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'33 Act File No. 33- 62795
'40 Act File No. 811-5311
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-6

REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
o
Pre-effective Amendment No. ___
o
Post-effective Amendment No. 21
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and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
o
Amendment No. 53
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
 
NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
(Exact Name of Registrant)
 

 
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)
 
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2220
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (614) 249-7111
 
Thomas E. Barnes, Esq.
SVP and Secretary
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2220
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
 
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  May 1, 2008
 
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
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þ           On May 1, 2008 pursuant to paragraph (b)
o           60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o           On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
 
If appropriate, check the following box:
o           This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.




 
The Best of America® MSPVL
 
Individual Modified Single Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies
 
Issued By
 
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
 
Through
 
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2
 
The Date Of This Prospectus Is May 1, 2008
 
PLEASE KEEP THIS PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
 
 
Variable life insurance is complex, and this prospectus is designed to help you become as fully informed as possible in making your decision to purchase or not to purchase the variable life insurance policy it describes.  Prior to your purchase, we encourage you to take the time you need to understand the policy, its potential benefits and risks, and how it might or might not benefit you.  In consultation with your financial advisor, you should use this prospectus to compare the benefits and risks of the policy versus those of other life insurance policies and alternative investment instruments.
 
Please read this entire prospectus and consult with a trusted financial adviser.  If you have policy specific questions or need additional information, contact us.  Also, contact us for free copies of the prospectuses for the mutual funds available under the policy.
 
 
Telephone:
1-800-547-7548
 
 
TDD:
1-800-238-3035
 
 
Internet:
www.nationwide.com
 
 
U.S. Mail:
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
 
   
5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-D4
 
   
Dublin, Ohio 43017-1522
 
 
You should read your policy along with this prospectus.
 
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nor has the SEC passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
The policy is NOT: FDIC insured; a bank deposit; available in every state; or insured or endorsed by a bank or any federal government agency.
 
 
The policy MAY decrease in value to the point of being valueless.
 
 
THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
 
The purpose of the policy is to provide life insurance protection for the beneficiary you name.  If your primary need is not life insurance protection, then purchasing the policy may not be in your best interests.  We make no claim that the policy is in any way similar or comparable to a systematic investment plan of a mutual fund.
 
In thinking about buying the policy to replace existing life insurance, please carefully consider its advantages versus those of the policy you intend to replace, as well as any replacement costs.  Consult your financial adviser.
 
Not all terms, conditions, benefits, programs, features and investment options are available or approved for use in every state.

 
We offer a variety of variable universal life policies.  Despite offering substantially similar features and investment options, certain policies may have lower overall charges than others, including the policy this prospectus describes.  These differences in charges may be attributable to differences in sales and related expenses incurred in one distribution channel versus another.
 




Table Of Contents
 
Page
In Summary: Policy Benefits                                                                                                                                                   
4
In Summary: Policy Risks                                                                                                                                                   
5
In Summary: Variable Universal Life Insurance And the Policy                                                                                                                                                   
6
In Summary: Fee Tables                                                                                                                                                   
8
Policy Investment Options                                                                                                                                                   
11
The Fixed Investment Option
 
Variable Investment Options
 
Allocation of Premium and Cash Value
 
Valuation of Accumulation Units
 
How Sub-Account Investment Experience is Determined
 
Cash Value
 
Transfers Among and Between Policy Investment Options                                                                                                                                                   
16
Sub-Account Portfolio Transfers
 
Fixed Account Transfers
 
Modes to Make a Transfer
 
The Policy                                                                                                                                                   
18
Policy Owner
 
Beneficiaries
 
Purchasing the Policy
 
Coverage
 
Coverage Effective Date
 
Temporary Insurance Coverage
 
Right to Cancel (Examination Right)
 
Changing the Amount of Insurance Coverage
 
Exchanging the Policy
 
Terminating the Policy
 
Assigning the Policy
 
Proceeds Upon Maturity
 
Reminders, Reports and Illustrations
 
Errors or Misstatements
 
Incontestability
 
If We Modify the Policy
 
Riders                                                                                                                                                   
22
Long-term Care Rider
 
Premium                                                                                                                                                   
22
Initial Premium
 
Additional Premiums
 
Policy Charges                                                                                                                                                   
24
Surrender Charge
 
Short-Term Trading Fees
 
Cost of Insurance Charge
 
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
 
Tax Expense
 
Administrative Expense
 
Policy Loan Interest
 
Long-term Care Rider
 
A Note on Charges
 
Information on Underlying Mutual Fund Payments
 
The Death Benefit                                                                                                                                                   
27
Calculation of the Death Benefit Proceeds
 
Death Benefit
 
Suicide
 



Table Of Contents (continued)
 
Page
Surrenders                                                                                                                                                   
28
Full Surrender
 
Partial Surrender
 
The Payout Options                                                                                                                                                   
28
Interest Income
 
Income for a Fixed Period
 
Life Income With Payments Guaranteed
 
Fixed Income for Varying Periods
 
Joint and Survivor Life
 
Alternate Life Income
 
Policy Owner Services                                                                                                                                                   
29
Dollar Cost Averaging
 
Asset Rebalancing
 
Policy Loans                                                                                                                                                   
30
Loan Amount and Interest
 
Collateral and Interest
 
Repayment
 
Net Effect of Policy Loans
 
Lapse                                                                                                                                                   
31
Grace Period
 
Reinstatement
 
Taxes                                                                                                                                                   
32
Types of Taxes of Which to be Aware
 
Buying The Policy
 
Investment Gain in the Policy
 
Periodic Withdrawals, Non-Periodic Withdrawals And Loans
 
Surrendering the Policy
 
Withholding
 
Exchanging the Policy for Another Life Insurance Policy
 
Taxation of Death Benefits
 
Terminal Illness
 
Special Considerations for Corporations
 
Taxes and the Value of Your Policy
 
Business Uses of the Policy
 
Non-Resident Aliens and Other Persons who are not Citizens of the United States
 
Tax Changes
 
Nationwide Life Insurance Company                                                                                                                                                   
38
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2                                                                                                                                                   
38
Organization, Registration and Operation
 
Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Mutual Funds
 
Voting Rights
 
Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                                   
40
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
 
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation
 
Financial Statements                                                                                                                                                   
43
Appendix A: Sub-Account Information                                                                                                                                                   
44
Appendix B: Definitions                                                                                                                                                   
60







 
Appendix B defines certain words and phrases we use in this prospectus.
 
Death Benefit
 
The primary benefit of your policy is life insurance coverage. While the policy is In Force, we will pay the Proceeds to your beneficiary when the Insured dies. The Death Benefit is the greater of the Specified Amount or the applicable percentage of cash value under federal tax law.
 
For more information, see "The Death Benefit" section of this prospectus.
 
Your or Your Beneficiary's Choice of Policy Proceeds
 
You or your beneficiary may choose to receive the Policy Proceeds in a lump sum, or there are a variety of options that will pay out over time.  For more information, see "The Payout Options" section of this prospectus.
 
Coverage Flexibility
 
Subject to conditions, you may choose to:
 
·  
change your beneficiaries; and/or
 
·  
change who owns the policy.
 
For more information, see the "Beneficiaries"; and "Assigning the Policy" sections of this prospectus.
 
Access To Cash Value
 
Subject to conditions, you may choose to borrow against, or withdraw, the Cash Value of your policy. You may:
 
·  
Take a policy loan of an amount no greater in the first year than 50% of the policy's Cash Value, less surrender charge, and no greater than 90% of the policy's Cash Value, less surrender charge, in the following years.  The minimum amount is $1,000.  For more information, see the "Policy Loans" section of this prospectus.
 
·  
After the fifth year, take a partial surrender of no less than $500, but no more than 10% of total Premium payments or 100% of Cash Value less total Premium payments less any loan amount at the time of the partial surrender, so long as it does not reduce the policy's Cash Surrender Value below $10,000.  For more information, see the "Partial Surrender section of this prospectus.
 
·  
Surrender the policy at any time while the Insured is alive.  The Cash Surrender Value will be the Cash Values of the Sub-Account portfolios and fixed account, less any policy loans and surrender charges.  You may choose to receive the Cash Surrender Value in a lump sum, or you will have available the same payout options as if it constituted a Death Benefit.  For more information, see the "Full Surrender" and "The Payout Options" sections of this prospectus.
 
Additional Premium
 
Though the policy is designed to be a single Premium policy, you may make additional Premium payments, subject to conditions.  The minimum initial Premium is $10,000 for policies where the Insured is less than 71 years of age and $50,000 where the Insured is between the ages of 71 and 80.  For more information, see the "Premium" section of this prospectus.
 
Investment Options
 
You may choose to allocate your Premiums after charges to a fixed or variable investment options in any proportion:
 
·  
The fixed investment option will earn interest daily at an annual effective rate of at least 3%.
 
·  
The variable investment options constitute the available mutual funds, and we have divided Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 into an equal number of Sub-Account portfolios, identified in the "Appendix A: Sub-Account Information" section, to account for your allocations.  Your investment return will depend on Investment Experience of the Sub-Account portfolios you have chosen.
 
For more information, see the " Appendix A: Sub-Account Information," and the "Policy Investment Option" sections of this prospectus.



 
Transfers Between and Among Investment Options
 
You may transfer between the fixed and variable investment options, subject to conditions.  You may transfer among the Sub-Account portfolios within limits.  For more information, see the "Sub-Account Portfolio Transfers section of this prospectus.  We have implemented procedures intended to reduce the potentially detrimental impact that disruptive trading has on Sub-Account Investment Experience.  For more information, see the "Sub-Account Portfolio Transfers," and "Modes to Make a Transfer" section of this prospectus.  We also offer dollar cost averaging, an automated investment strategy that spreads out transfers over time, to try to reduce the investment risks of market fluctuations.  For more information, see the "Dollar Cost Averaging sections of this prospectus.
 
Taxes
 
Unless you make a withdrawal, you will generally not be taxed on any earnings while your policy remains In Force.  This is known as tax deferral.  Also, your beneficiary will generally not have to include the Proceeds as taxable income.  For more information, see the "Taxes" section of this prospectus.  Unlike other variable insurance products offered by Nationwide, this policy does not require distributions to be made before the death of the Insured.
 
Assignment
 
You may assign the policy as collateral for a loan or another obligation while the Insured is alive.  For more information, see the "Assigning the Policy" section of this prospectus.
 
Examination Right
 
For a limited time, you may cancel the policy, and you will receive a refund.  For more information, see the "Right to Cancel (Examination Right)" of this prospectus.
 
Rider
 
You may purchase a Long-term Care Rider.  Availability will vary by state.  For more information, see the "Rider" section of this prospectus.
 
 
Improper Use
 
Variable universal life insurance is not suitable as an investment vehicle for short-term savings.  It is designed for long-term financial planning.  You should not purchase the policy if you expect that you will need to access its Cash Value in the near future because substantial surrender charges will apply in the first several years from the Policy Date.
 
Unfavorable Investment Experience
 
The variable investment options to which you have chosen to allocate Net Premium may not generate a sufficient, let alone a positive, return, especially after the deductions for policy and Sub-Account portfolio charges.  Besides Premium payments, Investment Experience will impact the Cash Value, and poor Investment Experience (in conjunction with your flexibility to make changes to the policy) could cause the Cash Value of your policy to decrease, resulting in a Lapse of insurance coverage sooner than might have been foreseen, and, potentially, even terminate without value.
 
Effect of Partial Surrenders and Policy Loans on Investment Returns
 
Partial surrenders or policy loans may accelerate a Lapse because the amount of either or both will no longer be available to generate any investment return.  A partial surrender will reduce the amount of Cash Value allocated among the Sub-Account portfolios you have chosen.  If the partial surrender amount exceeds the Cash Value in the Sub-Account portfolios, the fixed account will be reduced as well.  As collateral for a policy loan, we will transfer an equal amount of Cash Value to the policy loan account, which will also reduce the Cash Value allocated between and among your chosen investment options.  Thus, the remainder of your policy's Cash Value is all that would be available to generate enough of an investment return to cover policy and Sub-Account portfolio charges and keep the policy In Force, at least until you repay the policy loan or make another Premium payment.  There will always be a Grace Period, and the opportunity to reinstate insurance coverage.  Under certain circumstances, however, the policy could terminate without value, and insurance coverage would cease.
 
Reduction of The Death Benefit
 
A partial surrender could and a policy loan would decrease the policy's Death Benefit, depending on how the Death Benefit relates to the policy's Cash Value.  For more information, see the "Surrenders" and "Net Effect Of Policy Loans" sections of this prospectus.



 
Adverse Tax Consequences
 
Existing federal tax laws that benefit this policy may change at any time.  These changes could alter the favorable federal income tax treatment the policy enjoys, such as the deferral of taxation on the gains in the policy's Cash Value and the exclusion from taxable income of the Proceeds we pay to the policy's Beneficiary.  Partial and full surrenders from the policy may be subject to taxes.  The income tax treatment of the surrender of Cash Value is different in the event the policy is treated as a modified endowment contract under the Code.  Generally, tax treatment on modified endowment contracts will be less favorable when compared to having the policy treated as a life insurance contract.  For example, distributions and loans from modified endowment contracts may currently be taxed as ordinary income not a return of investment.  For more detailed information concerning the tax consequences of this policy please see the Taxes provision. For detailed information regarding tax treatment on modified endowment contracts, please see the Periodic Withdrawals, Non-Periodic Withdrawals and Loans section of the Taxes provision. Consult a qualified tax adviser on all tax matters involving your policy.
 
Fixed Account Transfer Restrictions and Limitations
 
We will not honor a request to transfer Cash Value to or from the fixed account until after the first year.  Then, we will only honor a transfer request from the fixed account that is made within thirty days of the end of a calendar quarter, but not within twelve months of a previous request.  We may also limit what percentage of Cash Value you will be permitted to transfer to or from the fixed account.  For more information, see "The Fixed Investment Option" section of this prospectus.
 
Sub-Account Portfolio Limitations
 
Frequent trading among the Sub-Accounts may dilute the value of your Sub-Account units, cause the Sub-Account to incur higher transaction costs, and interfere with the Sub-Accounts' ability to pursue its stated investment objective.  This disruption to the Sub-Account may result in lower Investment Experience and Cash Value.  We have instituted procedures to minimize disruptive transfers including, but not limited to, transfer restrictions and short-term trading fees.  For more information, see the "Sub-Account Portfolio Transfers," "Modes to Make a Transfer" and "Short-Term Trading Fees," sections of this prospectus.  While we expect these procedures to reduce the adverse effect of disruptive transfers, we cannot assure you that we have eliminated these risks.
 
Sub-Account Portfolio Investment Risk
 
A comprehensive discussion of the risks of the mutual funds held by each Sub-Account portfolio may be found in that mutual fund's prospectus. You should read the mutual fund's prospectus carefully before investing.
 
 
·  
Variable Universal Life Insurance may be important to you in two ways. It will provide economic protection to a beneficiary.
 
·  
It may build Cash Value.
 
Why would you want to purchase this type of life insurance?  How will you allocate the Net Premium among the variable investment options and the fixed investment option?  Your reasons and decisions will affect the insurance and Cash Value aspects.
 
While variable universal life insurance is designed primarily to provide life insurance protection, the Cash Value of a policy will be important to you in that it may impair (with poor investment results) or enhance (with favorable investment results) your ability to pay the costs of keeping the insurance In Force.
 
Apart from the life insurance protection features, you will have an interest in maximizing the value of the policy as a financial asset.



 
It is similar to, but also different from, universal life insurance.  It is similar in that:
 
·  You will pay a Premium for life insurance coverage on the Insured.
 
·       
The policy will provide for the accumulation of a Cash Surrender Value if you were to surrender it at any time while the Insured is alive.
 
·  The Cash Surrender Value could be substantially lower than the Premiums you have paid.
 
What makes the policy different from universal life insurance is your opportunity to allocate Premiums after charges to the Sub-Account portfolios you have chosen (and the fixed account).  Also, that its value will vary depending on the market performance of the Sub-Account portfolios, and you will bear this risk.
 
From the time we issue the policy through the Insured's death, here is a basic overview.  (But please read the remainder of this prospectus for the details.)
 
·  At issue, the policy will require a minimum initial Premium payment.
 
Among other considerations, this amount will be based on: the Insured's age and sex; the underwriting class; any substandard ratings; the Specified Amount; and the choice of the Rider.
 
          ·  You will then be able to allocate the Premium between and among a fixed and the variable investment options.
 
·        
From the policy's Cash Value each month, we will deduct other charges to help cover the mortality risks we assumed, and the sales and administrative costs.  We call these charges periodic charges.
 
·        
So long as there is enough Cash Surrender Value to cover the policy’s periodic charges as they come due, the policy will remain In Force.
 
              ·   The policy will pay a Death Benefit to the beneficiary.
 
·        
Prior to the Insured's death, you may withdraw all, or a portion (after the fifth policy year), of the policy's Cash Surrender Value.  Or you may borrow against the Cash Surrender Value.
 
Withdrawals and loans are subject to restrictions, may reduce the Death Benefit and increase the likelihood of the policy Lapsing.  There also could be adverse tax consequences.




 
The following tables describe the fee and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the policy.  Fees in this table may be rounded to the hundredth decimal.  The first table describes the fee that you will pay at the time that you surrender the policy.
 
For more information, see the "Charges" section of this prospectus.
 
Transaction Fees
Charge
When Charge Is Deducted
Amount Deducted
Surrender Charge (1)
 
Upon Full Surrender or policy Lapse
Maximum Guaranteed Charge
10% of Initial Premium Payments
From The Policy's Cash Value
Illustration Charge(2)
Upon Requesting an Illustration
Maximum Guaranteed Charge
Currently
$25
$0
Short-Term Trading Fee(3)
Upon transfer of sub-account value out of a sub-account within 60 days after allocation to that sub-account
1% of the amount transferred from the sub-account within 60 days of allocation to that sub-account
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The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the policy, not including Sub-Account portfolio operating expenses.
 
 
Periodic Charges Other Than Sub-Account Portfolio Operating Expenses
 
   
Charge
When Charge Is Deducted
Amount Deducted
From Cash Values
   
Cost Of
Insurance Charge(4), (5), (6)
Representative – For An Age 50 Male With A Single Premium Of $50,000 and A Specified Amount Of $165,397
Monthly
Minimum
Maximum
Representative(7)
   
$0.06
$83.33
$0.54
   
Per $1,000 of Net Amount at Risk
(Death Benefit less Cash Value)
Per $1,000 of Cash Value
   
Proportionately From Your Chosen Variable And Fixed Investment Options
Mortality And Expense Risk Charge
Monthly
Maximum And Current Charge
   
$0.75 Per $1,000 Of Cash Value
   
Proportionately From Your Chosen Variable Investment Options
   
Tax Expense Charge(8)
Monthly
Maximum And Current Charges
   
$0.42 Per $1,000 Of Cash Value
   
Proportionately From Your Chosen Variable And Fixed Investment Options
   
Administrative Expense Charge(9)
Monthly
Maximum
   
The Greater Of: $10
Or
$0.25 Per $1,000 Of Cash Value
   
Proportionately From Your Chosen Variable And Fixed Investment Options
   
Policy Loan
Interest Charge (10), (11), (12)
Annually
(Accrues Daily)
Maximum Guaranteed
Currently
   
$60
$60
   
Per $1,000 Of An Outstanding Policy Loan
   
Long-term Care Rider Charge(13)
Representative – For An Age 50 Male With A Long-term Care Specified Amount Of $100,000
Monthly
Minimum
Maximum
Representative
   
$0.02
$5.73
$0.09
   
Per $1,000 Of Rider Net Amount At Risk – Proportionately From Your Chosen Variable And Fixed Investment Options
   
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The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses, as of December 31, 2007, charged by the Sub-Account portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy.  The table does not reflect Short-Term Trading Fees.  More detail concerning each Sub-Account portfolio’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for the mutual fund that corresponds to the Sub-Account portfolio.  Please contact us, at the telephone numbers or address on the cover page of this prospectus, for free copies of the prospectuses for the mutual funds available under the policy.
 
Total Annual Sub-Account Portfolio Operating Expenses
Total Annual Sub-Account Portfolio Operating Expenses
Maximum
Minimum
(expenses that are deducted from the Sub-Account portfolio assets, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)
2.46%
0.27%
 
 


 
 
(1)
The amount of the charge we would deduct begins to decrease each year after the second from the Policy Date.  For the third year from the Policy Date the charge is 9% of initial Premium, for the fourth year it is 8%, for the fifth year it is 7%, for the sixth year it is 6%, for the seventh year it is 5%, for the eighth year it is 4%, for the ninth year it is 3%, and, thereafter, there is no charge.  Initial Premium may vary by: the Insured's sex; age (when the policy was issued); underwriting class and the Specified Amount (and any increases).
 
(2)
If we begin to charge for illustrations, you will be expected to pay the charge in cash directly to us at the time of your request.  This charge will not be deducted from the policy's Cash Value.
 
(3)
Short-term trading fees are only assessed in connection with Sub-Accounts that correspond to an underlying mutual fund that assesses a short-term trading fee to the variable account.  Sub-Accounts that may assess a short-term fee are listed in the "Variable Investment Options" section of this prospectus with an "†" symbol, and in the descriptions provided in the "Appendix A: Sub-Account Information".  For more information about transactions subject to short-term trading fees, see "Short-Term Trading Fees" section of this prospectus.
 (4)
This charge varies by: the Insured's sex; age; underwriting class; any substandard ratings; the year from the Policy Date and the Specified Amount.
(5)
Ask for a policy illustration, or see your Policy Data Page for information on your cost.
(6)
The current cost of insurance charge is calculated based on your policy's Cash Value and is equal to $0.54 per $1,000 of Cash Value for each month for the first ten years from the Policy Date and for all policies with Cash Value less than $100,000. For polices with at least $100,000 of Cash Value, for years after the tenth from the Policy Date, the charge is equal to $0.25 per $1,000 of Cash Value for each month. In New York, the current cost of insurance charge is $0.54 per $1,000 of Cash Value for each month in all years.
(7)
The representative charge may not be representative of the charge that a particular policy owner pays.
(8)
This charge applies for the first ten years from the Policy Date.
(9)
The current monthly administrative charge is $0.25 per $1,000 of Cash Value for the first ten years from the Policy Date on all policies with Cash Value less than $100,000. For policies with $100,000 or more of Cash Value, for years after the tenth from the Policy Date, the current charge is equal to $0.13 per $1,000 of Cash Value.  The charge, however, is not less than $10 per month.  In New York, the administrative charge is $0.25 per $1,000 of Cash Value each month in all years, subject to a maximum of $7.50 per month.
(10)
On the amount of an outstanding loan, we not only charge, but also credit interest, so there is a net cost to you.  Also, there are ordinary and preferred loans on which interest rates vary.  For more information, see the "Policy Loans" section of this prospectus.
The effect is a net cost of no more than 2% per annum for regular loans, based on the minimum guaranteed interest crediting rates.  Preferred loans may be available that have a net cost of $0 (i.e., 6% loan interest rate less a 6% loan crediting rate).  For more information, see the "Policy Loans" section of this prospectus.
(11)
We charge 6% interest per annum on the outstanding balance, which accrues daily and becomes due and payable at the end of the year from the Policy Date, or we add it to your loan.  Meanwhile, we credit interest daily, too, on the portion of your policy's Cash Value corresponding to, and serving as collateral or security to ensure repayment of, the loan.  It is 4% and 6% per annum currently for ordinary and preferred loans, respectively (guaranteed 4% minimally).
(12)
Your net cost for an ordinary loan is 2% per annum currently.  There is no cost (a net cost of zero) for a preferred loan currently.  For more information, see the "Collateral and Interest" section of this prospectus.
(13)
The Long-term Care Rider charge varies by policy based on individual characteristics of the Insured, including sex, age and any substandard ratings.  The continuation of a Rider is contingent on the policy being In Force.





 
You may allocate all or a portion of your Premium to any Sub-Account.  The separate account is divided into Sub-Accounts that invest in shares of one or more portfolios of the different mutual funds available under the policy.  You may also allocate all or a portion of your Premium to the fixed investment option that is funded by the assets of our general account.
 
Based on the right to examine law, some states require that we refund the initial Premium if you exercise your right to cancel the policy.  Others require that we return the Cash Value.  If yours is a state that requires us to refund the initial Premium, we will hold the initial Net Premium in the available money market Sub-Account until the free-look period ends.  Once your examination right ends, we will transfer the variable account Cash Value to your Sub-Account allocations in effect at the time of the transfer.  If yours is a state that requires us to refund the Cash Value, we will allocate all of the initial Net Premium to the available money market Sub-Accounts based on the allocation instructions in effect at the time. Any initial Net Premium allocated to fixed investment options will be so allocated immediately upon receipt.
 
 
The Premium you allocate to the fixed investment option is held in the fixed account, which is part of our general account.  The general account contains all of our assets other than those in the separate accounts and funds the fixed investment option.  These assets are subject to our general liabilities from business operations.  We use the general account to support our insurance and annuity obligations.  Any amounts in excess of the separate account liabilities are deposited into our general account.  We bear the full investment risk for all amounts allocated to the fixed account.
 
We guarantee that the amounts you allocate to the fixed investment option will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual interest rate of no less than the stated interest crediting rate on the policy data page.  We will credit any interest in excess of the guaranteed interest crediting rate at our sole discretion.  You assume the risk that the actual rate may not exceed the guaranteed interest crediting rate in any given year.
 
The amounts you allocate to the fixed investment option will not share in the investment performance of our general account.  Rather, the investment income you earn on your allocations will be based on varying rates we set.
 
The general account is not subject to the same laws as the separate account, and the SEC, has not reviewed the disclosures in this prospectus relating to the fixed account.  However, information about the fixed account is subject to federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made by prospectus disclosure.
 
Interest rates are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter and will be effective for at least three months.  You may receive a different interest rate on Premium versus a transfer of Units from a Sub-Account portfolio.  In honoring your request to transfer an amount out of the fixed account, we will do so on a last-in, first out basis (LIFO).
 
Variable Investment Options
 
The variable investment options constitute the available mutual funds, and we have divided the separate account into an equal number of Sub-Account portfolios to account for your allocations.  Each Sub-Account portfolio invests in a mutual fund that is registered with the SEC.  This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the portfolios or mutual funds by the SEC.  The "Appendix A: Sub-Account Information" section identifies the available mutual funds by name, investment type and adviser.  Your choices and any changes will appear on the Policy Data Page.
 
Underlying mutual funds in the variable account are NOT publicly traded mutual 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.  Policy owners should not compare the performance of a publicly traded fund with the performance of underlying mutual funds participating in the separate account.  The performance of the underlying mutual funds could differ substantially from that of any publicly traded funds.
 
The particular underlying mutual funds available under the policy 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.  Policy 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 separate 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.
 
Each Sub-Account portfolio’s assets are held separately from the assets of the other Sub-Account portfolios, and each Sub-Account portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are different from those of the other Sub-Account portfolios.  Thus, each Sub-Account portfolio operates as a separate investment fund, and the income or losses of one Sub-Account portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Sub-Account portfolio.
 
The Sub-Accounts available through the policy are listed below.  For more information about the mutual funds, please refer to “Appendix A:  Sub-Account Information” and/or the applicable mutual fund’s prospectus.
 
AIM Variable Insurance Funds
·  
AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund: Series I Shares
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
·  
AllianceBernstein Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio:
Class A
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Mid Cap Value Fund: Class I
·  
American Century VP Value Fund: Class I*
American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund: Class II
Dreyfus
·  
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio: Service Shares
·  
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.: Initial Shares
·  
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Appreciation Portfolio: Initial Shares
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Energy Portfolio: Service Class 2†
·  
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Initial Class*
·  
VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio: Service Class,
·  
VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio: Service Class,
·  
VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio: Service Class,
·  
VIP Growth Portfolio: Initial Class
·  
VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Service Class*
·  
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio: Service Class
·  
VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class R†
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
·  
Franklin Income Securities Fund: Class 2
·  
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund: Class 1
·  
Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund: Class 2
·  
Templeton Foreign Securities Fund: Class 3†
·  
Templeton Global Income Securities Fund: Class 3†
Janus Aspen Series
·  
Forty Portfolio: Service Shares
·  
International Growth Portfolio: Service II Shares†
Lehman Brothers Advisers Management Trust
·  
AMT Short Duration Bond Portfolio: I Class*
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
·  
MFS Value Series: Initial Class
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (“NVIT”)
·  
American Funds NVIT Asset Allocation Fund: Class II
·  
American Funds NVIT Bond Fund: Class II
·  
American Funds NVIT Global Growth Fund: Class II
·  
American Funds NVIT Growth Fund: Class II
·  
American Funds NVIT Growth-Income Fund: Class II
·  
Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund: Class III†*
·  
Gartmore NVIT Emerging Markets Fund: Class III†
·  
Gartmore NVIT International Equity Fund: Class III†
·  
Lehman Brothers NVIT Core Plus Bond Fund: Class I
·  
Neuberger Berman NVIT Multi Cap Opportunities Fund: Class I
·  
Neuberger Berman NVIT Socially Responsible Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Balanced Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Conservative Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Moderate Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Cardinal Moderately Conservative Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Government Bond Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Government Bond Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Health Sciences Fund: Class III† (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Global Health Sciences Fund:
Class III)
·  
NVIT International Index Fund: Class VI†
·  
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds: Class II)
Ø  
NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund: Class II)
Ø  
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund: Class II)
Ø  
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderate Fund: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Moderate Fund: Class II)
Ø  
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class II)
 
 


 
Ø  
NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund: Class II (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund: Class II)
·  
NVIT Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Money Market Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Money Market Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager International Growth Fund:
Class III†
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund: Class III† (formerly, NVIT International Value Fund: Class III)
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Value Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund: Class II
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide Multi-Manager NVIT Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide Multi-Manager NVIT Small Cap Value Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund: Class I (formerly, NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Nationwide Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Short Term Bond Fund: Class II
·  
NVIT Technology and Communications Fund: Class III† (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Global Technology and Communications Fund: Class III)
·  
NVIT U.S. Growth Leaders Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT U.S. Growth Leaders Fund: Class I)
·  
Van Kampen NVIT Comstock Value Fund: Class I*
·  
Van Kampen NVIT Multi Sector Bond Fund: Class I*
·  
Van Kampen NVIT Real Estate Fund: Class I
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
·  
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
·  
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA: Class 3†
·  
Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA: Class 3†
·  
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA: Non-Service Shares
·  
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund®/VA: Non-Service Shares
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
·  
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio: Class II
·  
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio: Class II
Van Kampen
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
·  
Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio: Class I*
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008:
AIM Variable Insurance Funds
·  
AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund: Series I Shares
·  
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund: Series I Shares

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP International Fund: Class III†
·  
American Century VP Vista Fund: Class I
Federated Insurance Series
·  
Federated Market Opportunity Fund II: Service Shares
·  
Federated Quality Bond Fund II: Primary Shares
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Contrafund® Portfolio: Initial Class
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
·  
Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund: Class 3†
Janus Aspen Series
·  
INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio: Service Shares
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
·  
AMT Fasciano Portfolio: S Class
·  
AMT International Portfolio: S Class†
·  
AMT Regency Portfolio: S Class
·  
AMT Socially Responsive Portfolio: I Class
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
·  
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio: Class II
Van Kampen
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
·  
U.S. Real Estate Portfolio: Class I
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2007:
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Ultra Fund: Class I
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2006:
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio: Service Class
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
·  
Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund: Class 1
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
·  
MFS Investors Growth Stock Series: Initial Class
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2005:
 
Putnam Variable Trust
·  
Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund: Class IB
·  
Putnam VT Voyager Fund: Class IB
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004:
 
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
·  
AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Portfolio: Class A
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Income & Growth Fund: Class I
Dreyfus
·  
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Developing Leaders Portfolio: Initial Shares
Federated Insurance Series
·  
Federated American Leaders Fund II: Primary Shares
·  
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund II: Primary Shares
Janus Aspen Series
·  
Balanced Portfolio: Service Shares
·  
International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares



Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
·  
Gartmore NVIT Global Utilities Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Global Financial Services Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Global Financial Services Fund:
Class I)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
·  
AMT Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio: S Class
Putnam Variable Trust
·  
Putnam VT International Equity Fund: Class IB
Van Kampen
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
·  
Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio: Class I
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003:
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Balanced Fund: Class I
Credit Suisse Trust
·  
Small Cap Core I Portfolio
Dreyfus
·  
Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.: Initial Shares
·  
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Growth and Income Portfolio: Initial Shares
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Asset Manager Portfolio: Initial Class
·  
VIP High Income Portfolio: Initial Class R†*
Janus Aspen Series
·  
Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
·  
Gartmore NVIT International Equity Fund: Class I (formerly, Gartmore NVIT International Growth Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Growth Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Growth Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Nationwide Leaders Fund: Class I
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
·  
AMT Growth Portfolio: I Class
·  
AMT Guardian Portfolio: I Class
·  
AMT Partners Portfolio: I Class
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
·  
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
·  
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
·  
Oppenheimer MidCap Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
·  
Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity Fund
 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before May 1, 2002:
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust
·  
Worldwide Bond Fund: Initial Class
·  
Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund: Initial Class
·  
Worldwide Hard Assets Fund: Initial Class

 
The following Sub-Accounts are only available in policies issued before September 27, 1999:
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I
Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
·  
Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery Fund
 
The following Sub-Accounts are no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2007:
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP High Income Portfolio: Initial Class
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
·  
Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
 
The following Sub-Accounts are no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005:
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
·  
American Century VP International Fund: Class I
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
·  
VIP Overseas Portfolio: Initial Class
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
·  
Templeton Foreign Securities Fund: Class 1
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
·  
Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund: Class I*
·  
Gartmore NVIT Emerging Markets Fund: Class I
·  
NVIT Health Sciences Fund: Class I (formerly,Nationwide NVIT Global Health Sciences Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund: Class I (formerly, NVIT International Value Fund: Class I)
·  
NVIT Technology and Communications Fund: Class I (formerly, Nationwide NVIT Global Technology and Communications Fund: Class I)
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
·  
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
 
The following Sub-Accounts are no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2002:
 
Credit Suisse Trust
·  
Global Small Cap Portfolio
·  
International Focus Portfolio
 
†These underlying mutual funds assess a short-term trading fee.
 
*These underlying mutual funds may invest in lower quality debt securities commonly referred to as junk bonds.





 
Allocation of Premium and Cash Value
 
We allocate your Premium payments to Sub-Accounts or the fixed account per your instructions.  You must specify your Premium payments in whole percentages.  The sum of allocations must equal 100%.
 
 
We will price Accumulation Units on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business.  Any transaction that you submit on a day when the NYSE is closed will not be effective until the next day that the NYSE is open for business.  Accordingly, we will not price Accumulation Units on these recognized holidays:
 
·  
New Year's Day
·  
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
·  
Presidents’ Day
·  
Good Friday
·  
Memorial Day
·  
Independence Day
·  
Labor Day
·  
Thanksgiving
·  
Christmas

 
In addition, we will not price Sub-Account Units if:
 
·  
trading on the NYSE is restricted;
 
·  
an emergency exists making disposal or valuation of securities held in the separate account impracticable; or
 
·  
the SEC, by order, permits a suspension or postponement for the protection of security holders.
 
SEC rules and regulations govern when the conditions described above exist.  If we are closed on days when the NYSE is open, you may not effect transactions.  If you try, we will neither price the Sub-Account Units, nor effect the transaction, until the next day we, and NYSE, are open for business. Any transaction you try to effect when we are closed will not happen until the next day the NYSE and we are both open for business.  We will process transactions we receive after the close of the NYSE on the next Valuation Period that we are open.
 
 
Though the number of Sub-Account Units will not change as a result of Investment Experience, changes in the net investment factor, as described below, may cause the value of a Sub-Account Unit to increase or decrease from Valuation Period to Valuation Period.  Changes in the net investment factor may not be directly proportional to changes in the Net Asset Value ("NAV") of the mutual fund shares, because of the deduction for mortality and expense risk charge, and any charge or credit for tax reserves. (We use the NAV to calculate the value of your corresponding Sub-Account Portfolio Allocation in Units).
 
We determine the change in Sub-Account values at the end of a Valuation Period.  The Sub-Account Unit value for a Valuation Period is determined by multiplying the Sub-Account Unit value as of the prior Valuation Period by the net investment factor for the Sub-Account for the current Valuation Period.
 
We determine the net investment factor for any Valuation Period by dividing (a) by (b) where:
 
(a) is the sum of:
 
·  
the NAV per share of the mutual fund held in the Sub-Account as of the end of the current Valuation Period;
 
·  
the per share amount of any dividend or income distributions made by the mutual fund (if the date of the dividend or income distribution occurs during the current Valuation Period);
 
·  
a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for as a result of the Sub-Account's investment operations if changes to the law result in a modification to the tax treatment of the separate account; and
 
                (b)
 is the NAV per share of the mutual fund determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period.
 
 
The policy has a Cash Value.  We do not guarantee the Cash Value of the Policy.  Rather, it will be based on the values, and vary with the Investment Experience of the Sub-Account portfolios to which you have allocated Net Premium, as well as the values of, and any daily crediting of interest to, the policy loan and fixed accounts.  



 
It will also vary because we deduct the policy’s periodic charges from the Cash Value.  As such, if the policy’s Cash Value is part of the Death Benefit option you have chosen, then your Death Benefit will fluctuate.
 
We will determine the value of the assets in the separate account at the end of each Valuation Period.  We will determine the Cash Value at least monthly. To determine the number of Sub-Account Units credited to each Sub-Account, we divide the net amount you allocate to the Sub-Account by the Sub-Account Unit value for the Sub-Account using the next Valuation Period following when we receive the Premium.
 
If you surrender part or all of the policy, we will deduct a number of Sub-Account Units from the separate account and an amount from the fixed account that corresponds to the surrendered amount.  Thus, your policy’s Cash Value will be reduced by the surrendered amount.  Similarly, when we assess charges or deductions, a number of Sub-Account Units from the separate account and an amount from the fixed account that corresponds with the charge or deduction will be deducted from the policy’s Cash Value.  We make these deductions in the same proportion that your interests in the separate account and the fixed account bear to the policy’s total Cash Value.
 
We will credit interest to the Cash Value in the policy loan and fixed accounts daily at the guaranteed minimum annual effective rate stated on the policy data page. We may decide to credit interest in excess of the guaranteed minimum annual effective rate.  For the fixed account, we will guarantee the current rate in effect through the end of the calendar quarter.  Upon request, we will inform you of the current applicable rates for each account. For more information, see the "The Fixed Investment Option" and the "Loan Amount And Interest" sections of this prospectus.
 
On any date during the policy year, the Cash Value equals the Cash Value on the preceding Valuation Period, plus any Premium applied since the previous Valuation Period, minus any policy charges, plus or minus any investment results and minus any partial surrenders.
 
 
 
We will determine the amount you have available for transfers among the Sub-Account portfolios in Units based on the NAV per share of the mutual fund in which a Sub-Account portfolio invests.  The mutual fund will determine its NAV once daily as of the close of the regular business session of the New York Stock Exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.  A Unit will not equal the NAV of the mutual fund in which the Sub-Account portfolio invests because the Unit value will reflect the deduction for any periodic charges.  For more information, see the "In Summary: Fee Table, and the "How Sub-Account Investment Experience Is Determined" sections of this prospectus.
 
Policy owners may request transfers to or from the Sub-Accounts once per valuation day, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy and the mutual funds.
 
Neither the policies nor the mutual funds are designed to support active trading strategies that require frequent movement between or among Sub-Accounts, sometimes referred to as "market-timing" or "short-term trading"..  If you intend to use an active trading strategy, you should consult your registered representative and request information on other Nationwide policies that offer mutual funds that are designed specifically to support active trading strategies.
 
We discourage, and will take action to deter, short-term trading in the policy because the frequent movement between or among Sub-Accounts may negatively impact other investors in the policy.  Short-term trading can result in:
 
·  
the dilution of the value of the investors' interests in the mutual fund;
·  
mutual fund managers taking actions that negatively impact performance,such as, keeping a larger portion of the 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 policy owners from the negative impact of these practices, we have implemented, or reserve the right to implement, several processes and/or restrictions aimed at eliminating the negative impact of active trading strategies.  We cannot guarantee that our attempts to deter active trading strategies will be successful.  If our actions do not successfully deter active trading strategies, the performance of Sub-Accounts that are actively traded will be adversely impacted. Policy owners remaining in the affected Sub-Account will bear any resulting increased costs.



 
Redemption Fees.  Some mutual funds assess a short-term trading fee in connection with transfers from a Sub-Account that occur within sixty days after the date of the allocation to the Sub-Account.  We assess the fee   against the amount transferred and pay the fee to the mutual fund.  Redemption fees compensate the mutual fund for any negative impact on fund performance resulting from short-term trading.
 
U.S. Mail Restrictions.  We monitor transfer activity in order to identify those who may be engaged in harmful trading practices.  We produce and examine transaction reports.  Generally, a policy may appear on these reports if the policy owner (or a third party acting on their behalf) engages in a certain number of  transfer events  in a given period.  A "transfer event" is any transfer, or combination of transfers, occurring in a given Valuation Period.  For example, if a policy owner executes multiple transfers involving ten Sub-Accounts in one day, this counts as one transfer event.  A single transfer occurring in a given Valuation Period that involves only two Sub-Accounts or one Sub-Account if the transfer is made to or from a fixed investment option will also count as 1 transfer event.
 
As a result of this monitoring process, we may restrict the form in which transfer requests will be accepted.  In general, we will adhere to the following guidelines:
 
Trading Behavior
Nationwide's Response
Six or more transfer events in one calendar quarter
Nationwide will mail a letter to the policy owner notifying them that:
 
1.  they have been identified as engaging in harmful trading practices; and
 
2.   if their transfer events exceed eleven in two consecutive calendar quarters or twenty in one calendar year, the policy owner will be limited to submitting transfer requests via U.S. mail.
More than eleven transfer events in two consecutive calendar quarters
OR
More than twenty transfer events in one calendar year
Nationwide will automatically limit the policy owner to submitting transfer requests via U.S. mail.
 
Each January 1, we will start the monitoring anew so that each policy starts with zero transfer events each January 1.  See, however, the "Other Restrictions" provision below.
 
Managers of Multiple Contracts.  Some investment advisers/representatives manage the assets of multiple Nationwide contracts pursuant to trading authority granted or conveyed by multiple policy owners.  These multi-contract advisers will be required by Nationwide to submit all transfer requests via U.S. mail.
 
Other Restrictions.  We reserve the right to refuse or limit transfer requests, or take any other action we deem necessary, in order to protect policy owners and beneficiaries from the negative investment results that may result from short-term trading or other harmful investment practices employed by some policy owners or third parties acting on their behalf.  In particular, trading strategies designed to avoid or take advantage of Nationwide's monitoring procedures and other measures aimed at curbing harmful trading practices, that are nevertheless determined by us to constitute harmful trading practices, may be restricted.
 
Any restrictions that we implement will be applied consistently and uniformly.  In the event a restriction we impose results in a transfer request being rejected, we will notify you that your transfer request has been rejected.  If a short-term trading fee is assessed on your transfer, we will provide you a confirmation of the amount of the fee assessed.
 
We may add new underlying mutual funds, or new share classes of currently available underlying mutual funds, that assess short-term trading fees.  In the case of new share class additions, your subsequent allocations may be limited to that new share class.  Short-term trading fees are a charge assessed by an underlying mutual fund when you transfer out of a Sub-Account within sixty days of the date of allocation to the Sub-Account.  The separate account will collect the short-term trading fees at the time of the transfer by reducing the amount transferred.  We will remit all such fees to the underlying mutual fund.
 
Underlying Mutual Fund Restrictions and Prohibitions.  Pursuant to regulations adopted by the SEC, we are required to enter into written agreements with the underlying mutual funds which allow the underlying mutual funds to:



 
·  
request the taxpayer identification number, international taxpayer identification number, or other government issued identifier of any of our policy owners;
 
·  
request the amounts and dates of any purchase, redemption, transfer or exchange request, which we also refer to as “transaction information”; and
 
·  
instruct us to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchanges by policy owners that violate policies established by the underlying mutual fund whose policies may be more restrictive than our policies.
 
We are required to provide such transaction information to the underlying mutual funds upon their request.  In addition, we are required to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchange requests upon instruction from the underlying mutual fund.  We and any affected policy owner may not have advance notice of such instructions from an underlying mutual fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchange requests.  If an underlying mutual fund refuses to accept a purchase or exchange request submitted by us, we will keep any affected policy owner in their current underlying mutual fund allocation.
 
Fixed Account Transfers
 
Prior to the policy's Maturity Date, you may also make transfers involving the fixed account.  These transfers will be in dollars, and we reserve the right to limit their timing and amount, including that you may not request a transfer involving the fixed account before the end of the first year from the Policy Date.  Also, you may not make more than one transfer every twelve months.  However, during the first 24 months following the initial Policy Date you may irrevocably elect to transfer all of the Cash Value to the fixed account.
 
On transfers to the fixed account, you may request a transfer of up to 100% of the Cash Value allocated to the Sub-Account portfolios as of the close of business of the prior Valuation Period, but we may limit the transfer to 25%.
 
On transfers from the fixed account, we reserve the right to limit the amount of the policy's Cash Value that you may transfer from the fixed account in a given policy year.  We will declare the limit that may be transferred at the end of each interest rate guarantee period.  An interest rate guaranteed period is the time that a stated interest rate is guaranteed to remain in effect.  The period begins at the time of the transfer and ends on the last day of the calendar quarter.  Each successive period is three months.  Any transfers you make from the fixed account must be within thirty days of the end of a period.
 
 
You can submit transfer requests in writing to our Home Office via first class U.S. mail. Our contact information is on the first page of this prospectus.  When we have received your transfer request we will process it at the end of the current Valuation Period.  This is when the Accumulation Unit value will be next determined.  We may also allow you to use other methods of communication, subject to limitations.
 
Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus.
 
We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine, including:
 
·  
requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions;
 
·  
providing you with written confirmation of completed transactions; and/or
 
·  
tape recording telephone instructions.
 
If we follow these procedures, we will not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense from complying with what we reasonably believe to be genuine instructions.  Rather, you will bear the risk of loss.
 
 
The policy is a legal contract between you and us.  Any change we make must be in writing, signed by our president and secretary, and attached to or endorsed on the policy.  You may exercise all policy rights and options while the Insured is alive.  You may also change the policy, but only in accordance with its terms.
 
Generally, the policy is available for an Insured age eighty or younger, although these ages may vary in your state.  It is nonparticipating, meaning we will not be contributing any operating profits or surplus earnings toward the Proceeds from the policy.  The policy will comprise and be evidenced by: Policy Data Pages; a written contract; any Riders; any endorsements; and the application, including any supplemental application.  The benefits described in the policy and this prospectus, including any optional riders or modifications in coverage, may be subject to our underwriting and approval.



 
We will consider the statements you make in the application as representations.  We will rely on them as being true and complete.  However, we will not void the policy or deny a claim unless a statement is a material misrepresentation.
 
To the extent permitted by law, policy benefits are not subject to any legal process on the part of a third-party for the payment of any claim, and no right or benefit will be subject to the claims of creditors (except as may be provided by assignment).
 
In order to comply with the USA Patriot Act and rules promulgated thereunder, Nationwide has implemented procedures designed to prevent policies described in this prospectus from being used to facilitate money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.
 
Policy Owner
 
The policy belongs to the owner named in the application.  You may also name a contingent policy owner.  A contingent owner will become the owner if the owner dies before any Proceeds become payable.  Otherwise, ownership will pass to the owner's estate, if the owner is not the Insured.  To the extent permitted by law, policy benefits are not subject to any legal process for the payment of any claim, and no right or benefit will be subject to claims of creditors, except as may be provided by assignment.  You may name different owners or contingent owners, so long as the Insured is alive, by submitting your written request to us at our Home Office, which will become effective when signed, rather than the date on which we received it.  There may be adverse tax consequences.  For more information, see the "Taxes" section of this prospectus.
 
 
The principal right of a beneficiary is to receive Proceeds constituting the Death Benefit upon the Insured's death.  So long as the Insured is alive, you may: name more than one beneficiary; designate primary and contingent beneficiaries; change or add beneficiaries; and/ordirect us to distribute Proceeds other than described below.
 
If a primary beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will pay the Death Benefit to the remaining primary beneficiaries.  We will pay multiple primary beneficiaries in equal shares.  A contingent beneficiary will become the primary beneficiary if all primary beneficiaries die before the Insured and before any Proceeds become payable.  You may name more than one contingent beneficiary.  We will also pay multiple contingent beneficiaries in equal shares.  To change or add beneficiaries, you must submit your written request to us at our Home Office, which will become effective when signed, rather than the date on which we receive it.  The change will not affect any payment we make, or action we take, before we record the change.
 
Purchasing the Policy
 
To purchase the policy, you must submit to us a completed application and an initial Premium payment.
 
We must receive evidence of insurability that satisfies our underwriting standards, which  may require a medical examination before we will issue a policy.  We can provide you with the details of our underwriting standards.  We reserve the right to reject any application for any reason permitted by law.  Additionally, we reserve the right to modify our underwriting standards on a prospective basis to newly issued policies at any time.
 
We reserve the right to modify the minimum Specified Amount on a prospective basis to newly issued policies at any time.
 
Coverage
 
We will issue the policy only if the underwriting process has been completed, we have approved the application and the proposed Insured is alive and in the same condition of health as described in the application.  However, full insurance coverage will take effect only after you have paid the minimum initial Premium.  We begin to deduct monthly charges from your policy Cash Value on the Policy Date.
 
Coverage Effective Date
 
Insurance coverage will begin and be In Force on the Policy Date shown on the policy data page.  For a change in the Specified Amount, the effective date will be on the next monthly anniversary from the Policy Date after we have approved your request.  It will end upon the Insured's death, once we begin to pay the Proceeds, or when the policy matures.  It could also end if the policy were to Lapse.



 
Temporary Insurance Coverage
 
Temporary insurance coverage, equal to the Specified Amount up to $1,000,000, may be available for no charge before full insurance coverage takes effect.  You must submit a temporary insurance agreement and make an initial Premium payment.  The amount of the initial Premium will depend on the initial Specified Amount, and your choice of Death Benefit options and any Riders, for purposes of the policy.  During this time, we deposit your initial Premium payment into an interest bearing checking account.  Temporary insurance coverage will remain In Force for no more than 60 days from the date of the temporary insurance agreement.  Before then, temporary insurance coverage will terminate on the date full insurance coverage takes effect, or five days from the date we mail a termination notice accompanied by a refund equal to the Premium payment you submitted.  If we issue the policy, when we allocate the Net Premium depends on the right to examine law of the state in which we issued the Policy.
 
 
For a limited time, you may cancel the policy and receive a refund.  You may cancel your policy during the free look period.  The free look period expires ten days after you receive the policy or longer if required by state law.  If you decide to cancel during the free look period, return the policy to the sales representative who sold it, or to us at our Home Office, along with your written cancellation request. Your written request must be received, if returned by means other than U.S. mail, or post-marked, if returned by U.S. mail, by the last day of the free look period.  When you cancel the policy during the free look period the amount we refund will be Cash Value or, in certain states, the greater of the initial Premium payment or the policy's Cash Value.  If we do not receive your policy at our Home Office on the close of business on the date the free look period expires, you will not be allowed to cancel your policy free of charge.  Within 7 days, we will refund the amount prescribed by law.  If the policy is canceled, we will treat the policy as if it was never issued.
 
Changing the Amount of Insurance Coverage
 
If you choose to make additional premium payments, then we may need to increase the Specified Amount to maintain the policy as life insurance under the Code.  In this case, we will not accept the Premium  and make the corresponding increase the Specified Amount, unless: 1) you provide us with evidence of the Insured's insurability; and 2) the Insured is in same underwriting rate class and in the same underwriting rate class multiple as when the policy was purchased.
 
If you take a partial surrender, we reduce the Specified Amount, as well as the Cash Value, by the amount of the partial surrender.
 
Exchanging the Policy
 
You have an exchange right under the policy.  At any time within the first twenty-four  months of coverage from the Policy Date, you may surrender this policy and use the Cash Surrender Value to purchase a new policy on the Insured's life without evidence of insurability.  Afterwards, you may also surrender the policy and use the Cash Surrender Value to purchase a new policy on the same Insured's life, but subject to evidence of insurability that satisfies our underwriting standards.
 
The new policy may be one of our available flexible premium adjustable life insurance policies.  It may not have a greater Death Benefit than that of this policy immediately prior to the exchange date.  It will have the same Specified Amount, Policy Date, and issue age.  We will base Premiums on our rates in effect for the same sex, Attained Age and premium class of the Insured on the exchange date.  You may transfer any Indebtedness to the new policy.
 
You must make your request on our official forms to the Home Office.  The policy must be In Force and not in a Grace Period.  You must pay a surrender charge.  For more information, see the "In Summary: Fee Tables" section of this prospectus.  The new policy will take effect on the exchange date only if the Insured is alive.  This policy will terminate when the new policy takes effect.
 
Terminating the Policy
 
You have the right to terminate the policy.   At any time, you may surrender the policy for its Cash Surrender Value.  The policy will automatically terminate when the Insured dies, the policy matures, or the Grace Period ends.  For more information, see the "Surrenders" section of this prospectus.
 
Generally, if the policy has a Cash Surrender Value in excess of the Premiums you have paid, the excess upon surrender will be included in your income for federal tax purposes.  For more information, see the "Surrendering The Policy" section of this prospectus.  The Cash Surrender Value will be reduced by the amount of a policy loan, if any.  For more information, see the "Policy Loans" section of this prospectus.



 
Assigning the Policy
 
You may assign any rights under the policy while the Insured is alive.  If you do, your beneficiary's interest will be subject to the person(s) to whom you have assigned rights.  Your assignment must be in writing, and it must be recorded at our Home Office before it will become effective.  Your assignment will be subject to any outstanding policy loans. For more information, see the "Policy Loans" section of this Prospectus.
 
Proceeds Upon Maturity
 
If the policy is In Force on the Maturity Date, we will pay you the Proceeds.
 
Normally, we will pay the Proceeds within seven days after we receive your written request at our Home Office.  The payment will be postponed, however, when: the New York Stock Exchange is closed; the SEC restricts trading or declares an emergency; the SEC permits us to defer it for the protection of our policy owners; or the Proceeds are to be paid from the fixed account.  The Proceeds will equal the policy's Cash Value minus any Indebtedness.  After we pay the Proceeds, the policy is terminated.
 
We may offer to extend the Maturity Date to coincide with the Insured's death, after which we will pay the Proceeds to your beneficiary.  During this time, you will still be able to request partial surrenders, and you will still have in effect the Long-term care Rider (though you will not be charged for it), the termination of benefits
under which will coincide with the policy's extended Maturity Date (unless you decide otherwise).  The Maturity Date extension will either be for the policy value as defined below, or for the Specified Amount, subject to the law of the state in which you lived at the time you purchased the policy.  It is your choice, and, in any event, the policy will be endorsed so that:
 
·  
no additional Premium payments will be allowed;
 
·  
no changes to the amount of the Specified Amount will be allowed;
 
·  
no additional periodic charges will be deducted;
 
·  
the Death Benefit will equal the Cash Value; and
 
·  
100% of the Cash Value will be transferred to the policy's fixed account.
 
Notwithstanding your choice, the Proceeds will be the greater of the policy's Specified Amount or Cash Value.  The Maturity Date will not be extended, however, where the policy will fail the definition of life insurance.  For more information, see the "The Payout Options" and the "The Death Benefit" sections of this prospectus.
 
