SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-6
For Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities
of Unit Investment Trusts Registered on Form N-8B-2
A. Exact Name of Trust: FIRST TRUST TRUST GNMA
REINVESTMENT INCOME TRUST,
SERIES 74
B. Name of Depositor: NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
C. Complete Address of Depositor's 1001 Warrenville Road
Principal Executive Offices: Lisle, Illinois 60532
D. Name and Complete Address of
Agents for Service: NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
Attention: James A. Bowen
Suite 300
1001 Warrenville Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532
CHAPMAN & CUTLER
Attention: Eric F. Fess
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
E. Title of Securities
Being Registered: An indefinite number of
Units pursuant to Rule
24f-2 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended.
F. Approximate Date of Proposed
Sale to the Public: ____ Check if it is
proposed that this filing
will become effective on
_____ at ____ p.m.
pursuant to Rule 487.
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement
shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
THE FIRST TRUST GNMA
SERIES 74
Cross-Reference Sheet
(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instructions as
to the Prospectus in Form S-6)
FORM N-8B-2 FORM S-6
ITEM NUMBER HEADING IN PROSPECTUS
I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. (a) Name of trust Prospectus front cover
(b) Title of securities issued Summary of Essential
Information
2. Name and address of each Information as to
depositor Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
3. Name and address of Information as to
trustee Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
4. Name and address of Underwriting
principal underwriters
5. State of organization The First Trust GNMA
of trust
6. Execution and termination The First Trust GNMA; Other
of trust agreement Information
7. Changes of name *
8. Fiscal Year *
9. Litigation *
II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND SECURITIES OF THE TRUST
10. (a) Registered or bearer Rights of Unit Holders
securities
(b) Cumulative or distributive
securities The First Trust GNMA
(c) Redemption Rights of Unit Holders
(d) Conversion, transfer, etc. Rights of Unit Holders
(e) Periodic payment plan
certificates *
(f) Voting rights Rights of Unit Holders;
Other Information
(g) Notice of certificate- Rights of Unit Holders;
holders Other Information
(h) Consents required Rights of Unit Holders;
Other Information
(i) Other provisions The First Trust GNMA
11. Types of securities comprising The First Trust GNMA
12. Certain information
regarding periodic payment
plan certificates *
13. (a) Load, fees, expenses, etc. Summary of Essential
Information; Public
Offering; The First Trust GNMA
(b) Certain information
regarding periodic payment
plan certificates *
(c) Certain percentages Summary of Essential
Information; The First Trust GNMA;
Public Offering
(d) Difference in price offered Public Offering
for any class of transactions
to any class or group of
individuals
(e) Certain other load fees, Rights of Unit Holders
expenses, etc. payable by
holders
(f) Certain profits receivable The First Trust GNMA
by depositor, principal
underwriters, trustee or
affiliated persons
(g) Ratio of annual charges to
income *
14. Issuance of trust's Rights of Unit Holders
securities
15. Receipt and handling of
payments from purchasers *
16. Acquisition and disposition
of underlying securities The First Trust GNMA; Rights of
Unit Holders
17. Withdrawal or redemption The First Trust GNMA; Public
Offering; Rights of Unit
Holders
18. (a) Receipt, custody and
disposition of income Rights of Unit Holders
(b) Reinvestment of
distributions Rights of Unit Holders
(c) Reserves or special funds Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
(d) Schedule of distributions *
19. Records, accounts and
reports Rights of Unit Holders
20. Certain miscellaneous
provisions of trust
agreement
(a) Amendment Other Information
(b) Termination Other Information
(c) and (d) Trustee, removal and
successor Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
(e) and (f) Depositor, removal Information as to
and successor Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
21. Loans to security holders *
22. Limitations on liability The First Trust GNMA;
Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
23. Bonding arrangements Contents of Registration
Statement
24. Other material provisions
of trust agreement *
III. ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL AND AFFILIATED PERSONS OF DEPOSITOR
25. Organization of depositor Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
26. Fees received by depositor *
27. Business of depositor Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
28. Certain information as to *
officials and affiliated
persons of depositor
29. Voting securities of *
depositor
30. Persons controlling *
depositor
31. Payment by depositor for *
certain services rendered
to trust
32. Payment by depositor for *
certain other services
rendered to trust
33. Remuneration of other *
persons for certain
services rendered to trust
34. Remuneration of other *
persons for certain services
rendered to trust
IV. DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION
35. Distribution of trust's
securities by states Public Offering
36. Suspension of sales of
trust's securities *
37. Revocation of authority
