Nationwide announces investment community conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2007

Investor contact:
Mark Barnett 614-249-8437
barnetj5@nationwide.com

Media contact:
Erica Lewis 614-249-0184
lewise6@nationwide.com

Columbus, Ohio — Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS), a leading provider of long-term savings and retirement products, will host an investment community conference in New York City on March 27, 2007. The conference will be held at Jumeirah Essex House, 160 Central Park South. The conference will commence with opening remarks at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, and should conclude at approximately 2:00 p.m.

The conference will outline the company’s business strategy and financial outlook. Presenters will include Jerry Jurgensen, chief executive officer, Mark Thresher, president and chief operating officer, Tim Frommeyer, chief financial officer, as well as other members of the senior management team.

Members of the investment community are invited to attend. To register, please contact Paulina Dolgov at (480) 614-3107 or pdolgov@christensenIR.com.

A simultaneous webcast of the conference will be available from the investor relations section of www.nationwide.com. Presentation materials will also be available for downloading and viewing. An audio archive of the conference will be available on the website until at least April 30, 2007.

About Nationwide Financial
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS), a publicly traded company based in Columbus, Ohio, provides a variety of financial services that help consumers investⁱ and protect their long-term assets, and offers retirement plans and services through both public- and private-sector employers.

It’s part of the Nationwide group of companies, which offers diversified insurance and financial services. The group is led by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, which is ranked No. 98 on the Fortune 100 based on 2005 revenue.ⁱⁱ For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.

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