397	)	(144,656	)	(130,782	)	(577,274	)	(268,186	)	(119,988	)	(142,790	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(951	)	(464	)	(1,661	)	(2,979	)	(26,741	)	(4,531	)	(824	)	(3,512	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(45	)	—		(12	)	143		(19	)	342		(1,829	)	(1,782	)
Net equity transactions		(116,300	)	(176,885	)	(392,409	)	(176,884	)	(1,964,219	)	2,027,185		(492,813	)	22,297
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(64,650	)	(166,397	)	(487,921	)	28,023		(1,894,588	)	2,283,208		(439,248	)	174,382
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		665,642		832,039		1,456,266		1,428,243		4,817,248		2,534,040		1,750,201		1,575,819
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	600,992		665,642		968,345		1,456,266		2,922,660		4,817,248		1,310,953		1,750,201
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		57,842		73,636		97,392		110,485		308,338		178,517		132,523		133,824
Units purchased		7,393		24,360		8,861		29,917		144,818		330,873		135,025		86,346
Units redeemed		(17,032	)	(40,154	)	(35,474	)	(43,010	)	(267,803	)	(201,052	)	(174,212	)	(87,647	)
Ending units		48,203		57,842		70,779		97,392		185,353		308,338		93,336		132,523

(Continued)

15

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyAbsRtStr					RyAmerigo			RyBank				RyBasicM
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006	2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	455,910		76,322		(28,164	)	—	21,532		96,662		(563,743	)	(128,285	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		663,361		32,775		550,867		—	(723,281	)	79,430		9,220,525		1,338,487
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,223,257	)	16,649		(479,620	)	—	(1,228,762	)	945,459		(2,466,021	)	1,260,488
Reinvested capital gains		213,127		255,688		374,730		—	—		—		3,042,777		351,948
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		109,141		381,434		417,813		—	(1,930,511	)	1,121,551		9,233,538		2,822,638
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		1,728,440		2,576,036		76,745		—	556,502		943,450		1,963,834		1,937,854
Transfers between funds		6,845,872		14,825,084		10,484,113		—	(8,788,899	)	5,829,944		7,023,555		11,707,690
Redemptions (note 3)		(3,640,878	)	(803,934	)	(574,182	)	—	(845,237	)	(1,062,840	)	(4,130,199	)	(1,963,963	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—	—		—		(3,749	)	(398	)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(44,546	)	(9,092	)	(11,452	)	—	(9,457	)	(13,516	)	(52,482	)	(26,017	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(238	)	(131	)	(17	)	—	(92	)	(34	)	3,021		2,501
Net equity transactions		4,888,650		16,587,963		9,975,207		—	(9,087,183	)	5,697,004		4,803,980		11,657,667
Net change in contract owners’ equity		4,997,791		16,969,397		10,393,020		—	(11,017,694	)	6,818,555		14,037,518		14,480,305
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		18,276,840		1,307,443		—		—	17,637,738		10,819,183		31,458,298		16,977,993
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	23,274,631		18,276,840		10,393,020		—	6,620,044		17,637,738		45,495,816		31,458,298
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,729,823		129,898		—		—	1,143,218		771,920		1,734,363		1,129,476
Units purchased		3,289,300		3,008,942		1,601,277		—	3,392,431		2,893,508		5,016,143		5,945,084
Units redeemed		(2,861,436	)	(1,409,017	)	(676,258	)	—	(3,943,322	)	(2,522,210	)	(4,855,507	)	(5,340,197	)
Ending units		2,157,687		1,729,823		925,019		—	592,327		1,143,218		1,894,999		1,734,363

(Continued)

16

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyBero				RyBioTech				RyClermont			RyCommStr
Investment activity:	2007			2006	2007		2006		2007		2006	2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(10,843	)	—	(94,540	)	(266,215	)	14,045		—	(303,955	)	(284,301	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		41,961		—	356,150		(293,916	)	45,024		—	1,304,983		(3,683,305	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(40,328	)	—	(53,005	)	(876,133	)	(307,113	)	—	3,891,307		(298,271	)
Reinvested capital gains		30,538		—	—		—		248,269		—	—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		21,328		—	208,605		(1,436,264	)	225		—	4,892,335		(4,265,877	)
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		180,032		—	543,691		1,821,972		9,836		—	1,385,548		1,559,585
Transfers between funds		2,762,349		—	1,586,450		(11,117,253	)	2,085,241		—	9,302,243		4,845,381
Redemptions (note 3)		(359,152	)	—	(529,386	)	(1,399,926	)	(174,109	)	—	(2,473,647	)	(3,060,320	)
Annuity benefits		—		—	(2,274	)	(196	)	—		—	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(8,506	)	—	(7,084	)	(22,052	)	(304	)	—	(29,309	)	(29,740	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(7	)	—	(218	)	428		4		—	463		(2,403	)
Net equity transactions		2,574,716		—	1,591,179		(10,717,027	)	1,920,668		—	8,185,298		3,312,503
Net change in contract owners’ equity		2,596,044		—	1,799,784		(12,153,291	)	1,920,893		—	13,077,633		(953,374	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		—		—	6,810,805		18,964,096		—		—	14,920,253		15,873,627
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	2,596,044		—	8,610,589		6,810,805		1,920,893		—	27,997,886		14,920,253
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		—		—	766,752		2,034,867		—		—	2,092,686		1,797,935
Units purchased		353,433		—	7,578,034		9,069,094		1,293,926		—	6,827,292		10,947,226
Units redeemed		(112,335	)	—	(7,402,397	)	(10,337,209	)	(1,110,790	)	—	(5,874,395	)	(10,652,475	)
Ending units		241,098		—	942,389		766,752		183,136		—	3,045,583		2,092,686

(Continued)

17

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyConsProd					RyDow2x				RyElec				RyEnergy
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	47,907		(123,211	)	(78,907	)	(65,013	)	(75,859	)	(189,183	)	(499,030	)	(552,369	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		1,936,448		1,371,414		297,152		2,894,007		(110,705	)	(2,918,437	)	(2,373,656	)	508,334
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(2,046,140	)	1,004,175		(886,302	)	(535,565	)	44,467		190,500		5,752,093		(6,036,182	)
Reinvested capital gains		1,529,741		179,956		1,493,065		1,764,636		—		—		4,529,348		7,664,993
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		1,467,956		2,432,334		825,008		4,058,065		(142,097	)	(2,917,120	)	7,408,755		1,584,776
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		683,910		865,801		1,056,270		970,849		164,974		1,073,086		1,752,600		3,454,766
Transfers between funds		1,399,936		9,058,511		(977,774	)	8,052,181		(174,203	)	(522,068	)	11,735,478		(7,480,492	)
Redemptions (note 3)		(1,789,301	)	(1,989,411	)	(1,441,165	)	(1,397,809	)	(517,162	)	(1,191,883	)	(3,039,177	)	(3,306,176	)
Annuity benefits		(2,556	)	(187	)	—		—		(522	)	(478	)	(34,219	)	(26,587	)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(21,837	)	(34,269	)	(15,635	)	(27,094	)	(6,967	)	(20,217	)	(39,966	)	(53,659	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		256		299		365		1,496		(221	)	(48	)	(4,153	)	4,618
Net equity transactions		270,408		7,900,744		(1,377,939	)	7,599,623		(534,101	)	(661,608	)	10,370,563		(7,407,530	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		1,738,364		10,333,078		(552,931	)	11,657,688		(676,198	)	(3,578,728	)	17,779,318		(5,822,754	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		21,149,922		10,816,844		17,058,249		5,400,561		2,295,339		5,874,067		31,270,051		37,092,805
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	22,888,286		21,149,922		16,505,318		17,058,249		1,619,141		2,295,339		49,049,369		31,270,051
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,420,963		846,312		1,299,147		528,954		241,200		623,214		1,497,573		1,965,737
Units purchased		3,460,912		4,474,242		12,902,270		16,026,042		8,614,894		9,101,227		6,412,879		7,675,931
Units redeemed		(3,470,144	)	(3,899,591	)	(13,022,892	)	(15,255,849	)	(8,678,664	)	(9,483,241	)	(6,123,432	)	(8,144,095	)
Ending units		1,411,731		1,420,963		1,178,525		1,299,147		177,430		241,200		1,787,020		1,497,573

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyEnSvc					RyEuroStr				RyFinSvc				RyGvtLgBd
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(512,506	)	(533,300	)	353,676		179,647		(126,232	)	(8,902	)	548,595		684,982
Realized gain (loss) on investments		5,169,968		2,065,767		2,547,999		3,587,593		(3,029,328	)	1,767,725		(105,943	)	(1,545,876	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		1,206,782		(4,270,075	)	(4,766,668	)	430,308		(3,221,435	)	463,519		647,559		(742,923	)
Reinvested capital gains		2,358,530		2,539,875		3,554,489		912,770		1,454,980		1,387,807		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		8,222,774		(197,733	)	1,689,496		5,110,318		(4,922,015	)	3,610,149		1,090,211		(1,603,817	)
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		2,464,077		4,596,379		1,420,038		888,937		1,036,711		1,606,921		878,887		2,010,726
Transfers between funds		16,889,257		(22,311,590	)	805,282		18,386,575		(15,589,016	)	7,840,649		(1,745,383	)	504,919
Redemptions (note 3)		(3,004,378	)	(2,363,325	)	(4,633,213	)	(3,392,178	)	(2,298,195	)	(2,365,540	)	(3,531,381	)	(8,080,696	)
Annuity benefits		(16,253	)	(14,223	)	(4,208	)	(3,314	)	(2,521	)	(217	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(38,394	)	(30,250	)	(66,539	)	(42,670	)	(32,933	)	(28,472	)	(48,827	)	(97,109	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		1,622		9,479		2,033		6,219		102		1,923		84		7,124
Net equity transactions		16,295,931		(20,113,530	)	(2,476,607	)	15,843,569		(16,885,852	)	7,055,264		(4,446,620	)	(5,655,036	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		24,518,705		(20,311,263	)	(787,111	)	20,953,887		(21,807,867	)	10,665,413		(3,356,409	)	(7,258,853	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		18,924,463		39,235,726		36,882,500		15,928,613		35,809,717		25,144,304		29,166,507		36,425,360
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	43,443,168		18,924,463		36,095,389		36,882,500		14,001,850		35,809,717		25,810,098		29,166,507
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		762,447		1,742,365		2,192,359		1,207,475		2,399,247		1,940,222		2,477,009		2,933,150
Units purchased		5,874,524		6,410,490		8,237,489		9,327,291		5,089,342		5,121,999		18,808,077		18,726,083
Units redeemed		(5,334,006	)	(7,390,408	)	(8,508,925	)	(8,342,407	)	(6,322,853	)	(4,662,974	)	(19,266,635	)	(19,182,224	)
Ending units		1,302,965		762,447		1,920,923		2,192,359		1,165,736		2,399,247		2,018,451		2,477,009

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyHealthC					RyHedgeEq				RyInternet				RyInDow2x
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(411,496	)	(384,548	)	142,649		34,333		(134,044	)	(94,469	)	94,467		31,623
Realized gain (loss) on investments		598,376		1,331,821		67,005		98,631		161,033		949,059		(1,118,750	)	(1,063,758	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(7,695	)	(1,313,078	)	(548,603	)	(81,417	)	(1,284,944	)	(358,284	)	227,861		(196,323	)
Reinvested capital gains		449,387		907,530		105,794		177,178		—		—		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		628,572		541,725		(233,155	)	228,725		(1,257,955	)	496,306		(796,422	)	(1,228,458	)
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		1,183,096		2,190,525		641,597		736,894		282,039		462,173		617,628		365,525
Transfers between funds		580,639		(5,681,191	)	365,246		6,215,481		17,829,392		(8,631,789	)	(1,729,608	)	2,708,631
Redemptions (note 3)		(2,218,257	)	(1,857,526	)	(1,652,276	)	(411,511	)	(803,948	)	(801,191	)	(491,146	)	(449,705	)
Annuity benefits		(13,179	)	(9,653	)	—		—		(4,014	)	(1,645	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(27,338	)	(24,977	)	(17,986	)	(5,175	)	(9,222	)	(8,084	)	(3,045	)	(17,564	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(2,320	)	(1,509	)	(219	)	(26	)	258		358		(271	)	(381	)
Net equity transactions		(497,359	)	(5,384,331	)	(663,638	)	6,535,663		17,294,505		(8,980,178	)	(1,606,442	)	2,606,506
Net change in contract owners’ equity		131,213		(4,842,606	)	(896,793	)	6,764,388		16,036,550		(8,483,872	)	(2,402,864	)	1,378,048
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		23,682,565		28,525,171		8,121,721		1,357,333		4,742,512		13,226,384		4,624,437		3,246,389
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	23,813,778		23,682,565		7,224,928		8,121,721		20,779,062		4,742,512		2,221,573		4,624,437
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		2,061,198		2,579,881		756,277		134,664		309,872		945,879		681,290		369,228
Units purchased		6,080,717		7,277,596		2,088,808		2,381,914		4,134,906		2,225,221		23,136,276		8,419,376
Units redeemed		(6,154,556	)	(7,796,279	)	(2,181,342	)	(1,760,301	)	(3,178,013	)	(2,861,228	)	(23,451,858	)	(8,107,314	)
Ending units		1,987,359		2,061,198		663,743		756,277		1,266,765		309,872		365,708		681,290

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyInGovLB					RyInMidCap				RyInOTC				RyInRus2000
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	106,400		55,151		25,984		32,178		253,309		346,049		79,683		93,086
Realized gain (loss) on investments		(1,223,260	)	571,777		112,249		(369,203	)	(2,251,570	)	(125,033	)	281,709		(1,473,774	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(56,813	)	127,194		17,712		11,934		4,983		(25,210	)	80,552		(73,073	)
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(1,173,673	)	754,122		155,945		(325,091	)	(1,993,278	)	195,806		441,944		(1,453,761	)
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		279,920		450,163		16,499		239,326		100,432		556,551		96,222		576,784
Transfers between funds		(137,632	)	(1,288,710	)	(2,422,220	)	2,331,594		(4,261,610	)	7,196,394		(2,049,239	)	4,124,653
Redemptions (note 3)		(721,502	)	(1,311,635	)	(218,085	)	(803,713	)	(1,175,009	)	(2,721,858	)	(603,540	)	(1,254,845	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		(6,839	)	(8,023	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(9,513	)	(33,647	)	(486	)	(6,736	)	(11,375	)	(33,172	)	(4,416	)	(19,713	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(635	)	(695	)	(21	)	(188	)	447		(220	)	(70	)	(429	)
Net equity transactions		(589,362	)	(2,184,524	)	(2,624,313	)	1,760,283		(5,353,954	)	4,989,672		(2,561,043	)	3,426,450
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(1,763,035	)	(1,430,402	)	(2,468,368	)	1,435,192		(7,347,232	)	5,185,478		(2,119,099	)	1,972,689
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		8,028,340		9,458,742		3,370,439		1,935,247		11,990,169		6,804,691		5,653,817		3,681,128
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	6,265,305		8,028,340		902,071		3,370,439		4,642,937		11,990,169		3,534,718		5,653,817
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		928,746		1,169,228		449,003		244,801		2,522,905		1,394,598		801,628		453,503
Units purchased		11,910,823		6,526,230		14,031,900		8,201,336		158,108,534		100,297,607		25,932,599		19,357,058
Units redeemed		(12,069,372	)	(6,766,712	)	(14,356,399	)	(7,997,134	)	(159,511,321	)	(99,169,300	)	(26,251,767	)	(19,008,933	)
Ending units		770,197		928,746		124,504		449,003		1,120,118		2,522,905		482,460		801,628

(Continued)

21

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyInSP500					RyJapanStr				RyLgCapGr				RyLgCapVal
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	116,684		479,888		495,626		170,564		(159,387	)	(94,506	)	(51,547	)	(96,263	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		(1,298,232	)	(1,858,748	)	(2,704,003	)	1,079,738		(455,749	)	37,951		(437,869	)	2,348,996
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		424,945		(556,717	)	560,401		(3,595,040	)	136,952		130,341		(1,160,439	)	(25,221	)
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		—		2,274,540		336,847		140,156		1,734,181		579,213
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(756,603	)	(1,935,577	)	(1,647,976	)	(70,198	)	(141,337	)	213,942		84,326		2,806,725
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		177,014		514,683		645,072		1,764,636		726,256		233,366		479,979		998,663
Transfers between funds		(250,013	)	3,051,034		(4,385,184	)	(10,556,206	)	9,874,023		(490,676	)	(32,040,870	)	28,801,239
Redemptions (note 3)		(1,827,157	)	(1,670,285	)	(1,502,928	)	(3,094,721	)	(1,289,598	)	(722,481	)	(2,380,204	)	(3,077,788	)
Annuity benefits		(7,091	)	(8,395	)	(1,700	)	(1,611	)	—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(26,979	)	(30,564	)	(16,737	)	(31,960	)	(21,262	)	(9,338	)	(36,403	)	(32,087	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(1,855	)	(1,046	)	(149	)	3,759		(48	)	10		254		914
Net equity transactions		(1,936,081	)	1,855,427		(5,261,626	)	(11,916,103	)	9,289,371		(989,119	)	(33,977,244	)	26,690,941
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(2,692,684	)	(80,150	)	(6,909,602	)	(11,986,301	)	9,148,034		(775,177	)	(33,892,918	)	29,497,666
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		8,763,069		8,843,219		15,328,308		27,314,609		10,397,766		11,172,943		41,102,720		11,605,054
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	6,070,385		8,763,069		8,418,706		15,328,308		19,545,800		10,397,766		7,209,802		41,102,720
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,349,133		1,247,352		1,190,504		2,199,730		967,675		1,081,956		3,100,903		1,013,947
Units purchased		49,936,506		40,378,172		9,145,340		14,481,267		11,666,027		8,555,894		11,806,681		15,308,969
Units redeemed		(50,343,800	)	(40,276,391	)	(9,583,931	)	(15,490,493	)	(10,875,785	)	(8,670,175	)	(14,325,587	)	(13,222,013	)
Ending units		941,839		1,349,133		751,913		1,190,504		1,757,917		967,675		581,997		3,100,903

(Continued)

22

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyLeisure					RyMidCapStr				RyMidCapGr				RyMidCapVal
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(306,012	)	(221,690	)	(53,589	)	(275,220	)	(172,610	)	(102,135	)	(74,574	)	(11,194	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		1,341,464		152,612		(3,042,421	)	(1,027,734	)	(654,852	)	260,090		406,501		(978,171	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(3,710,456	)	2,152,760		197,649		(1,832,339	)	(28,970	)	(152,008	)	(591,042	)	1,693,722
Reinvested capital gains		2,203,037		792,740		1,696,077		4,093,047		1,213,675		404,422		5,300		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(471,967	)	2,876,422		(1,202,284	)	957,754		357,243		410,369		(253,815	)	704,357
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		420,644		835,657		741,091		1,269,167		393,269		394,881		418,374		930,397
Transfers between funds		(9,660,248	)	11,794,616		(1,113,443	)	(15,555,723	)	3,957,739		(20,121,554	)	(3,715,187	)	4,518,113
Redemptions (note 3)		(1,874,326	)	(1,566,278	)	(2,023,330	)	(2,166,825	)	(1,476,169	)	(793,872	)	(1,807,338	)	(908,964	)
Annuity benefits		(3,042	)	(232	)	(4,023	)	(3,400	)	—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(24,036	)	(17,593	)	(21,072	)	(24,206	)	(20,123	)	(6,446	)	(27,357	)	(12,144	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		373		603		94		1,683		(175	)	314		312		661
Net equity transactions		(11,140,635	)	11,046,773		(2,420,683	)	(16,479,304	)	2,854,541		(20,526,677	)	(5,131,196	)	4,528,063
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(11,612,602	)	13,923,195		(3,622,967	)	(15,521,550	)	3,211,784		(20,116,308	)	(5,385,011	)	5,232,420
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		24,080,780		10,157,585		18,644,021		34,165,571		5,600,019		25,716,327		10,532,616		5,300,196
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	12,468,178		24,080,780		15,021,054		18,644,021		8,811,803		5,600,019		5,147,605		10,532,616
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,336,727		688,928		915,949		1,832,079		465,988		2,175,794		751,110		434,593
Units purchased		2,233,625		2,857,635		12,063,469		12,161,344		8,250,297		5,570,812		5,356,349		3,409,011
Units redeemed		(2,845,509	)	(2,209,836	)	(12,257,966	)	(13,077,474	)	(8,031,264	)	(7,280,618	)	(5,717,507	)	(3,092,494	)
Ending units		724,843		1,336,727		721,452		915,949		685,021		465,988		389,952		751,110

(Continued)

23

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyMCpCoreEq					RyNova				RyOTC2x				RyOTC
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(73,585	)	(37,747	)	(158,149	)	(39,440	)	(183,630	)	(194,938	)	(183,180	)	(198,740	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		346,491		248,767		4,803,354		6,329,126		116,471		958,544		1,451,392		559,271
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(977,479	)	168,096		(3,377,608	)	1,749,946		(263,365	)	842,853		102,923		175,903
Reinvested capital gains		444,744		4,027		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(259,829	)	383,143		1,267,597		8,039,632		(330,524	)	1,606,459		1,371,135		536,434
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		527,720		841,768		1,578,571		1,438,000		918,819		1,076,269		424,439		644,306
Transfers between funds		285,255		3,653,717		(8,511,619	)	(12,971,616	)	16,791,306		(5,783,302	)	3,045,825		(4,557,644	)
Redemptions (note 3)		(674,682	)	(187,347	)	(5,058,636	)	(3,754,632	)	(1,673,176	)	(1,476,337	)	(2,926,855	)	(1,376,139	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(9,940	)	(2,468	)	(99,390	)	(41,740	)	(13,317	)	(37,079	)	(45,758	)	(12,863	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(116	)	(103	)	252		2,589		(171	)	(233	)	(31	)	809
Net equity transactions		128,237		4,305,567		(12,090,822	)	(15,327,399	)	16,023,461		(6,220,682	)	497,620		(5,301,531	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(131,592	)	4,688,710		(10,823,225	)	(7,287,767	)	15,692,937		(4,614,223	)	1,868,755		(4,765,097	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		5,045,584		356,874		54,628,828		61,916,595		11,969,599		16,583,822		10,952,350		15,717,447
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	4,913,992		5,045,584		43,805,603		54,628,828		27,662,536		11,969,599		12,821,105		10,952,350
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		448,474		35,674		4,124,172		5,496,441		1,191,682		1,702,841		841,434		1,260,934
Units purchased		1,030,828		1,100,630		12,481,427		15,294,400		52,652,716		51,888,875		19,183,111		24,153,761
Units redeemed		(1,010,407	)	(687,830	)	(13,274,221	)	(16,666,669	)	(51,668,959	)	(52,400,034	)	(19,181,644	)	(24,573,261	)
Ending units		468,895		448,474		3,331,378		4,124,172		2,175,439		1,191,682		842,901		841,434

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyPrecMet					RyRealEst				RyRetail				RyRuss2000
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(378,770	)	(484,658	)	(1,273	)	217,840		(203,210	)	(204,218	)	(9,721	)	(314,802	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		5,306,756		6,339,096		(3,059,239	)	6,293,148		(1,297,422	)	873,918		(1,400,461	)	3,025,469
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,447,718	)	(2,179,259	)	(4,501,706	)	(305,308	)	(149,362	)	55,463		(886,502	)	335,502
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		2,637,630		1,359,148		1,364,303		456,107		838,092		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		3,480,268		3,675,179		(4,924,588	)	7,564,828		(285,691	)	1,181,270		(1,458,592	)	3,046,169
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		1,523,795		3,974,379		1,277,576		2,037,415		291,546		781,448		880,630		1,292,562
Transfers between funds		9,595,352		(12,775,071	)	(14,238,150	)	25,228,859		(14,162,565	)	5,479,345		(7,869,289	)	16,846,265
Redemptions (note 3)		(1,886,704	)	(2,129,121	)	(7,988,672	)	(3,487,570	)	(1,006,178	)	(1,395,833	)	(20,808,184	)	(1,725,712	)
Annuity benefits		(13,206	)	(12,198	)	(6,275	)	(3,192	)	(2,264	)	(190	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(23,632	)	(29,641	)	(44,373	)	(33,320	)	(12,330	)	(14,009	)	(13,425	)	(20,564	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(2,871	)	5,840		963		3,397		59		55		(1,523	)	838
Net equity transactions		9,192,734		(10,965,812	)	(20,998,931	)	23,745,589		(14,891,732	)	4,850,816		(27,811,791	)	16,393,389
Net change in contract owners’ equity		12,673,002		(7,290,633	)	(25,923,519	)	31,310,417		(15,177,423	)	6,032,086		(29,270,383	)	19,439,558
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		27,166,887		34,457,520		47,841,483		16,531,066		17,405,809		11,373,723		42,215,315		22,775,757
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	39,839,889		27,166,887		21,917,964		47,841,483		2,228,386		17,405,809		12,944,932		42,215,315
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,192,909		1,824,984		2,113,674		941,969		1,189,006		842,111		2,130,166		1,371,869
Units purchased		8,910,279		9,014,613		5,848,797		17,469,139		1,913,307		2,942,257		14,895,331		23,697,967
Units redeemed		(8,609,517	)	(9,646,688	)	(6,741,979	)	(16,297,434	)	(2,927,070	)	(2,595,362	)	(16,311,595	)	(22,939,670	)
Ending units		1,493,671		1,192,909		1,220,492		2,113,674		175,243		1,189,006		713,902		2,130,166

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyDySP500					RySectRot				RySmCapGr				RySmCapVal
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(64,290	)	(44,614	)	(431,398	)	(342,020	)	(88,915	)	(72,903	)	(84,514	)	(93,159	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		783,332		2,677,425		1,769,494		1,419,044		(713,084	)	(496,066	)	(1,524,863	)	629,055
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(1,163,766	)	4,201		139,015		(1,561,378	)	(332,340	)	177,663		(243,980	)	(115,134	)
Reinvested capital gains		1,532,182		578,888		2,668,812		1,433,242		603,952		191,510		732,553		532,504
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		1,087,458		3,215,900		4,145,923		948,888		(530,387	)	(199,796	)	(1,120,804	)	953,266
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		645,762		1,301,497		3,581,756		5,726,413		127,784		389,482		150,104		678,919
Transfers between funds		(4,540,047	)	4,441,205		2,107,823		5,739,589		(208,954	)	(1,346,773	)	(8,067,487	)	4,175,404
Redemptions (note 3)		(1,174,120	)	(1,048,928	)	(2,775,034	)	(1,886,867	)	(801,392	)	(595,158	)	(781,565	)	(1,591,853	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(11,859	)	(16,709	)	(24,881	)	(29,946	)	(9,938	)	(12,262	)	(11,056	)	(23,906	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		232		1,840		477		2,584		(72	)	91		100		589
Net equity transactions		(5,080,032	)	4,678,905		2,890,141		9,551,773		(892,572	)	(1,564,620	)	(8,709,904	)	3,239,153
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(3,992,574	)	7,894,805		7,036,064		10,500,661		(1,422,959	)	(1,764,416	)	(9,830,708	)	4,192,419
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		19,561,762		11,666,957		29,607,719		19,107,058		6,242,443		8,006,859		13,008,771		8,816,352
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	15,569,188		19,561,762		36,643,783		29,607,719		4,819,484		6,242,443		3,178,063		13,008,771
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		1,441,771		1,050,169		2,251,981		1,587,662		488,949		666,066		926,833		737,733
Units purchased		12,770,490		14,853,046		2,839,453		4,073,510		4,874,339		6,994,167		2,202,517		7,475,471
Units redeemed		(13,054,027	)	(14,461,444	)	(2,788,775	)	(3,409,191	)	(4,979,819	)	(7,171,284	)	(2,840,936	)	(7,286,371	)
Ending units		1,158,234		1,441,771		2,302,659		2,251,981		383,469		488,949		288,414		926,833

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyStrDolStr					RyTech				RyTele				RyTrans
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006		2007		2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(14,071	)	(7,218	)	(307,513	)	(193,940	)	(383,379	)	(56,378	)	(256,048	)	(415,124	)
Realized gain (loss) on investments		(126,965	)	(102,102	)	1,808,804		46,897		3,052,357		1,549,894		(433,494	)	1,188,085
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(8,541	)	416		(264,542	)	319,624		(1,623,009	)	398,049		(2,261,675	)	(1,366,021	)
Reinvested capital gains		—		—		—		—		—		211,123		2,756,680		—
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		(149,577	)	(108,904	)	1,236,749		172,581		1,045,969		2,102,688		(194,537	)	(593,060	)
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		11,195		95,146		1,291,533		1,260,754		1,106,881		1,029,245		560,553		2,349,241
Transfers between funds		992,549		108,135		5,472,820		1,641,898		2,747,728		4,045,927		(11,161,361	)	(2,244,280	)
Redemptions (note 3)		(61,219	)	(92,671	)	(1,757,769	)	(1,040,086	)	(2,680,993	)	(1,731,769	)	(1,432,402	)	(2,018,071	)
Annuity benefits		—		—		—		—		(3,043	)	(430	)	(5,514	)	(3,109	)
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(367	)	(2,165	)	(25,737	)	(14,387	)	(39,054	)	(24,877	)	(19,062	)	(31,941	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		(37	)	(10,109	)	(232	)	77		485		1,233		378		2,595
Net equity transactions		942,121		98,336		4,980,615		1,848,256		1,132,004		3,319,329		(12,057,408	)	(1,945,565	)
Net change in contract owners’ equity		792,544		(10,568	)	6,217,364		2,020,837		2,177,973		5,422,017		(12,251,945	)	(2,538,625	)
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		207,608		218,176		13,549,456		11,528,619		18,881,031		13,459,014		18,377,955		20,916,580
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	1,000,152		207,608		19,766,820		13,549,456		21,059,004		18,881,031		6,126,010		18,377,955
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		22,945		21,223		1,010,681		900,201		1,823,489		1,531,964		1,086,893		1,307,594
Units purchased		2,591,236		1,350,147		5,552,302		4,601,657		8,122,352		7,002,948		3,136,611		4,836,232
Units redeemed		(2,488,207	)	(1,348,425	)	(5,202,648	)	(4,491,177	)	(8,060,130	)	(6,711,423	)	(3,820,273	)	(5,056,933	)
Ending units		125,974		22,945		1,360,335		1,010,681		1,885,711		1,823,489		403,231		1,086,893

(Continued)

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT–4

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

	RyUtil					RyWeakDol
Investment activity:	2007			2006		2007		2006
Net investment income (loss)	$	(28,688	)	378,885		771,836		112,795
Realized gain (loss) on investments		5,062,963		1,679,076		301,149		43,290
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(5,052,046	)	2,277,023		(483,060	)	979
Reinvested capital gains		3,438,292		336,532		—		2,434
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations		3,420,521		4,671,516		589,925		159,498
Equity transactions:
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 3)		2,361,775		2,015,988		368,548		476,473
Transfers between funds		(4,706,290	)	12,856,386		(817,417	)	3,691,808
Redemptions (note 3)		(3,329,581	)	(2,362,234	)	(351,747	)	(216,643	)
Annuity benefits		(3,124	)	(228	)	—		—
Contingent deferred sales charges (note 2)		(41,583	)	(25,310	)	(7,730	)	(4,257	)
Adjustments to maintain reserves		788		1,407		(97	)	(43	)
Net equity transactions		(5,718,015	)	12,486,009		(808,443	)	3,947,338
Net change in contract owners’ equity		(2,297,494	)	17,157,525		(218,518	)	4,106,836
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period		36,129,595		18,972,070		4,563,472		456,636
Contract owners’ equity end of period	$	33,832,101		36,129,595		4,344,954		4,563,472
CHANGES IN UNITS:
Beginning units		3,166,003		1,986,172		408,120		47,007
Units purchased		10,217,020		8,702,553		2,427,827		2,459,834
Units redeemed		(10,711,944	)	(7,522,722	)	(2,502,633	)	(2,098,721	)
Ending units		2,671,079		3,166,003		333,314		408,120

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

(1) Background and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Organization and Nature of Operations

Nationwide Variable Account-4 (the Account) was established pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company (the Company) on October 7, 1987, and commenced operations on July 10, 1989. The Account is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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 the brokerage community.

