Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

Nationwide Financial Services Inc. is listed on NYSE (NFS). Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. was formed in November 1996. NFS is the holding company for Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC) and other companies that comprise the domestic life insurance and retirement savings operations of the Nationwide group of companies (Nationwide). This group includes Nationwide Financial Network (NFN), which refers to Nationwide Life Insurance Company of America (NLICA) and its subsidiaries, including the affiliated distribution network, and which was formerly referred to as Nationwide Provident. NFS is incorporated in Delaware and maintains its principal executive offices in Columbus, Ohio. The Company is a leading provider of long-term savings and retirement products in the United States of America (U.S.).

Nationwide Health Properties Inc.

Nationwide Health Properties Inc. is listed on NYSE (NHP). Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation incorporated on October 14, 1985, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in investments in health care related senior housing and long-term care properties. Whenever we refer herein to NHP or to us or use the terms we or our, we are referring to Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We primarily make our investments by acquiring an ownership interest in facilities and leasing them to unaffiliated tenants under triple-net master leases that pass all facility operating costs (insurance, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, capital improvements, etc.) through to the tenant. In addition, but intentionally to a much lesser extent because we view the risks of this activity to be greater, from time to time we extend mortgage loans and other financing to tenants.

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