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File No. 811-2271
Rule 497(d)
Supplement Dated May 28, 1999
to the Prospectus
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Nuveen Tax-Free Unit Trusts
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John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated ("Nuveen"), the Sponsor of the Nuveen Tax-
Free Unit Trusts, is modifying the Unit purchase program available to Nuveen
employees and other affiliated persons. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the Prospectus:
(1) The reduced sales charge program described in the Prospectus for officers,
directors or bona fide, full-time employees of Nuveen, Nuveen Advisory
Corp., Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp., Rittenhouse Financial Services,
Inc. or The John Nuveen Company, including in each case these individuals
and their immediate family members (as defined in the Prospectus) is no
longer applicable.
(2) Units may be purchased in the primary market with sales charges of 1.70% of
the Public Offering Price for National and State Long Term Trusts, 1.35% of
the Public Offering Price for Long Intermediate Trusts, 1.20% of the Public
Offering Price for National and State Intermediate Trusts, and 1.0% of the
Public Offering Price for Short Term Trusts, by officers, directors and
bona fide, full-time employees of Nuveen, Nuveen Advisory Corp., Nuveen
Institutional Advisory Corp., Rittenhouse Financial Services, Inc. and The
John Nuveen Company, including in each case these individuals and their
spouses, minor children, and parents. However, purchases by parents must be
made through a registered broker-dealer.
Such investors may also purchase Units in the secondary market at the
Public Offering Price for non-breakpoint purchases minus the concession the
Sponsor typically allows to brokers and dealers for non-breakpoint
purchases. Investors who purchase Units as described above will not receive
sales charge reductions for quantity purchases.
Dealers are not entitled to receive any dealer concession for any sales
made to Unitholders receiving the reduced sales charges specified above.
