File No. 2-63246
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 19
TO
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:
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48
B. Name of Depositor:
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
C. Complete address of Depositor's principal executive office:
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
D. Name and complete address of agents for service:
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
Attention: Mr. Robert E. Holley
1200 Harbor Blvd.
Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
(x) Check if it is proposed that this filing should become effective
(immediately upon filing or on May 18, 1998) pursuant to paragraph
(b) of Rule 485.
E. Total and amount of securities being registered:
An indefinite number of units of Beneficial Interest pursuant to Rule
24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
F. Proposed maximum offering price to the public of the securities being
registered:
Indefinite pursuant to Rule 24f-2
G. Amount of filing fee, computed at one-thirty-fourth of 1 percent of the
proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
In accordance with Rule 24f-2, a fee in the amount of $0 was paid on
March 20, 1998 in connection with the filing of the Rule 24f-2 Notice
for the Trust's most recent fiscal year.
H. Approximate date of proposed sale to public:
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48
Cross Reference Sheet
Pursuant to Rule 404(c) of Regulation C
under the Securities Act of 1933
(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instruction 1
as to Prospectus on 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 ) Front Cover
(b)Title of securities issued )
2. Name and address of ) Back Cover
Depositor
3. Name and address of ) Back Cover
Trustee
4. Name and address of ) Back Cover
Principal
Underwriter )
5. Organization of Trust ) Nature of Trust
6. Execution and ) Nature of Trust
termination of
Trust Agreement ) Termination of the Trust
7. Changes of name ) *
8. Fiscal Year ) *
9. Litigation ) *
II. General Description of the Trust and Securities of the Trust
10. General Information ) The Trust Portfolio
regarding
Trust's Securities and ) Rights of Certificate-
Rights
of Holders ) holders
(a) Type of Securities ) Nature of Trust
(Registered or Bearer) )
(b) Type of Securities ) Nature of Trust
(Registered or Bearer) )
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
(c) Rights of Holders as to ) Rights of Certificate-
Withdrawal or ) holders
Redemption
) Redemption of Units by
) the Trustee
) The Municipal Bond Trust
) Reinvestment Program
(d) Rights of Holders as to ) Secondary Market for
conversion, transfer, etc. ) Units Exchange Option
(e) Rights of Trust issues )
periodic payment plan ) *
certificates )
(f) Voting rights as to ) Rights of Certificate-
Securi-
ties, under the Indenture ) holders
(g) Notice to Holders as to )
change in )
(1)Assets of Trust ) Amendment of the
Indenture
(2)Terms and Conditions ) Supervision of Trust
of Trust's Securities ) Investments
(3)Provisions of Trust ) Amendment of the
Indenture
(4)Identity of Depositor ) Administration of the and
Trustee
) Trust
(h) Consent of Security )
Holders
required to change )
(1)Composition of assets ) Amendment of the
Indenture
of Trust )
(2)Terms and conditions ) Amendment of the
Indenture
of Trust's Securities )
(3)Provisions of Indenture ) Amendment of the
Indenture
(4)Identity of Depositor ) Administration of the Trust
and Trustee )
(i) Other provisions ) The Trust-Part B
11. Type of Securities ) Front Cover-The Trust-
Comprising Units Portfolio
12. Type of securities ) *
comprising
periodic payment )
certificates
13. (a)Load, fees, expenses, etc. ) Public Offering Price of
) Units; Expenses of the
) Trust
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
(b)Certain information ) *
regarding periodic payment ) *
certificates )
(c)Certain percentages ) *
(d)Certain other fees, etc. ) Expenses of the Trust
payable by holders )
(e)Certain profits receivable ) Public Offering Price of
by depositor, principal ) Units
underwriters, trustee or ) Public Offering of Units
affiliated persons )
(f)Ratio of annual charges to ) *
income )
14. Issuance of Trust's ) Nature of the Trust
securities
) Public Offering of Units
15. Receipt and handling of ) *
payments from )
purchasers
16. Acquisition and ) Acquisition of Securities
disposition of
underlying securities ) for the Trust; Supervision
) of Trust Investments.
17. Withdrawal or ) Redemption of Units
redemption
) by Trustee
18. (a)Receipt and disposition of ) Distributions of Certifi-
income ) cateholders
(b)Reinvestment of distritions ) *
(c)Reserves or special fund ) Distributions to Certifi-
) cateholders
(d)Schedule of distribution ) *
19. Records, accounts and ) Statements to Certificate-
report
) holders; Administration
) of the Trust
20. Certain miscellaneous ) Administration of the Trust
pro-
visions of Trust )
agreement
21. Loans to security ) *
holders
22. Limitations on liability ) Limitation of Liabilities
23. Bonding arrangements ) Included in Form N-8B-2
24. Other material ) *
provisions of
trust agreement )
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
III. Organization Personnel and
Affiliated Persons of Depositor
25. Organization of ) Sponsor
Depositor
26. Fees received by ) Public Offering Price of
Depositor
) Units Expenses of the Trust
27. Business of Depositor ) Sponsor
28. Certain information as to ) Sponsor
officials and affiliated )
persons of Depositor )
29. Voting securities of ) *
Depositor
30. Persons controlling ) Sponsor
Depositor
31. Payments by Depositor ) *
for
certain other services )
rendered to Trust )
32. Payments by Depositor ) *
for
certain other services )
rendered to Trust )
33. Remuneration of ) *
employees of
Depositor for certain )
services
rendered to Trust )
34. Remuneration of other ) *
persons
for certian services )
rendered
to Trust )
IV. Distribution and Redemption of Securities
35. Distribution of Trust's ) Public Offering of Units
securities by states )
36. Suspension of sales of ) *
Trust's
securities )
37. Revocation of authority ) *
to
distribute )
38. (a)Method of distribution ) Public Offering of Units
(b)Underwriting agreements )
(c)Selling agreements )
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
39. (a)Organization of principal ) Sponsor
underwriter )
(b)N.A.S.D. membership of ) Sponsor
principal underwriter )
40. Certain fees received by ) Public Offering Price of
principal underwriter ) Units
41. (a)Business of principal ) Sponsor
underwriter )
(b)Branch officers of ) *
principal underwriter )
(c)Salesman of principal ) *
underwriter )
42. Ownership of Trust's ) *
securities
by certain persons )
43. Certain brokerage ) *
commissions
received by principal )
underwriter )
44. (a)Method of valuation ) Public Offering Price of
) Units
(b)Schedule as to offering ) *
price )
(c)Variation in Offering ) Public Offering Price of
price to certain persons ) Units
45. Suspension of ) *
redemption rights
46. (a)Redemption valuation ) Redemption of Units by
) Trustee
(b)Schedule as to redemption ) *
price )
V. Information concerning the Trustee or Custodian
47. Maintenance of position ) Secondary Market for Units
in
underlying securities ) Redemption of Units by
) Trustee
) Evaluation of the Trust
48. Organization and ) Administration of the Trust
regulation of
Trustee ) Trustee
49. Fees and expenses of ) Expenses of the Trust
Trustee
50. Trustee's lien ) Expenses of the Trust
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
VI. Information concerning Insurance of Holders of Securities
51. (a)Name and address of ) *
Insurance Company )
(b)Type of policies ) *
(c)Type of risks insured and ) *
excluded )
(d)Coverage of policies ) *
(e)Beneficiaries of policies ) *
(f)Terms and manner of ) *
cancellation )
(g)Method of determining ) *
premiums )
(h)Amount of aggregate ) *
premiums paid )
(i)Who receives any part of ) *
premiums )
(j)Other material provisions ) *
of the Trust relating to )
insurance )
VII. Policy of Registrant
52. (a)Method of selecting and ) Acquisition of Securities
eliminating securities ) for the Trust
from the Trust )
(b)Elimination of securities ) *
from the Trust )
(c)Policy of Trust regarding ) Supervision of Trust
substitution and ) Investments
elimination of securities )
(d)Description of any funda- ) Acquisition of Securities
mental policy of the Trust ) for the Trust
) Supervision of Trust
) Investments
53. (a)Taxable status of the ) Tax status of the Trust
Trust )
(b)Qualification of the Trust ) Tax status of the Trust
as a mutual investment )
company )
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
VIII. Financial and Statistical Information
54. Information regarding ) *
the
Trust's past ten fiscal )
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 )
certi-
ficates )
59. Financial statements ) Statement of Financial
(Instruction 1(c) to ) Condition
Form S-6)
* Not applicable, answer negative or not required.
