R2014-124 PRO-ACCOUNT PLAN SPONSOR AGREEMENT

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Risk Acknowledgment NIA uses reasonable care, consistent with industry practice, in providing advisory services through the Advice Program. Investments within the Plan, as all investments in securities, involve risk and will not always be profitable. Investment return and principal will fluctuate with market conditions, and Plan Participant Accounts may lose money. Past performance of investments is no guarantee of future results. The analysis and advice provided by the IFE and delivered by NIA depends upon a number of factors, including the information you or the Plan Participants may provide, various assumptions and estimates, and other considerations. As a result, the advice developed and the recommendations provided are not guarantees that Plan Participants will achieve their retirement goals or anticipated performance. The investment advice provided under this Agreement relates only to the Plan Participant Accounts and will not apply to any other assets a Plan Participant may own. VII. CONFIDENTIALITY Each party agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the other party, at any time during the term of this Agreement or any time thereafter, except as may be required by competent legal authority or as necessary to facilitate the implementation of services hereunder, use or disclose to any person, firm or other legal entity, including any affiliate or other representative of the party, any confidential records, secrets or information related to the other party (collectively, "Confidential Information"). Confidential Information shall include, without limitation, information about the other party's products and services, customer lists, customer or client information, Plan and Plan Participant information, and all other proprietary information used by the party in its business. The parties acknowledge and agree that all Confidential Information that it has acquired, or may acquire, was received, or will be received in confidence. Each party will exercise utmost diligence to protect and guard such Confidential Information. The Plan Sponsor (1) acknowledges that it is authorized to provide Confidential Information, including but not limited to-Plan Participant information, to NIA for the operation of the Advice Program, and the provision of such information does not violate any Plan or company provisions or policies; and (2) authorizes the sharing of Plan Participant information among NIA and its affiliates as necessary for the operation of the Advice Program. VIII. TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective upon acceptance by NIA, or its designated agent, upon review and receipt in its principal place of business, and such acceptance may be evidenced by internal records maintained by NIA or its designated agent. This Agreement shall continue until terminated by either party upon at least 30 days' advance written notice to the other. This Agreement will terminate immediately if the Plan terminates its participation in the Nationwide Retirement Program. In the event NIA terminates its relationship with the current IFE and has not designated a successor IFE, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon written notice from NIA. The Plan Sponsor understands that upon termination of this Agreement, the Plan's Account will remain invested in the Advice Program Investments last allocated by NIA until such time as Plan Participants make changes to their individual Accounts. Nationwide Retirement Solutions 10 W. Nationwide Blvd. Columbus, Ohio 43215 NRM-7982AO.6-0714 5 of 7