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Annual Guaranteed Interest Rate - The minimum guaranteed interest rate applied to the Contract for a calendar <br />year. Nationwide determines this rate at its sole discretion. <br />Business Day - Each day the New York Stock Exchange and Nationwide's home office are open for business. <br />Companion Investment Option(s) - Another investment option under the Plan. This may include other investment <br />contracts and options offered by Nationwide or by another provider. <br />Contract - The terms, conditions, benefits and rights of the group fixed annuity described in this document, as well <br />as any endorsements, amendments and the application form. <br />Contract Anniversary - Beginning with the "Effective Date of Contract", each recurring one-year anniversary of <br />the "Effective Date of Contract" during which the Contract remains in force. <br />Contract Owner - The entity identified on the face page of the Contract and the "Contract Specifications Page" as <br />the Contract Owner. <br />Contract Value - The current value of assets held under the Contract. <br />Exchange - The movement of amounts attributable to Participant Accounts to a Companion Investment Option <br />under the Plan. <br />Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate - A minimum interest rate established under the Contract. All rates under the <br />Contract are guaranteed to be at least as great as the Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate. Interest credited to the <br />Contract will not be less than 1.00%. <br />Nationwide - Nationwide Life Insurance Company. <br />Participant - An employee or independent contractor that is eligible to be a part of the Plan and is entitled to <br />benefits under the Plan. The Contract Owner, or its designated representative, determines eligibility to participate in <br />the Plan. <br />Participant Account - An individual account established for a Participant under the Plan. A Participant Account <br />will record all transactions attributable to the Plan on behalf of the Participant or the Participant, if permitted by the <br />Plan. This includes Participant Contributions, Exchanges and Transfers and accumulated interest. <br />Participant Account Value - The present value of the Participant's Account under the Contract. <br />Participant Benefit Payments - All payments of benefits that result from a Participant's retirement, termination of <br />employment, or any payment that a Participant is entitled to based on the terms of the Plan. Participant Benefit <br />Payments specifically exclude all employer initiated Withdrawals. <br />Participant Contributions - A portion of a Purchase Payment attributable to a Participant's election to contribute <br />money to the Plan. <br />Plan - The employer sponsored retirement plan or tax deferred arrangement specified on the "Contract <br />Specifications Page." <br />Purchase Payment(s) - New money deposited into the Contract by the Contract Owner. Unless otherwise agreed to <br />in writing, Nationwide only accepts Purchase Payments in the currency of the United States of America. <br />NRC-0110FL 3 (Florida) (4/2011) <br />