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
SERIES 48
This Prospectus consists of two parts. Part A
contains Essential Information Regarding the
Trust including descriptive material relating to
the Trust, Financial Statements of the Trust,
and a Schedule of Investments. Part B contains
general information about the Trust. Part A may
not be distributed unless accompanied by Part B.
Interest income to the Trust and to
Certificateholders is excludable, in
the opinion of counsel, from gross income 5,503
for present Federal income tax purposes UNITS
under existing law, but may be subject to
state and local taxation. Capital gains,
if any, are subject to tax.
THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF UNITS IN THE
TRUST HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE UNITS OFFERED
HEREBY ARE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING UNITS WHICH
HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE SPONSOR EITHER BY
PURCHASE FROM THE TRUSTEE OF UNITS TENDERED FOR
REDEMPTION OR IN THE SECONDARY MARKET.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST,
SERIES 48--The Municipal Bond Trust, Series 48
(the "Trust") is a unit investment trust formed
for the purpose of gaining Federally tax-exempt
interest income consistent with the preservation
of capital and diversification of risk through
investment in a fixed portfolio of "investment
grade" (as of the Initial Date of Deposit)
interest-bearing municipal bonds (the "Bonds").
The payment of interest and the preservation of
capital is dependent upon the continuing ability
of the respective issuers of such Bonds to meet
their obligations. Since PaineWebber
Incorporated (the "Sponsor") and The Chase
Manhattan Bank (the "Trustee") do not have
control over the source of payment of the Bonds,
they cannot guarantee that the objectives of the
Trust will be achieved. Each Unit at the date
hereof represents 1/5,503rd fractional undivided
interest in the $2,430,000 principal amount of
bonds and net income of the Trust in the ratio
of 1 Unit for each $441.58 par value of Bonds in
the Trust. (See "Nature of Trust" in Part B).
The aggregate market value, based on the bid
side of the market, of the Bonds in the Trust
was, as of February 1, 1998, $2,618,451.
PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE--The Public Offering Price
of Units is equal to the aggregate of the bid
prices of the underlying Bonds divided by the
number of Units outstanding plus a sales charge
of up to 5.82% of the net amount invested (5.50%
of the Public Offering Price). Units are offered
at the Public Offering Price plus accrued
interest. (See "Public Offering Price of Units"
and "Secondary Market for Units" in Part B).
MARKET FOR UNITS--Although under no obligation
to do so, the Sponsor intends to maintain a
market for Units at prices based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the Trust.
If such market is terminated, a
Certificateholder may be able to dispose of his
Units only through redemption. (See "Secondary
Market for Units" and "Redemption of Units by
Trustee" in Part B). Investors should note that
the terms "Certificateholders" and "Unitholders"
are used interchangeably in this prospectus.
DISTRIBUTIONS--Distributions of interest
received by the Trust, less expenses, will be
made on a monthly basis unless the
Certificateholder elects to receive interest on
a quarterly or semi-annual basis. Distribution
of principal, if any, will be made on a semi-
annual or more frequent basis. See "Essential
Information" in Part A and "Distributions to
Unitholders" in Part B for details of optional
interest distributions.
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN--The Estimated Current
Return per Unit is determined by dividing the
net annual interest income per Unit by the
Public Offering Price per Unit. Any change in
either amount will result in a change in
Estimated Current Return. (See "Estimated
Current Return and Estimated Long Term Return"
in Part B and "Essential Information" in Part
A).
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR
DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
NOR HAS THE COMMISSION ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
SPONSOR:
PaineWebber
Incorporated
Read and retain both parts of this
prospectus for future reference.
Prospectus Part A dated May 18, 1998
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUST
Securities in the Trust Portfolio
The Trust consists of the Securities indicated
under "Schedule of Investments", all
undistributed interest received or accrued on
the Securities, and any undistributed cash
realized from the sale, redemption or other
disposition of the Securities. The Trust
portfolio consists of 6 issues of Bonds by
issuers located in 5 states of the United
States. One issue of the Trust was issued by an
issuer located in the State of Pennsylvania, in
an approximate amount of 33% of the aggregate
market value of the Trust's portfolio, tending
to lessen the Trust's geographic diversification
of risk. All of the Bonds in the Trust were, as
of the Initial Date of Deposit, "investment
grade" municipal bonds.
On February 1, 1998, the aggregate market value
of the Securities in the Trust, based on the bid
side of the market, was $2,618,451.
All six issues of Bonds in the Trust are
revenue bonds payable from revenues derived by
the issuers, and while income to pay such Bonds
may be derived from more than one source, the
primary source of such income, along with the
number of issues of the Trust portfolio deriving
income from such source are as follows: 4
Housing facilities and 2 Escrowed to Maturity.
The Trust may be considered "concentrated" in
the following categories of Bonds:
Percentage of
Aggregate
Market Value
of Trust
Category of Bond Portfolio
Housing 53%
Escrowed to Maturity 47
See "Summary of Portfolio" contained in Part B
for a summary of the Investment risks associated
with the Securities contained in the Trust.
