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Supplement Dated October 29, 1999 to the
Statement of Additional Information Dated November 27, 1998
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NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
Nuveen Rittenhouse Growth Fund
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Effective October 29, 1999, the following are changes relating to the
purchase of shares of the Fund.
1. The first bullet point in the section entitled " Elimination of Sales Charge
on Class A Shares" is revised as follows:
Class A Shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value without a
sales charge, and may be purchased by the following categories of investors:
. investors purchasing $1.0 million or more. Nuveen may pay Authorized
Dealers on Class A sales of $1.0 million and above up to an additional
0.25% of the purchase amount.
2. The Group Purchase Program requirements have been modified. The minimum
initial investment in Class A Shares of a Fund or portfolio for each
participant is $50 provided that the group invests at least $3,000 in the Fund,
and the minimum monthly investment in Class A Shares of the Fund or portfolio
by each participant in the program is $50.
3. Class R Shares are available for single purchases of $10 million or more and
for purchases using dividends and capital gains distributions on Class R
Shares. Class R Shares also are available for purchases by any officer,
director or bona fide employee of any investment advisory partner of Nuveen
that provides sub-advisory services for a Nuveen product, or their immediate
family members.
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