Reminders, Reports and Illustrations
 
Upon request, we will send you scheduled Premium payment reminders. We generate and mail confirmations of individual financial transactions, such as transfers, partial surrenders and loans, automatically. We will also send you semi-annual and annual reports that show:
 
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the Specified Amount;
 
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the current Cash Value;
 
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Premiums paid;
 
·  
the Cash Surrender Value;
 
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all charges since the last report; and
 
·  
outstanding policy Indebtedness.
 
You may obtain copies of confirmation statements and reports by calling our service center or submitting a written request. You may receive information faster from us and reduce the amount of mail you receive by signing up for our eDelivery program.  We will notify you by e-mail when important documents, like statements and prospectuses, are ready for you to view, print, or download from our secure server.  If you would like to choose this option, go to www.nationwide.com/login.
 
We will send reminders, transaction confirmations and reports to the address you provide on the application, or to another you may specify.
 
At any time after the first policy year, you may ask for an illustration of future benefits and values under the policy.  While we do not at present, we may assess a charge if you ask for more than one illustration per year from the Policy Date.



 
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 your household, we will mail only one copy of each document, unless notified otherwise by you.  Household delivery will continue for the life of the contracts.  Please call 1-866-223-0303 to resume regular delivery.  Please allow thirty days for regular delivery to resume.
 
Errors or Misstatements
 
If you make an error or misstatement in completing the application, we will adjust the Death Benefit accordingly.  To determine the adjusted Death Benefit, we will recalculate the Specified Amount as of the date of issue using the Insured's true age and sex.
 
Incontestability
 
We will not contest payment of the Death Benefit based on the initial Specified Amount after the policy has been In Force during the Insured's lifetime for two years from the Policy Date.  For any change in Specified Amount requiring evidence of insurability, we will not contest payment of the Death Benefit based on such an increase after it has been In Force for two years from the effective date.
 
If We Modify the Policy
 
Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the policy must be in writing and signed by our president or corporate secretary.  No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the policy.
 
We may modify the policy, our operations or the separate account’s operations to meet the requirements of any law or regulation issued by a government agency to which the policy, our company, or the separate account is subject.  We may modify the policy to assure that it continues to qualify as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws.  We will notify you of all modifications, and we will make appropriate endorsements to the policy.
 
 
A Rider is available for you to purchase to design the policy to meet your specific needs.  Once the policy is In Force, we may require further evidence of insurability before you may add a Rider.  Availability of the Riders will vary by state.  You will incur an additional charge so long as the policy remains in effect and the Rider’s term has not expired, until we paid the benefit, or you decide you no longer need the benefit and let us know in writing at our Home Office.  For more information on the costs of the Rider, see the "In Summary: Fee Tables", and the "Charges" sections of this prospectus.
 
Long-term Care Rider
 
This Rider is available to purchase at any time only within six months from the Policy Date.  The Insured is paid a monthly benefit upon meeting the eligibility requirements, the Insured is paid a monthly benefit after 90 days of being confined to a care facility (other than a hospital) or provided personal assistance at home while under a physician’s care.  The benefits paid under the Rider are intended to be "qualified long-term care insurance" under federal tax law, and, generally, the benefits may not be taxable to the payee.  See your tax adviser about the use of this Rider in your situation.
 
You will be charged for this Rider: so long as the policy remains In Force through maturity; until we have paid the benefit; or you decide you no longer need the benefit and let us know in writing at our Home Office.  Because we deduct the charge for this benefit from the policy's Cash Value, your purchase of this Rider could reduce the amount of Proceeds payable when the Death Benefit depends on Cash Value.  Also, the benefits paid under this Rider will reduce the Cash Surrender Value if you were to surrender the policy while the Insured is alive.  More importantly, though, the benefits paid under this Rider will impact your policy's Death Benefit.  The Proceeds payable upon the Insured's death will be adjusted to account for the benefits paid under this Rider.  There is a free look period for this Rider.  Within thirty days of receipt, you may return this Rider to the sales representative who sold it to you, or to us at our Home Office, and we will void this Rider and refund the related charges.
 
 
The policy is designed to be a single premium policy and it does not require a scheduled payment of Premium to keep it In Force.  The policy will remain in effect as long as the conditions that cause the policy to Lapse do not exist.  Upon request, we will furnish Premium receipts.



 
Initial Premium
 
The initial premium must be at least $10,000 for issue ages 0-70 and $50,000 for issue ages 71-80.  The amount of your initial Premium will depend on the initial Specified Amount of insurance and any Riders you select.  Generally, the higher the required initial Specified Amount, the higher the initial Premium will be.  Also, the age, health, and activities of the Insured will affect our determination of the risk of issuing the policy.  In general, the greater this risk, the higher the initial Premium will be, or the lower the Specified Amount will be.
 
Whether we will issue full insurance coverage depends on the Insured meeting all underwriting requirements, you paying the initial Premium and our delivery of the policy while the Insured is alive.  We will not delay delivery of the policy to increase the likelihood that the Insured is not still living.  Depending on the outcome of our underwriting process, more or less Premium may be necessary for us to issue the policy.  We also retain the right to not issue the policy, after which, if we exercise this right, we will return your payment within two business days.
 
You may pay the initial Premium to our Home Office or to our authorized representative.  The initial premium payment will not be applied to the policy until the underwriting process is complete.
 
Additional Premiums
 
While the policy is not designed for multiple Premium payments, you may make additional Premium payments at any time while the policy is In Force, subject to the following:
 
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we may require satisfactory evidence of insurability before accepting any additional Premium payment that results in an increase in the policy’s Net Amount At Risk.  Payments of additional Premium may require an in increase in the Specified Amount.  For more information see, "Changing the Amount of Insurance Coverage" section of this prospectus.  The Insured must be in the same underwriting rate class and in the same underwriting rate class multiple as when the policy was purchased;
 
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we will refund any portion of Premium payments that exceed the applicable premium limit established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to qualify the policy as a contract for life insurance.  As discussed in the "Taxes" section of this prospectus, additional Premium payments or other changes to the policy may jeopardize the policy’s non-modified endowment contract status.  We will monitor Premiums paid and other policy transactions and will notify you when the policy’s non-modified endowment contract status is in jeopardy; and
 
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we may require that policy Indebtedness be repaid prior to accepting any additional Premium payments.  Some, but not all, of the situations where we might exercise this right include when interest rates are low, when your policy loans exceed 90% of value of the Sub-Account portfolio allocations or when a Premium payment may alter the character of the policy for tax purposes.  For more information, see the "Lapse" section of this prospectus.  We will let you know ahead of time.
 
If you decide to make an additional Premium payment, you must send it to our Home Office.  Generally, each Premium payment must be at least $1,000, but we will accept a Premium payment of any amount required to keep the policy In Force.
 
 
Please read and consider the following, which we intend to be an amplification, but it may also be duplicative, in conjunction with the fee tables, and the accompanying footnotes, appearing earlier in the prospectus.  See the "In Summary: Fee Table" section of this prospectus.  Also, see the policy, including the Policy Data Page, and the Riders, for more information.
 
We will make deductions under the policy to compensate us for: the services and benefits we provide; the costs and expenses we incur; and the risks we assume.  Every time you make a Premium payment, we will charge against that Premium payment a Premium Load, which is composed of the sales load and premium taxes.  If we begin to charge for illustrations, you will be expected to pay the charge directly to us at the time of your request.  We will not deduct this charge from your policy's Cash Value.  However, we will deduct all other charges from the policy’s Cash Value, rather than from a Premium payment, except for mortality and expense risk and loan amount interest, in proportion to the balances of your Sub-Account portfolio, and the fixed account, allocations.  We will only deduct the mortality and expense risk charge from the Cash Value of the Sub-Account portfolios.  We will transfer the loan interest charge from your investment options to the loan account.  There are also operating charges associated with the Sub-Account portfolios.  While you will not pay them directly, they will affect the value of the assets in the Sub-Account portfolios.  On a daily basis, the manager of each mutual fund that comprises the policy’s available variable investment options



 
deducts operating charges from that mutual fund’s assets before calculating the NAV.  We use NAV to calculate the value of your corresponding Sub-Account portfolio allocation in Units.  In addition, some mutual funds assess a short-term trading fee in connection with transfers from a Sub-Account that occur within sixty days after the date of the allocation to that Sub-Account.  The fee is assessed against the amount transferred and is paid to the mutual fund.  For more information on the operating charges and the short-term trading fees assessed by the mutual funds held by the Sub-Account portfolios, please see the prospectus for the mutual fund and "Short-Term Trading Fees" in this prospectus.
 
Surrender Charge
 
The surrender charge is a percentage of initial Premium you pay at the time we issue the policy, rather than any subsequent Premiums you pay.  This charge covers our policy underwriting and sales expenses, including for: processing the application; conducting any medical exams; determining insurability (and the Insured’s underwriting class); and establishing policy records.  The charge will apply if you surrender or Lapse the policy.
 
We will assess the surrender charge based on the following schedule:
 
Number of Completed Policy Year
Surrender Charge As A Percentage Of Initial Premium Payment
0
10%
1
10%
2
9%
3
8%
4
7%
5
6%
6
5%
7
4%
8
3%
9 or more
0
 
We will waive the surrender charge of your policy if you elect to surrender it in exchange for a plan of permanent fixed life insurance offered by us subject to the following:
 
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the exchange and waiver may be subject to your providing us new evidence of insurability and our underwriting approval; and
 
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you have not elected the Long-term Care Rider.
 
We may impose a new surrender charge on the policy received in the exchange.
 
 
Some mutual funds may assess, or reserve the right to assess, a short-term trading fee in connection with transfers from a Sub-Account that occur within sixty days after the date of allocation to the Sub-Account.
 
Short-term trading fees are intended to compensate the mutual fund, and policy owners with interests allocated in the mutual fund, for the negative impact on fund performance that may result from frequent, short-term trading strategies.  Short-term trading fees are not intended to affect the large majority of policy owners not engaged in such strategies.
 
Any short-term trading fee assessed by any mutual fund available in conjunction with the Policy will equal 1% of the amount determined to be engaged in short-term trading.  Short-term trading fees will only apply to those Sub-Accounts corresponding to mutual funds charging such fees.  Please refer to the prospectus for each Sub-Account portfolio for more detailed information.  Policy owners are responsible for monitoring the length of time allocations are held in any particular Sub-Account.  We will not provide advance notice of the assessment of any applicable short-term trading fee.
 
For a complete list of the Sub-Accounts that assess (or reserve the right to assess) a Short-Term Trading Fee, please see “Appendix A: Sub-Account Information” later in this prospectus.
 
If a short-term trading fee is assessed, the mutual fund will charge the separate account 1% of the amount determined to be engaged in short-term trading.  The separate account will then pass the short-term trading fee on to the specific policy owner that engaged in short-term trading by deducting an amount equal to the fee from



 
that policy owner’s sub-account value.  All such fees will be remitted to the mutual fund. None of the fee proceeds will be retained by us or the separate account.
 
Transfers will be considered to be made on a first in/first out (FIFO) basis for purposes of determining short-term trading fees.  In other words, units held the longest time will be treated as being transferred first, and units held for the shortest time will be treated as being transferred last.
 
Some transactions are not subject to short-term trading fees.  Transactions that are not subject to short-term trading fees include:
 
·  scheduled and systematic transfers, such as Dollar Cost Averaging and Asset Rebalancing;
 
·  policy loans or surrenders; or
 
·  payment of the Death Benefit proceeds upon the Insured's death.
 
New share classes of currently available mutual funds may be added as investment options under the policy.  These new share classes may require the assessment of short-term trading fees.  When these new share classes are added, new Premium payments and exchange reallocations to the mutual funds in question may be limited to the new share class.
 
Cost of Insurance Charge
 
The cost of insurance charge compensates us for providing insurance protection under the policy.  The monthly charge is computed by multiplying 0.65% on an annualized basis by the policy’s Cash Value.  In New York, we will assess this charge for all years. In other states, we may reduce the charge to 0.30% on an annualized basis (and expect to do so for policy years 11 and later for policies with at least $100,000 of Cash Surrender Value.  This charge will never exceed the policy’s Net Amount at Risk times the guaranteed cost of insurance rate based on the 1980 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary Table.
 
We base the cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality and expense experience.  The cost of insurance rate will vary by: the Insured’s sex; age; underwriting class; any substandard ratings; how long the policy has been In Force; and the Specified Amount.
 
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
 
This charge compensates us for assuming risks associated with mortality and expense costs.  The mortality risk is that the Insured does not live as long as expected.  The expense risk is that the costs of issuing and administering the policy are more than expected.  We will deduct this charge proportionately from the Cash Values of each Sub-Account portfolio.  The monthly charge is computed by multiplying 0.90% on an annualized basis by the policy’s Sub-Account Cash Value.  We may realize a profit from these charges.
 
Tax Expense
 
To reimburse us for taxes imposed by federal, state and local governments.   The monthly charge is computed by multiplying 0.5% on an annualized basis by the policy’s Cash Value.  This charge is incurred in policy years 1-10.
 
Administrative Expense
 
This charge reimburses us for the costs of maintaining the policy, including for accounting and record-keeping. We will determine this monthly charge by multiplying 0.30% on an annualized basis by the policy’s Cash Value. In New York, we will assess this charge for all years, but the charge will not exceed $7.50 per month.  In other states, we may reduce the charge to 0.15% on an annualized basis and expect to do so for policy years 11 and later.  This charge is subject to a minimum of $10.00 per month in states other than New York.
 
Policy Loan Interest
 
We charge interest on the amount of an outstanding policy loan, at the rate of 6% per annum, which will accrue daily and become due and payable at the end of each year from the Policy Date.  If left unpaid, we will add it to the policy’s outstanding indebtedness.  As collateral or security for repayment, we will transfer an equal amount of Cash Value to the loan account on which will interest will accrue and be credited daily. The minimum guaranteed interest crediting rate is 4% per annum.  The effect of the 6% interest on the loan balance and the 4% crediting on the policy loan account is a net cost of no more than 2% per annum.



 
Long-term Care Rider
 
The charge for this Rider compensates us for providing long-term care coverage once the Insured meets the eligibility requirements.  The charge is the product of the Net Amount At Risk of the Rider and a long-term care rate cost of insurance rate.  Because this Rider has no Cash Value, we define its Net Amount At Risk as the lesser of the Specified Amount of the Rider and the Net Amount At Risk of the policy.  We base the long-term care cost of insurance rate on our expectations as to your need for long-term care over time.  The long-term care cost of insurance rate will vary by: the Insured’s sex; Attained Age; underwriting class; and any substandard ratings.
 
A Note on Charges
 
During a policy's early years, the expenses we incur in distributing and establishing the policy exceed the deductions we take.  Nevertheless, we expect to make a profit over time because variable life insurance is intended to be a long-term financial investment.  Accordingly, we have designed the policy with features and investment options that we believe support and encourage long-term ownership.
 
We make many assumptions and account for many economic and financial factors when we establish the policy's fees and charges.  The following is a discussion of some of the factors that are relevant to the policy's pricing structure.
 
Distribution, Promotiona, and Sales Expenses.  Distribution, promotional and sales expenses include amounts we pay to broker-dealer firms as commissions, expense allowances and marketing allowances.  We refer to these expenses collectively as "total compensation." The maximum total compensation we pay to any broker-dealer firm in conjunction with policy sales is 99% of first year premiums and 3% of renewal premium after the first year.
 
We have the ability to customize the total compensation package of our broker-dealer firms.  We may vary the form of compensation paid or the amounts paid as commission, expense allowance or marketing allowance; however, the total compensation will not exceed the maximum (99% of first year premiums and 3% of renewal premium after the first year).  Commission may also be paid as an asset-based amount instead of a premium based amount.  If an asset-based commission is paid, it will not exceed 0.25% of the non-loaned cash value per year.
 
The actual amount and/or forms of total compensation we pay depend on factors such as the level of premiums we receive from respective broker-dealer firms and the scope of services they provide.  Some broker-dealer firms may not receive maximum total compensation.
 
Individual registered representatives typically receive a portion of the commissions/total compensation we pay, depending on their arrangement with their broker-dealer firm.  If you would like to know the exact compensation arrangement associated with this product, you should consult your registered representative.
 
Information on Underlying Mutual Fund Payments
 
Our Relationship with the Underlying Mutual Funds.  The underlying mutual funds incur expenses each time they sell, administer, or redeem their shares.  The separate account aggregates policy owner purchase, redemption, and transfer requests and submits net or aggregated purchase/redemption requests to each underlying mutual fund daily.  The separate account (and not the policy owners) is the underlying mutual fund shareholder.  When the separate 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.  We incur these expenses instead.
 
We also incur the distribution costs of selling the policy (as discussed above), which benefit the underlying mutual funds by providing policy 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 us or our affiliates with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the policy and may pay us or our 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 policy.
 
Types of Payments We Receive.  In light of the above, the underlying mutual funds or their affiliates make certain payments to us or our affiliates.  The amount of these payments is typically based on a percentage of assets invested in the underlying mutual funds attributable to the policies and other variable policies we and our 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 policies, paying expenses that we or our affiliates incur in promoting, marketing, and administering the policies and the underlying mutual funds, and achieving a profit.
 
We or our affiliates receive the following types of payments:
 
        · Underlying mutual fund 12b-1 fees, which are deducted from underlying mutual fund assets;
 
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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 underlying mutual fund charges.
 
Furthermore, we benefit from assets invested in our affiliated underlying mutual funds (i.e., Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust) because our affiliates also receive compensation from the underlying mutual funds for investment advisory, administrative, transfer agency, distribution, and/or other services.  Thus, we may receive more revenue with respect to affiliated underlying mutual funds than unaffiliated underlying mutual funds.
 
We took into consideration the anticipated payments from the underlying mutual funds when we determined the charges imposed under the policies (apart from fees and expenses imposed by the underlying mutual funds).  Without these payments, we would have imposed higher charges under the policy.
 
Amount of Payments We Receive.  For the year ended December 31, 2007, the underlying mutual fund payments we and our affiliates received from the underlying mutual funds did not exceed 0.55% (as a percentage of the average daily net assets invested in the underlying mutual funds) offered through the policy or other variable policies that we and our affiliates issue.  Payments from investment advisers or subadvisers to participate in educational and/or marketing activities have not been taken into account in this percentage.
 
Most underlying mutual funds or their affiliates have agreed to make payments to us or our 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 we or our affiliates receive depends on the assets of the underlying mutual funds attributable to the policy, we and our 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 the amount of payments Nationwide receives, go to www.nationwide.com.
 
Identification of Underlying Mutual Funds.  We 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 we consider 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.
 
There may be underlying mutual funds with lower fees, as well as other variable policies that offer underlying mutual funds with lower fees.  You should consider all of the fees and charges of the policy in relation to its features and benefits when making your decision to invest.  Please note that higher policy and underlying mutual fund fees and charges have a direct effect on your investment performance.
 
Calculation of the Death Benefit Proceeds
 
We will calculate the Death Benefit and pay it to the beneficiary when we receive at our Home Office proof that the Insured has died, as well as other customary information.  We will not dispute the payment of the Death Benefit after the policy has been In Force for two years from the Policy Date.  The Death Benefit may be subject to an adjustment if you make an error or misstatement upon application, or if the Insured dies by suicide.
 
While the policy is In Force, the Death Benefit will never be less than the Specified Amount. The Death Benefit may vary with the Cash Value of the policy, which will depend on investment performance and may take into account any insurance provided by any Riders, as well as outstanding indebtedness and any due and unpaid monthly deductions that accrued during a Grace Period.



 
Death Benefit
 
The Death Benefit under the policy is the greater of the Specified Amount and the "applicable percentage of cash value."  The applicable percentage of Cash Value is the lowest Death Benefit that will qualify the policy as life insurance under the guideline premium/cash value corridor test of Section 7702 of the Code.  For this policy, this is the tax test for life insurance that we will use.
 
This tax test for life insurance generally requires that the policy have a significant element of life insurance and not be primarily an investment vehicle.  The test reaches this result by comparing the Death Benefit to an applicable percentage of the Cash Value.  These percentages are set out in the Code, and vary only by the Attained Age of the Insured.
 
Suicide
 
If the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the Policy Date, we will pay no more than the sum of the Premiums paid, less any indebtedness, and less any partial surrenders.  Similarly, if the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the date we accept an application for an increase in the Specified Amount, we will pay no more than the Death Benefit associated with the initial Specified Amount, plus the cost of insurance charges associated with the increase in Specified Amount.
 
 
 
You may surrender the policy for the Cash Surrender Value at any time while the Insured is alive.  We calculate the Cash Surrender Value based on the policy’s Cash Value.  For more information, see the "Cash Value" section of this prospectus.  To derive the Cash Surrender Value, we will deduct from the Cash Value Indebtedness and the surrender charge.  The effective date of surrender will coincide with the date on which we receive the policy and your written request at our Home Office.  We reserve the right to postpone payment of that portion of the Cash Surrender Value attributable to the fixed account for up to six months.
 
 
You may request a partial surrender at any time after the policy has been In Force for five years from the Policy Date.
 
We permit partial surrenders if the partial surrender satisfies the following requirements:
 
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the minimum partial surrender is $500;
 
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the maximum partial surrender in any policy year is the maximum of:
 
1.  
10% of the total Premium payments, and
 
2.  
100% of cumulative earnings (Cash Value less total Premium payments less any loan amount at the time of the partial surrender).
 
·  
after the partial surrender, the policy’s Cash Surrender Value is at least $10,000; and
 
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after the partial surrender, the policy continues to qualify as life insurance.
 
We will reduce the Cash Value and the Specified Amount of the policy by the amount of any partial surrender in the same proportion as how you have allocated Cash Value among the Sub-Accounts.  We will only reduce the Cash Value attributable to the fixed account when that of the Sub-Account is insufficient to cover the amount of the partial surrender.
 
Certain partial surrenders may result in currently taxable income and tax penalties.  For more information, see the "Surrendering The Policy" section of this prospectus.
 
 
You have a number of options of receiving Proceeds, besides in a lump sum, that you may elect upon application.  You may elect one or a combination of payout options.  We will pay the Proceeds from our general account.  If you do not make an election, when the Insured dies, the beneficiary may do so.  If the beneficiary does not make an election, we will pay the Proceeds in a lump sum.  Normally, we will make the lump sum payment within seven days after we receive your written request at our Home Office.  We will postpone any payment of Proceeds, however, on the days we are



 
unable to price Sub-Account Units.  For more information, see the "Valuation of Accumulation Unit" section of this prospectus.
 
Please note that for the remainder of The Payout Options section, "you" means the person we are obligated to pay.
 
Interest Income
 
You keep the Proceeds with us to earn interest at a specified rate.  The interest can be paid at the end of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals or left to accumulate.  You may withdraw any outstanding balance by making a written request of us at our Home Office.  We will pay interest on the outstanding balance at a rate of at least 2.5% per year.  We will determine annually if we will pay any interest in excess of 2.5%.  Upon your death, we will pay any outstanding balance to your estate.
 
Income for a Fixed Period
 
You keep the Proceeds with us, but are paid at specified intervals over a number of years, not to exceed thirty years.  Each payment will consist of a portion of the Proceeds plus interest at a stated rate.  The Proceeds can be paid at the beginning of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals.  You may withdraw any outstanding balance by making a written request of us at our Home Office.  We will pay interest at an annually determined rate of at least 2.5% per year, compounded annually.  We will determine annually if we will pay any interest in excess of 2.5%.  Upon your death, we will pay any outstanding balance to your estate.
 
Life Income With Payments Guaranteed
 
We pay you the Proceeds at specified intervals for a guaranteed period (ten, fifteen or twenty years), and, then, for the rest of your life, if you outlive the guaranteed period.  The Proceeds can be paid at the beginning of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals.  During the guaranteed period, we will pay interest on the outstanding balance at a rate of at least 2.5% per year, compounded annually.  We will determine annually if we will pay any interest in excess of 2.5%.  As the payments are based on your lifetime, you cannot withdraw any amount you designate to this option after payments begin.  Also, payments will cease upon your death.  If you die before the guaranteed period has elapsed, we will make the remaining payments to your estate.  If you die after the guaranteed period has elapsed, we will make no payments to your estate.
 
Fixed Income for Varying Periods
 
You keep the Proceeds with us, but are paid a fixed amount at specified intervals until principal and interest have been exhausted.  The total amount payable each year may not be less than 5% of the original Proceeds.  The Proceeds can be paid at the beginning of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals.  You may withdraw any outstanding balance by making a written request of us at our Home Office.  We will pay interest on the outstanding balance at a rate of at least 2.5% per year, compounded annually.  We will determine annually if we will pay any interest in excess of 2.5%.  Upon your death, we will pay any outstanding balance to your estate.
 
Joint and Survivor Life
 
We pay you the Proceeds in equal payments at specified intervals for the life of the payee who lives longer.  The Proceeds can be paid at the beginning of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals.  As the payments are based on the lifetimes of the payees, you cannot withdraw any amount you designate to this option after payments begin.  Also, payments will cease upon the  death of the last surviving payee.  We will make no payments to the last surviving payee’s estate.
 
Alternate Life Income
 
We use the Proceeds to purchase an annuity with the payee as annuitant.  The amount payable will be 102% of our current individual immediate annuity purchase rate on the date of the Insured's death, the Maturity Date, or the date the policy is surrendered, as applicable.  The Proceeds can be paid at the end of twelve-, six-, three- or one-month intervals.  As the payments are based on your lifetime, you may not withdraw any amount you designate to this option after payments begin.  Also, payments will cease upon your death.  We will make no payments to your estate.
 
 
 
You may elect to participate in a dollar cost averaging program at the time of application or at a later date by submitting an election form.  An election to participate in the program that is submitted after application will be effective on the date provided on the election form or, if the date provided has passed upon our receipt of your



 
submitted election form participation will be effective at the beginning of the next policy month..  Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy designed to reduce the investment risks associated with market fluctuations, which will promote a more stable Cash Value and Death Benefit over time.  The strategy spreads the allocation of your Premium among the Sub-Account portfolios and the fixed investment option over a period of time to allow you to potentially reduce the risk of investing most of your Premium into the Sub-Accounts at a time when prices are high.  There is no charge for dollar cost averaging, and it does not count as a transfer event.  For more information regarding transfer events, see the "Modes To Make A Transfer" section of this prospectus.
 
On a monthly basis, or such other frequency as we may permit, a specified dollar amount of your Premium is systematically and automatically transferred from the fixed account to a Sub-Account portfolio.  You may also have Premium transferred from the:
 
 
Federated Insurance Series
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Federated Quality Bond Fund II: Primary Shares (available only for policies issued prior to May 1, 2008)
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
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VIP High Income Portfolio: Initial Class R (available only for policies issued prior to May 1, 2003)
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (“NVIT”)
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NVIT Money Market Fund: Class I
 
We will continue to process transfers until there is no more value left in the fixed account or the originating mutual fund(s).  You may also instruct us in writing to stop the transfers.  If you have Premium transferred from the fixed account, the amount must be no more than 1/30th of the fixed account value at the time you elect to participate in the program.  Either you elect to participate in the dollar cost averaging program upon application or by submitting an election form before the beginning of the month.
 
A dollar cost averaging program may not be available in all states.  We do not assure the success of these strategies; success depends on market trends.  We cannot guarantee that dollar cost averaging will result in a profit or protect against loss.  You should carefully consider your financial ability to continue these programs over a long enough period of time to purchase Units when their value is low, as well as when it is high.  We may modify, suspend or discontinue these programs at any time.  We will notify you in writing thirty days before we do so.
 
 
You may elect to set up asset rebalancing.  To do so, you must complete the Asset Rebalancing Program Form and submit it to our Home Office.  You will use the same form to change your investment allocation choices, or terminate asset rebalancing, too.  Thereafter, automatically, on a periodic basis, the Cash Value of your chosen Sub-Account portfolios (up to 20), having fluctuated with Investment Experience, will be rebalanced in proportion to your investment allocation choices.  There is no charge for asset rebalancing and it does not count as a transfer event.  For more information, see the "Modes to Make a Transfer" section of this prospectus.  You can schedule asset rebalancing to occur every three, six, or twelve months on days when we price Sub-Account Units.  For more information, see the "Valuation of Accumulation Unit" section of this prospectus.
 
Unless you elect otherwise, asset rebalancing will not affect the allocation of Premiums you pay after beginning the program.  Manual transfers will not automatically terminate the program.  Termination of Asset Rebalancing program will only occur as a result of your specific instruction to do so.  We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue asset rebalancing at any time.
 
 
After the expiration of the free-look period and while the policy is In Force, you may take an advance of money from the Cash Value otherwise only available upon surrender or maturity, or upon payment of the Death Benefit.  We call this advance a policy loan.  You may increase your risk of Lapse if you take a policy loan.  There also may be adverse tax consequences.  You should obtain competent tax advice before you decide to take a policy loan.
 
 
The minimum policy loan you may take is $1,000.  You may take no more than the maximum loan value.  To determine your maximum loan value for the first policy year, multiply 50% by the difference between the Cash Value and any surrender charges.  After the first year from the Policy Date, multiply 90% by the difference between the Cash Value and any surrender charges.  On the loan amount, we will charge interest, which will accrue daily and be payable at the end of each policy year, or at the time of a new loan, a loan repayment, the



 
Insured’s Death, a policy lapse, or a full surrender.  If you do not pay the interest, we will add it to the loan amount.  The guaranteed policy loan amount interest rate in all policy years is 6%.
 
 
As collateral or security, we will transfer to the loan account an amount equal to the amount of the policy loan.  You may request that we transfer this amount from specific Sub-Account portfolios. We will only make a transfer from the fixed investment option if the loan amount exceeds 90% of the Cash Value you have allocated to Sub-Account portfolios.
 
Total policy indebtedness is composed of two components:
 
i.  preferred loans; and
 
ii.  regular loans.
 
The amount in the policy loan account will be treated as a preferred loan to the extent such amount is less than or equal to the cash value minus the result of:
 
·  
the premiums excluding any 1035 Exchange amount; less
 
·  
any withdrawals not taxed as distributions; plus
 
·  
any loans previously taxed as distributions; plus
 
·  
any amounts reported to Nationwide as cost basis attributable to exchanges under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Any additional loan amounts will be treated as regular loans.
 
Preferred and regular loan amounts will be determined once a year and at any time a new loan is requested.  On a current basis, preferred loans will be credited interest daily at an annualized effective rate of 6%, and regular loans will be credited interest daily at an annualized effective rate of 4%.  The credited rate for all policy loan accounts is guaranteed never to be lower than that stated on the Policy Data Page.
Repayment
 
You may repay all or part of a policy loan at any time while your policy is In Force during the Insured’s lifetime.  The minimum repayment is $1,000.  Interest on the loan amount will be due and payable at the end of each policy year from the Policy Date.  If left unpaid, we will add it to the loan amount by transferring a corresponding amount of Cash Value from each Sub-Account to the loan account in the same proportion as your Sub-Account allocation.  While your policy loan is outstanding, we will continue to treat any payments that you make as a Premium payment, unless you instruct otherwise.  Similarly, we will apply a loan repayment in the same proportion as your current Sub-Account allocations, unless you instruct otherwise.  Outstanding ordinary policy loan balances will be satisfied by your loan repayments before outstanding preferred policy loans.
 
 
We will charge interest on the loan amount at the same time as the collateral amount will be credited interest.  In effect, we will net the loan amount interest rate against the interest crediting rate, so that your actual cost of a policy loan will be less than the loan amount interest rate.  For more information, see the "In Summary: Fee Tables" section of this prospectus.  The amount transferred to the loan account is part of our General Account and will not be affected by the investment experience of the Sub-Accounts. The loan account is credited interest at a different rate than the fixed investment options.  Whether repaid, a policy loan will affect the policy, the net Cash Surrender Value and the Death Benefit.  If your total Indebtedness ever exceeds the policy's Cash Value, your policy may Lapse.  Repaying a policy loan will cause the Death Benefit less outstanding policy loans and net Cash Surrender Value to increase by the repayment amount.
 
 
So long as your policy’s Cash Surrender Value is enough to cover the deduction of charges on each monthly anniversary from the Policy Date, the policy will remain In Force.  The Cash Surrender Value could be insufficient to cover the amount of a monthly deduction, for example, because you have not paid enough Premium, or because Investment Experience has decreased the Cash Surrender Value, or both.  We do not guarantee that paying the initial or subsequent Premiums will offset adverse Investment Experience so that the policy will remain In Force.
 
 

 
Stated another way, this policy will Lapse when the Grace Period ends before you make a required Premium payment as stated in a notice.
 
Grace Period
 
We will send you a notice when the Grace Period begins.  The notice will state an amount of Premium required to avoid Lapse that is equal to three times the current monthly deductions or, if it is less, the Premium that will bring the guaranteed policy continuation provision back into effect.  If you do not pay this Premium within sixty-one days, the policy and all Riders will Lapse.  The Grace Period will not alter the operation of the policy or the payment of Proceeds.
 
Reinstatement
 
You may reinstate a Lapsed policy by:
 
·  
submitting a written request at any time within three years after the end of the Grace Period and prior to the Maturity Date;
 
·  
providing further evidence of insurability we may require that is satisfactory to us;
 
·  
paying sufficient Premium to cover all policy charges that were due and unpaid during the Grace Period;
 
·  
paying additional Premiums at least equal to 3 times the maximum guaranteed cost of insurance charges; For more information, see the "In Summary: Fee Tables" section of this prospectus; or
 
·  
paying or reinstating any indebtedness against the policy which existed at the end of the Grace Period.
 
At the same time, you may also reinstate any Riders, but subject to evidence of insurability satisfactory to us.
 
The effective date of a reinstated policy will be the monthly anniversary date on or next following the date we approve the application for reinstatement.  If the policy is reinstated, the Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be set equal to a surrender charge calculated for the period between the initial Policy Date and the date of reinstatement.
 
We will then add any Premiums or loan repayments that you made to reinstate the policy.
 
The allocations to Sub-Account portfolios in effect at the start of the Grace Period will be reinstated, unless you provide otherwise.
 
 
The tax treatment of life insurance policies under the Code is complex and the tax treatment of your policy will depend on your particular circumstances.   Seek competent tax advice regarding the tax treatment of the policy given your situation.  The following discussion provides an overview of the Code’s provisions relating to certain common life insurance policy transactions.  It is not and cannot be comprehensive, and it cannot replace personalized advice provided by a competent tax professional.
 
Types of Taxes of Which to be Aware
 
Federal Income Tax.  Generally, the United States assesses a tax on income, which is broadly defined to include all items of income from whatever source, unless specifically excluded.  Certain expenditures can reduce income for tax purposes and correspondingly the amount of tax payable.  These expenditures are called deductions.  While there are many more income tax concepts under the Code, the concepts of "income" and "deduction" are the most fundamental to the federal income tax treatment that pertains to the policy.
 
Federal Transfer Tax.  In addition to the income tax, the United States also assesses a tax on some or all of the value of certain transfers of wealth made by gift while a person is living (the federal gift tax), and by bequest or otherwise at the time of a person’s death (the federal estate tax).
 
The federal gift tax is imposed on the value of the property (including cash) transferred by gift.  Each donor is allowed to exclude an amount (in 2008, up to $12,000 per recipient) from the value of present interest gifts.  In addition, each donor is allowed a credit against the tax on the first million dollars in lifetime gifts (calculated after taking into account the $12,000 exclusion amount).  An unlimited marital deduction may be available for certain lifetime gifts made by the donor to the donor's spouse.  Unlike the estate tax, the gift tax is not scheduled to be repealed.
 
In general, in 2008, an estate of less than $2,000,000 (inclusive of certain pre-death gifts) will not incur a federal estate tax liability.  The $2 million amount increases to $3.5 million in 2009.  The federal estate tax (but
 

 
 
not the federal gift tax) is scheduled to be repealed effective after 2009; however, unless Congress acts to make that repeal permanent, the estate tax is scheduled to be reinstated with respect to decedents who die after
 
December 31, 2010.  If the estate tax is reinstated and Congress has not acted further, the size of estates that will not incur an estate tax will revert to $1 million.
 
An unlimited marital deduction may be available for federal estate tax purposes for certain amounts that pass to the surviving spouse.
 
If the transfer is made to someone two or more generations younger than the transferor, the transfer may be subject to the federal generation-skipping transfer tax ("GSTT").  The GSTT provisions generally apply to the same transfers that are subject to estate or gift taxes.  The tax is imposed at a flat rate equal to the maximum estate tax rate (for 2008, 45%), and there is a provision for an aggregate $1 million exemption.  The GSTT tax is scheduled to be repealed effective after 2009; however, unless Congress acts to make that repeal permanent, the GSTT tax is scheduled to be reinstated on January 1, 2011 at a rate of 55%.
 
State and Local Taxes.  State and local estate, inheritance, income and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy Proceeds depend on the circumstances of each policy owner or beneficiary.  While these taxes may or may not be substantial in your case, state by state differences of these taxes preclude a useful description of them in this prospectus.
 
Buying the Policy
 
Federal Income Tax.  Generally, the Code treats life insurance Premiums as a personal expense.  This means that under the general rule you cannot deduct from your taxable income the Premiums paid to purchase the policy.
 
Federal Transfer Tax.  Generally, the Code treats the payment of Premiums on a life insurance policy as a gift when the Premium payment benefits someone else (such as when premium payments are paid by someone other than the policy owner).  Gifts are not generally included in the recipient’s taxable income.  If you (whether or not you are the Insured) transfer ownership of the policy to another person, the transfer may be subject to a federal gift tax.
 
Investment Gain in the Policy
 
The income tax treatment of changes in the policy’s Cash Value depends on whether the policy is "life insurance" under the Code.  If the policy meets the definition of life insurance, then the increase in the policy’s Cash Value is not included in your taxable income for federal income tax purposes unless it is distributed to you before the death of the Insured.
 
To qualify as life insurance, the policy must meet certain tests set out in Section 7702 of the Code.  We will monitor the Policy’s compliance with Code Section 7702, and take whatever steps are necessary to stay in compliance.
 
Diversification.  In addition to meeting the tests required under Section 7702, Section 817(h) of the Code requires that the investments of the separate account be adequately diversified.  Regulations under Code Section 817(h) provide that a variable life policy that fails to satisfy the diversification standards will not be treated as life insurance unless such failure was inadvertent, is corrected, and the policy owner or the issuer pays an amount to the IRS.  If the failure to diversify is not corrected, the income and gain in the policy would be treated as taxable ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
 
We will also monitor compliance with Code Section 817(h) and the regulations applicable to Section 817(h) and, to the extent necessary, will change the objectives or assets of the underlying investment options to remain in compliance.  Thus, the policy should receive federal income tax treatment as life insurance.
 
Representatives of the IRS have informally suggested, from time to time, that the number of underlying investment options 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 IRS issued formal guidance, in Revenue Ruling 2003-91, that indicates that if the number of underlying investment options available in a variable insurance product does not exceed 20, the number of investment options alone would not cause the policy to not qualify for the desired tax treatment.  The IRS 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 policy, when determining whether the policy qualifies for the desired tax treatment.  The revenue ruling did not indicate the number of investment options, if any, that would cause the policy 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 investment options, transfers between underlying investment
 
 

 
options, exchanges of underlying investment options or changes in the investment objectives of underlying investment options such that the policy would no longer qualify as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, we will take whatever steps are available to remain in compliance.
 
Periodic Withdrawals, Non-Periodic Withdrawals and Loans
 
The tax treatment described in this section applies to withdrawals and loans you choose to take from the policy.  It also applies to Premiums we accept but then return to meet the Code's definition of life insurance, and amounts used to pay the Premium on any rider to the policy.
 
The income tax treatment of distributions of cash from the policy depends on whether the policy is also a "modified endowment contract" under the Code. Generally, the income tax consequences of owning a life insurance policy that is not a modified endowment contract are more advantageous than the tax consequences of owning a life insurance policy that is a modified endowment contract.
 
The policies offered by this prospectus may or may not be issued as modified endowment contracts.  If a policy is issued as a modified endowment contract, it will always be a modified endowment contract; a policy that is not issued as a modified endowment contract can become a modified endowment contract due to subsequent transactions with respect to the policy, such as payment of additional Premiums.  If the policy is not issued as a modified endowment contract, we will monitor it and advise you if  the payment of a Premium, or other transaction, may cause the policy to become a modified endowment contract.
 
When the Policy is Life Insurance that is a Modified Endowment Contract.  Section 7702A of the Code defines modified endowment contracts as those life insurance policies issued or materially changed on or after June 21, 1988 on which the total Premiums paid during the first seven years exceed the amount that would have been paid if the policy provided for paid up benefits after seven level annual Premiums.  Under certain conditions, a policy may become a modified endowment contract, or may become subject to a new 7 year testing period as a result of a "material change" or a "reduction in benefits" as defined by Section 7702A(c) of the Code.
 
All modified endowment contracts issued to the same owner by the same company during a single calendar year are required to be aggregated and treated as a single policy for purposes of determining the amount that is includible in income when a distribution occurs.
 
The Code provides special rules for the taxation of surrenders, partial surrenders, loans, collateral assignments and other pre-death distributions from modified endowment contracts.  Under these special rules, such transactions are taxable to the extent that at the time of the transaction the Cash Value of the policy exceeds the investment in the policy (generally, the Premiums paid for the policy).  In addition, a 10% tax penalty generally applies to the taxable portion of such distributions unless the policy owner is over age 59½ or disabled, or the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments as defined in the Code.
 
When the Policy is Life Insurance that is NOT a Modified Endowment Contract.  If the policy is not issued as a modified endowment contract, we will monitor Premiums paid and will notify the policy owner when the policy is in jeopardy of becoming a modified endowment contract.
 
Distributions from life insurance policies that are not modified endowment contracts generally are treated as being from the investment in the policy (generally, the Premiums paid for the policy), and then from the income in the policy.  Because Premium payments are generally nondeductible, distributions not in excess of investment in the policy are generally not includible in income; instead, they reduce the owner’s investment in the policy.
 
However, if a policy is not a modified endowment contract, a cash distribution during the first 15 years after a policy is issued that causes a reduction in Death Benefits may still become fully or partially taxable to the policy owner pursuant to Section 7702(f)(7) of the Code.  You should carefully consider this potential tax ramification and seek further information before requesting any changes in the terms of the policy.
 
In addition, a loan from a life insurance policy that is not a modified endowment contract is not taxable when made, although it can be treated as a distribution if it is forgiven during the owner’s lifetime.  Distributions from policies that are not modified endowment contracts are not subject to the 10% early distribution penalty tax.
 
 
A full surrender, cancellation of the policy by Lapse, or the maturity of the policy on its Maturity Date may have adverse tax consequences.  If the amount you receive plus total policy Indebtedness exceeds the investment in the policy (generally, the Premiums paid into the policy), then the excess generally will be treated as taxable ordinary income, regardless of whether or not the policy is a modified endowment contract.  In certain circumstances, for example when the policy Indebtedness is very large, the amount of tax could exceed
 

 
the amount distributed to you at surrender.
 
Withholding
 
Distributions of income from a life insurance policy, including a life insurance policy that is a modified endowment contract, are subject to federal income tax withholding.  Generally, the recipient may elect not to have the withholding taken from the distribution.  We will withhold income tax unless you advise us, in writing, of your request not to withhold.  If you request that taxes not be withheld, or if the taxes withheld are insufficient, you may be liable for payment of an estimated tax.
 
A distribution of income from a life insurance policy may be subject to mandatory back-up withholding.  Mandatory backup withholding means that we are required to withhold taxes on a distribution, at the rate established by Section 3406 of the Code, and the recipient cannot elect to receive the entire distribution at once.  Mandatory backup withholding may arise if we have not been provided a taxpayer identification number, or if the IRS notifies us that back-up withholding is required.
 
In certain employer-sponsored life insurance arrangements, participants may be required to report for income tax purposes, one or more of the following:
 
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the value each year of the life insurance protection provided;
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an amount equal to any employer-paid Premiums; or
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some or all of the amount by which the current value exceeds the employer’s interest in the policy; or
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interest that is deemed to have been forgiven on a loan that we deemed to have been made by the employer.
 
Participants in an employer-sponsored plan relating to the policy should consult with the sponsor or the administrator of the plan, and/or with their personal tax or legal adviser, to determine the tax consequences, if any, of their employer-sponsored life insurance arrangements.
 
Exchanging the Policy for Another Life Insurance Policy
 
Generally, you will pay taxes on amounts that you receive in excess of your Premium payments when you completely surrender the policy.  If, however, you exchange the policy for another life insurance policy, modified endowment contract, or annuity contract, you will not be taxed on the excess amount if the exchange meets the requirements of Code Section 1035.  To meet Section 1035 requirements, the Insured named in the policy must be the Insured for the new policy or contract and the new policy or contract cannot extend the Maturity Date or otherwise delay a distribution that would extend the time that tax would be payable.  Generally, the new policy or contract will be treated as having the same issue date and tax basis as the old policy or contract.
 
If the policy or contract is subject to a policy Indebtedness that is discharged as part of the exchange transaction, the discharge of the Indebtedness may be taxable.  Owners should consult with their personal tax or legal advisors in structuring any policy exchange transaction.
 
Taxation of Death Benefits
 
Federal Income Tax.  The Death Benefit is generally excludable from the beneficiary's gross income under Section 101 of the Code.  However, if the policy had been transferred to a new policy owner for valuable consideration, a portion of the Death Benefit may be includible in the beneficiary’s gross income when it is paid.
 
The payout option selected by your beneficiary may affect how the payments received by the beneficiary are taxed.  Under the various payout options, the amount payable to the beneficiary may include earnings on the Death Benefit, which will be taxable as ordinary income.  For example, if the beneficiary elects to receive interest only, then the entire amount of the interest payment will be taxable to the beneficiary; if a periodic payment (whether for a fixed period or for life) is selected, then a portion of each payment will be taxable interest income, and a portion will be treated as the nontaxable payment of the Death Benefit.  Your beneficiaries should consult with their tax advisors to determine the tax consequences of electing a payout option, based on their individual circumstances.
 
Special federal income tax considerations for life insurance policies owned by employers.   In 2006, President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which contains new Code Sections 101(j) and 6039I, which affect the tax treatment of life insurance policies owned by the employer of the Insured.  These provisions are generally effective for life insurance policies issued after August 17, 2006,  If a life insurance policy was issued on or before August 17, 2006, but materially modified after that date, it will be treated as having been issued after  that date for purposes of section 101(j).  Policies issued August 17, 2006 pursuant to a Section 1035 exchange generally are excluded from the operation of these new provisions, provided that the policy received



 
in the exchange does not have a material increase in death benefit or other material change with respect to the old policy.
 
New Section 101(j) provides the general rule that, with respect to an employer-owned life insurance policy, the amount of death benefit payable directly or indirectly to the employer that may be excluded from income cannot exceed the sum of Premiums and other payments paid by the policyholder for the policy.  Consequently, under this general rule, the entire death benefit, less the cost to the policyholder, will be taxable.  Although Section 101(j) is not clear, if lifetime distributions from the policy are made as a nontaxable return of premium, it appears that the reduction would apply for Section 101(j) purposes and reduce the amount of Premiums for this purpose.
 
There are 2 exceptions to this general rule of taxability, provided that statutory notice, consent, and information requirements are satisfied.  These requirements are as follows:  Prior to the issuance of the company, (a) the employee is notified in writing that the employer intends to insure the employee's life, and the maximum face amount for which the employee could be Insured at the time that the policy is issued; (b) the employee provides written consent to being insured under the policy and that such coverage may continue after the Insured terminates employment; and (c) the employee is informed in writing that the employer will be a beneficiary of any proceeds payable upon the death of the employee.  If the employer fails to meet all of those requirements, then neither exception can apply.
 
The 2 exceptions are as follows.  First, if proper notice and consent are given and received, and if the Insured was an employee at any time during the 12-month period before the Insured’s death, then new Section 101(j) would not apply.
 
Second, if proper notice and consent are given and received and, at the time that the policy is issued, and the Insured is either a director, a “highly compensated employee” (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code without regard to paragraph (1)(B)(ii) thereof), or a “highly compensated individual” (within the meaning of Section 105(h)(5), except “35%” is substituted for “25%” in paragraph (C) thereof), then the new Section 101(j) would not apply.
 
Code Section 6039I requires any policyholder of an employer-owned policy to file an annual return showing (a) the number of employees of the policyholder, (b) the number of such employees insured under employee-owned policies at the end of the year, (c) the total amount of insurance in force with respect to those policies at the end of the year, (d) the name, address, taxpayer identification number and type of business of the policyholder, and (e) that the policyholder has a valid consent for each Insured (or, if all consents are not obtained, the number of insured employees for whom such consent was not obtained).  Proper recordkeeping is also required by this section.
 
It is your responsibility to (a) provide the proper notice to each Insured, (b) obtain the proper consent from each Insured, (c) inform each Insured in writing that you will be the beneficiary of any proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, and (d) file the annual return required by Section 6039I.  If you fail to provide the necessary notice and information, or fail to obtain the necessary consent, the death benefit will be taxable to you when received.  If you fail to file a properly completed return under Section 6039I, you could be required to pay a penalty.
 
Federal Transfer Taxes.  When the Insured dies, the Death Benefit will generally be included in the Insured's federal gross estate if: (1) the Proceeds were payable to or for the benefit of the Insured's estate; or (2) the Insured held any "incident of ownership" in the policy at death or at any time within 3 years of death.  An incident of ownership, in general, is any right in the policy that may be exercised by the policy owner, such as the right to borrow on the policy or the right to name a new beneficiary.
 
If the beneficiary is two or more generations younger than the Insured, the Death Benefit may be subject to the GSTT.  Pursuant to regulations issued by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, we may be required to withhold a portion of the Proceeds and pay them directly to the IRS as the GSTT tax payment.
 
If the policy owner is not the Insured or a beneficiary, payment of the Death Benefit to the beneficiary will be treated as a gift to the beneficiary from the policy owner.
 
Terminal Illness
 
Certain distributions made under a policy on the life of a “terminally ill individual” or a “chronically ill individual,” as those terms are defined in the Code, are treated as death proceeds.  See, “Taxation of Death Benefits,” above.



 
Special Considerations for Corporations
 
Section 264 of the Code imposes a number of limitations on the interest and other business deductions that may otherwise be available to businesses that own life insurance policies.  In addition, the Premium paid by a business for a life insurance policy is not deductible as a business expense or otherwise if the business is directly or indirectly a beneficiary of the policy.
 
For purposes of the alternative minimum tax ("AMT") that may be imposed on corporations, the death benefit from a life insurance policy, even though excluded from gross income for normal tax purposes, is included in "adjusted current earnings" for AMT purposes.  In addition, although increases to the Cash Surrender Value of a life insurance policy are generally excluded from gross income for normal income tax purposes, such increases are included in adjusted current earnings for income tax purposes.
 
Due to the complexity of these rules, and because they are affected by your facts and circumstances, you should consult with legal and tax counsel and other competent advisers regarding these matters.
 
Federal appellate and trial courts have examined the economic substance of transactions involving life insurance policies owned by corporations.  These cases involved relatively large loans against the policy’s Cash Value as well as tax deductions for the interest paid on the policy loans by the corporate policy owner to the insurance company.  Under the particular factual circumstances in these cases, the courts determined that the corporate policy owners should not have taken tax deductions for the interest paid.  Accordingly, the court determined that the corporations should have paid taxes on the amounts deducted.  Corporations should consider, in consultation with tax professionals familiar with these matters, the impact of these decisions on the corporation’s intended use of the policy.
 
See also, Taxation of Death Benefits, Special federal income tax considerations for life insurance policies owned by employers, above; and Business Uses of the Policy, below.
 
Taxes and the Value of Your Policy
 
For federal income tax purposes, a separate account is not a separate entity from the company.  Thus, the tax status of the separate account is not distinct from our status as a life insurance company.  Investment income and realized capital gains on the assets of the separate account are reinvested and taken into account in determining the value of Accumulation Units.  As a result, such investment income and realized capital gains are automatically applied to increase reserves under the policies.
 
At present, we do not expect to incur any federal income tax liability that would be chargeable to the Accumulation Units.  Based upon these expectations, no charge is being made against your Accumulation Units for federal income taxes.  If, however, we determine that taxes may be incurred, we reserve the right to assess a charge for these taxes.
 
We may also incur state and local taxes (in addition to those described in the discussion of the Premium Taxes) in several states.  At present, these taxes are not significant.  If they increase, however, charges for such taxes may be made that would decrease the value of your Accumulation Units.
 
Business Uses of the Policy
 
The life insurance policy may be used in various arrangements, including nonqualified deferred compensation or salary continuance plans, split dollar insurance plans, executive bonus plans, retiree medical benefit plans, and others.  The tax consequences of these plans may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances of each individual arrangement.  The IRS has also recently issued new guidance on split dollar insurance plans.  In addition, Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, which sets forth new rules for taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation, was added to the Code for deferrals after December 31, 2004.  Therefore, if you are contemplating using the policy in any arrangement the value of which depends in part on its tax consequences, you should be sure to consult a tax adviser as to tax attributes of the arrangement.
 
Non-Resident Aliens and Other Persons who are not Citizens of the United States
 
Special income tax laws and rules apply to non-resident aliens of the United States including certain withholding requirements with respect to pre-death distributions from the policy.  In addition, foreign law may impose additional taxes on the policy, the Death Benefit, or other distributions and/or ownership of the policy.
 
In addition, special gift, estate and GSTT laws and rules may apply to non-resident aliens, and to transfers to persons who are not citizens of the United States, including limitations on the marital deduction if the surviving or donee spouse is not a citizen of the United States.
 
If you are a non-resident alien, or a resident alien, or if any of your beneficiaries (including your spouse) are not



 
citizens of the United States, you should confer with a competent tax professional with respect to the tax treatment of the policy.
 
If you, the Insured, the beneficiary, or other person receiving any benefit or interest in or from the policy, are not both a resident and citizen of the United States, there may be a tax imposed by a foreign country that is in addition to any tax imposed by the United States.  The foreign law (including regulations, rulings, treatiers with the United States, and case law) may change and impose additional or increased taxes on the policy, payment of the Death Benefit, or other distributions and/or ownership of the policy.
 
Tax Changes
 
The foregoing discussion, which is based on our understanding of federal tax laws as currently interpreted by the IRS, is general and is not intended as tax advice.
 
The Code has been subjected to numerous amendments and changes, and it is reasonable to believe that it will continue to be revised.  The United States Congress has, in the past, considered numerous legislative proposals that, if enacted, could change the tax treatment of life insurance policies.  It is reasonable to believe that such proposals, and future proposals, may be enacted into law.  The U.S. Treasury Department may amend existing regulations, issue new regulations, or adopt new interpretations of existing law that may be differ from its current positions on these matters.  In addition, current state law (which is not discussed herein) and future amendments to state law may affect the tax consequences of the policy.
 
In 2001, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) was enacted into law.  EGTRRA contained numerous changes to the federal income, gift, estate and generation skipping transfer taxes, many of which are not scheduled to become effective until a future date.  Among other matters, EGTRRA provides for the repeal of the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes after 2009; however, unless Congress and the President enact additional legislation, EGTRRA also provides that all of those changes will "sunset" after 2010, and the estate and generation skipping transfer taxes will be reinstated as if EGTRRA had never been enacted.
 
The foregoing is a general explanation as to certain tax matters pertaining to insurance policies.  It is not intended to be legal or tax advice.  You should consult your independent legal, tax and/or financial adviser.
 
Any or all of the foregoing may change from time to time without any notice, and the tax consequences arising out of a policy may be changed retroactively.  There is no way of predicting if, when, or to what extent any such change may take place.  We make no representation as to the likelihood of the continuation of these current laws, interpretations, and policies.
 