(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.

Contract owners in either the accumulation or the payout phase may invest in the following:

Portfolios of the American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. (American Century VP);

American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class III (ACVPIncGr3)

American Century VP – Ultra^® Fund – Class III (ACVPUltra3)

American Century VP – Value Fund – Class III (ACVPVal3)

Portfolio of the Federated Insurance Series (Federated IS);

Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares (FedQualBd)*

Portfolios of the Fidelity^® Variable Insurance Products Fund (Fidelity^® VIP);

Fidelity^® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPEIS2R)

Fidelity^® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPGrS2R)

Portfolio of the Fidelity^® Variable Insurance Products Fund II (Fidelity^® VIP II);

Fidelity^® VIP II – Contrafund^® Portfolio – Service Class 2 R (FidVIPConS2R)

Portfolios of the Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust (Legg Mason Partners VET);

Legg Mason Partners VET – Fundamental Value Portfolio – Class I (LMVEFundVal)*

Legg Mason Partners VET – International All Cap Opportunity Portfolio (LMVEIntAllCap)

Legg Mason Partners VET – Investors Portfolio – Class I (LMVEInvest)

Portfolio of the Legg Mason Partners Variable Income Trust (Legg Mason Partners VIT);

Legg Mason Partners VIT – Money Market Portfolio (LMVIMMrk)

Portfolio of the Legg Mason Partners Variable Portfolios (Legg Mason Partners VP);

Legg Mason Partners VP III, Inc. – Large Cap Value Portfolio (LMVPLrgCap)*

Portfolios of the Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (Nationwide VIT) (formerly Gartmore GVIT);

Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III (NVITFHiInc3)

Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class III (NVITGvtBd3)

Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class VI (NVITIDAgg6)

Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class VI (NVITIDCon6)

Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class VI (NVITIDMod6)

Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class VI (NVITIDModAg6)

Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class VI (NVITIDModCon6)

Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class III (NVITMdCpGr3)

Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class II (NVITMyMkt2)

Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class III

(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund – Class III) (NVITSmCapGr3)

(Continued)

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Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class III

(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Value Fund – Class III) (NVITSmCapVal3)

Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class III

(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Company Fund – Class III) (NVITSmComp3)

Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class III (NVITNWFund3)

Portfolios of the Rydex Variable Trust;

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Absolute Return Strategies Fund (RyAbsRtStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Amerigo Fund (RyAmerigo)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Banking Fund (RyBank)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Basic Materials Fund (RyBasicM)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Berolina Fund (RyBero)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Biotechnology Fund (RyBioTech)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Clermont Fund (RyClermont)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Commodities Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Commodities Fund) (RyCommStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Consumer Products Fund (RyConsProd)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dow 2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dynamic Dow Fund) (RyDow2x)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Electronics Fund (RyElec)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Fund (RyEnergy)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Services Fund (RyEnSvc)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Europe Advantage Fund) (RyEuroStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Financial Services Fund (RyFinSvc)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Government Long Bond Advantage Fund) (RyGvtLgBd)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Health Care Fund (RyHealthC)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Hedged Equity Fund (RyHedgeEq)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Internet Fund (RyInternet)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Dow 2x Strategy Fund (RyInDow2x)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Government Long Bond Fund) (RyInGovLB)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Mid Cap Fund) (RyInMidCap)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse OTC Strategy Fund (RyInOTC)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Russell 2000^® Strategy Fund (RyInRus2000)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse S&P 500 Fund) (RyInSP500)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Japan 1.25x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Japan Advantage Fund) (RyJapanStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Growth Fund (RyLgCapGr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Value Fund (RyLgCapVal)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Leisure Fund (RyLeisure)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid Cap Advantage Fund) (RyMidCapStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Growth Fund (RyMidCapGr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Value Fund (RyMidCapVal)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund (RyMCpCoreEq)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Nova Fund (RyNova)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC 2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dynamic OTC Fund) (RyOTC2x)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC Fund (RyOTC)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Precious Metals Fund (RyPrecMet)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Real Estate Fund (RyRealEst)

(Continued)

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Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Retailing Fund (RyRetail)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Russell 2000^® 1.5x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Russell 2000^® Advantage Fund) (RyRuss2000)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – S&P 500 2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dynamic S&P 500 Fund) (RyDySP500)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Sector Rotation Fund (RySectRot)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Growth Fund (RySmCapGr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Value Fund (RySmCapVal)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dynamic Strengthening Dollar Fund) (RyStrDolStr)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Technology Fund (RyTech)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Telecommunications Fund (RyTele)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Transportation Fund (RyTrans)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Utilities Fund (RyUtil)

Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

(formerly Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dynamic Weakening Dollar Fund) (RyWeakDol)

*At December 31, 2007, contract owners were not invested in this fund.

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.

A contract owner may choose from among a number of different underlying mutual fund options. The underlying mutual fund options are not available to the general public directly. The underlying mutual funds are available as investment options in variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance companies or, in some cases, through participation in certain qualified pension or retirement plans.

Some of the underlying mutual funds have been established by investment advisers which manage publicly traded mutual funds having similar names and investment objectives. While some of the underlying mutual funds may be similar to, and may in fact be modeled after, publicly traded mutual funds, the underlying mutual funds are not otherwise directly related to any publicly traded mutual fund. Consequently, the investment performance of publicly traded mutual funds and any corresponding underlying mutual funds may differ substantially.

(c) Security Valuation, Transactions and Related Investment Income

Investments in underlying mutual funds are valued based on the closing net asset value per share at December 31, 2007 of such funds, which value their investment securities at fair value. The cost of investments sold is determined on a First in – First out basis. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividends (which include capital gain distributions) are accrued as of the ex-dividend date and are reinvested in the underlying mutual funds.

(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 U.S. 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.

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(f) Calculation of Annuity Reserves

Annuity reserves are computed for contracts in the variable payout stage according to industry standard mortality tables. The assumed investment return is 3.5% unless the annuitant elects otherwise, in which case the rate may vary from 3.5% to 7%, as regulated by the laws of the respective states. The mortality risk is fully borne by the Company and may result in additional amounts being transferred into the Account by the Company to cover greater longevity of annuitants than expected. Conversely, if reserves exceed amounts required, transfers may be made to the Company.

(g) New Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and requires new disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 also provides guidance regarding the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. For assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition, the reporting entity shall disclose information that enables financial statement users to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt SFAS 157 effective January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

(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 owners’ contract value a contingent deferred sales charge not to exceed 7% of purchase payments surrendered. This charge declines 1% per year. After the purchase payment has been held in the contract for 7 years, the charge is 0%. No sales charges are deducted on redemptions used to purchase units in the fixed investment options of the Company.

The Company deducts a mortality and expense risk charge assessed through the daily unit value calculation. The Option table on the following page illustrates the annual rate for all contract level charges by product, as well as the maximum variable account charge per product. The table also summarizes the contract level options available to contract holders. The options are described in more detail in the applicable product prospectus.

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Nationwide Variable Account-4 Options	Smith Barney		Market Flex Annuity		Market Flex II Annuity		Market Flex Advisor Annuity
Variable Account Charges – Recurring	1.30	%	1.15	%	1.25	%	0.45	%
CDSC Option:
Four Year CDSC	—		—		0.35	%	—
No CDSC	—		0.20	%	0.40	%	—
Death Benefit Options:
Highest Anniversary Death Benefit	—		0.20	%	0.30	%	—
If death before annuitization, benefit will be greatest of (i) contract value, (ii) purchase payments less surrenders or (iii) highest contract value prior to contract age specifications less surrenders.
Highest Anniversary or 5% Enhanced Death Benefit	—		0.25	%	—		—
If death before annuitization, benefit will be greatest of (i) contract value, (ii) purchase payments less surrenders or (iii) highest contract value prior to contract age specifications less surrenders, or (iv) the 5% interest anniversary value.
Return of Premium Enhanced Death Benefit Option	—		—		0.20	%	0.20	%
If death before annuitization, benefit will be greatest of (i) contract value, (ii) purchase payments less surrenders.
Extra Value Option (EV):
Fee assessed to assets of the variable account during the first seven contract years in exchange for an application of Extra Value Credit based on purchase payments made during the first 12 months that contract is in force.
3% Extra Value Credit Option	—		0.45	%	0.40	%	0.40	%
4% Extra Value Credit Option	—		—		0.55	%	0.55	%
iFLEX	—		—		0.60	%	—
Withdrawal benefit providing contract owner a choice as to the form the benefit will take.
Note: May not be elected if the No CDSC option is elected.
Asset Allocation Service Charge Option:
Asset Allocation Service Charge Option	—		0.35	%	—		—
Allows contract owner to utilize services of an independent third party to provide allocation and reallocation instruction.
Dynamic Advantage Program Option	—		0.35	%	0.35	%	0.35	%
Allows contract owner to utilize allocation services provided by Rydex Advisory Services, LLC.
Maximum Variable Account Charges(1):	1.30	%	2.40	%	3.40	%	1.55	%

⁽¹⁾   When maximum options are elected. The contract charges indicated in bold, when summarized, represent the Maximum Variable Account Charges if all optional benefits available under the contract are elected including the most expensive of the mutually exclusive optional benefits.  

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The following table provides mortality and expense risk charges by asset fee rates for the period ended December 31, 2007.

	Total		ACVPIncGr3	ACVPUltra3	ACVPVal3	FidVIPEIS2R	FidVIPGrS2R	FidVIPConS2R	LMVEIntAllCap
0.45%	$	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.15%		2,596,334	25,851	6,771	41,020	66,898	35,936	81,837	—
1.20%		132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.25%		72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.30%		56,579	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,101
1.35%		4,757,288	38,018	4,862	51,552	61,965	42,794	99,663	—
1.40%		974,076	8,902	1,034	17,324	16,260	8,793	32,956	—
1.50%		1,130,010	1	1	—	5	—	7	—
1.55%		1,236,321	7,838	754	10,952	10,939	10,219	26,489	—
1.60%		1,650,028	14,637	6,228	49,500	21,610	18,952	89,069	—
1.65%		3,098	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.70%		1,741,046	3	2	2	—	7	3	—
1.75%		539,972	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.80%		1,400,018	10,433	3,135	16,530	19,246	16,925	35,221	—
1.85%		560,966	10,440	262	17,423	16,091	6,597	36,467	—
1.90%		601,336	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.95%		544,480	6	—	7	7	—	8	—
2.00%		193,413	1,748	107	3,665	3,275	3,625	4,878	—
2.05%		221,561	4,777	640	5,435	4,529	4,711	7,185	—
2.10%		349	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.15%		332,845	—	—	9	13	40	—	—
2.20%		177,235	—	—	—	—	82	165	—
2.25%		226	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.30%		162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.35%		90,639	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.40%		42,904	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals	$	18,851,136	122,654	23,796	213,419	220,838	148,681	413,948	1,101
	LMVEInvest		LMVIMMrk	LMVPLrgCap	NVITFHiInc3	NVITGvtBd3	NVITIDAgg6	NVITIDCon6	NVITIDMod6
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.15%		—	—	—	15,065	44,336	26,715	10,580	32,069
1.20%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.25%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.30%		35,816	1,515	18,147	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		—	—	—	40,571	69,260	18,707	17,037	86,878
1.40%		—	—	—	4,006	11,489	3,470	2,148	51,509
1.50%		—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
1.55%		—	—	—	17,961	17,048	12,179	5,008	21,454
1.60%		—	—	—	15,438	61,550	30,610	13,270	89,057
1.65%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.70%		—	—	—	2	1	2	—	17
1.75%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,179
1.80%		—	—	—	15,337	23,431	31,189	15,164	21,766
1.85%		—	—	—	4,864	6,936	12,343	5,356	18,290
1.90%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1.95%		—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
2.00%		—	—	—	7,406	2,503	105	146	1,252
2.05%		—	—	—	857	2,243	52,523	2,659	4,832
2.10%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.15%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.20%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.25%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.35%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.40%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals	$	35,816	1,515	18,147	121,507	238,797	187,846	71,368	328,310
	NVITIDModAg6		NVITIDModCon6	NVITMdCpGr3	NVITMyMkt2	NVITSmCapGr3	_NVITSmCapVal3	NVITSmComp3	NVITNWFund3
0.45%	$	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—
0.80%		—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
1.15%		43,591	9,785	2,239	689,075	1,672	2,645	10,858	6,839
1.20%		—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—

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Continued	NVITIDModAg6		NVITIDModCon6	NVITMdCpGr3	NVITMyMkt2	NVITSmCapGr3	NVITSmCapVal3	NVITSmComp3	NVITNWFund3
1.25%		—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		55,523	20,395	9,282	1,164,146	3,897	4,903	17,406	5,085
1.40%		16,542	22,556	2,846	213,879	1,518	2,390	4,554	2,271
1.50%		1	—	—	56,190	—	—	1	1
1.55%		18,083	5,062	1,036	396,273	11	675	2,254	384
1.60%		29,096	22,925	2,096	373,183	781	2,117	5,374	442
1.65%		—	—	—	1,349	—	—	—	—
1.70%		1	—	—	69,506	—	—	—	—
1.75%		—	—	—	25,675	—	—	—	—
1.80%		27,809	14,813	501	318,718	527	769	11,502	1,701
1.85%		20,506	6,418	1,419	118,430	418	4,305	5,978	6,456
1.90%		4	—	—	23,333	—	—	—	—
1.95%		—	5	—	18,005	—	—	—	—
2.00%		1,788	145	—	44,271	—	487	86	120
2.05%		10,792	2,446	313	41,080	24	392	37	—
2.10%		—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
2.15%		10	—	—	14,401	—	—	15	—
2.20%		—	—	—	6,744	—	—	—	—
2.25%		—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—
2.30%		—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—
2.35%		—	—	—	7,883	—	—	—	—
2.40%		—	—	—	1,248	—	—	—	—
Totals	$	223,746	104,550	19,732	3,583,530	8,848	18,683	58,065	23,299
	RyAbsRtStr		RyAmerigo	RyBank	RyBasicM	RyBero	RyBioTech	RyClermont	RyCommStr
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		3	3	—	—	1	—	—	2
1.15%		28,959	14,962	5,523	82,704	1,106	11,280	5,491	15,150
1.20%		—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—
1.25%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		25,901	22,483	32,994	123,011	3,224	36,926	5,521	25,106
1.40%		5,586	3,779	7,204	26,097	3,648	4,586	4,592	2,704
1.50%		59,434	197	15,471	56,057	45	5	36	59,389
1.55%		7,845	7,887	4,821	25,760	898	6,271	2,211	5,840
1.60%		13,288	5,388	4,021	20,631	94	4,306	2,091	5,613
1.65%		435	—	5	8	—	—	—	—
1.70%		113,697	5,082	27,204	91,985	567	1	693	99,028
1.75%		8,761	193	9,603	36,962	117	—	46	10,937
1.80%		13,162	3,941	7,300	25,931	663	12,249	229	4,717
1.85%		778	700	911	14,969	328	16,376	66	2,014
1.90%		45,504	2	9,055	31,150	—	—	—	30,767
1.95%		26,834	143	10,618	35,789	—	133	—	20,495
2.00%		4,927	345	308	4,922	49	1,436	—	485
2.05%		120	7	7	3,991	6	819	—	41
2.10%		—	—	5	14	—	—	—	6
2.15%		8,560	—	6,141	20,313	—	17	—	14,029
2.20%		625	—	3,492	12,973	—	135	—	1,307
2.25%		—	38	—	—	47	—	54	—
2.30%		14	17	—	—	21	—	25	3
2.35%		5,378	—	682	2,236	—	—	—	6,301
2.40%		—	29	1,205	3,966	29	—	41	19
Totals	$	369,811	65,196	146,570	619,503	10,843	94,540	21,096	303,955
	RyConsProd		RyDow2x	RyElec	RyEnergy	RyEnSvc	RyEuroStr	RyFinSvc	RyGvtLgBd
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2
1.15%		12,960	33,172	5,622	71,171	78,982	93,396	17,505	41,960
1.20%		—	—	—	—	54	8	—	—
1.25%		—	—	—	9	2	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		36,690	94,050	21,269	117,683	152,147	155,347	67,105	44,067
1.40%		4,447	4,674	1,208	23,879	29,543	32,412	6,874	9,283
1.50%		46,510	64	7,957	42,676	27,290	16,636	52,297	69,756
1.55%		4,974	17,058	1,819	22,484	29,353	34,326	10,190	12,960
1.60%		4,272	34,620	1,504	20,932	22,110	63,066	11,382	23,122
1.65%		13	61	—	25	51	119	2	4

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Continued	RyConsProd		RyDow2x	RyElec	RyEnergy		RyEnSvc	RyEuroStr	RyFinSvc	RyGvtLgBd
1.70%		72,833	147	7,289	60,930		43,077	14,466	75,527	97,329
1.75%		26,866	—	3,793	23,906		17,547	13,069	28,484	30,917
1.80%		7,007	22,603	13,248	22,312		25,014	40,539	17,169	26,612
1.85%		2,450	4,606	896	11,263		30,595	14,840	5,041	5,456
1.90%		25,143	116	3,457	21,680		15,049	7,907	26,984	31,078
1.95%		27,348	11	2,440	22,664		16,391	7,363	28,589	20,446
2.00%		944	2,811	453	3,870		5,296	8,126	2,504	4,547
2.05%		2,684	4,335	—	5,763		1,748	9,484	3,438	364
2.10%		28	—	9	29		9	5	32	—
2.15%		16,385	651	2,063	13,890		9,598	4,274	17,798	19,346
2.20%		10,461	—	1,663	9,065		5,847	5,072	12,790	6,226
2.25%		4	—	—	2		—	6	2	—
2.30%		2	—	—	1		—	2	1	21
2.35%		2,460	—	972	2,672		1,127	1,556	3,630	11,275
2.40%		2,767	—	197	2,123		1,676	1,069	2,939	04
Totals	$	307,248	218,979	75,859	499,030		512,506	523,088	390,283	455,475
	RyHealthC		RyHedgeEq	RyInternet	RyInDow2x		RyInGovLB	RyInMidCap	RyInOTC	RyInRus2000
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
0.80%		1	1	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.15%		23,416	16,231	16,322	17,925		26,657	6,021	27,966	14,844
1.20%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.25%		2	—	8	—		—	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.35%		105,812	18,442	40,532	41,027		25,226	16,940	64,876	30,991
1.40%		13,519	4,159	7,722	2,023		5,680	1,262	7,154	2,788
1.50%		45,359	25,223	8,830	—		4,049	—	—	—
1.55%		10,582	4,028	8,941	5,269		4,917	1,781	8,936	4,839
1.60%		9,933	12,523	5,969	10,099		10,772	1,754	25,090	3,239
1.65%		2	18	13	17		40	2	49	34
1.70%		70,847	49,006	12,749	52		3,398	—	—	—
1.75%		24,316	3,480	6,440	—		3,107	—	—	—
1.80%		20,085	10,958	6,747	7,872		8,007	1,884	16,372	4,651
1.85%		3,462	817	2,466	2,012		1,133	487	3,838	870
1.90%		23,938	19,549	4,744	—		1,850	—	—	—
1.95%		25,881	11,363	5,021	3		1,853	—	—	—
2.00%		2,863	3,198	1,388	1,730		557	253	1,966	1,091
2.05%		432	120	122	1,751		686	—	741	54
2.10%		30	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
2.15%		15,914	3,845	3,005	(1	)	1,043	—	3	2
2.20%		9,999	194	2,110	—		884	—	—	—
2.25%		2	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
2.30%		1	13	—	—		—	—	—	—
2.35%		2,609	2,257	436	—		363	—	—	—
2.40%		2,491	—	479	—		268	—	—	—
Totals	$	411,496	185,425	134,044	89,779		100,490	30,384	156,991	63,403
	RyInSP500		RyJapanStr	RyLgCapGr	RyLgCapVal		RyLeisure	RyMidCapStr	RyMidCapGr	RyMidCapVal
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
0.80%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.15%		30,935	19,339	21,535	42,046		16,064	45,996	29,313	28,308
1.20%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.25%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
1.35%		40,709	56,921	71,308	86,087		29,695	97,826	48,163	39,503
1.40%		18,844	16,838	6,085	9,064		11,436	29,787	5,149	3,861
1.50%		22,177	9,022	1,269	13,743		42,227	15	4,763	10,774
1.55%		10,908	13,475	14,415	32,213		5,756	33,606	27,549	18,314
1.60%		9,556	23,470	15,485	23,987		5,185	32,406	31,158	27,265
1.65%		53	26	—	44		1	7	2	20
1.70%		38,253	14,747	3,132	15,762		72,354	295	6,168	13,550
1.75%		14,762	4,912	261	9,218		27,977	14	3,146	6,711
1.80%		11,614	19,688	19,863	22,968		2,741	19,392	5,355	11,864
1.85%		3,389	2,751	929	3,426		4,264	4,725	1,058	4,109
1.90%		12,585	4,725	2,232	7,542		23,964	2	3,614	6,115
1.95%		15,655	2,225	1,289	6,797		28,596	5	3,036	5,293
2.00%		2,582	2,070	1,074	2,515		1,709	8,634	1,330	1,638
2.05%		976	2,296	43	141		2,718	5,274	165	52

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Continued	RyInSP500		RyJapanStr	RyLgCapGr	RyLgCapVal	RyLeisure	RyMidCapStr	RyMidCapGr	RyMidCapVal
2.10%		—	6	—	—	4	—	—	—
2.15%		8,811	1,600	310	3,518	16,162	32	1,190	2,612
2.20%		5,140	831	19	4,531	10,469	—	778	2,475
2.25%		—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
2.30%		—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
2.35%		607	323	138	1,371	1,491	—	454	1,005
2.40%		1,329	—	—	735	3,199	3	219	518
Totals	$	248,885	195,265	159,387	285,708	306,012	278,027	172,610	183,987
	RyMCpCoreEq		RyNova	RyOTC2x	RyOTC	RyPrecMet	RyRealEst	RyRetail	RyRuss2000
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		1	5	—	—	—	2	—	—
1.15%		4,775	50,680	39,796	38,275	65,156	39,967	3,425	65,236
1.20%		—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
1.25%		—	—	—	8	2	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		10,621	124,733	114,730	56,528	120,636	75,942	9,363	72,314
1.40%		1,956	26,507	9,684	7,293	31,208	21,410	777	22,348
1.50%		17,720	112,732	65	5,750	10,936	65,275	35,934	1,960
1.55%		6,363	12,289	13,919	9,757	22,065	18,695	1,018	32,441
1.60%		2,605	31,895	25,046	28,483	34,344	22,290	1,579	30,950
1.65%		30	—	63	292	—	35	1	75
1.70%		29,311	153,532	26	4,954	17,713	115,782	56,765	3,079
1.75%		9,961	28,217	—	4,822	6,891	26,527	21,178	1,085
1.80%		3,888	26,100	32,469	27,289	35,889	21,213	1,920	15,627
1.85%		76	6,401	5,964	751	8,740	7,007	3,245	5,984
1.90%		9,524	38,839	—	2,751	5,968	42,291	19,552	1,082
1.95%		3,986	27,825	14	2,452	6,508	35,809	21,878	284
2.00%		293	3,995	3,006	3,989	4,146	4,003	648	3,414
2.05%		648	5,451	3,118	157	1,081	736	141	2,756
2.10%		—	—	—	—	55	11	14	—
2.15%		3,335	26,831	2	1,557	3,943	17,421	12,973	528
2.20%		1,460	2,449	—	1,677	2,487	8,724	8,430	217
2.25%		—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—
2.30%		3	6	—	—	—	5	—	—
2.35%		541	14,624	1	532	429	4,369	1,962	30
2.40%		—	9	—	354	573	2,505	2,407	—
Totals	$	107,097	693,131	247,903	197,671	378,770	530,028	203,210	259,410
	RyDySP500		RySectRot	RySmCapGr	RySmCapVal	RyStrDolStr	RyTech	RyTele	RyTrans
0.45%	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
0.80%		—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
1.15%		24,703	58,623	17,112	17,358	1,851	22,759	29,395	6,174
1.20%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.25%		—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.30%		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.35%		95,105	75,745	18,211	19,872	3,081	135,895	84,821	25,856
1.40%		22,762	21,373	4,494	4,881	773	11,573	14,019	3,641
1.50%		58	14,468	898	2,240	—	25,304	48,491	39,606
1.55%		15,012	64,534	14,296	10,144	1,617	8,195	9,716	7,364
1.60%		14,569	33,287	21,581	19,471	526	9,152	11,566	3,832
1.65%		79	56	—	39	—	—	20	2
1.70%		37	28,154	2,241	5,125	—	24,375	76,892	61,228
1.75%		—	939	125	500	—	11,754	31,012	21,227
1.80%		12,712	98,894	6,044	7,237	5,585	18,892	18,998	9,201
1.85%		18,513	7,310	702	3,515	228	3,129	7,015	2,538
1.90%		69	8,573	1,188	1,991	—	11,330	26,641	21,045
1.95%		16	5,504	1,122	1,392	—	8,515	29,998	22,663
2.00%		1,334	7,011	585	217	361	806	2,871	1,110
2.05%		2,586	2,123	15	—	37	295	535	3,236
2.10%		—	—	—	—	—	28	12	26
2.15%		2	3,788	195	472	12	6,375	17,391	13,946
2.20%		—	197	4	50	—	5,624	11,316	8,601
2.25%		—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
2.30%		—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
2.35%		—	811	102	229	—	2,853	2,269	2,445
2.40%		—	—	—	—	—	655	3,284	2,307
Totals	$	207,557	431,398	88,915	94,733	14,071	307,513	426,262	256,048

(Continued)

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	RyUtil		RyWeakDol
0.45%	$	—	—
0.80%		—	—
1.15%		44,026	10,380
1.20%		17	—
1.25%		10	—
1.30%		—	—
1.35%		104,840	19,469
1.40%		18,832	10,211
1.50%		47,849	3,244
1.55%		21,031	3,020
1.60%		25,792	2,794
1.65%		3	3
1.70%		79,369	2,749
1.75%		30,713	2,622
1.80%		38,106	2,480
1.85%		28,765	1,059
1.90%		26,885	1,512
1.95%		30,814	1,379
2.00%		2,744	1,652
2.05%		4,367	426
2.10%		9	—
2.15%		17,638	837
2.20%		11,228	694
2.25%		4	—
2.30%		2	—
2.35%		1,921	295
2.40%		3,360	197
Totals	$	538,325	65,023

(3) Related Party Transactions

The Company performs various services on behalf of the Mutual Fund Companies in which the Account invests and may receive fees for the services performed. These services include, among other things, shareholder communications, preparation, postage, fund transfer agency and various other record keeping and customer service functions. These fees are paid to an affiliate of the Company.

