-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Smpk0AcK6tmh/etreIBdSCr/ZdNYLZJj9VkmCsBe1ecmkHm+mOEK8L8oQRh7n8+7 GCFY2rhO7DsWgoxUodhQRw== 0001190903-11-000061.txt : 20110302 0001190903-11-000061.hdr.sgml : 20110302 20110302170628 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001190903-11-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356514 IRS NUMBER: 314156830 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-140621 FILM NUMBER: 11657186 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO STREET 2: ONE NATIONWIDE PLZ CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43216 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-249-7111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO STREET 2: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43216-6609 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONWIDE SPECTRUM VARIABLE ACCOUNT DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870428 AW 1 nationwidetraditions.htm NATIONWIDE TRADITIONS nationwidetraditions.htm

March 2, 2011

VIA EDGAR

 
The United States Securities and
 
Exchange Commission
 
100 F. Street, NE
 
Washington, D.C. 20549-8629


Subject:
Nationwide Variable Account-II
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
N-4 Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, 1933 Act File No. 333-140621
CIK No.:  0000356514
ACCESSION NUMBERS: 0001190903-10-001941 and 0001190903-11-000003 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, and on behalf of its Nationwide Variable Account-II, Nationwide Life Insurance Company ("Nationwide") respectfully requests the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, filed November 5, 2010 and January 4, 2011, respectively, File No. 333-140621, together with all exhibits thereto ("the Registration Statements").

Nationwide's request is driven by the SEC staff's instruction to withdraw the registration statements and refile them.  Accordingly, Nationwide respectfully requests effectiveness of this withdrawal to be as soon as practicable.

Nationwide confirms that: (i) the Registration Statements have not automatically become effective nor been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission; (ii) no securities have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statements or the prospectuses incorporated therein; and (iii) no preliminary prospectuses contained in the Registration Statements have been distributed.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at 614-249-8782.

Sincerely yours,

Nationwide Life Insurance Company


/s/JAMIE RUFF CASTO
Jamie Ruff Casto
Managing Counsel

cc: Ms. Rebecca Marquigny
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