 
We are a stock life insurance company organized under Ohio law.  We were founded in March 1929 and our Home Office is One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.  We provide long-term savings products by issuing life insurance, annuities and other retirement products.
 
 
Organization, Registration and Operation
 
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 is a separate account established under Ohio law.  We own the assets in this account, and we are obligated to pay all benefits under the policies.  We may use the account to support other variable life insurance policies we issue.  It is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and qualifies as a "separate account" within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  For purposes of federal securities laws, the separate account is, and will remain, fully funded at all times.  This registration, however, does not involve the SEC's supervision of this account's management or investment practice or policies.
 
It is divided into Sub-Accounts that may invest in shares of the available Sub-Account portfolios.  We buy and sell the Sub-Account portfolio shares at NAV.  Any dividends and distributions from a Sub-Account portfolio are reinvested at NAV in shares of that Sub-Account portfolio.
 
Income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, from the assets in the account will be credited to, or charged against, the account without regard to our other income, gains or losses.  Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, a Sub-Account reflect the Sub-Account's own Investment Experience and not the Investment Experience of our other assets.  Its assets are held separately from our other assets and are not part of our general account.  We may not use the separate account's assets to pay any of our liabilities other than those



 
arising from the policies.  We hold assets in the separate account equal to its liabilities.  If the separate account's assets exceed the required reserves and its other liabilities, we may transfer the excess to our general account.  The separate account may include other Sub-Accounts that are not available under the policies, and are not discussed in this prospectus.
 
If investment in the mutual funds or a particular portfolio is no longer possible, in our judgment becomes inappropriate for the purposes of the policy, or for any other reason in our sole discretion, we may substitute another mutual fund or portfolio without your consent.  The substituted mutual fund or portfolio may have different fees and expenses.  Substitution may be made with respect to existing investments or the investments of future Premium, or both.  We will comply with federal securities laws to effect a substitution.  Furthermore, we may close Sub-Accounts to allocations of Premiums or policy value, or both, at any time in our sole discretion.  The mutual funds, which sell their shares to the Sub-Accounts pursuant to participation agreements, also may terminate these agreements and discontinue offering their shares to the Sub-Accounts.
 
Deregistration of the Separate Account. We may deregister Nationwide Separate Account-2 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 policy owners will be notified in the event we deregister Separate Account-2.
 
In addition, we reserve the right to make other structural and operational changes affecting this separate account.
 
We do not guarantee any money you place in this separate account.  The value of each Sub-Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding portfolio.  You could lose some or all of your money.
 
Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Mutual Funds
 
Where permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to:
 
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remove, combine or add Sub-Accounts and make new Sub-Accounts available to you;
 
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substitute shares of another mutual fund, which may have different fees and expenses, for shares of an existing mutual fund;
 
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substitute or close Sub-Accounts to allocations;
 
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transfer assets supporting the policies from one Sub-Account to another or from the separate account to another separate account;
 
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combine the separate account with other separate accounts, and/or create new separate accounts;
 
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deregister the separate account under the 1940 Act, or operate the separate account as a management investment company under the 1940 Act, or as any other form permitted by the law; and
 
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modify the policy provisions to reflect changes in the Sub-Accounts and the separate account to comply with applicable law.
 
 
Substitution of Securities. We 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 of shares may take place without the prior approval of the SEC. All affected policy owners will be notified in the event there is a substitution, elimination or combination of shares.
 
In February 2008, we filed an application with the SEC for an order permitting us to substitute assets allocated to certain underlying mutual funds into other underlying mutual funds available under the policy that have similar investment objectives and strategies.  If and when we receive SEC approval for these substitutions,



 
affected policy 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.
 
Voting Rights
 
Unless there is a change in existing law, on all matters submitted to shareholders, we will vote our portfolio shares attributable to your allocations in a Sub-Account only as you instruct.
 
Before a vote of a portfolio's shareholders occurs, you will have the right to instruct us based on the number of portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of policy account value you have in the portfolio (as of a date set by the portfolio).  We 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 policy owners vote, each vote has a greater impact on, and may control the outcome of the vote.
 
The number of shares which a policy 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 that underlying mutual fund. We will designate a date for this determination not more than 90 days before the shareholder meeting.
 
 
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
 
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.
 
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 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.
 
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation
 
The general distributor, Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, is not engaged in litigation of a material nature.
 
 
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) contains consolidated financial statements of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries and financial statements of Nationwide VLI Separate Account – 2.  You may obtain a copy of the SAI FREE OF CHARGE by contacting us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus.  You should distinguish the consolidated financial statements of the company and subsidiaries from the financial statements of the separate account.  Please consider the consolidated financial statements of the company only as bearing on our ability to meet the obligations under the policy.  You should not consider the consolidated financial statements of the company and subsidiaries as affecting the investment performance of the assets of the separate account.
 
 




 
The Sub-Accounts listed below invest in corresponding mutual funds that 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.  You have voting rights with respect to the Sub-Accounts.  For more information, see the "Voting Rights," section of this prospectus.
 
Please refer to the prospectus for each underlying mutual fund for more detailed information.
 
AIM Variable Insurance Funds - AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund: Series I Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Invesco Trimark Investment Management, Inc.; Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Invesco Hong Kong Limited; Invesco Asset Management Limited; Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited; Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmbH; and Invesco Australia Limited
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
AIM Variable Insurance Funds - AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund: Series I Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Invesco Trimark Investment Management, Inc.; Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Invesco Hong Kong Limited; Invesco Asset Management Limited; Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited; Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmbH; and Invesco Australia Limited
Investment Objective:
Growth of capital.
 
AIM Variable Insurance Funds - AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund: Series I Shares
Investment Adviser:
Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Invesco Trimark Investment Management, Inc.; Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.; Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Invesco Hong Kong Limited; Invesco Asset Management Limited; Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited; Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmbH; and Invesco Australia Limited
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Portfolio: Class A
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
AllianceBernstein L.P.
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AllianceBernstein Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio: Class A
Investment Adviser:
AllianceBernstein L.P.
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. - American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term total return using a strategy that seeks to protect against U.S. inflation.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Balanced Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth and income.
 




 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before September 27, 1999
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Income & Growth Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital growth by investing in common stocks.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP International Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
American Century Global Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP International Fund: Class III
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
American Century Global Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Mid Cap Value Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth with income as a secondary objective.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Ultra Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2007
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Value Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth with income as a secondary objective.
 
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Vista Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Credit Suisse Trust - Global Small Cap Portfolio
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Sub-adviser:
Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Credit Suisse Trust - International Focus Portfolio
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Sub-adviser:
Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Credit Suisse Trust - Small Cap Core I Portfolio
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 




 
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio: Service Shares
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Mellon Capital Management
Investment Objective:
To match performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index®.
 
Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.: Initial Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Boston Company Asset Management
Investment Objective:
Capital growth with current income as a secondary goal.
 
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.: Initial Shares
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Mellon Capital Management
Investment Objective:
To match performance of the S&P 500.
 
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Appreciation Portfolio: Initial Shares
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Fayez Sarofim
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth consistent with the preservation of capital.
 
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Developing Leaders Portfolio: Initial Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Franklin Portfolio Associates
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Growth and Income Portfolio: Initial Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
The Dreyfus Corporation
Sub-adviser:
Boston Company Asset Management
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth, current income and growth of income.
 
Federated Insurance Series - Federated American Leaders Fund II: Primary Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth, and secondarily income.
 
Federated Insurance Series - Federated Capital Appreciation Fund II: Primary Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Federated Insurance Series - Federated Market Opportunity Fund II: Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania
Sub-adviser:
Federated Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
To provide moderate capital appreciation and high current income.
 
Federated Insurance Series - Federated Quality Bond Fund II: Primary Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Federated Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
Current income.
 




 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Asset Manager Portfolio: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
High total return.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Contrafund® Portfolio: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Energy Portfolio: Service Class 2
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
FMR Co., Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Initial Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Reasonable income.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio: Service Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Investment Objective:
High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.
 
The assets of each VIP Freedom Fund are invested in a combination of other Fidelity VIP funds: domestic and international
equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and money market/short-term funds (underlying Fidelity
funds).  Each VIP Freedom Fund, as a shareholder in an underlying Fidelity fund, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the
fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity fund.  Please refer to the prospectus for the VIP Freedom Funds for
more information.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio: Service Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Investment Objective:
High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.
 
The assets of each VIP Freedom Fund are invested in a combination of other Fidelity VIP funds: domestic and international
equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and money market/short-term funds (underlying Fidelity
funds).  Each VIP Freedom Fund, as a shareholder in an underlying Fidelity fund, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the
fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity fund.  Please refer to the prospectus for the VIP Freedom Funds for
more information.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio: Service Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Investment Objective:
High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.
 
The assets of each VIP Freedom Fund are invested in a combination of other Fidelity VIP funds: domestic and international
equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and money market/short-term funds (underlying Fidelity
funds).  Each VIP Freedom Fund, as a shareholder in an underlying Fidelity fund, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the
fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity fund.  Please refer to the prospectus for the VIP Freedom Funds for
more information.



 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Growth Portfolio: Initial Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
FMR Co., Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP High Income Portfolio: Initial Class
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2007
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
FMR Co., Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP High Income Portfolio: Initial Class R
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
FMR Co., Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Service Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Mid Cap Portfolio: Service Class
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Overseas Portfolio: Initial Class
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class R
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
FMR Co., Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Value Strategies Portfolio: Service Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2006
Investment Adviser:
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-adviser:
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Income Securities Fund: Class 2
Investment Adviser:
Franklin Advisors, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Maximum income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation.
 
 

 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund: Class 1
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2006
Investment Adviser:
Franklin Advisory Services, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund: Class 1
Investment Adviser:
Franklin Advisory Services, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term total return.
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund: Class 2
Investment Adviser:
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation with income as a secondary goal.
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund: Class 3
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Templeton Asset Management, Ltd.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Foreign Securities Fund: Class 1
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Foreign Securities Fund: Class 3
Investment Adviser:
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Global Income Securities Fund: Class 3
Investment Adviser:
Franklin Advisors, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High current income consistent with preservation of capital, with capital appreciation as a secondary consideration.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Janus Aspen Series - Balanced Portfolio: Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income.
 
Janus Aspen Series - Forty Portfolio: Service Shares
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Janus Aspen Series - Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Janus Aspen Series - INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio: Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Sub-adviser:
Enhanced Investment Technologies, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
 

 
 
Janus Aspen Series - International Growth Portfolio: Service II Shares
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Janus Aspen Series - International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Janus Capital Management LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Lehman Brothers Advisers Management Trust - AMT Short Duration Bond Portfolio: I Class
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Highest available current income consistent with liquidity and low risk to principal and, secondarily, total return.
 
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Investors Growth Stock Series: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2006
Investment Adviser:
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Value Series: Initial Class
Investment Adviser:
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Asset Allocation Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Capital Research and Management Company
Investment Objective:
Seeks to provide high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with the preservation of capital.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Capital Research and Management Company
Investment Objective:
Income and more price stability than stocks, and capital preservation over the long term.  Seeks to maximize an investor’s level of current income and preserve the investor’s capital.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Global Growth Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Capital Research and Management Company
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation through stocks.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Growth Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Capital Research and Management Company
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation principally through investment in stocks.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Growth- Income Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Capital Research and Management Company
Investment Objective:
Seeks returns from both capital gains as well as income generated by dividends paid by stock issuers.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Federated Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
High current income.
 




 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Federated Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
High current income.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Gartmore NVIT Emerging Markets Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Gartmore NVIT Emerging Markets Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Gartmore NVIT Global Utilities Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Gartmore NVIT International Equity Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in Europe, Australasia, the Far East and other regions, including developing countries.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Gartmore NVIT International Equity Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in Europe, Australasia, the Far East and other regions, including developing countries.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Lehman Brothers NVIT Core Plus Bond Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term total return.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Neuberger Berman NVIT Multi Cap Opportunities Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Neuberger Berman NVIT Socially Responsible Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
 
 

 
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks maximum growth of capital consistent with a more aggressive level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Balanced Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks a high level of total return through investment in both equity and fixed income securities.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks growth of capital, but also seeks income consistent with a less aggressive level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Conservative Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks a high level of total return consistent with a conservative level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Moderate Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderate level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks growth of capital, but also seeks income consistent with a moderately aggressive level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal Moderately Conservative Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderately conservative level of risk.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
The Fund seeks a high level of current income.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Global Financial Services Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Gartmore Global Partners
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Government Bond Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
To provide a high level of income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Growth Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 




 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Health Sciences Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Health Sciences Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Index Fund: Class VI
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
To match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index ("MSCI EAFE® Index") as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
To maximize growth of capital consistent with a more aggressive level of risk as compared to the other Investor Destinations Funds.
 
The Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds are designed to provide diversification and asset allocation across several
types of investments and asset classes, primarily by investing in underlying funds.  Therefore, a proportionate share of the
fees and expenses of the underlying funds are indirectly borne by investors.  Please refer to the prospectus for Nationwide
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds for more information.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
High level of return consistent with a conservative level of risk compared to the other Investor Destinations Funds.
 
The Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds are designed to provide diversification and asset allocation across several
types of investments and asset classes, primarily by investing in underlying funds.  Therefore, a proportionate share of the
fees and expenses of the underlying funds are indirectly borne by investors.  Please refer to the prospectus for Nationwide
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds for more information.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderate Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
High level of total return consistent with a moderate level of risk as compared to other Investor Destinations Funds.
 
The Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds are designed to provide diversification and asset allocation across several
types of investments and asset classes, primarily by investing in underlying funds.  Therefore, a proportionate share of the
fees and expenses of the underlying funds are indirectly borne by investors.  Please refer to the prospectus for Nationwide
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds for more information.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
Growth of capital, but also seeks income consistent with a moderately aggressive level of risk as compared to the other Investor Destinations Funds.
 
The Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds are designed to provide diversification and asset allocation across several
types of investments and asset classes, primarily by investing in underlying funds.  Therefore, a proportionate share of the
fees and expenses of the underlying funds are indirectly borne by investors.  Please refer to the prospectus for Nationwide
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds for more information.



Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective:
High level of total return consistent with a moderately conservative level of risk.
 
The Nationwide NVIT Investor Destinations Funds are designed to provide diversification and asset allocation across several
types of investments and asset classes, primarily by investing in underlying funds.  Therefore, a proportionate share of the
fees and expenses of the underlying funds are indirectly borne by investors.  Please refer to the prospectus for Nationwide
NVIT Investor Destinations Funds for more information.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
NorthPointe Capital, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Money Market Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
High level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager International Growth Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
AIM Capital Management, Inc. and American Century Global Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
AllianceBernstein Management; JP Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
AllianceBernstein Management; JP Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Goldman Sachs Asset Management; Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and Wells Fargo Investment Management
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Value Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., Wellington Management Company, LLP, and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., doing business as Deutsche Asset Management
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
 

 
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and American Century Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
American Century Investment Management; RiverSource Investment Management; Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc.
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Oberweis Asset Management, Inc.; Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.; Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.: American Century Investment Management Inc.; Gartmore Global Partners; Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Neuberger Berman Management, Inc.; Putnam Investment Management, LLC; Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Nationwide Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Total return through a flexible combination of capital appreciation and current income.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Nationwide Leaders Fund: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High total return from a concentrated portfolio of U.S. securities.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Short Term Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Seeks to provide a high level of current income.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Technology and Communications Fund: Class I
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 




 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Technology and Communications Fund: Class III
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT U.S. Growth Leaders Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Van Kampen NVIT Comstock Value Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Van Kampen Asset Management
Investment Objective:
Seeks capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks and securities convertibles into common stocks.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Van Kampen NVIT Multi Sector Bond Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Van Kampen Asset Management
Investment Objective:
Above average total return over a market cycle of three to five years.
 
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Van Kampen NVIT Real Estate Fund: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-adviser:
Van Kampen Asset Management
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Fasciano Portfolio: S Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Growth Portfolio: I Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Guardian Portfolio: I Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth and, secondarily, current income.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT International Portfolio: S Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio: S Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
 
 

 
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Partners Portfolio: I Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital growth.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Regency Portfolio: S Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Growth of capital.
 
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - AMT Socially Responsive Portfolio: I Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
Sub-adviser:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet certain financial criteria and social policy.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High total investment return which includes current income and capital appreciation in the value of its shares.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation by investing in securities of well-known, established companies.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation when consistent with goal of high current income.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA: Class 3
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation by investing a substantial portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers, "growth-type" companies, cyclical industries and special situations that are considered to have appreciation  possibilities.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation by investing a substantial portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers, "growth-type" companies, cyclical industries and special situations that are considered to have appreciation possibilities.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA: Class 3
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income.
 
This underlying mutual fund assesses a short-term trading fee (please see "Short-Term Trading Fees" earlier in this
prospectus).



 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
This sub-account is no longer available to receive transfers or new premium payments effective May 1, 2007
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High level of current income.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA: Non-Service Shares
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
High total return which includes growth in the value of its shares as well as current income from equity and debt securities.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund®/VA: Non-Service Shares
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer MidCap Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation by investing in "growth type" companies.
 
Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund: Class IB
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital growth and current income.
 
Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT International Equity Fund: Class IB
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT Voyager Fund: Class IB
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2005
Investment Adviser:
Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective:
Capital appreciation.
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio: Class II
Investment Adviser:
T. Rowe Price Investment Services
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital growth and, secondarily, income.
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio: Class II
Investment Adviser:
T. Rowe Price Investment Services
Investment Objective:
Substantial dividend income as well as long-term growth of capital through investments in the common stocks of established companies.
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio: Class II
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
T. Rowe Price Investment Services
Investment Objective:
High level of income consistent with moderate price fluctuation.
 
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio: Class I
Investment Adviser:
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
Above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities.
 




 
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2004
Investment Adviser:
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
High total return by investing primarily in fixed income securities of government and government-related issuers and, to a lesser extent, of corporate issuers in emerging market countries.
 
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - U.S. Real Estate Portfolio: Class I
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2008
Investment Adviser:
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective:
Above average current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts.
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust - Worldwide Bond Fund: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Investment Objective:
High total return – income plus capital appreciation – by investing globally, primarily in a variety of debt securities.
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust - Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities in emerging markets around the world.
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust - Worldwide Hard Assets Fund: Initial Class
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2002
Investment Adviser:
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in hard asset securities. Income is a secondary consideration.
 
Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust - Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery Fund
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before September 27, 1999
Investment Adviser:
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Sub-adviser:
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 
Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust - Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity Fund
This sub-account is only available in policies issued before May 1, 2003
Investment Adviser:
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Sub-adviser:
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Investment Objective:
Long-term capital appreciation.
 

The Sub-Account portfolios listed above 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.  We have entered into agency agreements with certain broker-dealer firms to distribute the policy.  Some of those firms have an affiliate that acts as an investment adviser or a subadviser to one or more of the underlying funds that are offered under the policy.  You have voting rights with respect to the Sub-Accounts.  For more information, see the "Voting Rights" section of this prospectus.
 
Please refer to the prospectus for each Sub-Account portfolio for more detailed information.
 




Attained Age– The Insured's age upon the issue of full insurance coverage plus the number of full years since the Policy Date.
Cash Surrender Value – The Cash Value, subject to Indebtedness and the surrender charge.
Cash Value – The total of the Sub-Accounts you have chosen, which will vary with Investment Experience, and the policy loan and fixed accounts, to which interest will be credited daily.  We will deduct partial surrenders and the policy's periodic charges from the Cash Value.
Code – The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Death Benefit – The amount we pay to the beneficiary upon the Insured's death, before payment of any unpaid outstanding loan balances or charges.
FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Grace Period– A 61–day period after which the Policy will Lapse if you do not make sufficient payment.
Home Office– Our Home Office is located at One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
In Force – The insurance coverage is in effect.
Indebtedness – The total amount of all outstanding policy loans, including principal and interest due.
Insured – The person whose life we insure under the policy, and whose death triggers the Death Benefit.
Investment Experience– The performance of a mutual fund in which a Sub-Account portfolio invests.
Lapse – The policy terminates without value.
Maturity Date – The policy anniversary on or next following the Insured's 100th birthday.
Net Amount At Risk – The policy's base Death Benefit minus the policy's Cash Value.
Net Asset Value (NAV) – The price of each share of a mutual fund in which a Sub-Account portfolio invests.  It is calculated by subtracting the mutual fund's liabilities from its total assets, and dividing that figure by the number of shares outstanding.  We use NAV to calculate the value of Units.  NAV does not reflect deductions we make for charges we take from Sub-Accounts. Unit values do reflect these deductions.
Policy Data Page(s)– The Policy Data Page contains more detailed information about the policy, some of which is unique and particular to the owner, the beneficiary and the Insured.
Policy Date – The date the policy takes effect as shown on the policy data page.  Policy years and months are measured from this date.
Policy Proceeds or Proceeds – Policy Proceeds may constitute the Death Benefit, or the amount payable if the policy matures or you choose to surrender the policy adjusted to account for any unpaid charges or policy loans and Rider benefits.
Premium – The amount of money you pay to begin and continue the policy.
Rider – An optional benefit you may purchase under the policy.
SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission.
Specified Amount – The dollar or face amount of insurance the owner selects.
 
 

 

 
Sub-Accounts – The mechanism we use to account for your allocations of Premium and Cash Value among the policy's variable investment options.
Unit – The measure of your investment in, or share of, a Sub-Account after we deduct for transaction fees and periodic charges.  Initially, we set the Unit value at $10 for each Sub-Account.
Us, we, our or the company – Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
Valuation Period – The period during which we determine the change in the value of the Sub-Accounts.  One Valuation Period ends and another begins with the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
You, your or the policy owner or Owner The person named as the owner in the application, or the person assigned ownership rights.




 
Outside back cover page
 
To learn more about the policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI") dated the same date as this prospectus.  For a free copy of the SAI, to receive personalized illustrations of Death Benefits, net Cash Surrender Values, and Cash Values, and to request other information about the policy please call our Service Center at 1-800-547-7548 (TDD: 1-800-238-3035) or write to us at our Service Center at Nationwide Life Insurance Company, 5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-D4, 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 policy.  Information about us and the policy (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, DC 20549-8090. 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. 811-5311.
 
 
Securities Act of 1933 Registration File No. 033-62795.
 




Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2
(Registrant)

Nationwide Life Insurance Company
(Depositor)

5100 Rings Road, RR1-04-D4
Dublin, Ohio 43017-1522
1-800-547-7548
TDD: 1-800-238-3035

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
Individual Modified Single Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies
 
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI'') contains additional information regarding the individual modified single premium variable universal life insurance policy offered by us, Nationwide Life Insurance Company. This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read together with the policy prospectus dated May 1, 2008 and the prospectuses for the policy's variable investment options . The prospectus is incorporated by reference in this SAI.  You may obtain a copy of these prospectuses FREE OF CHARGE by writing or calling us at our address or phone number shown above.
 
The date of this Statement of Additional Information is May 1, 2008.

Table of Contents
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
1
Underwriting Procedure
2
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2
1
Illustrations
2
Nationwide Investment Services Corporation  (NISC)
1
Advertising
2
Services
2
Tax Definition of Life Insurance
3
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
2
Financial Statements
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Nationwide Life Insurance Company
 
We are a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio in March 1929.Our Home Office is located at One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215.  We provide life insurance, annuities and retirement products.  We are admitted to do business in all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  Nationwide is a member of the Nationwide group of companies and all of our 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 of Nationwide Corporation is held by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, which holds 95.2%, and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which holds 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.
 
 
Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 is a separate account that invests in mutual funds offered and sold to insurance companies and certain retirement plans.  We established the separate account on May 7, 1987 pursuant to Ohio law.  Although the separate account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 the SEC does not supervise our management or the management of the variable account. We serve as the custodian of the assets of the variable account.
 
 
The policies 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.  NISC was organized as an Oklahoma corporation in 1981.



 
The policies will be sold on a continuous basis by licensed insurance agents in those states where the policies may lawfully be sold.  Agents are registered representatives of broker dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are member firms of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
 
Gross first year commissions plus any expense allowance payments paid by Nationwide on the sale of these policies provided by NISC will not exceed 99% of the target premium plus 4% of any excess premium payments.  We pay gross renewal commissions in years two through ten on the sale of the policies provided by NISC that will not exceed 3% of actual Premium payment, and that will not exceed 2% in policy years eleven and thereafter.
 
We have paid no underwriting commissions to NISC for each of the separate account's last three fiscal years.
 
 
We have responsibility for administration of the policies and the variable account.  We also maintain the records of the name, address, taxpayer identification number and other pertinent information for each policy owner and the number and type of policy issued to each policy owner and records with respect to the policy value of each policy.
 
We are the custodian of the assets of the variable account.  We will maintain a record of all purchases and redemption of shares of the mutual funds.
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The financial statements of Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 and the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Nationwide Life Insurance Company 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 contains an explanatory paragraph that states that Nationwide Life Insurance 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.  KPMG LLP is located at 191 West Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43215.
 
 
We underwrite the policies issued through Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2.  The policy's Specified Amount depends upon the Insured's sex, issue age, risk class and length of time the policy has been In Force.  The Specified Amount will vary depending upon other risk factors.  Monthly cost of insurance rates will not exceed those guaranteed in the policy. Guaranteed cost of insurance rates are based on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, Age Last Birthday (1980 CSO).  Guaranteed cost of insurance rates for policies issued on a substandard basis are based on appropriate percentage multiples of the guaranteed cost of insurance rate on a standard basis.  That is, guaranteed cost of insurance rates for substandard risks are guaranteed cost of insurance rates for standard risks times a percentage greater than 100%.  These mortality tables are sex distinct.
 
 
Before you purchase the policy and upon request thereafter, we will provide illustrations of future benefits under the policy based upon the proposed Insured's age and premium class, the Death Benefits option, face amount, planned periodic Premiums, and Riders requested.  We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee of no more than $25 for this service to persons who request more than one policy illustration during a policy year.
 
 
Rating Agencies
 
Independent financial rating services, including Moody's, Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best Company rank and rate us.  The purpose of these ratings is to reflect the financial strength or claims-paying ability of Nationwide.  The ratings are not intended to reflect the Investment Experience or financial strength of the variable account.  We may advertise these ratings from time to time.  In addition, we may include in certain advertisements, endorsements in the form of a list of organizations, individuals or other parties which recommend us or the policies.  Furthermore, we may occasionally include in advertisements comparisons of currently taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets, or discussions of alternative investment vehicles and general economic conditions.
 
Money Market Yields
 
We 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
 
We will advertise historical performance of the sub-accounts in accordance with SEC prescribed calculations.  Please note that 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.
 
Additional Materials
 
We may provide information on various topics to you and prospective policy owners in advertising, sales literature or other materials.
 
 
Section 7702(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that if one of two alternate tests is met, a policy will be treated as life insurance for federal tax purposes.  The two tests are referred to as the Cash Value Accumulation Test and the Guideline Premium/Cash Value Corridor Test.
 
The tables below show the numeric requirements for Guideline Premium/Cash Value Corridor Test.

Guideline Premium/Cash Value Corridor Test
Table of Applicable Percentages of Cash Value
 
Attained Age of Insured
Percentage of Cash Value
 0-40
250%
41
243%
42
236%
43
229%
44
222%
45
215%
46
209%
47
203%
48
197%
49
191%
50
185%
51
178%
52
171%
53
164%
54
157%
55
150%
56
146%
57
142%
58
138%
59
134%
60
130%
61
128%
62
126%
63
124%
64
122%
65
120%
66
119%
67
118%
68
117%
69
116%
70
115%
 
 

 

71
113%
72
111%
73
109%
74
107%
75
105%
76
105%
77
105%
78
105%
79
105%
80
105%
81
105%
82
105%
83
105%
84
105%
85
105%
86
105%
87
105%
88
105%
89
105%
90
105%
91
104%
92
103%
93
102%
94
101%
95
101%
96
101%
97
101%
98
101%
99
101%
100
100%



 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and
 
    Contract Owners of Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2:
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and contract owners’ equity of Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 (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 18, 2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY
 
December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Assets:
 
    
Investments at fair value:
 
    
AIM VIF – Basic Value Fund – Series I (AIMBValue)
 
    
70,258 shares (cost $943,335)
 
  $      894,381
AIM VIF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Series I (AIMCapAp)
 
    
12,124 shares (cost $350,547)
 
     356,072
AIM VIF – Capital Development Fund – Series I (AIMCapDev)
 
    
34,361 shares (cost $647,149)
 
     647,712
AllianceBernstein VPS – Growth and Income Portfolio – Class A (AlVGrIncA)
 
    
35,517 shares (cost $914,431)
 
     952,571
AllianceBernstein VPS – Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class A (AlVSmMdCpA)
 
    
61,262 shares (cost $1,146,051)
 
     1,048,199
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I (ACVPBal)
 
    
642,202 shares (cost $4,153,753)
 
     4,707,339
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I (ACVPCapAp)
 
    
1,334,546 shares (cost $11,340,472)
 
     21,326,052
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I (ACVPIncGr)
 
    
354,382 shares (cost $2,522,614)
 
     2,998,071
American Century VP – Inflation Protection Fund – Class II (ACVPInflPro2)
 
    
85,992 shares (cost $884,927)
 
     907,217
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I (ACVPInt)
 
    
784,080 shares (cost $4,949,273)
 
     9,299,195
American Century VP – International Fund – Class III (ACVPInt3)
 
    
301,693 shares (cost $2,931,623)
 
     3,578,085
American Century VP – Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I (ACVPMdCpV)
 
    
88,661 shares (cost $1,231,175)
 
     1,147,271
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I (ACVPUltra)
 
    
80,847 shares (cost $874,711)
 
     982,286
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I (ACVPVal)
 
    
1,598,095 shares (cost $12,805,947)
 
     11,937,770
American Century VP – VistaSM Fund – Class I (ACVPVista1)
 
    
82,287 shares (cost $1,723,192)
 
     1,810,321
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio (CSTGlobSmCp)
 
    
50,821 shares (cost $695,323)
 
     715,561
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio (CSTIntFoc)
 
    
477,097 shares (cost $4,591,372)
 
     7,561,991
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio (CSTSmCapGr)
 
    
643,971 shares (cost $8,028,525)
 
     9,962,232
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares (DryIPSmCap)
 
    
100,501 shares (cost $1,749,086)
 
     1,772,837
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares (DryStkIx)
 
    
1,890,934 shares (cost $55,598,806)
 
     70,720,936
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVApp)
 
    
123,876 shares (cost $4,306,898)
 
     5,557,098
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
 
 
Dreyfus VIF – Developing Leaders Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVDevLd)
6,020 shares (cost $249,215)
 
  $      194,701
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVGroInc)
90,127 shares (cost $1,782,157)
 
     2,291,931
Federated IS – American Leaders Fund II – Primary Shares (FedAmLead)
7,956 shares (cost $154,462)
 
     136,280
Federated IS – Capital Appreciation Fund II – Primary Shares (FedCapAp)
 
    
1,936 shares (cost $14,294)
 
     14,310
Federated IS – Market Opportunity Fund II – Service Shares (FedMrkOp)
 
    
328 shares (cost $3,339)
 
     3,366
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares (FedQualBd)
 
    
110,065 shares (cost $1,218,223)
 
     1,248,135
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPEI)
 
    
3,079,196 shares (cost $71,735,301)
 
     73,623,577
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPGr)
 
    
2,034,040 shares (cost $87,818,886)
 
     91,775,888
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPHI)
 
    
2,603,105 shares (cost $16,535,354)
 
     15,566,566
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class R (FidVIPHIR)
 
    
270,430 shares (cost $1,744,906)
 
     1,611,764
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPOv)
 
    
683,759 shares (cost $9,786,571)
 
     17,312,773
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Service Class R (FidVIPOvSR)
 
    
239,889 shares (cost $5,336,141)
 
     6,042,793
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPAM)
 
    
1,270,518 shares (cost $19,102,565)
 
     21,052,491
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPCon)
 
    
2,730,078 shares (cost $70,765,464)
 
     76,169,184
Fidelity® VIP II – Investment Grade Bond Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPIGBdS)
 
    
280,698 shares (cost $3,492,437)
 
     3,556,446
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPGrOp)
 
    
200,620 shares (cost $3,142,035)
 
     4,487,873
Fidelity® VIP III – Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPMCapS)
 
    
290,342 shares (cost $9,548,340)
 
     10,446,498
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPVaIS)
 
    
113,334 shares (cost $1,515,529)
 
     1,421,202
Fidelity® VIP IV – Energy Portfolio – Service Class 2 (FidVIPEnergyS2)
 
    
267,823 shares (cost $6,007,872)
 
     7,081,239
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree10S)
 
    
85,786 shares (cost $1,042,501)
 
     1,025,146
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree20S)
 
    
62,043 shares (cost $763,472)
 
     782,977
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree30S)
 
    
53,225 shares (cost $690,615)
 
     692,459
Franklin Templeton VIP – Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPDevMrk3)
 
    
190,470 shares (cost $2,632,367)
 
     3,039,896
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPForSec)
 
    
39,981 shares (cost $607,760)
 
     822,809
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
 
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPForSec3)
 
    
134,515 shares (cost $2,425,748)
 
  $      2,714,504
Franklin Templeton VIP – Global Income Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPGlInc3)
 
    
103,944 shares (cost $1,672,779)
 
     1,736,908
Franklin Templeton VIP – Income Securities Fund – Class 2 (FrVIPIncSec2)
 
    
73,049 shares (cost $1,284,474)
 
     1,264,486
Franklin Templeton VIP – Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPRisDiv)
 
    
206,704 shares (cost $3,911,343)
 
     4,053,459
Franklin Templeton VIP – Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPSCapV1)
 
    
180,050 shares (cost $3,225,197)
 
     3,129,277
Janus Aspen Series – Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspBal)
 
    
8,420 shares (cost $247,137)
 
     261,678
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspForty)
 
    
104,871 shares (cost $3,230,483)
 
     4,278,728
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspGlTechS)
 
    
267,724 shares (cost $1,099,535)
 
     1,386,809
Janus Aspen Series – INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspRMgCore)
 
    
11,303 shares (cost $145,168)
 
     150,218
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service II Shares (JAspIntGroS2)
 
    
97,225 shares (cost $5,300,419)
 
     6,298,209
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspIntGroS)
 
    
75,628 shares (cost $3,687,842)
 
     4,878,735
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class (LBTShrtDBd)
 
    
281,267 shares (cost $3,642,729)
 
     3,656,467
MFS VIT – Investors Growth Stock Series – Initial Class (MFSInvGrSt)
 
    
20,287 shares (cost $193,057)
 
     239,795
MFS VIT – Value Series – Initial Class (MFSValue)
 
    
87,589 shares (cost $1,284,263)
 
     1,335,728
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Asset Allocation Fund – Class II (NVITAstAll2)
 
    
51,089 shares (cost $981,744)
 
     988,565
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Bond Fund – Class II (NVITBnd2)
 
    
80,626 shares (cost $936,054)
 
     904,621
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Global Growth Fund – Class II (NVITGlobGr2)
 
    
57,093 shares (cost $1,367,691)
 
     1,488,979
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth – Income Fund – Class II (NVITGroInc2)
 
    
8,237 shares (cost $368,961)
 
     358,802
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth Fund – Class II (NVITGrowth2)
 
    
22,205 shares (cost $1,510,203)
 
     1,602,296
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class I (NVITFHiInc)
 
    
26,399 shares (cost $208,159)
 
     201,689
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III (NVITFHiInc3)
 
    
86,843 shares (cost $694,583)
 
     662,615
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I (NVITEmMrkts)
 
    
159,394 shares (cost $2,446,819)
 
     3,603,904
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class III (NVITEmMrkts3)
 
    
350,846 shares (cost $6,727,851)
 
     7,925,608
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I (NVITGlUtl)
 
    
188,596 shares (cost $2,436,140)
 
     2,312,188
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
 
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I (NVITIntGro)
 
    
203,907 shares (cost $2,706,558)
 
  $      2,866,934
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I (NVITGlFin)
 
    
71,857 shares (cost $944,257)
 
     782,526
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I (NVITGlHlth)
 
    
34,337 shares (cost $366,274)
 
     404,145
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class III (NVITGlHlth3)
 
    
46,463 shares (cost $523,297)
 
     548,260
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I (NVITGlTech)
 
    
108,233 shares (cost $416,291)
 
     556,315
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class III (NVITGlTech3)
 
    
148,377 shares (cost $717,520)
 
     768,592
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I (NVITGvtBd)
 
    
971,582 shares (cost $11,423,027)
 
     11,299,495
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I (NVITGrowth)
 
    
1,210,997 shares (cost $15,078,577)
 
     17,559,464
Nationwide VIT – International Index Fund – Class VI (NVITIntIdx6)
 
    
33,216 shares (cost $378,466)
 
     385,975
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class I (NVITIntValI)
 
    
38,730 shares (cost $614,704)
 
     677,008
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class III (NVITIntVal3)
 
    
125,378 shares (cost $2,223,248)
 
     2,185,334
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II (NVITIDAgg2)
 
    
332,338 shares (cost $4,371,158)
 
     4,519,790
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II (NVITIDCon2)
 
    
86,587 shares (cost $902,778)
 
     900,508
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II (NVITIDMod2)
 
    
564,994 shares (cost $6,586,962)
 
     7,028,530
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II (NVITIDModAg2)
 
    
554,000 shares (cost $6,723,538)
 
     7,390,366
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II (NVITIDModCon2)
 
    
198,793 shares (cost $2,235,365)
 
     2,256,300
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I (NVITMdCpGr)
 
    
36,849 shares (cost $1,005,444)
 
     1,198,692
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I (NVITMidCap)
 
    
349,836 shares (cost $5,914,001)
 
     6,709,860
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I (NVITMyMkt)
 
    
36,100,441 shares (cost $36,100,441)
 
     36,100,441
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I (NVITSmCapGr)
 
    
95,477 shares (cost $1,649,364)
 
     1,719,537
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I (NVITSmCapVal)
 
    
898,029 shares (cost $10,845,901)
 
     8,872,529
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I (NVITSmComp)
 
    
1,240,192 shares (cost $26,609,627)
 
     27,544,669
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I (NVITNWFund)
 
    
5,585,888 shares (cost $72,950,078)
 
     75,912,216
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I (NVITNWLead)
 
    
56,399 shares (cost $773,976)
 
     735,448
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
 
 
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I (NVITUSGro)
 
    
71,714 shares (cost $837,134)
 
  $      925,823
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Comstock Value Fund – Class I (NVITVKVal)
 
    
82,640 shares (cost $998,563)
 
     950,359
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I (NVITMltSec)
 
    
165,125 shares (cost $1,628,560)
 
     1,628,131
Neuberger Berman AMT – Balanced Portfolio – I Class Shares (NBTBal)
 
    
19,898 shares (cost $253,950)
 
     260,265
Neuberger Berman AMT – Fasciano Portfolio – S Class Shares (NBTAFasc)
 
    
6,905 shares (cost $100,660)
 
     100,122
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio – Class I (NBTAGro)
 
    
1,006,327 shares (cost $10,363,883)
 
     19,422,115
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares (NBTAGuard)
 
    
87,633 shares (cost $1,297,720)
 
     1,849,922
Neuberger Berman AMT – International Portfolio – Class S (NBTAInt)
 
    
33,606 shares (cost $467,661)
 
     457,371
Neuberger Berman AMT – Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio – Class S (NBTAMCGrS)
 
    
30,362 shares (cost $771,979)
 
     854,089
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio – Class I (NBTAPart)
 
    
1,349,518 shares (cost $22,968,805)
 
     28,029,484
Neuberger Berman AMT – Regency Portfolio – Class S (NBTARegS)
 
    
16,038 shares (cost $286,455)
 
     278,576
Neuberger Berman AMT – Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I (NBTSocRes)
 
    
25,856 shares (cost $422,324)
 
     463,088
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppBal)
 
    
765,508 shares (cost $11,717,547)
 
     12,561,987
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppCapAp)
 
    
222,759 shares (cost $7,263,703)
 
     10,509,747
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppBdFd)
 
    
978,600 shares (cost $10,780,903)
 
     10,823,312
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Class 3 (OppGlSec3)
 
    
220,838 shares (cost $7,521,202)
 
     8,131,252
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppGlSec)
 
    
877,535 shares (cost $21,177,746)
 
     32,117,768
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Class 3 (OppHighInc3)
 
    
12,893 shares (cost $106,078)
 
     102,885
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppHighInc)
 
    
55,603 shares (cost $456,051)
 
     442,047
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street Small Cap Fund® – Non-Service Shares (OppMStSCap)
 
    
65,539 shares (cost $1,211,515)
 
     1,192,816
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street® – Non-Service Shares (OppMSt)
 
    
76,597 shares (cost $1,720,425)
 
     1,961,658
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppMidCap)
 
    
23,666 shares (cost $1,130,700)
 
     1,279,616
Putnam VT – Growth and Income Fund – IB Shares (PVTGroInc)
 
    
4,593 shares (cost $118,136)
 
     106,181
Putnam VT – International Equity Fund – IB Shares (PVTIntlEq)
 
    
26,599 shares (cost $496,888)
 
     504,315
(Continued)
 
 
 
6
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
 
 
Putnam VT – Voyager Fund – IB Shares (PVTVoygr)
 
    
2,318 shares (cost $65,317)
 
  $      73,548
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio – II (TRoeBlChip2)
 
    
57,232 shares (cost $665,862)
 
     669,618
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio – II (TRowEqInc2)
 
    
64,041 shares (cost $1,585,540)
 
     1,514,571
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio – Class II (TRowLtdTBd2)
 
    
80,176 shares (cost $394,119)
 
     396,873
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares (DrySRGro)
 
    
278,159 shares (cost $8,716,033)
 
     8,483,853
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldBd)
 
    
267,346 shares (cost $3,177,606)
 
     3,240,230
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldEMkt)
 
    
509,596 shares (cost $10,245,788)
 
     14,125,996
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldHAs)
 
    
382,297 shares (cost $11,314,991)
 
     15,746,819
Van Kampen UIF – Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio – Class I (VKUCorPlus)
 
    
48,562 shares (cost $553,303)
 
     562,353
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I (VKUEmMkt)
 
    
276,097 shares (cost $2,357,188)
 
     2,355,104
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I (VKUUSRE)
 
    
728,898 shares (cost $16,031,676)
 
     16,072,195
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM (WFVDisc)
 
    
448,567 shares (cost $5,471,768)
 
     9,020,686
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM (WFVOpp)
 
    
1,432,748 shares (cost $28,110,655)
 
     31,563,436
      
Total Investments
 
     1,012,418,914
Accounts Receivable
 
     183,495
      
Total Assets
 
     1,012,602,409
Accounts Payable
 
    
      
Contract Owners Equity (note 7)
 
  $      1,012,602,409
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
 

 
 
NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       Total     AIMBValue     AIMCapAp     AIMCapDev     AlVGrIncA     AlVSmMdCpA     ACVPBal     ACVPCapAp  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   16,047,604     5,496             16,764     15,038     105,996      
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (5,995,014 )   (6,372 )   (853 )   (2,516 )   (4,820 )   (8,035 )   (30,786 )   (113,921 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    10,052,590     (876 )   (853 )   (2,516 )   11,944     7,003     75,210     (113,921 )
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    211,008,828     749,472     236,142     93,181     443,654     997,512     894,354     2,288,328  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (182,140,052 )   (627,736 )   (223,532 )   (69,034 )   (383,608 )   (878,225 )   (797,443 )   (1,481,279 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    28,868,776     121,736     12,610     24,147     60,046     119,287     96,911     807,049  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,175,696     (153,770 )   4,289     (31,006 )   (79,613 )   (219,358 )   (207,365 )   5,759,766  
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    30,044,472     (32,034 )   16,899     (6,859 )   (19,567 )   (100,071 )   (110,454 )   6,566,815  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    59,266,158     51,237         51,509     56,897     111,212     258,071      
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   99,363,220     18,327     16,046     42,134     49,274     18,144     222,827     6,452,894  
                                                 
Investment activity:       ACVPIncGr     ACVPInflPro2     ACVPInt     ACVPInt3     ACVPMdCpV     ACVPUltra     ACVPVal     ACVPVista1  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   64,325     36,865     71,251     16,339     8,591         232,053      
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (19,276 )   (4,204 )   (58,730 )   (14,767 )   (7,231 )   (3,189 )   (80,694 )   (3,330 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    45,049     32,661     12,521     1,572     1,360     (3,189 )   151,359     (3,330 )
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    1,178,088     368,796     2,741,145     325,208     737,710     125,492     4,185,429     730,760  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (667,236 )   (378,745 )   (1,318,236 )   (265,256 )   (697,024 )   (116,800 )   (3,550,268 )   (660,530 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    510,852     (9,949 )   1,422,909     59,952     40,686     8,692     635,161     70,230  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (556,432 )   48,315     148,771     350,687     (94,273 )   110,894     (2,727,985 )   86,032  
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (45,580 )   38,366     1,571,680     410,639     (53,587 )   119,586     (2,092,824 )   156,262  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
                    13,080         1,203,357      
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   (531 )   71,027     1,584,201     412,211     (39,147 )   116,397     (738,108 )   152,932  
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
8
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       CSTGlobSmCp     CSTIntFoc     CSTSmCapGr     DryIPSmCap     DryStkIx     DryVApp     DryVDevLd     DryVGroInc  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $         83,974         7,542     1,278,701     93,816     2,143     17,911  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (5,020 )   (42,408 )   (63,195 )   (10,927 )   (431,654 )   (35,695 )   (1,582 )   (12,962 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    (5,020 )   41,566     (63,195 )   (3,385 )   847,047     58,121     561     4,949  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    399,098     1,495,179     1,592,175     781,361     11,068,196     1,142,001     172,902     360,185  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (290,428 )   (842,362 )   (907,245 )   (613,148 )   (11,053,247 )   (748,322 )   (171,372 )   (281,700 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    108,670     652,817     684,930     168,213     14,949     393,679     1,530     78,485  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (126,367 )   457,108     (729,126 )   (260,015 )   2,668,625     (74,888 )   (63,224 )   (14,780 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (17,697 )   1,109,925     (44,196 )   (91,802 )   2,683,574     318,791     (61,694 )   63,705  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
                80,999             37,460     107,884  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $     (22,717 )   1,151,491     (107,391 )   (14,188 )   3,530,621     376,912     (23,673 )   176,538  
                                                 
Investment activity:       FedAmLead     FedCapAp     FedMrkOp     FedQualBd     FidVIPEI     FidVIPGr     FidVIPHI     FidVIPHIR  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $     2,840     77     18     64,318     1,402,843     698,818     1,310,798     134,135  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (983 )   (85 )   (14 )   (8,183 )   (475,675 )   (525,924 )   (102,335 )   (3,886 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    1,857     (8 )   4     56,135     927,168     172,894     1,208,463     130,249  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    64,154     9,503     3,259     325,170     8,759,064     9,539,558     5,865,992     319,436  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (67,201 )   (7,783 )   (3,316 )   (348,405 )   (7,397,394 )   (10,477,094 )   (6,045,948 )   (323,880 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (3,047 )   1,720     (57 )   (23,235 )   1,361,670     (937,536 )   (179,956 )   (4,444 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (37,768 )   (1,071 )   27     25,413     (7,496,224 )   20,372,292     (589,939 )   (133,142 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (40,815 )   649     (30 )   2,178     (6,134,554 )   19,434,756     (769,895 )   (137,586 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    21,161                 6,185,875     75,097          
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $     (17,797 )   641     (26 )   58,313     978,489     19,682,747     438,568     (7,337 )
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
9
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       FidVIPOv     FidVIPOvSR     FidVIPAM     FidVIPCon     FidVIPIGBdS     FidVIPGrOp     FidVIPMCapS     FidVIPVaIS  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   578,448     181,133     1,253,683     686,413     146,290         72,569     14,773  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (101,705 )   (29,910 )   (127,607 )   (430,620 )   (18,055 )   (26,879 )   (58,040 )   (9,518 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    476,743     151,223     1,126,076     255,793     128,235     (26,879 )   14,529     5,255  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    3,167,179     1,406,623     2,693,031     9,194,612     717,226     766,393     2,427,924     1,716,288  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (1,568,711 )   (1,083,583 )   (2,841,731 )   (7,092,823 )   (715,271 )   (423,409 )   (2,030,234 )   (1,604,127 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,598,468     323,040     (148,700 )   2,101,789     1,955     342,984     397,690     112,161  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (557,205 )   (23,209 )   1,290,334     (9,286,236 )   607     569,338     90,453     (237,678 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,041,263     299,831     1,141,634     (7,184,447 )   2,562     912,322     488,143     (125,517 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    1,185,300     366,243     573,845     18,328,735             879,087     196,544  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
    $   2,703,306     817,297     2,841,555     11,400,081     130,797     885,443     1,381,759     76,282  
                                                 
Investment activity:       FidVIPEnergyS2     FidVIPFree10S     FidVIPFree20S     FidVIPFree30S     FrVIPDevMrk3     FrVIPForSec     FrVIPForSec3     FrVIPGlInc3  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   6,232     24,207     15,708     13,796     50,834     22,975     44,225     27,088  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (26,992 )   (1,763 )   (3,367 )   (2,958 )   (12,523 )   (5,522 )   (10,242 )   (5,069 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    (20,760 )   22,444     12,341     10,838     38,311     17,453     33,983     22,019  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    1,435,344     109,311     190,686     112,856     635,633     488,515     276,009     279,144  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (1,257,175 )   (100,044 )   (151,998 )   (101,906 )   (486,893 )   (332,484 )   (213,108 )   (263,546 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    178,169     9,267     38,688     10,950     148,740     156,031     62,901     15,598  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,369,655     (22,637 )   (17,734 )   (1,752 )   177,835     (74,954 )   97,283     52,885  
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,547,824     (13,370 )   20,954     9,198     326,575     81,077     160,184     68,483  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    287,074     20,602     21,697     23,865     168,029     47,573     95,906      
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   1,814,138     29,676     54,992     43,901     532,915     146,103     290,073     90,502  
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
10
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       FrVIPIncSec2     FrVIPRisDiv     FrVIPSCapV1     JAspBal     JAspForty     JAspGlTechS     JAspRMgCore     JAspIntGroS2  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   28,341     112,850     31,969     4,965     6,010     4,567     757     24,976  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (4,516 )   (24,928 )   (20,959 )   (1,304 )   (18,109 )   (6,640 )   (1,150 )   (28,961 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    23,825     87,922     11,010     3,661     (12,099 )   (2,073 )   (393 )   (3,985 )
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    184,819     1,115,275     969,057     243,508     1,134,169     345,828     271,827     2,135,502  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (170,986 )   (879,219 )   (847,599 )   (201,461 )   (695,018 )   (229,951 )   (262,985 )   (1,586,965 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    13,833     236,056     121,458     42,047     439,151     115,877     8,842     548,537  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (35,376 )   (509,454 )   (487,268 )   (18,385 )   540,465     112,471     4,969     655,312  
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (21,543 )   (273,398 )   (365,810 )   23,662     979,616     228,348     13,811     1,203,849  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    5,256     63,951     244,614                 1,665      
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   7,538     (121,525 )   (110,186 )   27,323     967,517     226,275     15,083     1,199,864  
                                                 
Investment activity:       JAspIntGroS     LBTShrtDBd     MFSInvGrSt     MFSValue     NVITAstAll2     NVITBnd2     NVITGlobGr2     NVITGroInc2  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   21,192     100,898     904     11,161     17,787     51,410     33,315     4,303  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (30,374 )   (20,953 )   (1,562 )   (6,638 )   (3,347 )   (3,107 )   (6,622 )   (315 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    (9,182 )   79,945     (658 )   4,523     14,440     48,303     26,693     3,988  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    3,169,721     1,609,594     92,727     553,576     108,637     208,815     224,714     2,958  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (1,856,462 )   (1,650,263 )   (74,701 )   (450,208 )   (99,627 )   (200,160 )   (194,453 )   (2,921 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,313,259     (40,669 )   18,026     103,368     9,010     8,655     30,261     37  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (135,689 )   120,290     9,766     (52,992 )   (652 )   (41,696 )   90,156     (10,159 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    1,177,570     79,621     27,792     50,376     8,358     (33,041 )   120,417     (10,122 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
                19,114     372              
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   1,168,388     159,566     27,134     74,013     23,170     15,262     147,110     (6,134 )
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
11
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       NVITGrowth2     NVITFHiInc     NVITFHiInc3     NVITEmMrkts     NVITEmMrkts3     NVITGlUtl     NVITIntGro     NVITGlFin  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   8,104     16,747     50,813     20,439     37,463     58,318     9,978     30,215  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (6,992 )   (968 )   (3,404 )   (20,663 )   (26,290 )   (16,023 )   (18,246 )   (5,701 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    1,112     15,779     47,409     (224 )   11,173     42,295     (8,268 )   24,514  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    204,064     62,990     403,234     530,602     1,680,633     1,585,161     2,656,143     409,125  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (173,600 )   (62,741 )   (409,618 )   (281,448 )   (1,187,362 )   (1,297,810 )   (2,215,451 )   (403,776 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    30,464     249     (6,384 )   249,154     493,271     287,351     440,692     5,349  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    67,722     (9,291 )   (35,536 )   491,434     741,466     (356,418 )   (153,096 )   (173,066 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    98,186     (9,042 )   (41,920 )   740,588     1,234,737     (69,067 )   287,596     (167,717 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    352             301,255     488,860     421,869     203,237     127,951  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   99,650     6,737     5,489     1,041,619     1,734,770     395,097     482,565     (15,252 )
                                                 
Investment activity:       NVITGlHlth     NVITGlHlth3     NVITGlTech     NVITGlTech3     NVITGvtBd     NVITGrowth     NVITIntIdx6     NVITIntValI  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   345     417             497,772     29,788     3,899     16,267  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (3,218 )   (2,447 )   (3,531 )   (2,437 )   (66,924 )   (113,009 )   (1,251 )   (4,379 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    (2,873 )   (2,030 )   (3,531 )   (2,437 )   430,848     (83,221 )   2,648     11,888  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    91,233     354,938     134,120     164,517     2,260,546     2,032,839     9,610     237,355  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (85,169 )   (337,040 )   (93,975 )   (134,730 )   (2,431,785 )   (3,842,896 )   (7,454 )   (195,010 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    6,064     17,898     40,145     29,787     (171,239 )   (1,810,057 )   2,156     42,345  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    40,103     24,158     55,567     28,926     444,552     4,820,907     5,211     (84,773 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    46,167     42,056     95,712     58,713     273,313     3,010,850     7,367     (42,428 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    8,521     8,113                     543     55,037  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   51,815     48,139     92,181     56,276     704,161     2,927,629     10,558     24,497  
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
12
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       NVITIntVal3     NVITIDAgg2     NVITIDCon2     NVITIDMod2     NVITIDModAg2     NVITIDModCon2     NVITMdCpGr     NVITMidCap  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $     48,651     85,275     24,477     193,841     169,990     73,275         98,801  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (12,359 )   (24,917 )   (3,881 )   (40,657 )   (46,009 )   (18,649 )   (8,719 )   (40,733 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    36,292     60,358     20,596     153,184     123,981     54,626     (8,719 )   58,068  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    491,026     625,039     324,847     2,203,109     1,426,472     1,841,540     600,219     1,727,404  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (410,502 )   (516,681 )   (319,421 )   (1,838,832 )   (1,123,539 )   (1,701,161 )   (395,608 )   (1,148,739 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    80,524     108,358     5,426     364,277     302,933     140,379     204,611     578,665  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (227,805 )   (142,271 )   (7,091 )   (250,262 )   (198,904 )   (125,658 )   (66,657 )   (339,345 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (147,281 )   (33,913 )   (1,665 )   114,015     104,029     14,721     137,954     239,320  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    158,785     143,661     12,858     112,849     149,917     60,436         212,900  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $     47,796     170,106     31,789     380,048     377,927     129,783     129,235     510,288  
                                                 