Contract owners may, with certain restrictions, transfer their assets between the Account and a fixed dollar contract (fixed account) maintained in the accounts of the Company. The fixed account assets are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, the Account portion of contract owner loans is transferred to the accounts of the Company for administration and collection. Loan repayments are transferred to the Account at the direction of the contract owner. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, total transfers to the Account from the fixed account were $2,584,569 and $3,905,341, respectively, and total transfers from the Account to the fixed account were $2,600,815 and $4,179,443, respectively. Transfers from the Account to the fixed account are included in redemptions, and transfers to the Account from the fixed account are included in purchase payments received from contract owners, as applicable, on the accompanying Statements of Changes in Contract Owners’ Equity.

For contracts with the Extra Value option, the Company contributed $518,664 and $1,132,484 to the Account in the form of bonus credits to the contract owner accounts for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These amounts are included in purchase payments received from contract owners and are credited at the time the related purchase payment from the contract owner is received.

For Purchase Payment Credits, the Company contributed $2,500 and $0 to the Account in the form of additional credit to the contract owner accounts for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These amounts are included in purchase payments received from contract owners and, as applicable, are applied to a contract when cumulative purchase payments reach certain aggregate levels.

For guaranteed minimum death benefits, the Company contributed $112,219 and $145,914 and to the Account in the form of additional premium to contract owner accounts for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These amounts are included in purchase payments received from contract owners and are credited at time of annuitant death.

(Continued)

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(4) Financial Highlights

The Company offers several variable annuity products through the Account that have unique combinations of features and fees that are assessed to the contract owner. Differences in fee structures result in a variety of contract expense rates, unit fair values and total returns.The following tabular presentation is a summary of units, unit fair values and contract owners’ equity outstanding for variable annuity contracts as of the end of the periods indicated, and contract expense rate, investment income ratio and total return for each period in the five-year period ended December 31, 2007. The information is presented as a range of minimum to maximum values based upon product grouping. The range is determined by identifying the lowest and the highest contract expense rate. The unit fair values and total returns related to these identified contract expense rates are also disclosed as a range below. Accordingly, some individual contract amounts may not be within the ranges presented.

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	511,898	$	13.90 to 13.22	$	7,000,632	2.11	%	-1.22% to   -2.07	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	697,047		14.07 to 13.50		9,683,792	1.29	%	15.74% to  14.74	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	460,611		12.16 to 11.77		5,538,170	1.59	%	3.43% to    2.54	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	315,833		11.76 to 11.48		3,685,371	1.17	%	11.69% to  10.77	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	159,457		10.53 to 10.36		1,668,821	0.23	%	27.87% to  26.70	%
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	185,781		12.43 to 11.81		2,265,496	0.00	%	19.64% to  18.59	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	185,778		10.39 to 9.96		1,911,057	0.00	%	-4.39% to   -5.26	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	284,912		10.87 to 10.51		3,068,548	0.00	%	1.00% to    0.10	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	90,454		10.76 to 10.50		966,536	0.00	%	9.41% to    8.49	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	34,588		9.84 to 9.68		338,713	0.00	%	23.50% to  22.35	%
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	707,354		14.23 to 13.54		9,883,316	1.90	%	-6.24% to   -7.04	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,105,290		15.18 to 14.57		16,567,282	0.96	%	17.29% to  16.28	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	671,652		12.94 to 12.53		8,593,733	0.73	%	3.83% to    2.93	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	516,992		12.46 to 12.17		6,386,499	0.62	%	13.02% to  12.09	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	165,937		11.03 to 10.86		1,819,797	0.72	%	27.48% to  26.32	%
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Service Class 2 R
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	923,301		14.35 to 13.65		13,064,438	1.53	%	0.10% to   -0.75	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,195,976		14.33 to 13.75		16,960,523	2.85	%	18.51% to  17.50	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	785,938		12.09 to 11.70		9,416,625	1.24	%	4.40% to    3.49	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	478,682		11.58 to 11.31		5,497,773	0.99	%	9.89% to    8.99	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	170,311		10.54 to 10.38		1,784,156	1.49	%	28.62% to  27.43	%
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 R
2007	1.15% to 2.20	%	1,427,016		13.70 to 12.90		19,260,131	0.33	%	25.19% to  23.94	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	449,694		10.94 to 10.49		4,853,304	0.23	%	5.36% to    4.44	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	509,898		10.38 to 10.04		5,245,505	0.20	%	4.31% to    3.38	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	260,018		9.95 to 9.71		2,564,583	0.16	%	1.94% to    1.08	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	130,748		9.76 to 9.61		1,269,769	0.06	%	30.98% to  29.75	%
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Service Class 2 R
2007	1.15% to 2.20	%	1,869,163		18.37 to 17.33		33,799,687	0.84	%	15.94% to  14.77	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,648,597		15.84 to 15.21		25,762,342	1.06	%	10.15% to    9.22	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,351,898		14.38 to 13.93		19,245,745	0.12	%	15.34% to  14.36	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	562,720		12.47 to 12.18		6,958,966	0.17	%	13.82% to  12.88	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	237,814		10.96 to 10.79		2,592,565	0.14	%	26.71% to  25.56	%
Legg Mason Partners VET – Fundamental Value Portfolio – Class I
2003	1.30	%	2,967		21.23		62,996	0.41	%	36.84	%
Legg Mason Partners VET – International All Cap Opportunity Portfolio
2007	1.30	%	5,193		16.26		84,432	0.98	%	4.95	%
2006	1.30	%	5,194		15.49		80,464	2.18	%	24.23	%
2005	1.30	%	5,195		12.47		64,785	1.38	%	10.27	%
2004	1.30	%	5,196		11.31		58,764	0.78	%	16.34	%
2003	1.30	%	7,357		9.72		71,521	1.02	%	25.80	%
Legg Mason Partners VET – Investors Portfolio – Class I
2007	1.30	%	384,388		9.75		3,748,550	2.56	%	-2.48	% (a) (b)

(Continued)

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	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Legg Mason Partners VIT – Money Market Portfolio
2007	1.30	%	8,536	$	13.38	$	114,231	4.79	%	3.55	%
2006	1.30	%	8,955		12.92		115,735	4.64	%	3.26	%
2005	1.30	%	8,963		12.52		112,177	2.57	%	1.47	%
2004	1.30	%	10,348		12.33		127,637	0.59	%	-0.43	%
2003	1.30	%	24,081		12.39		298,317	0.65	%	-0.65	%
Legg Mason Partners VP III, Inc. – Large Cap Value Portfolio
2006	1.30	%	221,976		19.02		4,221,010	1.21	%	16.74	%
2005	1.30	%	249,867		16.29		4,070,124	1.52	%	5.11	%
2004	1.30	%	280,779		15.50		4,351,174	1.75	%	9.19	%
2003	1.30	%	334,493		14.19		4,747,267	1.62	%	25.94	%
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	757,438		11.26 to 11.39		8,528,143	8.57	%	1.98% to 1.08	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	473,318		11.04 to 11.27		5,225,528	8.47	%	9.33% to 8.37	%
2005	1.15% to 1.80	%	100,662		10.10 to 10.42		1,019,789	3.80	%	1.00% to 0.85	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,498,890		12.26 to 11.65		18,090,271	4.98	%	5.92% to 4.97	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,131,842		11.58 to 11.10		12,931,905	4.34	%	2.16% to 1.24	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	936,308		11.33 to 10.97		10,497,329	4.39	%	2.00% to 1.09	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	621,353		11.11 to 10.86		6,853,796	6.24	%	2.08% to 1.21	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	407,518		10.88 to 10.72		4,411,443	4.68	%	0.94% to 0.05	%
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class VI
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	783,334		14.45 to 14.00		11,139,666	2.15	%	4.74% to 3.84	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	824,418		13.79 to 13.48		11,235,970	2.12	%	15.58% to 14.59	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	613,612		11.93 to 11.76		7,279,159	2.12	%	6.72% to 5.80	%
2004	1.15% to 1.60	%	39,336		11.18 to 11.15		439,389	2.34	%	11.83% to 11.49	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class VI
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	462,812		11.57 to 11.20		5,293,897	3.14	%	4.21% to 3.28	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	536,836		11.11 to 10.85		5,917,114	3.47	%	4.92% to 3.98	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	436,065		10.59 to 10.43		4,594,448	3.38	%	2.20% to 1.30	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	140,679		10.36 to 10.30		1,453,807	2.72	%	3.59% to 3.01	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class VI
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,764,416		12.95 to 12.54		22,604,032	2.82	%	4.48% to 3.57	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,684,346		12.40 to 12.11		20,706,119	2.59	%	10.17% to 9.21	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,398,649		11.25 to 11.09		15,655,434	2.56	%	4.29% to 3.38	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	871,310		10.79 to 10.72		9,380,597	2.58	%	7.89% to 7.25	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class VI
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,115,759		13.86 to 13.42		15,292,382	2.77	%	4.93% to 4.03	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	899,550		13.20 to 12.90		11,793,869	2.33	%	13.25% to 12.27	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	641,708		11.66 to 11.49		7,447,383	2.38	%	5.93% to 5.01	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	250,509		11.01 to 10.94		2,751,078	2.08	%	10.08% to 9.42	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class VI
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	880,836		12.26 to 11.87		10,665,870	3.47	%	4.60% to 3.68	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	309,482		11.72 to 11.45		3,599,791	2.83	%	7.15% to 6.21	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	386,892		10.94 to 10.78		4,204,984	4.35	%	3.45% to 2.54	%
2004	1.15% to 1.85	%	68,049		10.58 to 10.53		717,830	2.65	%	5.76% to 5.27	% (a) (b)
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	105,552		14.20 to 13.50		1,475,992	0.00	%	7.71% to 6.78	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	100,288		13.18 to 12.64		1,306,345	0.00	%	8.67% to 7.74	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	113,885		12.13 to 11.73		1,368,323	0.00	%	8.47% to 7.55	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	126,295		11.18 to 10.91		1,400,829	0.00	%	13.99% to 13.04	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	76,349		9.81 to 9.65		745,472	0.00	%	38.63% to 37.35	%
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class II
2007	0.45% to 2.40	%	23,647,331		10.14 to 9.69		243,632,327	4.56	%	1.44% to 1.76	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	20,692,057		10.17 to 9.52		207,345,677	5.21	%	2.91% to 1.63	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	24,895,689		9.89 to 9.37		243,237,085	2.98	%	1.09% to -0.18	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	19,266,017		9.78 to 9.38		186,613,831	0.62	%	-0.74% to -1.99	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	15,999,562		9.85 to 9.57		156,575,786	0.18	%	-0.97% to -2.22	%

(Continued)

40

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 1.85	%	48,203	$	12.63 to 12.14	$	600,992	0.00	%	8.54% to    7.81	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	57,842		11.64 to 11.16		665,642	0.00	%	2.04% to    1.15	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	73,636		11.40 to 11.03		832,039	0.00	%	6.76% to    5.85	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	93,866		10.68 to 10.42		996,846	0.00	%	12.11% to  11.16	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	103,064		9.53 to 9.37		977,782	0.00	%	32.56% to  31.32	%
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	70,779		13.95 to 13.27		968,345	1.15	%	-8.00% to   -8.81	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	97,392		15.17 to 14.55		1,456,266	0.48	%	16.02% to  15.03	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	110,485		13.07 to 12.65		1,428,243	0.05	%	1.88% to    1.00	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	159,275		12.83 to 12.52		2,029,370	0.00	%	16.02% to  15.11	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	200,087		11.06 to 10.88		2,202,929	0.00	%	54.98% to  53.55	%
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	185,353		15.99 to 15.22		2,922,660	0.02	%	0.93% to    0.05	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	308,338		15.84 to 15.21		4,817,248	0.19	%	10.78% to    9.84	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	178,517		14.30 to 13.85		2,534,040	0.00	%	11.02% to  10.09	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	131,645		12.88 to 12.58		1,681,038	0.00	%	17.69% to  16.74	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	106,111		10.95 to 10.77		1,154,499	0.00	%	39.37% to  38.10	%
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class III
2007	1.15% to 2.00	%	93,336		14.16 to 13.50		1,295,408	1.12	%	6.97% to    6.11	%
2006	1.15% to 2.00	%	132,523		13.24 to 12.73		1,734,018	0.85	%	12.40% to  11.49	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	133,824		11.77 to 11.41		1,559,758	0.80	%	6.12% to    5.26	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	75,896		11.10 to 10.84		831,866	1.27	%	8.57% to    7.71	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	79,403		10.22 to 10.06		805,109	0.84	%	26.02% to  24.86	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Absolute Return Strategies Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	2,157,687		10.06 to 10.63		23,274,631	3.97	%	0.65% to    1.41	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,729,823		10.62 to 10.48		18,276,840	2.05	%	5.42% to    4.17	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	129,898		10.07 to 10.06		1,307,443	0.00	%	0.70% to    0.63	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Amerigo Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	925,019		10.54 to 11.12		10,393,020	0.71	%	5.45% to  11.07	% (a)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Banking Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	592,327		8.33 to 10.52		6,620,044	1.39	%	-16.66% to -28.86	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,143,218		15.78 to 14.79		17,637,738	2.08	%	9.97% to    8.62	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	771,920		14.35 to 13.61		10,819,183	1.22	%	-3.88% to   -5.07	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,060,424		14.92 to 14.34		15,542,844	0.36	%	13.42% to  12.08	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,030,036		13.16 to 12.80		13,385,712	0.52	%	30.23% to  28.61	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Basic Materials Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,894,999		11.11 to 22.74		45,459,701	0.14	%	11.06% to  30.88	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,734,363		18.53 to 17.38		31,444,748	1.00	%	20.89% to  19.45	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,129,476		15.33 to 14.55		16,977,993	0.26	%	2.85% to    1.60	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,143,041		14.91 to 14.32		31,429,749	0.03	%	19.44% to  18.06	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,218,961		12.48 to 12.13		15,104,537	0.02	%	29.95% to  28.26	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Berolina Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	241,098		10.82 to 10.70		2,596,044	0.00	%	8.16% to    7.01	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Biotechnology Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.15	%	942,389		9.36 to   8.77		8,602,365	0.00	%	3.20% to    2.16	%
2006	1.15% to 2.20	%	766,752		9.07 to   8.57		6,800,621	0.00	%	-4.43% to   -5.41	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,034,867		9.49 to   8.98		18,964,096	0.00	%	9.40% to    8.02	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	410,235		8.67 to   8.41		3,526,373	0.00	%	-0.06% to   -0.92	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	979,925		8.68 to   8.42		8,402,662	0.00	%	40.48% to  38.67	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Clermont Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	183,136		10.27 to 10.38		1,920,893	3.66	%	2.68% to    3.69	% (a)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Commodities Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	3,045,583		11.91 to   9.02		27,997,886	0.00	%	19.10% to  27.80	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	2,092,686		7.18 to   7.06		14,920,253	0.00	%	-18.82% to -19.85	%
2005	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,797,935		8.84 to   8.81		15,873,627	0.64	%	-11.59% to -11.86	% (a) (b)

(Continued)

41

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value	Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Consumer Products Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,411,731	$ 10.78 to 15.47	$	22,868,744	1.61	%	7.79% to    8.47	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,420,963	15.22 to 14.26		21,139,565	0.94	%	16.08% to  14.65	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	846,312	13.11 to 12.44		10,816,844	0.47	%	-1.54% to   -2.75	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,275,298	13.31 to 12.79		16,692,929	0.04	%	12.00% to  10.67	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	498,453	11.89 to 11.55		5,859,949	0.08	%	20.46% to  18.93	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Dow 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,178,525	14.14 to 13.70		16,505,318	0.83	%	6.90% to    6.03	%
2006	1.15% to 2.15	%	1,299,147	13.23 to 12.89		17,058,249	0.76	%	29.05% to  27.81	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	528,954	10.25 to 10.10		5,400,561	0.71	%	-4.91% to   -5.76	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	641,605	10.78 to 10.72		6,907,611	8.79	%	7.82% to    7.17	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Electronics Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	177,430	9.04 to 8.67		1,617,857	0.00	%	-9.59% to   -4.84	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	241,200	9.75 to 9.11		2,293,531	0.00	%	1.31% to    0.07	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	623,214	9.63 to 9.11		5,874,067	0.00	%	2.68% to    1.33	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	703,576	9.37 to 8.99		6,534,146	0.00	%	-22.88% to -23.84	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,114,654	12.16 to 11.80		13,425,457	0.00	%	67.87% to  65.57	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,787,020	11.34 to 25.93		48,872,378	0.00	%	13.37% to  30.09	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,497,573	21.24 to 19.93		31,118,572	0.00	%	10.64% to    9.34	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,965,737	19.20 to 18.23		37,034,830	0.02	%	36.95% to  35.41	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,467,542	14.02 to 13.46		34,037,274	0.01	%	30.75% to  29.25	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,407,669	10.72 to 10.42		14,938,467	0.00	%	21.60% to  20.05	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Energy Services Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,302,965	10.76 to 31.57		43,367,729	0.00	%	7.63% to  33.89	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	762,447	25.11 to 23.58		18,870,570	0.00	%	9.71% to    8.45	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,742,365	22.89 to 21.75		39,235,726	0.00	%	46.60% to  44.95	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	578,680	15.61 to 15.00		8,944,842	0.00	%	32.20% to  30.65	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	285,215	11.81 to 11.58		3,352,149	0.00	%	7.17% to    6.16	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,920,923	10.39 to 17.71		36,071,440	2.40	%	3.91% to  10.43	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,192,359	17.12 to 16.04		36,864,640	2.12	%	28.02% to  26.51	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,207,475	13.37 to 12.68		15,928,613	0.25	%	5.14% to    3.88	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,888,067	12.72 to 12.20		23,728,720	17.67	%	14.82% to  13.49	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,241,111	11.08 to 10.75		13,657,286	25.55	%	41.43% to  39.58	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Financial Services Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,165,736	8.91 to 11.36		13,994,254	1.06	%	-10.88% to -20.75	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,399,247	15.30 to 14.33		35,797,623	1.28	%	15.39% to  14.00	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,940,222	13.26 to 12.57		25,144,304	0.58	%	2.19% to    0.94	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,215,554	12.97 to 12.46		28,208,416	0.21	%	15.77% to  14.41	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	666,736	11.20 to 10.89		7,386,468	0.11	%	27.44% to  25.82	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	2,018,451	10.97 to 12.13		25,810,098	3.65	%	9.70% to    7.11	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,477,009	12.09 to 11.32		29,166,507	3.73	%	-4.26% to   -5.49	%
2005	1.15% to 2.35	%	2,933,150	12.63 to 12.00		36,425,360	3.04	%	6.45% to    5.21	%
2004	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,812,323	11.86 to 11.41		21,283,468	3.65	%	7.12% to    5.82	%
2003	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,181,842	11.07 to 10.78		12,990,386	2.96	%	-2.21% to   -3.35	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Health Care Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,987,359	10.17 to 11.35		23,750,436	0.00	%	1.66% to    3.51	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,061,198	11.72 to 10.97		23,616,249	0.00	%	3.91% to    2.63	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,579,881	11.28 to 10.69		28,504,790	0.00	%	9.38% to    8.03	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,787,784	10.31 to 9.89		18,134,006	0.00	%	5.00% to    3.74	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,154,231	9.82 to 9.53		11,198,164	0.00	%	28.28% to  26.66	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Hedged Equity Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	663,743	10.04 to 10.73		7,224,928	4.28	%	0.41% to    0.75	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	756,277	10.79 to 10.65		8,121,721	1.98	%	6.96% to    5.69	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	134,664	10.08 to 10.08		1,357,333	0.19	%	0.84% to    0.77	% (a) (b)

(Continued)

42

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Ryder Variable Trust Portfolios – Internet Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,266,765	$	10.30 to 15.58	$	20,753,720	0.00	%	2.95% to    7.80	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	309,872		15.44 to 14.46		4,724,502	0.00	%	8.44% to    7.12	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	945,879		14.24 to 13.50		13,226,384	0.00	%	-2.51% to   -3.73	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,965,133		14.60 to 14.02		28,174,640	0.00	%	14.54% to  13.23	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,384,802		12.75 to 12.38		17,462,819	0.00	%	62.50% to  60.47	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Dow 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	365,708		6.14 to 5.93		2,221,573	5.38	%	-10.04% to -10.97	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	681,290		6.83 to 6.66		4,624,437	1.86	%	-22.67% to -23.42	%
2005	1.15% to2.00	%	369,228		8.83 to 8.70		3,246,389	1.46	%	0.46% to   -0.44	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	213,395		8.79 to 8.74		1,871,704	0.00	%	-12.14% to -12.64	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	770,197		8.22 to 7.87		6,265,305	2.89	%	-5.62% to   -6.47	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	928,746		8.71 to 8.42		8,028,340	2.24	%	6.87% to    5.93	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,169,228		8.15 to 7.95		9,458,742	0.00	%	-6.33% to   -7.22	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,762,008		8.70 to 8.57		15,246,795	0.00	%	-11.69% to -12.52	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,091,091		9.85 to 9.79		10,726,393	0.00	%	-1.48% to   -2.08	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.00	%	124,504		7.31 to 7.07		902,071	2.64	%	-3.12% to   -3.99	%
2006	1.15% to 2.00	%	449,003		7.54 to 7.36		3,370,439	2.37	%	-4.93% to   -5.78	%
2005	1.15% to 1.85	%	244,801		7.93 to 7.84		1,935,247	1.97	%	-9.21% to   -9.92	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	88,589		8.74 to 8.69		771,961	0.00	%	-12.61% to -13.14	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse OTC Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,120,118		4.22 to 3.97		4,642,937	4.93	%	-12.31% to -13.15	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	2,522,905		4.82 to 4.58		11,962,337	5.47	%	-2.53% to   -3.43	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,394,598		4.94 to 4.74		6,804,691	0.00	%	0.11% to   -0.83	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,528,468		4.94 to 4.78		7,445,853	0.00	%	-12.85% to -13.75	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,101,548		5.67 to 5.54		6,187,096	2.02	%	-38.09% to -38.73	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse Russell 2000® Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.00	%	482,460		7.38 to 7.14		3,534,718	3.11	%	4.15% to    3.22	%
2006	1.15% to 2.00	%	801,628		7.09 to 6.92		5,653,817	3.48	%	-12.96% to -13.76	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	453,503		8.14 to 8.02		3,681,128	2.22	%	-4.16% to   -5.04	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	106,063		8.50 to 8.45		898,747	0.00	%	-15.01% to -15.50	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	941,839		6.54 to 6.16		6,069,827	4.93	%	-0.34% to   -1.28	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,349,133		6.56 to 6.24		8,734,403	8.27	%	-8.56% to   -9.41	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,247,352		7.17 to 6.89		8,843,219	0.00	%	-1.91% to   -2.83	%
2004	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,403,512		7.31 to 7.02		10,139,870	0.00	%	-11.24% to -12.41	%
2003	1.15% to 2.35	%	562,511		8.24 to 8.01		4,600,851	0.00	%	-24.53% to -25.46	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Japan 1.25x Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	751,913		9.07 to 10.63		8,411,765	5.82	%	-9.25% to -13.32	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	1,190,504		13.07 to 12.27		15,318,670	2.11	%	3.93% to    2.77	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,199,730		12.58 to 11.91		27,314,609	0.00	%	18.97% to  17.49	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	743,806		10.57 to 10.26		7,780,211	0.00	%	9.06% to    8.18	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	458,873		9.69 to 9.48		4,412,984	0.00	%	36.04% to  34.73	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Growth Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.15	%	1,757,917		10.13 to 10.84		19,545,800	0.00	%	1.30% to    2.69	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	967,675		10.85 to 10.50		10,397,766	0.00	%	4.19% to    2.95	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	1,081,956		10.41 to 10.26		11,172,943	0.09	%	0.61% to   -0.24	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	633,174		10.35 to 10.29		6,542,448	1.00	%	3.47% to    2.88	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Large-Cap Value Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	581,997		9.26 to 11.96		7,209,802	0.97	%	-7.43% to   -7.60	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	3,100,903		13.37 to 12.94		41,102,720	0.69	%	16.31% to  14.90	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	1,013,947		11.50 to 11.34		11,605,054	0.67	%	2.99% to    2.16	%
2004	1.15% to 1.85	%	420,376		11.16 to 11.11		4,685,275	0.77	%	11.63% to  11.12	% (a) (b)

(Continued)

43

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Leisure Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	724,843	$	9.97 to 16.47	$	12,447,884	0.00	%	-0.27% to   -4.83	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,336,727		18.46 to 17.31		24,067,868	0.00	%	22.05% to  20.55	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	688,928		15.12 to 14.36		10,157,585	0.00	%	-5.96% to   -7.10	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,018,829		16.08 to 15.45		31,917,768	0.00	%	22.44% to  21.02	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	801,265		13.13 to 12.77		10,392,637	0.00	%	33.34% to  31.62	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	721,452		9.61 to 19.60		15,011,216	1.33	%	-3.86% to    1.15	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	915,949		20.65 to 19.37		18,630,982	0.22	%	9.20% to    7.88	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,832,079		18.91 to 17.96		34,165,571	0.00	%	12.76% to  11.43	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,074,402		16.77 to 16.12		17,808,586	0.00	%	20.74% to  19.36	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	983,334		13.89 to 13.50		13,556,655	0.00	%	50.68% to  48.73	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Growth Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.15	%	685,021		10.19 to 12.51		8,811,803	0.00	%	1.94% to    6.16	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.15	%	465,988		12.10 to 11.79		5,600,019	0.00	%	1.94% to    0.95	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	2,175,794		11.87 to 11.69		25,716,327	0.00	%	10.19% to    9.24	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	566,096		10.77 to 10.70		6,084,013	0.00	%	7.69% to    7.05	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Mid-Cap Value Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.40	%	389,952		13.33 to 12.74		5,147,605	1.40	%	-5.95% to   -7.09	%
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	751,110		14.17 to 13.71		10,532,616	1.16	%	15.73% to  14.33	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	434,593		12.24 to 12.07		5,300,196	0.55	%	7.08% to    6.17	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	733,363		11.43 to 11.37		8,375,196	0.02	%	14.32% to  13.69	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Multi-Cap Core Equity Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	468,895		9.44 to 10.33		4,913,992	0.67	%	-5.61% to   -7.46	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	448,474		11.31 to 11.17		5,045,584	0.08	%	13.05% to  11.72	%
2005	1.15% to 1.80	%	35,674		10.01 to 10.00		356,874	0.00	%	0.06% to    0.01	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Nova Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	3,331,378		9.77 to 12.49		43,798,223	1.09	%	-2.31% to   -1.25	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	4,124,172		13.51 to 12.68		54,628,828	0.79	%	17.91% to  16.53	%
2005	1.15% to 2.35	%	5,496,441		11.46 to 10.88		61,916,595	0.30	%	2.77% to    1.57	%
2004	1.15% to 2.35	%	4,376,840		11.15 to 10.71		48,297,744	0.05	%	13.30% to  12.04	%
2003	1.15% to 2.20	%	2,518,202		9.84 to   9.59		24,637,798	0.00	%	37.59% to  36.04	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.15	%	2,175,439		12.94 to 12.11		27,662,536	0.32	%	26.72% to  25.54	%
2006	1.15% to 2.15	%	1,191,682		10.21 to   9.64		11,969,599	0.08	%	3.66% to    2.63	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,702,841		9.85 to   9.44		16,583,822	0.00	%	-4.14% to   -4.99	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	2,525,054		10.27 to   9.93		25,733,805	3.46	%	12.90% to  11.99	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,367,723		9.01 to   8.87		12,325,139	13.80	%	96.36% to  94.23	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – OTC Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.20	%	842,901		10.61 to 14.46		12,821,105	0.12	%	6.12% to  15.29	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.20	%	841,434		13.25 to 12.54		10,952,350	0.00	%	4.56% to    3.48	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,260,934		12.67 to 12.20		15,717,447	0.00	%	-0.05% to   -0.93	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	4,291,035		12.68 to 12.17		53,776,428	0.00	%	8.09% to    6.80	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	833,609		11.73 to 11.49		9,709,977	0.00	%	43.75% to  42.42	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Precious Metals Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,493,671		11.62 to 25.23		39,756,266	0.00	%	16.20% to  16.73	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,192,909		23.04 to 21.62		27,089,138	0.00	%	20.04% to  18.68	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,824,984		19.19 to 18.21		34,432,953	0.00	%	19.50% to  17.96	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,135,796		16.06 to 15.44		17,973,169	0.00	%	-15.20% to -16.22	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	828,775		18.94 to 18.43		15,566,822	0.00	%	39.28% to  37.61	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Real Estate Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,220,492		9.40 to 17.12		21,901,406	1.52	%	-5.97% to -21.05	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,113,674		23.10 to 21.68		47,814,239	2.17	%	29.23% to  27.70	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	941,969		17.88 to 16.98		16,519,261	1.76	%	5.92% to    4.67	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	638,192		16.88 to 16.41		10,696,859	0.83	%	28.05% to  27.02	%
2003	1.15% to 1.85	%	158,221		13.18 to 12.98		2,074,868	3.65	%	28.81% to  27.94	%

(Continued)

