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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 1997
Registration No. 33-64381
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO FORM S-6
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. Exact Name of Trust:
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
Low Five Portfolio Series 4
B. Name of depositor:
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
C. Complete address of depositor's principal executive office:
One Seaport Plaza
199 Water Street
New York, New York 10292
D. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Copy to:
LEE B. SPENCER, JR., ESQ. KENNETH W. ORCE, ESQ.
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL
One Seaport Plaza 80 Pine Street
199 Water Street New York, New York 10005
New York, New York 10292
The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of Units of
Beneficial Interest pursuant to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Check box if it is proposed that this filing should
/x/ become effective immediately upon filing pursuant to
paragraph(b) of Rule 485.
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24f-2(b)(3)
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the election to register an indefinite number of Units
of NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 4 is hereby
terminated effective January 31, 1997. This Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of
terminating the Rule 24f-2 election.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant, National Equity Trust Low Five Portfolio Series 4,
certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of
1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York and State of
New York on the 31st day of January, 1997.
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
Low Five Portfolio Series 4
(Registrant)
By PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
(Depositor)
By the following persons*, who constitute
a majority of the Board of Directors of
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Robert C. Golden
Alan D. Hogan
A. Laurence Norton, Jr.
Leland B. Paton
Martin Pfinsgraff
Vincent T. Pica II
Hardwick Simmons
Lee B. Spencer, Jr.
By /s/ Kenneth Swankie
(Kenneth Swankie,
Senior Vice President,
Manager - Unit Investment
Trust Department, as
authorized signatory for
Prudential Securities
Incorporated and
Attorney-in-Fact for the
persons listed above)
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* Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed.