Investment activity:       NVITMyMkt     NVITSmCapGr     NVITSmCapVal     NVITSmComp     NVITNWFund     NVITNWLead     NVITUSGro     NVITVKVal  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $     1,473,769         120,810     26,489     822,045     7,953         17,742  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (173,543 )   (8,972 )   (58,741 )   (167,158 )   (505,231 )   (3,697 )   (4,206 )   (5,382 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    1,300,226     (8,972 )   62,069     (140,669 )   316,814     4,256     (4,206 )   12,360  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    23,889,368     612,903     3,933,491     4,508,335     8,198,880     176,505     451,088     369,337  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (23,889,368 )   (571,470 )   (3,844,342 )   (3,462,290 )   (11,139,266 )   (166,634 )   (437,393 )   (324,840 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
        41,433     89,149     1,046,045     (2,940,386 )   9,871     13,695     44,497  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
        88,470     (2,150,010 )   (4,422,642 )   4,596,818     (52,502 )   140,753     (124,443 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
        129,903     (2,060,861 )   (3,376,597 )   1,656,432     (42,631 )   154,448     (79,946 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
            1,325,777     4,100,839     3,721,687     109,742         44,501  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $     1,300,226     120,931     (673,015 )   583,573     5,694,933     71,367     150,242     (23,085 )
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
13
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       NVITMltSec     NBTBal     NBTAFasc     NBTAGro     NBTAGuard     NBTAInt     NBTAMCGrS     NBTAPart  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   61,169     746             5,093     7,567         178,199  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (8,885 )   (540 )   (597 )   (119,531 )   (11,677 )   (2,278 )   (4,448 )   (152,561 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    52,284     206     (597 )   (119,531 )   (6,584 )   5,289     (4,448 )   25,638  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    470,582     158,188     117,561     2,597,244     361,596     97,373     484,107     2,980,939  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (477,009 )   (139,043 )   (115,865 )   (1,164,217 )   (220,860 )   (79,800 )   (397,786 )   (2,121,564 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (6,427 )   19,145     1,696     1,433,027     140,736     17,573     86,321     859,375  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    12,993     515     (2,811 )   2,424,218     (6,334 )   (42,678 )   57,288     (1,353,429 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    6,566     19,660     (1,115 )   3,857,245     134,402     (25,105 )   143,609     (494,054 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    73         757             27,077         2,788,543  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   58,923     19,866     (955 )   3,737,714     127,818     7,261     139,161     2,320,127  
                                                 
Investment activity:       NBTARegS     NBTSocRes     OppBal     OppCapAp     OppBdFd     OppGlSec3     OppGlSec     OppHighInc3  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   1,751     429     343,427     25,388     584,983     98,713     474,725      
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (1,132 )   (2,546 )   (82,654 )   (67,670 )   (60,074 )   (45,691 )   (204,699 )   (302 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    619     (2,117 )   260,773     (42,282 )   524,909     53,022     270,026     (302 )
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    228,816     205,146     2,219,469     2,456,759     2,049,550     898,899     6,613,068     2,431  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (229,107 )   (169,086 )   (2,194,819 )   (1,509,042 )   (1,975,446 )   (714,342 )   (4,000,494 )   (2,511 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (291 )   36,060     24,650     947,717     74,104     184,557     2,612,574     (80 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (9,805 )   (5,060 )   (925,301 )   489,293     (188,237 )   (204,740 )   (2,586,681 )   (3,193 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (10,096 )   31,000     (900,651 )   1,437,010     (114,133 )   (20,183 )   25,893     (3,273 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    11,358     1,612     1,074,036             359,391     1,725,651      
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   1,881     30,495     434,158     1,394,728     410,776     392,230     2,021,570     (3,575 )
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:       OppHighInc     OppMStSCap     OppMSt     OppMidCap     PVTGroInc     PVTIntlEq     PVTVoygr     TRoeBlChip2  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   45,481     4,279     21,148         1,506     12,504         567  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (3,667 )   (7,444 )   (10,126 )   (9,076 )   (696 )   (2,769 )   (267 )   (2,417 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    41,814     (3,165 )   11,022     (9,076 )   810     9,735     (267 )   (1,850 )
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    1,077,234     359,316     736,396     586,964     8,962     85,717     19,911     715,098  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (1,084,172 )   (351,262 )   (558,136 )   (470,669 )   (9,053 )   (65,418 )   (16,488 )   (652,932 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (6,938 )   8,054     178,260     116,295     (91 )   20,299     3,423     62,166  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (38,746 )   (76,840 )   (99,839 )   (10,721 )   (25,028 )   (53,099 )   917     (20,940 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (45,684 )   (68,786 )   78,421     105,574     (25,119 )   (32,800 )   4,340     41,226  
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
        45,630             17,302     54,130          
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   (3,870 )   (26,321 )   89,443     96,498     (7,007 )   31,065     4,073     39,376  
                                                 
Investment activity:       TRowEqInc2     TRowLtdTBd2     DrySRGro     VEWrldBd     VEWrldEMkt     VEWrldHAs     VKUCorPlus     VKUEmMkt  
Reinvested dividends
 
  $   23,154     9,051     45,684     167,502     54,597     15,105     12,373     184,643  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
    (8,475 )   (1,139 )   (56,119 )   (18,953 )   (71,571 )   (79,210 )   (2,365 )   (11,833 )
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)
 
    14,679     7,912     (10,435 )   148,549     (16,974 )   (64,105 )   10,008     172,810  
                                                 
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
    541,090     290,955     919,421     681,053     3,411,793     3,542,554     419,036     964,037  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
    (484,751 )   (288,816 )   (1,203,279 )   (743,635 )   (1,773,105 )   (1,839,394 )   (416,487 )   (1,005,622 )
                                                 
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
    56,339     2,139     (283,858 )   (62,582 )   1,638,688     1,703,160     2,549     (41,585 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
    (144,478 )   2,506     885,971     154,431     82,871     1,644,501     8,225     (66,085 )
                                                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
    (88,139 )   4,645     602,113     91,849     1,721,559     3,347,661     10,774     (107,670 )
                                                 
Reinvested capital gains
 
    90,216                 2,156,585     1,473,529         78,893  
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
  $   16,756     12,557     591,678     240,398     3,861,170     4,757,085     20,782     144,033  
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Investment activity:         VKUUSRE     WFVDisc     WFVOpp  
Reinvested dividends
 
   $      253,725         205,981  
Mortality and expense risk charges (note 3)
 
      (138,412 )   (51,938 )   (205,408 )
                     
Net investment income (loss)
 
      115,313     (51,938 )   573  
                     
Proceeds from mutual fund shares sold
 
      8,314,603     1,310,106     4,906,176  
Cost of mutual fund shares sold
 
      (4,375,496 )   (663,611 )   (4,812,965 )
                     
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      3,939,107     646,495     93,211  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (9,669,937 )   1,097,061     (2,882,045 )
                     
Net gain (loss) on investments
 
      (5,730,830 )   1,743,556     (2,788,834 )
                     
Reinvested capital gains
 
      1,981,393         4,826,981  
                     
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
   $      (3,634,124 )   1,691,618     2,038,720  
                     
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          Total     AIMBValue     AIMCapAp     AIMCapDev  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    10,052,590     8,458,577     (876 )   (340 )   (853 )   (518 )   (2,516 )   (2,227 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      28,868,776     15,670,805     121,736     34,978     12,610     9,324     24,147     44,552  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,175,696     59,883,124     (153,770 )   26,733     4,289     (2,526 )   (31,006 )   (2,722 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      59,266,158     33,553,421     51,237     55,210             51,509     6,748  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      99,363,220     117,565,927     18,327     116,581     16,046     6,280     42,134     46,351  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      55,497,734     57,002,649     57,807     53,182     2,406     1,925     18,311     20,007  
Transfers between funds
 
              (423,267 )   423,535     291,250     (18,532 )   243,796     113,190  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (68,359,807 )   (69,702,501 )   (48,933 )   (14,004 )   (1,849 )   (1,854 )   (32,818 )   (3,655 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (5,434,611 )   (5,384,769 )   (2,325 )   (1,660 )               (821 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (4,131,238 )   (3,089,028 )   2,583     (24,667 )   (13,302 )   31     5     (4,123 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (145,897 )   (622,220 )       (22 )               (808 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (44,157,865 )   (44,413,062 )   (33,736 )   (30,050 )   (6,562 )   (4,257 )   (19,916 )   (16,711 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (443,125 )   (424,218 )   (24 )   (19 )   (62 )   (35 )   (191 )   (72 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (477,048 )   (461,922 )   (133 )   (118 )           (272 )   (231 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      63,926     956,504     14     (26 )   25     18     27     22  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (67,587,931 )   (66,138,567 )   (448,014 )   406,151     271,906     (22,704 )   208,942     106,798  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      31,775,289     51,427,360     (429,687 )   522,732     287,952     (16,424 )   251,076     153,149  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      980,827,120     929,399,760     1,324,164     801,432     68,206     84,630     396,749     243,600  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,012,602,409     980,827,120     894,477     1,324,164     356,158     68,206     647,825     396,749  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      39,194,736     40,704,624     77,830     53,106     4,562     5,992     21,102     15,036  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      9,576,655     10,587,187     3,057     32,232     18,196     2,692     14,928     10,145  
Units redeemed
 
      (11,003,143 )   (12,097,075 )   (28,863 )   (7,508 )   (1,448 )   (4,122 )   (4,854 )   (4,079 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      37,768,248     39,194,736     52,024     77,830     21,310     4,562     31,176     21,102  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          AlVGrIncA     AlVSmMdCpA     ACVPBal     ACVPCapAp  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    11,944     9,548     7,003     (2,225 )   75,210     68,582     (113,921 )   (96,111 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      60,046     35,576     119,287     30,805     96,911     34,165     807,049     330,891  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (79,613 )   53,118     (219,358 )   46,899     (207,365 )   7,456     5,759,766     1,928,710  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      56,897     52,880     111,212     70,543     258,071     343,547          
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      49,274     151,122     18,144     146,022     222,827     453,750     6,452,894     2,163,490  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      92,686     115,628     101,090     90,901     247,508     327,424     820,317     765,972  
Transfers between funds
 
      (97,308 )   22,114     (164,777 )   63,950     (281,095 )   (442,403 )   1,808,115     (211,697 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (113,037 )   (103,010 )   (54,820 )   (31,726 )   (238,164 )   (394,033 )   (1,226,171 )   (1,198,454 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                      (12,260 )   (12,437 )   (105,352 )   (165,926 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (3,921 )   (13,854 )   (22,625 )   (27,219 )   (11,028 )   (52,335 )   (21,094 )   (94,347 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (1,956 )       (1,877 )   (433 )   (3,701 )   (983 )   (3,610 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (35,072 )   (35,794 )   (51,287 )   (38,224 )   (233,628 )   (246,231 )   (822,833 )   (767,284 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (1,045 )   (1,147 )   (515 )   (334 )   (4,305 )   (4,975 )   (7,062 )   (5,771 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,796 )   (1,365 )   (319 )   (129 )   (1,120 )   (1,147 )   (2,664 )   (2,500 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      2     34     2     106     42     822     58,330     126,244  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (159,491 )   (19,350 )   (193,251 )   55,448     (534,483 )   (829,016 )   500,603     (1,557,373 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (110,217 )   131,772     (175,107 )   201,470     (311,656 )   (375,266 )   6,953,497     606,117  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      1,062,918     931,146     1,223,447     1,021,977     5,019,451     5,394,717     14,557,959     13,951,842  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    952,701     1,062,918     1,048,340     1,223,447     4,707,795     5,019,451     21,511,456     14,557,959  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      63,416     64,958     62,084     59,044     225,298     264,940     607,730     720,786  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      12,276     13,974     9,288     14,297     32,345     27,737     177,481     104,513  
Units redeemed
 
      (21,532 )   (15,516 )   (18,934 )   (11,257 )   (56,223 )   (67,379 )   (145,159 )   (217,569 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      54,160     63,416     52,438     62,084     201,420     225,298     640,052     607,730  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
18
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          ACVPIncGr     ACVPInflPro2     ACVPInt     ACVPInt3  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    45,049     44,231     32,661     25,187     12,521     101,478     1,572     11,159  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      510,852     255,013     (9,949 )   (8,698 )   1,422,909     854,426     59,952     267,118  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (556,432 )   243,170     48,315     (8,024 )   148,771     1,225,587     350,687     148,652  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                                   
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (531 )   542,414     71,027     8,465     1,584,201     2,181,491     412,211     426,929  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      133,766     137,970     35,325     35,285     26,424     10,447     442,168     565,664  
Transfers between funds
 
      (409,736 )   (164,490 )   36,554     (107,852 )   (738,490 )   (861,287 )   824,237     (106,353 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (218,369 )   (308,975 )   (52,612 )   (180,674 )   (1,237,535 )   (581,619 )   (352,754 )   (220,922 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (32,341 )   (10,551 )   (3,138 )   (316 )   (59,007 )   (12,907 )   (7,370 )   (872 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (56,271 )   46,341     (11,805 )   (24,236 )   (133,378 )   (124,163 )   179,491     83,718  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (398 )   (5,700 )       (2,081 )   (1,611 )   (7,053 )   (245 )   (1,813 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (137,906 )   (148,138 )   (30,268 )   (38,167 )   (340,495 )   (374,063 )   (123,406 )   (91,911 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (2,763 )   (2,367 )   (810 )   (873 )   (2,803 )   (2,785 )   (475 )   (731 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,023 )   (977 )   (673 )   (474 )   (5,027 )   (5,694 )   (2,018 )   (1,311 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      21     42     (117 )   160     70     85     5     64  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (725,020 )   (456,845 )   (27,544 )   (319,228 )   (2,491,852 )   (1,959,039 )   959,633     225,533  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (725,551 )   85,569     43,483     (310,763 )   (907,651 )   222,452     1,371,844     652,462  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      3,723,774     3,638,205     863,816     1,174,579     10,207,189     9,984,737     2,206,347     1,553,885  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    2,998,223     3,723,774     907,299     863,816     9,299,538     10,207,189     3,578,191     2,206,347  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      261,470     297,572     78,218     107,722     455,896     549,068     152,658     133,622  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      22,872     54,380     35,571     11,699     73,717     88,332     110,858     56,124  
Units redeemed
 
      (74,400 )   (90,482 )   (38,703 )   (41,203 )   (157,955 )   (181,504 )   (52,954 )   (37,088 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      209,942     261,470     75,086     78,218     371,658     455,896     210,562     152,658  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          ACVPMdCpV     ACVPUltra     ACVPVal     ACVPVista1  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    1,360     2,538     (3,189 )   (3,185 )   151,359     104,468     (3,330 )   (260 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      40,686     20,373     8,692     13,937     635,161     688,599     70,230     719  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (94,273 )   10,804     110,894     (32,309 )   (2,727,985 )   242,399     86,032     1,061  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      13,080     18,160             1,203,357     1,177,539         117  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (39,147 )   51,875     116,397     (21,557 )   (738,108 )   2,213,005     152,932     1,637  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      64,969     31,883     17,833     30,683     576,999     608,706     58,493     2,572  
Transfers between funds
 
      550,648     496,403     374,123     (188,618 )   (983,577 )   (140,596 )   1,616,035     10,306  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (45,347 )   (1,559 )   (24,736 )   (14,930 )   (877,514 )   (902,976 )   (794 )    
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (4,306 )               (51,631 )   (8,081 )        
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (7,193 )   1,333     (15,111 )   (14,299 )   (151,157 )   (66,301 )   (30,428 )   (29 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
                  (61 )   (3,386 )   (6,367 )        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (45,230 )   (9,282 )   (24,268 )   (22,383 )   (492,229 )   (499,627 )   (26,363 )   (2,566 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (576 )   (227 )   (335 )   (345 )   (8,495 )   (7,479 )   (187 )    
LSFP contracts
 
      (215 )   (158 )   (415 )   (602 )   (7,460 )   (8,181 )   (327 )    
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      51     (4 )   (10 )   16     (22 )   1,797     (6 )   31  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      512,801     518,389     327,081     (210,539 )   (1,998,472 )   (1,029,105 )   1,616,423     10,314  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      473,654     570,264     443,478     (232,096 )   (2,736,580 )   1,183,900     1,769,355     11,951  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      673,721     103,457     538,896     770,992     14,674,701     13,490,801     41,012     29,061  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,147,375     673,721     982,374     538,896     11,938,121     14,674,701     1,810,367     41,012  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      49,904     9,176     50,294     69,460     569,670     616,380     3,316     2,548  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      51,251     41,564     37,950     7,963     107,240     145,948     105,829     2,998  
Units redeemed
 
      (13,693 )   (836 )   (12,198 )   (27,129 )   (187,720 )   (192,658 )   (4,039 )   (2,230 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      87,462     49,904     76,046     50,294     489,190     569,670     105,106     3,316  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
20
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          CSTGlobSmCp     CSTIntFoc     CSTSmCapGr     DryIPSmCap  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    (5,020 )   (6,024 )   41,566     31,381     (63,195 )   (78,172 )   (3,385 )   (4,383 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      108,670     138,726     652,817     513,060     684,930     996,247     168,213     169,056  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (126,367 )   (20,240 )   457,108     651,016     (729,126 )   (366,875 )   (260,015 )   45,191  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                              80,999     43,700  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (22,717 )   112,462     1,151,491     1,195,457     (107,391 )   551,200     (14,188 )   253,564  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      40,676     47,889     317,248     377,303     689,357     775,675     101,584     117,090  
Transfers between funds
 
      (77,335 )   (48,464 )   (723,999 )   (150,794 )   (629,296 )   (1,026,283 )   (137,368 )   21,029  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (154,047 )   (64,785 )   (400,777 )   (482,407 )   (853,637 )   (1,029,079 )   (203,532 )   (189,949 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (15,380 )   (28,137 )   (33,962 )   (57,139 )   (25,797 )   (25,938 )   (6,109 )    
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      40,474     8,868     (46,279 )   (56,763 )   68,471     (5,522 )   (35,405 )   (5,330 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (105 )   (1,512 )   (352 )   (7,246 )   (630 )   (18,438 )       (26 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (32,438 )   (44,982 )   (324,550 )   (328,515 )   (530,735 )   (613,043 )   (76,070 )   (79,874 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (471 )   (719 )   (4,522 )   (4,257 )   (3,662 )   (3,915 )   (1,925 )   (2,052 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (929 )   (976 )   (6,224 )   (6,344 )   (7,369 )   (9,076 )   (1,922 )   (1,800 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      47     22     52     172     (92 )   262     51     (58 )
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (199,508 )   (132,796 )   (1,223,365 )   (715,990 )   (1,293,390 )   (1,955,357 )   (360,696 )   (140,970 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (222,225 )   (20,334 )   (71,874 )   479,467     (1,400,781 )   (1,404,157 )   (374,884 )   112,594  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      937,897     958,231     7,634,180     7,154,713     11,363,068     12,767,225     2,147,852     2,035,258  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    715,672     937,897     7,562,306     7,634,180     9,962,287     11,363,068     1,772,968     2,147,852  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      61,072     67,546     469,340     517,716     653,228     757,296     139,398     150,290  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      11,044     13,854     95,551     166,651     132,562     172,749     14,762     36,205  
Units redeemed
 
      (21,986 )   (20,328 )   (161,879 )   (215,027 )   (195,174 )   (276,817 )   (37,922 )   (47,097 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      50,130     61,072     403,012     469,340     590,616     653,228     116,238     139,398  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
21
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          DryStkIx     DryVApp     DryVDevLd     DryVGroInc  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    847,047     789,532     58,121     48,818     561     (711 )   4,949     3,586  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      14,949     (629,731 )   393,679     435,347     1,530     4,376     78,485     1,109  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      2,668,625     10,398,460     (74,888 )   398,055     (63,224 )   (33,937 )   (14,780 )   285,427  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                      37,460     37,304     107,884      
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract
owners’ equity resulting from
operations
 
      3,530,621     10,558,261     376,912     882,220     (23,673 )   7,032     176,538     290,122  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      3,670,007     4,144,765     272,701     312,847     21,945     31,506     123,182     128,783  
Transfers between funds
 
      (3,139,761 )   (3,413,229 )   (670,433 )   (325,424 )   (102,081 )   9,961     (77,069 )   5,480  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (6,154,095 )   (6,390,077 )   (312,989 )   (208,368 )   (47,261 )   (83,602 )   (103,244 )   (208,235 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (412,680 )   (337,394 )   (17,316 )   (3,569 )       (122 )       (88,276 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      213,150     (609,188 )   (1,192 )   (60,634 )   (9,423 )   (5,510 )   (19,680 )   3,442  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (18,138 )   (52,509 )   (1,254 )   (6,416 )   (432 )   (165 )   (599 )   (3,525 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (3,229,990 )   (3,403,423 )   (215,276 )   (234,430 )   (17,251 )   (23,256 )   (116,217 )   (119,441 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (29,838 )   (29,388 )   (1,061 )   (1,107 )   (19 )   (118 )   (1,663 )   (1,590 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (62,431 )   (65,134 )   (6,678 )   (6,453 )   (48 )   (366 )   (3,507 )   (2,824 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (572 )   4,280     56     221     (42 )   3     (46 )   95  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (9,164,348 )   (10,151,297 )   (953,442 )   (533,333 )   (154,612 )   (71,669 )   (198,843 )   (286,091 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (5,633,727 )   406,964     (576,530 )   348,887     (178,285 )   (64,637 )   (22,305 )   4,031  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      76,355,443     75,948,479     6,134,082     5,785,195     373,040     437,677     2,314,371     2,310,340  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    70,721,716     76,355,443     5,557,552     6,134,082     194,755     373,040     2,292,066     2,314,371  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      2,637,338     2,948,454     401,382     420,248     24,156     29,256     155,594     177,166  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      462,178     533,365     49,115     117,685     3,339     6,692     42,891     24,311  
Units redeemed
 
      (769,940 )   (844,481 )   (106,413 )   (136,551 )   (13,221 )   (11,792 )   (57,679 )   (45,883 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      2,329,576     2,637,338     344,084     401,382     14,274     24,156     140,806     155,594  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
22
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FedAmLead     FedCapAp     FedMrkOp    FedQualBd  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006    2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    1,857     1,651     (8 )   46     4        56,135     37,075  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (3,047 )   (74 )   1,720     5,377     (57 )      (23,235 )   (24,945 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (37,768 )   3,883     (1,071 )   (973 )   27        25,413     38,596  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      21,161     22,481                         
                                                  
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (17,797 )   27,941     641     4,450     (26 )      58,313     50,726  
                                                  
Equity transactions:                     
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      5,363     4,941     562     2,133     140        50,537     78,133  
Transfers between funds
 
      (49,599 )   13,529     4,043     (17,732 )   3,406        (90,971 )   205,525  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
          (17,795 )   (882 )   (1,014 )          (31,850 )   (57,324 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                             (13,509 )   (863 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
              870     (2,459 )          (21,626 )   (13,410 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
                             (269 )   (261 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (4,408 )   (4,261 )   (386 )   (1,329 )   (154 )      (60,951 )   (69,013 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                    
MSP contracts
 
                             (1,680 )   (1,682 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (43 )   (47 )                  (412 )   (379 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (45 )   29     (8 )   (2 )   21        37     3  
                                                  
Net equity transactions
 
      (48,732 )   (3,604 )   4,199     (20,403 )   3,413        (170,694 )   140,729  
                                                  
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (66,529 )   24,337     4,840     (15,953 )   3,387        (112,381 )   191,455  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      202,845     178,508     9,499     25,452            1,360,658     1,169,203  
                                                  
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    136,316     202,845     14,339     9,499     3,387        1,248,277     1,360,658  
                                                  
CHANGES IN UNITS:                     
Beginning units
 
      12,188     12,490     638     1,960            113,684     100,922  
                                                  
Units purchased
 
      434     3,461     325     458     353        14,666     47,356  
Units redeemed
 
      (3,494 )   (3,763 )   (83 )   (1,780 )   (19 )      (28,798 )   (34,594 )
                                                  
Ending units
 
      9,128     12,188     880     638     334        99,552     113,684  
                                                  
(Continued)
 
 
 
23
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FidVIPEI     FidVIPGr     FidVIPHI     FidVIPHIR
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007         2006    
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    927,168     2,018,674     172,894     (210,949 )   1,208,463     1,380,815     130,249    
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,361,670     (376,266 )   (937,536 )   (3,385,408 )   (179,956 )   (302,665 )   (4,444 )  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (7,496,224 )   2,830,737     20,372,292     8,485,090     (589,939 )   869,670     (133,142 )  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      6,185,875     9,044,526     75,097                    
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      978,489     13,517,671     19,682,747     4,888,733     438,568     1,947,820     (7,337 )  
                                                 
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      3,345,212     3,692,252     5,096,379     5,488,181     461,252     1,001,448     615,225    
Transfers between funds
 
      (835,153 )   (1,100,538 )   (2,056,318 )   (5,811,691 )   (2,976,142 )   780,432     1,026,834    
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (4,740,013 )   (6,003,272 )   (5,366,336 )   (5,709,362 )   (1,034,168 )   (1,783,680 )   (184,653 )  
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (688,300 )   (613,030 )   (434,382 )   (286,030 )   (303,082 )   (190,989 )   (2,404 )  
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (363,676 )   (202,336 )   338,138     (585,121 )   (172,479 )   15,180     242,086    
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (8,911 )   (37,613 )   (13,222 )   (41,734 )   (657 )   (15,389 )   (19 )  
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (3,367,164 )   (3,388,475 )   (4,194,506 )   (4,323,254 )   (785,072 )   (914,286 )   (77,612 )  
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (36,311 )   (36,652 )   (22,609 )   (21,734 )   (10,762 )   (12,781 )   (369 )  
LSFP contracts
 
      (28,153 )   (29,239 )   (28,479 )   (28,131 )   (8,257 )   (9,012 )      
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (215 )   98,232     (5,751 )   294,974     (16 )   14,015     482    
                                                 
Net equity transactions
 
      (6,722,684 )   (7,620,671 )   (6,687,086 )   (11,023,902 )   (4,829,383 )   (1,115,062 )   1,619,570    
                                                 
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (5,744,195 )   5,897,000     12,995,661     (6,135,169 )   (4,390,815 )   832,758     1,612,233    
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      79,366,129     73,469,129     78,764,241     84,899,410     19,958,228     19,125,470        
                                                 
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    73,621,934     79,366,129     91,759,902     78,764,241     15,567,413     19,958,228     1,612,233    
                                                 
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      1,852,320     2,082,710     2,405,354     2,764,316     819,864     865,500        
                                                 
Units purchased
 
      217,529     340,139     331,094     423,537     55,028     186,842     178,928    
Units redeemed
 
      (399,363 )   (570,529 )   (506,886 )   (782,499 )   (221,922 )   (232,478 )   (15,348 )  
                                                 
Ending units
 
      1,670,486     1,852,320     2,229,562     2,405,354     652,970     819,864     163,580    
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FidVIPOv     FidVIPOvSR     FidVIPAM     FidVIPCon  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      476,743     51,409     151,223     8,701     1,126,076     434,934     255,793     448,681  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,598,468     1,488,094     323,040     326,549     (148,700 )   (342,324 )   2,101,789     1,897,820  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (557,205 )   1,075,141     (23,209 )   353,098     1,290,334     1,259,086     (9,286,236 )   (669,773 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      1,185,300     106,712     366,243     24,549     573,845         18,328,735     5,670,529  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      2,703,306     2,721,356     817,297     712,897     2,841,555     1,351,696     11,400,081     7,347,257  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      (4,110 )   98,138     863,147     945,685     985,595     1,057,356     3,016,116     3,311,632  
Transfers between funds
 
      (880,656 )   (560,429 )   (124,894 )   1,375,984     (594,319 )   (1,314,025 )   (1,839,315 )   (287,965 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (1,020,631 )   (1,268,080 )   (603,929 )   (372,853 )   (1,330,995 )   (1,186,526 )   (3,919,910 )   (3,678,724 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (55,402 )   (58,159 )   (5,818 )   (2,678 )   (381,570 )   (219,592 )   (201,440 )   (161,026 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (176,753 )   (316,052 )   258,317     101,435     110,306     129,784     (426,311 )   (1,201,916 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (34 )   (12,157 )   (60 )   (752 )   (672 )   (4,100 )   (15,133 )   (43,786 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (520,895 )   (578,144 )   (314,836 )   (261,397 )   (854,572 )   (912,028 )   (2,679,960 )   (2,746,468 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (6,114 )   (5,967 )   (985 )   (431 )   (6,246 )   (6,405 )   (28,893 )   (27,697 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (9,752 )   (9,916 )   (3,861 )   (2,851 )   (3,966 )   (4,762 )   (37,323 )   (37,269 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (1,184 )   21,747     (8 )   65     (22 )   14,727     303     2,056  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (2,675,531 )   (2,689,019 )   67,073     1,782,207     (2,076,461 )   (2,445,571 )   (6,131,866 )   (4,871,163 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      27,775     32,337     884,370     2,495,104     765,094     (1,093,875 )   5,268,215     2,476,094  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      17,276,378     17,244,041     5,158,362     2,663,258     20,287,358     21,381,233     70,901,911     68,425,817  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      17,304,153     17,276,378     6,042,732     5,158,362     21,052,452     20,287,358     76,170,126     70,901,911  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      643,078     745,818     353,120     213,864     809,630     915,956     2,222,974     2,281,934  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      32,409     87,006     104,148     188,205     81,680     74,849     391,794     664,564  
Units redeemed
 
      (126,217 )   (189,746 )   (102,850 )   (48,949 )   (168,184 )   (181,175 )   (572,424 )   (723,524 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      549,270     643,078     354,418     353,120     723,126     809,630     2,042,344     2,222,974  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FidVIPIGBdS     FidVIPGrOp     FidVIPMCapS     FidVIPVaIS  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      128,235     82,031     (26,879 )   1,943     14,529     (32,649 )   5,255     (2,137 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,955     (17,203 )   342,984     114,590     397,690     545,254     112,161     (69,573 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      607     53,613     569,338     67,686     90,453     (603,741 )   (237,678 )   102,652  
Reinvested capital gains
 
          6,072             879,087     1,019,980     196,544     183,028  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      130,797     124,513     885,443     184,219     1,381,759     928,844     76,282     213,970  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      178,197     214,010     240,727     262,293     550,803     616,546     61,110     126,297  
Transfers between funds
 
      182,392     740,901     (105,380 )   (118,787 )   (92,253 )   1,052,459     (216,363 )   396,071  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (65,858 )   (279,429 )   (236,382 )   (343,652 )   (372,320 )   (596,579 )   (82,877 )   (178,270 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                  (9,295 )   (3,026 )   (36,060 )   (1,159 )    
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (14,024 )   2,999     (67,773 )   12,016     (104,821 )   (85,500 )   (22,592 )   (11,845 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (3,097 )   (1,059 )   (7,002 )   (1,561 )   (2,905 )       (3,744 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (232,528 )   (150,448 )   (183,430 )   (180,221 )   (384,224 )   (362,880 )   (54,693 )   (51,174 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (1,461 )   (1,205 )   (1,480 )   (1,332 )   (3,898 )   (3,391 )   (770 )   (688 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,338 )   (1,284 )   (3,953 )   (3,481 )   (2,782 )   (2,580 )   (2,246 )   (1,036 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (24 )   49     44     (6 )   (329 )   (44 )   7     52  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      45,356     522,496     (358,686 )   (389,467 )   (414,411 )   579,066     (319,583 )   275,663  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      176,153     647,009     526,757     (205,248 )   967,348     1,507,910     (243,301 )   489,633  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      3,380,377     2,733,368     3,961,258     4,166,506     9,476,965     7,969,055     1,664,640     1,175,007  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      3,556,530     3,380,377     4,488,015     3,961,258     10,444,313     9,476,965     1,421,339     1,664,640  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      303,418     255,724     334,824     369,344     413,956     390,220     106,224     86,996  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      46,008     210,778     78,231     55,136     90,946     147,940     11,256     56,916  
Units redeemed
 
      (41,812 )   (163,084 )   (104,219 )   (89,656 )   (108,544 )   (124,204 )   (31,522 )   (37,688 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      307,614     303,418     308,836     334,824     396,358     413,956     85,958     106,224  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FidVIPEnergyS2     FidVIPFree10S     FidVIPFree20S     FidVIPFree30S  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      (20,760 )   3,871     22,444     3,311     12,341     3,426     10,838     4,682  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      178,169     118,582     9,267     2,880     38,688     2,207     10,950     356  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,369,655     (346,483 )   (22,637 )   3,962     (17,734 )   23,797     (1,752 )   3,034  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      287,074     520,211     20,602     984     21,697     3,207     23,865     3,726  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      1,814,138     296,181     29,676     11,137     54,992     32,637     43,901     11,798  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      236,470     309,550     25,341     4,333     23,421     4,049     21,416     9,134  
Transfers between funds
 
      1,516,011     1,941,205     753,886     176,255     397,528     69,862     323,165     306,056  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (149,865 )   (234,415 )   (2,014 )   (2,719 )   (30,647 )       (6,361 )    
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (55,715 )   (1,509 )                        
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (64,753 )   (30,615 )   (3,356 )   (14,989 )   1,489     (244 )   (35,136 )   (17 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (1,539 )                        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (189,056 )   (144,256 )   (10,241 )   (4,612 )   (23,137 )   (9,774 )   (19,998 )   (4,493 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (3,537 )   (1,954 )   (936 )   (385 )   (1,434 )   (586 )        
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,167 )   (626 )                        
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      140     (8 )   4     (9 )   (2 )   20     40     4  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      1,288,528     1,835,833     762,684     157,874     367,218     63,327     283,126     310,684  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      3,102,666     2,132,014     792,360     169,011     422,210     95,964     327,027     322,482  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      3,978,811     1,846,797     232,838     63,827     360,829     264,865     365,511     43,029  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      7,081,477     3,978,811     1,025,198     232,838     783,039     360,829     692,538     365,511  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      254,880     137,232     19,770     5,924     29,288     23,914     28,804     3,818  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      123,855     139,698     72,628     15,820     42,255     7,475     26,460     25,371  
Units redeemed
 
      (65,871 )   (22,050 )   (11,814 )   (1,974 )   (13,639 )   (2,101 )   (5,926 )   (385 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      312,864     254,880     80,584     19,770     57,904     29,288     49,338     28,804  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FrVIPDevMrk3     FrVIPForSec     FrVIPForSec3     FrVIPGlInc3  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      38,311     7,050     17,453     10,254     33,983     10,356     22,019     3,397  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      148,740     94,811     156,031     130,073     62,901     45,063     15,598     6,953  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      177,835     160,456     (74,954 )   90,707     97,283     154,011     52,885     11,113  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      168,029         47,573         95,906              
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      532,915     262,317     146,103     231,034     290,073     209,430     90,502     21,463  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      104,622     122,854     (188 )   4     142,842     144,772     32,923     6,095  
Transfers between funds
 
      939,170     742,462     (370,182 )   (191,796 )   843,210     643,714     1,255,440     318,410  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (101,367 )   (43,074 )   (30,370 )   (229,919 )   (73,968 )   (28,386 )   (1,941 )   (12,879 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
              (5,314 )       (1,414 )            
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (19,847 )   (15,918 )   (10,707 )   (37,025 )   (27,364 )   (15,744 )   (4,789 )   (3,917 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (679 )   (362 )   (45 )   (1,941 )   (120 )   (22 )       (379 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (75,532 )   (45,872 )   (28,623 )   (35,042 )   (63,688 )   (38,367 )   (19,616 )   (5,582 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (1,810 )   (1,169 )   (634 )   (558 )   (2,771 )   (2,294 )   (352 )   (45 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (232 )   (162 )   (499 )   (695 )   (780 )   (613 )   (293 )   (44 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      61     45     (10 )   56     57     (23 )   16     29  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      844,386     758,804     (446,572 )   (496,916 )   816,004     703,037     1,261,388     301,688  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      1,377,301     1,021,121     (300,469 )   (265,882 )   1,106,077     912,467     1,351,890     323,151  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      1,662,765     641,644     1,123,402     1,389,284     1,608,540     696,073     385,096     61,945  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      3,040,066     1,662,765     822,933     1,123,402     2,714,617     1,608,540     1,736,986     385,096  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      102,256     50,268     54,046     81,054     118,236     61,834     34,906     6,292  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      65,822     61,197     297     5,759     78,871     64,406     121,204     31,310  
Units redeemed
 
      (22,126 )   (9,209 )   (20,049 )   (32,767 )   (23,507 )   (8,004 )   (14,012 )   (2,696 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      145,952     102,256     34,294     54,046     173,600     118,236     142,098     34,906  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          FrVIPIncSec2     FrVIPRisDiv     FrVIPSCapV1     JAspBal  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    23,825     (389 )   87,922     23,225     11,010     6,532     3,661     3,604  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      13,833     1,010     236,056     79,445     121,458     252,240     42,047     3,914  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (35,376 )   15,388     (509,454 )   452,466     (487,268 )   116,649     (18,385 )   16,786  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      5,256         63,951     18,463     244,614     116,222          
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      7,538     16,009     (121,525 )   573,599     (110,186 )   491,643     27,323     24,304  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      70,039     26,918     272,661     288,749     224,756     220,474     7,970     14,264  
Transfers between funds
 
      952,227     288,860     (163,233 )   797,123     (173,214 )   167,582     (35,563 )   27,506  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (43,889 )       (172,228 )   (273,861 )   (145,104 )   (304,775 )       (140 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
              (46,742 )   (1,686 )       (4,464 )        
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (13,203 )   (801 )   (40,458 )   (39,417 )   (25,660 )   (4,647 )   (1,557 )   (6,380 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
              (574 )   (1,234 )   (680 )   (871 )        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (34,928 )   (2,947 )   (143,395 )   (138,979 )   (110,151 )   (109,416 )   (8,193 )   (9,207 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (1,146 )   (190 )   (1,073 )   (900 )   (455 )   (660 )   (272 )   (603 )
LSFP contracts
 
              (2,169 )   (1,807 )   (826 )   (880 )        
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (19 )   43     (3 )   236     (58 )   171     50     19  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      929,081     311,883     (297,214 )   628,224     (231,392 )   (37,486 )   (37,565 )   25,459  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      936,619     327,892     (418,739 )   1,201,823     (341,578 )   454,157     (10,242 )   49,763  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      327,892         4,472,362     3,270,539     3,471,005     3,016,848     272,027     222,264  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,264,511     327,892     4,053,623     4,472,362     3,129,427     3,471,005     261,785     272,027  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      29,332         274,062     234,296     167,288     170,032     19,476     17,536  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      93,663     29,694     63,863     88,447     23,689     69,419     4,527     8,882  
Units redeemed
 
      (13,443 )   (362 )   (82,603 )   (48,681 )   (36,163 )   (72,163 )   (6,863 )   (6,942 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      109,552     29,332     255,322     274,062     154,814     167,288     17,140     19,476  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
         JAspForty     JAspGlTechS     JAspRMgCore     JAspIntGroS2  
Investment activity:        2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $   (12,099 )   (12,074 )   (2,073 )   (6,855 )   (393 )   (955 )   (3,985 )   20,414  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
     439,151     216,183     115,877     166,660     8,842     (10,542 )   548,537     (1,079 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
     540,465     (7,039 )   112,471     (79,000 )   4,969     19,487     655,312     342,478  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                     1,665     14,511          
                                                  
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
     967,517     197,070     226,275     80,805     15,083     22,501     1,199,864     361,813  
                                                  
Equity transactions:                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
     157,602     144,539     83,566     86,368     17,395     16,211     324,636     132,126  
Transfers between funds
 
     1,024,588     (125,033 )   117,012     (128,569 )   (45,858 )   (66,989 )   2,261,046     2,436,285  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
     (154,881 )   (250,901 )   (75,283 )   (90,510 )       (13,972 )   (99,526 )   (45,650 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
     (16,240 )   (16,125 )   (9,228 )   (444 )           (18,717 )    
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
     (59,764 )   (10,918 )   23,631     402     (19,138 )   1,236     (78,857 )   45,949  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
     (406 )   (1,318 )   (517 )   (1,203 )       (141 )       (848 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
     (123,844 )   (110,682 )   (49,328 )   (56,014 )   (14,732 )   (12,706 )   (185,825 )   (31,532 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                  
MSP contracts
 
     (1,083 )   (2,054 )   (573 )   (668 )   (93 )   (344 )   (2,178 )   (381 )
LSFP contracts
 
     (2,052 )   (1,212 )   (1,411 )   (1,094 )   (109 )            
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
     52     208     15     56     (20 )   20     11     127  
                                                  
Net equity transactions
 
     823,972     (373,496 )   87,884     (191,676 )   (62,555 )   (76,685 )   2,200,590     2,536,076  
                                                  
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
     1,791,489     (176,426 )   314,159     (110,871 )   (47,472 )   (54,184 )   3,400,454     2,897,889  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
     2,487,380     2,663,806     1,072,703     1,183,574     197,773     251,957     2,897,889      
                                                  
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $   4,278,869     2,487,380     1,386,862     1,072,703     150,301     197,773     6,298,343     2,897,889  
                                                  
CHANGES IN UNITS:                   
Beginning units
 
     285,306     331,492     249,722     296,802     11,346     16,002     250,138      
                                                  
Units purchased
 
     180,836     69,327     82,861     70,064     2,233     4,554     254,072     254,903  
Units redeemed
 
     (108,068 )   (115,513 )   (67,141 )   (117,144 )   (5,407 )   (9,210 )   (77,558 )   (4,765 )
                                                  
Ending units
 
     358,074     285,306     265,442     249,722     8,172     11,346     426,652     250,138  
                                                  
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          JAspIntGroS     LBTShrtDBd     MFSInvGrSt     MFSValue  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      (9,182 )   58,384     79,945     97,569     (658 )   (1,862 )   4,523     1,237  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,313,259     987,377     (40,669 )   (50,801 )   18,026     12,601     103,368     11,064  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (135,689 )   536,030     120,290     91,438     9,766     10,130     (52,992 )   82,597  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                              19,114     12,250  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      1,168,388     1,581,791     159,566     138,206     27,134     20,869     74,013     107,148  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      808,580     233,735     141,453     154,573     17,082     22,125     65,786     84,841  
Transfers between funds
 
      (994,215 )   1,317,534     135,383     (59,355 )   (41,308 )   (20,929 )   378,505     451,701  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (1,058,520 )   (341,870 )   (325,168 )   (357,449 )   (40,051 )   (11,057 )   (47,779 )   (30,642 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (16,090 )   (188,919 )   (314 )   (36,090 )       (2,317 )   (6,837 )    
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (95,616 )   (103,277 )   (85,061 )   103,738     6,014     (19,306 )   (34,173 )   (3,840 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      672     (2,064 )   (147 )   (1,997 )       (33 )       (264 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (155,820 )   (159,849 )   (137,326 )   (152,278 )   (13,459 )   (16,589 )   (33,930 )   (16,853 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (988 )   (1,589 )   (5,401 )   (5,450 )           (336 )   (135 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (6,331 )   (3,471 )   (1,565 )   (1,518 )   (85 )   (64 )   (934 )   (396 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      108     241     51     4,038     53     (32 )   38     5  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (1,518,220 )   750,471     (278,095 )   (351,788 )   (71,754 )   (48,202 )   320,340     484,417  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (349,832 )   2,332,262     (118,529 )   (213,582 )   (44,620 )   (27,333 )   394,353     591,565  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      5,228,733     2,896,471     3,775,287     3,988,869     284,511     311,844     941,512     349,947  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      4,878,901     5,228,733     3,656,758     3,775,287     239,891     284,511     1,335,865     941,512  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      380,508     312,446     215,938     235,258     20,452     23,984     52,354     23,408  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      22,947     166,137     35,224     49,327     3,803     3,448     35,803     32,298  
Units redeemed
 
      (123,777 )   (98,075 )   (57,104 )   (68,647 )   (8,727 )   (6,980 )   (19,225 )   (3,352 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      279,678     380,508     194,058     215,938     15,528     20,452     68,932     52,354  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
31
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITAstAll2     NVITBnd2     NVITGlobGr2     NVITGroInc2
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007         2006    
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    14,440     5,724     48,303     (622 )   26,693     (540 )   3,988    
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      9,010     585     8,655     12     30,261     220     37    
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (652 )   7,473     (41,696 )   10,263     90,156     31,132     (10,159 )  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      372                            
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      23,170     13,782     15,262     9,653     147,110     30,812     (6,134 )  
                                                 
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      37,287     6,127     33,756     4,728     80,742     11,294     35,251    
Transfers between funds
 
      621,660     357,636     517,779     345,842     529,333     854,107     332,866    
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (31,288 )       (6,547 )       (100,578 )          
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                                 
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (10,199 )   325     449         (19,513 )   (664 )   (1,963 )  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
                                 
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (25,291 )   (2,872 )   (14,433 )   (1,664 )   (37,838 )   (5,050 )   (1,218 )  
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (1,518 )   (255 )   (204 )       (713 )   (65 )      
LSFP contracts
 
                                 
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      37     40     4     41     (3 )   73     25    
                                                 
Net equity transactions
 
      590,688     361,001     530,804     348,947     451,430     859,695     364,961    
                                                 
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      613,858     374,783     546,066     358,600     598,540     890,507     358,827    
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      374,783         358,600         890,507            
                                                 
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    988,641     374,783     904,666     358,600     1,489,047     890,507     358,827    
                                                 
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      35,632         34,162         82,430            
                                                 
Units purchased
 
      64,078     36,101     56,189     34,323     52,897     83,024     36,717    
Units redeemed
 
      (10,804 )   (469 )   (6,311 )   (161 )   (14,191 )   (594 )   (319 )  
                                                 
Ending units
 
      88,906     35,632     84,040     34,162     121,136     82,430     36,398    
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
32
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITGrowth2     NVITFHiInc     NVITFHiInc3     NVITEmMrkts  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    1,112     2,798     15,779     20,206     47,409     18,929     (224 )   404  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      30,464     (2,426 )   249     2     (6,384 )   (6,648 )   249,154     347,440  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      67,722     24,372     (9,291 )   8,965     (35,536 )   7,599     491,434     331,985  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      352                         301,255     25,537  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      99,650     24,744     6,737     29,173     5,489     19,880     1,041,619     705,366  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      87,108     17,581     (28 )   (20 )   102,999     113,350     198     138,829  
Transfers between funds
 
      870,992     644,667     (43,864 )   (84,978 )   301,379     44,100     434,873     (501,480 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (25,662 )   (32,491 )   (7,418 )   (14,910 )   (81,540 )   (14,896 )   (44,565 )   (208,079 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                                  (43,065 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (32,080 )   (30 )   (1,235 )   (4,206 )   58,637     (2,496 )   (71,267 )   (26,268 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (918 )           (10 )           (822 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (44,057 )   (6,959 )   (8,755 )   (13,402 )   (30,077 )   (17,251 )   (72,679 )   (77,463 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (198 )   (50 )   (548 )   (765 )   (478 )   (280 )       (218 )
LSFP contracts
 
              (175 )   (179 )   (126 )   (99 )   (1,217 )   (1,003 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      15     39     (22 )   45     (15 )   33     94     540  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      856,118     621,839     (62,045 )   (118,415 )   350,769     122,461     245,437     (719,029 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      955,768     646,583     (55,308 )   (89,242 )   356,258     142,341     1,287,056     (13,663 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      646,583         257,084     346,326     306,431     164,090     2,317,172     2,330,835  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,602,351     646,583     201,776     257,084     662,689     306,431     3,604,228     2,317,172  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      62,626         18,872     28,010     26,516     15,630     95,972     130,590  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      87,199     66,974     1,232     1,698     37,221     17,552     23,982     11,202  
Units redeemed
 
      (10,405 )   (4,348 )   (5,750 )   (10,836 )   (7,929 )   (6,666 )   (16,148 )   (45,820 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      139,420     62,626     14,354     18,872     55,808     26,516     103,806     95,972  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
33
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITEmMrkts3     NVITGlUtl     NVITIntGro     NVITGlFin  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    11,173     5,474     42,295     34,641     (8,268 )   1,040     24,514     9,363  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      493,271     211,906     287,351     (14,217 )   440,692     169,443     5,349     23,758  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      741,466     421,457     (356,418 )   390,133     (153,096 )   227,862     (173,066 )   5,779  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      488,860     30,546     421,869     132,217     203,237     1,912     127,951     102,103  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      1,734,770     669,383     395,097     542,774     482,565     400,257     (15,252 )   141,003  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      413,503     296,509     91,867     95,595     220,200     219,677     30,637     38,692  
Transfers between funds
 
      3,408,357     647,225     (466,133 )   530,402     216,474     954,881     (112,089 )   112,365  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (239,734 )   (119,029 )   (147,504 )   (25,253 )   (98,278 )   (59,366 )   (13,454 )   (9,544 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
              (4,445 )   (48,745 )   (4,622 )   (4,036 )        
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (47,217 )   (7,648 )   48,201     46,899     (52,343 )   (10,594 )   21,838     (87,224 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (383 )               (128 )        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (172,952 )   (96,841 )   (80,736 )   (65,591 )   (68,672 )   (38,764 )   (32,683 )   (29,186 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (2,942 )   (1,288 )   (836 )   (590 )   (404 )   (772 )   (210 )   (77 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (3,120 )   (1,883 )   (1,643 )   (906 )   (1,112 )   (675 )   (737 )   (110 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      403     90     127     (8 )   43     (4 )   (62 )   138  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      3,356,298     716,752     (561,102 )   531,803     211,286     1,060,219     (106,760 )   25,054  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      5,091,068     1,386,135     (166,005 )   1,074,577     693,851     1,460,476     (122,012 )   166,057  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      2,835,133     1,448,998     2,478,457     1,403,880     2,173,239     712,763     904,679     738,622  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    7,926,201     2,835,133     2,312,452     2,478,457     2,867,090     2,173,239     782,667     904,679  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      157,004     109,046     125,056     96,608     169,108     73,566     47,062     46,080  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      173,561     62,414     24,711     51,214     90,476     105,418     12,149     15,512  
Units redeemed
 
      (27,849 )   (14,456 )   (52,883 )   (22,766 )   (83,228 )   (9,876 )   (18,071 )   (14,530 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      302,716     157,004     96,884     125,056     176,356     169,108     41,140     47,062  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
34
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITGlHlth     NVITGlHlth3     NVITGlTech     NVITGlTech3  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    (2,873 )   (4,417 )   (2,030 )   (3,035 )   (3,531 )   (3,449 )   (2,437 )   (2,004 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      6,064     6,406     17,898     (19,028 )   40,145     23,742     29,787     21,276  
Change in unrealized gain (loss)on investments
 
      40,103     7,171     24,158     32,536     55,567     29,036     28,926     5,799  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      8,521         8,113                      
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      51,815     9,160     48,139     10,473     92,181     49,329     56,276     25,071  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
          (8 )   24,204     45,867     (25 )   (9 )   60,949     55,504  
Transfers between funds
 
      (69,676 )   (245,618 )   112,482     (61,862 )   28,137     (76,033 )   402,186     (169,289 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (2,450 )   (33,641 )   (24,517 )   (3,119 )   (19,297 )   (38,278 )   (32,344 )   (5,475 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
              (2,906 )       (959 )   (46 )       (73 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (3,127 )   (29,834 )   (1,604 )   58     (18,140 )   (1,640 )   22,956     649  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
                          (526 )        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (12,404 )   (20,759 )   (16,311 )   (15,575 )   (19,424 )   (23,666 )   (20,836 )   (15,626 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (252 )   (335 )   (8 )   (84 )           (11 )    
LSFP contracts
 
      (106 )   (292 )   (94 )   (66 )   (159 )   (335 )   (22 )   (142 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (8 )   (16 )   (31 )   33     (7 )   13     33     (23 )
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (88,023 )   (330,503 )   91,215     (34,748 )   (29,874 )   (140,520 )   432,911     (134,475 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (36,208 )   (321,343 )   139,354     (24,275 )   62,307     (91,191 )   489,187     (109,404 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      440,426     761,769     408,953     433,228     494,028     585,219     279,489     388,893  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    404,218     440,426     548,307     408,953     556,335     494,028     768,676     279,489  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      33,282     58,678     37,422     40,502     146,526     191,526     20,636     31,690  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      1,461     6,633     27,119     9,778     16,755     43,336     30,553     6,194  
Units redeemed
 
      (7,549 )   (32,029 )   (20,035 )   (12,858 )   (24,395 )   (88,336 )   (3,767 )   (17,248 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      27,194     33,282     44,506     37,422     138,886     146,526     47,422     20,636  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
35
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITGvtBd     NVITGrowth     NVITIntIdx6     NVITIntValI  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    430,848     394,994     (83,221 )   (101,952 )   2,648     115     11,888     14,359  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (171,239 )   (151,082 )   (1,810,057 )   (2,360,079 )   2,156     (8 )   42,345     72,763  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      444,552     (31,557 )   4,820,907     3,319,647     5,211     2,298     (84,773 )   42,289  
Reinvested capital gains
 
          89,332             543         55,037     63,340  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      704,161     301,687     2,927,629     857,616     10,558     2,405     24,497     192,751  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      602,352     709,052     1,633,268     1,873,914     7,956     258     (203 )   (52 )
Transfers between funds
 
      382,878     142,389     (689,019 )   (762,149 )   357,926     14,888     (142,532 )   (242,421 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (819,647 )   (678,489 )   (1,325,699 )   (1,076,839 )   (3,221 )       (48,664 )   (37,392 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (67,562 )   (163,762 )   (87,576 )   (113,328 )                
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (50,671 )   (72,413 )   (3,743 )   (43,902 )   (445 )       (7,091 )   (44,009 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (2,196 )   (9,132 )   (4,135 )   (19,139 )               (420 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (525,426 )   (574,799 )   (1,248,902 )   (1,285,998 )   (4,051 )   (299 )   (24,230 )   (35,188 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (11,173 )   (11,130 )   (4,347 )   (4,301 )           (338 )   (464 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (4,866 )   (4,773 )   (8,699 )   (8,473 )           (65 )   (59 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      113     21,487     265     2,309     20     31     69     (30 )
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (496,198 )   (641,570 )   (1,738,587 )   (1,437,906 )   358,185     14,878     (223,054 )   (360,035 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      207,963     (339,883 )   1,189,042     (580,290 )   368,743     17,283     (198,557 )   (167,284 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      11,093,374     11,433,257     16,371,335     16,951,625     17,283         875,642     1,042,926  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    11,301,337     11,093,374     17,560,377     16,371,335     386,026     17,283     677,085     875,642  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      494,136     531,932     937,894     1,012,300     1,582         38,784     56,386  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      93,776     124,704     215,288     197,568     32,017     1,612     2,196     116  
Units redeemed
 
      (115,084 )   (162,500 )   (309,364 )   (271,974 )   (1,205 )   (30 )   (11,730 )   (17,718 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      472,828     494,136     843,818     937,894     32,394     1,582     29,250     38,784  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITIntVal3     NVITIDAgg2     NVITIDCon2     NVITIDMod2  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    36,292     19,878     60,358     35,204     20,596     10,430     153,184     124,854  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      80,524     48,968     108,358     93,337     5,426     1,388     364,277     215,562  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (227,805 )   119,180     (142,271 )   186,054     (7,091 )   7,780     (250,262 )   271,956  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      158,785     87,625     143,661     33,920     12,858     4,883     112,849     57,432  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      47,796     275,651     170,106     348,515     31,789     24,481     380,048     669,804  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      126,294     111,921     280,127     173,028     26,450     22,438     470,597     420,655  
Transfers between funds
 