44

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Retailing Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	175,243	$	8.89 to 12.05	$	2,221,363	0.00	%	-11.10% to -14.69	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,189,006		15.08 to 14.13		17,395,420	0.00	%	8.81% to    7.47	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	842,111		13.86 to 13.15		11,373,723	0.00	%	4.27% to    3.00	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,119,057		13.29 to 12.76		14,599,245	0.00	%	8.79% to    7.50	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	557,769		12.22 to 11.87		6,728,717	0.00	%	33.71% to  32.01	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Russell 2000® 1.5x Strategy Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	713,902		9.55 to 17.13		12,930,976	0.91	%	-4.47% to   -8.90	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.20	%	2,130,166		20.01 to 18.96		42,198,456	0.38	%	19.46% to  18.28	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,371,869		16.75 to 16.13		22,760,014	1.59	%	2.72% to    1.85	%
2004	1.15% to 2.35	%	4,543,149		16.30 to 15.68		73,517,463	0.00	%	23.76% to  22.42	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	5,186,476		13.17 to 12.79		67,947,607	9.37	%	62.39% to  60.23	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – S&P 500 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,158,234		13.68 to 12.93		15,569,188	0.82	%	-0.55% to   -1.38	%
2006	1.15% to 2.15	%	1,441,771		13.76 to 13.04		19,561,762	0.94	%	22.28% to  21.11	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,050,169		11.25 to 10.82		11,666,957	0.10	%	2.20% to    1.32	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,221,310		11.01 to 10.67		13,274,965	0.00	%	15.55% to  14.64	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	2,532,632		9.53 to   9.31		24,009,533	0.00	%	53.16% to  51.61	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Sector Rotation Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	2,302,659		11.04 to 15.19		36,643,783	0.00	%	10.45% to  19.93	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	2,251,981		13.39 to 12.66		29,607,719	0.00	%	10.11% to    8.84	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	1,587,662		12.16 to 11.77		19,107,058	0.00	%	12.41% to  11.45	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	753,136		10.82 to 10.56		8,100,165	0.00	%	9.44% to    8.52	%
2003	1.15% to 2.05	%	989,549		9.89 to   9.73		9,733,379	0.00	%	28.41% to  27.20	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Growth Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.35	%	383,469		9.67 to 12.15		4,819,484	0.00	%	-3.35% to   -2.43	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	488,949		12.85 to 12.45		6,242,443	0.00	%	6.50% to    5.24	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	666,066		12.07 to 11.89		8,006,859	0.00	%	4.98% to    4.09	%
2004	1.15% to 2.05	%	915,334		11.49 to 11.43		10,503,385	0.00	%	14.93% to  14.25	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Small-Cap Value Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.35	%	288,414		11.13 to 10.66		3,178,063	0.13	%	-21.28% to -22.23	%
2006	1.15% to 2.35	%	926,833		14.14 to 13.71		13,008,771	0.47	%	17.84% to  16.48	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	737,733		12.00 to 11.84		8,816,352	0.00	%	2.45% to    1.63	%
2004	1.15% to 2.00	%	1,503,275		11.71 to 11.65		17,579,309	0.08	%	17.13% to  16.49	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	125,974		8.00 to   7.84		1,000,152	0.00	%	-11.92% to -12.76	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	22,945		9.09 to   8.98		207,608	1.60	%	-11.65% to -12.47	%
2005	1.15% to 2.05	%	21,223		10.29 to 10.26		218,176	0.91	%	2.87% to    2.65	% (a) (b)
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Technology Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,360,335		10.00 to 13.78		19,766,820	0.00	%	-0.03% to    7.77	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,010,681		13.66 to 12.79		13,549,456	0.00	%	4.68% to    3.39	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	900,201		13.05 to 12.37		11,528,619	0.00	%	1.93% to    0.65	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	932,471		12.80 to 12.29		11,788,174	0.00	%	-0.01% to   -1.20	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,124,632		12.81 to 12.44		14,246,545	0.00	%	59.47% to  57.46	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Telecommunications Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	1,885,711		9.51 to 10.61		21,038,496	0.21	%	-4.94% to    6.67	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,823,489		10.64 to   9.95		18,869,371	1.33	%	18.14% to  16.72	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,531,964		9.01 to   8.52		13,459,014	0.00	%	0.00% to   -1.25	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,551,837		9.01 to   8.63		22,542,299	0.00	%	11.38% to  10.08	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,109,456		8.09 to   7.84		8,870,526	0.00	%	32.14% to  30.47	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Transportation Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	403,231		8.61 to 14.49		6,107,051	0.00	%	-13.92% to -10.93	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,086,893		17.35 to 16.27		18,351,689	0.00	%	6.15% to    4.90	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,307,594		16.35 to 15.51		20,916,580	0.00	%	7.24% to    5.95	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	2,259,235		15.24 to 14.64		33,857,618	0.00	%	21.58% to  20.12	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	336,896		12.54 to 12.19		4,171,916	0.00	%	19.13% to  17.60	%

(Continued)

45

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)

	Contract Expense Rate*		Units	Unit Fair Value		Contract     Owners’ Equity		Investment Income Ratio**		Total Return***
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Utilities Fund
2007	0.80% to 2.40	%	2,671,079	$	10.73 to 12.01	$	33,808,393	1.46	%	7.31% to  10.23	% (a)
2006	1.15% to 2.40	%	3,166,003		11.65 to 10.90		36,117,198	2.76	%	19.58% to  18.12	%
2005	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,986,172		9.74 to   9.23		18,972,070	1.32	%	9.30% to    8.00	%
2004	1.15% to 2.40	%	935,617		8.92 to   8.54		8,266,553	1.64	%	15.96% to  14.58	%
2003	1.15% to 2.40	%	1,290,262		7.69 to   7.46		9,829,647	2.41	%	23.96% to  22.33	%
Rydex Variable Trust Portfolios – Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund
2007	1.15% to 2.05	%	333,314		13.09 to 12.84		4,344,954	18.79	%	16.75% to  15.75	%
2006	1.15% to 2.05	%	408,120		11.21 to 11.09		4,563,472	6.30	%	15.38% to  14.37	%
2005	1.15% to 2.00	%	47,007		9.72 to   9.70		456,636	0.37	%	-2.80% to   -3.00	% (a) (b)
2007 Reserves for annuity contracts in payout phase:							1,565,433
2007 Contract owners’ equity						$	1,233,502,374
2006 Reserves for annuity contracts in payout phase:							1,830,048
2006 Contract owners’ equity						$	1,233,770,495
2005 Reserves for annuity contracts in payout phase:							470,636
2005 Contract owners’ equity						$	1,092,585,927
2004 Reserves for annuity contracts in payout phase:							167,427
2004 Contract owners’ equity						$	979,135,633
2003 Reserves for annuity contracts in payout phase:							75,047
2003 Contract owners’ equity						$	578,495,135

* This represents the range of annual contract expense rates of the variable account for the period indicated and includes only those expenses that are charged through a reduction in the unit values. Excluded are expenses of the underlying mutual funds and charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units.

** This represents the dividends for the period indicated, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by average net assets. The ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges or contingent deferred sales charges, that result in direct reductions to the contract holder accounts through reductions in unit values or redemption of units. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the subaccounts invest.

*** This represents the range of minimum and maximum total returns for the period indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying mutual fund, which reflects the reduction of unit value for expenses assessed. It does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units, the inclusion of which would result in a reduction of the total return presented.

(a) & (b) Denote the minimum and maximum of the total return ranges, respectively, for underlying mutual fund options that were added during the reporting period. These returns were not annualized. Minimum and maximum ranges are not shown for underlying mutual fund options for which a single contract expense rate (product option) is representative of all units issued and outstanding at period end. Such options that were added during the reporting period are designated using both symbols.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholder

Nationwide Life Insurance Company:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedules as listed in the accompanying index. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, 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, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related 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 therein.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of Position 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts, in 2007.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 29, 2008

F-2

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in millions)

	Years ended December 31,
	2007			2006		2005
Revenues:
Policy charges	$	1,208.3		$	1,132.6	$	1,055.1
Premiums		291.7			308.3		260.0
Net investment income		1,975.8			2,058.5		2,105.2
Net realized investment (losses) gains		(166.2	)		7.1		10.6
Other income		7.5			0.2		2.2
Total revenues		3,317.1			3,506.7		3,433.1
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited to policyholder accounts		1,262.6			1,330.1		1,331.0
Benefits and claims		479.3			450.3		377.5
Policyholder dividends		24.5			25.6		33.1
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		368.5			450.3		466.3
Interest expense, primarily with Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS)		70.0			65.5		66.3
Other operating expenses		529.5			536.8		538.3
Total benefits and expenses		2,734.4			2,858.6		2,812.5
Income from continuing operations before federal income tax expense		582.7			648.1		620.6
Federal income tax expense		128.5			28.7		95.8
Income from continuing operations		454.2			619.4		524.8
Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting principle, net of taxes		(6.0	)		—		—
Net income	$	448.2		$	619.4	$	524.8

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-3

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions, except per share amounts)

	December 31,
	2007			2006
Assets
Investments:
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
Fixed maturity securities (cost $24,021.2 and $25,197.2)	$	23,933.4		$	25,275.4
Equity securities (cost $69.6 and $28.5)		72.9			34.4
Mortgage loans on real estate, net		7,615.4			8,202.2
Short-term investments, including amounts managed by a related party		959.1			1,722.0
Other investments		1,330.8			1,292.9
Total investments		33,911.6			36,526.9
Cash		1.3			0.5
Accrued investment income		314.3			323.6
Deferred policy acquisition costs		3,997.4			3,758.0
Other assets		1,638.9			2,001.5
Separate account assets		69,676.5			67,351.9
Total assets	$	109,540.0		$	109,962.4
Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits and claims	$	31,998.4		$	34,409.4
Short-term debt		285.3			75.2
Long-term debt, payable to NFS		700.0			700.0
Other liabilities		2,642.6			2,980.2
Separate account liabilities		69,676.5			67,351.9
Total liabilities		105,302.8			105,516.7
Shareholder’s equity:
Common stock ($1 par value; authorized - 5.0 shares; issued and outstanding - 3.8 shares)		3.8			3.8
Additional paid-in capital		274.4			274.4
Retained earnings		4,049.5			4,138.8
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(90.5	)		28.7
Total shareholder’s equity		4,237.2			4,445.7
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$	109,540.0		$	109,962.4

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-4

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity

(in millions)

	Capital shares		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings			Accumlated other comprehensive income (loss)			Total shareholder’s equity
Balance as of December 31, 2004	$	3.8	$	274.4	$	3,554.6		$	393.8		$	4,226.6
Dividends to NFS		—		—		(185.0	)		—			(185.0	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		524.8			—			524.8
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—			(300.2	)		(300.2	)
Total comprehensive income												224.6
Balance as of December 31, 2005		3.8		274.4		3,894.4			93.6			4,266.2
Dividends to NFS		—		—		(375.0	)		—			(375.0	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		619.4			—			619.4
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—			(64.9	)		(64.9	)
Total comprehensive income												554.5
Balance as of December 31, 2006		3.8		274.4		4,138.8			28.7			4,445.7
Dividends to NFS		—		—		(537.5	)		—			(537.5	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		448.2			—			448.2
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—			(119.2	)		(119.2	)
Total comprehensive income												329.0
Balance as of December 31, 2007	$	3.8	$	274.4	$	4,049.5		$	(90.5	)	$	4,237.2

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-5

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions)

	Years ended December 31,
	2007			2006			2005
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	448.2		$	619.4		$	524.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized investment losses (gains)		166.2			(7.1	)		(10.6	)
Interest credited to policyholder accounts		1,262.6			1,330.1			1,331.0
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs		(612.6	)		(569.6	)		(460.5	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		368.5			450.3			466.3
Amortization and depreciation		22.3			46.6			65.6
Decrease (increase) in other assets		410.5			(298.0	)		591.0
(Decrease) increase in policy and other liabilities		(230.3	)		228.8			(511.4	)
Other, net		8.5			0.1			(114.9	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,843.9			1,800.6			1,881.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of securities available-for-sale		4,379.8			5,128.6			4,198.5
Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale		4,657.5			2,267.3			2,619.7
Proceeds from repayments or sales of mortgage loans on real estate		2,467.7			2,430.8			2,854.6
Cost of securities available-for-sale acquired		(8,008.3	)		(5,658.9	)		(6,924.1	)
Cost of mortgage loans on real estate originated or acquired		(1,887.0	)		(2,180.4	)		(2,524.9	)
Net decrease (increase) in short-term investments		762.9			(125.4	)		56.9
Collateral (paid) received - securities lending, net		(175.6	)		(332.6	)		36.6
Other, net		(68.6	)		52.1			121.6
Net cash provided by investing activities		2,128.4			1,581.5			438.9
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt		210.1			(167.1	)		27.3
Cash dividends paid to NFS		(537.5	)		(375.0	)		(185.0	)
Investment and universal life insurance product deposits		3,586.1			3,400.8			2,845.4
Investment and universal life insurance product withdrawals		(7,230.2	)		(6,241.2	)		(5,022.5	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(3,971.5	)		(3,382.5	)		(2,334.8	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		0.8			(0.4	)		(14.6	)
Cash, beginning of period		0.5			0.9			15.5
Cash, end of period	$	1.3		$	0.5		$	0.9

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-6

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(1) Nature of Operations  

Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC, or collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company) was incorporated in 1929 and is an Ohio stock legal reserve life insurance company. The Company is a member of the Nationwide group of companies (Nationwide), which is comprised of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC) and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates.

All of the outstanding shares of NLIC’s common stock are owned by NFS, a holding company formed by Nationwide Corporation (Nationwide Corp.), a majority-owned subsidiary of NMIC.

Wholly-owned subsidiaries of NLIC as of December 31, 2007 include Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company (NLAIC) and Nationwide Investment Services Corporation (NISC). NLAIC offers universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance, corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) and individual annuity contracts on a non-participating basis. NISC is a registered broker/dealer.

The Company is a leading provider of long-term savings and retirement products in the United States of America (U.S.). The Company develops and sells a diverse range of products including individual annuities, private and public sector group retirement plans, other investment products sold to institutions, life insurance and advisory services.

The Company sells its products through a diverse distribution network. Unaffiliated entities that sell the Company’s products to their own customer bases include independent broker/dealers, financial institutions, wirehouse and regional firms, pension plan administrators, and life insurance specialists. Representatives of affiliates who market products directly to a customer base include Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. (NRS), Nationwide Financial Network (NFN) producers; and Mullin TBG Insurance Agency Services, LLC, a joint venture between NFS’ majority-owned subsidiary, TBG Insurance Services Corporation d/b/a TBG Financial, and MC Insurance Agency Services, LLC d/b/a Mullin Consulting. The Company also distributes products through the agency distribution force of its ultimate majority parent company, NMIC.

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company did not have a significant concentration of financial instruments in a single investee, industry or geographic region of the U.S. Also, the Company did not have a concentration of business transactions with a particular customer, lender, distribution source, market or geographic region of the U.S. in which business is conducted that makes it overly vulnerable to a single event which could cause a severe impact to the Company’s financial position.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  

The Company’s significant accounting policies that materially affect financial reporting are summarized below. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

The Company’s most significant estimates include those used to determine the following: the balance, recoverability and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC) for investment and universal life insurance products; impairment losses on investments; valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate; the liability for future policy benefits and claims; and federal income tax provision. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, recorded amounts reflect management’s best estimates based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet date. Management believes the amounts provided are appropriate.

Certain items in the 2006 and 2005 consolidated financial statements and related notes have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

F-7

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(a) Consolidation Policy

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NLIC and companies in which NLIC directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest. Minority interest expense is included in other operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income, and minority interest is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. All significant intercompany balances and transactions were eliminated.

(b) Valuation of Investments, Investment Income and Related Gains and Losses

The Company is required to classify its fixed maturity securities and marketable equity securities as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading. All fixed maturity and marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of adjustments to DAC, future policy benefits and claims, and deferred federal income taxes reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in shareholder’s equity. The adjustment to DAC represents the changes in amortization of DAC that would have been required as a charge or credit to operations had such unrealized amounts been realized and allocated to the product lines. The adjustment to future policy benefits and claims represents the increase in policy reserves from using a discount rate that would have been required had such unrealized amounts been realized and the proceeds reinvested at then current market interest rates, which were lower than the then current effective portfolio rate.

The fair value of fixed maturity and marketable equity securities is generally obtained from independent pricing services based on market quotations. For fixed maturity securities not priced by independent services (generally private placement securities), an internally developed pricing model or “corporate pricing matrix” is most often used. The corporate pricing matrix is developed by obtaining private spreads versus the U.S. Treasury yield for corporate securities with varying weighted average lives and bond ratings. The weighted average life and bond rating of a particular fixed maturity security to be priced using the corporate matrix are important inputs into the model and are used to determine a corresponding spread that is added to the U.S. Treasury yield to create an estimated market yield for that bond. The estimated market yield and other relevant factors are then used to estimate the fair value of the particular fixed maturity security. Additionally, a “structured product model” is used to value certain fixed maturity securities with complex cash flows, such as certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities,. The structured product model uses third party pricing tools. For securities for which quoted market prices are not available and for which the Company’s structured product model is not suitable for estimating fair values, fair values are determined using other modeling techniques, primarily a commercial software application utilized in valuing complex securitized investments with variable cash flows. The company also utilized broker quotes in pricing securities or to validate modeled prices. As of December 31, 2007, 70% of the fair values of fixed maturity securities were obtained from independent pricing services, 17% from the Company’s pricing matrices and 13% from other sources compared to 71%, 20% and 9%, respectively, in 2006.

Management regularly reviews each investment in its fixed maturity and equity securities portfolios to evaluate the necessity of recording impairment losses for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value of investments.

For debt and equity securities not subject to Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 99-20, Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets (EITF 99-20), an other-than-temporary impairment charge is taken when the Company does not have the ability and intent to hold the security until the forecasted recovery or if it is no longer probable that the Company will recover all amounts due under the contractual terms of the security. Many criteria are considered during this process including, but not limited to, the current fair value as compared to cost or amortized cost, as appropriate, of the security; the amount and length of time a security’s fair value has been below cost or amortized cost; specific credit issues and financial prospects related to the issuer; management’s intent to hold or dispose of the security; and current economic conditions. Other-than-temporary impairment losses result in a permanent reduction to the cost basis of the underlying investment.

F-8

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In addition to the above, for certain securitized financial assets with contractual cash flows, including asset-backed securities, EITF 99-20 also requires the Company to periodically update its best estimate of cash flows over the life of the security. If the fair value of a securitized financial asset is not greater than or equal to its carrying value based on current information and events, and if there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows since the last revised estimate (considering both timing and amount), then the Company recognizes an other-than-temporary impairment and writes down the investment to fair value.

For mortgage-backed securities, the Company recognizes income using a constant effective yield method based on prepayment assumptions and the estimated economic life of the securities. When estimated prepayments differ significantly from anticipated prepayments, the effective yield is recalculated to reflect actual payments to date and anticipated future payments. Any resulting adjustment is included in net investment income. All other investment income is recorded using the interest method without anticipating the impact of prepayments.

The Company provides valuation allowances for impairments of mortgage loans on real estate based on a review by portfolio managers. Mortgage loans on real estate are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. When management determines that a loan is impaired, a provision for loss is established equal to either the difference between the carrying value and the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. In addition to the valuation allowance on specific loans, the Company maintains an allowance not yet specifically identified by loan for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The valuation allowance account for mortgage loans on real estate reflects management’s best estimate of probable credit losses, including losses incurred at the balance sheet date but not yet identified by specific loan. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for losses is based on past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of the underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. Changes in the valuation allowance are recorded in net realized investment gains and losses. Loans in foreclosure are placed on non-accrual status. Interest received on non-accrual status mortgage loans on real estate is included in net investment income in the period received.

The Company grants mainly commercial mortgage loans on real estate to customers throughout the U.S. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s largest exposure to any single borrower, region and property type was 2%, 24% and 33%, respectively, of the Company’s general account mortgage loan portfolio, compared to 3%, 26% and 33%, respectively, as of December 31, 2006.

Real estate to be held and used is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Real estate designated as held for disposal is not depreciated and is carried at the lower of the carrying value at the time of such designation or fair value less cost to sell. Other long-term investments are carried on the equity method of accounting.

Impairment losses are recorded on investments in 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 amounts.

Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are determined on the basis of specific security identification. Changes in the Company’s mortgage loan valuation allowance and recognition of impairment losses for other-than-temporary declines in the fair values of applicable investments are included in net realized investment gains and losses.

F-9

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(c) Derivative Instruments

Derivatives are carried at fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (fair value hedge); a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge); a foreign currency fair value or cash flow hedge (foreign currency hedge); or a non-hedge transaction. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for entering into various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value, cash flow or foreign currency hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used for hedging transactions are expected to be and, for ongoing hedging relationships, have been highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. When it is determined that a derivative is not, or is not expected to be, highly effective as a hedge or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively.

The Company enters into interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps or Euro futures to hedge the fair value of existing fixed rate assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company uses short U.S. Treasury future positions to hedge the fair value of bond and mortgage loan commitments. Typically, the Company is hedging the risk of changes in fair value attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates. Derivative instruments classified as fair value hedges are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net realized investment gains and losses. Changes in the fair value of the hedged item that are attributable to the risk being hedged are also recorded in net realized investment gains and losses.

Accrued interest receivable or payable under interest rate and foreign currency swaps are recognized as an adjustment to net investment income or interest credited to policyholder accounts consistent with the nature of the hedged item, except for interest rate swaps hedging the anticipated sale of investments where amounts receivable or payable under the swaps are recorded as net realized investment gains and losses, and except for interest rate swaps hedging the anticipated purchase of investments where amounts receivable or payable under the swaps are initially recorded in AOCI to the extent the hedging relationship is effective.

The Company periodically may enter into a derivative transaction that will not qualify for hedge accounting. The Company does not enter into speculative positions. Although these transactions do not qualify for hedge accounting, or have not been designated in hedging relationships by the Company, they are part of its overall risk management strategy. For example, the Company may sell credit default protection through a credit default swap. Although the credit default swap is not effective in hedging specific investments, the income stream allows the Company to manage overall investment yields while exposing the Company to acceptable credit risk. The Company may enter into a cross-currency basis swap (pay a variable U.S. rate and receive a variable foreign-denominated rate) to eliminate the foreign currency exposure of a variable rate foreign-denominated liability. Although basis swaps may qualify for hedge accounting, the Company has chosen not to designate these derivatives as hedging instruments due to the difficulty in assessing and monitoring effectiveness for both sides of the basis swap. Derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting or are not designated as hedging instruments are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net realized investment gains and losses.

F-10

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(d) Revenues and Benefits

Investment and Universal Life Insurance Products: Investment products consist primarily of individual and group variable and fixed deferred annuities. Universal life insurance products include universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance, COLI, bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) 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 charges, administrative fees and surrender charges that have been earned and assessed against policy account balances during the period. The timing of revenue recognition as it relates to fees assessed on investment contracts and universal life contracts is determined based on the nature of such fees. Asset fees, cost of insurance charges and administrative fees are assessed on a daily or monthly basis and recognized as revenue when assessed and earned. Certain amounts assessed that represent compensation for services to be provided in future periods are reported as unearned revenue and recognized in income over the periods benefited. Surrender charges are recognized upon surrender of a contract in accordance with contractual terms. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include interest credited to policyholder accounts and benefits and claims incurred in the period in excess of related policyholder accounts.

Traditional Life Insurance Products: Traditional life insurance products include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits and primarily consist 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 that profits are recognized over the life of the contract. This association is accomplished through the provision for future policy benefits and the deferral and amortization of policy acquisition costs.

(e) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs for Investment and Universal Life Insurance Products

The Company has deferred certain costs of acquiring investment and universal life insurance products business, principally commissions, certain expenses of the policy issue and underwriting department, and certain variable sales expenses that relate to and vary with the production of new and renewal business. In addition, the Company defers sales inducements, such as interest credit bonuses and jumbo deposit bonuses. Investment products primarily consist of individual and group variable and fixed deferred annuities in the Individual Investments and Retirement Plans segments. Universal life insurance products include universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance, COLI, BOLI and other interest-sensitive life insurance policies in the Individual Protection segment. DAC are subject to recoverability testing in the year of policy issuance and loss recognition testing at the end of each reporting period.

For investment and universal life insurance products, DAC is being amortized with interest over the lives of the policies in relation to the present value of estimated gross profits from projected interest margins, asset fees, cost of insurance charges, administration fees, surrender charges, and net realized investment gains and losses less policy benefits and policy maintenance expenses. The DAC asset related to investment and universal life insurance products is adjusted to reflect the impact of unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, as described in Note 2(b) to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the F pages of this report.

F-11

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The assumptions used in the estimation of future gross profits are based on the Company’s current best estimates of future events and are reviewed as part of an annual process during the second quarter. During the annual process, the Company performs a comprehensive study of assumptions, including mortality and persistency studies, maintenance expense studies, and an evaluation of projected general and separate account investment returns. The most significant assumptions that are involved in the estimation of future gross profits include future net separate account investment performance, surrender/lapse rates, interest margins and mortality. Currently, the Company’s long-term assumption for net separate account investment performance is approximately 7% growth per year and varies by product. This assumption, like others, is reviewed as part of the annual process. If this assumption were unlocked, the date of the unlocking could become the anchor date used in the reversion to the mean process (defined below). Variances from the long-term assumption are expected since the majority of the investments in the underlying separate accounts are in equity securities, which strongly correlate with the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index in the aggregate. The reversion to the mean process is based on actual net separate account investment performance from the anchor date to the valuation date. The Company then assumes different performance levels over the next three years such that the separate account mean return measured from the anchor date to the end of the life of the product equals the long-term assumption. The assumed net separate account investment performance used in the DAC models is intended to reflect what is anticipated. However, based on historical returns of the S&P 500 Index, and as part of its pre-set parameters, the Company’s reversion to the mean process generally limits net separate account investment performance to 0-15% during the three-year reversion period. See below for a discussion of current year assumption changes.

Changes in assumptions can have a significant impact on the amount of DAC reported for investment and universal life insurance products and their related amortization patterns. In the event actual experience differs from assumptions or future assumptions are revised, the Company is required to record an increase or decrease in DAC amortization expense, which could be significant. In general, increases in the estimated long-term general and separate account returns result in increased expected future profitability and may lower the rate of DAC amortization, while increases in long-term lapse/surrender and mortality assumptions reduce the expected future profitability of the underlying business and may increase the rate of DAC amortization.

In addition to the comprehensive annual study of assumptions, management evaluates the appropriateness of the individual variable annuity DAC balance quarterly within pre-set parameters. These parameters are designed to appropriately reflect the Company’s long-term expectations with respect to individual variable annuity contracts while also evaluating the potential impact of short-term experience on the Company’s recorded individual variable annuity DAC balance. If the recorded balance of individual variable annuity DAC falls outside of these parameters for a prescribed time period, or if the recorded balance falls outside of these parameters and management determines it is not reasonably possible to get back within the parameters during this time period, assumptions are required to be unlocked, and DAC is recalculated using revised best estimate assumptions. When DAC assumptions are unlocked and revised, the Company continues to use the reversion to the mean process. See below for a discussion of current year assumption changes.

At the end of the second quarter of 2007, the Company determined as part of its analysis of DAC that the overall profitability of separate account products is expected to exceed previous estimates due to favorable financial market trends. Accordingly, the Company unlocked its DAC assumptions after completing a comprehensive review of assumptions used to project DAC and other related balances, including sales inducement assets, unearned revenue reserves, and guaranteed minimum death and income benefit reserves. This review covered all assumptions including expected separate account investment returns, lapse rates, mortality and expenses. Additionally, while the Company estimates that the overall profitability of its variable products has improved, it also expects the long-term net growth in separate account investment performance to moderate. As a result of its current analysis, including its evaluation of ongoing trends and expectations regarding financial market performance, the Company reduced its long-term net separate account growth rate assumption from approximately 8% to approximately 7%. The Company unlocked assumptions, as appropriate, for all investment products and variable universal life insurance products in order to remain consistent across product lines using revised assumptions which reflect the Company’s current best estimate of future events. Therefore, in the second quarter of 2007, the Company recorded a net increase in DAC and a benefit to DAC amortization and other related balances totaling $221.6 million pre-tax, which was reported in the following segments in the pre-tax amounts indicated: Individual Investments - $196.4 million; Retirement Plans - $10.5 million; and Individual Protection - $14.7 million.

F-12

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The most significant assumption changes that resulted from the Company’s unlocking decisions were resetting the anchor date for reversion to the mean calculations to June 30, 2007, resulting in resetting the assumption for net separate account growth to approximately 7% during the three-year reversion period; resetting the long-term assumption for net separate account growth and the discount rate used to calculate the present value of estimated gross profits to approximately 7% (formerly approximately 8%); and increasing estimated lapse rates for fixed annuity and bank-owned life insurance products.

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company added a new feature to its existing guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit rider, Lifetime Income (L.inc). This new feature results in a substantial change in the existing contracts and, therefore, an extinguishment of the DAC associated with those contracts pursuant to Statement of Position (SOP) 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts (SOP 05-1). As a result, existing DAC and other related balances were eliminated resulting in a $135.0 million pre-tax charge.

(f) Separate Accounts

Separate account assets and liabilities represent contractholders’ funds that have been legally segregated into accounts with specific investment objectives. Separate account assets are recorded at fair value based primarily on market quotations of the underlying securities. Investment income and realized investment 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 except for (1) the fees the Company receives, which are assessed on a daily or monthly basis and recognized as revenue when assessed and earned, and (2) the activity related to contract guarantees, which are riders to existing variable annuity contracts.

(g) Future Policy Benefits and Claims

The process of calculating reserve amounts for a life insurance organization involves the use of a number of assumptions, including those related to persistency (how long a contract stays with a company), mortality (the relative incidence of death in a given time), morbidity (the relative incidence of disability resulting from disease or physical impairment) and interest rates (the rates expected to be paid or received on financial instruments, including insurance or investment contracts).

