telecommunications device to the address contained in the "Acceptance of Agreement" (Section 19) portion of this Agreement. 11. Choice of Law This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and is assignable only upon the written consent by all the parties hereto. Amendments will be made only upon written consent by both parties. 12. Board Approval The Administrative Services Plan that relates to this Agreement has been approved by vote of a majority of (i) the Board of Trustees and (ii) the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. 13. Trust Disclosure The term "Nationwide Mutual Funds" refers to the Trust created by, and the terms "Board of Trustees" and "Trustees" refer to the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust made and dated as of October 28, 2004, as has been or may be amended and/or restated from time to time ("Agreement and Declaration of Trust"), and to which reference is hereby made. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust to take any action contrary to the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement to which the Trust is subject or by which the Trust is bound, or to relieve or deprive the Trust's Board of Trustees of the Board's responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust. 14. Complete Agreement This Agreement supersedes and cancels any prior Servicing Agreement with respect to the Shares of a Fund listed in Exhibit A, and may be amended at any time and from time to time by written agreement of the parties