Ratings
On the Initial Date of Deposit, all of the
Bonds were rated a minimum of A by Standard &
Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. The ratings may have changed and may
continue to change after the Initial Date of
Deposit. On February 1, 1998, the percentage of
the total aggregate market value of bonds in the
portfolio in each rating category was as
follows: AAA, 47%; AA, 20% and NR, 33%. (See
"Summary of Portfolio" and "Bond Ratings" in
Part B and "Schedule of Investments" in Part A).
Tax Status of the Trust
At the time of issuance of the Securities,
opinions regarding the validity of such
Securities and the exemption from federal income
tax of interest on such Securities were rendered
by bond counsel to the respective issuers.
Neither the Sponsor, the Trustee, nor counsel to
either has made any review of the proceedings
relating to the issuance of the Securities or
the basis for such opinions. In the case of
certain Securities in the Trust, the opinions of
bond counsel indicate that interest on such
obligations received by a "substantial user" of
the facilities being financed with the proceeds
of such obligations, or "related person," for
periods such obligations are held by such
"substantial user" or "related person," will not
be exempt from federal income tax. Interest
income attributable to such Securities received
by a Unitholder who is a "substantial user" or
"related person" may be taxable to such
Unitholder.
In the opinion of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn,
counsel to the Sponsor, under existing law:
(i) The Trust is not an association taxable as
a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes but will be governed by the provisions
of Subchapter J (relating to Trusts) of Chapter
1, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code").
Each Unitholder will be considered as owning a
pro rata share of each asset of the respective
Trust in the proportion that the number of Units
of such Trust held by him bears to the total
number of outstanding Units of such Trust.
Under Subpart E, Subchapter J of Chapter I of
the Code, income of the Trust will be treated as
income of each Unitholder of the Trust in the
proportion described. Accordingly, to the
extent that the income of the Trust consists of
interest and original issue discount excludable
from gross income under Section 103 of the Code,
such income will be excludable from federal
gross income of the Unitholder, except in the
case of a Unitholder who is a substantial user
(or a person related to such user) of a facility
financed through issuance of any industrial
development bonds or certain private activity
bonds held by the Trust. All taxpayers are
nevertheless required to disclose to the
Internal Revenue Service the amount of tax-
exempt interest earned during the year. In the
case of certain corporations, interest on all of
the Securities is included in computing the
alternative minimum taxable income pursuant to
Section 56(c) of the Code.
(ii) If the Trustee disposes of a Security
(whether by sale, payment at maturity,
redemption or otherwise), gain or loss is
recognized to the Unitholder. A Unitholder will
also be considered to have disposed of all or a
portion of his pro rata portion of each Security
when he sells or redeems some or all of his
Units. Such gain or loss is measured by
comparing the Unitholder's share of such
proceeds (or, in the case of a sale or
redemption of Units, the portion of the proceeds
allocable to a Security) with the Unitholder's
adjusted basis for such Security.
(iii) Under the income tax laws of the State
and City of New York, the Trust is not an
association taxable as a corporation and income
received by the Trust will be treated as the
income of the Unitholders in the same manner as
for federal income tax purposes, but will not be
tax-exempt except to the extent that such income
is earned on bonds in the Trust that are
otherwise tax-exempt for New York purposes.
Additional Tax Considerations
1. Tax basis. A Unitholder's initial basis in
his Units will be equal to the cost of his
Units, including any up-front or deferred sales
charge and the organizational expenses borne by
the Unitholder. Such basis must be apportioned
among each of the Securities and other assets of
the Trust, as of the date the Units were
acquired, ratably according to their values as
of such date (or the nearest valuation date). A
Unitholder's tax basis for his Units and for his
fractional interest in each Trust asset must be
reduced by the amount of his aliquot share of
accrued interest received by the Trust, if any,
after the date of purchase of his Units, to the
extent that such accrued interest was included
in the cost of his Units; must also be reduced
by the annual amortization of bond premium, if
any, on Securities held by the Trust; and is
increased by the Unitholder's share of accrued
original issue discount (and market discount, if
the Unitholder elects to include market discount
in income as it accrues) with respect to each
Security held by the Trust which, at the time
the Security was issued, had original issue
discount (or which was purchased with market
discount).
2. Bond premium. If a Security is purchased
for a premium over its redemption price, the
amount of the premium is included in the tax
basis of the Security. Such premium is
amortized over the remaining term of the
Security, and the tax basis of the Security is
reduced each tax year by the amount of the
premium amortized in that tax year. As a
result, under certain circumstances Unitholders
may realize a taxable gain upon disposition of
Units even though such Units are sold or
redeemed for an amount equal to or less than
their original cost.
3. Original issue discount. In the case of
any Security held by the Trust where the "stated
redemption price at maturity" exceeds the "issue
price," such excess (subject to a de minimis
rule) constitutes original issue discount. In
the case of any Security held by the Trust the
interest on which is excludable from gross
income under Section 103 of the Code, any
original issue discount which accrues with
respect thereto will be treated as interest
which is excludable from gross income under
Section 103 of the Code. With respect to any
purchaser of Securities subsequent to their
original issuance, Section 1272(a)(7) of the
Code provides for a reduction, under certain
circumstances, in the accrued "daily portion" of
such original issue discount.
4. Market discount. The Code subjects tax-
exempt bonds to the market discount rules of the
Code effective for bonds purchased after April
30, 1993. In general, market discount is the
amount (if any) by which the stated redemption
price at maturity exceeds an investor's purchase
price (except to the extent that such
difference, if any, is attributable to original
issue discount not yet accrued) subject to a
statutory de minimis rule. Market discount can
arise based on the price the Trust pays for
Securities or the price a Unitholder pays for
his Units. Under the Code, accretion of market
discount is taxable as ordinary income; under
prior law, the accretion had been treated as
capital gain. Market discount that accretes
while the Trust holds a Security would be
recognized as ordinary income by the Unitholders
when principal payments are received on the
Security, upon sale or at redemption (including
early redemption), or upon the sale or
redemption of his or her Units, unless a
Unitholder elects to include market discount in
taxable income as it accrues.
5. Corporate alternative minimum tax. Because
the Trust does not include any "specified
private activity bonds" within the meaning of
Section 57(a)(5) of the Code issued on or after
August 8, 1986, none of the Trust's interest
income shall be treated as an item of tax
preference when computing the alternative
minimum tax. In the case of corporations, the
alternative minimum tax depends upon the
corporation's alternative minimum taxable income
("AMTI"), which is the corporation's taxable
income with certain adjustments.
Pursuant to Sections 56(c) and (g) of the Code,
one of the adjustment items used in computing
AMTI of a corporation (other than an S
Corporation, Regulated Investment Company, Real
Estate Investment Trust or REMIC) is an amount
equal to 75% of the excess of such corporation's
"adjusted current earnings" over an amount equal
to its AMTI (before such adjustment item and the
alternative tax net operating loss deduction).
