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EXHIBIT (h)(1)(b)
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AMENDED EXHIBIT A
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
Fund Administration Agreement
(EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 2000)
FUNDS OF THE TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATION FEES
Total Return Fund For each Fund,
Capital Appreciation Fund 0.05% of each Fund's average daily
Government Bond Fund net assets up to $1 billion
Money Market Fund 0.04% on assets of $1 billion and more
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Nationwide Balanced Fund For each Fund,
Nationwide Equity Income Fund 0.07% on assets up to $250 million
Nationwide Global 50 Fund 0.05% on the next $750 million
(formerly, Nationwide Global
Equity Fund) 0.04% on assets of $1 billion and more
Nationwide High Income Bond Fund
Nationwide Multi Sector Bond Fund
Nationwide Small Cap Value Fund
Nationwide Mid Cap Index Fund
Nationwide Small Cap Growth Fund*
(formerly, Nationwide Select Advisers Small Cap Growth Fund)
Nationwide Strategic Growth Fund
Nationwide Strategic Value Fund
Nationwide Income Fund
Nationwide Small Company Fund
Nationwide Growth Focus Fund II*
Nationwide New Economy Fund II*
Nationwide Global Technology and Communications Fund II*
Nationwide Global Life Sciences Fund II*
*Each of these funds is subject to an annual minimum fee of $75,000.
VILLANOVA SA CAPITAL TRUST
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: VP - Associate General Counsel
NATIONWIDE SEPARATE ACCOUNT TRUST
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Secretary
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