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MEMORANDUM
NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUST, SERIES 1217
FILE NO. 333-53532
The Prospectus and the Indenture filed with Amendment No. 1 of the Registration
Statement on Form S-6 have been revised to reflect information regarding the
execution of the Indenture and the deposit of bonds on January 19, 2001, and to
set forth certain statistical data based thereon. In addition, there are a
number of other changes from the Prospectus as originally filed to which
reference is made, including a change in the individual trusts constituting the
Fund. All references to the Units, prices and related statistical data will
apply to each trust of the Fund and the Units thereof individually.
Except for such updating, an effort has been made to set forth below certain of
the changes and also to reflect the same by redlining the marked counterparts of
the Prospectus submitted with the Amendment.
FORM S-6
FACING SHEET. The file number and 487 election are now shown.
THE PROSPECTUS
The "Estimated Long-Term Return" and "Estimated Current Return" to Unitholders
under each Trust under each of the distribution plans;
Public Offering Price and estimated distributions for each of the Trusts;
The Date of the Deposit;
The size and number of Units of each of the Trusts;
The estimated daily accrual of interest under the plans of distribution for each
of the Trusts;
Data regarding the composition of the portfolio of each Trust;
Disclosure regarding the states' economic and legislative matters relevant to
investors of state trusts;
Concentrations of issues by purpose in each Trust;
The schedule of investments for each Trust, including the notes thereto;
Descriptions of the opinions of the special tax counsel for state trusts;
The Record Dates and Distribution Dates for interest distributions for each
Trust;
The Statements of Condition for each Trust and the Accountant's Report with
regard thereto; and
The amount of the Trustee's Fee.
CHAPMAN AND CUTLER
Chicago, Illinois
January 19, 2001