      19,917     815,174     1,617,405     830,577     443,761     (67,715 )   (963,507 )   1,488,410  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (77,167 )   (12,250 )   (58,738 )   (235,406 )       (202,298 )   (398,274 )   (199,610 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
          (2,235 )   (6,375 )               (15,842 )   (160,250 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (11,578 )   (1,177 )   (212,269 )   (49,119 )   (10,305 )   99,499     39,800     16,702  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (44 )       (768 )       (2,180 )   (81 )   (478 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (62,342 )   (38,661 )   (162,086 )   (97,766 )   (34,836 )   (26,058 )   (356,953 )   (322,494 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (470 )   (424 )   (797 )   (175 )   (251 )   (121 )   (11,053 )   (8,513 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (759 )   (458 )           (288 )   (99 )   (851 )   (823 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (42 )   22     32     9     33     (5 )   (2 )   41  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (6,147 )   871,868     1,457,299     620,380     424,564     (176,539 )   (1,236,166 )   1,233,640  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      41,649     1,147,519     1,627,405     968,895     456,353     (152,058 )   (856,118 )   1,903,444  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      2,143,777     996,258     2,892,503     1,923,608     444,253     596,311     7,884,800     5,981,356  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    2,185,426     2,143,777     4,519,908     2,892,503     900,606     444,253     7,028,682     7,884,800  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      153,920     87,332     188,908     146,078     36,936     52,378     575,574     484,140  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      28,548     74,875     130,334     71,709     38,999     8,142     71,214     179,203  
Units redeemed
 
      (29,302 )   (8,287 )   (40,046 )   (28,879 )   (4,819 )   (23,584 )   (159,706 )   (87,769 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      153,166     153,920     279,196     188,908     71,116     36,936     487,082     575,574  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
37
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITIDModAg2     NVITIDModCon2     NVITMdCpGr     NVITMidCap  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    123,981     94,529     54,626     48,089     (8,719 )   (8,447 )   58,068     39,768  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      302,933     204,996     140,379     15,365     204,611     78,557     578,665     522,315  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (198,904 )   406,666     (125,658 )   87,209     (66,657 )   53,734     (339,345 )   (36,528 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      149,917     71,094     60,436     34,355             212,900     103,301  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      377,927     777,285     129,783     185,018     129,235     123,844     510,288     628,856  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      405,928     395,805     183,625     291,005     52,919     59,057     259,335     291,169  
Transfers between funds
 
      946,432     1,062,660     25,337     (50,241 )   (301,001 )   208,658     (461,186 )   (171,589 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (666,186 )   (150,919 )   (664,396 )   (21,949 )   (67,940 )   (127,333 )   (468,682 )   (333,966 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                  (25,518 )           (10,448 )   (16,715 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (172,324 )   (119,817 )   (10,594 )   35,403     (21,931 )   (24,046 )   (53,720 )   (107,579 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (819 )   (2,371 )       (181 )       (4,907 )   (237 )   (3,703 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (391,605 )   (342,248 )   (80,916 )   (85,286 )   (48,872 )   (54,942 )   (267,526 )   (285,811 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (5,261 )   (2,580 )   (1,705 )   (1,221 )   (430 )   (444 )   (4,519 )   (5,190 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,994 )   (1,570 )   (21 )       (553 )   (823 )   (3,922 )   (3,939 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      8     1,237     (119 )   (21 )   (10 )   24     (90 )   781  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      114,179     840,197     (548,789 )   141,991     (387,818 )   55,244     (1,010,995 )   (636,542 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      492,106     1,617,482     (419,006 )   327,009     (258,583 )   179,088     (500,707 )   (7,686 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      6,898,450     5,280,968     2,675,249     2,348,240     1,457,322     1,278,234     7,210,731     7,218,417  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    7,390,556     6,898,450     2,256,243     2,675,249     1,198,739     1,457,322     6,710,024     7,210,731  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      470,490     411,372     209,012     198,412     219,832     210,238     447,638     491,188  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      155,493     151,964     24,621     106,475     38,403     52,529     56,916     107,211  
Units redeemed
 
      (149,087 )   (92,846 )   (66,403 )   (95,875 )   (91,451 )   (42,935 )   (116,410 )   (150,761 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      476,896     470,490     167,230     209,012     166,784     219,832     388,144     447,638  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITMyMkt     NVITSmCapGr     NVITSmCapVal     NVITSmComp  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    1,300,226     1,072,289     (8,972 )   (8,928 )   62,069     (18,858 )   (140,669 )   (155,927 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
              41,433     176,700     89,149     680,552     1,046,045     774,570  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
              88,470     (152,111 )   (2,150,010 )   386,882     (4,422,642 )   2,061,580  
Reinvested capital gains
 
                      1,325,777     911,820     4,100,839     580,447  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      1,300,226     1,072,289     120,931     15,661     (673,015 )   1,960,396     583,573     3,260,670  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      6,078,889     3,658,857     65,813     75,195     469,422     519,804     1,266,101     1,337,872  
Transfers between funds
 
      8,614,030     4,530,350     280,244     258,701     (1,933,070 )   (2,640,164 )   (882,929 )   (1,170,958 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (5,798,357 )   (8,338,109 )   (63,312 )   (94,261 )   (456,149 )   (844,018 )   (2,197,463 )   (1,524,616 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (148,700 )   (88,855 )   (7,821 )       (24,170 )   (49,644 )   (166,560 )   (123,522 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (468,504 )   2,882,025     (26,223 )   (33,295 )   (157,882 )   (101,082 )   (72,672 )   (473,911 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (24,664 )   (36,231 )   (625 )   (4,420 )   (1,323 )   (7,012 )   (3,076 )   (14,535 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (1,868,973 )   (1,781,025 )   (60,800 )   (64,663 )   (363,080 )   (422,536 )   (1,155,722 )   (1,229,903 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (24,284 )   (25,952 )   (432 )   (445 )   (6,176 )   (6,603 )   (17,239 )   (17,226 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (22,048 )   (17,609 )   (862 )   (843 )   (12,692 )   (12,656 )   (16,884 )   (16,505 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (615 )   23,903     20     23     (129 )   1,302     (184 )   1,746  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      6,336,774     807,354     186,002     135,992     (2,485,249 )   (3,562,609 )   (3,246,628 )   (3,231,558 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      7,637,000     1,879,643     306,933     151,653     (3,158,264 )   (1,602,213 )   (2,663,055 )   29,112  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      28,462,929     26,583,286     1,412,676     1,261,023     12,031,142     13,633,355     30,208,105     30,178,993  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    36,099,929     28,462,929     1,719,609     1,412,676     8,872,878     12,031,142     27,545,050     30,208,105  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      1,855,436     1,821,092     179,264     164,700     506,404     680,010     822,602     909,012  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      1,057,744     648,048     75,738     72,557     94,730     50,594     139,300     236,546  
Units redeemed
 
      (762,536 )   (613,704 )   (55,642 )   (57,993 )   (198,794 )   (224,200 )   (228,934 )   (322,956 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      2,150,644     1,855,436     199,360     179,264     402,340     506,404     732,968     822,602  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
39
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITNWFund     NVITNWLead     NVITUSGro     NVITVKVal  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    316,814     303,925     4,256     1,873     (4,206 )   (3,065 )   12,360     10,466  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (2,940,386 )   (3,408,067 )   9,871     (23,559 )   13,695     6,918     44,497     28,626  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      4,596,818     12,236,368     (52,502 )   43,954     140,753     (24,714 )   (124,443 )   47,073  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      3,721,687         109,742     39,071         13,100     44,501     42,502  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      5,694,933     9,132,226     71,367     61,339     150,242     (7,761 )   (23,085 )   128,667  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      5,551,188     5,894,796     16,622     28,328     20,966     41,473     60,106     54,382  
Transfers between funds
 
      (2,488,578 )   (2,621,391 )   156,223     118,672     18,772     (176,078 )   109,276     161,047  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (4,697,688 )   (3,779,834 )   (3,133 )   (60,657 )   (31,876 )   (45,827 )   (108,271 )   (62,690 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (399,632 )   (447,645 )               (1,780 )   (52,967 )   (1,841 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (495,927 )   (431,905 )   (3,122 )   (22,229 )   20,125     (8,920 )   (10,008 )   (23,247 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (10,966 )   (49,358 )       (80 )       (4,205 )       (551 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (4,963,358 )   (5,064,681 )   (23,050 )   (14,705 )   (24,932 )   (28,676 )   (48,517 )   (43,638 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (26,086 )   (25,693 )   (576 )   (496 )   (116 )   (182 )   (21 )   (6 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (18,519 )   (20,923 )   (199 )   (5 )   (1,264 )   (899 )   (1,174 )   (829 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (333 )   198,038     (2 )   (10 )   42     63     5     (17 )
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (7,549,899 )   (6,348,596 )   142,763     48,818     1,717     (225,031 )   (51,571 )   82,610  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (1,854,966 )   2,783,630     214,130     110,157     151,959     (232,792 )   (74,656 )   211,277  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      77,760,634     74,977,004     521,407     411,250     773,985     1,006,777     1,025,117     813,840  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    75,905,668     77,760,634     735,537     521,407     925,944     773,985     950,461     1,025,117  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      2,038,686     2,249,770     33,192     30,358     50,634     65,614     58,134     53,318  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      310,137     382,150     15,813     13,796     14,803     12,809     18,982     22,592  
Units redeemed
 
      (544,981 )   (593,234 )   (6,917 )   (10,962 )   (16,007 )   (27,789 )   (21,876 )   (17,776 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      1,803,842     2,038,686     42,088     33,192     49,430     50,634     55,240     58,134  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
40
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NVITMltSec     NBTBal     NBTAFasc     NBTAGro  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    52,284     46,560     206     21     (597 )   (548 )   (119,531 )   (113,010 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (6,427 )   (2,420 )   19,145     3,433     1,696     8,663     1,433,027     944,961  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      12,993     2,462     515     565     (2,811 )   (5,402 )   2,424,218     1,330,092  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      73     2,816             757     2,187          
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      58,923     49,418     19,866     4,019     (955 )   4,900     3,737,714     2,162,043  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                                                      
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      63,723     53,050     4,349     3,565     4,581     4,812     1,065,617     1,023,355  
Transfers between funds
 
      207,016     470,478     210,694     (2,596 )   12,957     (6,498 )   (737,651 )   (11,964 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (38,063 )   (90,680 )   (10,182 )   (5,397 )   (2,522 )   (3,450 )   (1,100,321 )   (1,027,708 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (71,510 )                       (110,677 )   (132,006 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (5,525 )   9,444     (875 )   133     736     (18,866 )   (93,855 )   (155,030 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (245 )   (963 )                   (2,499 )   (13,235 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (52,941 )   (48,683 )   (4,377 )   (2,476 )   (6,398 )   (7,671 )   (967,453 )   (961,623 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (803 )   (906 )               (27 )   (3,093 )   (3,240 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (514 )   (590 )           (23 )   (27 )   (8,676 )   (7,445 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      2     (53 )   15     (22 )   6     (15 )   (1,105 )   93,964  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      101,140     391,097     199,624     (6,793 )   9,337     (31,742 )   (1,959,713 )   (1,194,932 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      160,063     440,515     219,490     (2,774 )   8,382     (26,842 )   1,778,001     967,111  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      1,468,158     1,027,643     40,835     43,609     91,819     118,661     17,638,101     16,670,990  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,628,221     1,468,158     260,325     40,835     100,201     91,819     19,416,102     17,638,101  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      102,380     74,450     2,232     2,306     6,150     8,286     700,290     754,106  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      36,901     45,808     14,956     873     3,155     1,826     75,423     151,002  
Units redeemed
 
      (30,369 )   (17,878 )   (988 )   (947 )   (2,631 )   (3,962 )   (163,035 )   (204,818 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      108,912     102,380     16,200     2,232     6,674     6,150     612,678     700,290  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
         
NBTAGuard
 
    NBTAInt     NBTAMCGrS     NBTAPart  
Investment activity:        
2007
 
   2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    (6,584)    1,512     5,289     (987 )   (4,448 )   (3,800 )   25,638     35,690  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      140,736    101,526     17,573     70,204     86,321     71,600     859,375     1,168,643  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (6,334)    130,653     (42,678 )   (8,136 )   57,288     (7,589 )   (1,353,429 )   (1,230,740 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
             27,077     2,236             2,788,543     2,986,619  
                                                  
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      127,818    233,691     7,261     63,317     139,161     60,211     2,320,127     2,960,212  
                                                  
Equity transactions:                     
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      67,700    78,174     17,755     27,950     24,807     28,300     1,450,430     1,479,060  
Transfers between funds
 
      (149,614)    49,637     179,999     (468,151 )   281,723     208,831     (730,913 )   (1,708,268 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (137,786)    (172,564 )   (41,955 )   (12,520 )   (69,861 )   (3,137 )   (988,140 )   (1,116,320 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (915)    (16,775 )               (257 )   (161,926 )   (147,455 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (19,180)    (17,230 )   (15,412 )   7,843     (18,683 )   (5,183 )   (153,328 )   (105,429 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (310)    (1,096 )                   (1,200 )   (22,631 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (70,162)    (77,522 )   (14,131 )   (7,484 )   (31,697 )   (25,823 )   (1,129,513 )   (1,175,888 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                    
MSP contracts
 
      (807)    (1,127 )   (248 )   (132 )   (8 )   (2 )   (14,282 )   (15,017 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1,092)    (1,333 )   (419 )   (305 )   (14 )   (102 )   (27,676 )   (25,482 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      241    36     (7 )   105     2     14     76     889  
                                                  
Net equity transactions
 
      (311,925)    (159,800 )   125,582     (452,694 )   186,269     202,641     (1,756,472 )   (2,836,541 )
                                                  
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (184,107)    73,891     132,843     (389,377 )   325,430     262,852     563,655     123,671  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      2,034,168    1,960,277     324,659     714,036     528,750     265,898     27,466,634     27,342,963  
                                                  
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,850,061    2,034,168     457,502     324,659     854,180     528,750     28,030,289     27,466,634  
                                                  
CHANGES IN UNITS:                     
Beginning units
 
      145,720    157,638     22,564     61,076     29,138     16,656     836,852     918,584  
                                                  
Units purchased
 
      23,780    23,931     14,938     14,675     17,593     18,384     141,796     150,485  
Units redeemed
 
      (45,822)    (35,849 )   (6,546 )   (53,187 )   (8,119 )   (5,902 )   (193,096 )   (232,217 )
                                                  
Ending units
 
      123,678    145,720     30,956     22,564     38,612     29,138     785,552     836,852  
                                                  
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          NBTARegS     NBTSocRes     OppBal     OppCapAp  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    619     80     (2,117 )   (1,336 )   260,773     205,776     (42,282 )   (30,793 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (291 )   3,920     36,060     6,609     24,650     41,678     947,717     894,643  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (9,805 )   (1,287 )   (5,060 )   34,903     (925,301 )   486,525     489,293     (18,989 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      11,358     9,918     1,612     3,663     1,074,036     650,195          
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      1,881     12,631     30,495     43,839     434,158     1,384,174     1,394,728     844,861  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      8,866     13,499     29,427     60,778     580,866     636,886     642,650     691,678  
Transfers between funds
 
      118,806     65,765     113,916     152,802     (336,046 )   (841,229 )   (1,299,921 )   (1,498,356 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (4,896 )   (5,026 )   (99,111 )   (16,680 )   (1,052,336 )   (781,266 )   (813,615 )   (1,100,399 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                      (196,189 )   (122,860 )   (51,775 )   (857 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (7,891 )   1,289     (25,983 )   17,583     (14,448 )   (27,076 )   (228 )   (111,248 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (86 )           (2,530 )   (6,059 )   (5,507 )   (16,789 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (8,400 )   (4,020 )   (15,500 )   (11,535 )   (573,966 )   (616,833 )   (505,197 )   (570,516 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (2 )       (111 )   (81 )   (8,257 )   (9,176 )   (4,398 )   (4,501 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (526 )   (538 )   (226 )   (170 )   (3,765 )   (3,632 )   (6,000 )   (6,059 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      6     42     8     34     72     13,967     (12 )   928  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      105,963     70,925     2,420     202,731     (1,606,599 )   (1,757,278 )   (2,044,003 )   (2,616,119 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      107,844     83,556     32,915     246,570     (1,172,441 )   (373,104 )   (649,275 )   (1,771,258 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      170,807     87,251     430,277     183,707     13,735,121     14,108,225     11,159,267     12,930,525  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    278,651     170,807     463,192     430,277     12,562,680     13,735,121     10,509,992     11,159,267  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      13,288     7,502     25,806     12,464     478,632     523,202     672,526     846,284  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      10,801     6,499     12,372     16,093     64,101     76,165     91,175     110,061  
Units redeemed
 
      (2,981 )   (713 )   (12,296 )   (2,751 )   (121,431 )   (120,735 )   (204,313 )   (283,819 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      21,108     13,288     25,882     25,806     421,302     478,632     559,388     672,526  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          OppBdFd     OppGlSec3     OppGlSec     OppHighInc3
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007         2006    
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    524,909     517,980     53,022     9,497     270,026     142,602     (302 )  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      74,104     (61,428 )   184,557     91,819     2,612,574     2,094,212     (80 )  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (188,237 )   59,204     (204,740 )   528,285     (2,586,681 )   1,394,466     (3,193 )  
Reinvested capital gains
 
              359,391     213,406     1,725,651     1,920,739        
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      410,776     515,756     392,230     843,007     2,021,570     5,552,019     (3,575 )  
                                                 
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      510,870     625,793     1,369,384     1,677,980     640     44,188     17,626    
Transfers between funds
 
      (49,592 )   86,471     413,420     1,648,556     (1,846,255 )   (1,513,966 )   90,873    
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (911,939 )   (459,829 )   (752,642 )   (440,872 )   (2,146,176 )   (2,151,334 )   (1,596 )  
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (39,203 )   (29,886 )   (41,749 )   (6,803 )   (218,520 )   (211,952 )      
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (76,963 )   (35,645 )   386,022     309,643     (467,073 )   (704,823 )   1,312    
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (1,752 )   (8,577 )   (426 )   (2,417 )   (2,237 )   (20,300 )      
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (456,084 )   (492,130 )   (371,984 )   (257,243 )   (1,051,117 )   (1,210,228 )   (1,755 )  
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (6,943 )   (7,449 )   (2,706 )   (2,048 )   (14,632 )   (14,159 )      
LSFP contracts
 
      (6,684 )   (6,411 )   (2,911 )   (1,984 )   (10,982 )   (12,028 )      
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (91 )   9,216     17     10     207     2,798     33    
                                                 
Net equity transactions
 
      (1,038,381 )   (318,447 )   996,425     2,924,822     (5,756,145 )   (5,791,804 )   106,493    
                                                 
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (627,605 )   197,309     1,388,655     3,767,829     (3,734,575 )   (239,785 )   102,918    
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      11,451,238     11,253,929     6,742,484     2,974,655     35,853,755     36,093,540        
                                                 
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    10,823,633     11,451,238     8,131,139     6,742,484     32,119,180     35,853,755     102,918    
                                                 
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      477,286     494,198     479,820     247,696     902,632     1,029,012        
                                                 
Units purchased
 
      72,782     156,167     235,329     285,602     112,831     158,662     10,961    
Units redeemed
 
      (114,992 )   (173,079 )   (168,529 )   (53,478 )   (238,077 )   (285,042 )   (267 )  
                                                 
Ending units
 
      435,076     477,286     546,620     479,820     777,386     902,632     10,694    
                                                 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          OppHighInc     OppMStSCap     OppMSt     OppMidCap  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    41,814     40,309     (3,165 )   (4,855 )   11,022     11,780     (9,076 )   (12,067 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (6,938 )   (5,076 )   8,054     102,276     178,260     72,433     116,295     125,208  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (38,746 )   17,994     (76,840 )   (29,831 )   (99,839 )   185,311     (10,721 )   (71,606 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
              45,630     25,550                  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (3,870 )   53,227     (26,321 )   93,140     89,443     269,524     96,498     41,535  
                                                   
Equity transactions:                    
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      12,695     35,573     63,584     90,956     99,392     95,216     102,708     128,202  
Transfers between funds
 
      (191,521 )   113,167     131,907     398,737     (220,379 )   392,275     (301,045 )   (251,389 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (14,172 )   (66,566 )   (37,735 )   (31,182 )   (210,786 )   (44,398 )   (59,970 )   (153,575 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                      (55,034 )   (79,297 )   (20,699 )   (12,151 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (1,099 )   (22,757 )   (23,689 )   (11,558 )   (58,836 )   (73,454 )   (30,598 )   918  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (87 )   (439 )       (787 )   (239 )   (148 )   (88 )   (1,752 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (22,982 )   (22,996 )   (46,893 )   (38,278 )   (83,795 )   (79,006 )   (85,091 )   (107,289 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (648 )   (717 )   (221 )   (128 )   (2,795 )   (2,757 )   (602 )   (483 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (457 )   (398 )   (707 )   (225 )   (1,177 )   (1,103 )   (270 )   (420 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      49     (64 )   (52 )   3     34     98     5     317  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (218,222 )   34,803     86,194     407,538     (533,615 )   207,426     (395,650 )   (397,622 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (222,092 )   88,030     59,873     500,678     (444,172 )   476,950     (299,152 )   (356,087 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      664,225     576,195     1,133,028     632,350     2,405,945     1,928,995     1,578,859     1,934,946  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    442,133     664,225     1,192,901     1,133,028     1,961,773     2,405,945     1,279,707     1,578,859  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:                    
Beginning units
 
      49,608     46,888     55,332     35,404     222,728     205,266     245,818     308,834  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      2,774     12,764     18,569     29,626     27,285     87,812     33,623     57,133  
Units redeemed
 
      (19,254 )   (10,044 )   (14,817 )   (9,698 )   (75,837 )   (70,350 )   (91,865 )   (120,149 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      33,128     49,608     59,084     55,332     174,176     222,728     187,576     245,818  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
45
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          PVTGroInc     PVTIntlEq     PVTVoygr     TRoeBlChip2  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    810     707     9,735     (684 )   (267 )   (251 )   (1,850 )   (770 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (91 )   9,397     20,299     29,844     3,423     3,324     62,166     7,612  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (25,028 )   6,494     (53,099 )   37,078     917     1,141     (20,940 )   23,688  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      17,302     2,275     54,130                      
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (7,007 )   18,873     31,065     66,238     4,073     4,214     39,376     30,530  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      4,826     5,428     20,459     30,702     2,398     2,383     30,729     18,007  
Transfers between funds
 
      2,777     30,462     129,508     (23,641 )   (9,237 )   (27,059 )   314,976     136,078  
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (1,062 )   (35,269 )   (19,739 )   (10,603 )   (882 )       (35,013 )   (54,370 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
              (4,534 )                    
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (2,759 )   (2,775 )   (4,912 )   (1,039 )   881     (482 )   (20,696 )   121  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (411 )                        
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (6,397 )   (12,309 )   (17,929 )   (11,802 )   (4,277 )   (4,925 )   (15,562 )   (15,811 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
              (1 )   (10 )   (213 )   (196 )   (429 )   (256 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (1 )   (114 )   (157 )   (26 )   (76 )   (100 )       (111 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      11     (29 )   (51 )   28     (5 )   10     32     13  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (2,605 )   (15,017 )   102,644     (16,391 )   (11,411 )   (30,369 )   274,037     83,671  
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (9,612 )   3,856     133,709     49,847     (7,338 )   (26,155 )   313,413     114,201  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      115,838     111,982     370,460     320,613     80,963     107,118     356,290     242,089  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    106,226     115,838     504,169     370,460     73,625     80,963     669,703     356,290  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      7,034     7,844     17,808     19,614     5,916     8,234     29,062     21,492  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      1,122     4,968     10,147     8,618     357     391     30,196     21,990  
Units redeemed
 
      (1,258 )   (5,778 )   (5,559 )   (10,424 )   (1,173 )   (2,709 )   (10,488 )   (14,420 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      6,898     7,034     22,396     17,808     5,100     5,916     48,770     29,062  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          TRowEqInc2     TRowLtdTBd2     DrySRGro     VEWrldBd  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $    14,679     6,599     7,912     1,528     (10,435 )   (49,304 )   148,549     230,704  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      56,339     1,102     2,139     (54 )   (283,858 )   (435,841 )   (62,582 )   (64,415 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (144,478 )   82,943     2,506     312     885,971     1,181,954     154,431     (4,075 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      90,216     30,539                          
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      16,756     121,183     12,557     1,786     591,678     696,809     240,398     162,214  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      79,115     94,354     2,271     1,316     749,177     833,043     149,050     150,914  
Transfers between funds
 
      270,046     789,443     327,843     26,415     (310,224 )   (428,466 )   300,154     (71,300 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (40,851 )   (3,239 )       (514 )   (592,352 )   (736,233 )   (135,076 )   (505,868 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
                      (43,342 )   (64,260 )   (24,930 )   (1,420 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (42,121 )   (5,594 )   1,772     (97 )   (18,488 )   145,274     (8,828 )   139,390  
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
          (183 )           (1,368 )   (7,417 )   (332 )   (2,160 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (56,704 )   (31,449 )   (9,448 )   (1,420 )   (542,630 )   (570,614 )   (122,647 )   (133,845 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (207 )   (49 )   (102 )       (2,229 )   (2,468 )   (1,432 )   (1,176 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (669 )   (333 )   (17 )       (2,817 )   (2,992 )   (381 )   (454 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      11     58     59     (21 )   (26 )   1,201     38     2,192  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      208,620     843,008     322,378     25,679     (764,299 )   (832,932 )   155,616     (423,727 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      225,376     964,191     334,935     27,465     (172,621 )   (136,123 )   396,014     (261,513 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      1,289,316     325,125     62,012     34,547     8,657,082     8,793,205     2,844,471     3,105,984  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $    1,514,692     1,289,316     396,947     62,012     8,484,461     8,657,082     3,240,485     2,844,471  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      103,122     30,698     5,960     3,428     362,908     398,460     144,434     167,104  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      35,155     77,295     34,604     2,763     84,968     86,163     38,401     24,635  
Units redeemed
 
      (20,135 )   (4,871 )   (4,308 )   (231 )   (117,362 )   (121,715 )   (30,405 )   (47,305 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      118,142     103,122     36,256     5,960     330,514     362,908     152,430     144,434  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          VEWrldEMkt     VEWrldHAs     VKUCorPlus     VKUEmMkt  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      (16,974 )   1,284     (64,105 )   (65,291 )   10,008     11,934     172,810     183,241  
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      1,638,688     1,637,462     1,703,160     2,448,894     2,549     (4,884 )   (41,585 )   48,041  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      82,871     639,534     1,644,501     (885,664 )   8,225     277     (66,085 )   (46,208 )
Reinvested capital gains
 
      2,156,585     939,523     1,473,529     642,387         1,911     78,893     42,664  
                                                   
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      3,861,170     3,217,803     4,757,085     2,140,326     20,782     9,238     144,033     227,738  
                                                   
Equity transactions:
 
                   
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      406,654     468,520     375,964     932,089     12,085     8,687     79,438     95,715  
Transfers between funds
 
      (351,722 )   (72,994 )   857,604     (496,466 )   250,442     51,665     (167,106 )   (232,754 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (539,830 )   (645,512 )   (742,511 )   (1,134,179 )   (32,927 )   (84,046 )   (66,100 )   (142,002 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (34,771 )   (289,173 )   (9,881 )   (164,468 )           (10,830 )   (9,746 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (109,248 )   (765 )   (175,768 )   (189,311 )   (11,075 )   8,821     (14,311 )   (14,640 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (741 )   (5,179 )   (389 )   (4,653 )       (328 )       (1,416 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (375,189 )   (326,146 )   (411,823 )   (406,102 )   (18,481 )   (16,071 )   (87,068 )   (97,504 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
                   
MSP contracts
 
      (5,985 )   (4,313 )   (8,046 )   (6,868 )   (97 )   (79 )   (881 )   (1,080 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (9,420 )   (7,724 )   (3,194 )   (3,074 )   (74 )   (61 )   (3,737 )   (4,327 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      279     513     1,154     (11,966 )   28     36     9     253  
                                                   
Net equity transactions
 
      (1,019,973 )   (882,773 )   (116,890 )   (1,484,998 )   199,901     (31,376 )   (270,586 )   (407,501 )
                                                   
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      2,841,197     2,335,030     4,640,195     655,328     220,683     (22,138 )   (126,553 )   (179,763 )
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      11,285,298     8,950,268     11,110,432     10,455,104     341,760     363,898     2,481,886     2,661,649  
                                                   
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      14,126,495     11,285,298     15,750,627     11,110,432     562,443     341,760     2,355,333     2,481,886  
                                                   
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
                   
Beginning units
 
      508,528     562,354     304,462     347,218     30,284     33,292     120,794     143,840  
                                                   
Units purchased
 
      102,968     98,786     58,662     56,622     26,797     10,102     30,254     31,041  
Units redeemed
 
      (148,818 )   (152,612 )   (58,104 )   (99,378 )   (9,693 )   (13,110 )   (41,962 )   (54,087 )
                                                   
Ending units
 
      462,678     508,528     305,020     304,462     47,388     30,284     109,086     120,794  
                                                   
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS’ EQUITY, Continued
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
          VKUUSRE     WFVDisc     WFVOpp  
Investment activity:         2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net investment income (loss)
 
   $      115,313     100,766     (51,938 )   (50,456 )   573     (215,703 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
      3,939,107     1,979,110     646,495     369,770     93,211     55  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
      (9,669,937 )   3,692,843     1,097,061     714,074     (2,882,045 )   263,654  
Reinvested capital gains
 
      1,981,393     1,496,337             4,826,981     3,582,720  
                                       
Net increase (decrease) in contract owners’ equity resulting from operations
 
      (3,634,124 )   7,269,056     1,691,618     1,033,388     2,038,720     3,630,726  
                                       
Equity transactions:
 
               
Purchase payments received from contract owners (note 6)
 
      747,226     915,299     326,377     374,181     1,400,462     1,611,457  
Transfers between funds
 
      (5,815,128 )   987,861     (247,675 )   (33,725 )   (1,163,843 )   (1,406,170 )
Surrenders (note 6)
 
      (1,087,998 )   (1,291,997 )   (573,020 )   (628,573 )   (2,863,802 )   (1,992,977 )
Death benefits (note 4)
 
      (45,939 )   (99,378 )   (3,839 )   (8,451 )   (232,086 )   (113,092 )
Net policy repayments (loans) (note 5)
 
      (145,577 )   (165,156 )   (28,890 )   (29,981 )   3,830     (27,911 )
Deductions for surrender charges (note 2d)
 
      (2,184 )   (16,388 )   (354 )   (1,140 )   (2,618 )   (13,532 )
Redemptions to pay cost of insurance charges and administration charges (notes 2b and 2c)
 
      (793,076 )   (830,874 )   (316,893 )   (322,344 )   (1,383,823 )   (1,464,476 )
Asset charges (note 3):
 
               
MSP contracts
 
      (9,033 )   (9,590 )   (2,827 )   (2,219 )   (8,032 )   (7,783 )
LSFP contracts
 
      (10,311 )   (10,154 )   (633 )   (870 )   (7,683 )   (7,925 )
Adjustments to maintain reserves
 
      (241 )   317     191     970     11,453     3,144  
                                       
Net equity transactions
 
      (7,162,261 )   (520,060 )   (847,563 )   (652,152 )   (4,246,142 )   (3,419,265 )
                                       
Net change in contract owners’ equity
 
      (10,796,385 )   6,748,996     844,055     381,236     (2,207,422 )   211,461  
Contract owners’ equity beginning of period
 
      26,868,542     20,119,546     8,177,366     7,796,130     33,782,998     33,571,537  
                                       
Contract owners’ equity end of period
 
   $      16,072,157     26,868,542     9,021,421     8,177,366     31,575,576     33,782,998  
                                       
CHANGES IN UNITS:
 
               
Beginning units
 
      473,108     482,116     240,618     263,596     746,196     831,198  
                                       
Units purchased
 
      37,574     107,910     31,233     68,246     87,677     146,683  
Units redeemed
 
      (175,324 )   (116,918 )   (52,539 )   (91,224 )   (173,225 )   (231,685 )
                                       
Ending units
 
      335,358     473,108     219,312     240,618     660,648     746,196  
                                       
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
 
 
(1) Background and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
 
  (a) Organization and Nature of Operations
The Nationwide VLI Separate Account-2 (the Account) was established pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Nationwide Life Insurance Company (the Company) on May 7, 1987. The Account is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
The Company offers Single Premium, Modified Single Premium, Flexible Premium and Last Survivor Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies through the Account. The primary distribution for the contracts is through the brokerage community; however, other distributors may be utilized.
 
 
 
  (b) The Contracts
Prior to December 31, 1990, only contracts without a front-end sales charge, but with a contingent deferred sales charge and certain other fees, were offered for purchase. Beginning December 31, 1990, contracts with a front-end sales charge, a contingent deferred sales charge and certain other fees, are offered for purchase. See note 2 for a discussion of policy charges and note 3 for asset charges.
 
Contract owners may invest in the following:
 
Portfolios of the AIM Variable Insurance Funds (AIM VIF);
 
AIM VIF – Basic Value Fund – Series I (AIMBValue)
 
AIM VIF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Series I (AIMCapAp)
 
AIM VIF – Capital Development Fund – Series I (AIMCapDev)
 
Portfolios of the AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (AllianceBernstein VPS);
 
AllianceBernstein VPS – Growth and Income Portfolio – Class A (AlVGrIncA)
 
AllianceBernstein VPS – Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class A (AlVSmMdCpA)
 
Portfolios of the American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. (American Century VP);
 
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I (ACVPBal)
 
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I (ACVPCapAp)
 
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I (ACVPIncGr)
 
American Century VP – Inflation Protection Fund – Class II (ACVPInflPro2)
 
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I (ACVPInt)
 
American Century VP – International Fund – Class III (ACVPInt3)
 
American Century VP – Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I (ACVPMdCpV)
 
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I (ACVPUltra)
 
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I (ACVPVal)
 
American Century VP – VistaSM Fund – Class I (ACVPVista1)
 
Portfolios of the Credit Suisse Trust;
 
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio (CSTGlobSmCp)
 
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio (CSTIntFoc)
 
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio (CSTSmCapGr)
 
Portfolios of the Dreyfus Investment Portfolios (Dreyfus IP);
 
Dreyfus IP – European Equity Portfolio (DryIPEuroEq)*
 
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares (DryIPSmCap)
 
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares (DryStkIx)
 
Portfolios of the Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund (Dreyfus VIF);
 
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVApp)
 
Dreyfus VIF – Developing Leaders Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVDevLd)
 
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares (DryVGroInc)
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
Portfolios of the Federated Insurance Series (Federated IS);
 
Federated IS – American Leaders Fund II – Primary Shares (FedAmLead)
 
Federated IS – Capital Appreciation Fund II – Primary Shares (FedCapAp)
 
Federated IS – Market Opportunity Fund II – Service Shares (FedMrkOp)
 
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares (FedQualBd)
 
Portfolios of the Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund (Fidelity® VIP);
 
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPEI)
 
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPGr)
 
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPHI)
 
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class R (FidVIPHIR)
 
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPOv)
 
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Service Class R (FidVIPOvSR)
 
Portfolios of the Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund II (Fidelity® VIP II);
 
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPAM)
 
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPCon)
 
Fidelity® VIP II – Investment Grade Bond Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPIGBdS)
 
Portfolios of the Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund III (Fidelity® VIP III);
 
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class (FidVIPGrOp)
 
Fidelity® VIP III – Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPMCapS)
 
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPVaIS)
 
Portfolios of the Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (Fidelity® VIP IV);
 
Fidelity® VIP IV – Energy Portfolio – Service Class 2 (FidVIPEnergyS2)
 
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree10S)
 
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree20S)
 
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio – Service Class (FidVIPFree30S)
 
Portfolios of the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Franklin Templeton VIP);
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPDevMrk3)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPForSec)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPForSec3)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Global Income Securities Fund – Class 3 (FrVIPGlInc3)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Income Securities Fund – Class 2 (FrVIPIncSec2)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPRisDiv)
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 1 (FrVIPSCapV1)
 
Portfolios of the Janus Aspen Series;
 
Janus Aspen Series – Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspBal)
 
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspForty)
 
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspGlTechS)
 
Janus Aspen Series – INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspRMgCore)
 
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service II Shares (JAspIntGroS2)
 
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares (JAspIntGroS)
 
Portfolio of the Lehman Brothers Advisers Management Trust (Lehman Brothers AMT);
 
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
(formerly Neuberger Berman AMT – Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio – Class I) (LBTShrtDBd)
 
Portfolios of the MFS Variable Insurance Trust (MFS VIT);
 
MFS VIT – Investors Growth Stock Series – Initial Class (MFSInvGrSt)
 
MFS VIT – Value Series – Initial Class (MFSValue)
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
Portfolios of the Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (Nationwide VIT) (formerly Gartmore GVIT);
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Asset Allocation Fund – Class II (NVITAstAll2)
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Bond Fund – Class II (NVITBnd2)
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Global Growth Fund – Class II (NVITGlobGr2)
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth – Income Fund – Class II (NVITGroInc2)
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth Fund – Class II (NVITGrowth2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class I (NVITFHiInc)
 
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III (NVITFHiInc3)
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I (NVITEmMrkts)
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class III (NVITEmMrkts3)
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I (NVITGlUtl)
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I (NVITIntGro)
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I (NVITGlFin)
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I (NVITGlHlth)
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class III (NVITGlHlth3)
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I (NVITGlTech)
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class III (NVITGlTech3)
 
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I (NVITGvtBd)
 
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I (NVITGrowth)
 
Nationwide VIT – International Index Fund – Class VI (NVITIntIdx6)
 
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class I (NVITIntValI)
 
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class III (NVITIntVal3)
 
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II (NVITIDAgg2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II (NVITIDCon2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II (NVITIDMod2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II (NVITIDModAg2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II (NVITIDModCon2)
 
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I (NVITMdCpGr)
 
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I (NVITMidCap)
 
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I (NVITMyMkt)
 
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I) (NVITSmCapGr)
 
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Value Fund – Class I) (NVITSmCapVal)
 
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
(formerly Gartmore GVIT – Small Company Fund – Class I) (NVITSmComp)
 
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I (NVITNWFund)
 
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I (NVITNWLead)
 
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I (NVITUSGro)
 
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Comstock Value Fund – Class I (NVITVKVal)
 
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I (NVITMltSec)
 
Portfolios of the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (Neuberger Berman AMT);
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Balanced Portfolio – I Class Shares (NBTBal)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Fasciano Portfolio – S Class Shares (NBTAFasc)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio – Class I (NBTAGro)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares (NBTAGuard)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – International Portfolio – Class S (NBTAInt)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Class S (NBTAMCGrS)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio – Class I (NBTAPart)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Regency Portfolio – Class S (NBTARegS)
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I (NBTSocRes)
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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Portfolios of the Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds (Oppenheimer VAF);
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppBal)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppCapAp)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppBdFd)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Class 3 (OppGlSec3)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppGlSec)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Class 3 (OppHighInc3)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppHighInc)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street Small Cap Fund®– Non-Service Shares (OppMStSCap)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares (OppMSt)
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares (OppMidCap)
 
Portfolios of the Putnam Variable Trust (Putnam VT);
 
Putnam VT – Growth and Income Fund – IB Shares (PVTGroInc)
 
Putnam VT – International Equity Fund – IB Shares (PVTIntlEq)
 
Putnam VT – Voyager Fund – IB Shares (PVTVoygr)
 
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. – Strong International Stock Fund II (StVIFIntStk2)*
 
Portfolios T. Rowe Price;
 
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio – II (TRoeBlChip2)
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio – II (TRowEqInc2)
 
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio – Class II (TRowLtdTBd2)
 
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares (DrySRGro)
 
Turner GVIT Growth Focus Fund – Class I (TurnGrowth)*
 
Portfolios of the Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust;
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldBd)
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldEMkt)
 
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class (VEWrldHAs)
 
Portfolio of the Van Kampen Life Investment Trust (Van Kampen LIT);
 
Van Kampen LIT – Morgan Stanley Real Estate Securities Fund (VKLRealEst)*
 
Portfolios of the Van Kampen – The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. (Van Kampen UIF);
 
Van Kampen UIF – Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio – Class I (VKUCorPlus)
 
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I (VKUEmMkt)
 
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I (VKUUSRE)
 
Portfolios of the Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust FundsSM (Wells Fargo AVT);
 
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM (WFVDisc)
 
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM (WFVOpp)
 
At December 31, 2007, contract owners were invested in all of the above funds, except for those indicated with an asterisk (*). The contract owners’ equity is affected by the investment results of each fund, equity transactions by contract owners and certain contract expenses (see notes 2 and 3). 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.
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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A purchase payment could be presented as a negative equity transaction in the Statements of Changes in Contract Owners’ Equity if a prior period purchase payment is refunded to a contract owner due to a contract cancellation during the free look period, and/or if a gain is realized by the contract owner during the free look period.
 
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 on the closing net asset value per share at December 31, 2007 of such funds, which value their investment securities at fair value. Fund purchases and sales are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). The cost of investments sold is determined on a First in – First out basis, 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 provisions of 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.
 
 
 
  (f)
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.
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
(2) Policy Charges
 
 
  (a)
Deductions from Premiums
 
For single premium and modified single premium contracts, no deduction is made from any premium at the time of payment. On multiple payment contracts the Company deducts a charge for state premium taxes equal to 2.5% of all premiums received to cover the payment of these premium taxes. The Company also deducts a sales load from each premium payment received not to exceed 3.5% of each premium payment. For flexible premium contracts, the sales load is reduced to 1.5% on any portion of the annual premium paid in excess of the annual break point premium.
 
On last survivor flexible premium contracts, the Company deducts a charge for state premium taxes equal to 3.5% of all premiums received to cover the payment of these premium taxes. The Company also deducts a sales load from each premium payment received not to exceed 5% of each premium payment during the first ten years and 1.5% of each premium payment thereafter.
 
The Company may at its sole discretion reduce this sales loading.
 
For the periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, total front-end sales charge deductions were $3,025,837 and $3,219,241, respectively.
 
 
 
  (b)
Cost of Insurance
 
A cost of insurance charge is assessed monthly against each contract by liquidating units. The amount of the charge varies widely and is based upon age, sex, rate class and net amount at risk (death benefit less total contract value).
 
For last survivor flexible premium contracts, the monthly cost of insurance is determined in a manner that reflects the anticipated mortality of the two insureds and the fact that the death benefit is not payable until the death of the second insured policyholder.
 
 
 
  (c)
Administrative Charges
 
An administrative charge is assessed against each contract to recover policy maintenance, accounting, record keeping and other administrative expenses and is assessed against each contract by liquidating units.
 
For single premium contracts, the Company deducts an annual administrative charge which is determined as follows:
 
Contracts issued prior to April 16, 1990:
 
Purchase payments totalling less than $25,000 – $10/month
 
Purchase payments totalling $25,000 or more – none
 
Contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990:
 
Purchase payments totalling less than $25,000 – $90/year ($65/year in New York)
 
Purchase payments totalling $25,000 or more – $50/year
 
For multiple payment contracts, the Company currently deducts a monthly administrative charge of $5 (not to exceed $7.50 per month).
 
For flexible premium contracts, the Company currently deducts a monthly administrative charge of $12.50 during the first policy year. For all subsequent years, a monthly administrative charge is deducted (currently $5 per month not to exceed $7.50). Additionally, the Company deducts an increase charge when the policy’s specified amount is increased. The charge is equal $2.04 per year per $1,000 of the specified amount increase.
 
For modified single premium contracts, the monthly charge is equal to an annualized rate of 0.30% multiplied by the policy’s cash value to cover administrative, premium tax and deferred acquisition costs. For policy years 11 and later, this monthly charge is reduced to an annualized rate of 0.15% of the policy’s cash value. The monthly charge is subject to a $10 minimum.
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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For last survivor flexible premium contracts, the Company deducts a monthly administrative charge equal to the sum of the per policy charge and the per $1,000 basic coverage charge. For policy years one through ten the per policy charge is $10. Additionally, there is a $0.04 per $1,000 basic coverage charge (not less than $20 or more than $80 per policy per year). For policy years eleven and after, the per policy charge is $5. Additionally, there is a $0.02 per $1,000 basic coverage charge (not less than $10 or more than $40 per policy per year).
 
 
 
  (d)
Surrender Charges
 
Policy surrenders result in a withdrawal of contract value from the Account and payment of the surrender proceeds to the policy owner or designee. The surrender proceeds consist of the contract value, less any outstanding policy loans, and less a surrender charge, if applicable. The charge is determined according to contract type.
 
For single premium contracts, the charge is a percentage of the original purchase payment. For single premium contracts issued prior to April 16, 1990, the charge is 8% in the first year and declines a specified amount each year. After the ninth year, the charge is 0%. For single premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990, the charge is 8.5% in the first year, and declines a specified amount each year. After the ninth year, the charge is 0%. However, if a policy’s specified amount increases, the amount of the increase will have a nine-year surrender charge period.
 
For multiple payment contracts, last survivor flexible premium contract and flexible premium contracts, the amount charged is based upon a specified percentage of the initial specified amount and varies by issue age, sex and rate class. The charge is reduced at certain time intervals, and declines a specified amount each year. After the ninth year for flexible premium contracts and after the tenth year for multiple payment and last survivor contracts, the charge is 0%. However, if a policy’s specified amount increases, the amount of the increase will have the same nine-year surrender charge period.
 
For modified single premium contracts, the amount charged is based on a percentage of the original premium payment. The charge is 10% of the initial premium payment and declines a specified amount each year to 0% after the end of the ninth year.
 
The Company may waive the surrender charge for certain contracts in which the sales expenses normally associated with the distribution of a contract are not incurred.
 
 
 
(3)
Asset Charges
 
For single premium contracts, the Company deducts a mortality and expense risk charge from the contract to cover mortality and expense risk charges related to operations, and to recover policy maintenance and premium tax charges. For contracts issued prior to April 16, 1990, the charge is equal to an annualized rate of 0.95% during the first ten policy years, and 0.50% thereafter. For single premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990, the charge is equal to an annualized rate of 1.30% during the first ten policy years, and 1.00% thereafter. The charge is assessed through the daily unit value calculation and is reflected in the table below.
 
For multiple payment contracts, the Company deducts a mortality and expense risk charge equal to an annualized rate of 0.80%. The charge is assessed through the daily unit value calculation and is reflected in the table below.
 
For modified single premium contracts (MSP), the Company deducts an annualized rate of 0.90% charged against the cash value in the Variable Account. This charge is assessed monthly against each contract by liquidating units.
 
For flexible premium contracts and last survivor flexible premium contracts (LSFP), the Company deducts an annualized rate of 0.80% in policy years one through ten. This charge is assessed monthly by liquidating units. In policy years eleven and after, the charge will continue to be deducted, but may be reduced for policies at specified asset levels.
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
The following table provides mortality and expense risk charges by contract type for the period ended December 31, 2007:
 
 
 
     Total    AIMBValue    AIMCapAp    AIMCapDev    AlVGrIncA
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 766,441            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     5,130            
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     5,223,443    6,372    853    2,516    4,820
                          
Total
 
   $ 5,995,014    6,372    853    2,516    4,820
                          
     AlVSmMdCpA    ACVPBal    ACVPCapAp    ACVPIncGr    ACVPInflPro2
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    5,465    20,312    2,205   
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
           130      
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     8,035    25,321    93,479    17,071    4,204
                          
Total
 
   $ 8,035    30,786    113,921    19,276    4,204
                          
     ACVPInt    ACVPInt3    ACVPMdCpV    ACVPUltra    ACVPVal
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 9,227          147    16,392
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     12            
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     49,491    14,767    7,231    3,042    64,302
                          
Total
 
   $ 58,730    14,767    7,231    3,189    80,694
                          
     ACVPVista1    CSTGlobSmCp    CSTIntFoc    CSTSmCapGr    DryIPSmCap
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    601    4,828    5,517    3,085
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     3,330    4,419    37,580    57,678    7,842
                          
Total
 
   $ 3,330    5,020    42,408    63,195    10,927
                          
     DryStkIx    DryVApp    DryVDevLd    DryVGroInc    FedAmLead
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 43,018    9,871       2,241   
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     207            
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     388,429    25,824    1,582    10,721    983
                          
Total
 
   $ 431,654    35,695    1,582    12,962    983
                          
     FedCapAp    FedMrkOp    FedQualBd    FidVIPEI    FidVIPGr
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $       3,543    74,683    64,200
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
              870    823
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     85    14    4,640    400,122    460,901
                          
Total
 
   $ 85    14    8,183    475,675    525,924
                          
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     FidVIPHI    FidVIPHIR    FidVIPOv    FidVIPOvSR    FidVIPAM
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 19,457       23,905       27,939
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     277       381       208
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     82,601    3,886    77,419    29,910    99,460
                          
Total
 
   $ 102,335    3,886    101,705    29,910    127,607
                          
     FidVIPCon    FidVIPIGBdS    FidVIPGrOp    FidVIPMCapS    FidVIPVaIS
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 52,504       1,050       2,340
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
           74      
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     378,116    18,055    25,755    58,040    7,178
                          
Total
 
   $ 430,620    18,055    26,879    58,040    9,518
                          
     FidVIPEnergyS2    FidVIPFree10S    FidVIPFree20S    FidVIPFree30S    FrVIPDevMrk3
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     26,992    1,763    3,367    2,958    12,523
                          
Total
 
   $ 26,992    1,763    3,367    2,958    12,523
                          
     FrVIPForSec    FrVIPForSec3    FrVIPGlInc3    FrVIPIncSec2    FrVIPRisDiv
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     5,522    10,242    5,069    4,516    24,928
                          
Total
 
   $ 5,522    10,242    5,069    4,516    24,928
                          
     FrVIPSCapV1    JAspBal    JAspForty    JAspGlTechS    JAspRMgCore
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $       1,374    922   
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     20,959    1,304    16,735    5,718    1,150
                          
Total
 
   $ 20,959    1,304    18,109    6,640    1,150
                          
     JAspIntGroS2    JAspIntGroS    LBTShrtDBd    MFSInvGrSt    MFSValue
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    12,418    6,716      
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
           95      
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     28,961    17,956    14,142    1,562    6,638
                          
Total
 
   $ 28,961    30,374    20,953    1,562    6,638
                          
     NVITAstAll2    NVITBnd2    NVITGlobGr2    NVITGroInc2    NVITGrowth2
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     3,347    3,107    6,622    315    6,992
                          
Total
 
   $ 3,347    3,107    6,622    315    6,992
                          
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     NVITFHiInc    NVITFHiInc3    NVITEmMrkts    NVITEmMrkts3    NVITGlUtl
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $       10,890       6,392
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     968    3,404    9,773    26,290    9,631
                          
Total
 
   $ 968    3,404    20,663    26,290    16,023
                          
     NVITIntGro    NVITGlFin    NVITGlHlth    NVITGlHlth3    NVITGlTech
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 9,160    1,144    2,327       1,166
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     9,086    4,557    891    2,447    2,365
                          
Total
 
   $ 18,246    5,701    3,218    2,447    3,531
                          
     NVITGlTech3   
NVITGvtBd
 
   NVITGrowth    NVITIntIdx6    NVITIntValI
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    19,515    3,470      
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
        182         
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     2,437    47,227    109,539    1,251    4,379
                          
Total
 
   $ 2,437    66,924    113,009    1,251    4,379
                          
     NVITIntVal3    NVITIDAgg2    NVITIDCon2    NVITIDMod2    NVITIDModAg2
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    50    701    6,199    4,485
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     12,359    24,867    3,180    34,458    41,524
                          
Total
 
   $ 12,359    24,917    3,881    40,657    46,009
                          
     NVITIDModCon2    NVITMdCpGr    NVITMidCap    NVITMyMkt    NVITSmCapGr
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 6,338    1,938    6,501    51,327    1,955
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
           8    489    16
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     12,311    6,781    34,224    121,727    7,001
                          
Total
 
   $ 18,649    8,719    40,733    173,543    8,972
                          
     NVITSmCapVal    NVITSmComp    NVITNWFund    NVITNWLead    NVITUSGro
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 10,100    7,600    19,131    262    970
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     201    142    148      
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     48,440    159,416    485,952    3,435    3,236
                          
Total
 
   $ 58,741    167,158    505,231    3,697    4,206
                          
     NVITVKVal    NVITMltSec    NBTBal    NBTAFasc    NBTAGro
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    2,278          14,434
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                 499
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     5,382    6,607    540    597    104,598
                          
Total
 
   $ 5,382    8,885    540    597    119,531
                          
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     NBTAGuard    NBTAInt    NBTAMCGrS    NBTAPart    NBTARegS
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 826          14,087   
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     10,851    2,278    4,448    138,474    1,132
                          
Total
 
   $ 11,677    2,278    4,448    152,561    1,132
                          
     NBTSocRes    OppBal    OppCapAp    OppBdFd    OppGlSec3
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $    18,469    7,398    7,406   
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     2,546    64,185    60,272    52,668    45,691
                          
Total
 
   $ 2,546    82,654    67,670    60,074    45,691
                          
     OppGlSec    OppHighInc3    OppHighInc    OppMStSCap    OppMSt
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 25,870             819
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     178,829    302    3,667    7,444    9,307
                          
Total
 
   $ 204,699    302    3,667    7,444    10,126
                          
     OppMidCap    PVTGroInc    PVTIntlEq    PVTVoygr    TRoeBlChip2
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 1,016            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
                
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     8,060    696    2,769    267    2,417
                          
Total
 
   $ 9,076    696    2,769    267    2,417
                          
     TRowEqInc2    TRowLtdTBd2    DrySRGro    VEWrldBd    VEWrldEMkt
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $       1,652    7,038    12,353
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
              118   
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     8,475    1,139    54,467    11,797    59,218
                          
Total
 
   $ 8,475    1,139    56,119    18,953    71,571
                          
     VEWrldHAs    VKUCorPlus    VKUEmMkt    VKUUSRE    WFVDisc
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 22,405       1,267    17,289    4,746
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
           118      
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     56,805    2,365    10,448    121,123    47,192
                          
Total
 
   $ 79,210    2,365    11,833    138,412    51,938
                          
     WFVOpp                    
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16,1990
 
   $ 21,507            
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
     132            
Multiple Payment and Flexible Premium contracts
 
     183,769            
                  
Total
 
   $ 205,408            
                  
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
(4) Death Benefits
Death benefit proceeds result in a redemption of the contract value from the Account and payment of those proceeds, less any outstanding policy loans (and policy charges), to the legal beneficiary. For last survivor flexible premium contracts, the proceeds are payable on the death of the last surviving insured. In the event that the guaranteed death benefit exceeds the contract value on the date of death, the excess is paid by the Company’s general account.
 
 
 
(5)
Policy Loans (Net of Repayments)
 
Contract provisions allow contract owners to borrow up to 90% (50% during first year of single and modified single premium contracts) of a policy’s cash surrender value. For single premium contracts issued prior to April 16, 1990, 6.5% interest is due and payable annually in advance of the policy anniversary date. For single premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990, multiple payment, flexible premium, modified single and last survivor flexible premium contracts, 6% interest is due and payable in advance on the policy anniversary when there is a loan outstanding on the policy.
 
At the time the loan is granted, the amount of the loan is transferred from the Account to the Company’s general account as collateral for the outstanding loan. Collateral amounts in the general account are credited with the stated rate of interest in effect at the time the loan is made, subject to a guaranteed minimum rate. Loan repayments result in a transfer of collateral including interest credited back to the Account.
 