to distribute *
38. (a) Method of distribution Public Offering
(b) Underwriting agreements Public Offering;
Underwriting
(c) Selling agreements Public Offering
39. (a) Organization of principal Information as to
underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
(b) N.A.S.D. membership of Information as to
principal underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
40. Certain fee received by See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
principal underwriters
41. (a) Business of principal Information as to
underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
(b) Branch offices of
principal underwriters *
(c) Salesmen of principal
underwriters *
42. Ownership of trust's
securities by certain
persons *
43. Certain brokerage
commissions received
by principal underwriters *
44. (a) Method of valuation Summary of Essential
Information; The First Trust GNMA
Series; Public Offering
(b) Schedule as to offering
price *
(c) Variation in offering Public Offering
price to certain persons
45. Suspension of redemption
rights *
46. (a) Redemption Valuation Rights of Unit Holders
(b) Schedule as to redemption
price *
47. Maintenance of position Public Offering; Rights
in underlying securities of Unit Holders
V. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN
48. Organization and regulation Information as to
of trustee Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator
49. Fees and expenses of trustee The First Trust GNMA
50. Trustee's lien The First Trust GNMA
VI. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSURANCE OF HOLDERS OR
SECURITIES
51. Insurance of holders of *
trust's securities
VII. POLICY OF REGISTRANT
52. (a) Provisions of trust The First Trust GNMA; Rights
agreement with respect of Unit Holders
to selection or elimination
of underlying securities
(b) Transactions involving
elimination of underlying
securities *
(c) Policy regarding The First Trust GNMA; Rights
substitution or elimination of Unit Holders
of underlying securities
(d) Fundamental policy not
otherwise covered *
53. Tax status of Trust The First Trust GNMA
VIII. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
54. Trust's securities during
last ten years *
55. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates
56. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates
57. Certain information regarding *
periodic payment plan
certificates
58. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates
59. Financial statements Report of Independent
(Instruction 1(b) to Auditors; Statement of
Form S-6) Net Assets
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.
Preliminary Prospectus Dated September 22, 1998
THE FIRST TRUST GNMA REINVESTMENT INCOME TRUST, SERIES 74
10,000 Units (A Unit Investment Trust)
The attached final Prospectus for a prior Series of the Fund
is hereby used as a preliminary Prospectus for the above stated
Series. The narrative information and structure of the attached
final Prospectus will be substantially the same as that of the
final Prospectus for this Series. Information with respect to
pricing, the number of Units, dates and summary information
regarding the characteristics of securities to be deposited in
this Series is not now available and will be different since each
Series has a unique Portfolio. Accordingly the information
contained herein with regard to the previous Series should be
considered as being included for informational purposes only.
Ratings of the securities in this Series are expected to be
comparable to those of the securities deposited in the previous
Series. However, the Estimated Current Return for this Series
will depend on the interest rates and offering prices of the
securities in this Series and may vary materially from that of
the previous Series.
A registration statement relating to the units of this
Series will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
but has not yet become effective. Information contained herein
is subject to completion or amendment. Such Units may not be
sold nor may offer to buy be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective. This Prospectus shall
not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Units in any state in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state. (Incorporated herein by reference is the final
prospectus for GNMA 72 & 73 (Registration No. 333-19385) as filed
on March 12, 1998, which shall be used as preliminary prospectus
for the current series of the Fund.)
MEMORANDUM
RE: THE FIRST TRUST GNMA REINVESTMENT INCOME TRUST, SERIES 74
As indicated in our cover letter transmitting the
Registration Statement on Form S-6 and other related material
under the Securities Act of 1933 to the Commission, the only
difference of consequence (except as described below) between The
First Trust GNMA Reinvestment Income Trust, Series 72 & 73, which
is the current fund, and The First Trust GNMA Reinvestment Income
Trust, Series 74, the filing of which this memorandum
accompanies, is the change in the series number. The list of
securities comprising the Fund, the evaluation, record and
distribution dates and other changes pertaining specifically to
the new series, such as size and number of Units in the Trust and
the statement of condition of the new Trust, will be filed by
amendment.
1940 ACT
FORMS N-8A AND N-8B-2
These forms were not filed, as the Form N-8A and Form N-8B-2
filed in respect of The First Trust GNMA Fund, Series 1 (File No.