"Adjusted current earnings" includes all tax-
exempt interest, including interest on all
Securities in the Trust, and tax-exempt original
issue discount.
Effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997, the alternative minimum tax
will not apply to corporations having annual
gross receipts, generally, not in excess of $5
million.
6. Disallowance of related items. Under
Section 265 of the Code, interest on
indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase
or carry Units is not deductible for federal
income tax purposes. Under rules used by the
Internal Revenue Service for determining when
borrowed funds are considered used for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying particular
assets, the purchase of Units may be considered
to have been made with borrowed funds even
though the borrowed funds are not directly
traceable to the purchase of Units. Also, under
Section 265, a Unitholder will generally not be
entitled to a deduction for his pro rata share
of fees and expenses of the Trust, or for the
amortization of bond premium, because they are
incurred in connection with the production of
tax-exempt income.
7. Taxability of Social Security benefits.
Code Section 86 provides that a portion of
social security benefits are includible in
taxable income for taxpayers whose "modified
adjusted gross income", combined with 50% of
their social security benefits, exceeds a base
amount. The base amount is $25,000 for an
individual, $32,000 for a married couple filing
a joint return, and zero for married persons
filing separate returns. Under Code Section 86,
interest on tax-exempt bonds is to be added to
adjusted gross income for purposes of
determining whether an individual's income
exceeds the base amount.
The foregoing discussion relates only to U.S.
federal and certain aspects of New York State
and City income taxes. Depending on their state
of residence, Unitholders may be subject to
state and local taxation and should consult
their own tax advisers in this regard. The
preceding discussion also omits certain rules
applicable to certain financial institutions,
insurance companies, foreign corporations, S
corporations and other entities subject to
special rules under the Internal Revenue Code.
Plan of Distribution
Certificateholders may elect to receive
interest distributions on a monthly, quarterly
or semi-annual basis and may make such election
at the time of purchase during the initial
public offering period and prior to the initial
Record Date. The plan of distribution selected
by such Certificateholders will remain in effect
until changed as provided below. Those not
indicating a choice will be deemed to have
chosen the monthly distribution plan. See
"Essential Information" for information
concerning interest distributions under the
optional payment plans. The amounts of such
distributions may change as Securities mature,
are called for redemption, or are sold or if the
expenses of the Trust change. Certificateholders
purchasing Units in the secondary market will
receive interest distributions in accordance
with the election of the prior owner. In March
and September of each year the Trustee will
furnish all registered Certificateholders with a
card to be returned to the Trustee not later
than the following May 1 and November 1,
respectively. Certificateholders desiring to
change the plan of distribution in which they
are participating may so indicate on the card
and return it, with their Certificate, to the
Trustee. If the card and Certificate are
returned to the Trustee, the change in the
interest distribution plan will become effective
on May 2 and November 2 for the following 6
months. If the card is not returned to the
Trustee, the Certificateholder will be deemed to
have elected to continue with the same plan for
the following 6 months.
Trustee
The Trustee is The Chase Manhattan Bank, 4 New
York Plaza, New York, New York 10004. The
Trustee is a member of the New York Clearing
House Association and is subject to supervision
and examination by the Superintendent of Banks
of the State of New York, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUST
AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 1998
Initial Date of Deposit and of Trust Indenture
and Agreement
January 11, 1979
Principal amount of Bonds in Trust
$2,430,000
Number of Units Outstanding
5,503
Minimum Purchase
1 Unit
Fractional undivided interest in Trust represented
by each Unit
1/5,503rd
Public Offering Price
Aggregate Bid Price of Bonds in Trust$2,618,103 *~
Divided By 5,503 Units$475.76 *~
Plus Sales Charge of
2.28% of Public Offering Price11.08
Public Offering Price per Unit$486.84 *~
Redemption Value per Unit
$475.76 *~
Excess of Public Offering Price per Unit over
Redemption Value Per Unit
$11.08
Sponsor's Repurchase Price per Unit
$475.76 *~
Excess of Public Offering Price per Unit over
Sponsor's Repurchase Price Per Unit
$11.08
Minimum Principal Distribution
No distribution need be made from Principal
Account if balance in Account is less than $10,000.
Evaluation Time
4 P.M. New York Time
Mandatory Termination Date * *
January 1, 2029
Discretionary Termination
Indenture may be terminated if value of Trust is
less than $2,000,000.
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INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED
<CAPTION>
Monthly Quarterly Semi-Annual
Option Option Option
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross annual interest income per unit $32.44 $32.44 $32.44
Less estimated annual fees and expenses per unit * * * * .98 .74 .59
Estimated net annual interest income per unit $31.46 $31.70 $31.85
Estimated interest distribution per unit $2.62 $7.92 $15.92
Daily rate at which estimated net interest accrues per unit $.0873 $.0880 $.0884
Estimated current return * * * 6.46% 6.51% 6.54%
Record dates 1st of Feb./May May/Nov 1
Each Month Aug./Nov. 1
Interest distribution dates 15th of Feb./May May/Nov. 15
Each Month Aug./Nov. 15
Trustee's annual fee per $1,000 principal amount of bonds * * * * $1.02 $.72 $.54
Evaluator's daily fee per bond * * * * $.30 $.30 $.30
__________________
* Plus accrued interest.
* * The actual termination of the
Trust may be considerably earlier (see
"Termination of the Trust" in Part B).
* * * The estimated current return is
increased for transactions entitled to a
reduced sales charge (see "Public
Offering Price of Units" in Part B).
* * * * See "Expenses of the Trust" in
Part B.
~ Includes overdistributed
principal funds.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The following sets forth a summary of
distributions and redemption values per unit
for The Municipal Bond Trust, Series 48.