The Company calculates its liability for future policy benefits and claims for investment products in the accumulation phase and universal life and variable universal life insurance policies as the policy account balance, which represents participants’ net premiums and deposits plus investment performance and interest credited less applicable contract charges.

The Company’s liability for funding agreements to an unrelated third party trust related to the Company’s medium-term note (MTN) program equals the balance that accrues to the benefit of the contractholder, including interest credited. The funding agreements constitute insurance obligations and are considered annuity contracts under Ohio insurance laws.

The liability for future policy benefits and claims for traditional life insurance policies was determined using the net level premium method using interest rates varying from 2.0% to 10.5% and estimates of mortality, morbidity, investment yields and withdrawals that were used or being experienced at the time the policies were issued.

The liability for future policy benefits for payout annuities was calculated using the present value of future benefits and maintenance costs discounted using interest rates varying generally from 3.0% to 13.0%.

(h) Participating Business

Participating business, which refers to policies that participate in profits through policyholder dividends, represented approximately 6% in 2007 (8% in 2006 and 10% in 2005) of the Company’s life insurance in force, 48% of the number of life insurance policies in force in 2007 (50% in 2006 and 52% in 2005) and 7% of life insurance statutory premiums in 2007 (5% in 2006 and 5% in 2005). The provision for policyholder dividends was based on the current dividend scales and has been included in future policy benefits and claims in the consolidated balance sheets.

F-13

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(i) Federal Income Taxes

The Company provides for federal income taxes based on amounts the Company believes it ultimately will owe. Inherent in the provision for federal income taxes are estimates regarding the deductibility of certain items and the realization of certain tax credits. In the event the ultimate deductibility of certain items or the realization of certain tax credits differs from estimates, the Company may be required to significantly change the provision for federal income taxes recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Any such change could significantly affect the amounts reported in the consolidated statements of income. Management has established reserves in accordance with FIN 48 based on current facts and circumstances regarding tax exposure items where the ultimate deductibility is open to interpretation. Management evaluates the appropriateness of such reserves quarterly based on any new developments specific to their fact patterns. Information considered includes results of completed tax examinations, Technical Advice Memorandums and other rulings issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the tax courts.

The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. 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 it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be fully realized.

(j) 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 in the consolidated balance sheets on a gross basis, separately from the related future policy benefits and claims of the Company.

(k) Change in Accounting Principle

Historically, the Company accrued for legal costs associated with litigation defense and regulatory investigations by estimating the ultimate costs of such activity. Beginning April 1, 2007, the Company’s accrual for such legal expenses includes only the amount for services that have been provided but not yet paid. The Company believes the newly adopted accounting principle is preferable because it more accurately reflects expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. The Company continues to estimate and accrue the ultimate amounts expected to be paid for litigation and regulatory investigation loss contingencies. The Company has presented its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes as applicable for all periods presented to retroactively apply the adoption of this change in accounting principle.

The following table summarizes the impact of the change in accounting principle described above for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006			2005
Other operating expenses	$	2.8		$	5.0		$	(0.5	)
Net income		(1.9	)		(3.1	)		0.3

The cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 was an $11.0 million increase.

F-14

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(3) Recently Issued Accounting Standards  

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R), which replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS 141). The objective of SFAS 141R is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. Accordingly, SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; 2) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and 3) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R applies to all transactions or other events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses and retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS 141R defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. SFAS 141R is applicable prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier application is prohibited. The Company currently is evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 141R.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 also amends certain consolidation procedures prescribed by Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, for consistency with the requirements of SFAS 141R. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company currently is evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 160.

In June 2007, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement of Position (SOP) 07-1, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies (SOP 07-1). SOP 07-1 provides guidance for determining whether an entity is within the scope of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies (the Guide). For those entities that are investment companies under SOP 07-1, this SOP also addresses whether the specialized industry accounting principles of the Guide (i.e., fair value accounting) should be retained by a parent company in consolidation or by an investor that has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investment company and applies the equity method of accounting to its investment in the entity (referred to as an equity method investor). In addition, SOP 07-1 includes certain disclosure requirements for parent companies and equity method investors in investment companies that retain investment company accounting in the parent company’s consolidated financial statements or the financial statements of an equity method investor. The provisions of SOP 07-1 were to be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2007. On February 14, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SOP 07-1-1, which delays indefinitely the effective date of SOP 07-1. The Company will monitor the FASB and AICPA deliberations regarding this standard.

In April 2007, the FASB issued FSP FIN 39-1, An Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39 (FSP FIN 39-1). FSP FIN 39-1 addresses whether a reporting entity that is party to a master netting arrangement can offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) against fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement in accordance with paragraph 10 of Interpretation 39. FSP FIN 39-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early application permitted. FSP FIN 39-1 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

F-15

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the FASB’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. In addition, SFAS 159 does not establish requirements for recognizing and measuring dividend income, interest income or interest expense, nor does it eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), and SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company will elect adoption of SFAS 159 for certain financial instruments effective January 1, 2008, which is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company will assess election for new financial assets or liabilities on a prospective basis.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (SFAS 158). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability on its balance sheet and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS 158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end balance sheet, with limited exceptions. An employer with publicly traded equity securities is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end balance sheet is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted SFAS 158 effective December 31, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 158 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157. SFAS 157 provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and requires new disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 also provides guidance regarding the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. For assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition, the reporting entity shall disclose information that enables financial statement users to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements. For recurring fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs, the reporting entity shall disclose the effect of the measurements on earnings for the period. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt SFAS 157 effective January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

In September 2006, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108 (SAB 108). SAB 108 addresses how the effects of prior year uncorrected misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in current-year financial statements. SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify misstatements using both the balance sheet and income-statement approaches and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. SAB 108 does not change the SEC’s previous guidance in SAB No. 99 on evaluating the materiality of misstatements. The Company adopted SAB 108 effective December 31, 2006. SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

F-16

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (SFAS 156).SFAS 156 amends SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (SFAS 140). SFAS 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS 156 permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. An entity that uses derivative instruments to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities is required to account for those derivative instruments at fair value. Under SFAS 156, an entity can elect subsequent fair value measurement to account for its separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. By electing that option, an entity may simplify its accounting because SFAS 156 permits income statement recognition of the potential offsetting changes in fair value of those servicing assets and servicing liabilities and derivative instruments in the same accounting period. SFAS 156 is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. The Company adopted SFAS 156 effective January 1, 2007. SFAS 156 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments (SFAS 155). SFAS 155 amends SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133), and SFAS 140. SFAS 155 also resolves issues addressed in SFAS 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. In summary, SFAS 155: (1) permits an entity to make an irrevocable election to measure any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation at fair value in its entirety, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings; (2) clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS 133; (3) establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; (4) clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives; and (5) amends SFAS 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Provisions of SFAS 155 may be applied to instruments that an entity holds at the date of adoption on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The Company adopted SFAS 155 effective January 1, 2006. On the date of adoption, there was no impact to the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In September 2005, AcSEC issued SOP 05-1. SOP 05-1 provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for deferred acquisition costs on internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts other than those specifically described in SFAS No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments, issued by the FASB. SOP 05-1 defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, features, rights or coverages that occurs as a result of the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement or rider to a contract, or by the election of a new feature or coverage within a contract. SOP 05-1 is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Retrospective application of SOP 05-1 to previously issued financial statements is not permitted. Initial application of SOP 05-1 is required as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. The Company adopted SOP 05-1 effective January 1, 2007, which resulted in a $6.0 million charge, net of taxes, as the cumulative effect of adoption of this accounting principle.

F-17

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (SFAS 154), which replaces Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle as well as to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, with earlier adoption permitted. The Company adopted SFAS 154 effective January 1, 2006. SFAS 154 did not have any impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments  

Assets and liabilities that are presented at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are not included in the disclosures below, including investment securities, cash, separate accounts, securities lending collateral and derivative financial instruments. Those financial assets and liabilities not presented at fair value are discussed below.

The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the amount at which the financial instrument could be bought or sold, or in the case of liabilities incurred or settled, in a current transaction between willing parties. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based on the best information available in the circumstances. Such estimates of fair value consider prices for similar assets or similar liabilities and the results of valuation techniques to the extent available in the circumstances. Examples of valuation techniques include the present value of estimated expected future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks involved, option-pricing models, matrix pricing, option-adjusted spread models and fundamental analysis. Valuation techniques for measuring assets and liabilities must be consistent with the objective of measuring fair value and should incorporate assumptions that market participants would use in their estimates of values, future revenues and future expenses, including assumptions about interest rates, default, prepayment and volatility.

Many of the Company’s assets and liabilities subject to these disclosure requirements are not actively traded, requiring fair values to be estimated by management using matrix pricing, present value or other suitable 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.

The tax ramifications of the related unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on the estimates of fair value and have not been considered in arriving at such estimates.

In estimating its fair value disclosures, the Company used the following methods and assumptions:

Mortgage loans on real estate, net: The fair values of mortgage loans on real estate are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on 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. Estimated fair value is based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate.

Policy loans: The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

Investment contracts: The fair values of the Company’s liabilities under investment type contracts are based on one of two methods. For investment contracts without defined maturities, fair value is the amount payable on demand, net of certain surrender charges. For investment contracts with known or determined maturities, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis. Interest rates used in this analysis are similar to currently offered contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.

Short-term debt: The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

F-18

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Long-term debt, payable to NFS: The fair values for long-term debt are based on estimated market prices.

The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments subject to disclosure requirements as of December 31:

	2007						2006
(in millions)	Carrying value			Estimated fair value			Carrying value			Estimated fair value
Assets
Investments:
Mortgage loans on real estate, net	$	7,615.4		$	7,659.9		$	8,202.2		$	8,060.7
Policy loans		687.9			687.9			639.2			639.2
Liabilities
Investment contracts		(24,671.0	)		(23,084.7	)		(27,124.7	)		(25,455.2	)
Short-term debt		(285.3	)		(285.3	)		(75.2	)		(75.2	)
Long-term debt, payable to NFS		(700.0	)		(751.3	)		(700.0	)		(809.3	)

(5) Derivative Financial Instruments  

Qualitative Disclosure

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company periodically purchases fixed rate investments to back variable rate liabilities. As a result, the Company can be exposed to interest rate risk due to the mismatch between variable rate liabilities and fixed rate assets. In an effort to mitigate the risk from this mismatch, the Company enters into various types of derivative instruments, with fluctuations in the fair values of the derivatives offsetting changes in the fair values of the investments resulting from changes in interest rates. The Company principally uses pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swaps to manage this risk.

Under these interest rate swaps, the Company receives variable interest rate payments and makes fixed rate payments. The fixed interest paid on the swap offsets the fixed interest received on the investment, resulting in the Company receiving the variable interest payments on the swap, generally 3-month U.S. London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and the credit spread on the investment. The net receipt of a variable rate will then more closely match the variable rate paid on the liability.

As a result of entering into fixed rate commercial mortgage loan and private placement commitments, the Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of such commitments due to changes in interest rates during the commitment period prior to funding of the loans. In an effort to manage this risk, the Company enters into short U.S. Treasury futures and/or pay fixed interest rate swaps during the commitment period. With short U.S. Treasury futures or pay fixed interest rate swaps, if interest rates rise/fall, the gains/losses on the futures will offset the change in fair value of the commitment attributable to the change in interest rates.

The Company periodically purchases variable rate investments such as commercial mortgage loans and corporate bonds. As a result, the Company can be exposed to variability in cash flows and investment income due to changes in interest rates. Such variability poses risks to the Company when the assets are funded with fixed rate liabilities. In an effort to manage this risk, the Company may enter into receive fixed/pay variable interest rate swaps.

In using these interest rate swaps, the Company receives fixed interest rate payments and makes variable rate payments. The variable interest paid on the swap offsets the variable interest received on the investment, resulting in the Company receiving the fixed interest payments on the swap and the credit spread on the investment. The net receipt of a fixed rate will then more closely match the fixed rate paid on the liability.

F-19

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The Company manages interest rate risk at the segment level. Different segments may simultaneously hedge interest rate risks associated with owning fixed and variable rate investments considering the risk relevant to a particular segment.

Foreign Currency Risk Management

In conjunction with the Company’s MTN program, the Company periodically issues both fixed and variable rate liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, the Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of liabilities due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and related interest rates. In an effort to manage these risks, the Company enters into cross-currency interest rate swaps.

The Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of fixed rate investments denominated in a foreign currency due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and related interest rates. In an effort to manage this risk, the Company uses cross-currency interest rate hedges to swap these asset characteristics to variable U.S. dollar rate instruments. Cross-currency interest rate swaps on assets are structured to pay a fixed rate, in a foreign currency, and receive a variable U.S. dollar rate, generally 3-month U.S. LIBOR. These derivative instruments are designated as a fair value hedge of a fixed rate foreign denominated asset.

Cross-currency interest rate swaps on variable rate investments are structured to pay a variable rate, in a foreign currency, and receive a fixed U.S. dollar rate. The terms of the foreign currency paid on the swap will exactly match the terms of the foreign currency received on the asset, thus eliminating currency risk. These derivative instruments are designated as a cash flow hedge.

Equity Market Risk Management

Asset fees calculated as a percentage of separate account assets are a significant source of revenue to the Company. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, approximately 82% of separate account assets were invested in equity mutual funds. Gains and losses in the equity markets result in corresponding increases and decreases in the Company’s separate account assets and asset fee revenue. In addition, a decrease in separate account assets may decrease the Company’s expectations of future profit margins due to a decrease in asset fee revenue and/or an increase in guaranteed contract claims, which also may require the Company to accelerate amortization of DAC.

The Company’s long-term assumption for net separate account returns is 7% annual growth. If equity markets were unchanged throughout a given year, the Company estimates that its net earnings per diluted share, calculated using current weighted average diluted shares outstanding, would be approximately $0.05 to $0.10 less than if the Company’s long-term assumption for net separate account returns were realized. This analysis assumes no other factors change and that an unlocking of DAC assumptions would not be required. However, as it does each quarter, the Company would evaluate its DAC balance and underlying assumptions to determine the need for unlocking. The Company can provide no assurance that the experience of flat equity market returns would not result in changes to other factors affecting profitability, including the possibility of unlocking of DAC assumptions.

Many of the Company’s individual variable annuity contracts offer GMDB features. A GMDB generally provides a benefit if the annuitant dies and the contract value is less than a specified amount, which may be based on premiums paid less amounts withdrawn or contract value on a specified anniversary date. A decline in the stock market causing the contract value to fall below this specified amount, which varies from contract to contract based on the date the contract was entered into as well as the GMDB feature elected, will increase the net amount at risk, which is the GMDB in excess of the contract value. This could result in additional GMDB claims.

F-20

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In an effort to mitigate this risk, the Company implemented a GMDB economic hedging program for certain new and existing business. Prior to implementation of the GMDB hedging program in 2000, the Company managed this risk primarily by entering into reinsurance arrangements. The GMDB economic hedging program is designed to offset changes in the economic value of the designated GMDB obligation. Currently the program shorts S&P 500 Index futures, which provides an offset to changes in the value of the designated obligation. The futures are not designated as hedges and, therefore, hedge accounting is not applied. The Company’s economic and accounting hedges are not perfectly offset. Therefore, the economic hedging activity is likely to lead to earnings volatility. This volatility was negligible in 2007. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s net amount at risk was $519.9 million and $562.4 million before reinsurance, respectively, and $317.2 million and $193.0 million net of reinsurance, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s reserve for GMDB claims was $47.4 million and $29.3 million, respectively.

The Company also offers certain variable annuity products with guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (GMAB), guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit (GLWB) and hybrid GMAB/GLWB riders (collectively referred to as living benefits). A GMAB provides the contractholder with a guaranteed return of premium, adjusted proportionately for withdrawals, after a specified time period (5, 7 or 10 years) selected by the contractholder at the time of issuance of a variable annuity contract. In some cases, the contractholder also has the option, after a specified time, to drop the rider and continue the variable annuity contract without the GMAB. The design of the GMAB rider limits the risk to the Company in a variety of ways including asset allocation requirements, which serve to reduce the Company’s potential exposure to underlying fund performance risks. Specifically, the terms in the GMAB rider limit policyholder asset allocation by either (1) requiring partial allocation of assets to a guaranteed term option (a fixed rate investment option) and excluding certain funds that are highly volatile or difficult to hedge or (2) requiring all assets be allocated to one of the approved asset allocation funds or models defined by the Company.

Beginning in March 2005, the Company began offering a hybrid GMAB/GLWB through its Capital Preservation Plus Lifetime Income (CPPLI) contract rider. This living benefit combines a GMAB feature in its first 5-10 years with a lifetime withdrawal benefit election at the end of the GMAB feature. Upon maturity of the GMAB, the contractholder can elect the lifetime withdrawal benefit, which would continue for the duration of the insured’s life; elect a new CPPLI rider; or drop the rider completely and continue the variable annuity contract without any rider. If the lifetime withdrawal benefit is elected and the insured’s contract value is exhausted through such withdrawals and market conditions, the Company will continue to fund future withdrawals at a pre-defined level until the insured’s death. In some cases, the contractholder has the right to drop the GLWB portion of this rider or periodically reset the guaranteed withdrawal basis to a higher level. This benefit requires a minimum allocation to guaranteed term options or adherence to limitations required by an approved asset allocation strategy as previously described above.

In March 2006, the Company added Lifetime Income (L.inc), a stand-alone GLWB, to complement CPPLI in its product offerings. This rider is very similar to the hybrid benefit discussed above in that L.inc and CPPLI both have guaranteed withdrawal rates that increase based on the age at which the contractholder begins taking income. The withdrawal rates are applied to a benefit base to determine the guaranteed lifetime income amount available to a contractholder. The benefit base is equal to the variable annuity premium at contract issuance and may increase as a result of a ratchet feature that is driven by account performance and a roll-up feature that is driven by policy duration. Generally, the longer the contractholder waits before commencing withdrawals, the greater the guaranteed lifetime income. One key difference between L.inc and CPPLI is that the charge associated with L.inc is assessed against the benefit base. This is a risk mitigation feature as it alleviates much of the uncertainty around account performance and customer withdrawal patterns, both of which can lead to lower than expected revenue streams if the charge were assessed on account value. In June 2007, the Company added a feature to L.inc to allow for a lump settlement in lieu of lifetime withdrawals in certain situations.

F-21

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The Company’s living benefit riders represent an embedded derivative in a variable annuity contract that is required to be separated from, and valued apart from, the host variable annuity contract. The embedded derivatives are carried at fair value. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are recognized in earnings as a component of net realized investment gains and losses. The fair value of the embedded derivatives is calculated based on a combination of capital market and actuarial assumptions. Projections of cash flows inherent in the valuation of the embedded derivative incorporate numerous assumptions including, but not limited to, expectations of contractholder persistency, contractholder withdrawal patterns, risk neutral market returns, correlations of market returns and market return volatility. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the net balance of the embedded derivatives for living benefits was a liability of $91.9 million and an asset of $23.7 million, respectively.

Similar to the Company’s economic hedging for GMDBs, the living benefits features are also being economically hedged. The primary risks being hedged are the exposures associated with declining equity market returns and downward interest rate movements. The Company employs a variety of instruments to mitigate this exposure including S&P 500 Index futures, U.S. Treasury futures, interest rate swaps and long-dated over-the-counter put options. The positions used in the economic hedging program are not designated as hedges and, therefore, hedge accounting is not applied. The living benefits hedging program is designed to offset changes in the economic value of the living benefits obligation to contractholders. Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are likely to create volatility in earnings. The hedging activity associated with changes in the economic value of the living benefits obligations will likely mitigate a portion of this earnings volatility.

Other Non-Hedging Derivatives

The Company periodically enters into basis swaps (receive one variable rate, pay another variable rate) to better match the cash flows received from the specific variable-rate investments with the variable rate paid on a group of liabilities. While the pay-side terms of the basis swap will be consistent with the terms of the asset, the Company is not able to match the receive-side terms of the derivative to a specific liability. Therefore, basis swaps do not receive hedge accounting treatment.

The Company sells credit default protection on selected debt instruments and combines the credit default swap with selected assets the Company owns to replicate a higher yielding bond. These selected assets may have sufficient duration for the related liability, but do not earn a sufficient credit spread. The combined credit default swap and investments provide cash flows with the duration and credit spread targeted by the Company. The credit default swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

The Company also has purchased credit default protection on selected debt instruments exposed to short-term credit concerns, or because the combination of the corporate bond and purchased default protection provides sufficient spread and duration targeted by the Company. The purchased credit default protection is not designated for hedge accounting treatment.

Quantitative Disclosure

Fair Value Hedges

During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, a net loss of $2.4 million, a net gain of $2.9 million and a net gain of $4.1 million, respectively, were recognized in net realized investment gains and losses. This represents the ineffective portion of the fair value hedging relationships. There were no gains or losses attributable to the portion of the derivative instruments’ changes in fair value excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. There were also no gains or losses recognized in earnings as a result of hedged firm commitments no longer qualifying as fair value hedges.

Cash Flow Hedges

For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges was a net loss of $1.4 million, a net loss of $1.5 million and a net gain of $3.1 million, respectively. There were no net gains or losses attributable to the portion of the derivative instruments’ changes in fair value excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

F-22

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In general, the maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows associated with forecasted transactions, other than those relating to variable interest on existing financial instruments, is twelve months or less. However, in 2003 the Company entered into a hedge of a forecasted purchase of shares of a mutual fund tied to the S&P 500 Index where delivery of the shares will occur in 2033.

During 2007, the Company did not discontinue any cash flow hedges because the original forecasted transaction was no longer probable. Additionally, no amounts were reclassified from AOCI into earnings due to the probability that a forecasted transaction would not occur.

Other Derivative Instruments, Including Embedded Derivatives

Net realized investment gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 included net losses of $12.4 million, $0.5 million and $9.1 million, respectively, related to other derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives, not designated in hedging relationships. In addition, the Individual Investments segment included net losses of $51.8 million (recorded as a $41.7 million net realized loss, net investment income of $2.6 million and annuity expense of $12.7 million) and $11.4 million (recorded as net investment income of $10.7 million and annuity expense of $22.1 million) for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to other derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives, not designated in hedging relationships. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, net losses of $0.5 million, $10.6 million and $80.7 million, respectively, were recorded in net realized investment gains and losses reflecting the change in fair value of cross-currency interest rate swaps hedging variable rate MTNs denominated in foreign currencies. No additional net gains were recorded in net realized investment gains and losses to reflect the change in spot rates of these foreign currency denominated obligations during the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $14.1 million and $78.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The following table summarizes the notional amount of derivative financial instruments outstanding as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006
Interest rate swaps:
Pay fixed/receive variable rate swaps hedging investments	$	1,692.9	$	1,930.5
Pay variable/receive fixed rate swaps hedging investments		21.0		60.4
Pay fixed/receive variable rate swaps hedging liabilities		1,120.7		1,048.8
Pay variable/receive fixed rate swaps hedging liabilities		343.1		—
Cross-currency interest rate swaps:
Hedging foreign currency denominated investments		375.5		452.9
Hedging foreign currency denominated liabilities		1,144.1		1,137.1
Credit default swaps		300.3		376.8
Other non-hedging instruments		518.1		101.8
Equity option contracts		2,361.8		1,640.7
Interest rate futures contracts		371.3		214.2
Total	$	8,248.8	$	6,963.2

The notional value is the amount upon which exchanges of interest are based. Exposure to a counterparty arises if the net expected cash flows are positive, as calculated based on forward interest rate curves and notional contract values.

F-23

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(6) Investments  

The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of securities available-for-sale as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Estimated fair value
December 31, 2007:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations	$	110.8	$	14.3	$	0.4	$	124.7
Agencies not backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government		406.1		61.2		—		467.3
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		245.3		1.6		2.7		244.2
Debt securities issued by foreign governments		40.0		2.5		0.1		42.4
Corporate securities
Public		8,253.8		133.4		161.6		8,225.6
Private		5,474.2		131.7		57.6		5,548.3
Mortgage-backed securities		5,855.9		31.3		98.4		5,788.8
Asset-backed securities		3,635.1		31.2		174.2		3,492.1
Total fixed maturity securities		24,021.2		407.2		495.0		23,933.4
Equity securities		69.6		4.8		1.5		72.9
Total securities available-for-sale	$	24,090.8	$	412.0	$	496.5	$	24,006.3
December 31, 2006:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations	$	123.7	$	11.4	$	1.4	$	133.7
Agencies not backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government		559.4		46.2		2.2		603.4
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		266.0		0.7		7.2		259.5
Debt securities issued by foreign governments		34.9		1.7		0.1		36.5
Corporate securities
Public		8,602.0		168.8		109.9		8,660.9
Private		6,015.4		128.8		71.4		6,072.8
Mortgage-backed securities		6,089.1		21.3		112.8		5,997.6
Asset-backed securities		3,506.7		43.3		39.0		3,511.0
Total fixed maturity securities		25,197.2		422.2		344.0		25,275.4
Equity securities		28.5		6.2		0.3		34.4
Total securities available-for-sale	$	25,225.7	$	428.4	$	344.3	$	25,309.8

The market value of the Company’s general account investments may fluctuate significantly in response to changes in interest rates, investment quality ratings and credit spreads. In addition, the Company may be likely to experience realized investment losses to the extent its liquidity needs require the disposition of general account fixed maturity securities in unfavorable interest rate, liquidity or credit spread environments.

F-24

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The table below summarizes the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, by maturity, as of December 31, 2007. 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.

(in millions)	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less	$	1,389.8	$	1,392.5
Due after one year through five years		6,267.3		6,375.0
Due after five years through ten years		3,732.8		3,758.7
Due after ten years		3,140.3		3,126.3
Subtotal		14,530.2		14,652.5
Mortgage-backed securities		5,855.9		5,788.8
Asset-backed securities		3,635.1		3,492.1
Total	$	24,021.2	$	23,933.4

The following table presents the components of net unrealized (losses) gains on securities available-for-sale as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006
Net unrealized (losses) gains, before adjustments and taxes	$	(84.5	)	$	84.1
Adjustment to DAC		87.1			83.3
Adjustment to future policy benefits and claims		(77.7	)		(83.1	)
Deferred federal income tax benefit (expense)		26.1			(29.5	)
Net unrealized (losses) gains	$	(49.0	)	$	54.8

The following table presents an analysis of the net decrease in net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale before adjustments and taxes for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006			2005
Fixed maturity securities	$	(166.0	)	$	(161.0	)	$	(704.1	)
Equity securities		(2.6	)		(1.1	)		(3.4	)
Net decrease	$	(168.6	)	$	(162.1	)	$	(707.5	)

F-25

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

For securities available-for-sale as of the dates indicated, the following table summarizes the Company’s gross unrealized losses based on the amount of time each type of security has been in an unrealized loss position:

	Less than or equal to one year				More than one year				Total
(in millions)	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized losses
December 31, 2007:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations	$	16.4	$	0.4	$	2.6	$	—	$	19.0	$	0.4
Agencies not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government		—		—		13.9		—		13.9		—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		15.4		0.1		149.6		2.6		165.0		2.7
Debt securities issued by foreign governments		11.5		0.1		—		—		11.5		0.1
Corporate securities
Public		2,354.0		95.2		1,966.8		66.4		4,320.8		161.6
Private		680.6		17.1		1,814.7		40.5		2,495.3		57.6
Mortgage-backed securities		1,227.8		23.7		2,466.4		74.7		3,694.2		98.4
Asset-backed securities		1,453.8		127.1		1,078.1		47.1		2,531.9		174.2
Total fixed maturity securities		5,759.5		263.7		7,492.1		231.3		13,251.6		495.0
Equity securities		17.1		1.5		0.1		—		17.2		1.5
Total	$	5,776.6	$	265.2	$	7,492.2	$	231.3	$	13,268.8	$	496.5
% of gross unrealized losses				53%				47%
December 31, 2006:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations	$	49.8	$	0.8	$	17.7	$	0.6	$	67.5	$	1.4
Agencies not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government		31.7		0.1		120.3		2.1		152.0		2.2
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		82.4		1.0		156.3		6.2		238.7		7.2
Debt securities issued by foreign governments		12.8		0.1		—		—		12.8		0.1
Corporate securities
Public		2,445.0		24.3		2,964.6		85.6		5,409.6		109.9
Private		1,162.7		13.5		1,872.3		57.9		3,035.0		71.4
Mortgage-backed securities		767.8		6.4		3,809.5		106.4		4,577.3		112.8
Asset-backed securities		539.2		4.2		1,336.6		34.8		1,875.8		39.0
Total fixed maturity securities		5,091.4		50.4		10,277.3		293.6		15,368.7		344.0
Equity securities		0.1		—		3.4		0.3		3.5		0.3
Total	$	5,091.5	$	50.4	$	10,280.7	$	293.9	$	15,372.2	$	344.3
% of gross unrealized losses				15%				85%

F-26

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The Company has assets that have been in an unrealized loss position for more than one year that are not other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company reviews each asset in an unrealized loss position and evaluates whether or not the loss is other-than-temporary. This evaluation considers several factors, including the extent of the unrealized loss, the rating of the affected security, the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security until recovery, and economic conditions that could affect the creditworthiness of the issuer. As of December 31, 2007, assets that have been in an unrealized loss position for more than one year totaled $231.3 million, or 47% of the Company’s total unrealized losses. Of this total, $209.3 million, or 90%, were classified as investment grade securities, as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

As noted in the table above, the majority of the increases in the Company’s unrealized losses from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007 were attributable to corporate securities and asset-backed securities (ABSs). These increased loss positions primarily were driven by the combined impacts of interest rate movements, volatility in investment quality ratings and credit spreads, and illiquid markets.