811-3969) related also to the subsequent series of the Trust.
1933 ACT
PROSPECTUS
The only significant changes in the Prospectus from the
Series 72 & 73 prospectus relate to the series number and size
and the date and various items of information which will be
derived from and apply specifically to the securities deposited
in the Trust.
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item A. Bonding Arrangements of Depositor:
Nike Securities L.P. is covered by a Brokers Fidelity
Bond, in the total amount of $1,000,000, the insurer
being National Union Fire Insurance Company of
Pittsburgh.
Item B. This Registration Statement on Form S-6 comprises the
following papers and documents:
The facing sheet
The Cross-Reference Sheet
The Prospectus
The signatures
Exhibits
Financial Data Schedule
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant, The First Trust GNMA Reinvestment Income Trust,
Series 74, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Village of Lisle and State of Illinois on
September 22, 1998.
THE FIRST TRUST GNMA
REINVESTMENT INCOME TRUST,
SERIES 74
(Registrant)
By: NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Depositor)
By: Robert M. Porcellino
Senior Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following person in the capacity and on the date indicated:
NAME TITLE* DATE
Robert D. Van Kampen Sole Director of )
Nike Securities )
Corporation the General)
Partner of Nike )September 22, 1998
Securities L.P. )
)
)Robert M. Porcellino
)Attorney-in-fact**
)
* The title of the person named herein represents his capacity
in and relationship to Nike Securities L.P., the depositor.
** An executed copy of the related power of attorney was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
with Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 of The First Trust Combined
Series 258 (File No. 33-63483) and the same is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference.
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CONSENTS OF COUNSEL
The consents of counsel to the use of their names in the
Prospectus included in this Registration Statement will be
contained in their respective opinions to be filed as Exhibits
3.1 and 3.4 of the Registration Statement.
CONSENT OF SECURITIES EVALUATION SERVICE, INC.
The consent of Securities Evaluation Service, Inc. to the
use of its name in the Prospectus included in this Registration
Statement will be filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration
Statement.
CONSENT OF STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS GROUP, A DIVISION OF MCGRAW-
HILL, INC.
The consent of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, A Division
of McGraw-Hill, Inc. to the use of its name in the Prospectus
included in this Registration Statement will be filed as Exhibit
4.2 to the Registration Statement.
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
The consent of Ernst & Young LLP to the use of its name and
to the reference to such firm in the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement will be filed by Amendment.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1.1 Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust for The
First Trust GNMA, Series 62 and subsequent Series
effective December 19, 1991 among Nike Securities L.P., as
Depositor, The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, Securities
Evaluation Service, Inc., as Evaluator, and Nike Financial
Advisory Services L.P. as Portfolio Supervisor
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
[File No. 33-44532] filed on behalf of The First Trust
GNMA, Series 62).
1.1.1*Form of Trust Agreement for Series 74 among Nike Securities
L.P., as Depositor, The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee, Securities Evaluation Service,
Inc., as Evaluator, and First Trust Advisors L.P., as
Portfolio Supervisor.
1.2 Copy of Certificate of Limited Partnership of Nike
Securities L.P. (incorporated by reference to Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 18).
1.3 Copy of Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
of Nike Securities L.P. (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on
behalf of The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series
18).
1.4 Copy of Articles of Incorporation of Nike Securities
Corporation, the general partner of Nike Securities L.P.,
Depositor (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to
Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of The First
Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 18).
1.5 Copy of By-Laws of Nike Securities Corporation, the
general partner of Nike Securities L.P., Depositor
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
[File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust
Special Situations Trust, Series 18).
1.6 Underwriter Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-43289] filed on
behalf of The First Trust Combined Series 145).
2.1 Copy of Certificate of Ownership (included in Exhibit 1.1
filed herewith on page 2 and incorporated herein by
reference).
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3.1* Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
registered.
3.3* Opinion of counsel as to New York income tax status of
securities being registered.
3.4* Opinion of counsel as to advancement of funds by Trustee.
4.1* Consent of Securities Evaluation Service, Inc.
6.1 List of Directors and Officers of Depositor and other
related information (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on
behalf of The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series
18).
7.1 Power of Attorney executed by the Director listed on page
S-3 of this Registration Statement (incorporated by
reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-
42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust Special
Situations Trust, Series 18).
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* To be filed by amendment.
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