UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 File No. 333-137202

Pre-Effective Amendment No.	□
Post-Effective Amendment No. 16	☑

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 File No. 811-08301

Amendment No. 202 ☑

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Nationwide VLI Separate 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)

(614) 249-7111

Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code

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

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

September 26, 2014

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering

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

□	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
☑	on September 26, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (b)
□	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
□	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

If appropriate, check the following box:

□ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Prospectus supplement dated September 26, 2014

to the following prospectus(es):

Next Generation Corporate Variable Universal Life, Future Executive VUL, BOA CVUL Future and BAE CVUL Future prospectus dated May 1, 2014

BOA CVUL Future (NLAIC), BOA CVUL (NLAIC), and Newport PCVUL 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.

Effective October 1, 2014, the following underlying mutual funds are added as investment options under the contract. These underlying mutual funds are added to Appendix A: Underlying Mutual Funds.

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. - BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund: Class I

Investment Advisor:	BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Investment Sub-advisor:	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:	The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.

Janus Aspen Series - Flexible Bond Portfolio: Service Shares

Investment Advisor:	Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:	Seeks to obtain maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital.

PROS-0288

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Incorporation by Reference

The prospectus supplement dated August 6, 2014, and the prospectus and statement of additional information and Part C that were effective May 1, 2014, previously filed with the Commission under SEC file No. 333-137202, are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this registration statement.

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 for effectiveness of the Registration Statement and has caused this Registration Statement to be signed by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, and State of Ohio, on September 26, 2014.

Nationwide VLI Separate Account - 4

(Registrant)

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

(Depositor)

By: /s/ JAMIE RUFF CASTO

Jamie Ruff Casto
Attorney-in-Fact

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on September 26, 2014.

KIRT A. WALKER
Kirt A. Walker, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director
MARK R. THRESHER
Mark R. Thresher, Executive Vice President and Director
TIMOTHY G. FROMMEYER
Timothy G. Frommeyer, Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Director
ERIC S. HENDERSON
Eric S. Henderson, Senior Vice President - Individual Products & Solutions and Director
JOHN L. CARTER
John L. Carter, Senior Vice President – Nationwide Retirement Plans and Director
STEPHEN S. RASMUSSEN
Stephen S. Rasmussen, Director
	By /s/ JAMIE RUFF CASTO
	Jamie Ruff Casto Attorney-in-Fact