 
 
(6)
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. These transfers are the result of the contract owner executing fund exchanges. Fund exchanges from the Account to the fixed account are included in surrenders, and fund exchanges from the fixed account to the Account are included in purchase payments received from contact owners, as applicable, on the accompanying Statements of Change in Contract Owners’ Equity.
 
Policy loan transactions (note 5), executed at the direction of the contract owner, also result in transfers between the Account and the fixed account of the Company. The fixed account assets are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
 
For the periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, total transfers into the Account from the fixed account were $25,005,246 and $25,634,866, respectively, and total transfers from the Account to the fixed account were $26,261,704 and $30,150,545, respectively.
 
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
(7) Financial Highlights
The following is a summary of units, unit fair values and contract owners’ equity outstanding for variable universal life contracts as of the end of the periods indicated, and the contract expense rate, investment income ratio and total return for each period in the five year period ended December 31, 2007.
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
       Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
   Total
Return***
 
Modified Single Premium contracts and Last Survivor Flexible Premium contracts
 
     
AIM VIF – Basic Value Fund – Series I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    1,070    $ 17.641592    $ 18,877    0.50%    1.54%    
2006
 
   0.00%    1,192      17.373346      20,709    0.55%    13.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%    1,026      15.346928      15,746    0.09%    5.74%    
2004
 
   0.00%    738      14.514365      10,712    0.00%    11.07%    
2003
 
   0.00%    1,146      13.067831      14,976    0.11%    30.68%    05/01/03
AIM VIF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Series I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    692      17.125365      11,851    0.00%    12.01%    
2005
 
   0.00%    780      14.382523      11,218    0.04%    8.84%    
2004
 
   0.00%    76      13.214909      1,004    0.00%    6.63%    
2003
 
   0.00%    78      12.393708      967    0.00%    23.94%    05/01/03
AIM VIF – Capital Development Fund – Series I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    2,980      21.270438      63,386    0.00%    10.84%    
2006
 
   0.00%    2,070      19.189430      39,722    0.00%    16.52%    
2005
 
   0.00%    2,094      16.468791      34,486    0.00%    9.60%    
2004
 
   0.00%    2,534      15.025595      38,075    0.00%    15.50%    
2003
 
   0.00%    286      13.009212      3,721    0.00%    30.09%    05/01/03
AllianceBernstein VPS – Growth and Income Portfolio – Class A
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    18,646      17.929588      334,315    1.55%    5.12%    
2006
 
   0.00%    19,406      17.056580      331,000    1.47%    17.29%    
2005
 
   0.00%    17,122      14.542693      249,000    1.68%    4.87%    
2004
 
   0.00%    18,484      13.867818      256,333    0.96%    11.46%    
2003
 
   0.00%    10,465      12.441750      130,203    0.00%    24.42%    05/01/03
AllianceBernstein VPS – Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class A
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    4,368      20.478040      89,448    1.06%    1.70%    
2006
 
   0.00%    2,614      20.134859      52,633    0.39%    14.42%    
2005
 
   0.00%    3,250      17.597332      57,191    0.72%    6.91%    
2004
 
   0.00%    6,962      16.459431      114,591    0.13%    19.30%    
2003
 
   0.00%    3,645      13.796395      50,288    0.02%    37.96%    05/01/03
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    27,022      21.683809      585,940    2.12%    4.94%    
2006
 
   0.00%    29,950      20.663955      618,885    1.93%    9.62%    
2005
 
   0.00%    40,316      18.850696      759,985    1.83%    4.93%    
2004
 
   0.00%    40,968      17.964228      735,958    1.68%    9.78%    
2003
 
   0.00%    39,618      16.364159      648,315    2.53%    19.46%    
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    57,452      23.730825      1,363,383    0.00%    45.80%    
2006
 
   0.00%    58,212      16.275964      947,456    0.00%    17.22%    
2005
 
   0.00%    73,308      13.885054      1,017,886    0.00%    22.06%    
2004
 
   0.00%    71,068      11.375351      808,423    0.00%    7.58%    
2003
 
   0.00%    78,088      10.573426      825,658    0.00%    20.47%    
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    27,666      15.233128      421,440    1.88%    -0.07%    
2006
 
   0.00%    28,052      15.243369      427,607    1.88%    17.09%    
2005
 
   0.00%    27,378      13.018850      356,430    2.03%    4.63%    
2004
 
   0.00%    42,110      12.442664      523,961    1.44%    12.99%    
2003
 
   0.00%    57,191      11.011963      629,785    1.30%    29.35%    
American Century VP – Inflation Protection Fund – Class II
 
     
2007
 
   0.00%    16,186      12.340997      199,751    4.41%    9.49%    
2006
 
   0.00%    14,560      11.270913      164,104    3.22%    1.59%    
2005
 
   0.00%    10,992      11.094803      121,954    4.38%    1.56%    
2004
 
   0.00%    7,602      10.924094      83,045    3.57%    5.81%    
2003
 
   0.00%    739      10.324182      7,630    1.88%    3.24%     04/30/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
62
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   38,002    $ 27.938306    $ 1,061,712    0.72%   18.06%    
2006
 
   0.00%   42,276      23.665218      1,000,471    1.65%   25.03%    
2005
 
   0.00%   52,474      18.928348      993,246    1.27%   13.25%    
2004
 
   0.00%   63,654      16.713189      1,063,861    0.58%   14.92%    
2003
 
   0.00%   93,653      14.542846      1,361,981    0.75%   24.51%    
American Century VP – International Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   25,082      17.230511      432,176    0.60%   18.06%    
2006
 
   0.00%   20,366      14.595156      297,245    1.19%   25.03%    
2005
 
   0.00%   20,404      11.673757      238,191    0.00%   16.74%    05/02/05
American Century VP – Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   3,036      13.306496      40,399    0.70%   -2.31%    
2006
 
   0.00%   5,932      13.620466      80,797    1.31%   20.30%    
2005
 
   0.00%   956      11.322176      10,824    1.06%   13.22%    05/02/05
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   9,952      13.288079      132,243    0.00%   21.02%    
2006
 
   0.00%   9,430      10.980437      103,546    0.00%   -3.28%    
2005
 
   0.00%   9,754      11.352287      110,730    0.00%   2.17%    
2004
 
   0.00%   12,672      11.111676      140,807    0.00%   10.68%    
2003
 
   0.00%   8,464      10.039885      84,978    0.00%   24.90%    
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   72,996      26.987072      1,969,948    1.65%   -5.14%    
2006
 
   0.00%   72,824      28.448790      2,071,755    1.39%   18.65%    
2005
 
   0.00%   73,392      23.976512      1,759,684    0.88%   5.03%    
2004
 
   0.00%   80,992      22.827520      1,848,846    1.01%   14.33%    
2003
 
   0.00%   94,777      19.965823      1,892,301    1.09%   28.96%    
American Century VP – VistaSM Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   5,970      17.466180      104,273    0.00%   39.77%    
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   8,174      16.814740      137,444    0.00%   -3.96%    
2006
 
   0.00%   11,692      17.507392      204,696    0.00%   13.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%   12,466      15.465259      192,790    0.00%   16.14%    
2004
 
   0.00%   11,532      13.315648      153,556    0.00%   17.99%    
2003
 
   0.00%   11,132      11.285456      125,630    0.00%   47.66%    
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   56,358      17.966043      1,012,530    1.08%   16.60%    
2006
 
   0.00%   90,002      15.408829      1,386,825    1.03%   18.65%    
2005
 
   0.00%   94,820      12.986442      1,231,374    0.91%   17.44%    
2004
 
   0.00%   103,404      11.058069      1,143,449    0.99%   14.74%    
2003
 
   0.00%   111,879      9.637324      1,078,214    0.49%   33.09%    
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   94,682      14.178269      1,342,427    0.00%   -0.83%    
2006
 
   0.00%   104,538      14.297420      1,494,624    0.00%   4.77%    
2005
 
   0.00%   127,936      13.646704      1,745,905    0.00%   -2.68%    
2004
 
   0.00%   136,576      14.022473      1,915,133    0.00%   10.87%    
2003
 
   0.00%   136,928      12.647723      1,731,827    0.00%   48.55%    
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   26,930      15.709599      423,060    0.37%   -0.65%    
2006
 
   0.00%   29,498      15.813075      466,454    0.36%   14.41%    
2005
 
   0.00%   38,236      13.821296      528,471    0.00%   7.23%    
2004
 
   0.00%   40,584      12.889095      523,091    0.50%   21.88%    
2003
 
   0.00%   38,496      10.574853      407,090    0.33%   37.78%    
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   420,020      26.340376      11,063,485    1.70%   5.26%    
2006
 
   0.00%   481,242      25.025241      12,043,197    1.65%   15.50%    
2005
 
   0.00%   514,448      21.667325      11,146,712    1.60%   4.69%    
2004
 
   0.00%   578,778      20.696422      11,978,634    1.80%   10.64%    
2003
 
   0.00%   632,333      18.706070      11,828,465    1.51%   28.36%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
63
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   53,388    $ 18.514426    $ 988,448    1.61%   7.13%    
2006
 
   0.00%   57,100      17.281782      986,790    1.49%   16.48%    
2005
 
   0.00%   63,038      14.837109      935,302    0.02%   4.38%    
2004
 
   0.00%   68,432      14.214838      972,750    1.63%   5.05%    
2003
 
   0.00%   77,680      13.532029      1,051,168    1.40%   21.17%    
Dreyfus VIF – Developing Leaders Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   178      14.026060      2,497    0.83%   -11.06%    
2006
 
   0.00%   3,288      15.770049      51,852    0.43%   3.77%    
2005
 
   0.00%   5,054      15.197076      76,806    0.00%   5.80%    
2004
 
   0.00%   3,802      14.363942      54,612    0.22%   11.34%    
2003
 
   0.00%   4,756      12.900917      61,357    0.08%   29.01%   05/01/03
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   33,820      17.918567      606,006    0.76%   8.45%    
2006
 
   0.00%   38,470      16.523102      635,644    0.77%   14.51%    
2005
 
   0.00%   35,564      14.429123      513,157    1.34%   3.35%    
2004
 
   0.00%   37,814      13.961156      527,927    1.23%   7.47%    
2003
 
   0.00%   36,562      12.991038      474,978    0.84%   26.57%    
Federated IS – American Leaders Fund II – Primary Shares
 
    
2006
 
   0.00%   406      16.967010      6,889    1.47%   16.81%    
2005
 
   0.00%   362      14.525597      5,258    1.33%   5.02%    
2004
 
   0.00%   306      13.830995      4,232    0.41%   9.78%    
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   17,856      12.999880      232,126    4.97%   5.38%    
2006
 
   0.00%   19,464      12.335785      240,104    3.43%   4.15%    
2005
 
   0.00%   19,802      11.843786      234,531    3.65%   1.30%    
2004
 
   0.00%   12,318      11.692084      144,023    4.98%   3.62%    
2003
 
   0.00%   11,878      11.283621      134,027    3.93%   4.65%    
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   278,062      26.368140      7,331,978    1.77%   1.53%    
2006
 
   0.00%   307,480      25.970609      7,985,443    3.30%   20.19%    
2005
 
   0.00%   348,510      21.607366      7,530,383    1.64%   5.87%    
2004
 
   0.00%   375,788      20.410267      7,669,933    1.56%   11.53%    
2003
 
   0.00%   409,083      18.300351      7,486,362    1.80%   30.33%    
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   275,376      24.975885      6,877,759    0.82%   26.96%    
2006
 
   0.00%   294,384      19.671592      5,791,002    0.40%   6.85%    
2005
 
   0.00%   341,122      18.410455      6,280,211    0.51%   5.80%    
2004
 
   0.00%   365,242      17.401445      6,355,739    0.27%   3.38%    
2003
 
   0.00%   393,063      16.832769      6,616,339    0.27%   32.85%    
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   140,988      15.287268      2,155,321    7.41%   2.79%    
2006
 
   0.00%   171,428      14.872903      2,549,632    7.80%   11.24%    
2005
 
   0.00%   185,840      13.370516      2,484,777    16.14%   2.70%    
2004
 
   0.00%   222,416      13.018901      2,895,612    8.82%   9.59%    
2003
 
   0.00%   277,638      11.879372      3,298,165    5.94%   27.26%    
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class R
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   10,246      9.890596      101,339    11.21%   -1.09%   05/01/07
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   74,300      26.138222      1,942,070    3.29%   17.31%    
2006
 
   0.00%   89,902      22.280924      2,003,100    0.91%   18.08%    
2005
 
   0.00%   101,850      18.869419      1,921,850    0.71%   19.05%    
2004
 
   0.00%   112,550      15.850578      1,783,983    1.14%   13.64%    
2003
 
   0.00%   104,335      13.948630      1,455,330    0.83%   43.37%    
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Service Class R
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   38,404      17.283296      663,748    3.21%   17.23%    
2006
 
   0.00%   31,164      14.743687      459,472    0.77%   17.95%    
2005
 
   0.00%   21,148      12.499996      264,350    0.00%   25.00%    05/02/05
(Continued)
 
 
 
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NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   54,336    $ 22.938056    $ 1,246,362    6.08%   15.50%    
2006
 
   0.00%   66,348      19.859153      1,317,615    2.71%   7.32%    
2005
 
   0.00%   71,156      18.505123      1,316,751    2.76%   4.04%    
2004
 
   0.00%   80,426      17.785832      1,430,443    2.76%   5.47%    
2003
 
   0.00%   78,858      16.863587      1,329,829    3.62%   17.97%    
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   224,578      38.182151      8,574,871    0.93%   17.59%    
2006
 
   0.00%   244,798      32.470034      7,948,599    1.27%   11.72%    
2005
 
   0.00%   264,040      29.064668      7,674,235    0.29%   16.94%    
2004
 
   0.00%   258,620      24.855086      6,428,022    0.34%   15.48%    
2003
 
   0.00%   271,532      21.523942      5,844,439    0.46%   28.46%    
Fidelity® VIP II – Investment Grade Bond Portfolio – Service Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   30,732      11.826500      363,452    4.06%   4.21%    
2006
 
   0.00%   27,706      11.348586      314,424    3.27%   4.30%    
2005
 
   0.00%   24,210      10.880732      263,423    1.67%   2.08%    
2004
 
   0.00%   24,840      10.659014      264,770    1.88%   4.32%    
2003
 
   0.00%   998      10.217718      10,197    0.00%   2.18%    05/01/03
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   45,896      15.610808      716,474    0.00%   23.18%    
2006
 
   0.00%   47,470      12.672871      601,581    0.69%   5.46%    
2005
 
   0.00%   52,346      12.017274      629,056    0.95%   8.89%    
2004
 
   0.00%   61,482      11.036087      678,521    0.53%   7.19%    
2003
 
   0.00%   60,543      10.295709      623,333    0.74%   29.87%    
Fidelity® VIP III – Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   30,584      27.011367      826,116    0.70%   15.49%    
2006
 
   0.00%   29,260      23.389128      684,366    0.25%   12.59%    
2005
 
   0.00%   37,294      20.773676      774,733    0.00%   18.20%    
2004
 
   0.00%   27,716      17.574515      487,095    0.00%   24.77%    
2003
 
   0.00%   9,873      14.085331      139,064    0.00%   40.85%    05/01/03
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   21,268      16.996302      361,477    0.83%   5.60%    
2006
 
   0.00%   14,632      16.095011      235,502    0.41%   16.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%   9,800      13.851491      135,745    0.00%   2.55%    
2004
 
   0.00%   27,044      13.506506      365,270    0.00%   13.99%    
2003
 
   0.00%   26,162      11.849148      309,997    0.00%   57.79%    
Fidelity® VIP IV – Energy Portfolio – Service Class 2
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   27,034      22.953063      620,513    0.12%   45.64%    
2006
 
   0.00%   28,390      15.759845      447,422    0.73%   16.62%    
2005
 
   0.00%   11,834      13.514321      159,928    0.65%   35.14%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   4,590      12.888793      59,160    5.88%   8.65%    
2006
 
   0.00%   8,244      11.863160      97,800    3.42%   9.78%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,002      10.806063      21,634    0.56%   8.06%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio – Service Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   8,938      13.695591      122,411    2.17%   10.17%    
2006
 
   0.00%   7,022      12.431698      87,295    1.69%   11.81%    
2005
 
   0.00%   5,140      11.118664      57,150    0.86%   11.19%    05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 3
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   12,404      21.120230      261,975    2.20%   28.70%    
2006
 
   0.00%   13,590      16.410826      223,023    1.19%   28.17%    
2005
 
   0.00%   14,152      12.804274      181,206    0.53%   28.04%    05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 1
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   5,050      24.554735      124,001    2.23%   15.79%    
2006
 
   0.00%   6,940      21.206570      147,174    1.41%   21.70%    
2005
 
   0.00%   8,296      17.425708      144,564    1.37%   10.48%    
2004
 
   0.00%   25,722      15.773327      405,722    1.10%   18.87%    
2003
 
   0.00%   4,015      13.269107      53,275    0.79%   32.69%    05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 3
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   29,610      15.828965      468,696    2.03%   15.45%    
2006
 
   0.00%   28,060      13.711150      384,735    1.38%   21.46%    
2005
 
   0.00%   21,384      11.288544      241,394    0.39%   12.89%    05/02/05
(Continued)
 
 
 
65
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense

Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Global Income Securities Fund – Class 3
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   12,206    $ 12.380292    $ 151,114    2.64%   11.03%    
2006
 
   0.00%   1,668      11.150160      18,598    2.45%   12.84%    
2005
 
   0.00%   1,034      9.881172      10,217    7.95%   -1.19%    05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Income Securities Fund – Class 2
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   11,684      11.637657      135,974    3.26%   3.76%      
2006
 
   0.00%   7,444      11.216304      83,494    0.00%   12.16%    05/01/06
Franklin Templeton VIP – Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 1
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   26,128      16.266644      425,015    2.53%   -2.41%    
2006
 
   0.00%   23,316      16.669002      388,654    1.22%   17.43%    
2005
 
   0.00%   20,818      14.195085      295,513    1.09%   3.68%    
2004
 
   0.00%   30,080      13.690957      411,824    0.66%   11.25%    
2003
 
   0.00%   15,727      12.306508      193,544    0.20%   23.07%    05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 1
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   7,310      20.738061      151,595    0.88%   -2.14%    
2006
 
   0.00%   9,688      21.190555      205,294    0.82%   17.30%    
2005
 
   0.00%   8,690      18.064784      156,983    0.91%   8.99%    
2004
 
   0.00%   7,248      16.575156      120,137    0.19%   24.09%    
2003
 
   0.00%   2,401      13.357313      32,071    0.12%   33.57%    05/01/03
Gartmore GVIT –Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I–Intial Funding by Depositor
 
    
2006
 
   0.00%   23,198      8.204136      190,320    0.00%   3.21%    
2005
 
   0.00%   18,340      7.949160      145,788    0.00%   8.09%    
2004
 
   0.00%   38,172      7.354229      280,726    0.00%   13.42%    
2003
 
   0.00%   29,802      6.484322      193,246    0.00%   34.27%    
Janus Aspen Series – Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   624      15.660699      9,772    1.92%   10.29%    
2006
 
   0.00%   4,932      14.199918      70,034    1.96%   10.41%    
2005
 
   0.00%   5,050      12.860543      64,946    2.56%   7.66%    
2004
 
   0.00%   668      11.945467      7,980    3.27%   8.29%    
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   51,646      12.409688      640,911    0.19%   36.63%    
2006
 
   0.00%   29,426      9.082400      267,259    0.14%   9.12%    
2005
 
   0.00%   51,138      8.323593      425,652    0.01%   12.56%    
2004
 
   0.00%   46,432      7.395085      343,369    0.02%   17.97%    
2003
 
   0.00%   57,199      6.268750      358,566    0.25%   20.23%    
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   53,308      5.412137      288,510    0.37%   21.70%    
2006
 
   0.00%   47,252      4.447186      210,138    0.00%   7.83%    
2005
 
   0.00%   48,024      4.124323      198,066    0.00%   11.55%    
2004
 
   0.00%   46,310      3.697308      171,222    0.00%   0.57%    
2003
 
   0.00%   63,964      3.676479      235,162    0.00%   46.47%    
Janus Aspen Series – INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   848      18.842190      15,978    0.36%   6.13%    
2006
 
   0.00%   2,146      17.753498      38,099    0.10%   10.77%    
2005
 
   0.00%   1,406      16.027544      22,535    1.43%   10.91%    
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service II Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   20,534      14.893765      305,829    0.50%   28.07%    
2006
 
   0.00%   26,134      11.629148      303,916    1.97%   16.29%    05/01/06
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   65,132      17.876194      1,164,312    0.43%   28.02%    
2006
 
   0.00%   53,060      13.963792      740,919    1.92%   46.63%    
2005
 
   0.00%   38,214      9.523236      363,921    1.14%   31.94%    
2004
 
   0.00%   47,840      7.217918      345,305    0.83%   18.69%    
2003
 
   0.00%   43,445      6.081514      264,211    0.99%   34.53%    
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   47,302      16.571972      783,887    2.65%   4.77%    
2006
 
   0.00%   50,648      15.817282      801,114    3.06%   4.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%   52,164      15.179497      791,823    2.61%   1.44%    
2004
 
   0.00%   57,882      14.963540      866,120    3.64%   0.78%    
2003
 
   0.00%   68,260      14.847857      1,013,515    4.41%   2.42%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
66
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
MFS VIT – Investors Growth Stock Series – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   760    $ 15.850552    $ 12,046    0.34%   11.36%    
2006
 
   0.00%   804      14.233850      11,444    0.00%   7.58%    
2005
 
   0.00%   704      13.231476      9,315    0.38%   4.49%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,058      12.663111      13,398    0.00%   9.18%    
MFS VIT – Value Series – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   9,498      19.812092      188,175    0.91%   7.91%    
2006
 
   0.00%   6,766      18.360218      124,225    0.80%   20.84%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,450      15.193770      37,225    0.65%   6.66%    
2004
 
   0.00%   2,060      14.245099      29,345    0.34%   15.18%    
2003
 
   0.00%   255      12.367820      3,154    0.00%   23.68%    05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Asset Allocation Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   18,106      11.205324      202,884    2.56%   6.14%    
2006
 
   0.00%   9,828      10.556998      103,754    3.56%   5.57%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Bond Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   6,166      10.853118      66,920    8.87%   2.98%    
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Global Growth Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   8,996      12.399481      111,546    2.69%   14.36%    
2006
 
   0.00%   2,236      10.842096      24,243    0.07%   8.42%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   4,432      11.597638      51,401    0.68%   11.90%    
2006
 
   0.00%   288      10.364424      2,985    1.29%   3.64%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   5,886      14.296317      84,148    7.20%   3.13%    
2006
 
   0.00%   6,018      13.861826      83,420    7.10%   10.60%    
2005
 
   0.00%   8,510      12.532998      106,656    6.81%   2.38%    
2004
 
   0.00%   7,390      12.241616      90,466    8.50%   10.10%    
2003
 
   0.00%   5,828      11.119017      64,802    9.25%   11.19%    05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   9,004      12.027193      108,293    8.02%   3.17%    
2006
 
   0.00%   4,016      11.657910      46,818    7.03%   10.60%    
2005
 
   0.00%   1,936      10.540776      20,407    6.33%   5.41%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   4,872      36.889137      179,724    0.71%   45.58%    
2006
 
   0.00%   5,092      25.339713      129,030    0.72%   36.72%    
2005
 
   0.00%   11,646      18.534273      215,850    0.61%   32.64%    
2004
 
   0.00%   16,620      13.973799      232,245    0.93%   20.74%    
2003
 
   0.00%   19,194      11.573140      222,135    0.66%   65.26%    
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   44,814      26.524857      1,188,685    0.74%   45.55%    
2006
 
   0.00%   26,004      18.224168      473,901    0.78%   36.64%    
2005
 
   0.00%   17,390      13.336908      231,929    0.19%   33.37%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   13,688      24.676248      337,768    2.36%   20.43%    
2006
 
   0.00%   10,732      20.489395      219,892    2.82%   37.56%    
2005
 
   0.00%   12,822      14.894755      190,981    2.16%   6.39%    
2004
 
   0.00%   12,104      14.000446      169,461    1.92%   29.97%    
2003
 
   0.00%   3,190      10.772327      34,364    0.70%   24.05%    
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   13,744      17.076402      234,698    0.38%   27.15%    
2006
 
   0.00%   15,102      13.430598      202,829    0.78%   32.96%    
2005
 
   0.00%   3,756      10.100861      37,939    1.03%   30.21%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,590      7.757434      12,334    1.40%   14.19%    
2003
 
   0.00%   2,327      6.793220      15,808    0.00%   35.62%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   6,516      19.621675      127,855    3.13%   -1.05%    
2006
 
   0.00%   1,856      19.830405      36,805    1.89%   20.32%    
2005
 
   0.00%   952      16.481268      15,690    2.00%   11.15%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,534      14.827817      22,746    1.45%   20.99%    
2003
 
   0.00%   1,548      12.255125      18,971    0.88%   41.45%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
67
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   2,924    $ 15.497697    $ 45,315    0.08%   13.16%    
2006
 
   0.00%   4,354      13.695316      59,629    0.00%   2.71%    
2005
 
   0.00%   7,210      13.334230      96,140    0.00%   8.44%    
2004
 
   0.00%   11,908      12.296466      146,426    0.00%   7.86%    
2003
 
   0.00%   7,254      11.400451      82,699    0.00%   36.69%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   1,306      12.491648      16,314    0.09%   13.23%    
2006
 
   0.00%   3,408      11.032385      37,598    0.00%   2.70%    
2005
 
   0.00%   230      10.742057      2,471    0.00%   7.42%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   10,448      4.241547      44,316    0.00%   20.09%    
2006
 
   0.00%   11,308      3.531877      39,938    0.00%   11.17%    
2005
 
   0.00%   15,970      3.177040      50,737    0.00%   -0.52%    
2004
 
   0.00%   24,430      3.193545      78,018    0.00%   4.31%    
2003
 
   0.00%   27,880      3.061527      85,355    0.00%   55.23%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   1,330      16.444438      21,871    0.00%   20.19%    
2006
 
   0.00%   172      13.682536      2,353    0.00%   11.08%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,428      12.317458      29,907    0.00%   23.17%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   97,024      20.096370      1,949,830    4.45%   7.16%    
2006
 
   0.00%   95,134      18.753954      1,784,139    4.11%   3.34%    
2005
 
   0.00%   105,202      18.147625      1,909,166    3.64%   3.26%    
2004
 
   0.00%   114,686      17.574111      2,015,504    5.48%   3.26%    
2003
 
   0.00%   141,781      17.018937      2,412,962    3.14%   2.00%    
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   104,626      15.454811      1,616,975    0.17%   19.54%    
2006
 
   0.00%   118,580      12.928125      1,533,017    0.05%   6.17%    
2005
 
   0.00%   135,380      12.177042      1,648,528    0.08%   6.50%    
2004
 
   0.00%   145,006      11.433814      1,657,972    0.33%   8.16%    
2003
 
   0.00%   161,969      10.571536      1,712,261    0.02%   32.74%    
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   1,206      23.734976      28,624    2.06%   2.92%    
2006
 
   0.00%   2,190      23.062454      50,507    2.08%   22.67%    
2005
 
   0.00%   3,908      18.800450      73,472    1.34%   12.09%    
2004
 
   0.00%   11,032      16.772215      185,031    2.03%   20.29%    
2003
 
   0.00%   3,602      13.838062      49,845    0.00%   38.38%    05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   10,900      14.468946      157,712    2.12%   2.93%    
2006
 
   0.00%   10,116      14.056822      142,199    2.01%   22.75%    
2005
 
   0.00%   6,630      11.451970      75,927    0.95%   14.52%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   5,888      16.743624      98,586    2.03%   5.96%    
2006
 
   0.00%   1,756      15.802084      27,748    2.11%   16.87%    
2005
 
   0.00%   530      13.521320      7,166    1.95%   7.93%    
2004
 
   0.00%   84      12.527746      1,052    1.75%   14.03%    
2003
 
   0.00%   86      10.986753      945    1.41%   31.87%    
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   4,112      13.117367      53,939    3.97%   5.38%    
2006
 
   0.00%   3,274      12.447546      40,753    2.89%   6.16%    
2005
 
   0.00%   966      11.724859      11,326    2.78%   3.31%    
2004
 
   0.00%   5,030      11.349571      57,088    2.46%   4.65%    
2003
 
   0.00%   4,630      10.845040      50,213    2.37%   7.91%    
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   89,402      14.896957      1,331,818    2.62%   5.66%    
2006
 
   0.00%   90,888      14.099052      1,281,435    2.50%   11.35%    
2005
 
   0.00%   72,624      12.661618      919,537    2.36%   5.34%    
2004
 
   0.00%   57,958      12.019313      696,615    2.27%   9.54%    
2003
 
   0.00%   26,164      10.972970      287,097    2.06%   20.05%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
68
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense

Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   50,888    $ 16.055259    $ 817,020    2.25%   6.15%  
2006
 
   0.00%   47,128      15.125018      712,812    2.27%   14.54%  
2005
 
   0.00%   25,104      13.204972      331,498    2.14%   7.07%  
2004
 
   0.00%   24,722      12.332826      304,892    1.97%   12.09%  
2003
 
   0.00%   10,934      11.002361      120,300    1.54%   26.64%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   13,564      14.088774      191,100    2.92%   5.86%  
2006
 
   0.00%   13,888      13.308971      184,835    2.76%   8.42%  
2005
 
   0.00%   9,208      12.275099      113,029    2.75%   4.49%  
2004
 
   0.00%   27,902      11.748118      327,796    2.48%   7.16%  
2003
 
   0.00%   21,041      10.963279      230,678    2.34%   13.70%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   16,598      7.604065      126,212    0.00%   9.01%2
2006
 
   0.00%   19,038      6.975264      132,795    0.00%   9.91%  
2005
 
   0.00%   24,418      6.346461      154,968    0.00%   9.74%  
2004
 
   0.00%   21,204      5.783113      122,625    0.00%   15.34%  
2003
 
   0.00%   85,532      5.014057      428,862    0.00%   40.13%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   51,172      18.152010      928,875    1.35%   7.56%  
2006
 
   0.00%   58,484      16.876236      986,990    1.13%   9.89%  
2005
 
   0.00%   65,296      15.357475      1,002,782    1.03%   12.10%  
2004
 
   0.00%   74,186      13.700026      1,016,350    0.54%   15.73%  
2003
 
   0.00%   87,632      11.837744      1,037,365    0.49%   34.65%  
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   553,934      15.235553      8,439,491    4.64%   4.79%2
2006
 
   0.00%   307,156      14.538752      4,465,665    4.49%   4.53%  
2005
 
   0.00%   309,850      13.908651      4,309,596    2.64%   2.67%  
2004
 
   0.00%   336,040      13.547206      4,552,403    0.78%   0.81%  
2003
 
   0.00%   426,388      13.438171      5,729,875    0.63%   0.63%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   17,950      9.004045      161,623    0.00%   9.75%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   71,274      23.666727      1,686,822    1.10%   -6.89%  
2006
 
   0.00%   98,728      25.419000      2,509,567    0.43%   17.29%  
2005
 
   0.00%   107,082      21.671283      2,320,604    0.06%   3.07%  
2004
 
   0.00%   125,486      21.025284      2,638,379    0.00%   17.30%  
2003
 
   0.00%   144,123      17.924637      2,583,352    0.00%   56.85%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   118,982      32.550692      3,872,946    0.09%   2.13%  
2006
 
   0.00%   127,382      31.871050      4,059,798    0.11%   12.04%  
2005
 
   0.00%   133,578      28.446533      3,799,831    0.00%   12.32%  
2004
 
   0.00%   143,764      25.327151      3,641,133    0.00%   19.02%  
2003
 
   0.00%   163,826      21.279390      3,486,117    0.00%   41.01%  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   215,182      24.661007      5,306,605    1.05%   8.18%  
2006
 
   0.00%   247,594      22.796000      5,644,153    1.08%   13.63%  
2005
 
   0.00%   271,134      20.062025      5,439,497    0.91%   7.44%  
2004
 
   0.00%   283,884      18.672551      5,300,838    1.28%   9.75%  
2003
 
   0.00%   320,276      17.013568      5,449,038    0.56%   27.51%  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   5,280      17.979434      94,931    1.15%   11.56%  
2006
 
   0.00%   4,904      16.116355      79,035    0.97%   16.05%  
2005
 
   0.00%   2,942      13.887943      40,858    1.54%   10.31%  
2004
 
   0.00%   2,072      12,589767      26,086    0.52%   18.79%  
2003
 
   0.00%   680      10.598061      7,207    0.19%   25.38%  
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   10,106      19.237188      194,411    0.00%   22.49%  
2006
 
   0.00%   9,376      15.705651      147,256    0.25%   -0.29%  
2005
 
   0.00%   5,658      15.751023      89,119    0.00%   11.96%  
2004
 
   0.00%   4,040      14.068165      56,835    0.00%   12.41%  
2003
 
   0.00%   4,436      12.515174      55,517    0.00%   52.14%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
69
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Comstock Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   8,692    $ 17.592080    $ 152,910    1.71%   -2.22%    
2006
 
   0.00%   7,610      17.990877      136,911    1.74%   15.91%    
2005
 
   0.00%   5,522      15.522071      85,713    1.69%   4.25%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,768      14.889740      26,325    1.56%   17.50%    
2003
 
   0.00%   75      12.672281      950    1.52%   26.72%    05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.00%   9,784      15.689482      153,506    4.10%   4.62%    
2006
 
   0.00%   10,602      14.995990      158,987    4.42%   4.84%    
2005
 
   0.00%   14,212      14.303985      203,288    3.89%   2.18%    
2004
 
   0.00%   12,326      13.998807      172,549    4.85%   6.53%    
2003
 
   0.00%   18,184      13.140266      238,943    5.47%   12.12%    
Neuberger Berman AMT – Fasciano Portfolio – S Class Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   544      15.355015      8,353    0.00%   0.52%    
2006
 
   0.00%   34      15.276302      519    0.00%   5.25%    
2005
 
   0.00%   854      14.513954      12,395    0.00%   2.90%    
2004
 
   0.00%   486      14.105334      6,855    0.00%   11.88%    
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio- Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   64,996      22.802283      1,482,057    0.00%   22.70%    
2006
 
   0.00%   77,208      18.584451      1,434,868    0.00%   14.07%    
2005
 
   0.00%   74,162      16.292408      1,208,278    0.00%   13.50%    
2004
 
   0.00%   79,436      14.354807      1,140,288    0.00%   16.60%    
2003
 
   0.00%   92,061      12.310867      1,133,351    0.00%   31.40%    
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   13,170      15.878484      209,120    0.26%   7.39%    
2006
 
   0.00%   20,178      14.786128      298,354    0.67%   13.38%    
2005
 
   0.00%   23,910      13.041591      311,824    0.14%   8.39%    
2004
 
   0.00%   34,354      12.031993      413,347    0.12%   15.81%    
2003
 
   0.00%   33,326      10.389042      346,225    0.84%   31.76%    
Neuberger Berman AMT – International Portfolio – Class S
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   5,680      14.972222      85,042    1.68%   3.21%    
2006
 
   0.00%   5,640      14.506093      81,814    0.00%   23.45%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,516      11.750261      29,564    0.22%   17.50%    05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio – Class S
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   950      22.685497      21,551    0.00%   22.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,328      16.217741      37,755    0.00%   13.42%    
2004
 
   0.00%   3,532      14.298387      50,502    0.00%   16.03%    
2003
 
   0.00%   2,927      12.322580      36,068    0.00%   23.23%    05/01/03
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio- Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   179,968      29.127775      5,242,067    0.64%   9.34%    
2006
 
   0.00%   188,418      26.640503      5,019,550    0.71%   12.24%    
2005
 
   0.00%   203,136      23.735143      4,821,462    1.02%   18.04%    
2004
 
   0.00%   200,296      20.106864      4,027,324    0.01%   18.98%    
2003
 
   0.00%   212,651      16.900050      3,593,813    0.00%   35.09%    
Neuberger Berman AMT – Regency Portfolio – Class S
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   6,414      13.332382      85,514    0.66%   3.05%    
2006
 
   0.00%   4,738      12.937253      61,297    0.44%   10.94%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,786      11.661977      32,490    0.00%   16.62%    05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   2,698      18.328379      49,450    0.09%   7.61%    
2006
 
   0.00%   1,732      17.031699      29,499    0.17%   13.70%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,042      14.979202      30,588    0.00%   6.86%    
2004
 
   0.00%   510      14.018027      7,149    0.00%   13.28%    
2003
 
   0.00%   42      12.374746      520    0.00%   23.75%    05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.00%   51,554      24.570849      1,266,726    2.57%   3.79%    
2006
 
   0.00%   64,490      23.674314      1,526,757    2.13%   11.15%    
2005
 
   0.00%   72,064      21.300283      1,534,984    1.76%   3.89%    
2004
 
   0.00%   76,060      20.502973      1,559,456    1.01%   10.10%    
2003
 
   0.00%   80,959      18.621945      1,507,614    2.82%   24.96%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
70
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   58,424    $ 21.319679    $ 1,245,581    0.23%   14.15%    
2006
 
   0.00%   68,276      18.677035      1,275,193    0.38%   7.95%    
2005
 
   0.00%   81,160      17.301818      1,404,216    0.93%   5.10%    
2004
 
   0.00%   83,842      16.462506      1,380,249    0.33%   6.94%    
2003
 
   0.00%   98,014      15.394717      1,508,898    0.38%   30.94%    
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   85,066      19.378308      1,648,435    5.26%   4.39%    
2006
 
   0.00%   87,354      18.563148      1,621,565    5.20%   5.28%    
2005
 
   0.00%   91,754      17.632382      1,617,842    5.34%   2.59%    
2004
 
   0.00%   96,616      17.187703      1,660,607    4.80%   5.49%    
2003
 
   0.00%   113,252      16.292834      1,845,196    5.67%   6.78%    
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   48,132      15.092302      726,423    1.25%   6.34%    
2006
 
   0.00%   44,318      14.192798      628,996    0.80%   17.69%    
2005
 
   0.00%   28,160      12.059670      339,600    0.00%   20.60%    05/02/05
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   69,624      42.082850      2,929,976    1.37%   6.32%    
2006
 
   0.00%   80,632      39.581622      3,191,545    1.04%   17.69%    
2005
 
   0.00%   90,550      33.631650      3,045,346    1.07%   14.31%    
2004
 
   0.00%   105,104      29.422164      3,092,387    1.25%   19.16%    
2003
 
   0.00%   103,002      24.690704      2,543,192    0.76%   43.02%    
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   8,188      13.627157      111,579    6.11%   -0.10%    
2006
 
   0.00%   9,746      13.641009      132,945    6.97%   9.42%    
2005
 
   0.00%   8,710      12.466334      108,582    6.75%   2.31%    
2004
 
   0.00%   12,018      12.184423      146,432    4.23%   8.97%    
2003
 
   0.00%   6,913      11.181817      77,300    0.00%   11.82%    05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street Small Cap Fund®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   6,170      20.683895      127,620    0.32%   -1.21%    
2006
 
   0.00%   2,530      20.937110      52,971    0.14%   15.00%    
2005
 
   0.00%   1,242      18.206560      22,613    0.00%   9.92%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,252      16.563464      20,737    0.00%   19.42%    
2003
 
   0.00%   2,855      13.869971      39,599    0.00%   38.70%    05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   39,470      11.662711      460,327    1.00%   4.42%    
2006
 
   0.00%   40,880      11.168617      456,573    1.11%   15.02%    
2005
 
   0.00%   44,198      9.709756      429,152    1.25%   5.98%    
2004
 
   0.00%   28,322      9.162245      259,493    0.84%   9.46%    
2003
 
   0.00%   34,417      8.370485      288,087    0.90%   26.72%    
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   13,234      7.183358      95,065    0.00%   6.33%    
2006
 
   0.00%   16,826      6.755577      113,669    0.00%   2.96%    
2005
 
   0.00%   17,266      6.561616      113,293    0.00%   12.33%    
2004
 
   0.00%   34,910      5.841557      203,929    0.00%   19.78%    
2003
 
   0.00%   27,076      4.877042      132,051    0.00%   25.59%    
Putnam VT – Growth and Income Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2005
 
   0.00%   1,222      14.527575      17,753    1.56%   5.23%    
2004
 
   0.00%   1,634      13.805820      22,559    1.66%   11.11%    
Putnam VT – International Equity Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   1,362      23.093467      31,453    2.65%   8.37%    
2006
 
   0.00%   232      21.310423      4,944    0.44%   27.72%    
2005
 
   0.00%   178      16.685441      2,970    1.11%   12.20%    
Putnam VT – Voyager Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   2,622      14.640393      38,387    0.00%   5.52%    
2006
 
   0.00%   2,660      13.874456      36,906    0.13%   5.44%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,746      13.159164      36,135    0.60%   5.69%    
2004
 
   0.00%   2,224      12.450430      27,690    0.19%   5.03%    
2003
 
   0.00%   42      11.853879      498    0.00%   18.54%    05/01/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
71
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit Fair
Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   2,696    $ 13.915435    $ 37,516    0.12%   12.49%    
2006
 
   0.00%   3,280      12.370493      40,575    0.24%   9.33%    
2005
 
   0.00%   2,948      11.314946      33,356    0.29%   13.15%    05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   8,510      13.002714      110,653    1.53%   3.03%    
2006
 
   0.00%   8,360      12.620348      105,506    1.59%   18.65%    
2005
 
   0.00%   3,790      10.636871      40,314    1.20%   6.37%    05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   3,446      11.086232      38,203    3.91%   5.23%    
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   29,132      19.305130      562,397    0.53%   7.79%    
2006
 
   0.00%   35,276      17.910706      631,818    0.11%   9.20%    
2005
 
   0.00%   40,512      16.401660      664,464    0.00%   3.62%    
2004
 
   0.00%   46,244      15.829359      732,013    0.38%   6.21%    
2003
 
   0.00%   50,706      14.903772      755,711    0.11%   26.00%    
Turner GVIT Growth Focus Fund – Class I
 
 
2003
 
   0.00%   35,452      3.336873      118,299    0.00%   50.96%    
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   12,120      19.230801      233,077    5.77%   9.71%    
2006
 
   0.00%   10,512      17.528628      184,261    8.51%   6.48%    
2005
 
   0.00%   12,460      16.461869      205,115    7.55%   -3.03%    
2004
 
   0.00%   14,838      16.976579      251,898    8.78%   9.15%    
2003
 
   0.00%   23,556      15.553340      366,374    1.75%   18.16%    
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   66,814      32.046703      2,141,168    0.43%   37.61%    
2006
 
   0.00%   71,040      23.287309      1,654,330    0.60%   39.49%    
2005
 
   0.00%   83,034      16.694466      1,386,208    0.73%   32.00%    
2004
 
   0.00%   83,090      12.647730      1,050,900    0.59%   25.89%    
2003
 
   0.00%   79,411      10.046593      797,810    0.11%   54.19%    
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   38,468      39.522005      1,520,332    0.11%   45.36%    
2006
 
   0.00%   42,234      27.189640      1,148,327    0.07%   24.49%    
2005
 
   0.00%   54,640      21.840496      1,193,365    0.30%   51.67%    
2004
 
   0.00%   41,778      14.400064      601,606    0.37%   24.23%    
2003
 
   0.00%   43,115      11.615034      500,782    0.48%   45.08%    
Van Kampen UIF – Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   1,932      12.175696      23,523    3.05%   5.45%    
2006
 
   0.00%   1,480      11.546094      17,088    3.94%   3.73%    
2005
 
   0.00%   1,144      11.130805      12,734    3.62%   4.21%    
2004
 
   0.00%   622      10.680729      6,643    4.78%   4.37%    
2003
 
   0.00%   49      10.233765      501    0.00%   2.34%    05/01/03
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   11,312      22.844597      258,418    7.41%   6.53%    
2006
 
   0.00%   34,466      21.443912      739,086    7.72%   10.81%    
2005
 
   0.00%   37,616      19.352478      727,963    7.52%   12.25%    
2004
 
   0.00%   37,346      17.240440      643,861    6.41%   10.06%    
2003
 
   0.00%   41,844      15.664315      655,458    0.00%   27.86%    
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   38,256      49.750947      1,903,272    1.10%   -17.07%    
2006
 
   0.00%   45,458      59.991892      2,727,111    1.08%   38.04%    
2005
 
   0.00%   49,280      43.458397      2,141,630    1.22%   17.05%    
2004
 
   0.00%   57,878      37.127644      2,148,874    1.55%   36.39%    
2003
 
   0.00%   54,506      27.220749      1,483,694    0.00%   37.51%    
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   14,270      29.066542      414,780    0.00%   22.32%    
2006
 
   0.00%   14,944      23.762009      355,099    0.00%   14.64%    
2005
 
   0.00%   16,270      20.726714      337,224    0.00%   8.27%    
2004
 
   0.00%   17,898      19.143146      342,624    0.00%   15.72%    
2003
 
   0.00%   18,929      16.542813      313,139    0.00%   39.43%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
72
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.00%   55,488    $ 32.499052    $ 1,803,307    0.61%   6.63%    
2006
 
   0.00%   63,616      30.477301      1,938,844    0.00%   12.22%    
2005
 
   0.00%   70,754      27.158853      1,921,597    0.00%   7.88%    
2004
 
   0.00%   85,426      25.174087      2,150,522    0.00%   18.22%    
2003
 
   0.00%   93,627      21.294252      1,993,717    0.07%   37.01%    
Single Premium contracts issued prior to April 16, 1990 (policy years 11 and thereafter)
 
 
 
AIM VIF – Basic Value Fund – Series I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   40,204      17.234687      692,903    0.50%   1.03%    
2006
 
   0.50%   55,976      17.058177      954,849    0.55%   12.64%    
2005
 
   0.50%   27,146      15.143837      411,095    0.09%   5.21%    
2004
 
   0.50%   2,482      14.393873      35,726    0.00%   10.52%    
AIM VIF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Series I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   17,866      16.730402      298,905    0.00%   11.45%    
2006
 
   0.50%   2,876      15.011307      43,173    0.04%   5.77%    
2005
 
   0.50%   288      14.192232      4,087    0.04%   8.29%    
2004
 
   0.50%   310      13.105225      4,063    0.00%   6.09%    
2003
 
   0.50%   1,364      12.965885      17,685    0.00%   29.66%    05/01/03
AIM VIF – Capital Development Fund – Series I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   23,104      20.779892      480,099    0.00%   10.29%    
2006
 
   0.50%   11,446      18.841359      215,658    0.00%   15.94%    
2005
 
   0.50%   3,614      16.250893      58,731    0.00%   9.06%    
2004
 
   0.50%   4,050      14.900870      60,349    0.00%   14.92%    
AllianceBernstein VPS – Growth and Income Portfolio – Class A
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   20,390      17.516124      357,154    1.55%   4.59%    
2006
 
   0.50%   15,978      16.747221      267,587    1.47%   16.70%    
2005
 
   0.50%   10,070      14.350279      144,507    1.68%   4.35%    
2004
 
   0.50%   9,008      13.752717      123,884    0.96%   10.91%    
2003
 
   0.50%   1,081      12.400313      13,405    0.00%   24.00%    05/01/03
AllianceBernstein VPS – Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class A
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   38,038      20.005857      760,983    1.06%   1.19%    
2006
 
   0.50%   36,812      19.769734      727,763    0.39%   13.85%    
2005
 
   0.50%   26,464      17.364568      459,536    0.72%   6.38%    
2004
 
   0.50%   2,172      16.322856      35,453    0.13%   18.71%    
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   72,948      27.155398      1,980,932    2.12%   4.41%    
2006
 
   0.50%   58,648      26.008605      1,525,353    1.93%   9.07%    
2005
 
   0.50%   50,386      23.844923      1,201,450    1.83%   4.41%    
2004
 
   0.50%   28,138      22.837145      642,592    1.68%   9.23%    
2003
 
   0.50%   10,265      20.907285      214,613    2.53%   18.86%    
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   191,634      58.930990      11,293,181    0.00%   45.07%    
2006
 
   0.50%   148,624      40.621668      6,037,355    0.00%   16.64%    
2005
 
   0.50%   104,698      34.827698      3,646,390    0.00%   21.46%    
2004
 
   0.50%   59,666      28.675107      1,710,929    0.00%   7.05%    
2003
 
   0.50%   31,820      26.787231      852,370    0.00%   19.87%    
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   111,674      14.514258      1,620,865    1.88%   -0.57%    
2006
 
   0.50%   110,050      14.597227      1,606,425    1.88%   16.50%    
2005
 
   0.50%   83,992      12.529281      1,052,359    2.03%   4.11%    
2004
 
   0.50%   28,284      12.034610      340,387    1.44%   12.43%    
2003
 
   0.50%   14,230      10.704192      152,321    1.30%   28.71%    
American Century VP – Inflation Protection Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   44,004      12.055397      530,486    4.41%   8.94%    
2006
 
   0.50%   25,006      11.065707      276,709    3.22%   1.08%    
2005
 
   0.50%   24,828      10.947391      271,802    4.38%   1.06%    
2004
 
   0.50%   9,540      10.832965      103,346    3.57%   5.28%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
73
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   180,196    $ 28.924155    $ 5,212,017    0.72%   17.46%    
2006
 
   0.50%   181,244      24.623712      4,462,900    1.65%   24.40%    
2005
 
   0.50%   109,946      19.793391      2,176,204    1.27%   12.69%    
2004
 
   0.50%   59,792      17.564316      1,050,206    0.58%   14.35%    
2003
 
   0.50%   27,774      15.360020      426,609    0.75%   23.89%    
American Century VP – International Fund – Class III
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   129,282      17.002494      2,198,116    0.60%   17.46%    
2006
 
   0.50%   52,054      14.474561      753,459    1.19%   24.40%    
2005
 
   0.50%   43,276      11.635157      503,523    0.00%   16.35%    05/02/05
American Century VP – Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   69,408      13.130382      911,354    0.70%   -2.80%    
2006
 
   0.50%   28,362      13.507944      383,112    1.31%   19.70%    
2005
 
   0.50%   2,498      11.284751      28,189    1.06%   12.85%    05/02/05
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   51,430      12.916798      664,311    0.00%   20.41%    
2006
 
   0.50%   21,516      10.727394      230,811    0.00%   -3.76%    
2005
 
   0.50%   20,298      11.146133      226,244    0.00%   1.66%    
2004
 
   0.50%   28,728      10.964413      314,986    0.00%   10.12%    
2003
 
   0.50%   2,408      9.956460      23,975    0.00%   24.28%    
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   241,306      25.400814      6,129,369    1.65%   -5.61%    
2006
 
   0.50%   213,238      26.911603      5,738,576    1.39%   18.06%    
2005
 
   0.50%   121,762      22.794288      2,775,478    0.88%   4.51%    
2004
 
   0.50%   83,868      21.810391      1,829,194    1.01%   13.76%    
2003
 
   0.50%   31,176      19.171791      597,700    1.09%   28.32%    
American Century VP – VistaSM Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   80,738      17.235095      1,391,527    0.00%   39.07%    
2006
 
   0.50%   1,972      12.392995      24,439    0.00%   8.47%    
2005
 
   0.50%   242      11.425723      2,765    0.00%   14.26%    05/02/05
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   19,506      15.825884      308,700    0.00%   -4.44%    
2006
 
   0.50%   16,544      16.560881      273,983    0.00%   12.64%    
2005
 
   0.50%   12,544      14.702300      184,426    0.00%   15.57%    
2004
 
   0.50%   9,874      12.721972      125,617    0.00%   17.40%    
2003
 
   0.50%   6,096      10.836336      66,058    0.00%   46.92%    
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   215,496      19.806457      4,268,212    1.08%   16.01%    
2006
 
   0.50%   169,282      17.072863      2,890,128    1.03%   18.06%    
2005
 
   0.50%   62,308      14.460784      901,023    0.91%   16.85%    
2004
 
   0.50%   39,228      12.375012      485,447    0.99%   14.17%    
2003
 
   0.50%   14,533      10.839093      157,525    0.49%   32.43%    
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   277,018      19.080287      5,285,583    0.00%   -1.33%    
2006
 
   0.50%   219,292      19.337639      4,240,590    0.00%   4.25%    
2005
 
   0.50%   125,444      18.549847      2,326,967    0.00%   -3.16%    
2004
 
   0.50%   82,304      19.155888      1,576,606    0.00%   10.32%    
2003
 
   0.50%   27,210      17.364452      472,487    0.00%   47.81%    
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   47,664      15.270683      727,862    0.37%   -1.15%    
2006
 
   0.50%   46,836      15.448774      723,559    0.36%   13.84%    
2005
 
   0.50%   38,160      13.570376      517,846    0.00%   6.70%    
2004
 
   0.50%   32,364      12.718312      411,615    0.50%   21.28%    
2003
 
   0.50%   6,160      10.487006      64,600    0.33%   37.09%    
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   950,264      36.056885      34,263,560    1.70%   4.73%    
2006
 
   0.50%   710,704      34.429253      24,469,008    1.65%   14.92%    
2005
 
   0.50%   544,048      29.958454      16,298,837    1.60%   4.17%    
2004
 
   0.50%   347,660      28.759010      9,998,357    1.80%   10.09%    
2003
 
   0.50%   108,026      26.123506      2,822,018    1.51%   27.72%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
74
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   117,308    $ 17.518498    $ 2,055,060    1.61%   6.60%    
2006
 
   0.50%   100,824      16.434584      1,657,000    1.49%   15.90%    
2005
 
   0.50%   71,712      14.180252      1,016,894    0.02%   3.86%    
2004
 
   0.50%   39,366      13.653414      537,480    1.63%   4.52%    
2003
 
   0.50%   15,431      13.062720      201,571    1.40%   20.57%    
Dreyfus VIF – Developing Leaders Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   9,412      13.702540      128,968    0.83%   -11.51%    
2006
 
   0.50%   9,442      15.484023      146,200    0.43%   3.25%    
2005
 
   0.50%   6,920      14.996047      103,773    0.00%   5.27%    
2004
 
   0.50%   4,108      14.244729      58,517    0.22%   10.79%    
2003
 
   0.50%   840      12.857964      10,801    0.08%   28.58%    05/01/03
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   42,986      16.865204      724,968    0.76%   7.90%    
2006
 
   0.50%   10,806      15.630140      168,899    0.77%   13.94%    
2005
 
   0.50%   11,612      13.717541      159,288    1.34%   2.84%    
2004
 
   0.50%   10,312      13.338990      137,552    1.23%   6.93%    
2003
 
   0.50%   6,368      12.474297      79,436    0.84%   25.94%    
Federated IS – American Leaders Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   7,374      14.973799      110,417    1.55%   -10.12%    
2006
 
   0.50%   10,000      16.659331      166,593    1.47%   16.23%    
2005
 
   0.50%   6,978      14.333441      100,019    1.33%   4.50%    
2004
 
   0.50%   2,628      13.716228      36,046    0.41%   9.23%    
Federated IS – Capital Appreciation Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   254      16.457068      4,180    0.71%   9.33%    
2005
 
   0.50%   1,354      13.017510      17,626    1.07%   1.41%    
2004
 
   0.50%   1,276      12.836844      16,380    0.28%   6.86%    
Federated IS – Market Opportunity Fund II – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   246      10.155871      2,498    0.57%   -1.98%    
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   26,966      12.636630      340,759    4.97%   4.86%    
2006
 