<CAPTION>
DISTRIBUTIONS
YEAR ENDING PER UNIT
<S> <C> <C>
MONTHLY February 1, 1996 $43.57
February 1, 1997 32.21
February 1, 1998 31.86
QUARTERLY February 1, 1996 44.81
February 1, 1997 33.54
February 1, 1998 32.24
SEMI-ANNUAL February 1, 1996 45.03
February 1, 1997 33.74
February 1, 1998 32.39
PRINCIPAL February 1, 1996 133.59
February 1, 1997 7.92
February 1, 1998 10.57
As of December 31, 1996, 1997 and February 1,
1998, the redemption values per unit were
$477.33, $476.05, and $475.76 plus accrued
interest to the respective dates.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
<C> <S>
THE UNITHOLDERS, SPONSOR AND TRUSTEE
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48:
We have audited the accompanying statement of
financial condition, including the schedule of
investments, of The Municipal Bond Trust, Series
48 as of February 1, 1998 and the related
statements of operations and changes in net
assets for each of the three years in the period
then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Trustee. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of the securities owned as of
February 1, 1998, as shown in the statement of
financial condition and schedule of investments,
by correspondence with the Trustee. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made
by the Trustee, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements
referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of The
Municipal Bond Trust, Series 48 at February 1,
1998 and the results of its operations and
changes in its net assets for each of the three
years in the period then ended, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
May 7, 1998
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
SERIES 48
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
February 1, 1998
<CAPTION>
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C>
Investment in municipal bonds - at market value (Cost $2,326,890)
(note 3 to schedule of investments) $2,618,451
Accrued interest receivable 24,850
Cash 34,573
Total Assets $2,677,874
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Distribution payable (note E) $29,080
Accrued expenses payable 941
Total Liabilities 30,021
Net assets (5,503 units of fractional undivided interest outstanding):
Cost to Investors (note B) $2,462,315
Less gross underwriting commissions (note C) (135,425)
2,326,890
Net unrealized market appreciation of investments (note D) 291,561
2,618,451
Undistributed investment income-net 29,750
Overdistributed proceeds from bonds sold or redeemed (348)
Net Assets 2,647,853
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $2,677,874
Net Asset Value Per Unit $481.17
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
<CAPTION>
Year Ended February 1 ,
1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment Income - Interest $184,984 $197,538 $261,695
Less Expenses:
Trustee's fees and expenses 4,744 4,133 4,781
Evaluator's fees 564 580 611
Total expenses 5,308 4,713 5,392
Investment Income-net 179,676 192,825 256,303
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments-net:
Net realized gain on securities transactions 13,597 14,207 16,125
Net change in unrealized market appreciation (depreciation) 28,090 (68,379) 94,559
Net gain (loss) on investments 41,687 (54,172) 110,684
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $221,363 $138,653 $366,987
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
SERIES 48
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<CAPTION>
Year Ended February 1 ,
1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment Income-net $179,676 $192,825 $256,303
Net realized gain on securities transactions 13,597 14,207 16,125
Net change in unrealized market appreciation (depreciation) 28,090 (68,379) 94,559
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 221,363 138,653 366,987
Less: Distributions to Unitholders
Investment Income-net 179,927 186,055 272,525
Principal 59,755 47,206 817,232
Total Distributions 239,682 233,261 1,089,757
Less: Units Redeemed by Unitholders (Note F)
Value of units at date of redemption 96,537 179,082 287,097
Accrued interest at date of redemption 1,912 3,261 4,246
Total Redemptions 98,449 182,343 291,343
Decrease in net assets (116,768) (276,951) (1,014,113)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 2,764,621 3,041,572 4,055,685
End of period $2,647,853 $2,764,621 $3,041,572
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February 1, 1998
(A) The financial statements of the Trust are
prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
Security transactions are
accounted for on the date the securities are
purchased or sold.
(B) Cost to the investors represents the initial
public offering price as of the initial date of
deposit computed on the basis
set forth under "Public Offering Price Of
Units" included in Part B, adjusted for bonds
called or sold since the initial
date of deposit.
(C) The aggregate sales charge was computed on
the basis set forth under "Public Offering Price
of Units" included in
Part B.
(D) At February 1, 1998 the gross unrealized
market appreciation was $291,561 and the gross
unrealized market
depreciation was $0. The net unrealized market
appreciation was $291,561.
(E) Distributions of the net investment income
to Unitholders are declared and paid in
accordance with the distribution
option (monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually)
selected by the investor. See the Financial
Summary included in Part
A.
(F) The following units were redeemed with
proceeds of bonds sold as follows:
<CAPTION>
Year Ended February 1 ,
1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Number of units redeemed 203 372 472
Redemption amount $98,449 $182,343 $291,343
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48
Schedule of Investments as of February 1, 1998
<CAPTION>
Coupon Redemption
Aggregate Rate/ Features(3)
Lot Principal Maturity C-Callable Market
No. Amount Description Rating(1) Date(5) S.F.-Sinking Fund Value(4)
<C> <C> <S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. $310,000 YPSILANTI HOUSING FOR THE
ELDERLY CORPORATION, FIRST LIEN
REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1978
(MICHIGAN) NR 8.00% C.04/01/98@100 1 $312,502
04/01/2010 S.F. 04/01/1998
2. 535,000 GLOUCESTER COUNTY HOUSING DE-
VELOPMENT CORPORATION (WOOD-
BERRY, NEW JERSEY) SECTION 8
ASSISTED MORTGAGE REVENUE
BONDS (THE MEADOWS APART-
MENTS PROJECT) NR 8 1/4% C.08/01/98@1 554,854
08/01/2010 S.F. NONE
3. 760,000 THE HOSPITALS AUTHORITY OF
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA HOS-
PITAL REVENUE BONDS, SERIES OF
1977 (THE GRADUATE HOSPITAL) AAA 7.00% (4) 870,891
07/01/2010 S.F. 07/01/1998
4. 370,000 VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, MULTI-FAMILY MORT-
GAGE REVENUE BONDS, 1977 SERIES
A AA+ 6.40% C.02/28/98@101 374,410
11/01/2018 S.F. 11/01/1998
5. 140,000 VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, MULTI-FAMILY MORT-
GAGE REVENUE BONDS, 1978 SERIES
B AA+ 6.70% C.02/28/98@101 141,704
11/01/2021 S.F. 11/01/1998
6. 315,000 KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE MORT-
GAGE REVENUE BONDS (MULTIPLE
ORIGINATORS AND SERVICERS) 1972
SERIES A AAA 7.40% (4) 364,090
12/01/2010 S.F. 12/01/2005
$2,430,000 $2,618,451
(1) All ratings are by Standard &
Poor's Corporation unless otherwise
indicated. A brief description of
applicable rating symbols is given under
"Bond Ratings" included in Part B. For
concentration of credit risk, see
"Securities in the Trust Portfolio" in
Part A.
(2) C._Indicates the first year in
which an issue of bonds is redeemable in
whole, or in part, by the operation of
the optional call provisions, and the
redemption price for that year; unless
otherwise indicated, each issue
continues to be redeemable at declining
prices thereafter but not below par.
S.F._Indicates the next date on which an
issue of bonds is subject to scheduled
sinking fund redemption and the
redemption price for that date; unless
otherwise indicated, such issue of bonds
is subject to scheduled sinking fund
redemption at par.
Bonds listed as non-callable, as well
as those listed as callable, may also be
redeemable at par, under certain
circumstances, from special redemption
payments.
(3) The Market Value is determined by
the Evaluator on the bid side of the
market, on a basis identical to that set
forth under "Public Offering Price of
Units" included in Part B.
(4) Escrowed to maturity.
</TABLE>
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
PROSPECTUS PART B
PART B OF THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED
UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY PART A.
