497(d)
FT 259
Business Services Growth Trust, Series 2
Energy Growth Trust, Series 4
Financial Services Growth Trust, Series 5
Market Leaders Growth Trust, Series 3
Pharmaceutical Growth Trust, Series 5
Technology Growth Trust, Series 8
Supplement to the Prospectus dated July 15, 1998
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Prospectus, broker/dealers
or other selling agents will receive an additional volume concession or
agency commission of .30% of the Public Offering Price on all primary
market purchases of Units of the Trusts contained in FT 259 subsequent to
October 29, 1998 if such broker/dealers or other selling agents have
aggregate purchases of Trust Units from the Sponsor on the Initial Date of
Deposit of at least $100,000 of the Trusts or $250,000 of any one of such
Trusts on any day thereafter, or if such broker/dealers or other selling
agents were entitled to receive such additional volume concession or agency
commission based on their sales of units of the trust or trusts contained in
FT 233, FT 250, FT 253, FT 273, FT 274, FT 275, FT 276, FT 284 or FT 291.
October 30, 1998