As of December 31, 2007, 69% of the Company’s corporate securities in unrealized loss positions, or $150.2 million, were classified as investment grade, as defined by the NAIC. Of these investment grade corporate securities, 57%, or $84.9 million, have been in an unrealized loss position for more than one year, but 87% of those investments have ratios of estimated fair value to amortized cost of at least 90%. Of the Company’s corporate securities in unrealized loss positions classified as non-investment grade, 68% have been in an unrealized loss position for less than one year.

As of December 31, 2007, 100% of the Company’s ABSs in unrealized loss positions, or $174.2 million, were classified as investment grade, as defined by the NAIC. Of these investment grade ABSs, 72%, or $126.9 million, have been in an unrealized loss position for less than one year, but 33% of those investments have ratios of estimated fair value to amortized cost of at least 90%. Of the Company’s ABSs in unrealized loss positions that have been in loss positions for more than one year, 57% have ratios of estimated fair value to amortized cost of at least 90%.

For fixed maturity securities that are available-for-sale as of December 31, 2007, the following table summarizes the Company’s gross unrealized loss position categorized as investment grade vs. non-investment grade, as defined by the NAIC, in an unrealized loss position for the period of time indicated, and based on the ratio of estimated fair value to amortized cost (in millions):

	Period of time for which unrealized loss has existed
	Investment Grade						Non-Investment Grade						Total
Ratio of estimated fair value to amortized cost	Less than or equal to one year		More than one year		Total		Less than or equal to one year		More than one year		Total		Less than or equal to one year		More than one year		Total
99.9% - 95.0%	$	55.2	$	93.5	$	148.7	$	13.1	$	5.2	$	18.3	$	68.3	$	98.7	$	167.0
94.9% - 90.0%		49.9		84.6		134.5		13.2		4.4		17.6		63.1		89.0		152.1
89.9% - 85.0%		34.6		19.2		53.8		3.1		6.3		9.4		37.7		25.5		63.2
84.9% - 80.0%		16.3		6.2		22.5		3.0		0.2		3.2		19.3		6.4		25.7
Below 80.0%		60.5		5.8		66.3		14.9		5.8		20.7		75.4		11.6		87.0
Total	$	216.5	$	209.3	$	425.8	$	47.3	$	21.9	$	69.2	$	263.8	$	231.2	$	495.0

As noted in the table above, as of December 31, 2007, 64% of the Company’s investments in an unrealized loss position had ratios of estimated fair value to amortized cost of at least 90%. In addition, 86% of the Company’s investments in an unrealized loss position were classified as investment grade, as defined by the NAIC. Of the Company’s investments in unrealized loss positions classified as non-investment grade, 68% have been in an unrealized loss position for less than one year.

The NAIC assigns securities quality ratings and uniform valuations (called NAIC Designations), which are used by insurers when preparing their annual statements. The NAIC assigns designations to publicly traded and privately placed securities. The designations assigned by the NAIC range from class 1 (highest quality) to class 6 (lowest quality). Of the Company’s general account fixed maturity securities, 94% were in the two highest NAIC Designations as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

F-27

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The following table summarizes the credit quality, as determined by NAIC Designation, of the Company’s general account fixed maturity securities portfolio as of December 31:

(in millions)		2007				2006
NAIC designation1	Rating agency equivalent designation2	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value		Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
1	Aaa/Aa/A	$	16,765.5	$	16,662.7	$	17,433.9	$	17,426.3
2	Baa		5,730.3		5,784.3		6,117.2		6,175.8
3	Ba		1,101.6		1,078.3		1,024.8		1,033.6
4	B		325.0		316.8		590.4		596.6
5	Caa and lower		60.2		52.7		12.6		20.3
6	In or near default		38.6		38.6		18.3		22.8
	Total	$	24,021.2	$	23,933.4	$	25,197.2	$	25,275.4
1	NAIC Designations are assigned at least annually. Some designations for securities shown have been assigned to securities not yet assigned an NAIC Designation in a manner approximating equivalent public rating categories.
2	Comparisons between NAIC and Moody’s designations are published by the NAIC. If no Moody’s rating is available, the Company assigns internal ratings corresponding to public ratings.

Recent conditions in the securities markets, including changes in interest rates, investment quality ratings, liquidity and credit spreads, have resulted in declines in the values of investment securities, including mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) and ABSs. When evaluating whether these securities are other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company considers characteristics of the underlying collateral, such as delinquency and default rates, the quality of the underlying borrower, the type of collateral in the pool, the vintage year of the collateral, subordination levels within the structure of the collateral pool, expected future cash flows, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security to recovery. These same factors also affect the estimated fair value of these securities.

The Company’s investments in MBSs and ABSs include securities that are supported by Alt-A and Sub-prime collateral. The Company considers Alt-A collateral to be mortgages whose underwriting standards do not qualify the mortgage for regular conforming or jumbo loan programs. Typical underwriting characteristics that cause a mortgage to fall into the Alt-A classification may include, but are not limited to, inadequate loan documentation of a borrower’s financial information, debt-to-income ratios above normal lending limits, loan-to-value ratios above normal lending limits that do not have primary mortgage insurance, a borrower who is a temporary resident, and loans securing non-conforming types of real estate. Alt-A mortgages are generally issued to borrowers having higher Fair Isaac Credit Organization (FICO) scores, and the lender typically issues a slightly higher interest rate for such mortgages. The Company considers Sub-prime collateral to be mortgages that are first-lien mortgage loans issued to Sub-prime borrowers, as demonstrated by recent delinquent rent or housing payments or substandard FICO scores. Second-lien mortgage loans are also considered Sub-prime. The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s investments in securities containing Alt-A collateral totaled $1,199.5 and $1,953.6, respectively, and the amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s investments in securities containing Sub-prime collateral totaled $755.7 and $707.1, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, 100.0% and 91.7% of securities containing Alt-A and Sub-prime collateral, respectively, were rated AA or better. In addition, 56.5% and 70.9% of Alt-A and Sub-prime collateral, respectively, was originated in 2005 or earlier.

Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale during 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $4.65 billion, $2.27 billion and $2.62 billion, respectively. During 2007, gross gains of $70.0 million ($61.6 million and $71.9 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively) and gross losses of $70.2 million ($64.1 million and $22.6 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively) were realized on those sales.

Real estate held for use was $17.8 million and $38.8 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation, which was $3.6 million and $15.1 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. There was no real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2007 compared to real estate held for sale with a carrying value of $16.0 million as of December 31, 2006.

The carrying value of commercial mortgage loans on real estate considered to be impaired was $7.4 million as of December 31, 2007 ($17.5 million as of December 31, 2006), for which the related valuation allowance was $3.0 million ($12.3 million as of December 31, 2006). No valuation allowance exists for collateral dependent commercial mortgage loans for which the fair value of the collateral is estimated to be greater than the carrying value. During 2007, the average carrying value of impaired mortgage loans on real estate was $3.7 million ($3.5 million in 2006). Interest income on those loans, which is recognized on a cash basis, was $0.4 million in 2007 ($1.9 million in 2006).

F-28

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The following table summarizes activity in the valuation allowance account for mortgage loans on real estate for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006		2005
Allowance, beginning of period	$	34.3		$	31.1	$	33.3
Net (reductions) additions to allowance		(11.2	)		3.2		(2.2	)
Allowance, end of period	$	23.1		$	34.3	$	31.1

The following table summarizes net realized investment (losses) gains from continuing operations by source for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006			2005
Total realized gains on sales, net of hedging losses	$	65.4		$	88.8		$	75.6
Total realized losses on sales, net of hedging gains		(79.9	)		(64.8	)		(22.9	)
Total other-than-temporary and other investment impairments		(116.4	)		(17.1	)		(36.8	)
Credit default swaps		(7.5	)		(1.1	)		(7.5	)
Periodic net coupon settlements on non-qualifying derivatives		1.7			1.9			1.1
Other derivatives		(29.5	)		(0.6	)		1.1
Net realized investment (losses) gains	$	(166.2	)	$	7.1		$	10.6

The following table summarizes net investment income from continuing operations by investment type for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006		2005
Securities available-for-sale:
Fixed maturity securities	$	1,370.5	$	1,419.2	$	1,466.2
Equity securities		4.0		2.6		2.4
Mortgage loans on real estate		512.6		535.4		577.3
Short-term investments		28.7		47.3		18.8
Other		124.3		120.9		97.8
Gross investment income		2,040.1		2,125.4		2,162.5
Less investment expenses		64.3		66.9		57.3
Net investment income	$	1,975.8	$	2,058.5	$	2,105.2

Fixed maturity securities with an amortized cost of $8.3 million and $8.1 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were on deposit with various regulatory agencies as required by law.

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had received $551.9 million and $802.3 million, respectively, of cash collateral on securities lending. The Company had not received any non-cash collateral on securities lending as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had loaned securities with a fair value of $541.2 million and $778.6 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had received $245.4 million and $171.0 million, respectively, of cash for derivative collateral. The Company also held $18.5 million and $12.8 million of securities as off-balance sheet collateral on derivative transactions as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had pledged fixed maturity securities with a fair value of $18.8 million as collateral to various derivative counterparties compared to none as of December 31, 2006.

(7) Variable Annuity Contracts  

The Company issues traditional variable annuity contracts through its separate accounts, for which investment income and gains and losses on investments accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contractholder. The Company also issues non-traditional variable annuity contracts in which the Company provides various forms of guarantees to benefit the related contractholders. The Company provides five primary guarantee types under non-traditional variable annuity contracts: (1) GMDB; (2) GMAB; (3) guaranteed minimum income benefits (GMIB); (4) GLWB; and (5) a hybrid guarantee with GMAB and GLWB.

F-29

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The GMDB provides a specified minimum return upon death. Many of these death benefits are spousal, whereby a death benefit will be paid upon death of the first spouse. The survivor has the option to terminate the contract or continue it and have the death benefit paid into the contract and a second death benefit paid upon the survivor’s death. The Company has offered six primary GMDB types:

• Return of premium– provides the greater of account value or total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals and assessments, which is referred to as “net premiums.” There are two variations of this benefit. In general, there is no lock in age for this benefit. However, for some contracts the GMDB reverts to the account value at a specified age, typically age 75.  

• Reset– provides the greater of a return of premium death benefit or the most recent five-year anniversary (prior to lock-in age) account value adjusted for withdrawals. For most contracts, this GMDB locks in at age 86 or 90, and for others the GMDB reverts to the account value at age 75, 85, 86 or 90.  

• Ratchet– provides the greater of a return of premium death benefit or the highest specified “anniversary” account value (prior to age 86) adjusted for withdrawals. Currently, there are three versions of ratchet, with the difference based on the definition of anniversary: monthaversary – evaluated monthly; annual – evaluated annually; and five-year – evaluated every fifth year.  

• Rollup– provides the greater of a return of premium death benefit or premiums adjusted for withdrawals accumulated at generally 5% simple interest up to the earlier of age 86 or 200% of adjusted premiums. There are two variations of this benefit. For certain contracts, this GMDB locks in at age 86, and for others the GMDB reverts to the account value at age 75.  

• Combo– provides the greater of annual ratchet death benefit or rollup death benefit. This benefit locks in at either age 81 or 86.  

• Earnings enhancement– provides an enhancement to the death benefit that is a specified percentage of the adjusted earnings accumulated on the contract at the date of death. There are two versions of this benefit: (1) the benefit expires at age 86, and a credit of 4% of account value is deposited into the contract; and (2) the benefit does not have an end age, but has a cap on the payout and is paid upon the first death in a spousal situation. Both benefits have age limitations. This benefit is paid in addition to any other death benefits paid under the contract.  

The GMAB, offered in the Company’s Capital Preservation Plus (CPP) contract rider, is a living benefit that provides the contractholder with a guaranteed return of premium, adjusted proportionately for withdrawals, after a specified time period (5, 7 or 10 years) selected by the contractholder at the issuance of the variable annuity contract. In some cases, the contractholder also has the option, after a specified time period, to drop the rider and continue the variable annuity contract without the GMAB. In general, the GMAB requires a minimum allocation to guaranteed term options or adherence to limitations required by an approved asset allocation strategy.

The GMIB is a living benefit that provides the contractholder with a guaranteed annuitization value. The GMIB types are:

• Ratchet– provides an annuitization value equal to the greater of account value, net premiums or the highest one-year anniversary account value (prior to age 86) adjusted for withdrawals.  

• Rollup– provides an annuitization value equal to the greater of account value and premiums adjusted for withdrawals accumulated at 5% compound interest up to the earlier of age 86 or 200% of adjusted premiums.  

• Combo– provides an annuitization value equal to the greater of account value, ratchet GMIB benefit or rollup GMIB benefit.  

See Note 5 for a complete description of the Company’s hybrid GMAB/GLWB offered through its CPPLI contract rider. All GMAB contracts with the hybrid GMAB/GLWB rider are included with GMAB contracts in the following tables.

F-30

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The following table summarizes the account values and net amount at risk, net of reinsurance, for variable annuity contracts with guarantees invested in both general and separate accounts as of December 31:

	2007					2006
(in millions)	Account value		Net amount at risk1		Wtd. avg. attained age	Account value		Net amount at risk1		Wtd. avg. attained age
GMDB:
Return of premium	$	9,082.6	$	18.7	62	$	9,231.4	$	33.9	60
Reset		17,915.0		61.1	64		17,587.0		47.5	63
Ratchet		15,789.2		132.2	66		13,481.0		30.3	66
Rollup		467.0		8.4	71		538.4		11.3	70
Combo		2,555.5		47.0	68		2,588.7		28.9	68
Subtotal		45,809.3		267.4	66		43,426.5		151.9	65
Earnings enhancement		519.2		49.8	62		477.8		41.1	61
Total - GMDB	$	46,328.5	$	317.2	65	$	43,904.3	$	193.0	64
GMAB2:
5 Year	$	2,985.6	$	4.6	N/A	$	2,131.1	$	0.1	N/A
7 Year		2,644.1		6.2	N/A		1,865.7		0.1	N/A
10 Year		927.3		1.3	N/A		784.0		—	N/A
Total - GMAB	$	6,557.0	$	12.1	N/A	$	4,780.8	$	0.2	N/A
GMIB3:
Ratchet	$	425.2	$	—	N/A	$	450.6	$	—	N/A
Rollup		1,119.9		—	N/A		1,187.1		—	N/A
Combo		0.3		—	N/A		0.5		—	N/A
Total - GMIB	$	1,545.4	$	—	N/A		1,638.2	$	—	N/A
GLWB:
L.inc	$	2,865.8	$	—	N/A	$	993.8	$	—	N/A

¹   Net amount at risk is calculated on a seriatum basis and equals the respective guaranteed benefit less the account value (or zero if the account value exceeds the guaranteed benefit). As it relates to GMIB, net amount at risk is calculated as if all policies were eligible to annuitize immediately, although all GMIB options have a waiting period of at least 7 years from issuance, with the earliest annuitizations beginning in 2007.  

²   GMAB contracts with the hybrid GMAB/GLWB rider had account values of $4.77 billion and $2.95 billion as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  

³   The weighted average period remaining until expected annuitization is not meaningful and has not been presented because there is currently no material GMIB exposure.  

F-31

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The following table summarizes account balances of variable annuity contracts that were invested in separate accounts as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006
Mutual funds:
Bond	$	5,143.6	$	4,467.3
Domestic equity		31,217.7		29,808.4
International equity		3,987.3		3,420.5
Total mutual funds		40,348.6		37,696.2
Money market funds		1,728.2		1,414.4
Total	$	42,076.8	$	39,110.6

The Company’s GMDB claim reserves are determined by estimating the expected value of death benefits on contracts that trigger a policy benefit and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments. GMIB claim reserves are determined each period by estimating the expected value of annuitization benefits in excess of the projected account balance at the date of annuitization and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total assessments. The Company regularly evaluates its GMDB and GMIB claim reserve estimates and adjusts the additional liability balances as appropriate, with a related charge or credit to other benefits and claims in the period of evaluation if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier assumptions should be revised. The assumptions used in calculating GMIB claim reserves are consistent with those used for calculating GMDB claim reserves. In addition, the calculation of GMIB claim reserves assumes benefit utilization ranges from a low of 3% when the contractholder’s annuitization value is at least 10% in the money to 100% utilization when the contractholder is 90% or more in the money.

The Company’s living benefit riders represent an embedded derivative in a variable annuity contract that is required to be separated from, and valued apart from, the host variable annuity contract. The embedded derivatives are carried at fair value. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are recognized in earnings as a component of net realized investment gains and losses. The fair value of the embedded derivatives is calculated based on a combination of capital market and actuarial assumptions.

The following assumptions and methodology were used to determine the GMDB claim reserves as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:

• Data used was based on a combination of historical numbers and future projections generally involving 50 probabilistically generated economic scenarios  

• Mean gross equity performance – 8.1%  

• Equity volatility – 18.7%  

• Mortality – 100% of Annuity 2000 table  

• Asset fees – equivalent to mutual fund and product loads  

• Discount rate – 7.0% and 8.0% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively  

Lapse rate assumptions vary by duration as shown below:

Duration (years)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10+
Minimum	4.00%	5.00%	6.00%	7.00%	8.00%	9.50%	10.00%	11.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Maximum	4.00%	5.00%	6.00%	7.00%	35.00%	35.00%	23.00%	35.00%	35.00%	23.00%

F-32

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(8) Short-Term Debt  

The following table summarizes short-term debt as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006
$800.0 million commercial paper program	$	199.7	$	—
$350.0 million securities lending program facility		85.6		75.2
Total short-term debt	$	285.3	$	75.2

The Company has available as a source of funds a $1.00 billion revolving variable rate credit facility entered into by NFS, NLIC and NMIC with a group of national financial institutions. The facility provides for several and not joint liability with respect to any amount drawn by any party. The facility provides covenants, including, but not limited to, requirements that the Company’s debt not exceed 40% of tangible net worth, as defined, and that NLIC maintain statutory surplus, as defined, in excess of $1.67 billion. As of December 31, 2007, the Company and NLIC were in compliance with all covenants. The Company had no amounts outstanding under this agreement as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. NLIC also has an $800.0 million commercial paper program and is required to maintain an available credit facility equal to 50% of any amounts outstanding under the commercial paper program. Therefore, borrowing capacity under the aggregate $1.00 billion revolving credit facility is reduced by 50% of any amounts outstanding under the commercial paper program. NLIC had $199.7 million of commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2007 at a weighted average interest rate of 4.39% and no commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2006.

NLIC has entered into an agreement with its custodial bank to borrow against the cash collateral that is posted in connection with its securities lending program. This is an uncommitted facility contingent on the liquidity of the securities lending program. The borrowing facility was established to fund commercial mortgage loans that were originated with the intent of sale through securitization. The maximum amount available under the agreement is $350.0 million. The borrowing rate on this program is equal to one-month U.S. LIBOR (4.60% and 5.32% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively). NLIC had $85.6 million and $75.2 million outstanding under this agreement as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had not provided any guarantees on such borrowings, either directly or indirectly.

The Company paid interest on short-term debt totaling $15.0 million, $11.7 million and $11.5 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(9) Long-Term Debt  

The following table summarizes surplus notes payable to NFS as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006
8.15% surplus note, due June 27, 2032	$	300.0	$	300.0
7.50% surplus note, due December 17, 2031		300.0		300.0
6.75% surplus note, due December 23, 2033		100.0		100.0
Total long-term debt	$	700.0	$	700.0

The Company made interest payments to NFS on surplus notes totaling $53.7 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005. Payments of interest and principal under the notes require the prior approval of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI).

F-33

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(10) Federal Income Taxes  

Through September 30, 2002, the Company filed a consolidated federal income tax return with NMIC, the ultimate majority shareholder of NFS. Effective October 1, 2002, Nationwide Corporation’s ownership in NFS decreased from 79.8% to 63.0%. Therefore, NFS and its subsidiaries, including the Company, no longer qualify to be included in the NMIC consolidated federal income tax return. The members of the NMIC consolidated federal income tax return group participated in a tax sharing arrangement, which uses a consolidated approach in allocating the amount of current and deferred expense to the separate financial statements of subsidiaries.

Under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) regulations, NFS and its subsidiaries cannot file a life/non-life consolidated federal income tax return until five full years following NFS’ departure from the NMIC consolidated federal income tax return group. Therefore, NFS and its direct non-life insurance company subsidiaries will file a consolidated federal income tax return; NLIC and NLAIC will file a consolidated federal income tax return; and the direct non-life insurance companies under NLIC will file separate federal income tax returns, until 2008, when NFS will become eligible to file a single life/non-life consolidated federal income tax return with all of its eligible subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant components of the net deferred tax liability as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006
Deferred tax assets:
Future policy benefits	$	622.0		$	607.8
Other		213.2			138.6
Gross deferred tax assets		835.2			746.4
Less valuation allowance		(7.0	)		(7.0	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		828.2			739.4
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition costs		1,112.6			1,022.2
Other		130.8			173.9
Gross deferred tax liabilities		1,243.4			1,196.1
Net deferred tax liability	$	415.2		$	456.7

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. Future taxable amounts or recovery of federal income taxes paid within the statutory carryback period can offset nearly all future deductible amounts. The valuation allowance was unchanged during 2007, 2006 and 2005.

The Company’s current federal income tax asset was $12.7 million and $12.6 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Total federal income taxes paid (refunded) were $99.1 million, $(4.3) million and $182.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company recorded $6.8 million of net federal income tax expense adjustments primarily related to differences between the 2006 estimated tax liability and the amounts the Company reported on its 2006 tax returns. The Company recorded an additional $1.5 million and $0.2 million of such adjustments during the third and fourth quarters of 2007, respectively.

F-34

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Through June 2006, the Company’s federal income tax returns for tax years 2000-2002 were under IRS examination pursuant to a routine audit. In accordance with its regular practice, management established tax reserves based on the current facts and circumstances regarding each tax exposure item for which the ultimate deductibility is open to interpretation. These reserves are reviewed regularly and are adjusted as events occur that management believes impacts the Company’s liability for additional taxes, such as lapsing of applicable statutes of limitations; conclusion of tax audits or substantial agreement on the deductibility/non-deductibility of uncertain items; additional exposure based on current calculations; identification of new issues; release of administrative guidance; or rendering of a court decision affecting a particular tax issue. A significant component of the Company’s tax reserve as of December 31, 2005 was related to the separate account dividends received deduction (DRD). See “Tax Matters” in Note 14 for more information regarding DRD.

In July 2006, the Company reached substantial agreement with the IRS on all open issues for tax years 2000-2002, including issues related to the DRD. Accordingly, the Company revised its estimate of amounts that may be due in connection with certain tax positions, including the DRD, for all open tax years. As a result of the revised estimate, $110.9 million of tax reserves were released into earnings during the second quarter of 2006.

During the third quarter of 2006, the Company recorded $7.8 million of net federal income tax expense adjustments primarily related to differences between the 2005 estimated tax liability and the amounts reported on the Company’s 2005 tax returns.

During the third quarter of 2005, the Company refined its separate account DRD estimation process. As a result, the Company identified and recorded additional federal income tax benefits and recoverables of $42.6 million related to all tax years (2000 – 2005) that were open at that time. In addition, the Company recorded $5.6 million of net benefit adjustments primarily related to differences between the 2004 estimated tax liability and the amounts reported on the Company’s 2004 tax returns.

The following table summarizes federal income tax expense attributable to income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007		2006			2005
Current	$	106.5	$	(61.8	)	$	90.6
Deferred		22.0		90.5			5.2
Federal income tax expense	$	128.5	$	28.7		$	95.8

Total federal income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to income from continuing operations before federal income taxes as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2007					2006					2005
(dollars in millions)	Amount			%		Amount			%		Amount			%
Computed (expected) tax expense	$	204.0		35.0		$	226.8		35.0		$	217.2		35.0
DRD		(61.0	)	(10.5	)		(67.5	)	(10.4	)		(107.5	)	(17.3	)
Reserve release		—		—			(110.9	)	(17.1	)		—		—
Other, net		(14.5	)	(2.4	)		(19.7	)	(3.1	)		(13.9	)	(2.3	)
Total	$	128.5		22.1		$	28.7		4.4		$	95.8		15.4

F-35

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(11) Shareholders’ Equity, Regulatory Risk-Based Capital and Dividend Restrictions  

Regulatory Risk-Based Capital

The State of Ohio, where NLIC and NLAIC are domiciled, 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 total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to 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 NLAIC each exceeded the minimum risk-based capital requirements for all periods presented herein.

Dividend Restrictions

The payment of dividends by NLIC is subject to restrictions set forth in the insurance laws and regulations of the State of Ohio, its domiciliary state. The State of Ohio insurance laws require Ohio-domiciled life insurance companies to seek prior regulatory approval to pay a dividend or distribution of cash or other property if the fair market value thereof, together with that of other dividends or distributions made in the preceding 12 months, exceeds the greater of (1) 10% of statutory-basis policyholders’ surplus as of the prior December 31 or (2) the statutory-basis net income of the insurer for the prior year. During the year ended December 31, 2007, NLIC paid dividends of $537.5 million to NFS, including a $242.5 million extraordinary dividend paid after obtaining approval from the ODI. NLIC’s statutory capital and surplus as of December 31, 2007 was $2.50 billion, and statutory net income for 2007 was $309.0 million. As of January 1, 2008, NLIC could not pay dividends to NFS without obtaining prior approval. As of April 2008, NLIC will be able to pay dividends to NFS totaling $246.5 million upon providing prior notice to the ODI. On February 20, 2008, NLIC declared a dividend of $246.5 million payable to NFS in April 2008. NLIC will provide notice to the ODI before paying this dividend to NFS.

The State of Ohio insurance laws also require insurers to seek prior regulatory approval for any dividend paid from other than earned surplus. Earned surplus is defined under the State of Ohio insurance laws as the amount equal to the Company’s unassigned funds as set forth in its most recent statutory financial statements, including net unrealized capital gains and losses or revaluation of assets. Additionally, following any dividend, an insurer’s policyholder surplus must be reasonable in relation to the insurer’s outstanding liabilities and adequate for its financial needs. The payment of dividends by NLIC may also be subject to restrictions set forth in the insurance laws of the State of New York that limit the amount of statutory profits on NLIC’s participating policies (measured before dividends to policyholders) available for the benefit of the Company and its shareholder.

The Company currently does not expect such regulatory requirements to impair its ability to pay future operating expenses, interest and shareholder dividends.

F-36

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Comprehensive Income

The Company’s comprehensive income includes net income and certain items that are reported directly within separate components of shareholder’s equity that are not recorded in net income (other comprehensive income or loss).

The following table summarizes the Company’s other comprehensive loss, before and after federal income tax benefit, for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006			2005
Net unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale arising during the period:
Net unrealized losses before adjustments	$	(276.3	)	$	(171.3	)	$	(687.2	)
Net adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs		3.8			40.9			187.0
Net adjustment to future policy benefits and claims		5.4			21.5			17.0
Related federal income tax benefit		93.3			38.1			169.1
Net unrealized losses		(173.8	)		(70.8	)		(314.1	)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) on securities available-for-sale realized during the period:
Net unrealized losses (gains)		107.7			9.2			(20.3	)
Related federal income tax (benefit) expense		(37.7	)		(3.2	)		7.1
Net reclassification adjustment		70.0			6.0			(13.2	)
Other comprehensive loss on securities available-for-sale		(103.8	)		(64.8	)		(327.3	)
Accumulated net holding (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains		(17.2	)		(0.2	)		41.7
Related federal income tax benefit (expense)		6.0			0.1			(14.6	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income on cash flow hedges		(11.2	)		(0.1	)		27.1
Other net unrealized losses		(4.2	)		—			—
Total other comprehensive loss	$	(119.2	)	$	(64.9	)	$	(300.2	)

Adjustments for net realized gains and losses on the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges were immaterial during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

F-37

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(12) Employee Benefit Plans  

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company and certain affiliated companies participate in a qualified defined benefit pension plan sponsored by NMIC. This plan covers all employees of participating companies who have completed at least one year of service. Plan contributions are invested in a group annuity contract issued by NLIC. All participants are eligible for benefits based on an account balance feature. Participants last hired before 2002 are eligible for benefits based on the highest average annual salary of a specified number of consecutive years of the last ten years of service, if such benefits are of greater value than the account balance feature. The Company funds pension costs accrued for direct employees plus an allocation of pension costs accrued for employees of affiliates whose work benefits the Company. A separate non-qualified defined benefit pension plan sponsored by NMIC covers certain executives with at least one year of service. The Company’s portion of expense relating to these plans was $13.5 million, $19.9 million and $16.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In addition to the NMIC pension plan, the Company and certain affiliated companies participate in life and health care defined benefit plans sponsored by NMIC for qualifying retirees. Postretirement life and health care benefits are contributory. The level of contribution required by a qualified retiree depends on the retiree’s years of service and date of hire. In general, postretirement benefits are available to full-time employees who are credited with 120 months of retiree life and health service. 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. 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 issued by NLIC. The Company’s portion of expense relating to these plans was immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Defined Contribution Plans

NMIC sponsors a defined contribution retirement savings plan covering substantially all employees of the Company. Employees may make salary deferral contributions of up to 80%. Salary deferrals of up to 6% are subject to a 50% Company match. The Company’s expense for contributions to these plans was $7.3 million, $6.6 million and $6.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(13) Related Party Transactions  

The Company has entered into significant, recurring transactions and agreements with NMIC, other affiliates and subsidiaries as a part of its ongoing operations. These include annuity and life insurance contracts, office space leases, and agreements related to reinsurance, cost sharing, administrative services, marketing, intercompany loans, intercompany repurchases, cash management services and software licensing. Measures used to allocate expenses among companies include individual employee estimates of time spent, special cost studies, the number of full-time employees, commission expense and other methods agreed to by the participating companies.