   0.50%   24,568      12.051517      296,082    3.43%   3.64%    
2005
 
   0.50%   16,246      11.628696      188,920    3.65%   0.79%    
2004
 
   0.50%   9,180      11.537144      105,911    4.98%   3.10%    
2003
 
   0.50%   4,444      11.189906      49,728    3.93%   4.12%    
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   592,452      68.682638      40,691,166    1.77%   1.02%    
2006
 
   0.50%   491,100      67.988158      33,388,984    3.30%   19.60%    
2005
 
   0.50%   344,836      56.848284      19,603,335    1.64%   5.34%    
2004
 
   0.50%   187,988      53.967094      10,145,166    1.56%   10.97%    
2003
 
   0.50%   86,371      48.630667      4,200,279    1.80%   29.68%    
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   622,446      77.381327      48,165,697    0.82%   26.33%    
2006
 
   0.50%   528,784      61.254324      32,390,306    0.40%   6.32%    
2005
 
   0.50%   390,486      57.613946      22,497,439    0.51%   5.27%    
2004
 
   0.50%   263,644      54.728412      14,428,817    0.27%   2.86%    
2003
 
   0.50%   105,480      53.205281      5,612,093    0.27%   32.19%    
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   247,158      32.546729      8,044,184    7.41%   2.27%    
2006
 
   0.50%   261,306      31.824106      8,315,830    7.80%   10.68%    
2005
 
   0.50%   175,964      28.752380      5,059,384    16.14%   2.19%    
2004
 
   0.50%   140,176      28.136168      3,944,015    8.82%   9.05%    
2003
 
   0.50%   55,652      25.802029      1,435,935    5.94%   26.63%    
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class R
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   122,470      9.857586      1,207,259    11.21%   -1.42%    05/01/07
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   220,112      45.333254      9,978,393    3.29%   16.72%    
2006
 
   0.50%   218,334      38.837994      8,479,655    0.91%   17.49%    
2005
 
   0.50%   187,952      33.055758      6,212,896    0.71%   18.45%    
2004
 
   0.50%   160,928      27.905999      4,490,857    1.14%   13.07%    
2003
 
   0.50%   58,985      24.680530      1,455,781    0.83%   42.65%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
75
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Service Class R
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   238,614    $ 17.054609    $ 4,069,468    3.21%   16.64%    
2006
 
   0.50%   201,906      14.621895      2,952,248    0.77%   17.36%    
2005
 
   0.50%   108,508      12.458682      1,351,867    0.00%   24.59%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   306,478      40.213337      12,324,503    6.08%   14.92%    
2006
 
   0.50%   286,878      34.991020      10,038,154    2.71%   6.78%    
2005
 
   0.50%   288,746      32.768260      9,461,704    2.76%   3.53%    
2004
 
   0.50%   209,976      31.651957      6,646,151    2.76%   4.94%    
2003
 
   0.50%   84,282      30.161112      2,542,039    3.62%   17.39%    
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   1,000,686      42.579734      42,608,944    0.93%   17.00%    
2006
 
   0.50%   755,746      36.392149      27,503,221    1.27%   11.16%    
2005
 
   0.50%   418,680      32.738236      13,706,845    0.29%   16.36%    
2004
 
   0.50%   222,346      28.136431      6,256,023    0.34%   14.90%    
2003
 
   0.50%   101,752      24.487594      2,491,662    0.46%   27.82%    
Fidelity® VIP II – Investment Grade Bond Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   239,992      11.553678      2,772,790    4.06%   3.69%    
2006
 
   0.50%   224,730      11.142647      2,504,087    3.27%   3.78%    
2005
 
   0.50%   47,416      10.736671      509,090    1.67%   1.57%    
2004
 
   0.50%   14,444      10.570462      152,680    1.88%   3.80%    
2003
 
   0.50%   9,748      10.183621      99,270    0.00%   1.84%    05/01/03
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   94,062      14.770825      1,389,373    0.00%   22.57%    
2006
 
   0.50%   47,778      12.051402      575,792    0.69%   4.93%    
2005
 
   0.50%   36,764      11.485107      422,238    0.95%   8.35%    
2004
 
   0.50%   38,174      10.600065      404,647    0.53%   6.66%    
2003
 
   0.50%   20,500      9.938499      203,739    0.74%   29.23%    
Fidelity® VIP III – Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   272,886      26.388591      7,201,077    0.70%   14.91%    
2006
 
   0.50%   217,404      22.965001      4,992,683    0.25%   12.03%    
2005
 
   0.50%   105,862      20.498936      2,170,058    0.00%   17.62%    
2004
 
   0.50%   28,738      17.428707      500,866    0.00%   24.15%    
2003
 
   0.50%   2,295      14.038431      32,218    0.00%   40.38%    05/01/03
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   40,724      16.521474      672,821    0.83%   5.07%    
2006
 
   0.50%   50,330      15.724226      791,400    0.41%   15.62%    
2005
 
   0.50%   16,310      13.600017      221,816    0.00%   2.04%    
2004
 
   0.50%   22,246      13.327560      296,485    0.00%   13.42%    
2003
 
   0.50%   15,781      11.750739      185,438    0.00%   57.00%    
Fidelity® VIP IV – Energy Portfolio – Service Class 2
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   214,326      22.649325      4,854,339    0.12%   44.91%    
2006
 
   0.50%   115,990      15.629664      1,812,885    0.73%   16.04%    
2005
 
   0.50%   42,914      13.469693      578,038    0.65%   34.70%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   71,358      12.718211      907,546    5.88%   8.10%    
2006
 
   0.50%   1,822      11.765134      21,436    3.42%   9.24%    
2005
 
   0.50%   1,590      10.770315      17,125    0.56%   7.70%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   38,608      13.514322      521,761    2.17%   9.61%    
2006
 
   0.50%   6,200      12.328971      76,440    1.69%   11.25%    
2005
 
   0.50%   3,540      11.081899      39,230    0.86%   10.82%    05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   35,470      14.068082      498,995    2.76%   10.65%    
2006
 
   0.50%   17,674      12.713976      224,707    5.31%   12.59%    
Franklin Templeton VIP – Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 3
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   102,474      20.840783      2,135,638    2.20%   28.05%    
2006
 
   0.50%   47,562      16.275260      774,084    1.19%   27.53%    
2005
 
   0.50%   17,310      12.761961      220,910    0.53%   27.62%    05/02/05
(Continued)
 
 
 
76
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 1
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   21,480    $ 23.988549    $ 515,274    2.23%   15.21%    
2006
 
   0.50%   26,826      20.821962      558,570    1.41%   21.09%    
2005
 
   0.50%   26,236      17.195159      451,132    1.37%   9.93%    
2004
 
   0.50%   10,062      15.642411      157,394    1.10%   18.28%    
2003
 
   0.50%   2,090      13.224912      27,640    0.79%   32.25%    05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 3
 
          
2007
 
   0.50%   118,810      15.619506      1,855,754    2.03%   14.87%2  
2006
 
   0.50%   54,682      13.597883      743,559    1.38%   20.86%    
2005
 
   0.50%   21,078      11.251218      237,153    0.39%   12.51%    05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Global Income Securities Fund – Class 3
 
          
2007
 
   0.50%   120,218      12.216405      1,468,632    2.64%   10.48%    
2006
 
   0.50%   14,172      11.057995      156,714    2.45%   12.28%    
2005
 
   0.50%   2,394      9.848458      23,577    7.95%   -1.52%    05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Income Securities Fund – Class 2
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   81,232      11.541005      937,499    3.26%   3.24%    
2006
 
   0.50%   8,720      11.179202      97,483    0.00%   11.79%    05/01/06
Franklin Templeton VIP – Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 1
 
          
2007
 
   0.50%   167,510      15.891491      2,661,984    2.53%   -2.90%    
2006
 
   0.50%   137,920      16.366662      2,257,290    1.22%   16.84%    
2005
 
   0.50%   76,976      14.007257      1,078,223    1.09%   3.17%    
2004
 
   0.50%   45,226      13.577316      614,048    0.66%   10.70%    
2003
 
   0.50%   11,618      12.265513      142,501    0.20%   22.66%    05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 1
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   109,944      20.259847      2,227,449    0.88%   -2.63%    
2006
 
   0.50%   98,784      20.806303      2,055,330    0.82%   16.72%    
2005
 
   0.50%   47,146      17.825857      840,418    0.91%   8.45%    
2004
 
   0.50%   20,500      16.437638      336,972    0.19%   23.47%    
2003
 
   0.50%   2,305      13.312843      30,686    0.12%   33.13%    05/01/03
Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I – Intial Funding by Depositor
 
       
2006
 
   0.50%   68,500      7.935212      543,562    0.00%   2.69%    
2005
 
   0.50%   36,714      7.727049      283,691    0.00%   7.55%    
2004
 
   0.50%   32,220      7.184440      231,483    0.00%   12.85%    
2003
 
   0.50%   10,334      6.366359      65,790    0.00%   33.60%    
Janus Aspen Series – Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   13,348      15.299488      204,218    1.92%   9.73%    
2006
 
   0.50%   9,396      13.942298      131,002    1.96%   9.87%    
2005
 
   0.50%   1,282      12.690331      16,269    2.56%   7.13%    
2004
 
   0.50%   730      11.846263      8,648    3.27%   7.75%    
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   198,870      11.942871      2,375,079    0.19%   35.95%    
2006
 
   0.50%   81,402      8.784776      715,098    0.14%   8.57%    
2005
 
   0.50%   44,888      8.091082      363,192    0.01%   12.00%    
2004
 
   0.50%   23,622      7.224414      170,655    0.02%   17.38%    
2003
 
   0.50%   7,149      6.154757      44,000    0.25%   19.63%    
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares
 
          
2007
 
   0.50%   126,802      5.208409      660,437    0.37%   21.09%    
2006
 
   0.50%   75,318      4.301344      323,969    0.00%   7.29%    
2005
 
   0.50%   36,250      4.009018      145,327    0.00%   10.99%    
2004
 
   0.50%   16,918      3.611898      61,106    0.00%   0.06%    
2003
 
   0.50%   8,256      3.609555      29,800    0.00%   45.74%    
Janus Aspen Series – INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   5,388      18.407712      99,181    0.36%   5.60%    
2006
 
   0.50%   5,540      17.431528      96,571    0.10%   10.22%    
2005
 
   0.50%   3,292      15.815517      52,065    1.43%   10.36%    
2004
 
   0.50%   2,006      14.330811      28,748    2.29%   16.88%    
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service II Shares
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   326,560      14.770042      4,823,305    0.50%   27.43%    
2006
 
   0.50%   121,018      11.590627      1,402,674    1.97%   15.91%    05/01/06
(Continued)
 
 
 
77
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   103,560    $ 17.203858    $ 1,781,632    0.43%   27.38%    
2006
 
   0.50%   107,512      13.506291      1,452,088    1.92%   45.90%    
2005
 
   0.50%   62,034      9.257232      574,263    1.14%   31.28%    
2004
 
   0.50%   11,248      7.051335      79,313    0.83%   18.09%    
2003
 
   0.50%   7,242      5.970919      43,241    0.99%   33.86%    
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   68,620      24.470719      1,679,181    2.65%   4.25%    
2006
 
   0.50%   55,674      23.474013      1,306,892    3.06%   3.68%    
2005
 
   0.50%   38,328      22.640077      867,749    2.61%   0.94%    
2004
 
   0.50%   37,986      22.429536      852,008    3.64%   0.28%    
2003
 
   0.50%   20,267      22.367675      453,326    4.41%   1.91%    
MFS VIT – Investors Growth Stock Series – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   10,876      15.485007      168,415    0.34%   10.80%    
2006
 
   0.50%   9,652      13.975658      134,893    0.00%   7.04%    
2005
 
   0.50%   9,568      13.056404      124,924    0.38%   3.97%    
2004
 
   0.50%   4,150      12.557998      52,116    0.00%   8.64%    
2003
 
   0.50%   1,131      11.559230      13,073    0.00%   15.59%    05/01/03
MFS VIT – Value Series – Initial Class
 
          
2007
 
   0.50%   49,510      19.355242      958,278    0.91%   7.37%    
2006
 
   0.50%   22,532      18.027234      406,190    0.80%   20.24%    
2005
 
   0.50%   8,422      14.992740      126,269    0.65%   6.13%    
2004
 
   0.50%   1,594      14.126859      22,518    0.34%   14.60%    
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Asset Allocation Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   52,982      11.112234      588,748    2.56%   5.61%    
2006
 
   0.50%   2,762      10.522054      29,062    3.56%   5.22%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Bond Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   70,206      10.762995      755,627    8.87%   2.47%    
2006
 
   0.50%   22,766      10.504005      239,134    0.05%   5.04%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Global Growth Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   88,882      12.296498      1,092,937    2.69%   13.79%    
2006
 
   0.50%   64,864      10.806217      700,934    0.07%   8.06%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth – Income Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   34,752      9.859308      342,631    3.27%   -1.41%    05/01/07
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   107,408      11.501279      1,235,329    0.68%   11.34%    
2006
 
   0.50%   44,756      10.330117      462,335    1.29%   3.30%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   5,162      13.966626      72,096    7.20%   2.62%    
2006
 
   0.50%   4,224      13.610399      57,490    7.10%   10.05%    
2005
 
   0.50%   4,370      12.367140      54,044    6.81%   1.87%    
2004
 
   0.50%   25,084      12.139983      304,519    8.50%   9.55%    
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   35,436      11.868017      420,555    8.02%   2.65%    
2006
 
   0.50%   13,398      11.561576      154,902    7.03%   10.05%    
2005
 
   0.50%   4,790      10.505908      50,323    6.33%   5.06%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   37,816      35.576728      1,345,370    0.71%   44.85%    
2006
 
   0.50%   36,644      24.561198      900,021    0.72%   36.04%    
2005
 
   0.50%   39,142      18.054599      706,693    0.61%   31.98%    
2004
 
   0.50%   26,586      13.680089      363,699    0.93%   20.14%    
2003
 
   0.50%   17,288      11.386650      196,852    0.66%   64.44%    
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class III
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   196,328      26.174039      5,138,697    0.74%   44.82%    
2006
 
   0.50%   59,452      18.073662      1,074,515    0.78%   35.97%    
2005
 
   0.50%   42,298      13.292850      562,261    0.19%   32.93%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   0.50%   44,614      23.987048      1,070,158    2.36%   19.83%    
2006
 
   0.50%   31,924      20.017433      639,037    2.82%   36.88%    
2005
 
   0.50%   18,728      14.624338      273,885    2.16%   5.86%    
2004
 
   0.50%   10,822      13.814954      149,505    1.92%   29.32%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
78
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   64,516    $ 16.468629    $ 1,062,490    0.38%   26.51%    
2006
 
   0.50%   25,884      13.017827      336,953    0.78%   32.30%    
2005
 
   0.50%   4,962      9.839331      48,823    1.03%   29.56%    
2004
 
   0.50%   1,290      7.594318      9,797    1.40%   13.62%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   20,752      19.073551      395,814    3.13%   -1.55%    
2006
 
   0.50%   19,458      19.373628      376,972    1.89%   19.72%    
2005
 
   0.50%   7,780      16.182094      125,897    2.00%   10.60%    
2004
 
   0.50%   3,124      14.631389      45,708    1.45%   20.39%    
2003
 
   0.50%   629      12.153349      7,644    0.88%   40.75%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   7,226      15.064598      108,857    0.08%   12.59%    
2006
 
   0.50%   7,120      13.379661      95,263    0.00%   2.20%    
2005
 
   0.50%   7,318      13.092046      95,808    0.00%   7.90%    
2004
 
   0.50%   10,306      12.133480      125,048    0.00%   7.32%    
2003
 
   0.50%   3,699      11.305727      41,820    0.00%   36.01%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class III
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   38,088      12.326279      469,483    0.09%   12.66%    
2006
 
   0.50%   19,322      10.941189      211,406    0.00%   2.19%    
2005
 
   0.50%   20,616      10.706525      220,726    0.00%   7.07%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   53,296      4.090476      218,006    0.00%   19.49%    
2006
 
   0.50%   55,710      3.423239      190,709    0.00%   10.62%    
2005
 
   0.50%   33,760      3.094710      104,477    0.00%   -1.01%    
2004
 
   0.50%   29,620      3.126331      92,602    0.00%   3.79%    
2003
 
   0.50%   44,144      3.012098      132,966    0.00%   54.46%    
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class III
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   37,420      16.226798      607,207    0.00%   19.58%    
2006
 
   0.50%   12,314      13.569468      167,094    0.00%   10.53%    
2005
 
   0.50%   18,758      12.276743      230,287    0.00%   22.77%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   132,504      35.151974      4,657,777    4.45%   6.62%    
2006
 
   0.50%   106,356      32.969134      3,506,465    4.11%   2.83%    
2005
 
   0.50%   64,816      32.062663      2,078,174    3.64%   2.75%    
2004
 
   0.50%   43,088      31.204592      1,344,543    5.48%   2.75%    
2003
 
   0.50%   20,794      30.370279      631,520    3.14%   1.49%    
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   262,256      22.910775      6,008,488    0.17%   18.94%    
2006
 
   0.50%   165,708      19.261676      3,191,814    0.05%   5.64%    
2005
 
   0.50%   111,080      18.233340      2,025,359    0.08%   5.97%    
2004
 
   0.50%   72,558      17.206018      1,248,434    0.33%   7.62%    
2003
 
   0.50%   13,689      15.988156      218,862    0.02%   32.08%    
Nationwide VIT – International Index Fund – Class VI
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   31,716      11.917827      377,986    1.82%   8.95%    
2006
 
   0.50%   530      10.938962      5,798    1.38%   9.39%    05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   22,414      23.187675      519,729    2.06%   2.40%    
2006
 
   0.50%   22,408      22.644248      507,412    2.08%   22.06%    
2005
 
   0.50%   24,690      18.551760      458,043    1.34%   11.54%    
2004
 
   0.50%   15,934      16.633064      265,031    2.03%   19.69%    
2003
 
   0.50%   4,952      13.791985      68,298    0.00%   37.92%    05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class III
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   111,682      14.277421      1,594,531    2.12%   2.42%    
2006
 
   0.50%   98,312      13.940694      1,370,538    2.01%   22.14%    
2005
 
   0.50%   44,904      11.414099      512,539    0.95%   14.14%    05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   199,734      16.254455      3,246,567    2.03%   5.43%    
2006
 
   0.50%   95,776      15.417742      1,476,650    2.11%   16.29%    
2005
 
   0.50%   59,996      13.258370      795,449    1.95%   7.39%    
2004
 
   0.50%   49,550      12.345496      611,719    1.75%   13.46%    
(Continued)
 
 
 
79
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   41,486    $ 12.734093    $ 528,287    3.97%   4.85%  
2006
 
   0.50%   7,634      12.144751      92,713    2.89%   5.64%  
2005
 
   0.50%   8,068      11.496816      92,756    2.78%   2.79%  
2004
 
   0.50%   2,158      11.184449      24,136    2.46%   4.13%  
2003
 
   0.50%   1,037      10.740821      11,138    2.37%   7.37%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   214,672      14.461679      3,104,518    2.62%   5.13%  
2006
 
   0.50%   199,278      13.756055      2,741,279    2.50%   10.80%  
2005
 
   0.50%   129,056      12.415323      1,602,272    2.36%   4.82%  
2004
 
   0.50%   85,142      11.844428      1,008,103    2.27%   8.99%  
2003
 
   0.50%   16,518      10.867503      179,509    2.06%   19.45%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   210,008      15.586169      3,273,220    2.25%   5.62%  
2006
 
   0.50%   152,382      14.757103      2,248,717    2.27%   13.97%  
2005
 
   0.50%   81,078      12.948162      1,049,811    2.14%   6.54%  
2004
 
   0.50%   41,042      12.153407      498,800    1.97%   11.53%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   22,454      13.677144      307,107    2.92%   5.33%  
2006
 
   0.50%   18,590      12.985235      241,396    2.76%   7.88%  
2005
 
   0.50%   18,510      12.036367      222,793    2.75%   3.97%  
2004
 
   0.50%   9,360      11.577210      108,363    2.48%   6.62%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   83,188      7.317914      608,763    0.00%   8.47%  
2006
 
   0.50%   92,144      6.746610      621,660    0.00%   9.36%  
2005
 
   0.50%   72,740      6.169108      448,741    0.00%   9.20%  
2004
 
   0.50%   87,438      5.649583      493,988    0.00%   14.76%  
2003
 
   0.50%   74,157      4.922829      365,062    0.00%   39.44%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   221,386      17.469317      3,867,462    1.35%   7.02%  
2006
 
   0.50%   202,754      16.323372      3,309,629    1.13%   9.34%  
2005
 
   0.50%   137,224      14.928625      2,048,566    1.03%   11.54%  
2004
 
   0.50%   57,928      13.383987      775,308    0.54%   15.15%  
2003
 
   0.50%   19,389      11.622612      225,351    0.49%   33.98%  
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   847,514      20.635458      17,488,840    4.64%   4.27%  
2006
 
   0.50%   485,516      19.791189      9,608,939    4.49%   4.01%  
2005
 
   0.50%   305,794      19,028333      5,818,750    2.64%   2.16%  
2004
 
   0.50%   162,122      18.626719      3,019,801    0.78%   0.31%  
2003
 
   0.50%   103,301      18.569650      1,918,271    0.63%   0.12%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   126,230      8.665238      1,093,813    0.00%   9.20%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   195,390      22.549722      4,405,990    1.10%   -7.36%  
2006
 
   0.50%   176,848      24.341439      4,304,735    0.43%   16.71%  
2005
 
   0.50%   164,618      20.856322      3,433,326    0.06%   2.56%  
2004
 
   0.50%   100,222      20.335711      2,038,086    0.00%   16.71%  
2003
 
   0.50%   31,504      17.423619      548,914    0.00%   56.07%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   385,134      40.445411      15,576,903    0.09%   1.62%  
2006
 
   0.50%   319,750      39.800578      12,726,235    0.11%   11.48%  
2005
 
   0.50%   159,914      35.701630      5,709,190    0.00%   11.76%  
2004
 
   0.50%   94,992      31.945431      3,034,560    0.00%   18.43%  
2003
 
   0.50%   45,264      26.974404      1,220,969    0.00%   40.31%  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   0.50%   592,642      54.197488      32,119,708    1.05%   7.64%  
2006
 
   0.50%   467,698      50.351226      23,549,168    1.08%   13.06%  
2005
 
   0.50%   297,534      44.533940      13,250,361    0.91%   6.91%  
2004
 
   0.50%   167,838      41.656679      6,991,574    1.28%   9.20%  
2003
 
   0.50%   19,074      38.145818      727,593    0.56%   26.88%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
80
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   28,472    $ 17.477126    $ 497,609    1.15%   11.00 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   15,828      15.745056      249,213    0.97%   15.47 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   9,478      13.635788      129,240    1.54%   9.76 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   2,600      12.422944      32,300    0.52%   18.20 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   588      10.510022      6,180    0.19%   24.76 %  
Nationwide VIT – U.S.Growth Leaders Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   28,912      18.699798      540,649    0.00%   21.87 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   18,158      15.343823      278,613    0.25%   -0.78 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   14,474      15.465102      223,842    0.00%   11.41 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   21,016      13.881788      291,740    0.00%   11.85 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   8,655      12.411260      107,419    0.00%   51.38 %  
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Comstock Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   36,330      17.186389      624,382    1.71%   -2.71 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   28,342      17.664583      500,650    1.74%   15.33 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   15,396      15.316704      235,816    1.69%   3.73 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   7,480      14.766163      110,451    1.56%   16.91 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   570      12.630064      7,199    1.52%   26.30 %   05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   61,778      15.099593      932,823    4.10%   4.10 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   39,090      14.504882      566,996    4.42%   4.32 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   11,354      13.904678      157,874    3.89%   1.67 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   9,006      13.676033      123,166    4.85%   6.00 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   2,912      12.901625      37,570    5.47%   11.56 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Balanced Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   14,752      14.559590      214,783    0.81%   15.02 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   1,380      12.657889      17,468    0.77%   10.12 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   1,038      11.494958      11,932    1.03%   8.64 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   408      10.580939      4,317    1.30%   8.76 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   387      9.728263      3,765    1.91%   15.70 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Fasciano Portfolio – S Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   5,616      15.000871      84,245    0.00%   0.01 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   3,464      14.999207      51,957    0.00%   4.73 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   5,906      14.321953      84,585    0.00%   2.39 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   4,114      13.988281      57,548    0.00%   11.32 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio- Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   180,172      54.020381      9,732,960    0.00%   22.08 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   157,596      44.249809      6,973,593    0.00%   13.50 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   111,124      38.986368      4,332,321    0.00%   12.93 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   72,940      34.521424      2,517,993    0.00%   16.02 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   24,292      29.754395      722,794    0.00%   30.75 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   58,036      15.129140      878,035    0.26%   6.85 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   44,048      14.159327      623,690    0.67%   12.81 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   42,392      12.551167      532,069    0.14%   7.85 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   32,314      11.637402      376,051    0.12%   15.24 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   12,247      10.098680      123,679    0.84%   31.10 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – International Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   17,036      14.774055      251,691    1.68%   2.70 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   8,138      14.386244      117,075    0.00%   22.84 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   490      11.711411      5,739    0.22%   17.11 %   05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   31,008      22.162337      687,210    0.00%   21.59 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   17,228      18.227772      314,028    0.00%   13.90 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   5,284      16.003177      84,561    0.00%   12.86 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   2,568      14.179701      36,413    0.00%   15.46 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   1,669      12.281545      20,498    0.00%   22.82 %   05/01/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
81
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio- Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   325,884    $ 41.589921    $ 13,553,490    0.64%   8.79 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   241,712      38.230288      9,240,719    0.71%   11.68 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   163,828      34.231207      5,608,030    1.02%   17.46 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   72,448      29.143256      2,111,371    0.01%   18.38 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   15,209      24.617984      374,415    0.00%   34.41 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Regency Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   13,016      13.155851      171,237    0.66%   2.54 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   5,576      12.830334      71,542    0.44%   10.38 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   2,318      11.623425      26,943    0.00%   16.23 %   05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   17,622      17.905737      315,535    0.09%   7.07 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   14,184      16.722808      237,196    0.17%   13.14 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   2,512      14.781029      37,130    0.00%   6.33 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   98      13.901675      1,362    0.00%   12.71 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   155,028      40.315421      6,250,019    2.57%   3.27 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   124,154      39.040157      4,846,992    2.13%   10.59 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   102,966      35.300804      3,634,783    1.76%   3.37 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   54,126      34.149236      1,848,362    1.01%   9.55 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   23,053      31.171669      718,600    2.82%   24.33 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   221,522      20.172546      4,468,663    0.23%   13.58 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   195,220      17.761150      3,467,332    0.38%   7.41 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   154,400      16.535627      2,553,101    0.93%   4.58 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   104,114      15.812092      1,646,260    0.33%   6.40 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   43,463      14.860580      645,885    0.38%   30.29 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   210,962      29.144443      6,148,370    5.26%   3.87 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   192,508      28.059142      5,401,609    5.20%   4.76 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   85,328      26.785454      2,285,549    5.34%   2.08 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   73,062      26.240474      1,917,182    4.80%   4.97 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   32,391      24.998938      809,741    5.67%   6.25 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   337,926      14.892546      5,032,578    1.25%   5.80 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   200,308      14.075542      2,819,444    0.80%   17.10 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   63,366      12.019802      761,647    0.00%   20.20 %   05/02/05
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   400,936      49.082767      19,679,048    1.37%   5.79 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   342,600      46.398150      15,896,006    1.04%   17.11 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   262,628      39.620511      10,405,456    1.07%   13.74 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   191,944      34.834576      6,686,288    1.25%   18.57 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   33,503      29.379176      984,291    0.76%   42.31 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Class 3
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   7,982      9.628770      76,857    0.00%   -3.71 %   05/01/07
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   17,012      13.312822      226,478    6.11%   -0.60 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   22,010      13.393515      294,791    6.97%   8.88 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   17,466      12.301306      214,855    6.75%   1.80 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   14,518      12.083237      175,424    4.23%   8.42 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   8,543      11.144531      95,208    0.00%   11.45 %   05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street Small Cap Fund®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   38,846      20.206983      784,960    0.32%   -1.71 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   28,656      20.557489      589,095    0.14%   14.43 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   6,094      17.965801      109,484    0.00%   9.37 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   554      16.426073      9,100    0.00%   18.82 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   98,264      11.224071      1,102,922    1.00%   3.90 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   116,614      10.802733      1,259,750    1.11%   14.45 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   48,678      9.438598      459,452    1.25%   5.45 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   33,884      8.950876      303,291    0.84%   8.91 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   10,060      8.218350      82,677    0.90%   26.90 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
82
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   97,260    $ 6.913096    $ 672,368    0.00%   5.80 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   84,198      6.534169      550,164    0.00%   2.44 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   62,332      6.378300      397,572    0.00%   11.77 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   50,906      5.706718      290,506    0.00%   19.18 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   15,822      4.788336      75,761    0.00%   24.96 %  
Putnam VT – Growth and Income Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   5,046      15.457268      77,997    1.31%   -6.51 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   4,488      16.533564      74,203    1.14%   15.33 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   486      14.335363      6,967    1.56%   4.70 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   236      13.691228      3,231    1.66%   10.56 %  
Putnam VT – International Equity Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   15,198      22.560940      342,881    2.65%   7.82 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   7,758      20.923951      162,328    0.44%   27.08 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   1,404      16.464692      23,116    1.11%   11.64 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   1,000      14.748085      14,748    1.61%   15.62 %  
Putnam VT – Voyager Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   1,450      14.302715      20,739    0.00%   4.99 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   1,246      13.622763      16,974    0.13%   4.91 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   2,788      12.985042      36,202    0.60%   5.17 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   720      12.347084      8,890    0.19%   4.51 %  
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   41,802      13.731252      573,994    0.12%   11.92 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   16,190      12.268264      198,623    0.24%   8.79 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   818      11.277528      9,225    0.29%   12.78 %   05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   84,110      12.830632      1,079,184    1.53%   2.51 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   58,750      12.516081      735,320    1.59%   18.06 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   5,032      10.601687      53,348    1.20%   6.02 %   05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   30,906      10.939079      338,083    3.91%   4.70 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   1,008      10.448149      10,532    3.80%   3.51 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   540      10.094160      5,451    1.39%   0.94 %   05/02/05
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   133,118      28.017912      3,729,688    0.53%   7.25 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   88,854      26.125145      2,321,324    0.11%   8.66 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   50,962      24.043585      1,225,309    0.00%   3.10 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   31,910      23.320608      744,161    0.38%   5.68 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   7,832      22.067029      172,829    0.11%   25.38 %  
Turner GVIT Growth Focus Fund – Class I
 
 
2003
 
   0.50%   17,823      3.283013      58,513    0.00%   50.21 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   62,084      25.275372      1,569,196    5.77%   9.16 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   48,396      23.154258      1,120,573    8.51%   5.95 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   43,868      21.853802      958,683    7.55%   -3.51 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   36,364      22.649785      823,637    8.78%   8.61 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   19,995      20.854897      416,994    1.75%   17.57 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   266,244      30.162210      8,030,507    0.43%   36.92 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   193,210      22.028276      4,256,083    0.60%   38.80 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   142,848      15.870762      2,267,107    0.73%   31.34 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   56,568      12.083728      683,552    0.59%   25.26 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   60,208      9.646671      580,807    0.11%   53.42 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   157,032      55.552048      8,723,449    0.11%   44.63 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   127,868      38.410275      4,911,445    0.07%   23.87 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   94,726      31.007818      2,937,247    0.30%   50.92 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   65,614      20.546330      1,348,127    0.37%   23.61 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   19,105      16.655601      318,205    0.48%   44.36 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
83
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Van Kampen UIF – Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   34,752    $ 11.894818    $ 413,369    3.05%   4.92 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   13,740      11.336567      155,764    3.94%   3.22 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   10,072      10.983426      110,625    3.62%   3.70 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   3,084      10.591991      32,666    4.78%   3.85 %  
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   69,830      21.615486      1,509,409    7.41%   6.00 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   51,120      20.392381      1,042,459    7.72%   10.26 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   28,944      18.495488      535,333    7.52%   11.69 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   16,150      16.559313      267,433    6.41%   9.51 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   7,714      15.120856      116,642    0.00%   27.23 %  
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   173,362      51.418211      8,913,964    1.10%   -17.49 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   158,492      62.315078      9,876,441    1.08%   37.36 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   94,426      45.366664      4,283,793    1.22%   16.47 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   69,458      38.951553      2,705,497    1.55%   35.71 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   28,086      28.701013      806,097    0.00%   36.83 %  
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   135,048      45.401702      6,131,409    0.00%   21.71 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   128,414      37.303028      4,790,231    0.00%   14.07 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   83,820      32.700726      2,740,975    0.00%   7.73 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   50,972      30.353233      1,547,165    0.00%   15.14 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   18,256      26.361651      481,258    0.00%   38.73 %  
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM
 
 
2007
 
   0.50%   313,396      60.885541      19,081,285    0.61%   6.10 %  
2006
 
   0.50%   290,006      57.385680      16,642,192    0.00%   11.66 %  
2005
 
   0.50%   200,868      51.392952      10,323,199    0.00%   7.35 %  
2004
 
   0.50%   143,178      47.875122      6,854,664    0.00%   17.63 %  
2003
 
   0.50%   38,309      40.699472      1,559,156    0.07%   36.32 %  
Multiple Payment contracts and Flexible Premium contracts
 
 
AIM VIF – Basic Value Fund – Series I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   10,750      16.995087      182,697    0.50%   0.73 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   20,662      16.871856      348,606    0.55%   12.30 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   24,934      15.023289      374,591    0.09%   4.90 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   43,590      14.322072      624,299    0.00%   10.18 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   14,499      12.998258      188,462    0.11%   29.98 %   05/01/03
AIM VIF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Series I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   2,752      16.497826      45,402    0.00%   11.12 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,686      14.847340      25,033    0.04%   5.46 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   4,924      14.079275      69,326    0.04%   7.97 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   4,090      13.039850      53,333    0.00%   5.78 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   5,333      12.327742      65,744    0.00%   23.28 %   05/01/03
AIM VIF – Capital Development Fund – Series I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   5,092      20.491015      104,340    0.00%   9.96 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   7,586      18.635564      141,369    0.00%   15.59 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   9,328      16.121553      150,382    0.00%   8.73 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   9,498      14.826548      140,823    0.00%   14.58 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   3,166      12.939952      40,968    0.00%   29.40 %   05/01/03
AllianceBernstein VPS – Growth and Income Portfolio – Class A
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   15,124      17.272663      261,232    1.55%   4.28 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   28,032      16.564321      464,331    1.47%   16.35 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   37,766      14.236062      537,639    1.68%   4.03 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   38,966      13.684124      533,216    0.96%   10.57 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   22,041      12.375515      272,769    0.00%   23.76 %   05/01/03
AllianceBernstein VPS – Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class A
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   10,032      19.727780      197,909    1.06%   0.89 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   22,658      19.553834      443,051    0.39%   13.51 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   29,330      17.226379      505,250    0.72%   6.06 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   43,250      16.241455      702,443    0.13%   18.35 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   11,736      13.722986      161,053    0.02%   37.23 %   05/01/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
84
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   62,528    $ 26.600354    $ 1,663,267    2.12%   4.09 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   90,872      25.553959      2,322,139    1.93%   8.75 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   119,320      23.498278      2,803,815    1.83%   4.10 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   159,436      22.572554      3,598,878    1.68%   8.90 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   195,164      20.727117      4,045,187    2.53%   18.51 %  
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   170,672      36.529047      6,234,486    0.00%   44.64 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   250,368      25.255777      6,323,238    0.00%   16.29 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   365,618      21.718376      7,940,629    0.00%   21.09 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   460,364      17.935168      8,256,706    0.00%   6.73 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   592,724      16.804738      9,960,572    0.00%   19.51 %  
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   55,800      14.099337      786,743    1.88%   -0.87 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   99,066      14.222782      1,408,994    1.88%   16.16 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   157,452      12.244450      1,927,913    2.03%   3.80 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   220,344      11.796249      2,599,233    1.44%   12.09 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   259,996      10.523680      2,736,115    1.30%   28.32 %  
American Century VP – Inflation Protection Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   14,896      11.886541      177,062    4.41%   8.61 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   38,652      10.943891      423,003    3.22%   0.78 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   71,902      10.859530      780,822    4.38%   0.75 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   72,104      10.778433      777,168    3.57%   4.96 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   6,574      10.268669      67,506    1.88%   2.69 %   04/30/03
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   73,188      28.238561      2,066,724    0.72%   17.11 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   165,218      24.112654      3,983,844    1.65%   24.03 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   311,096      19.440637      6,047,904    1.27%   12.35 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   471,466      17.302961      8,157,758    0.58%   14.01 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   587,899      15.176915      8,922,493    0.75%   23.52 %  
American Century VP – International Fund – Class III
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   56,198      16.867137      947,899    0.60%   17.11 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   80,238      14.402688      1,155,643    1.19%   24.03 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   69,942      11.612061      812,171    0.00%   16.12 %   05/02/05
American Century VP – Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   15,018      13.025836      195,622    0.70%   -3.09 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   15,610      13.440882      209,812    1.31%   19.34 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   5,722      11.262347      64,443    1.06%   12.62 %   05/02/05
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   11,886      12.699015      150,940    0.00%   20.05 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   18,008      10.578387      190,496    0.00%   -4.04 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   34,120      11.024259      376,148    0.00%   1.35 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   37,042      10.877007      402,906    0.00%   9.79 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   34,345      9.906750      340,247    0.00%   23.90 %  
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   102,224      24.709849      2,525,940    1.65%   -5.90 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   200,588      26.258655      5,267,171    1.39%   17.71 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   333,368      22.307840      7,436,720    0.88%   4.20 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   363,556      21.408869      7,783,323    1.01%   13.42 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   461,113      18.875362      8,703,675    1.09%   27.93 %  
American Century VP – VistaSM Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   18,398      17.097896      314,567    0.00%   38.65 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,344      12.331439      16,573    0.00%   8.14 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,306      11.403054      26,295    0.00%   14.03 %   05/02/05
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   13,468      15.395235      207,343    0.00%   -4.73 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   24,796      16.158907      400,676    0.00%   12.30 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   36,140      14.388419      519,997    0.00%   15.22 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   40,182      12.487641      501,778    0.00%   17.05 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   53,805      10.668685      574,029    0.00%   46.48 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
85
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   91,976    $ 19.310277    $ 1,776,082    1.08%   15.66 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   174,476      16.695427      2,912,951    1.03%   17.71 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   320,444      14.183450      4,545,001    0.91%   16.51 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   369,172      12.174019      4,494,307    0.99%   13.83 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   431,745      10.695076      4,617,546    0.49%   32.03 %  
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   153,520      18.601963      2,855,773    0.00%   -1.63 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   270,450      18.909841      5,114,166    0.00%   3.94 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   443,896      18.193863      8,076,183    0.00%   -3.45 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   539,886      18.844567      10,173,918    0.00%   9.99 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   692,838      17.133573      11,870,790    0.00%   47.37 %  
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   22,938      15.013257      344,374    0.37%   -1.45 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   42,596      15.234242      648,918    0.36%   13.50 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   52,974      13.422021      711,018    0.00%   6.38 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   70,472      12.616946      889,141    0.50%   20.91 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   47,348      10.434661      494,060    0.33%   36.68 %  
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   618,332      35.246027      21,793,746    1.70%   4.41 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,054,364      33.756668      35,591,815    1.65%   14.58 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,502,104      29.461184      44,253,762    1.60%   3.86 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,932,026      28.366357      54,804,539    1.80%   9.76 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   2,290,356      25.844217      59,192,457    1.51%   27.34 %  
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   94,654      17.027724      1,611,742    1.61%   6.27 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   155,994      16.022432      2,499,403    1.49%   15.55 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   211,690      13.866041      2,935,302    0.02%   3.55 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   279,490      13.390880      3,742,617    1.63%   4.21 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   338,655      12.850022      4,351,724    1.40%   20.20 %  
Dreyfus VIF – Developing Leaders Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   4,684      13.512011      63,290    0.83%   -11.77 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   11,426      15.314886      174,988    0.43%   2.95 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   17,282      14.876684      257,099    0.00%   4.96 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   22,806      14.173675      323,245    0.22%   10.45 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   8,113      12.832258      104,108    0.08%   28.32 %   05/01/03
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   47,184      16.406411      774,120    0.76%   7.58 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   83,514      15.250864      1,273,661    0.77%   13.60 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   98,630      13.424762      1,324,084    1.34%   2.53 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   117,298      13.093387      1,535,828    1.23%   6.61 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   140,345      12.281397      1,723,633    0.84%   25.56 %  
Federated IS – American Leaders Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,754      14.765636      25,899    1.55%   -10.39 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,782      16.477377      29,363    1.47%   15.88 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   5,150      14.219360      73,230    1.33%   4.19 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   5,782      13.647806      78,912    0.41%   8.90 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,104      12.531875      13,835    0.00%   25.32 %   05/01/03
Federated IS – Capital Appreciation Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   626      16.228297      10,159    0.71%   9.00 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   638      14.888388      9,499    0.79%   15.29 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   606      12.913893      7,826    1.07%   1.10 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   770      12.772814      9,835    0.28%   6.54 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   553      11.988805      6,630    0.00%   19.89 %   05/01/03
Federated IS – Market Opportunity Fund II – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   88      10.105146      889    0.57%   -2.27 %  
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   22,236      12.423584      276,251    4.97%   4.54 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   39,918      11.884116      474,390    3.43%   3.33 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   60,574      11.501519      696,693    3.65%   0.49 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   73,162      11.445157      837,351    4.98%   2.79 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   117,985      11.134037      1,313,649    3.93%   3.81 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
86
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   336,206    $ 56.363167    $ 18,949,635    1.77%   0.72 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   547,442      55.961825      30,635,853    3.30%   19.24 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   824,566      46.932598      38,699,025    1.64%   5.02 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,112,750      44.687399      49,725,903    1.56%   10.64 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,336,308      40.389521      53,972,840    1.80%   29.29 %  
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   558,044      52.956740      29,552,191    0.82%   25.95 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   830,726      42.046610      34,929,212    0.40%   6.00 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,251,056      39.666280      49,624,738    0.51%   4.96 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,643,610      37.792486      62,116,108    0.27%   2.55 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   2,035,206      36.851094      74,999,568    0.27%   31.79 %  
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   118,930      30.491108      3,626,307    7.41%   1.96 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   240,204      29.904168      7,183,101    7.80%   10.35 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   356,194      27.098684      9,652,389    16.14%   1.88 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   565,686      26.597360      15,045,754    8.82%   8.72 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   720,241      24.464133      17,620,072    5.94%   26.25 %  
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class R
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   30,864      9.837843      303,635    11.21%   -1.62 %   05/01/07
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   85,536      34.384792      2,941,138    3.29%   16.37 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   153,216      29.547189      4,527,102    0.91%   17.14 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   287,574      25.223510      7,253,626    0.71%   18.10 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   498,640      21.357697      10,649,802    1.14%   12.73 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   653,974      18.945840      12,390,087    0.83%   42.23 %  
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Service Class R
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   77,400      16.918813      1,309,516    3.21%   16.29 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   120,050      14.549286      1,746,642    0.77%   17.01 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   84,208      12.433969      1,047,040    0.00%   24.34 %   05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   132,782      34.628652      4,598,062    6.08%   14.58 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   202,948      30.222570      6,133,610    2.71%   6.46 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   261,190      28.387536      7,414,541    2.76%   3.22 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   416,912      27.502617      11,466,171    2.76%   4.63 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   623,055      26.285930      16,377,580    3.62%   17.04 %  
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   469,988      41.513259      19,510,734    0.93%   16.65 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   854,560      35.587790      30,411,902    1.27%   10.83 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,315,976      32.110552      42,256,716    0.29%   16.01 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,547,972      27.679601      42,847,247    0.34%   14.56 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,740,028      24.162368      42,043,197    0.46%   27.44 %  
Fidelity® VIP II – Investment Grade Bond Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   36,890      11.393001      420,288    4.06%   3.38 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   50,982      11.020863      561,866    3.27%   3.47 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   184,098      10.651144      1,960,854    1.67%   1.27 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   47,726      10.517675      501,967    1.88%   3.49 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   12,869      10.163210      130,790    0.00%   1.63 %   05/01/03
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   156,642      14.356892      2,248,892    0.00%   22.20 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   228,606      11.749061      2,685,906    0.69%   4.62 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   267,592      11.230531      3,005,200    0.95%   8.03 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   304,964      10.396153      3,170,452    0.53%   6.34 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   324,568      9.776597      3,173,171    0.74%   28.84 %  
Fidelity® VIP III – Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   92,888      26.021877      2,417,120    0.70%   14.56 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   167,292      22.714275      3,799,916    0.25%   11.70 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   247,064      20.335877      5,024,263    0.00%   17.26 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   190,596      17.341823      3,305,282    0.00%   23.78 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   40,642      14.010381      569,410    0.00%   40.10 %   05/01/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
87
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
               
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   11,738    $ 16.242952    $ 190,660    0.83%   4.75 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   26,916      15.505844      417,355    0.41%   15.27 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   47,774      13.451310      642,623    0.00%   1.74 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   79,260      13.221316      1,047,922    0.00%   13.08 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   100,700      11.692079      1,177,392    0.00%   56.53 %  
Fidelity® VIP IV – Energy Portfolio – Service Class 2
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   71,504      22.469019      1,606,625    0.12%   44.48 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   110,500      15.552071      1,718,504    0.73%   15.69 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   82,484      13.442988      1,108,831    0.65%   34.43 %   05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   4,636      12.616940      58,492    5.88%   7.78 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,704      11.706711      113,602    3.42%   8.91 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,332      10.748937      25,067    0.56%   7.49 %   05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   10,358      13.406718      138,867    2.17%   9.28 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   16,066      12.267747      197,094    1.69%   10.92 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   15,234      11.059893      168,486    0.86%   10.60 %   05/02/05
Fidelity® VIP IV – Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio – Service Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   13,868      13.956079      193,543    2.76%   10.32 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   11,130      12.650838      140,804    5.31%   12.25 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   3,818      11.269912      43,029    1.32%   12.70 %   05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   31,074      20.674924      642,453    2.20%   27.67 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   41,104      16.194484      665,658    1.19%   27.15 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   18,806      12.736654      239,526    0.53%   27.37 %   05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 1
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   7,764      23.655125      183,658    2.23%   14.86 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   20,280      20.594561      417,658    1.41%   20.73 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   46,522      17.058302      793,586    1.37%   9.60 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   64,070      15.564386      997,210    1.10%   17.93 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   22,318      13.198462      294,563    0.79%   31.98 %   05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Foreign Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   25,180      15.495120      390,167    2.03%   14.52 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   35,494      13.530342      480,246    1.38%   20.50 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   19,372      11.228867      217,526    0.39%   12.29 %   05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Global Income Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   9,674      12.119103      117,240    2.64%   10.14 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   19,066      11.003055      209,784    2.45%   11.95 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,864      9.828879      28,150    7.95%   -1.71 %   05/02/05
Franklin Templeton VIP – Income Securities Fund – Class 2
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   16,636      11.483411      191,038    3.26%   2.93 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   13,168      11.157005      146,915    0.00%   11.57 %   05/01/06
Franklin Templeton VIP – Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 1
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   61,684      15.670578      966,624    2.53%   -3.20 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   112,826      16.187918      1,826,418    1.22%   16.50 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   136,502      13.895780      1,896,802    1.09%   2.86 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   110,404      13.509605      1,491,514    0.66%   10.36 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   47,169      12.240997      577,396    0.20%   22.41 %   05/01/03
Franklin Templeton VIP – Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 1
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   37,560      19.978249      750,383    0.88%   -2.92 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   58,816      20.579116      1,210,381    0.82%   16.37 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   114,196      17.684023      2,019,445    0.91%   8.12 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   87,470      16.355679      1,430,631    0.19%   23.10 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   8,003      13.286230      106,330    0.12%   32.86 %   05/01/03
Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I – Intial Funding by Depositor
 
 
 
2006
 
   0.80%   62,918      7.778128      489,384    0.00%   2.39 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   96,746      7.596795      734,960    0.00%   7.23 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   168,182      7.084474      1,191,481    0.00%   12.51 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   191,617      6.296628      1,206,541    0.00%   33.20 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
88
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Janus Aspen Series – Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   3,168    $ 15.086774    $ 47,795    1.92%   9.40 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   5,148      13.789981      70,991    1.96%   9.54 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   11,204      12.589281      141,050    2.56%   6.81 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   6,582      11.787133      77,583    3.27%   7.43 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   2,548      10.971897      27,956    4.49%   9.72 %   05/01/03
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   84,802      11.671311      989,751    0.19%   35.54 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   164,548      8.610938      1,416,913    0.14%   8.25 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   225,546      7.954734      1,794,158    0.01%   11.66 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   271,392      7.123936      1,933,379    0.02%   17.03 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   331,505      6.087370      2,017,994    0.25%   19.28 %  
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   63,600      5.089898      323,718    0.37%   20.72 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   109,934      4.216170      463,500    0.00%   6.97 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   195,006      3.941403      768,597    0.00%   10.66 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   234,210      3.561614      834,166    0.00%   -0.23 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   262,295      3.569999      936,393    0.00%   45.31 %  
Janus Aspen Series – INTECH Risk-Managed Core Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,936      18.151877      35,142    0.36%   5.28 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   3,660      17.241178      63,103    0.10%   9.89 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   11,304      15.689665      177,356    1.43%   10.03 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   4,180      14.259340      59,604    2.29%   16.53 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   649      12.236775      7,942    0.30%   22.37 %   05/01/03
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service II Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   79,558      14.696304      1,169,209    0.50%   27.05 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   102,986      11.567583      1,191,299    1.97%   15.68 %   05/01/06
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   63,014      16.812702      1,059,436    0.43%   26.99 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   110,056      13.239048      1,457,037    1.92%   45.46 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   171,522      9.101228      1,561,061    1.14%   30.89 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   166,012      6.953243      1,154,322    0.83%   17.74 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   186,894      5.905539      1,103,710    0.99%   33.46 %  
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   30,596      19.629002      600,569    2.65%   3.93 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   50,380      18.886370      951,495    3.06%   3.37 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   93,430      18.269985      1,706,965    2.61%   0.64 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   165,170      18.154314      2,998,548    3.64%   -0.02 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   195,325      18.158640      3,546,836    4.41%   1.61 %  
MFS VIT – Investors Growth Stock Series – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   3,892      15.269711      59,430    0.34%   10.47 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,996      13.822967      138,174    0.00%   6.72 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   13,712      12.952455      177,604    0.38%   3.66 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   15,444      12.495325      192,978    0.00%   8.32 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   3,685      11.536092      42,510    0.00%   15.36 %   05/01/03
MFS VIT – Value Series – Initial Class
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   9,924      19.086229      189,412    0.91%   7.04 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   23,056      17.830357      411,097    0.80%   19.88 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   12,536      14.873414      186,453    0.65%   5.81 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   9,316      14.056392      130,949    0.34%   14.26 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   3,296      12.301954      40,547    0.00%   23.02 %   05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Asset Allocation Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   17,818      11.056758      197,009    2.56%   5.29 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   23,042      10.501149      241,967    3.56%   5.01 %   05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Bond Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   7,668      10.709255      82,119    8.87%   2.16 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   11,396      10.483128      119,466    0.05%   4.83 %   05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Global Growth Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   23,258      12.235118      284,564    2.69%   13.45 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   15,330      10.784738      165,330    0.07%   7.85 %   05/01/06
(Continued)
 
 
 
89
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth – Income Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,646    $ 9.839552    $ 16,196    3.27%   -1.60 %   05/01/07
Nationwide VIT – American Funds Growth Fund – Class II
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   27,580      11.443839      315,621    0.68%   11.00 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   17,582      10.309581      181,263    1.29%   3.10 %   05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   3,306      13.772430      45,532    7.20%   2.31 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   8,630      13.461693      116,174    7.10%   9.72 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   15,130      12.268656      185,625    6.81%   1.57 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   29,550      12.079399      356,946    8.50%   9.22 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   13,029      11.059766      144,098    9.25%   10.60 %   05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – Federated High Income Bond Fund – Class III
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   11,368      11.773527      133,841    8.02%   2.34 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,102      11.504161      104,711    7.03%   9.72 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   8,904      10.485051      93,359    6.33%   4.85 %   05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   13,266      34.811779      461,813    0.71%   44.41 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   24,800      24.105617      597,819    0.72%   35.63 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   57,534      17.772777      1,022,539    0.61%   31.58 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   84,992      13.506849      1,147,974    0.93%   19.78 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   74,580      11.276219      840,980    0.66%   63.95 %  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class III
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   61,574      25.965810      1,598,819    0.74%   44.38 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   71,548      17.983970      1,286,717    0.78%   35.56 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   49,358      13.266490      654,807    0.19%   32.66 %   05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   18,462      23.582792      435,386    2.36%   19.47 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   44,146      19.739493      871,420    2.82%   36.47 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   52,446      14.464451      758,603    2.16%   5.54 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   38,258      13.704848      524,320    1.92%   28.93 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   6,211      10.629478      66,020    0.70%   23.06 %  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   24,468      16.114464      394,289    0.38%   26.13 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   90,176      12.776337      1,152,119    0.78%   31.91 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   37,028      9.685731      358,643    1.03%   29.17 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   16,036      7.498148      120,240    1.40%   13.28 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   5,733      6.618892      37,946    0.00%   34.54 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   8,522      18.752014      159,805    3.13%   -1.85 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   20,092      19.104581      383,849    1.89%   19.37 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   31,498      16.005171      504,131    2.00%   10.27 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   23,526      14.514755      341,474    1.45%   20.03 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   19,256      12.092670      232,856    0.88%   40.33 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   2,752      14.810633      40,759    0.08%   12.25 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   3,876      13.193822      51,139    0.00%   1.89 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   24,756      12.948895      320,563    0.00%   7.58 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   44,046      12.036757      530,171    0.00%   7.00 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   22,955      11.249287      258,227    0.00%   35.61 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class III
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   5,112      12.228112      62,510    0.09%   12.32 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   14,692      10.886820      159,949    0.00%   1.89 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   19,656      10.685265      210,030    0.00%   6.85 %   05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I
 
