NUVEEN TAX FREE UNIT TRUST SERIES 905
497, 1996-12-10
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NUVEEN NATIONAL                                                           NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 334                                                       905
    
 
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RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
All bonds in this Unit Trust are insured by MBIA    For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
Insurance Corporation. As a result, the bonds are   - Tax-Free
rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and    - Dependable Income
both the bonds and the Units are rated AAA by       - Diversified Portfolios
Standard & Poor's, the highest rating given by      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
each agency.                                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: December 10, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.07 - 5.28%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.16 - 5.44%
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UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
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Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal income tax but may
                be subject to state and local tax. Capital gains
                are taxable.
Total Principal $7,500,000 in 75,000 units
Average Life    26.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.71 to $96.76 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A5 436 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A5 469 quarterly payment plan
                6710A5 493 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in all states
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Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
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PORTFOLIO INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
 
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<S>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>
Colorado               10.8  %          Illinois               14.5  %          Indiana                10.9  %
Louisiana              10.6             New York               10.9             Rhode Island           10.6
South Carolina         10.9             Texas                  10.4             Washington             10.4
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MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2017-19                                            16.0%
2020-22                                            34.0%
2023-25                                            20.0%
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2026+                                              30.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 12/09/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.07%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.92%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         6.51%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.85%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.33%
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 12/06/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 12/06/96. ASSUMES 36.0%
  FEDERAL AND 5.0% STATE INCOME TAX RATES. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS NATIONAL INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
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                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $    50,000  Encinitas Union School District (San Diego County, California), General                  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds, Election of 1996, Series 1996, 0.00% Due 8/1/20.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about August 22, 1996 at a
              price of 25.145% of principal amount.)                                      No Optional
                                                                                              Call
     750,000  City and County of Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series                AAA   Aaa
              1995A, 5.70% Due 11/15/25.                                                  2005 at 102
     450,000  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois), McCormick Place                   AAA   Aaa
              Expansion Project Bonds, Series 1992A, 0.00% Due 6/15/17. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about January 5, 1993 at a price of 19.735%
              of principal amount.)                                                       No Optional
                                                                                              Call
   1,000,000  The Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, Northern Illinois                 AAA   Aaa
              University, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.75%
              Due 4/1/22.                                                                 2007 at 100
     750,000  Indiana Educational Facilities Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue                 AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1996 (Butler University Project), 5.75% Due 1/1/26.           2006 at 101
     750,000  Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans (Louisiana), Exhibition Hall Authority,                     AAA   Aaa
              Special Tax Bonds, Series 1996-C, 5.60% Due 7/15/25.                        2006 at 101
     750,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and                   AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series B, 5.75% Due 6/15/26.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May 16, 1996 at a
              price of 93.892% of principal amount.)                                      2006 at 101
     750,000  Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation, Higher Education               AAA   Aaa
              Facility Revenue Bonds, Rhode Island School of Design Issue, Series 1996,
              5.625% Due 6/1/26. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              August 20, 1996 at a price of 93.763% of principal amount.)                 2006 at 102
     750,000  South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds, 1996 Refunding                   AAA   Aaa
              Series A, 5.75% Due 1/1/22. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about April 4, 1996 at a price of 93.751% of principal amount.)             2006 at 102
     750,000  North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation, Hospital                  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds (Presbyterian Healthcare System Project), Series 1996B, 5.50%
              Due 6/1/21.                                                                 2006 at 102
     750,000  Washington Public Power Supply System, Nuclear Project No. 1 Refunding                   AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Series 1996C, 5.50% Due 7/1/17.                              2006 at 102
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 $ 7,500,000  TOTAL          11 BONDS FROM 10 STATES.
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
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The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 12/09/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.04. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
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                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     99.71     4.90 %      5.07%   5.16%   5.10%   5.20%   5.12%   5.22 %
 500 / $50,000               99.55     4.75        5.08    5.17    5.11    5.21    5.13    5.23
 1,000 / $100,000            99.29     4.50        5.09    5.19    5.12    5.23    5.14    5.25
 2,500 / $250,000            99.03     4.25        5.11    5.21    5.14    5.25    5.16    5.27
 5,000 / $500,000            98.26     3.50        5.15    5.27    5.18    5.31    5.20    5.33
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.75     3.00        5.17    5.30    5.21    5.34    5.23    5.36
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.25     2.50        5.20    5.34    5.23    5.38    5.25    5.40
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.76     2.00        5.23    5.38    5.26    5.42    5.28    5.44
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
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                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
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         5.07  % 7.04%   7.35%   7.92%   8.39%
         5.08    7.06    7.36    7.94    8.41
         5.09    7.07    7.38    7.95    8.43
         5.11    7.10    7.41    7.98    8.46
         5.15    7.15    7.46    8.05    8.53
         5.17    7.18    7.49    8.08    8.56
         5.20    7.22    7.54    8.13    8.61
         5.23    7.26    7.58    8.17    8.66
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JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
 
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
01/01/97.
 
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                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 1/15/97   $   .2948
 Monthly plan            2/15/97       .4212   $ 5.0565
 Quarterly plan          2/15/97       .4239
                         5/15/97      1.2717     5.0885
 Semi-annual plan        5/15/97      1.7016
                        11/15/97      2.5524     5.1075
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.75 =   100.250
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 12/09/96)        interest
 100.250      X   $5.0565        =   $506.91
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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