NATURE OF THE TRUST
Each series of The Municipal Bond Trust is a
separate but similar unit investment trust,
formed for the purpose of obtaining federally
tax-exempt interest income consistent with the
preservation of capital and diversification of
risk through investment in a fixed portfolio
comprised of "investment grade" (as of the
Initial Date of Deposit ) interest-bearing
Bonds. State Trusts were formed for the
additional purpose of obtaining interest income
exempt from state income taxes for purchasers
who qualify as residents of the state for which
each such Trust is named. The Sponsor and the
Trustee do not have control over the course of
payment of the principal of and interest on the
Securities, therefore they cannot guarantee that
the objectives of the Trust will be achieved.
The interest on the Bonds, in the opinion of
counsel to the issuers of such Bonds, is, or
upon their issuance and delivery will be, exempt
from present Federal income taxes. Capital
gains, if any, will be subject to taxation.
The portfolio of the Trust consists of
interest-bearing Securities, issued by or on
behalf of states, counties and municipalities
within the United States, and authorities,
agencies and other such political subdivisions.
CREATION OF THE TRUST
The Trust was created under the laws of the
State of New York pursuant to a Trust Indenture
and Agreement* (the "Indenture"), dated as of
the Initial Date of Deposit, among PaineWebber
Incorporated, as Sponsor, the Trustee identified
in Part A of this prospectus and Kenny
Information Systems, Inc., a division of J.J.
Kenny Co., Inc. as Evaluator.
On the Initial Date of Deposit, the Sponsor
deposited with the Trustee the Securities or
confirmations of contracts for the purchase of
the Securities at prices determined by the
Evaluator on the basis of current offering
prices of the Securities. Confirmations of
contracts for the purchase of the Bonds were
delivered to the Trustee together with an
irrevocable letter of credit drawn on a
commercial bank in an amount sufficient for
their purchase. Following the deposit, the
Trustee delivered to the Sponsor registered
Certificates for Units evidencing the entire
ownership of the Trust. Each Unit represents a
fractional undivided interest in the Trust in an
amount equal to one divided by the total number
of Units outstanding. On the Initial Date of
Deposit there was one Unit for each $1,000 face
amount of Securities deposited in the Trust.
SUMMARY OF PORTFOLIO
An investment in Units of the Trust should be
made with an understanding of the risks which an
investment in fixed rate long-term debt
obligations may entail, including the risk that
the value of the Trust portfolio and hence of
the Units will decline with increases in
interest rates. The recent period of high
inflation, together with the fiscal measures
adopted to attempt to deal with it, has seen
wide fluctuations in interest rates and thus in
the value of fixed rate long-term debt
obligations generally. The Sponsor cannot
predict whether such fluctuations will continue
in the future.
As set forth under "Essential Information" and
"Schedule of Investments" in Part A, the Trust
may contain or be concentrated in one or more of
the categories of Securities referred to below.
The types of issuers and percentages of any
concentrations for this Trust are set forth in
Part A. These categories are described in Part B
because an investment in Units of the Trust
should be made with an understanding of the
risks which these investments may entail. Part B
also contains a description of the features of
this Trust.
General Obligation Bonds
General obligation debt of an issuer that is a
political subdivision or instrumentality of a
state is typically secured by the full faith and
credit of the issuer, encompassing its ability
to levy an unlimited ad valorem tax on real
property or other revenue streams, such as sales
or income taxes. The fiscal condition of an
issuer may be affected by socioeconomic factors
beyond the issuer's control (such as relocation
by a major employer) or other unanticipated
events, including: natural disasters, declines
in the state's industrial base or an inability
to attract new industries, imposition of tax
rate decreases or appropriations limitations by
legislation or initiative; increased
expenditures mandated by Federal or state law or
by judicial decree; reduction of unrestricted
federal or state aid and of revenue-sharing
programs due to subsequent legislative changes
in appropriations or aid formulas; or
disallowances by the Federal or state
governments for categorical grants. The fiscal
condition of an issuer that is a political
subdivision or instrumentality of a state (such
as a county, city, school district or other
entity providing public services) is related to
the size and diversification of its tax and
revenue base and to such other factors as: the
effect of inflation on the general operating
budget and of other costs, including salaries
and fringe benefits, energy and solid waste
disposal; changes in state law and statutory
interpretations affecting traditional home rule
powers (which vary from state to state); levels
of unrestricted state aid or revenue-sharing
programs and state categorical grants subject to
annual appropriation by a state legislature;
increased expenditures mandated by state law or
judicial decree; and disallowances for expenses
____________
*Reference is hereby made to said Trust
Indenture and Agreement and any statements
contained herein are qualified in their entirety
by the provisions of said Trust Indenture and
Agreement.
incurred under Federal or state categorical
grant programs. The local economy may be or
become concentrated (i) in a single industry,
which may be affected by natural or other
disasters or by fluctuations in commodity
prices, or (ii) in a particular company, the
operations of which may be impaired due to labor
disputes, relocation, bankruptcy or corporate
take-over. Such economic factors may, in turn,
affect local tax collections and service
demands. The ability of an issuer to levy
additional taxes may be subject to state
constitutional provisions, assent of the state
legislature or voter approval in a local
referendum, or constrained by economic or
political considerations. Recent changes in
Federal welfare policy may have substantial
negative impact on certain states and localities
within such states, which may in turn make their
ability to maintain balanced budgets more
difficult in future years.
Revenue Bonds
Revenue Bonds are securities issued by states,
municipalities, public authorities and other
similar entities to finance the cost of
constructing, acquiring or improving various
projects. Unlike general obligation bonds,
municipal revenue bonds are not backed by their
issuer's taxing power or full faith and credit
and payment on municipal revenue bonds is
generally dependent solely upon revenues
generated by the project or in some cases,
specific state appropriations or excise taxes.
Examples of municipal revenue bonds are: housing
facility securities, airport facilities, power
and electronic facilities, and others listed
below in bold typeface. A brief discussion of
some of the risks associated with such revenue
bonds follows.
Housing Facility Securities
These Securities are typically secured by
mortgage revenues derived by state housing
finance agencies, municipal housing authorities
or certain non-profit organizations from
repayments on mortgage and home improvement
loans made by such entities. Special
considerations affecting housing securities
include: the condition of the local housing
market, competition from conventional mortgage
lenders, fluctuations in interest rates,
increasing construction costs and the ability of
the Issuers, lenders, servicers and borrowers to
maintain program compliance under applicable
statutory provisions. Federal tax legislation
adopted during the 1980s imposed progressively
more restrictive requirements for post-issuance
compliance necessary to maintain the tax
exemption on both single family and multi-family
housing securities. To maintain the security's
tax exemption, the issuer may be required
pursuant to the legal documents governing the
Security to redeem all or a portion of such
obligations at par; the Sponsor is unable to
predict whether such redemptions will occur, or
what effect, if any, such redemptions would have
on any such Securities in the Trust.