In addition, Nationwide Services Company, LLC (NSC), a subsidiary of NMIC, provides computer, telephone, mail, employee benefits administration and other services to NMIC and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company, based on specified rates for units of service consumed. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company made payments to NMIC and NSC totaling $285.6 million, $261.7 million and $274.1 million, respectively.

F-38

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The Company has issued group annuity and life insurance contracts and performs administrative services for various employee benefit plans sponsored by NMIC or its affiliates. Total account values of these contracts were $2.90 billion and $5.48 billion as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total revenues from these contracts were $130.8 million, $133.4 million and $136.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and include policy charges, net investment income from investments backing the contracts and administrative fees. Total interest credited to the account balances was $109.7 million, $110.7 million and $107.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The terms of these contracts are consistent in all material respects with what the Company offers to unaffiliated parties who are similarly situated.

The Company leases office space from NMIC. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company made lease payments to NMIC of $23.0 million, $19.3 million and $18.7 million, respectively.

NLIC has a reinsurance agreement with NMIC whereby all of NLIC’s accident and health business not ceded to unaffiliated reinsurers is ceded to NMIC on a modified coinsurance basis. Either party may terminate the agreement on January 1 of any year with prior notice. Under a modified coinsurance agreement, the ceding company retains invested assets, 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 the reinsurer. The ceding of risk does not discharge the original insurer from its primary obligation to the policyholder. The Company believes that the terms of the modified coinsurance agreements are consistent in all material respects with what the Company could have obtained with unaffiliated parties. Revenues ceded to NMIC for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $317.6 million, $430.8 million and $429.5 million, respectively, while benefits, claims and expenses ceded during these years were $348.1 million, $470.4 million and $398.8 million, respectively.

Funds of Nationwide Funds Group (NFG), an affiliate, are offered to the Company’s customers as investment options in certain of the Company’s products. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, customer allocations to NFG funds totaled $21.41 billion and $18.26 billion, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, NFG paid the Company $76.9 million, $64.4 million and $51.6 million, respectively, for the distribution and servicing of these funds.

Under a marketing agreement with NMIC, NLIC makes payments to cover a portion of the agent marketing allowance that is paid to Nationwide agents. These costs cover product development and promotion, sales literature, rent and similar items. Payments under this agreement totaled $20.1 million, $28.3 million and $26.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company also participates in intercompany repurchase agreements with affiliates whereby the seller transfers securities to the buyer at a stated value. Upon demand or after a stated period, the seller repurchases the securities at the original sales price plus interest. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had no outstanding borrowings from affiliated entities under such agreements. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the most the Company had outstanding at any given time was $178.2 million, $191.5 million and $55.3 million, respectively, and the amounts the Company incurred for interest expense on intercompany repurchase agreements during these years were immaterial.

The Company and various affiliates have agreements with Nationwide Cash Management Company (NCMC), an affiliate, under which NCMC acts as a common agent in handling the purchase and sale of short-term securities for the respective accounts of the participants. Amounts on deposit with NCMC for the benefit of the Company were $368.2 million and $601.3 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and are included in short-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

Certain annuity products are sold through affiliated companies, which are also subsidiaries of NFS. Total commissions and fees paid to these affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $59.5 million, $58.1 million and $59.0 million, respectively.

F-39

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

An affiliate of the Company is currently developing a browser-based policy administration and online brokerage software application for defined benefit plans. In connection with the development of this application, the Company made net payments, which were expensed, to that affiliate related to development totaling $9.4 million, $6.9 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Historically, the Company has retained funds for certain claim and benefit payments to customers in the form of interest-bearing accounts. During the year ended December 31, 2006, this practice was discontinued. Eligible participant balances totaling $224.7 million were transferred from the Company to interest-bearing deposit accounts of Nationwide Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFS, in exchange for cash plus a premium of $0.7 million payable to NFS for the value of the relationships acquired by Nationwide Bank.

Through September 30, 2002, the Company filed a consolidated federal income tax return with NMIC, as discussed in more detail in Note 10. Effective October 1, 2002, NLIC began filing a consolidated federal income tax return with NLAIC. There were no payments (from) to NMIC for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $(15.3) million and $45.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These payments related to tax years prior to deconsolidation.

In 2007, 2006 and 2005, NLIC paid dividends to NFS totaling $537.5 million, $375.0 million and $185.0 million, respectively.

(14) Contingencies  

Legal Matters

The Company is a party to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. It is often not possible to determine the ultimate outcome of the pending investigations and legal proceedings or to provide reasonable ranges of potential losses with any degree of certainty. Some matters, including certain of those referred to below, are in very preliminary stages, and the Company does not have sufficient information to make an assessment of the plaintiffs’ claims for liability or damages. In some of the cases seeking to be certified as class actions, the court has not yet decided whether a class will be certified or (in the event of certification) the size of the class and class period. In many of the cases, the plaintiffs are seeking undefined amounts of damages or other relief, including punitive damages and equitable remedies, which are difficult to quantify and cannot be defined based on the information currently available. The Company does not believe, based on information currently known by management, that the outcomes of such pending investigations and legal proceedings are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position. However, given the large and/or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and inherent unpredictability of litigation, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results in a particular quarterly or annual period.

In recent years, life insurance companies have been named as defendants in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits relating to life insurance and annuity pricing and sales practices. A number of these lawsuits have resulted in substantial jury awards or settlements against life insurers other than the Company.

The financial services industry, including mutual fund, variable annuity, retirement plan, life insurance and distribution companies, has also been the subject of increasing scrutiny by regulators, legislators and the media over the past few years. Numerous regulatory agencies, including the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the New York State Attorney General, have commenced industry-wide investigations regarding late trading and market timing in connection with mutual funds and variable insurance contracts, and have commenced enforcement actions against some mutual fund and life insurance companies on those issues. The Company has been contacted by or received subpoenas from the SEC and the New York State Attorney General, who are investigating market timing in certain mutual funds offered in insurance products sponsored by the Company. The Company has cooperated with these investigations. Information requests from the New York State Attorney General and the SEC with respect to investigations into late trading and market timing were last responded to by the Company and its affiliates in December 2003 and June 2005, respectively, and no further information requests have been received with respect to these matters.

F-40

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

In addition, state and federal regulators and other governmental bodies have commenced investigations, proceedings or inquiries relating to compensation and bidding arrangements and possible anti-competitive activities between insurance producers and brokers and issuers of insurance products, and unsuitable sales and replacements by producers on behalf of the issuer. Also under investigation are compensation and revenue sharing arrangements between the issuers of variable insurance contracts and mutual funds or their affiliates, fee arrangements in retirement plans, the use of side agreements and finite reinsurance agreements, funding agreements issued to back MTN programs, recordkeeping and retention compliance by broker/dealers, and supervision of former registered representatives. Related investigations, proceedings or inquiries may be commenced in the future. The Company and/or its affiliates have been contacted by or received subpoenas from state and federal regulatory agencies and other governmental bodies, state securities law regulators and state attorneys general for information relating to certain of these investigations, including those relating to compensation, revenue sharing and bidding arrangements, anti-competitive activities, unsuitable sales or replacement practices, fee arrangements in retirement plans, the use of side agreements and finite reinsurance agreements, and funding agreements backing the NLIC MTN program. The Company is cooperating with regulators in connection with these inquiries and will cooperate with NMIC in responding to these inquiries to the extent that any inquiries encompass NMIC’s operations.

These proceedings are expected to continue in the future and could result in legal precedents and new industry-wide legislation, rules and regulations that could significantly affect the financial services industry, including mutual fund, retirement plan, life insurance and annuity companies. These proceedings also could affect the outcome of one or more of the Company’s litigation matters. There can be no assurance that any litigation or regulatory actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company in the future.

On November 20, 2007, NLIC and NRS were named in a lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama entitled Ruth A. Gwin and Sandra H. Turner, and a class of similarly situated individuals v NLIC, NRS, Alabama State Employees Association, PEBCO, Inc. and Fictitious Defendants A to Z. The plaintiffs purport to represent a class of all participants in the Alabama State Employees Association (ASEA) plan, excluding members of the Board of Control during the Class Period and excluding ASEA’s directors, officers and board members during the class period. The class period is the date from which NLIC and/or NRS first made a payment to ASEA or PEBCO arising out of the funding agreement dated March 24, 2004 to the date class notice is provided. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties, converted plan participants’ properties, and breached their contract when payments were made and the plan was administered under the funding agreement. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment, an injunction, disgorgement of amounts paid, compensatory and punitive damages, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other equitable and legal relief to which the plaintiffs and class members may be entitled. On January 9, 2008, NLIC and NRS filed a Notice of Removal to the United States District Court Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. On January 16, 2008, NLIC and NRS filed a motion to dismiss. On January 24, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a motion to remand. The motions have been fully briefed. NLIC and NRS intend to defend this case vigorously.

On July 11, 2007, NLIC was named in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma entitled Jerre Daniels-Hall and David Hamblen, Individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. National Education Association, NEA Member Benefits Corporation, Nationwide Life Insurance Company, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, Security Benefit Group, Inc., Security Distributors, Inc., et. al. The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of all current or former National Education Association (NEA) members who participated in the NEA Valuebuilder 403(b) program at any time between January 1, 1991 and the present (and their heirs and/or beneficiaries). The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) by failing to prudently and loyally manage plan assets, by failing to provide complete and accurate information, by engaging in prohibited transactions, and by breaching their fiduciary duties when they failed to prevent other fiduciaries from breaching their fiduciary duties. The complaint seeks to have the defendants restore all losses to the plan, restoration of plan assets and profits to participants, disgorgement of endorsement fees, disgorgement of service fee payments, disgorgement of excessive fees charged to plan participants, other unspecified relief for restitution, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees. On October 12, 2007, NLIC filed a motion to dismiss. The motion has been fully briefed. NLIC intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

F-41

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

On November 15, 2006, NFS, NLIC and NRS were named in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entitled Kevin Beary, Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, In His Official Capacity, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co., Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. and Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all sponsors of 457(b) deferred compensation plans in the United States that had variable annuity contracts with the defendants at any time during the class period, or in the alternative, all sponsors of 457(b) deferred compensation plans in Florida that had variable annuity contracts with the defendants during the class period. The class period is from January 1, 1996 until the class notice is provided. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by arranging for and retaining service payments from certain mutual funds. The complaint seeks an accounting, a declaratory judgment, a permanent injunction and disgorgement or restitution of the service fee payments allegedly received by the defendants, including interest. On January 25, 2007, NFS, NLIC and NRS filed a motion to dismiss. On September 17, 2007, the Court granted the motion to dismiss. On October 1, 2007, the plaintiff filed a motion to vacate judgment and for leave to file an amended complaint. On October 25, 2007, NFS, NLIC and NRS filed their opposition to the plaintiff’s motion. NFS, NLIC and NRS continue to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On February 11, 2005, NLIC was named in a class action lawsuit filed in Common Pleas Court, Franklin County, Ohio entitled Michael Carr v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company. The plaintiff claims that the total of modal payments that policyholders paid per year exceeded the guaranteed maximum premium provided for in the policy. The complaint seeks recovery for breach of contract, fraud by omission, violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act and unjust enrichment. The complaint also seeks unspecified compensatory damages, disgorgement of all amounts in excess of the guaranteed maximum premium and attorneys’ fees. On February 2, 2006, the court granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification on the breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims. The court certified a class consisting of all residents of the United States and the Virgin Islands who, during the class period, paid premiums on a modal basis to NLIC for term life insurance policies issued by NLIC during the class period that provide for guaranteed maximum premiums, excluding certain specified products. Excluded from the class are NLIC; any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of NLIC; all employees, officers and directors of NLIC; and any justice, judge or magistrate judge of the State of Ohio who may hear the case. The class period is from February 10, 1990 through February 2, 2006, the date the class was certified. On January 26, 2007, the plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. On April 30, 2007, NLIC filed a motion for summary judgment. On February 4, 2008, the Court entered its ruling on the parties’ pending motions for summary judgment. The court granted NLIC’s motion for summary judgment for some of the plaintiffs’ causes of action, including breach of contract claims on all decreasing term policies, plaintiff Carr’s individual claims for fraud by omission, violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act and all unjust enrichment claims. However, several claims against NLIC remain, including plaintiff Carr’s individual claim for breach of contract and the plaintiff Class’ claims for breach of contract for the term life policies in 43 of 51 jurisdictions. The Court has requested additional briefing on NLIC’s affirmative defense that the doctrine of voluntary payment acts as a defense to the breach of contract claims. NLIC continues to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

On April 13, 2004, NLIC was named in a class action lawsuit filed in Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, entitled Woodbury v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company. NLIC removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on June 1, 2004. On December 27, 2004, the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and included in the multi-district proceeding entitled In Re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation. In response, on May 13, 2005, the plaintiff filed the first amended complaint purporting to represent, with certain exceptions, a class of all persons who held (through their ownership of an NLIC annuity or insurance product) units of any NLIC sub-account invested in mutual funds that included foreign securities in their portfolios and that experienced market timing or stale price trading activity. The first amended complaint purports to disclaim, with respect to market timing or stale price trading in NLIC’s annuities sub-accounts, any allegation based on NLIC’s untrue statement, failure to disclose any material fact, or usage of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with any class member’s purchases or sales of NLIC annuities or units in annuities sub-accounts. The plaintiff claims, in the alternative, that if NLIC is found with respect to market timing or stale price trading in its annuities sub-accounts, to have made any untrue statement, to have failed to disclose any material fact or to have used or employed any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, then the plaintiff purports to represent a class, with certain exceptions, of all persons who, prior to NLIC’s untrue statement, omission of material fact, use or employment of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, held (through their ownership of an NLIC annuity or insurance product) units of any NLIC sub-account invested in mutual funds that included foreign securities in their portfolios and that experienced market timing activity. The first amended complaint alleges common law negligence and seeks to recover damages not to exceed $75,000 per plaintiff or class member, including all compensatory damages and costs. On June 1, 2006, the District Court granted NLIC’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint. The plaintiff appealed the District Court’s decision, and the issues have been fully briefed. NLIC continues to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

F-42

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

On August 15, 2001, NFS and NLIC were named in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut entitled Lou Haddock, as trustee of the Flyte Tool & Die, Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan, et al v. Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. and Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Currently, the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint, filed March 21, 2006, purports to represent a class of qualified retirement plans under ERISA that purchased variable annuities from NLIC. The plaintiffs allege that they invested ERISA plan assets in their variable annuity contracts and that NLIC and NFS breached ERISA fiduciary duties by allegedly accepting service payments from certain mutual funds. The complaint seeks disgorgement of some or all of the payments allegedly received by NFS and NLIC, other unspecified relief for restitution, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees. To date, the District Court has rejected the plaintiffs’ request for certification of the alleged class. On September 25, 2007, NFS’ and NLIC’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint was denied. On October 12, 2007, NFS and NLIC filed their answer to the plaintiffs’ fifth amended complaint and amended counterclaims. On November 1, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss NFS’ and NLIC’s amended counterclaims. On November 15, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. On February 8, 2008, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the amended counterclaim, with the exception that it was tentatively granting the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss with respect to NFS’ and NLIC’s claim that it could recover any “disgorgement remedy” from plan sponsors. NFS and NLIC continue to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

Tax Matters

Management has established tax reserves in accordance with the requirements of FIN 48. See Note 3 for a summary of the provisions of FIN 48. These reserves are reviewed regularly and are adjusted as events occur that management believes impact its liability for additional taxes, such as lapsing of applicable statutes of limitations; conclusion of tax audits or substantial agreement on the deductibility/nondeductibility of uncertain items; additional exposure based on current calculations; identification of new issues; release of administrative guidance; or rendering of a court decision affecting a particular tax issue. Management believes its tax reserves reasonably provide for potential assessments that may result from IRS examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax years.

The separate account DRD is a significant component of the Company’s federal income tax provision. On August 16, 2007, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2007-54. This ruling took a position with respect to the DRD that could have significantly reduced the Company’s DRD. The Company believes that the position taken by the IRS in the ruling was contrary to existing law and the relevant legislative history.

In Revenue Ruling 2007-61, released September 25, 2007, the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury suspended Revenue Ruling 2007-54 and informed taxpayers of their intention to address certain issues in connection with the DRD in future tax regulations. Final tax regulations could impact the Company’s DRD in periods subsequent to their effective date.

(15) Guarantees  

Since 2001, the Company has sold $677.2 million of credit enhanced equity interests in Low-Income-Housing Tax Credit Funds (Tax Credit Funds) to unrelated third parties. The Company has guaranteed cumulative after-tax yields to the third party investors ranging from 3.75% to 5.25% over periods ending between 2002 and 2022. As of December 31, 2007, the Company held guarantee reserves totaling $6.0 million on these transactions. These guarantees are in effect for periods of approximately 15 years each. The Tax Credit Funds provide a stream of tax benefits to the investors that will generate a yield and return of capital. If the tax benefits are not sufficient to provide these cumulative after-tax yields, then the Company must fund any shortfall, which is mitigated by stabilization collateral set aside by the Company at the inception of the transactions. The maximum amount of undiscounted future payments that the Company could be required to pay the investors under the terms of the guarantees is $1.28 billion. The Company does not anticipate making any payments related to these guarantees.

As of December 31, 2007, the Company held stabilization reserves of $1.6 million as collateral for certain properties owned by the Tax Credit Funds that had not met all of the criteria necessary to generate tax credits. Such criteria include completion of construction and the leasing of each unit to a qualified tenant, among others. Properties meeting the necessary criteria are considered to have “stabilized.” The properties are evaluated regularly, and the collateral is released when stabilized.

F-43

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

To the extent there are cash deficits in any specific property owned by the Tax Credit Funds, property reserves, property operating guarantees and reserves held by the Tax Credit Funds are exhausted before the Company is required to perform under its guarantees. To the extent the Company is ever required to perform under its guarantees, it may recover any such funding out of the cash flow distributed from the sale of the underlying properties of the Tax Credit Funds. This cash flow distribution would be paid to the Company prior to any cash flow distributions to unrelated third party investors.

(16) Variable Interest Entities  

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had relationships with 19 and 18 variable interest entities (VIEs), respectively, each of which the Company was the primary beneficiary. Each VIE is a conduit that assists the Company in structured products transactions involving the sale of Tax Credit Funds to third party investors for which the Company provides guaranteed returns (see Note 15). The results of operations and financial position of these VIEs are included along with corresponding minority interest liabilities in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

VIE net assets were $465.7 million and $445.5 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following table summarizes the components of net assets as of December 31:

(in millions)	2007			2006
Other long-term investments	$	434.1		$	432.5
Short-term investments		31.9			33.7
Other assets		38.1			37.8
Other liabilities		(38.4	)		(58.5	)

The Company’s total loss exposure from VIEs of which the Company is the primary beneficiary was immaterial as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (except for the impact of guarantees disclosed in Note 15).

In addition to the VIEs described above, the Company holds variable interests, in the form of limited partnerships or similar investments, in Tax Credit Funds of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. These investments have been held by the Company for periods of 1 to 10 years and allow the Company to utilize certain tax credits and realize other tax benefits from affordable housing projects. The Company also has certain investments in other securitization transactions that qualify as VIEs, but of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The total exposure to loss on these VIEs was $201.3 million and $68.9 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

F-44

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(17) Segment Information  

Management views the Company’s business primarily based on its underlying products and uses this basis to define its four reportable segments: Individual Investments, Retirement Plans, Individual Protection, and Corporate and Other.

The primary segment profitability measure that management uses is pre-tax operating earnings, which is calculated by adjusting income from continuing operations before federal income taxes to exclude (1) net realized investment gains and losses, except for periodic net amounts paid or received on interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and net realized gains and losses related to securitizations and (2) the adjustment to amortization of DAC related to net realized investment gains and losses.

Individual Investments

The Individual Investments segment consists of individual The BEST of AMERICA^® and private label deferred variable annuity products, deferred fixed annuity products, income products and advisory services. Individual deferred annuity contracts provide the customer with tax-deferred accumulation of savings and flexible payout options including lump sum, systematic withdrawal or a stream of payments for life. In addition, individual variable annuity contracts provide the customer with access to a wide range of investment options and asset protection features, while individual fixed annuity contracts generate a return for the customer at a specified interest rate fixed for prescribed periods.

Retirement Plans

The Retirement Plans segment is comprised of the Company’s private and public sector retirement plans business. The private sector primarily includes IRC Section 401 business, and the public sector primarily includes IRC Section 457 and Section 401(a) business, both in the form of full-service arrangements that provide plan administration and fixed and variable group annuities as well as administration-only business.

Individual Protection

The Individual Protection segment consists of investment life insurance products, including individual variable, COLI and BOLI products; traditional life insurance products; and universal life insurance products. Life insurance products provide a death benefit and generally allow the customer to build cash value on a tax-advantaged basis.

Corporate and Other

The Corporate and Other segment includes the MTN program; structured products business; and other revenues and expenses not allocated to other segments.

F-45

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

The following tables summarize the Company’s business segment operating results for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	Individual Investments		Retirement Plans		Individual Protection		Corporate and Other			Total
2007
Revenues:
Policy charges	$	656.9	$	139.5	$	411.9	$	—		$	1,208.3
Premiums		133.1		—		158.6		—			291.7
Net investment income		609.1		639.4		330.2		397.1			1,975.8
Non-operating net realized investment losses1		—		—		—		(156.0	)		(156.0	)
Other income		3.1		—		—		(5.8	)		(2.7	)
Total revenues		1,402.2		778.9		900.7		235.3			3,317.1
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited to policyholder accounts		419.7		433.7		178.0		231.2			1,262.6
Benefits and claims		234.2		—		245.1		—			479.3
Policyholder dividends		—		—		24.5		—			24.5
Amortization of DAC		287.1		26.7		80.2		(25.5	)		368.5
Interest expense		—		—		—		70.0			70.0
Other operating expenses		191.6		173.6		147.1		17.2			529.5
Total benefits and expenses		1,132.6		634.0		674.9		292.9			2,734.4
Income (loss) from continuing operations before federal income tax expense		269.6		144.9		225.8		(57.6	)	$	582.7
Less: non-operating net realized investment losses1		—		—		—		156.0
Less: adjustment to amortization related to net realized investment gains and losses		—		—		—		(25.5	)
Pre-tax operating earnings	$	269.6	$	144.9	$	225.8	$	72.9
Assets as of year end	$	55,692.9	$	26,912.6	$	18,251.1	$	8,683.4		$	109,540.0

¹   Excluding periodic net amounts paid or received on interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and net realized gains and losses related to securitizations.  

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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(in millions)	Individual Investments		Retirement Plans		Individual Protection		Corporate and Other			Total
2006
Revenues:
Policy charges	$	581.7	$	160.2	$	390.7	$	—		$	1,132.6
Premiums		142.5		—		165.8		—			308.3
Net investment income		739.5		636.0		328.2		354.8			2,058.5
Non-operating net realized investment gains1		—		—		—		1.0			1.0
Other income		2.6		—		0.3		3.4			6.3
Total revenues		1,466.3		796.2		885.0		359.2			3,506.7
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited to policyholder accounts		501.7		440.5		179.2		208.7			1,330.1
Benefits and claims		202.8		—		247.5		—			450.3
Policyholder dividends		—		—		25.6		—			25.6
Amortization of DAC		352.7		37.9		69.6		(9.9	)		450.3
Interest expense		—		—		—		65.5			65.5
Other operating expenses		206.3		179.1		142.4		9.0			536.8
Total benefits and expenses		1,263.5		657.5		664.3		273.3			2,858.6
Income from continuing operations before federal income tax expense		202.8		138.7		220.7		85.9		$	648.1
Less: non-operating net realized investment gains1		—		—		—		(1.0	)
Less: adjustment to amortization related to net realized investment gains and losses		—		—		—		(9.9	)
Pre-tax operating earnings	$	202.8	$	138.7	$	220.7	$	75.0
Assets as of year end	$	55,404.6	$	28,817.2	$	16,948.8	$	8,791.8		$	109,962.4

¹   Excluding periodic net amounts paid or received on interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and net realized gains and losses related to securitizations.  

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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(in millions)	Individual Investments		Retirement Plans		Individual Protection		Corporate and Other			Total
2005
Revenues:
Policy charges	$	532.4	$	145.0	$	377.7	$	—		$	1,055.1
Premiums		96.7		—		163.3		—			260.0
Net investment income		822.4		642.9		332.8		307.1			2,105.2
Non-operating net realized investment gains1		—		—		—		9.5			9.5
Other income		1.3		0.2		—		1.8			3.3
Total revenues		1,452.8		788.1		873.8		318.4			3,433.1
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited to policyholder accounts		557.7		444.8		182.4		146.1			1,331.0
Benefits and claims		149.1		—		228.4		—			377.5
Policyholder dividends		—		—		33.1		—			33.1
Amortization of DAC		329.1		47.2		89.0		1.0			466.3
Interest expense		—		—		—		66.3			66.3
Other operating expenses		193.1		181.8		148.1		15.3			538.3
Total benefits and expenses		1,229.0		673.8		681.0		228.7			2,812.5
Income from continuing operations before federal income tax expense		223.8		114.3		192.8		89.7		$	620.6
Less: non-operating net realized investment gains1		—		—		—		(9.5	)
Less: adjustment to amortization related to net realized investment gains and losses		—		—		—		1.0
Pre-tax operating earnings	$	223.8	$	114.3	$	192.8	$	81.2
Assets as of year end	$	52,929.2	$	29,987.2	$	14,728.7	$	9,313.4		$	106,958.5

¹   Excluding periodic net amounts paid or received on interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and net realized gains and losses related to securitizations.  

F-48

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Schedule I          Consolidated Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

As of December 31, 2007 (in millions)

Column A	Column B		Column C		Column D
Type of investment	Cost		Market value		Amount at which shown in the consolidated balance sheet
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations	$	110.8	$	124.7	$	124.7
Agencies not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government		406.1		467.3		467.3
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		245.3		244.2		244.2
Foreign governments		40.0		42.4		42.4
Public utilities		1,345.3		1,358.8		1,358.8
All other corporate		21,873.7		21,696.0		21,696.0
Total fixed maturity securities available-for-sale		24,021.2		23,933.4		23,933.4
Equity securities available-for-sale:
Common stocks:
Banks, trusts and insurance companies		15.5		18.5		18.5
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other		2.3		1.6		1.6
Nonredeemable preferred stocks		51.8		52.8		52.8
Total equity securities available-for-sale		69.6		72.9		72.9
Mortgage loans on real estate, net		7,619.2				7,615.4	1
Real estate, net:
Investment properties		11.1				8.6	2
Acquired in satisfaction of debt		10.4				9.2	2
Total real estate, net		21.5				17.8
Policy loans		687.9				687.9
Other long-term investments		625.1				625.1
Short-term investments, including amounts managed by a related party		965.4				959.1	3
Total investments	$	34,009.9			$	33,911.6

¹   Difference from Column B primarily is attributable to valuation allowances due to impairments on mortgage loans on real estate (see Note 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements), hedges and commitment hedges on mortgage loans on real estate.  

²   Difference from Column B primarily results from adjustments for accumulated depreciation.  

³   Difference from Column B primarily is due to unrealized gains and/or losses from securities lending.  

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

F-49

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Schedule III        Supplementary Insurance Information

As of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the years then ended (in millions)

Column A	Column B		Column C		Column D			Column E		Column F
Year: Segment	Deferred policy acquisition costs		Future policy benefits, losses, claims and loss expenses		Unearned premiums1			Other policy claims and benefits payable1		Premium revenue
2007
Individual Investments	$	2,078.1	$	10,748.6						$	133.1
Retirement Plans		289.7		10,693.7							—
Individual Protection		1,542.5		5,635.9							158.6
Corporate and Other		87.1		4,920.2							—
Total	$	3,997.4	$	31,998.4						$	291.7
2006
Individual Investments	$	1,945.0	$	13,004.4						$	142.5
Retirement Plans		288.6		10,839.0							—
Individual Protection		1,441.0		5,574.1							165.8
Corporate and Other		83.4		4,991.9							—
Total	$	3,758.0	$	34,409.4						$	308.3
2005
Individual Investments	$	1,936.4	$	14,970.9						$	96.7
Retirement Plans		290.3		10,847.3							—
Individual Protection		1,328.7		5,531.9							163.3
Corporate and Other		42.5		4,591.0							—
Total	$	3,597.9	$	35,941.1						$	260.0
Column A	Column G		Column H		Column I			Column J		Column K
Year: Segment	Net investment income2		Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses		Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs			Other operating expenses2		Premiums written
2007
Individual Investments	$	609.1	$	653.9	$	287.1			191.6
Retirement Plans		639.4		433.7		26.7			173.6
Individual Protection		330.2		447.6		80.2			147.1
Corporate and Other		397.1		231.2		(25.5	)		87.1
Total	$	1,975.8	$	1,766.4	$	368.5		$	599.4
2006
Individual Investments	$	739.5	$	704.5	$	352.7		$	206.3
Retirement Plans		636.0		440.5		37.9			179.1
Individual Protection		328.2		452.3		69.6			142.4
Corporate and Other		354.8		208.7		(9.9	)		74.5
Total	$	2,058.5	$	1,806.0	$	450.3		$	602.3
2005
Individual Investments	$	822.4	$	706.8	$	329.1		$	193.1
Retirement Plans		642.9		444.8		47.2			181.8
Individual Protection		332.8		443.9		89.0			148.1
Corporate and Other		307.1		146.1		1.0			81.6
Total	$	2,105.2	$	1,741.6	$	466.3		$	604.6

¹   Unearned premiums and other policy claims and benefits payable are included in Column C amounts.  

