R2014-124 PRO-ACCOUNT PLAN SPONSOR AGREEMENT

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Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC ProAccount - Plan Sponsor Agreement Formal Plan Name: . Deferred Compensation Plan for Public Employees 457 Govemmental Plan&Trust (t h e "P l a n") Name of Plan Sponsor: City of Decatur,Illinois (the "Plan Sponsor") The foregoing Plan currently utilizes services and products offered by Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. ("NRS") and its affiliated companies (the "Nationwide Retirement Program"). On behalf of the Plan, the Plan Sponsor desires to appoint Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC ("NIA"), an Ohio limited liability company, registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") and an affiliate of NRS, as an authorized provider of investment advisory services to participants in the Plan ("Plan Participants") who desire professional guidance in managing their self-directed accounts within the Plan ("Accounts"). NIA's ProAccount program (the "Advice Program") offers individualized investment advice using an investment process developed and maintained by an independent financial expert ("IFE") selected and retained by NIA. WHEREAS, on behalf of the Plan, the Plan Sponsor hereby approves NIA as an authorized provider of investment advisory services through the Advice Program to those Plan Participants who choose to have their Accounts managed by NIA (collectively, the "Plan's Account"); WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor hereby authorizes each such Plan Participant's self-direction of their own Account, subject to guidelines imposed by the Plan, and authorizes each Plan Participant to enter into an investment advisory agreement directly with NIA for the management of their account; WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor acknowledges that such advisory services are permitted under the documents establishing the Plan ("Plan Documents") and that the investments and investment strategies proposed by NIA through the Advice Program are consistent with the Investment Policy of the Plan; and WHEREAS, Plan Sponsor acknowledges that NIA and NRS are affiliates and that NRS will provide to NIA certain administrative services in support of the Advice Program; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the promises, covenants and mutual agreements set forth herein, the adequacy of which is hereby mutually acknowledged, NIA and the Plan Sponsor, each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows: I. APPOINTMENT OF INVESTMENT ADVISOR The Plan Sponsor hereby appoints NIA to exercise discretionary authority to allocate and reallocate Plan Participant Accounts in the manner described in Section II below and NIA hereby accepts this appointment, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. NIA's authority under this Agreement will remain in effect until changed or terminated pursuant to the termination provisions described in this Agreement. NIA's authority under this Agreement shall apply to all defined contribution plans sponsored by the Plan Sponsor that are record kept at Nationwide or any of it's affiliates on a single Nationwide record keeping system. To the extent that the Plan Sponsor desires to exclude a defined contribution plan from coverage under this Agreement subsequent to coverage of such plan, the Plan Sponsor must notify NIA of such individual plan's termination of seryis Agreement in accordance with Section IX of this Agreement. D t L!I iI Nationwide Retirement Solutions 10 W. Nationwide Blvd.Columbus,Ohio 4321 NRM-7982AO.6-0714 1 of 7 OCT 16 2014 By