Additional considerations with regard to
single-family housing securities include: the
underwriting and management ability of the
issuers, lenders and servicers (i.e., the
initial soundness of the loan and the effective
use of available remedies should there be a
default in loan payments); the financial
condition and credit rating of the private
mortgage insurer underwriting the insurance on
the underlying mortgage or pool of mortgages;
and special risks attendant to lending to
mortgagors, most of whom are first time home
buyers of low or moderate means. During periods
of declining interest rates, there may be
increased redemptions of single family housing
securities from unexpended proceeds due to
insufficient demand, because conventional
mortgage loans may become available at interest
rates equal to or less than the interest rates
charged on the mortgage loans made available
from bond proceeds. In addition, certain
mortgage loans may be prepaid earlier than their
maturity dates, because mortgage loans made with
bond proceeds usually do not carry prepayment
penalties. Additional considerations with regard
to multi-family housing securities include:
increasing operating costs; the ability or
failure to increase rental charges; and the
financial condition of housing authority Issuers
and their ability to meet certain requirements
under the Section 8 program of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended. Multi-family
housing securities may also be subject to full
or partial redemption at par from the proceeds
of the sale, assignment or disposition of a
defaulted mortgage loan or acceleration of
principal payments thereunder; a condemnation or
insurance award; or a result of the reduction of
a required reserve fund.
Airport Facilities
Bonds in the airport facilities category are
payable from and secured by revenues derived
from the gross airport operating income. The
major portion of gross airport operating income
is generally derived from fees received from
signatory airlines pursuant to use agreements
which consist of annual payments for airport
use, occupancy of certain terminal space,
facilities, service fees, concessions and
leases. Airport operating income may be affected
by local economic conditions, air traffic
patterns, noise abatement restrictions or the
ability of the airlines to meet their
obligations under the use agreements. The air
transport industry is experiencing significant
variations in earnings and traffic due to
deregulation, recent consolidations through
mergers and acquisitions, increased competition,
excess industry capacity, fluctuations in fuel
and other costs, traffic constraints and other
factors. In particular, facilities with use
agreements involving airlines experiencing
financial difficulty may experience a reduction
in revenue due to the possible inability of
these airlines to meet their use agreement
obligations. The Sponsor is now unable to
predict what effect, if any, air transport
industry conditions will have on the airport
Bonds in the Trust.
Hospital and Health Care Facility Securities
Bonds in the hospital and health care
facilities category are payable from revenues
derived from hospital, mental health, nursing
home and other health care facilities which,
generally, were constructed or are being
constructed with bond proceeds. Payment of such
bonds derives generally from revenues of health
care providers. The continuing availability of
sufficient revenues is dependent upon several
factors affecting all such facilities generally,
including, among other factors: utilization
rates; the cost and availability of malpractice
insurance and the outcome of malpractice
litigation; curtailment of operations due to
shortages in qualified medical staff or labor
disputes; changes in Federal, state and private
reimbursement regulations and health care
delivery programs. The extent of the AIDS
epidemic is undetermined, and the Sponsor cannot
predict its full impact on the health care
system or particular issuers. Utilization rates
for a particular facility may be determined by
cost containment programs implemented by third
party governmental providers or private
insurers; long-term advances in health care
delivery reducing demand for in-patient
services; technological developments which may
be effectively rationed by the scarcity of
equipment or specialists; governmental approval
and the ability to finance equipment
acquisitions; increased competition due to
elimination of certain certificate of need
requirements in some states; and physicians' and
public perceptions as to standards of care.
Requirements for Federal or state licenses,
certifications and contract eligibility and for
accreditation are subject to change, and may
require participating facilities to effect
costly modifications in operations. Medicare
payments have been, and may continue to be,
reduced under legislation adopting deficit
reduction measures. Additionally, certain states
have recently implemented prospective payment
systems for their Medicaid programs, and have
adopted other changes, including enrollment
restrictions. The Sponsor cannot predict the
effect, if any, of further reductions in
Medicare and Medicaid payments on the revenues
of Issuers of health care Securities in the
Trust. Many hospitals, including certain issuers
(or the conduit obligors) of Securities in the
Trust, have been experiencing significant
financial difficulties in recent years.
Generally, a number of additional legislative
proposals concerning health care may be
introduced in Congress at any time. Recently,
these proposals have covered a wide range of
topics, including cost controls, national health
insurance, incentives for competition in the
provision of health care services, tax
incentives and penalties related to health care
insurance premiums, and promotion of prepaid
health care plans. The Sponsor is unable to
predict the effect of any of these proposals, if
enacted, on any of the Bonds in the Trust
portfolio. The Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") has been engaged in a program of
extensive audits of certain large tax-exempt
hospitals and health care providers. Although
such audits have not yet been completed there
have been reports that the tax-exempt status of
certain of these organizations may be revoked
and/or that certain monetary penalties may be
owed to the IRS.
Power and Electric Facility Securities
These Securities are typically secured by
revenues derived from power generating
facilities, which generally include revenues
from the sale of electricity generated and
distributed by power agencies using
hydroelectric, nuclear, fossil fuel or other
power sources. Certain aspects of the operation
of such facilities, particularly with regard to
generation and transmission at the wholesale
level, are subject to federal regulation and
more extensive regulation (affecting retail rate
structures) is provided by state public service
commissions. Special considerations include:
restrictions on operations and increased costs
and delays attributable to environmental statues
and regulations; the difficulties of the
utilities in financing or refinancing large
construction programs and of the capital markets
in absorbing utility debt and equity securities;
fluctuations in fuel supplies and costs, and
costs associated with conversion to alternate
fuel sources; uncertainties with regard to
demand projections due to changing economic
conditions, implementation of energy
conservation measures and competitive
cogeneration projects; and other technical and
cost factors. Recent scientific breakthroughs in
fusion energy and superconductive materials may
cause current technologies for the generation
and transmission of electricity to become
obsolete during the life of the Securities in
the Portfolio. Issuers relying upon
hydroelectric generation may encounter contests
when applying for periodic renewal of licenses
to operate dams. Issuers relying upon coal as a
fuel source may be subject to significant costs
and operating restrictions to comply with
emission standards which may be adopted to
alleviate the problems associated with acid
rain. Issuers relying upon fossil fuel sources
and located in air quality regions designated as
nonattainment areas may become subject to
pollution control measures (which could include
abandonment of construction projects in
progress, plant shutdowns or relocation of
facilities). In addition, such Securities are
sometimes secured by payments to be made to
state and local joint action power agencies
pursuant to "take or pay" agreements. Such
agreements have been held unenforceable by state
courts in Idaho, Vermont and Washington, which
may cause an examination of the legal structure
of certain projects in other states and could
possibly lead to litigation challenging the
enforceability of such agreements.
