Servicing Agreement

PartiesNationwide Fund Management LLC ("Nationwide"), American United Life Insurance Company and OneAmerica Securities, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Servicing Agent", "you", or "your")
StateDelaware
SectionCommercial Contracts
Exhibit 8.77
SERVICING AGREEMENT
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
Agreement, made as of this day of , 20 between Nationwide Fund Management LLC (“Nationwide”), on behalf of Nationwide Mutual
Funds or its surviving entity (“the Trust”), and American United Life Insurance Company, and OneAmerica Securities, Inc., a registered Broker
Dealer (collectively referred to as “Servicing Agent,” “you” or “your”), whereby you agree to provide certain administrative support services to
your customers who may from time to time be the record or beneficial owners of shares (such shares referred to herein as the “Shares”) of the funds
listed in Appendix A (each a “Fund”) subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Administrative Support Services
You agree to provide administrative support services, directly or through an affiliate/designee, to your customers who may from time to time own of
record or beneficially a Fund’s Shares. Services provided may include, but are not limited to, some or all of the following: (i) processing dividend
and distribution payments from the Fund on behalf of customers; (ii) providing periodic statements to your customers showing their positions in
the Shares or share equivalents; (iii) arranging for bank wires; (iv) responding to routine customer inquiries relating to services performed by you;
(v) providing sub-accounting or sub-transfer agency services with respect to the Shares beneficially owned by your customers or the information
necessary for sub-accounting or sub-transfer agency services; (vi) if required by law, forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund (such
as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to your customers; (vii)
forwarding to customers proxy statements and proxies containing any proposals regarding this Agreement or the Administrative Services Plan
related hereto; (viii) aggregating and processing purchase, exchange, and redemption requests from customers and placing net purchase, exchange,
and redemption orders for your customers; (ix) providing customers with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in the Shares pursuant
to specific or preauthorized instructions; (x) establishing and maintaining customer accounts and records related to customer accounts and/or
transactions in the Shares; (xi) assisting customers in changing dividend or distribution options, account designations and addresses; or (xii) other
similar services if requested by the Funds.
In providing administrative support services, you agree to follow any written guidelines or standards relating to the processing of purchase,
exchange and redemption orders for your customers as we may provide to you including the provisions outlined in Appendix B. All purchase and
redemption orders will be executed at net asset value, plus or minus any applicable sales charges, in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
Fund’s then current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. You represent and warrant that your internal controls for accepting,
processing and transmitting purchase, exchange and redemption orders are reasonably designed to ensure that you comply with Section 22(c) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and Rule 22c-1 thereunder.
2. Office Space
You will provide such office space and equipment, telephone facilities and personnel (which may be any part of the space, equipment and facilities
currently used in your business, or any personnel employed by you) as may be reasonably necessary or beneficial in order to provide the
aforementioned services to customers.
March 2015

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