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retained NIA to offer advisory services, including Nationwide ProAccount. NLIC may act as custodian for <br /> client assets invested through Nationwide ProAccount. All NIA Board Members and several officers also <br /> serve as officers of NLIC. <br /> • Nationwide Trust Company, FSB, a division of Nationwide Bank ("Nationwide Trust Company") offers <br /> trust programs and trust services to retirement plans that have retained NIA to offer advisory services, <br /> including Nationwide ProAccount and the Advice Program, and point in time non-discretionary advice. <br /> Nationwide Trust Company may act as custodian for client assets invested through Nationwide ProAccount <br /> and the Advice Program. <br /> • Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. ("NRS") provides record keeping, education and administrative <br /> services for public employee deferred compensation plans through which NIA offers advisory services, <br /> including Nationwide ProAccount and point in time non-discretionary investment advice. One NIA Board <br /> Member and several officers also serve in similar capacities for NRS. <br /> • Nationwide Funds Group, the mutual fund arm of Nationwide Financial, is comprised of Nationwide Fund <br /> Advisors ("NFA"), a SEC-registered investment adviser providing advisory services to the mutual funds; <br /> Nationwide Fund Distributors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer providing distribution services to the <br /> mutual funds; and Nationwide Fund Management, LLC, which provides administration services to the <br /> mutual funds. Several officers of NIA also serve in similar capacities for NFA and other Nationwide Funds <br /> Group companies. In addition, the individuals responsible for NIA investment management decisions are <br /> also responsible for NFA investment management decisions. <br /> • Nationwide Investment Services Corporation ("NISC") is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a <br /> member of FINRA. NISC acts as the general distributor of variable annuity and variable life insurance <br /> products issued by NIA's parent company, NLIC. NISC may receive mutual fund revenue from underlying <br /> investment options in these products. Several NIA officers also serve in similar capacities for NISC. <br /> • Registered Investment Advisors Services, Inc. ("RIA Services"), provides technology services that facilitate <br /> the management of participant and plan level accounts through the Nationwide Retirement Program and <br /> the NRS Retirement Program. NIA compensates RIA Services for its provision of technology and <br /> administrative services in support of Nationwide ProAccount and the Advice Program. One NIA Board <br /> Member and one officer also serve in similar capacities for RIA Services. <br /> Nationwide Endorsement Relationships-- NRS and/or NLIC have endorsement relationships with the following <br /> industry groups or sponsoring organizations("Membership Organizations"): <br /> • National Association of Counties—A national organization that represents county governments in the <br /> United States. <br /> • International Association of Fire Fighters — Financial Corporation — A for profit corporation whose <br /> only shareholder is the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents more than 298,000 <br /> professional fire fighters and paramedics. <br /> NRS and/or NLIC make payments to Membership Organizations, which are representing the interests of all <br /> their members generally in these relationships. Payments made are in exchange for the Membership <br /> Organizations' endorsement of NRS's and/or NLIC's products and services available for retirement plans. <br /> Payments to Membership Organizations are not affected by whether a member elects Nationwide ProAccount <br /> or any other NIA advisory service for its retirement plan. Moreover, NIA is not a party to these endorsement <br /> relationships, and NIA does not engage Membership Organizations to solicit retirement plan participants as <br /> clients for Nationwide ProAccount or any other investment advisory service. Members of these organizations <br /> may select NRS's and/or NLIC's products and services if they decide to establish and maintain a retirement <br /> plan for their employees, or may select another provider. More information about the endorsement <br /> relationships may be found online at www.nrsforu.com. <br /> Conflicts of Interest Arising from NIA's Affiliations -- The individuals that comprise NIA's Investment <br /> Committee also serve in similar capacities on behalf of other Nationwide companies, which may present a <br /> 14 <br />