²   Allocations of net investment income and certain operating expenses are based on numerous assumptions and estimates, and reported segment operating results would change if different methods were applied.  

F-50

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Schedule IV         Reinsurance

As of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the years then ended (dollars in millions)

Column A	Column B		Column C		Column D		Column E		Column F
	Gross amount		Ceded to other companies		Assumed from other companies		Net amount		Percentage of amount assumed to net
2007
Life insurance in force	$	156,899.3	$	58,529.0	$	4.4	$	98,374.7	0.0%
Premiums:
Life insurance 1	$	364.2	$	72.7	$	0.2	$	291.7	0.0%
Accident and health insurance		289.2		316.8		27.6		—	NM
Total	$	653.4	$	389.5	$	27.8	$	291.7	9.5%
2006
Life insurance in force	$	151,109.9	$	58,189.8	$	7.9	$	92,928.0	0.0%
Premiums:
Life insurance 1	$	336.4	$	28.4	$	0.3	$	308.3	0.1%
Accident and health insurance		388.9		417.4		28.5		—	N/A
Total	$	725.3	$	445.8	$	28.8	$	308.3	9.3%
2005
Life insurance in force	$	142,308.1	$	52,339.1	$	10.6	$	89,979.6	0.0%
Premiums:
Life insurance 1	$	311.5	$	51.8	$	0.3	$	260.0	0.1%
Accident and health insurance		415.2		445.1		29.9		—	N/A
Total	$	726.7	$	496.9	$	30.2	$	260.0	11.6%

¹   Primarily represents premiums from traditional life insurance and life-contingent immediate annuities and excludes deposits on investment and universal life insurance products.  

F-51

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)

Schedule V        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 (in millions)

Column A	Column B		Column C				Column D		Column E
Description	Balance at beginning of period		Charged (credited) to costs and expenses		Charged to other accounts		Deductions1		Balance at end of period
2007
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real estate	$	34.3	$	1.1	$	—	$	12.3	$	23.1
2006
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real estate	$	31.1	$	6.0	$	—	$	2.8	$	34.3
2005
Valuation allowances - mortgage loans on real estate	$	33.3	$	1.6	$	—	$	3.8	$	31.1

¹   Amounts represent transfers to real estate owned and recoveries.  

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24.                 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)   Financial Statements:

Nationwide Variable Account-4:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Contract

Owners’ Equity as of December 31, 2007.

Statements of Operations for the year ended

December 31, 2007.

Statements of Changes in Contract Owners’

Equity for the years ended December 31, 2007

and 2006.

  Notes to Financial Statements.

Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Consolidated Statements of Income for the

years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and

2005.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December

31, 2007 and 2006.

Consolidated Statements of changes in Shareholders'

Equity as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for

the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006

and 2005.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Statement Schedules.

Item 24.                 (b) Exhibits

(1)        Resolution of the Depositor’s Board of Directors authorizing the establishment of the Registrant – Attached hereto.

(2) Not Applicable

(3) Underwriting or Distribution of Contracts between the Depositor and NISC as Principal Underwriter – Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on April 30, 2007 (File No. 333-103093) as Exhibit 3 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(4)        The form of the variable annuity contract – Filed with Initial Registration Statement on February 21, 2007 (File No. 333-140812) as Exhibit 4 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(5)        Variable Annuity Application – Filed with Initial Registration Statement on February 21, 2007 (File No. 333-140812) as Exhibit 5 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(6)        Articles of Incorporation of Depositor – Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on April 30, 2007 (File No. 333-103093) as Exhibit 99 and hereby incorporated by reference.

 (7) Not Applicable

 (8) (a) Rydex Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on July 25, 2007 (File No. 333-135650) as Exhibit 8(A) and hereby incorporated by reference.

(b) Amendment No. 1 – Rydex Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on July 25, 2007 (File No. 333-135650) as Exhibit 8(B) and hereby incorporated by reference.

(c) Amendment No. 2 – Rydex Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on July 25, 2007 (File No. 333-135650) as Exhibit 8(C) and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d) Amendment No. 3 – Rydex Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on July 25, 2007 (File No. 333-135650) as Exhibit 8(D) and hereby incorporated by reference.

 (e) Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Rydex Variable Insurance Trust Fund Participation Agreement – Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on July 17, 2007 (File No. 333-140608) as Exhibit H and hereby incorporated by reference.

(9) Opinion of Counsel – Filed with Initial Registration Statement on February 21, 2007 (File No. 333-140812) as Exhibit 5 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(10) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Attached hereto.

(11) Not Applicable

(12) Not Applicable

(99) Power of Attorney – Attached hereto.

Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

Chairman of the Board and Director	Arden L. Shisler
Chief Executive Officer and Director	W. G. Jurgensen
President and Chief Operating Officer	Mark R. Thresher
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Governance Officer	Patricia R. Hatler
Executive Vice President-Chief Administrative Officer	Terri L. Hill
Executive Vice President-Chief Information Officer	Michael C. Keller
Executive Vice President-Chief Marketing Officer	James R. Lyski
Executive Vice President-Finance	Lawrence A. Hilsheimer
Senior Vice President and Treasurer	Harry H. Hallowell
Senior Vice President-Associate Services	Robert J. Puccio
Senior Vice President-Chief Compliance Officer	Carol Baldwin Moody
Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer	Timothy G. Frommeyer
Senior Vice President-Chief Investment Officer	Gail G. Snyder
Senior Vice President-Chief Litigation Counsel	Randolph C. Wiseman
Senior Vice President-CIO NSC	Robert J. Dickson
Senior Vice President-CIO Strategic Investments	Gary I. Siroko
Senior Vice President-Corporate Strategy	J. Stephen Baine
Senior Vice President-Customer Insight/Analytic	Paul D. Ballew
Senior Vice President-Customer Relationships	David R. Jahn
Senior Vice President-Division General Counsel	Roger A. Craig
Senior Vice President-Division General Counsel	Thomas W. Dietrich
Senior Vice President-Division General Counsel	Sandra L. Neely
Senior Vice President-Government Relations	Jeffrey D. Rouch
Senior Vice President-Head of Taxation	Pamela A. Biesecker
Senior Vice President-Health and Productivity	Holly R. Snyder
Senior Vice President-Human Resources	Kim R. Geyer
Senior Vice President-Individual Investments Business Head	Eric S. Henderson
Senior Vice President-Individual Protection Business Head	Peter A. Golato
Senior Vice President-Information Technology	Srinivas Koushik
Senior Vice President-Internal Audits	Kelly A. Hamilton
Senior Vice President-NF Marketing	Gordon E. Hecker
Senior Vice President-NF Systems	Susan Gueli
Senior Vice President-NFN Retail Distribution	Michael A. Hamilton
Senior Vice President-Non-Affiliated Sales	John L. Carter
Senior Vice President-NW Retirement Plans	William S. Jackson
Senior Vice President-President – Nationwide Bank	Anne L. Arvia
Senior Vice President-Property and Casualty Commercial/Farm Product Pricing	W. Kim Austen
Senior Vice President-Property and Casualty Commercial/Farm Product Pricing	James R. Burke
Senior Vice President-Property and Casualty Human Resources	Gale V. King
Senior Vice President-Property and Casualty Personal Lines Product Pricing	J. Lynn Greenstein
Senior Vice President-Assistant to the CEO and Assistant Secretary	Thomas E. Barnes
Vice President and Secretary	Robert W. Horner, III
Director	Joseph A. Alutto
Director	James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
Director	Keith W. Eckel
Director	Lydia M. Marshall
Director	David O. Miller
Director	Martha Miller de Lombera
Director	James F. Patterson
Director	Gerald D. Prothro
Director	Alex Shumate
Director	Thomas F. Zenty III

The business address of the Directors and Officers of the Depositor is:

One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215

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

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
1717 Advisory Services, Inc.	Pennsylvania		The company was formerly registered as an investment advisor and is currently inactive.
1717 Brokerage Services, Inc.	Pennsylvania		The company is a multi-state licensed insurance agency.
1717 Capital Management Company*	Pennsylvania		The company is registered as a broker-dealer and investment advisor.
AGMC Reinsurance, Ltd.	Turks & Caicos Islands		The company is in the business of reinsurance of mortgage guaranty risks.
ALLIED General Agency Company	Iowa		The company acts as a general agent and surplus lines broker for property and casualty insurance products.
ALLIED Group, Inc.	Iowa		The company is a property and casualty insurance holding company.
ALLIED Property and Casualty Insurance Company	Iowa		The company underwrites general property and casualty insurance.
ALLIED Texas Agency, Inc.	Texas		The company acts as a managing general agent to place personal and commercial automobile insurance with Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company for the independent agency companies.
AMCO Insurance Company	Iowa		The company underwrites general property and casualty insurance.
American Marine Underwriters, Inc.	Florida		The company is an underwriting manager for ocean cargo and hull insurance.
Atlantic Floridian Insurance Company (f.k.a. Nationwide Atlantic Insurance Company)	Ohio		The company writes personal lines residential property insurance in the State of Florida.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Audenstar Limited	England		The company is an investment holding company.
Cal-Ag Insurance Services, Inc.	California		The company is an insurance agency.
CalFarm Insurance Agency	California		The company is an insurance agency.
Champions of the Community, Inc.	Ohio		The company raises money for gifts and grants to charitable organizations
Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company*	Texas		The company underwrites non-standard automobile and motorcycle insurance and other various commercial liability coverage in Texas.
Corviant Corporation	Delaware		The purpose of the company is to create a captive distribution network through which affiliates can sell multi-manager investment products, insurance products and sophisticated estate planning services.
Crestbrook Insurance Company* (f.k.a. CalFarm Insurance Company)	California		The company is an Ohio-based multi-line insurance corporation that is authorized to write personal, automobile, homeowners and commercial insurance.
Depositors Insurance Company	Iowa		The company underwrites general property and casualty insurance.
DVM Insurance Agency, Inc.	California		This company places the pet insurance business not written by Veterinary Pet Insurance Company outside of California with National Casualty Company.
F&B, Inc.	Iowa		The company is an insurance agency that places business with carriers other than Farmland Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliates.
Farmland Mutual Insurance Company	Iowa		The company provides property and casualty insurance primarily to agricultural businesses.
FutureHealth Corporation	Maryland		The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FutureHealth Holding Company, which provides population health management.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
FutureHealth Holding Company	Maryland		The company provides population health management.
FutureHealth Technologies Corporation	Maryland		The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FutureHealth Holding Company, which provides population health management.
Gates, McDonald & Company*	Ohio		The company provides services to employers for managing workers' compensation matters and employee benefits costs.
Gates, McDonald & Company of New York, Inc.	New York		The company provides workers' compensation and self-insured claims administration services to employers with exposure in New York.
GatesMcDonald Health Plus Inc.	Ohio		The company provides medical management and cost containment services to employers.
GVH Participacoes e Empreedimientos Ltda.	Brazil		The company acts as a holding company.
Insurance Intermediaries, Inc.	Ohio		The company is an insurance agency and provides commercial property and casualty brokerage services.
Intervent USA, Inc.	Georgia		Lifestyle Management and Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Programs Consultants.
Life REO Holdings, LLC	Ohio		The company serves as a holding company for foreclosure entities.
Lone Star General Agency, Inc.	Texas		The company acts as general agent to market non-standard automobile and motorcycle insurance for Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company.
Mullen TBG Insurance Agency Services, LLC	Delaware		The company is a joint venture between TBG Insurance Services Corporation and MC Insurance Agency Services LLC. The Company provides financial products and services to executive plan participants.
National Casualty Company	Wisconsin		The company underwrites various property and casualty coverage, as well as individual and group accident and health insurance.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
National Casualty Company of America, Ltd.	England		This company is currently inactive.
Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company*	Iowa		The company makes residential mortgage loans.
Nationwide Affinity Insurance Company of America*	Ohio		The company provides property and casualty insurance products.
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company	Iowa		The company provides property and casualty insurance primarily to agricultural businesses.
Nationwide Arena, LLC*	Ohio		The purpose of the company is to develop Nationwide Arena and to engage in related development activity.
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC	Ohio		Provides investment advisory services as a registered investment advisor to affiliated and unaffiliated clients
Nationwide Asset Management Holdings Limited	England and Wales		The Company is an investment holding company
Nationwide Assurance Company	Wisconsin		The company underwrites non-standard automobile and motorcycle insurance.
Nationwide Bank*	United States		This is a federal savings bank chartered by the Office of Thrift Supervision in the United States Department of Treasury to exercise deposit, lending agency custody and fiduciary powers and to engage in activities permissible for federal savings banks under the Home Owners’ Loan act of 1933.
Nationwide Better Health, Inc. (f.k.a. Nationwide Health and Productivity Company)	Ohio		The company is a holding company for the health and productivity operations of Nationwide.
Nationwide Cash Management Company	Ohio		The company buys and sells investment securities of a short-term nature as the agent for other Nationwide corporations, foundations, and insurance company separate accounts.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Nationwide Community Development Corporation, LLC	Ohio		The company holds investments in low-income housing funds.
Nationwide Corporation	Ohio		The company acts primarily as a holding company for entities affiliated with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Nationwide Document Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a. ALLIED Document Solutions, Inc.)	Iowa		The company provides general printing services to its affiliated companies as well as to certain unaffiliated companies.
Nationwide Emerging Managers, LLC (f.k.a. Gartmore Emerging Managers, LLC)	Delaware		The company acquires and holds interests in registered investment advisors and provides investment management services.
Nationwide Exclusive Agent Risk Purchasing Group, LLC	Ohio		The company's purpose is to provide a mechanism for the purchase of group liability insurance for insurance agents operating nationwide.
Nationwide Financial Assignment Company	Ohio		The company is an administrator of structured settlements.
Nationwide Financial Institution Distributors Agency, Inc.	Delaware		The company is an insurance agency.
Nationwide Financial Services Capital Trust	Delaware		The trust's sole purpose is to issue and sell certain securities representing individual beneficial interests in the assets of the trust.
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.*	Delaware		The company acts primarily as a holding company for companies within the Nationwide organization that offer or distribute long-term savings and retirement products.
Nationwide Financial Sp. Zo.o	Poland		The company provides services to Nationwide Global Holdings, Inc. in Poland.
Nationwide Financial Structured Products, LLC	Ohio		The company captures and reports the results of the structured products business unit.
Nationwide Foundation*	Ohio		The company contributes to non-profit activities and projects.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Nationwide Fund Advisors	Delaware		The company is a business trust. The trust is designed to act as a registered investment advisor.
Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC (f.k.a. Gartmore Distribution Services, Inc.)	Delaware		The company is a distributor and administrator for Nationwide mutual funds.
Nationwide Fund Management LLC (f.k.a Gartmore Investors Services, Inc.)	Delaware		The corporation provides transfer and dividend disbursing services to various mutual fund entities.
Nationwide General Insurance Company	Ohio		The company transacts a general insurance business, except life insurance, and primarily provides automobile and fire insurance to select customers.
Nationwide Global Funds	Luxembourg		This company issues shares of mutual funds.
Nationwide Global Holdings, Inc.	Ohio		The company is a holding company for the international operations of Nationwide.
Nationwide Global Ventures (f.k.a. Gartmore Global Ventures, Inc.)	Delaware		The company acts as a holding company.
Nationwide Indemnity Company*	Ohio		The company is involved in the reinsurance business by assuming business from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and other insurers within the Nationwide Insurance organization.
Nationwide Insurance Company of America	Wisconsin		The corporation is an independent agency personal lines underwriter of property/casualty insurance.
Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida*	Ohio		The company transacts general insurance business except life insurance.
Nationwide International Underwriters	California		The company is a special risk, excess and surplus lines underwriting manager.
Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC	Ohio		The company provides investment advisory services.
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation**	Oklahoma		This is a limited purpose broker-dealer and acts as an investment advisor.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Nationwide Life and Annuity Company of America**	Delaware		The company provides variable and traditional life insurance and other investment products. The company also maintains blocks of individual variable and fixed annuities products.
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company**	Ohio		The company engages in underwriting life insurance and granting, purchasing, and disposing of annuities.
Nationwide Life Insurance Company*	Ohio		The company provides individual life insurance, group life and health insurance, fixed and variable annuity products, and other life insurance products.
Nationwide Life Insurance Company of America*	Pennsylvania		The company provides individual life insurance and group annuity products.
Nationwide Life Insurance Company of Delaware*	Delaware		The company insures against personal injury, disability or death resulting from traveling, sickness or other general accidents, and every type of insurance appertaining thereto.
Nationwide Lloyds	Texas		The company markets commercial property insurance in Texas.
Nationwide Management Systems, Inc.	Ohio		The company offers a preferred provider organization and other related products and services.
Nationwide Mutual Capital, LLC (f.k.a. Nationwide Strategic Investment Fund, LLC)	Ohio		The company acts as a private equity fund investing in companies for investment purposes and to create strategic opportunities for Nationwide.
Nationwide Mutual Capital I, LLC*	Delaware		The business of the company is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through a portfolio of primarily domestic equity investments in financial service and related companies.
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company	Ohio		The company engages in a general insurance and reinsurance business, except life insurance.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Nationwide Mutual Funds	Delaware		The corporation operates as a business trust for the purposes of issuing investment shares to the public and to segregated asset accounts of life insurance companies.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company*	Ohio		The company engages in a general insurance and reinsurance business, except life insurance.
Nationwide Private Equity Fund, LLC	Ohio		The company invests in private equity funds.
Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company	Ohio		The company engages in a general insurance business, except life insurance.
Nationwide Property Protection Services, LLC	Ohio		The company provides alarm systems and security guard services.
Nationwide Provident Holding Company* (f.k.a. Provident Mutual Holding Company)	Pennsylvania		The company is a holding company for non-insurance subsidiaries.
Nationwide Realty Investors, Ltd.*	Ohio		The company is engaged in the business of developing, owning and operating real estate and real estate investments.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.*	Delaware		The company markets and administers deferred compensation plans for public employees.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. of Arizona	Arizona		The company markets and administers deferred compensation plans for public employees.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. of Ohio	Ohio		The company provides retirement products, marketing and education and administration to public employees.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. of Texas	Texas		The company markets and administers deferred compensation plans for public employees.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Insurance Agency, Inc.	Massachusetts		The company markets and administers deferred compensation plans for public employees.
Nationwide S.A. Capital Trust (f.k.a. Gartmore S.A. Capital Trust)	Delaware		The company is a business trust. The trust is designed to act as a registered investment advisor.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Nationwide Sales Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a. Allied Group Insurance Marketing Company)	Iowa		The company engages in direct marketing of property and casualty insurance products.
Nationwide Securities, Inc.*	Ohio		The company is a registered broker-dealer and provides investment management and administrative services.
Nationwide Separate Accounts, LLC (f.k.a. Gartmore Separate Accounts, LLC)	Delaware		The company acts as a registered investment advisor.
Nationwide Services Company, LLC	Ohio		The company performs shared services’ functions for the Nationwide organization.
Nationwide Services For You, LLC	Ohio		The company provides consumer services that are related to the business of insurance, including services that help consumers prevent losses and mitigate risks.
Nationwide Services Sp. Zo.o.	Poland		The corporation provides services to Nationwide Global Holdings, Inc. in Poland.
Newhouse Capital Partners, LLC	Delaware		The company invests in financial services companies that specialize in e-commerce and promote distribution of financial services.
Newhouse Capital Partners II, LLC	Delaware		The company invests in financial services companies that specialize in e-commerce and promote distribution of financial services.
Newhouse Special Situations Fund I, LLC	Delaware		The company owns and manages contributed securities in order to achieve long-term capital appreciation from the contributed securities and through investments in a portfolio of other equity investments in financial service and other related companies.
NF Reinsurance Ltd.*	Bermuda		The company serves as a captive reinsurer for Nationwide Life Insurance Company’s universal life, term life and annuity business.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
NFS Distributors, Inc.	Delaware		The company acts primarily as a holding company for Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.'s distribution companies.
NWD Investment Management, Inc. (f.k.a. Gartmore Global Investments, Inc.)	Delaware		The company acts as a holding company and provides other business services for the NWD Investments group of companies.
NWD Management & Research Trust (f.k.a. Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust)	Delaware		The company acts as a holding company for the NWD Investments group of companies and as a registered investment advisor.
NWD MGT, LLC (f.k.a. GGI MGT LLC)	Delaware		The company is a passive investment holder in Newhouse Special Situations Fund I, LLC for the purpose of allocation of earnings to the NWD Investments management team as it relates to the ownership and management of Newhouse Special Situations Fund I, LLC.
Olentangy Reinsurance Company	Vermont		The company is a resinsurance company.
Pension Associates, Inc.	Wisconsin		The company provides pension plan administration and record keeping services, and pension plan and compensation consulting.
Premier Agency, Inc.	Iowa		This company is an insurance agency.
Provestco, Inc.	Delaware		The company serves as a general partner in certain real estate limited partnerships invested in by Nationwide Life Insurance Company of America.
RCMD Financial Services, Inc.	Delaware		The company is a holding company.
Registered Investment Advisors Services, Inc.	Texas		The company facilitates third-party money management services for plan providers.
Retention Alternatives, Ltd.*	Bermuda		The company is a captive insurer and writes first dollar insurance policies in workers’ compensation, general liability and automobile liability for its affiliates in the United States.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Riverview Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC (f.k.a. Gartmore Riverview, LLC)	Delaware		The company provides investment management services to a limited number of institutional investors.
Riverview Alternative Investment Advisors II LLC (f.k.a. Gartmore riverview II, LLC)	Delaware		The company is a holding company.
Riverview International Group, Inc.	Delaware		The company is a holding company.
RP&C International, Inc.	Ohio		The company is an investment-banking firm that provides specialist advisory services and innovative financial solutions to public and private companies internationally.
Scottsdale Indemnity Company	Ohio		The company is engaged in a general insurance business, except life insurance.
Scottsdale Insurance Company	Ohio		The company primarily provides excess and surplus lines of property and casualty insurance.
Scottsdale Surplus Lines Insurance Company	Arizona		The company provides excess and surplus lines coverage on a non-admitted basis.
TBG Aviation, LLC	California		The company holds an investment in a leased airplane and maintains an operating agreement with Flight Options.
TBG Danco Insurance Services Corporation	California		The corporation provides life insurance and individual executive estate planning.
TBG Financial & Insurance Services Corporation*	California		The company consults with corporate clients and financial institutions on the development and implementation of proprietary and/or private placement insurance products for the financing of executive benefit programs and individual executive's estate planning requirements.  As a broker dealer, TBG Financial & Insurance Services Corporation provides access to institutional insurance investment products.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
TBG Insurance Services Corporation*	Delaware		The company markets and administers executive benefit plans.
THI Holdings (Delaware), Inc.*	Delaware		The company acts as a holding company for subsidiaries of the Nationwide group of companies.
Titan Auto Insurance of New Mexico, Inc.	New Mexico		The Company is an insurance agency and operates as an employee agent "storefront" for Titan Indemnity Company in New Mexico.
Titan Indemnity Company	Texas		The company is a multi-line licensed insurance company and is operating primarily as a property and casualty insurance company.
Titan Insurance Company	Michigan		This is a property and casualty insurance company.
Titan Insurance Services, Inc.	Texas		The company is a Texas grandfathered managing general agency.
Veterinary Pet Insurance Company*	California		The company provides pet insurance.
Victoria Automobile Insurance Company	Indiana		The company is a property and casualty insurance company.
Victoria Fire & Casualty Company	Ohio		The company is a property and casualty insurance company.
Victoria National Insurance Company	Ohio		The company is a property and casualty insurance company.
Victoria Select Insurance Company	Ohio		The company is a property and casualty insurance company.
Victoria Specialty Insurance Company	Ohio		The company is a property and casualty insurance company.
Vida Seguradora SA	Brazil		The company operates as a licensed insurance company in the categories of life and unrestricted private pension plan in Brazil.
VPI Services, Inc.	California		The company operates as a nationwide pet registry service for holders of Veterinary Pet Insurance Company policies, including pet indemnification and a lost pet recovery program.
Washington Square Administrative Services, Inc.	Pennsylvania		The company provides administrative services to Nationwide Life and Annuity Company of America.
Western Heritage Insurance Company	Arizona		The company underwrites excess and surplus lines of property and casualty insurance.

COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
Whitehall Holdings, Inc.	Texas		The company acts as a holding company for the Titan group of agencies.
W.I. of Florida (d.b.a. Titan Auto Insurance)	Florida		The company is an insurance agency and operates as an employee agent storefront for Titan Indemnity Company in Florida.

	COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart  unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
*	MFS Variable Account	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Multi-Flex Variable Account	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide VA Separate Account-A	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide VA Separate Account-B	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide VA Separate Account-C	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide VA Separate Account-D	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-II	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-3	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-4	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-5	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-6	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-7	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-8	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-9	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-10	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-11	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-12	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-13	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Variable Account-14	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
	Nationwide Variable Account-15	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts

	COMPANY	STATE/COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION	NO. VOTING SECURITIES (see attached chart  unless otherwise indicated)	PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
	Nationwide Variable Account-16	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
	Nationwide Variable Account-17	Ohio		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Provident VA Separate Account 1	Pennsylvania		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
*	Nationwide Provident VA Separate Account A	Delaware		Issuer of Annuity Contracts
	Nationwide VL Separate Account-A	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
	Nationwide VL Separate Account-B	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VL Separate Account-C	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VL Separate Account-D	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VL Separate Account-G	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-4	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-5	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-6	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-7	Ohio		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide Provident VLI Separate Account 1	Pennsylvania		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies
*	Nationwide Provident VLI Separate Account A	Delaware		Issuer of Life Insurance Policies

Item 27.           Number of Contract Owners

The number of contract owners of Qualified and Non-Qualified Contracts as of February 1, 2008 was 0 and 24.

Item 28.            Indemnification

Provision is made in Nationwide's Amended and Restated Code of Regulations and expressly authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio, for indemnification by Nationwide 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 Nationwide, 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 Nationwide pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Nationwide 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 Investment Services Corporation ("NISC") serves as principal underwriter and general distributor for the following separate investment accounts of Nationwide or its affiliates:

Multi-Flex Variable Account	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2
Nationwide Variable Account	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3
Nationwide Variable Account-II	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-4
Nationwide Variable Account-4	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-6
Nationwide Variable Account-5	Nationwide VLI Separate Account-7
Nationwide Variable Account-6	Nationwide VL Separate Account-C
Nationwide Variable Account-7	Nationwide VL Separate Account-D
Nationwide Variable Account-8	Nationwide VL Separate Account-G
Nationwide Variable Account-9
Nationwide Variable Account-10
Nationwide Variable Account-11
Nationwide Variable Account-13
Nationwide Variable Account-14
Nationwide VA Separate Account-A
Nationwide VA Separate Account-B
Nationwide VA Separate Account-C

(b) Directors and Officers of NISC:

President	Robert O. Cline
Senior Vice President-Assistant to the CEO and Assistant Secretary	Thomas E. Barnes
Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Director	James D. Benson
Vice President	Karen R. Colvin
Vice President	Charles E. Riley
Vice President	Trey Rouse
Vice President-Chief Compliance Officer	James J. Rabenstine
Associate Vice President and Secretary	Kathy R. Richards
Associate Vice President	John J. Humphries, Jr.
Assistant Vice President-Fin Sys & Trsy Svcs and Assistant Treasurer	Terry C. Smetzer
Director	John L. Carter
Director	Eric S. Henderson

The business address of the Directors and Officers of Nationwide Investment Services Corporation is:

One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215

(c)

Name of Principal Underwriter	Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions	Compensation on Redemption or Annuitization	Brokerage Commissions	Compensation
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item 30.           Location of Accounts and Records

Timothy G. Frommeyer

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

One Nationwide Plaza

Columbus, OH  43215

Item 31.          Management Services

Not Applicable

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 postcard 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 contracts which are issued pursuant to Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code are issued by Nationwide 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 Internal Revenue Code.

Nationwide 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 risks assumed by Nationwide.

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT-4, certifies that it meets the requirements of the Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of the Registration Statement and has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in the City of Columbus, and State of Ohio, on this 11^th day of December, 2008.

      NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT- 4

  (Registrant)

       NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

  (Depositor)

    By /s/ JEANNY V. SIMAITIS

  Jeanny V. Simaitis

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 11^th day of December, 2008.

W. G. JURGENSEN
W. G. Jurgensen, Director and Chief Executive Officer
ARDEN L. SHISLER
Arden L. Shisler, Chairman of the Board
JOSEPH A. ALUTTO
Joseph A. Alutto, Director
JAMES G. BROCKSMITH, JR.
James G. Brocksmith, Jr., Director
KEITH W. ECKEL
Keith W. Eckel, Director
LYDIA M. MARSHALL
Lydia M. Marshall, Director
MARTHA MILLER DE LOMBERA
Martha Miller de Lombera, Director
DAVID O. MILLER
David O. Miller, Director
JAMES F. PATTERSON
James F. Patterson, Director
GERALD D. PROTHRO
Gerald D. Prothro, Director
ALEX SHUMATE
Alex Shumate, Director
THOMAS F. ZENTY III
Thomas F. Zenty III, Director
	By /s/ JEANNY V. SIMAITIS
	Jeanny V. Simaitis
	Attorney-in-Fact