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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:
A. Name:
Nuveen Flagship Multistate Trust III
B. Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, Zip Code):
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
C. Telephone Number (including area code):
(312) 917-7700
D. Name and address of agent for service of process:
James J. Wesolowski, Esq.
c/o John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Copies to:
Thomas A. Harman
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
E. Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-8A:
Yes [X] No [_]
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the Registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on
its behalf by the undersigned in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on this
22nd day of November, 1996.
NUVEEN FLAGSHIP MULTISTATE TRUST III
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(Name of Registrant)
By: /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
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Attest:
/s/ James J. Wesolowski
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Its: Secretary
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