Nationwide Financial declares quarterly dividend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 1, 2007

Investor Contact:

Mark Barnett (614) 249-8437

Media Contact:

Erica Lewis (704) 896-5652

 

Columbus, Ohio — Columbus, Ohio — The board of directors of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS), a leading provider of long-term retirement and savings products, today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 26 cents ($0.26) per share on the issued and outstanding common shares of the company. The dividend is payable on Oct. 15, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 1, 2007.

About Nationwide Financial

Columbus-based Nationwide Financial is the holding company for the domestic retirement savings operations of Nationwide, which owns 64.1 percent of the outstanding common shares of Nationwide Financial. The major operating subsidiary of Nationwide Financial is Nationwide Life Insurance Company. To obtain investor materials, including the Company’s 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders, 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly statistical supplements and other corporate announcements, please visit the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site at www.nationwide.com.

Nationwide, Nationwide Financial and the Nationwide Framemark are federally registered service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

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