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   35,194      4.002446      140,862    0.00%   19.13 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   51,828      3.359674      174,125    0.00%   10.29 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   124,346      3.046342      378,800    0.00%   -1.31 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   219,234      3.086695      676,708    0.00%   3.48 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   304,934      2.982846      909,571    0.00%   54.00 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
90
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class III
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   8,672    $ 16.097584    $ 139,598    0.00%   19.22 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   8,150      13.502082      110,042    0.00%   10.20 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   10,504      12.252375      128,699    0.00%   22.52 %   05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   102,864      26.510441      2,726,970    4.45%   6.30 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   157,392      24.939296      3,925,246    4.11%   2.52 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   225,488      24.326268      5,485,282    3.64%   2.44 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   314,094      23.746180      7,458,533    5.48%   2.44 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   448,119      23.180734      10,387,727    3.14%   1.19 %  
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   427,558      22.441944      9,595,233    0.17%   18.59 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   597,654      18.924499      11,310,303    0.05%   5.32 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   720,822      17.967853      12,951,624    0.08%   5.65 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   818,234      17.006258      13,915,099    0.33%   7.30 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   936,407      15.849998      14,842,049    0.02%   31.68 %  
Nationwide VIT – International Index Fund – Class VI
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   678      11.858321      8,040    1.82%   8.62 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,052      10.917219      11,485    1.38%   9.17 %   05/01/06
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   5,630      22.865372      128,732    2.06%   2.09 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   14,186      22.396963      317,723    2.08%   21.70 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   27,788      18.404112      511,413    1.34%   11.20 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   64,536      16.550116      1,068,078    2.03%   19.33 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   6,704      13.764414      92,277    0.00%   37.64 %   05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – International Value Fund – Class III
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   30,584      14.163711      433,183    2.12%   2.11 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   45,492      13.871454      631,040    2.01%   21.77 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   35,798      11.391430      407,790    0.95%   13.91 %   05/02/05
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   73,246      15.967821      1,169,579    2.03%   5.11 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   91,086      15.191606      1,383,743    2.11%   15.94 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   85,552      13.103041      1,120,991    1.95%   7.07 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   57,102      12.237400      698,780    1.75%   13.12 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   45,840      10.818285      495,910    1.41%   30.82 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   19,826      12.509560      248,015    3.97%   4.54 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   20,230      11.966643      242,085    2.89%   5.32 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   40,486      11.362140      460,008    2.78%   2.49 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   44,818      11.086539      496,877    2.46%   3.82 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   27,042      10.678769      288,775    2.37%   7.05 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   137,718      14.206661      1,956,513    2.62%   4.81 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   241,266      13.554301      3,270,192    2.50%   10.47 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   234,442      12.269879      2,876,575    2.36%   4.51 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   230,378      11.740731      2,704,806    2.27%   8.66 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   153,659      10.804715      1,660,242    2.06%   19.10 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   177,620      15.311321      2,719,597    2.25%   5.30 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   247,768      14.540668      3,602,712    2.27%   13.63 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   281,378      12.796464      3,600,643    2.14%   6.22 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   250,424      12.046998      3,016,857    1.97%   11.20 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   180,393      10.833658      1,954,316    1.54%   25.64 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   100,130      13.435963      1,345,343    2.92%   5.01 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   99,224      12.794782      1,269,549    2.76%   7.56 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   88,944      11.895366      1,058,021    2.75%   3.66 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   43,224      11.475860      496,033    2.48%   6.31 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   40,296      10.795210      435,004    2.34%   12.79 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
91
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Units
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   39,732    $ 7.151367    $ 284,138    0.00%   8.14 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   77,924      6.612974      515,309    0.00%   9.03 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   88,246      6.065031      535,215    0.00%   8.87 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   97,936      5.570908      545,592    0.00%   14.42 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   398,980      4.868865      1,942,580    0.00%   39.02 %  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   81,490      17.072106      1,391,206    1.35%   6.70 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   141,094      16.000413      2,257,562    1.13%   9.02 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   229,268      14.677115      3,364,993    1.03%   11.21 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   324,610      13.197899      4,284,170    0.54%   14.81 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   402,465      11.495433      4,626,509    0.49%   33.58 %  
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   329,710      16.477531      5,432,807    4.64%   3.95 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   566,642      15.851431      8,982,087    4.49%   3.70 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   727,730      15.286397      11,124,370    2.64%   1.85 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   899,340      15.008890      13,498,095    0.78%   0.00 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,224,466      15.008153      18,376,973    0.63%   -0.18 %  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   29,062      8.468125      246,101    0.00%   8.87 %  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   92,646      21.905042      2,029,415    1.10%   -7.64 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   175,584      23.717026      4,164,330    0.43%   16.36 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   287,838      20.382189      5,866,769    0.06%   2.25 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   410,958      19.932939      8,191,601    0.00%   16.36 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   566,915      17.129814      9,711,149    0.00%   55.61 %  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   190,308      39.414039      7,500,807    0.09%   1.31 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   325,094      38.902849      12,647,083    0.11%   11.15 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   568,428      35.000912      19,895,498    0.00%   11.42 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   659,468      31.412204      20,715,343    0.00%   18.07 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   812,594      26.603797      21,618,086    0.00%   39.89 %  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   846,056      43.389809      36,710,208    1.05%   7.31 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   1,155,132      40.432316      46,704,662    1.08%   12.72 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,522,010      35.868129      54,591,651    0.91%   6.59 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,808,392      33.651239      60,854,631    1.28%   8.88 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   2,115,628      30.907637      65,389,062    0.56%   26.50 %  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   7,118      17.182548      122,305    1.15%   10.67 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   10,376      15.526442      161,102    0.97%   15.12 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   12,432      13.486728      167,667    1.54%   9.44 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   3,724      12.323917      45,894    0.52%   17.85 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   6,691      10.457551      69,971    0.19%   24.39 %  
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   7,828      18.384573      143,914    0.00%   21.50 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   13,106      15.130732      198,303    0.25%   -1.08 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   30,714      15.296041      469,803    0.00%   11.07 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   27,528      13.771155      379,092    0.00%   11.51 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   55,080      12.349314      680,200    0.00%   50.93 %  
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Comstock Value Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   10,218      16.947459      173,169    1.71%   -3.00 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   22,182      17.471634      387,556    1.74%   14.98 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   32,400      15.194781      492,311    1.69%   3.42 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   29,708      14.692503      436,485    1.56%   16.56 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   9,638      12.604789      121,485    1.52%   26.05 %   05/01/03
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   19,404      14.756333      286,332    4.10%   3.79 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   37,902      14.217959      538,889    4.42%   4.00 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   44,454      13.670462      607,707    3.89%   1.37 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   59,986      13.485955      808,968    4.85%   5.68 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   67,316      12.760526      858,988    5.47%   11.22 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
92
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Neuberger Berman AMT – Balanced Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,448    $ 31.451710    $ 45,542    0.81%   14.68 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   852      27.426214      23,367    0.77%   9.79 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,268      24.981076      31,676    1.03%   8.31 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,898      23.063588      43,775    1.30%   8.44 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   3,028      21.268673      64,402    1.91%   15.35 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Fasciano Portfolio – S Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   514      14.792303      7,603    0.00%   -0.29 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   2,652      14.835360      39,343    0.00%   4.42 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   1,526      14.207958      21,681    0.00%   2.08 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   3,644      13.918505      50,719    0.00%   10.99 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   854      12.540843      10,710    0.00%   25.41 %   05/01/03
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio- Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   185,704      36.562250      6,789,756    0.00%   21.71 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   262,710      30.039737      7,891,739    0.00%   13.16 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   370,758      26.545874      9,842,095    0.00%   12.60 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   519,352      23.576070      12,244,279    0.00%   15.67 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   637,363      20.381526      12,990,431    0.00%   30.35 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   47,724      14.696621      701,382    0.26%   6.53 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   73,922      13.796076      1,019,834    0.67%   12.48 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   88,548      12.265806      1,086,113    0.14%   7.53 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   121,580      11.406874      1,386,848    0.12%   14.89 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   143,460      9.928356      1,424,322    0.84%   30.71 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – International Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   8,240      14.656417      120,769    1.68%   2.39 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   8,786      14.314811      125,770    0.00%   22.47 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   58,070      11.688169      678,732    0.22%   16.88 %   05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   6,654      21.854333      145,419    0.00%   21.22 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   11,910      18.028719      214,722    0.00%   13.56 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   9,044      15.875842      143,581    0.00%   12.52 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   11,620      14.108984      163,946    0.00%   15.11 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   17,581      12.256991      215,490    0.00%   22.57 %   05/01/03
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio- Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   193,268      40.603834      7,847,422    0.64%   8.46 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   317,204      37.436671      11,875,062    0.71%   11.35 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   450,896      33.621038      15,159,592    1.02%   17.11 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   534,216      28.709463      15,337,054    0.01%   18.03 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   637,464      24.324378      15,505,915    0.00%   34.01 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Regency Portfolio – Class S
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,678      13.051065      21,900    0.66%   2.23 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   2,974      12.766616      37,968    0.44%   10.05 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,398      11.600355      27,818    0.00%   16.00 %   05/02/05
Neuberger Berman AMT – Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   5,562      17.656802      98,207    0.09%   6.75 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,890      16.540130      163,582    0.17%   12.80 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   7,910      14.663357      115,987    0.00%   6.01 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   18,504      13.832310      255,953    0.00%   12.38 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   3,251      12.308850      40,016    0.00%   23.09 %   05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   85,350      37.948682      3,238,920    2.57%   2.96 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   146,968      36.859294      5,417,137    2.13%   10.26 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   211,716      33.428671      7,077,385    1.76%   3.06 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   325,990      32.435047      10,573,501    1.01%   9.22 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   378,776      29.695890      11,248,090    2.82%   23.96 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   209,154      19.607337      4,100,953    0.23%   13.23 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   329,602      17.315647      5,707,272    0.38%   7.09 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   488,450      16.169181      7,897,836    0.93%   4.26 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   653,294      15.508004      10,131,286    0.33%   6.08 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   796,583      14.618573      11,644,907    0.38%   29.90 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
93
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   87,142    $ 26.282217    $ 2,290,285    5.26%   3.56 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   146,462      25.379927      3,717,195    5.20%   4.44 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   276,654      24.300441      6,722,814    5.34%   1.77 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   337,846      23.877339      8,066,863    4.80%   4.65 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   422,466      22.815950      9,638,963    5.67%   5.93 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Class 3
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   160,562      14.773970      2,372,138    1.25%   5.49 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   235,194      14.005648      3,294,044    0.80%   16.75 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   156,170      11.995949      1,873,407    0.00%   19.96 %   05/02/05
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   148,584      47.979344      7,128,963    1.37%   5.47 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   314,678      45.492106      14,315,365    1.04%   16.76 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   519,226      38.963173      20,230,692    1.07%   13.40 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   723,504      34.359210      24,859,026    1.25%   18.21 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   941,453      29.065271      27,363,587    0.76%   41.88 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Class 3
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   2,712      9.609476      26,061    0.00%   -3.91 %   05/01/07
Oppenheimer VAF – High Income Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   7,928      13.127703      104,076    6.11%   -0.90 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   17,852      13.247178      236,489    6.97%   8.55 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   20,712      12.203356      252,756    6.75%   1.50 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   30,734      12.022940      369,513    4.23%   8.10 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   12,557      11.122220      139,662    0.00%   11.22 %   05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street Small Cap Fund®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   14,068      19.926143      280,321    0.32%   -2.00 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   24,146      20.333041      490,962    0.14%   14.08 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   28,068      17.822891      500,253    0.00%   9.05 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   26,984      16.344185      441,031    0.00%   18.47 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   26,396      13.796198      364,164    0.00%   37.96 %   05/01/03
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   29,480      10.968850      323,362    1.00%   3.59 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   57,418      10.588991      607,999    1.11%   14.11 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   92,862      9.279543      861,717    1.25%   5.13 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   97,760      8.826404      862,869    0.84%   8.59 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   114,284      8.128407      928,947    0.90%   25.71 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   67,290      6.755828      454,600    0.00%   5.48 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   125,750      6.404804      805,404    0.00%   2.14 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   203,896      6.270767      1,278,584    0.00%   11.43 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   265,960      5.627305      1,496,638    0.00%   18.82 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   315,600      4.735882      1,494,644    0.00%   24.59 %  
Putnam VT – Growth and Income Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,852      15.242345      28,229    1.31%   -6.79 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   2,546      16.352963      41,635    1.14%   14.99 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   6,136      14.221232      87,261    1.56%   4.39 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   3,926      13.622923      53,484    1.66%   10.23 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,210      12.359054      14,954    0.00%   23.59 %   05/01/03
Putnam VT – International Equity Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   5,836      22.247335      129,835    2.65%   7.50 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,818      20.695424      203,188    0.44%   26.70 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   18,032      16.333628      294,528    1.11%   11.31 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   8,052      14.674512      118,159    1.61%   15.27 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   4,931      12.730633      62,775    0.00%   27.31 %   05/01/03
Putnam VT – Voyager Fund – IB Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,028      14.103871      14,499    0.00%   4.68 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   2,010      13.473959      27,083    0.13%   4.60 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,700      12.881691      34,781    0.60%   4.85 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   1,378      12.285483      16,929    0.19%   4.20 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   1,238      11.790763      14,597    0.00%   17.91 %   05/01/03
(Continued)
 
 
 
94
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense

Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income

Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   4,272    $ 13.621873    $ 58,193    0.12%   11.59 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   9,592      12.207295      117,092    0.24%   8.46 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   17,726      11.255124      199,508    0.29%   12.55 %   05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio – II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   25,522      12.728449      324,855    1.53%   2.20 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   36,012      12.453914      448,490    1.59%   17.70 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   21,876      10.580627      231,462    1.20%   5.81 %   05/02/05
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio – Class II
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   1,904      10.851378      20,661    3.91%   4.38 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   4,952      10.395898      51,480    3.80%   3.20 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   2,888      10.073971      29,094    1.39%   0.74 %   05/02/05
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   147,566      27.387135      4,041,410    0.53%   6.92 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   216,438      25.614125      5,543,870    0.11%   8.33 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   285,024      23.643910      6,739,082    0.00%   2.79 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   333,044      23.001657      7,660,564    0.38%   5.36 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   403,682      21.830604      8,812,622    0.11%   25.00 %  
Turner GVIT Growth Focus Fund – Class I
 
 
2003
 
   0.80%   103,819      3.251119      337,528    0.00%   49.76 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   24,290      22.571765      548,268    5.77%   8.83 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   42,580      20.739979      883,108    8.51%   5.63 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   64,726      19.633767      1,270,815    7.55%   -3.80 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   94,458      20.409871      1,927,876    8.78%   8.28 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   159,535      18.848928      3,007,064    1.75%   17.22 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   93,500      29.341648      2,743,444    0.43%   36.51 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   204,428      21.493674      4,393,909    0.60%   38.38 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   293,746      15.531958      4,562,451    0.73%   30.95 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   322,338      11.861162      3,823,303    0.59%   24.89 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   401,918      9.497431      3,817,188    0.11%   52.96 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   41,152      65.808830      2,708,165    0.11%   44.19 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   71,458      45.639544      3,261,311    0.07%   23.50 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   119,090      36.954214      4,400,877    0.30%   50.47 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   134,666      24.559747      3,307,363    0.37%   23.24 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   173,612      19.968789      3,466,821    0.48%   43.92 %  
Van Kampen UIF – Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   10,704      11.729400      125,551    3.05%   4.61 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   15,064      11.212678      168,908    3.94%   2.91 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   22,076      10.895944      240,539    3.62%   3.39 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   15,460      10.539104      162,935    4.78%   3.54 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   2,958      10.179170      30,110    0.00%   1.79 %   05/01/03
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   20,760      21.010045      436,169    7.41%   5.68 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   31,246      19.881064      621,204    7.72%   9.93 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   68,904      18.085748      1,246,180    7.52%   11.36 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   74,670      16.240956      1,212,712    6.41%   9.19 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   113,201      14.874690      1,683,830    0.00%   26.85 %  
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   84,232      50.130463      4,222,589    1.10%   -17.74 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   195,750      60.938109      11,928,635    1.08%   36.95 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   267,504      44.496942      11,903,110    1.22%   16.12 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   332,014      38.319214      12,722,516    1.55%   35.31 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   336,013      28.319843      9,515,835    0.00%   36.42 %  
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM
 
 
2007
 
   0.80%   44,382      44.472235      1,973,767    0.00%   21.34 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   70,852      36.649699      2,596,704    0.00%   13.73 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   130,268      32.224282      4,197,793    0.00%   7.41 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   194,396      30.000581      5,831,993    0.00%   14.80 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   240,474      26.133664      6,284,467    0.00%   38.32 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
95
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM
 
    
2007
 
   0.80%   145,372    $ 59.639193    $ 8,669,869    0.61%   5.78 %  
2006
 
   0.80%   232,092      56.380823      13,085,538    0.00%   11.33 %  
2005
 
   0.80%   373,488      50.644296      18,915,037    0.00%   7.03 %  
2004
 
   0.80%   515,136      47.318990      24,375,715    0.00%   17.28 %  
2003
 
   0.80%   690,716      40.347502      27,868,665    0.07%   35.92 %  
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990 (policy years 11 and thereafter)
 
 
 
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   38,914      12.269595      477,459    2.12%   3.89 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   44,838      11.810656      529,566    1.93%   8.53 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   52,040      10.882231      566,311    1.83%   3.89 %  
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   220,292      11.894815      2,620,333    0.00%   44.35 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   149,970      8.240477      1,235,824    0.00%   16.06 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   171,146      7.100441      1,215,212    0.00%   20.85 %  
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   14,802      11.429189      169,175    1.88%   -1.07 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   24,302      11.552475      280,748    1.88%   15.93 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   20,504      9.965424      204,331    2.03%   3.59 %  
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   79,918      11.883894      949,737    0.72%   16.88 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   60,986      10.167970      620,104    1.65%   23.79 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   61,088      8.214210      501,790    1.27%   12.13 %  
American Century VP – Ultra® Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   2,778      12.555821      34,880    0.00%   19.81 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   1,340      10.480144      14,043    0.00%   -4.24 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   5,288      10.943695      57,870    0.00%   1.15 %  
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   72,664      18.067598      1,312,864    1.65%   -6.09 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   83,020      19.238731      1,597,199    1.39%   17.48 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   71,670      16.376728      1,173,720    0.88%   3.99 %  
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   8,982      6.923255      62,185    0.00%   -4.92 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   8,040      7.281318      58,542    0.00%   12.08 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   3,714      6.496475      24,128    0.00%   14.99 %  
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   39,182      12.900878      505,482    1.08%   15.43 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   25,416      11.176387      284,059    1.03%   17.48 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   15,960      9.513742      151,839    0.91%   16.27 %  
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   65,396      7.317026      478,504    0.00%   -1.83 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   51,800      7.453113      386,071    0.00%   3.73 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   41,474      7.185242      298,001    0.00%   -3.65 %  
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   18,706      14.844030      277,672    0.37%   -1.65 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   20,468      15.092865      308,921    0.36%   13.28 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   15,334      13.324009      204,310    0.00%   6.17 %  
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   340,954      10.560744      3,600,728    1.70%   4.20 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   377,588      10.134844      3,826,795    1.65%   14.35 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   344,792      8.862854      3,055,841    1.60%   3.65 %  
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   78,734      11.460137      902,302    1.61%   6.06 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   77,230      10.805247      834,489    1.49%   15.32 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   21,248      9.369677      199,087    0.02%   3.34 %  
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   16,816      11.118706      186,972    0.76%   7.36 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   22,804      10.356384      236,167    0.77%   13.38 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   23,964      9.134532      218,900    1.34%   2.33 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
96
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   32,494    $ 12.283540    $ 399,141    4.97%   4.33 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   29,734      11.773803      350,082    3.43%   3.12 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   4,004      11.417503      45,716    3.65%   0.29 %  
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   463,760      14.336823      6,648,845    1.77%   0.51 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   502,702      14.263392      7,170,236    3.30%   19.00 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   537,298      11.985917      6,440,009    1.64%   4.81 %  
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   773,552      9.252332      7,157,160    0.82%   25.69 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   747,634      7.360951      5,503,297    0.40%   5.79 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   746,748      6.958097      5,195,945    0.51%   4.75 %  
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   145,894      11.937443      1,741,601    7.41%   1.76 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   136,954      11.731213      1,606,637    7.80%   10.13 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   126,486      10.651851      1,347,310    16.14%   1.68 %  
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   169,320      14.425299      2,442,492    3.29%   16.14 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   180,844      12.420750      2,246,218    0.91%   16.91 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   162,770      10.624371      1,729,329    0.71%   17.87 %  
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   229,524      12.562122      2,883,308    6.08%   14.35 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   252,802      10.985811      2,777,235    2.71%   6.25 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   287,746      10.339381      2,975,116    2.76%   3.01 %  
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   346,744      15.752271      5,462,005    0.93%   16.42 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   364,854      13.531021      4,936,847    1.27%   10.61 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   210,686      12.233291      2,577,383    0.29%   15.78 %  
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   12,236      10.892121      133,276    0.00%   21.95 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   10,970      8.931581      97,979    0.69%   4.41 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   11,798      8.554456      100,925    0.95%   7.81 %  
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   12,228      16.059906      196,381    0.83%   4.54 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   14,346      15.361961      220,383    0.41%   15.04 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   11,298      13.353090      150,863    0.00%   1.54 %  
Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I – Intial Funding by Depositor
 
 
2006
 
   1.00%   24,648      7.684584      189,410    0.00%   2.18 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   9,740      7.520431      73,249    0.00%   7.02 %  
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   22,756      12.002478      273,128    0.19%   35.27 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   9,930      8.873089      88,110    0.14%   8.03 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   8,522      8.213276      69,994    0.01%   11.44 %  
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   21,732      5.254782      114,197    0.37%   20.48 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   17,218      4.361506      75,096    0.00%   6.76 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   17,522      4.085406      71,584    0.00%   10.44 %  
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   47,972      18.208982      873,521    0.43%   26.74 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   109,880      14.367390      1,578,689    1.92%   45.17 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   35,600      9.896611      352,319    1.14%   30.63 %  
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   47,540      12.476258      593,121    2.65%   3.72 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   58,744      12.028394      706,596    3.06%   3.17 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   47,674      11.659063      555,834    2.61%   0.44 %  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   47,852      33.798406      1,617,321    0.71%   44.12 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   29,436      23.450961      690,302    0.72%   35.36 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   19,494      17.324605      337,726    0.61%   31.32 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
97
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   20,120    $ 23.317091    $ 469,140    2.36%   19.23 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   38,254      19.556346      748,108    2.82%   36.20 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   8,262      14.358831      118,633    2.16%   5.33 %  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   73,628      15.966923      1,175,613    0.38%   25.87 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   37,946      12.684823      481,338    0.78%   31.65 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   24,308      9.635544      234,221    1.03%   28.92 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   5,350      18.540690      99,193    3.13%   -2.04 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   5,656      18.927318      107,053    1.89%   19.13 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   5,612      15.888310      89,165    2.00%   10.05 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   14,292      14.643631      209,287    0.08%   12.03 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   17,932      13.071309      234,395    0.00%   1.69 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   19,108      12.854278      245,620    0.00%   7.36 %  
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   39,948      3.833761      153,151    0.00%   18.89 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   27,680      3.224567      89,256    0.00%   10.07 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   15,226      2.929673      44,607    0.00%   -1.50 %  
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   140,436      14.004670      1,966,760    4.45%   6.09 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   127,692      13.201192      1,685,687    4.11%   2.32 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   119,678      12.902408      1,544,134    3.64%   2.24 %  
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   49,378      6.879197      339,681    0.17%   18.35 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   55,020      5.812653      319,812    0.05%   5.11 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   38,158      5.529847      211,008    0.08%   5.44 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   328      15.779509      5,176    2.03%   4.90 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   290      15.042687      4,362    2.11%   15.71 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   5,692      12.362022      70,365    3.97%   4.33 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   5,798      11.849304      68,702    2.89%   5.11 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   2,858      11.273191      32,219    2.78%   2.28 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   45,290      14.039145      635,833    2.62%   4.60 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   41,320      13.421439      554,574    2.50%   10.25 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   36,840      12.173861      448,485    2.36%   4.30 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   38,380      15.130768      580,719    2.25%   5.09 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   23,212      14.398126      334,209    2.27%   13.40 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   1,550      12.696312      19,679    2.14%   6.01 %  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   31,082      13.277544      412,693    2.92%   4.80 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   77,310      12.669367      979,469    2.76%   7.35 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   6,244      11.802269      73,693    2.75%   3.45 %  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   27,266      6.587921      179,626    0.00%   7.92 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   30,726      6.104214      187,558    0.00%   8.82 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   24,834      5.609609      139,309    0.00%   8.65 %  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   34,096      15.323833      522,481    1.35%   6.48 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   41,104      14.390791      591,519    1.13%   8.80 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   43,640      13.226964      577,225    1.03%   10.99 %  
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   419,234      11.293879      4,734,778    4.64%   3.74 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   495,002      10.886811      5,388,993    4.49%   3.49 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   408,430      10.519895      4,296,641    2.64%   1.64 %  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   26,118      8.349478      218,072    0.00%   8.65 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
98
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (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 Value Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   43,030    $ 17.444838    $ 750,651    1.10%   -7.83 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   53,404      18.925926      1,010,720    0.43%   16.13 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   105,618      16.297231      1,721,281    0.06%   2.05 %  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   38,152      15.198601      579,857    0.09%   1.11 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   49,560      15.031685      744,970    0.11%   10.93 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   40,176      13.551021      544,426    0.00%   11.20 %  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   149,962      11.797304      1,769,147    1.05%   7.10 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   167,948      11.015308      1,849,999    1.08%   12.50 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   153,820      9.791361      1,506,107    0.91%   6.38 %  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   1,218      16.988891      20,692    1.15%   10.44 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   2,084      15.382337      32,057    0.97%   14.89 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   3,916      13.388228      52,428    1.54%   9.22 %  
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   2,584      18.177321      46,970    0.00%   21.26 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   9,994      14.990265      149,813    0.25%   -1.28 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   13,390      15.184319      203,318    0.00%   10.85 %  
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   17,946      14.240475      255,560    4.10%   3.58 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   14,786      13.748525      203,286    4.42%   3.80 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   2,210      13.245485      29,273    3.89%   1.17 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio- Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   181,806      7.762827      1,411,329    0.00%   21.47 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   200,916      6.390816      1,284,017    0.00%   12.94 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   189,716      5.658791      1,073,563    0.00%   12.37 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   4,748      12.957908      61,524    0.26%   6.31 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   7,572      12.188388      92,290    0.67%   12.25 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   2,788      10.858076      30,272    0.14%   7.32 %  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio- Class I
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   86,432      16.050889      1,387,310    0.64%   8.24 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   89,328      14.828703      1,324,618    0.71%   11.13 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   78,466      13.343910      1,047,043    1.02%   16.87 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   129,370      13.967806      1,807,015    2.57%   2.75 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   143,020      13.594148      1,944,235    2.13%   10.04 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   127,708      12.353496      1,577,640    1.76%   2.86 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   70,288      9.884979      694,795    0.23%   13.01 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   77,536      8.747201      678,223    0.38%   6.88 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   112,070      8.184351      917,220    0.93%   4.06 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   51,906      14.189932      736,543    5.26%   3.35 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   50,010      13.730362      686,655    5.20%   4.23 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   32,080      13.172613      422,577    5.34%   1.57 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   157,904      14.984363      2,366,091    1.37%   5.26 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   160,988      14.236174      2,291,853    1.04%   16.52 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   136,196      12.217371      1,663,957    1.07%   13.17 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   6,962      10.795993      75,162    1.00%   3.38 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   7,816      10.443096      81,623    1.11%   13.88 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   16,864      9.169966      154,642    1.25%   4.92 %  
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.00%   9,792      5.889904      57,674    0.00%   5.27 %  
2006
 
   1.00%   13,928      5.595113      77,929    0.00%   1.93 %  
2005
 
   1.00%   14,778      5.488955      81,116    0.00%   11.21 %  
(Continued)
 
 
 
99
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract Owners’
Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.– Initial Shares
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   20,698    $ 7.293750    $ 150,966    0.53%   6.71%
2006
 
   1.00%   21,910      6.835295      149,761    0.11%   8.12%
2005
 
   1.00%   20,360      6.322127      128,719    0.00%   2.59%
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   53,936      16.500009      889,944    5.77%   8.61%
2006
 
   1.00%   42,236      15.191481      641,627    8.51%   5.42%
2005
 
   1.00%   44,648      14.409920      643,374    7.55%   -3.99%
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   36,120      33.537534      1,211,376    0.43%   36.24%
2006
 
   1.00%   39,850      24.616702      980,976    0.60%   38.11%
2005
 
   1.00%   33,638      17.824242      599,572    0.73%   30.69%
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   68,368      40.935533      2,798,681    0.11%   43.90%
2006
 
   1.00%   62,902      28.446616      1,789,349    0.07%   23.26%
2005
 
   1.00%   66,950      23.079126      1,545,147    0.30%   50.17%
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   7,184      21.065858      151,337    7.41%   5.47%
2006
 
   1.00%   3,962      19.973989      79,137    7.72%   9.71%
2005
 
   1.00%   8,002      18.206549      145,689    7.52%   11.14%
Van Kampen UIF – U.S.Real Estate Portfolio – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   39,508      26.129688      1,032,332    1.10%   -17.90%
2006
 
   1.00%   73,408      31.826979      2,336,355    1.08%   36.68%
2005
 
   1.00%   63,520      23.286362      1,479,150    1.22%   15.89%
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   25,612      19.579303      501,465    0.00%   21.10%
2006
 
   1.00%   25,940      16.167820      419,393    0.00%   13.51%
2005
 
   1.00%   30,292      14.243955      431,478    0.00%   7.20%
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM
 
       
2007
 
   1.00%   146,392      13.806187      2,021,115    0.61%   5.57%
2006
 
   1.00%   160,034      13.078165      2,092,951    0.00%   11.11%
2005
 
   1.00%   179,860      11.770963      2,117,125    0.00%   6.81%
Single Premium contracts issued on or after April 16, 1990
 
       
American Century VP – Balanced Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   8      24.593469      197    2.12%   3.57%
2006
 
   1.30%   990      23.745073      23,508    1.93%   8.21%
2005
 
   1.30%   2,878      21.944037      63,155    1.83%   3.58%
2004
 
   1.30%   35,358      21.184881      749,055    1.68%   8.36%
2003
 
   1.30%   36,906      19.550372      721,526    2.53%   17.92%
American Century VP – Capital Appreciation Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   2      36.460250      73    0.00%   43.91%
2006
 
   1.30%   556      25.335087      14,086    0.00%   15.71%
2005
 
   1.30%   6,016      21.895512      131,723    0.00%   20.49%
2004
 
   1.30%   66,996      18.171733      1,217,433    0.00%   6.19%
2003
 
   1.30%   85,342      17.111726      1,460,349    0.00%   18.92%
American Century VP – Income & Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   8,246      11.784027      97,171    2.03%   3.28%
2004
 
   1.30%   31,276      11.409408      356,841    1.44%   11.53%
2003
 
   1.30%   21,876      10.229575      223,782    1.30%   27.68%
American Century VP – International Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   354      26.406669      9,348    0.72%   16.52%
2006
 
   1.30%   6,172      22.662010      139,870    1.65%   23.42%
2005
 
   1.30%   14,464      18.362361      265,593    1.27%   11.80%
2004
 
   1.30%   55,662      16.424915      914,244    0.58%   13.44%
2003
 
   1.30%   52,719      14.478934      763,315    0.75%   22.90%
American Century VP – Ultra®Fund – Class I
 
       
2004
 
   1.30%   8,076      10.732849      86,678    0.00%   9.25%
2003
 
   1.30%   1,710      9.824442      16,800    0.00%   23.29%
(Continued)
 
 
 
100
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
American Century VP – Value Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   16,188    $ 21.324425    $ 345,200    0.88%   3.68%  
2004
 
   1.30%   92,778      20.567340      1,908,197    1.01%   12.86%  
2003
 
   1.30%   85,452      18.224277      1,557,301    1.09%   27.29%  
Credit Suisse Trust – Global Small Cap Portfolio
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   2,682      13.753775      36,888    0.00%   14.65%  
2004
 
   1.30%   4,110      11.996474      49,306    0.00%   16.47%  
2003
 
   1.30%   10,616      10.300420      109,349    0.00%   45.75%  
Credit Suisse Trust – International Focus Portfolio
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   10,164      15.763156      160,217    1.03%   17.13%  
2005
 
   1.30%   24,184      13.458367      325,477    0.91%   15.93%  
2004
 
   1.30%   41,378      11.609376      480,373    0.99%   13.26%  
2003
 
   1.30%   33,394      10.250133      342,293    0.49%   31.37%  
Credit Suisse Trust – Small Cap Core I Portfolio
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   7,148      17.853550      127,617    0.00%   3.42%  
2005
 
   1.30%   18,546      17.263500      320,169    0.00%   -3.93%  
2004
 
   1.30%   42,546      17.970297      764,564    0.00%   9.44%  
2003
 
   1.30%   49,309      16.420586      809,683    0.00%   46.63%  
Dreyfus IP – Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   5,586      13.178346      73,614    0.00%   5.85%  
2004
 
   1.30%   21,594      12.449758      268,840    0.50%   20.31%  
2003
 
   1.30%   14,581      10.347973      150,884    0.33%   36.00%  
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.– Initial Shares
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   6      32.822912      197    1.70%   3.89%2
2006
 
   1.30%   13,440      31.594380      424,628    1.65%   14.01%  
2005
 
   1.30%   43,062      27.711836      1,193,327    1.60%   3.34%  
2004
 
   1.30%   166,174      26.815353      4,456,014    1.80%   9.21%  
2003
 
   1.30%   181,645      24.553549      4,460,029    1.51%   26.71%  
Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   10,234      15.282356      156,400    1.49%   14.98%  
2005
 
   1.30%   52,560      13.291662      698,610    0.02%   3.03%  
2004
 
   1.30%   69,410      12.900329      895,412    1.63%   3.69%  
2003
 
   1.30%   71,606      12.441321      890,873    1.40%   19.61%  
Dreyfus VIF – Growth and Income Portfolio – Initial Shares
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   7,396      12.832801      94,911    1.34%   2.02%  
2004
 
   1.30%   20,464      12.578597      257,408    1.23%   6.08%  
2003
 
   1.30%   19,988      11.857652      237,011    0.84%   24.94%  
Federated IS – Quality Bond Fund II – Primary Shares
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   296      11.292632      3,343    3.65%   -0.01%  
2004
 
   1.30%   5,244      11.293463      59,223    4.98%   2.28%  
2003
 
   1.30%   11,443      11.041537      126,348    3.93%   3.29%  
Fidelity® VIP – Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   6      51.725856      310    1.77%   0.21%  
2006
 
   1.30%   3,596      51.616411      185,613    3.30%   18.65%  
2005
 
   1.30%   27,500      43.504590      1,196,376    1.64%   4.50%  
2004
 
   1.30%   197,270      41.630375      8,212,424    1.56%   10.09%  
2003
 
   1.30%   228,092      37.815050      8,625,310    1.80%   28.65%  
Fidelity® VIP – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   144      49.269736      7,095    0.82%   25.32%  
2006
 
   1.30%   3,826      39.316236      150,424    0.40%   5.47%  
2005
 
   1.30%   34,904      37.275932      1,301,079    0.51%   4.44%  
2004
 
   1.30%   195,692      35.692511      6,984,739    0.27%   2.04%  
2003
 
   1.30%   224,376      34.977889      7,848,199    0.27%   31.13%  
Fidelity® VIP – High Income Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   9,972      30.387910      303,028    7.80%   9.80%  
2005
 
   1.30%   21,016      27.674631      581,610    16.14%   1.38%  
2004
 
   1.30%   106,760      27.298414      2,914,379    8.82%   8.18%  
2003
 
   1.30%   136,028      25.234771      3,432,635    5.94%   25.62%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
101
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
Fidelity® VIP – Overseas Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   2    $ 30.061976    $ 60    3.29%   15.79%  
2006
 
   1.30%   782      25.962703      20,303    0.91%   16.56%  
2005
 
   1.30%   5,672      22.274316      126,340    0.71%   17.51%  
2004
 
   1.30%   95,424      18.954713      1,808,735    1.14%   12.17%  
2003
 
   1.30%   111,937      16.898456      1,891,562    0.83%   41.52%  
Fidelity® VIP II – Asset Manager Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   6      36.160198      217    6.08%   14.00%  
2006
 
   1.30%   654      31.718247      20,744    2.71%   5.93%  
2005
 
   1.30%   7,118      29.941319      213,122    2.76%   2.70%  
2004
 
   1.30%   121,996      29.152937      3,556,542    2.76%   4.11%  
2003
 
   1.30%   143,073      28.002882      4,006,456    3.62%   16.45%  
Fidelity® VIP II – Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   348      38.999532      13,572    0.93%   16.07%  
2006
 
   1.30%   3,016      33.601299      101,342    1.27%   10.28%  
2005
 
   1.30%   72,552      30.469674      2,210,636    0.29%   15.43%  
2004
 
   1.30%   167,594      26.396331      4,423,867    0.34%   13.99%  
2003
 
   1.30%   185,397      23.157613      4,293,352    0.46%   26.81%  
Fidelity® VIP III – Growth Opportunities Portfolio – Initial Class
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   844      10.765183      9,086    0.95%   7.49%  
2004
 
   1.30%   18,258      10.015165      182,857    0.53%   5.81%  
2003
 
   1.30%   18,158      9.465516      171,875    0.74%   28.20%  
Fidelity® VIP III – Value Strategies Portfolio – Service Class
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   1,814      13.207092      23,958    0.00%   1.23%  
2004
 
   1.30%   23,932      13.046144      312,220    0.00%   12.52%  
2003
 
   1.30%   40,013      11.594984      463,950    0.00%   55.76%  
Gartmore GVIT – Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I – Intial Funding by Depositor
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   3,160      7.384553      23,335    0.00%   6.70%  
2004
 
   1.30%   27,028      6.920939      187,059    0.00%   11.95%  
2003
 
   1.30%   28,379      6.182099      175,442    0.00%   32.53%  
Janus Aspen Series – Forty Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   1,398      7.732522      10,810    0.01%   11.11%  
2004
 
   1.30%   10,144      6.959531      70,597    0.02%   16.44%  
2003
 
   1.30%   13,360      5.976684      79,848    0.25%   18.68%  
Janus Aspen Series – Global Technology Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2004
 
   1.30%   21,408      3.479325      74,485    0.00%   -0.73%  
2003
 
   1.30%   36,630      3.505015      128,389    0.00%   44.58%  
Janus Aspen Series – International Growth Portfolio – Service Shares
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   5,076      8.846998      44,907    1.14%   30.24%  
2004
 
   1.30%   29,924      6.792762      203,267    0.83%   17.15%  
2003
 
   1.30%   53,588      5.798153      310,711    0.99%   32.80%  
Lehman Brothers AMT – Short Duration Bond Portfolio – I Class
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   492      18.678278      9,190    3.06%   2.86%  
2005
 
   1.30%   3,662      18.158987      66,498    2.61%   0.14%  
2004
 
   1.30%   43,950      18.134220      796,999    3.64%   -0.52%  
2003
 
   1.30%   68,214      18.229469      1,243,505    4.41%   1.10%  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Emerging Markets Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   2,774      17.312824      48,026    0.61%   30.93%  
2004
 
   1.30%   13,996      13.222981      185,069    0.93%   19.18%  
2003
 
   1.30%   31,749      11.094534      352,240    0.66%   63.13%  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore Global Utilities Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   4,350      14.201823      61,778    2.16%   5.02%  
2004
 
   1.30%   21,056      13.523265      284,746    1.92%   28.29%  
2003
 
   1.30%   6,218      10.541163      65,545    0.70%   22.45%  
Nationwide VIT – Gartmore International Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   3,512      9.434995      33,136    1.03%   28.53%  
2004
 
   1.30%   15,442      7.340515      113,352    1.40%   12.72%  
2003
 
   1.30%   4,222      6.512199      27,495    0.00%   33.87%  
Nationwide VIT – Global Financial Services Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   238      15.714600      3,740    2.00%   9.72%  
2004
 
   1.30%   9,204      14.322458      131,824    1.45%   19.43%  
2003
 
   1.30%   8,059      11.992233      96,645    0.88%   39.63%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
102
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
Nationwide VIT – Global Health Sciences Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   286    $ 12.713706    $ 3,636    0.00%   7.04%  
2004
 
   1.30%   21,374      11.877203      253,863    0.00%   6.47%  
2003
 
   1.30%   22,102      11.155813      246,566    0.00%   34.93%  
Nationwide VIT – Global Technology and Communications Fund – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   2,224      2.967380      6,599    0.00%   -1.80%  
2004
 
   1.30%   29,678      3.021716      89,678    0.00%   2.97%  
2003
 
   1.30%   49,780      2.934687      146,089    0.00%   53.23%  
Nationwide VIT – Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   7,562      25.368610      191,837    4.11%   2.01%  
2005
 
   1.30%   16,748      24.868713      416,501    3.64%   1.93%  
2004
 
   1.30%   87,934      24.397010      2,145,327    5.48%   1.93%  
2003
 
   1.30%   125,005      23.935432      2,992,049    3.14%   0.68%  
Nationwide VIT – Growth Fund – Class I
 
          
2006
 
   1.30%   932      17.584603      16,389    0.05%   4.80%  
2005
 
   1.30%   6,860      16.779162      115,105    0.08%   5.13%  
2004
 
   1.30%   20,390      15.960562      325,436    0.33%   6.76%  
2003
 
   1.30%   25,825      14.949958      386,083    0.02%   31.03%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Conservative Fund – Class II
 
       
2004
 
   1.30%   2,914      10.925221      31,836    2.46%   3.30%  
2003
 
   1.30%   2,945      10.576130      31,147    2.37%   6.51%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderate Fund – Class II
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   2,822      13.224582      37,320    2.50%   9.92%  
2005
 
   1.30%   11,178      12.031239      134,485    2.36%   3.99%  
2004
 
   1.30%   35,746      11.569914      413,578    2.27%   8.12%  
2003
 
   1.30%   32,069      10.700865      343,166    2.06%   18.50%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund – Class II
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   22,262      12.547596      279,335    2.14%   5.69%  
2004
 
   1.30%   24,178      11.871734      287,035    1.97%   10.65%  
Nationwide VIT – Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund – Class II
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   75,506      11.663995      880,702    2.75%   3.14%  
2004
 
   1.30%   78,358      11.308888      886,142    2.48%   5.78%  
2003
 
   1.30%   3,555      10.691448      38,008    2.34%   12.23%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
 
       
2004
 
   1.30%   19,586      5.442251      106,592    0.00%   13.85%  
2003
 
   1.30%   54,348      4.780255      259,797    0.00%   38.33%  
Nationwide VIT – Mid Cap Index Fund – Class I
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   4,202      15.476230      65,031    1.13%   8.47%  
2005
 
   1.30%   15,760      14.267251      224,852    1.03%   10.66%  
2004
 
   1.30%   77,226      12.893433      995,708    0.54%   14.24%  
2003
 
   1.30%   76,418      11.286523      862,494    0.49%   32.91%  
Nationwide VIT – Money Market Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   252      15.923976      4,013    4.64%   3.42%  
2006
 
   1.30%   1,120      15.396940      17,245    4.49%   3.18%  
2005
 
   1.30%   69,288      14.923119      1,033,993    2.64%   1.34%  
2004
 
   1.30%   380,556      14.726229      5,604,155    0.78%   -0.50%  
2003
 
   1.30%   388,834      14.800105      5,754,784    0.63%   -0.68%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
 
       
2006
 
   1.30%   1,840      22.711726      41,790    0.43%   15.78%  
2005
 
   1.30%   14,854      19.615792      291,373    0.06%   1.75%  
2004
 
   1.30%   109,740      19.279280      2,115,708    0.00%   15.78%  
2003
 
   1.30%   130,023      16.651092      2,165,025    0.00%   54.83%  
Nationwide VIT – Multi-Manager Small Company Fund – Class I
 
       
2007
 
   1.30%   392      37.083919      14,537    0.09%   0.81%  
2006
 
   1.30%   816      36.787497      30,019    0.11%   10.60%  
2005
 
   1.30%   6,916      33.263194      230,048    0.00%   10.87%  
2004
 
   1.30%   27,688      30.001771      830,689    0.00%   17.49%  
2003
 
   1.30%   40,659      25.536562      1,038,291    0.00%   39.19%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
103
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
      Units        Unit
    Fair Value    
   Contract
Owners’
Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Fund – Class I
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   314    $ 40.292927    $ 12,652    1.08%   12.16%  
2005
 
   1.30%   5,272      35.923101      189,387    0.91%   6.06%  
2004
 
   1.30%   50,156      33.871221      1,698,845    1.28%   8.33%  
2003
 
   1.30%   66,484      31.265566      2,078,660    0.56%   25.87%  
Nationwide VIT – Nationwide Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   1,590      13.241863      21,055    1.54%   8.89%  
2004
 
   1.30%   5,346      12.160621      65,011    0.52%   17.26%  
2003
 
   1.30%   3,455      10.370684      35,831    0.19%   23.77%  
Nationwide VIT – U.S. Growth Leaders Fund – Class I
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   1,378      15.018298      20,695    0.00%   10.52%  
2004
 
   1.30%   11,128      13.588665      151,215    0.00%   10.96%  
2003
 
   1.30%   16,491      12.246750      201,961    0.00%   50.17%  
Nationwide VIT – Van Kampen Multi Sector Bond Fund – Class I
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   2,220      13.288789      29,501    3.89%   0.86%  
2004
 
   1.30%   8,078      13.174974      106,427    4.85%   5.16%  
2003
 
   1.30%   10,621      12.528743      133,068    5.47%   10.67%  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Growth Portfolio- Class I
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   1,860      28.970099      53,884    0.00%   12.60%  
2005
 
   1.30%   8,346      25.728636      214,731    0.00%   12.04%  
2004
 
   1.30%   58,460      22.964403      1,342,499    0.00%   15.10%  
2003
 
   1.30%   67,899      19.952228      1,354,736    0.00%   29.71%  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Guardian Portfolio – I Class Shares
 
    
2004
 
   1.30%   4,968      11.032769      54,811    0.12%   14.32%  
2003
 
   1.30%   6,729      9.650858      64,941    0.84%   30.06%  
Neuberger Berman AMT – Partners Portfolio- Class I
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   190      35.184666      6,685    0.71%   10.80%  
2005
 
   1.30%   22,258      31.756491      706,836    1.02%   16.53%  
2004
 
   1.30%   35,560      27.252721      969,107    0.01%   17.44%  
2003
 
   1.30%   38,219      23.205843      886,904    0.00%   33.35%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Balanced Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   8,748      32.399586      283,432    1.76%   2.55%  
2004
 
   1.30%   59,420      31.593672      1,877,296    1.01%   8.68%  
2003
 
   1.30%   66,415      29.070523      1,930,719    2.82%   23.34%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Capital Appreciation Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   1,892      16.515549      31,247    0.38%   6.56%  
2005
 
   1.30%   10,204      15.499156      158,153    0.93%   3.75%  
2004
 
   1.30%   74,904      14.939657      1,119,040    0.33%   5.56%  
2003
 
   1.30%   87,490      14.153408      1,238,282    0.38%   29.25%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Core Bond Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   952      25.434609      24,214    5.20%   3.92%  
2005
 
   1.30%   8,382      24.474528      205,145    5.34%   1.27%  
2004
 
   1.30%   31,218      24.168614      754,496    4.80%   4.13%  
2003
 
   1.30%   39,108      23.210049      907,699    5.67%   5.40%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Global Securities Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2007
 
   1.30%   338      44.680582      15,102    1.37%   4.94%  
2006
 
   1.30%   3,734      42.577872      158,986    1.04%   16.18%  
2005
 
   1.30%   20,412      36.649419      748,088    1.07%   12.84%  
2004
 
   1.30%   74,314      32.480314      2,413,742    1.25%   17.62%  
2003
 
   1.30%   72,050      27.613518      1,989,554    0.76%   41.18%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Main Street®– Non-Service Shares
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   2,664      9.020429      24,030    1.25%   4.61%  
2004
 
   1.30%   25,380      8.622799      218,847    0.84%   8.05%  
2003
 
   1.30%   16,358      7.980692      130,548    0.90%   25.08%  
Oppenheimer VAF – Mid Cap Fund – Non-Service Shares
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   5,116      6.194874      31,693    0.00%   1.63%  
2005
 
   1.30%   10,562      6.095550      64,381    0.00%   10.88%  
2004
 
   1.30%   38,774      5.497394      213,156    0.00%   18.23%  
2003
 
   1.30%   27,365      4.649735      127,240    0.00%   23.97%  
(Continued)
 
 
 
104
 
 

NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2 (NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued)
 
 
 
     Contract
Expense
Rate*
  Units    Unit
Fair Value
   Contract
Owners’ Equity
   Investment
Income
Ratio**
  Total
Return***
 
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Initial Shares
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   430    $ 23.974748    $ 10,309    0.11%   7.79 %  
2005
 
   1.30%   1,602      22.241255      35,630    0.00%   2.28 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   9,240      21.745234      200,926    0.38%   4.84 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   11,971      20.741572      248,297    0.11%   24.38 %  
Turner GVIT Growth Focus Fund – Class I
 
    
2003
 
   1.30%   41,875      3.198637      133,943    0.00%   49.02 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Bond Fund – Initial Class
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   710      20.988551      14,902    8.51%   5.11 %  
2005
 
   1.30%   1,402      19.968392      27,996    7.55%   -4.28 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   41,310      20.861514      861,789    8.78%   7.74 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   45,248      19.362563      876,117    1.75%   16.64 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Emerging Markets Fund – Initial Class
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   9,088      14.846881      134,928    0.73%   30.30 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   55,514      11.394604      632,560    0.59%   24.27 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   41,241      9.169570      378,162    0.11%   52.20 %  
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust – Hard Assets Fund – Initial Class
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   11,812      32.040853      378,467    0.30%   49.72 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   60,654      21.400584      1,298,031    0.37%   22.63 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   52,868      17.487326      924,520    0.48%   43.21 %  
Van Kampen UIF – Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio – Class I
 
       
2005
 
   1.30%   374      17.336446      6,484    7.52%   10.81 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   12,540      15.645892      196,199    6.41%   8.64 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   28,152      14.401515      405,431    0.00%   26.21 %  
Van Kampen UIF – U.S. Real Estate Portfolio – Class I
 
    
2005
 
   1.30%   7,386      42.223333      311,862    1.22%   15.54 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   39,270      36.542922      1,435,041    1.55%   34.63 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   45,256      27.142344      1,228,354    0.00%   35.74 %  
Wells Fargo AVT – Discovery FundSM
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   468      34.057941      15,939    0.00%   13.17 %  
2005
 
   1.30%   2,946      30.095203      88,660    0.00%   6.88 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   20,844      28.158423      586,934    0.00%   14.22 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   22,400      24.651908      552,203    0.00%   37.63 %  
Wells Fargo AVT – Opportunity FundSM
 
    
2006
 
   1.30%   448      52.395225      23,473    0.00%   10.77 %  
2005
 
   1.30%   6,228      47.299447      294,581    0.00%   6.50 %  
2004
 
   1.30%   58,418      44.414552      2,594,609    0.00%   16.69 %  
2003
 
   1.30%   69,041      38.060714      2,627,750    0.07%   35.24 %  
                   
Contract Owners’ Equity Total By Year
 
               
2007
 
           $     1,012,602,409     
                   
2006
 
           $ 980,827,120     
                   
2005
 
           $ 929,399,760     
                   
2004
 
           $ 915,627,476     
                   
2003
 
           $ 881,562,186     
                   
 
 
*
This represents the annual contract expense rate of the variable account for the period indicated and includes only those expenses that are assessed 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 cost of insurance charges, that result in direct reductions to the contractholder accounts either 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 total return for the period indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying mutual fund, which reflects the reduction of unit value for expenses assessed. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the Account. The total return is calculated for the period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105

 
 
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
 
 

 
(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
 
 

 
(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
 
 

 
(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
 
 

 
(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
 
 

 
(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.
 
 
 
F-46
 
 

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.
 
 
 
F-47
 
 

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.
 
 
 
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(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.
 
 
 
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(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.
 
 
 
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(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.
 
 
 
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(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 26.                   Exhibits
 
 
(a)
Resolution of the Depositor's Board of Directors authorizing the establishment of the Registrant – Filed previously with initial registration statement (033-62795) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(b)
Not Applicable
 
 
(c)
Underwriting or Distribution of contracts between the Depositor and Principal Underwriter – Filed previously with the registration statement (333-27133) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(d)
The form of the contract – Filed previously with initial registration statement (033-62795) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(e)
The form of the contract application – Filed previously with initial registration statement (033-62795) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(f)
Articles of Incorporation of Depositor – Filed previously with initial registration statement (033-62795) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(g)
Reinsurance Contracts -Filed previously with registration statement (333-46338) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(h)
Participation Agreements –
 
1.  
Fund Participation Agreement with AIM filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
2.  
Fund Participation Agreement with AllianceBernstein filed previously on September 27, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-137202) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
3.  
Fund Participation Agreement with American Century filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
4.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Credit Suisse filed on April 22, 2008, with Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 (File No. 033-60063) as exhibit 26(h) and hereby incorporated by reference.  NEBA ONLY:  Fund Participation Agreement with Credit Suisse is currently being filed as exhibit 26(h).
 
5.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Dreyfus filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
6.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Federated filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
7.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Fidelity filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
8.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Franklin filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
9.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Janus filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
10.  
Fund Participation Agreement with MFS®/Massachusetts filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
11.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Nationwide (NVIT) filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
12.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
13.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Oppenheimer filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 

 
14.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Putnam filed previously on September 27, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-137202) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
15.  
Fund Participation Agreement with T. Rowe Price filed previously on July 17, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-140608) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
16.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Van Eck filed previously on September 27, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-137202) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
17.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Van Kampen filed on April 23, 2008, with Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 (File No. 033-89560) as exhibit 26(h) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
18.  
Fund Participation Agreement with Wells Fargo filed previously on September 27, 2007, with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-137202) as exhibit 24(b) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(i)
Not Applicable
 
 
(j)
Not Applicable
 
 
(k)
Opinion of Counsel – Filed previously with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement (033-62795) and hereby incorporated by reference.
 
 
(l)
Not Applicable
 
(m)       
Not Applicable
 
(n)        
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Attached hereto.
 
(o)        
Not Applicable
 
(p)        
Not Applicable
 
(q)        
Redeemability Exemption - Filed previously with registration statement (333-140608) on July 17, 2007 under document “redeemexempt.htm” and hereby incorporated by reference. 
 
(99)      Power of Attorney – Attached hereto.




Item 27.
Directors and Officers of the Depositor
 
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 Secretary
Thomas E. Barnes
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
Director
Joseph A. Alutto
Director
James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
Director
Keith W. Eckel
Director
Lydia M. Marshall
Director
Donald L. McWhorter
Director
David O. Miller
Director
Martha Miller de Lombera
Director
James F. Patterson
Director
Gerald D. Prothro
Director
Alex Shumate
 
 
The business address of the Directors and Officers of the Depositor is:
 
One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
 




Item 28.                  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 29.                                                                Indemnification
 
Ohio's General Corporation Law expressly authorizes and Nationwide's Amended and Restated Code of Regulations provides for indemnification by Nationwide of any person who, because such person is or was a director, officer or employee of Nationwide was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to:
 
o  
any threatened, pending or completed civil action, suit or proceeding;
 
o  
any threatened, pending or completed criminal action, suit or proceeding;
 
o  
any threatened, pending or completed administrative action, suit or proceeding;
 
o  
any threatened, pending or completed investigative action, suit or proceeding;
 
The indemnification will be for actual and reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the Ohio's General Corporation Law.
 
Although Nationwide is of the opinion that 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 permitted, Nationwide has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission the indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling Nationwide for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 "Act") is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act #.  Nationwide and the directors, officers and/or controlling persons will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  Nationwide will not be required to seek the court's determination if, in the opinion of Nationwide's counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent.
 
 
Item 30.                 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 and 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
Secretary
Kathy R. Richards
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 31.                 Location of Accounts and Records
 
Timothy G. Frommeyer
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH  43215
 
Item 32.                 Management Services
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 33.                 Fee Representation
 
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 VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT-2, certifies that it meets the requirements of the Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this 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 18th day of April 2008.

 
NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT – 2
 
(Registrant)
   
 
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
(Depositor)
   
 
By /s/ TIMOTHY D. CRAWFORD
 
Timothy D. Crawford
 
Attorney-in-Fact
   
   

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 18th day of April 2008.
   
W. G. JURGENSEN
 
W. G. Jurgensen, Director and Chief Executive Officer
 
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
 
DONALD L. MCWHORTER
 
Donald L. McWhorter, 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
 
 
By /s/   Timothy D. Crawford
 
Timothy D.Crawford
 
Attorney-in-Fact