Some of the issuers of Securities in the Trust
may own, operate or participate on a contractual
basis with nuclear generating facilities, which
may experience additional problems including:
the frequency and duration of plant shutdowns
and associated costs due to maintenance or
safety considerations; the problems and
associated costs related to the use and disposal
of radioactive materials and wastes in
compliance with Federal and local law; the
implementation of emergency evacuation plans for
areas surrounding nuclear facilities; and other
issues associated with construction, licensing,
regulation, operation and eventual
decommissioning of such facilities. These
Securities may be subject to industry-wide
fluctuations in market value as a consequence of
market perception of certain highly publicized
events, as in the Washington Public Power Supply
System's defaults on its Project 4 and 5 revenue
bonds and the 1988 bankruptcy filing by the
Public Service Corporation of New Hampshire.
Federal, state or municipal governmental
authorities, or voters by initiative, may from
time to time impose additional regulations or
take such other governmental action which might
cause delays in the licensing, construction or
operation of nuclear power plants, or the
suspension or cessation of operations of
facilities which have been or are being financed
by proceeds of certain Securities in the Trust.
Additionally, the recent movement to introduce
competition in the investor-owned electric
utility industry is likely to affect, at least
indirectly, municipal utility systems by driving
them to maintain low rates. In an effort to keep
their rates low, municipal utilities may
experience difficulties in raising rates to
completely recover their investment in
generating plants.
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
Securities
These Securities were generally issued prior to
the enactment of 1986 Code restrictions, and are
typically secured by payments made under a loan
agreement entered into between the issuer and
the obligor. In some cases, the Securities were
additionally secured by guarantees provided by
corporate guarantors or by a stand-by letter of
credit issued by a bank. Special considerations
include: the financial condition of the
corporate obligor (or guarantor), especially as
it may be affected by subsequent corporate
restructuring or changes in corporate control.
Public Facilities Securities
These Securities are typically secured by
revenues derived from either (i) payments
appropriated by governmental entities for the
use of equipment or facilities, such as
administrative or correctional buildings, or
(ii) user charges or other revenues derived from
such operations as parking facilities,
convention centers or sports arenas. In the
first instance, the pledged revenues may be
subject to annual appropriation by legislative
body. In the latter case, the collection of
revenues may be dependent upon the reliability
of feasibility forecasts and assumptions
concerning utilization rates.
Resource Recovery/Solid Waste Securities
These Securities are typically secured by
revenues derived from the sale of electricity or
steam generated as a by-product of the process
of incinerating solid waste, and from
contractual tipping fees, user charges and
ancillary recycling earnings. Special
considerations include: the supply of solid
waste at levels sufficient for the facility to
operate at design capacity; the frequency and
duration of plant shutdowns for maintenance; the
treatment and disposal of fly ash which contains
toxic substances, especially dioxin; compliance
with air pollution control standards;
unanticipated problems associated with the use
of developing technologies; and the continuation
of federal policies facilitating congeneration
and certification of any particular qualifying
facility. Governmental service contract payments
may be subject to annual appropriation by a
legislative body. Older facilities may require
retrofitting to accommodate new technological
developments or to comply with environmental
standards. A recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court limiting a municipality's
ability to require the use of its facilities may
have an adverse affect on the credit quality of
certain securities.
Water and Sewer Facility Securities
Bonds described as "water and sewer" facilities
Bonds are typically secured by a pledge of the
net revenues derived from connection fees and
user charges imposed by the enterprise. Such
Bonds are subject to the risks typically
associated with construction projects. Among the
factors which may affect net revenues are the
destruction of facilities due to natural or
other disasters; relocation out of the service
area by a major customer or customers due to
economic factors beyond the issuer's control; or
costs incurred due to prior periods of deferred
maintenance or compliance with Federal or state
environmental standards. Water system revenues
may be additionally affected by the terms of
supply allocations and service agreements with
major wholesale customers and the imposition of
mandatory conservation measures in response to
drought. Sewer system revenues may be
additionally affected by costs to comply with
effluent and other standards pursuant to the
Federal and state laws.
Student Loan Securities
Student loan revenue securities are issued
either by non profit corporations organized for
the purpose of acquiring student loans
originated under the Higher Education Act ("the
Act") or public agencies or instrumentalities of
a state created to provide loans for educational
purposes. Proceeds of securities issued by such
entities generally are used to make or acquire
student loans which are either (1) guaranteed by
guaranty agencies and reinsured by the U.S.
Secretary of Education, (2) are insured directly
by the federal government or (3) not guaranteed
at all (e.g. alternative or supplemental student
loans). Bonds issued by such entities are
generally secured by and dependent upon such
state guarantee programs, Federal insurance and
reimbursement programs, the proceeds from
payment of principal and interest on the
underlying student loans and federal interest
subsidy and/or special allowance payments.
Failure by the servicers of student loans on the
guaranty agencies guaranteeing such loans to
properly service and enforce the loans may cause
the reimbursements to decline or be withheld
under the Act, if applicable.
Both the Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder have been the subject of extensive
amendments in recent years, and the Sponsor can
give no assurance that further amendment will
not materially change the provisions or the
effect thereof.
The availability of various Federal payments in
connection with the Federal student loan program
is subject to Federal budgetary appropriation.
In recent years, legislation has been enacted
which has provided, for the recovery of certain
advances previously made by the Federal
government to state guaranty agencies in order
to achieve deficit reduction. No representation
is made as to the effect, if any, or future
Congressional appropriation or legislation upon
expenditures by the Department of Education or
upon the financial condition of any guaranty
agency.
Lease Payment Bonds
Lease Payment bonds are generally issued by
governmental financing authorities with no
direct taxing power for the construction of
buildings or the purchase of equipment to be
used by a state or local government. Such bonds
may be principally secured by governmental lease
payments which in turn are subject to the budget
appropriations of the participating governmental
entity. A governmental entity that enters into a
lease agreement cannot obligate future
governments to make lease payments but generally
will covenant to take such action as is
necessary to include all lease payments due
under an agreement in its annual budgets and to
make the appropriations therefor. The failure of
a governmental entity to meet its obligations
under a lease could result in an insufficient
amount of funds to cover payment of the Bonds
secured by such lease payments. Such bonds may
also be subject to the risk that rental
obligations may terminate in the event of
destruction or damage of the equipment or
buildings.
Tax Allocation Bonds
Bonds described as "tax allocation" securities
are payable from and secured by incremental
(increased) tax revenues collected on property
within the areas where redevelopment projects,
financed by bond proceeds, are located ("project
areas"). Payments on these bonds are expected to
be made from projected increases in tax revenues
derived from higher assessed value of property
resulting from development in the particular
project area and not from an increase in the tax
rates. Among the factors which could result in a
reduction of the allocated tax revenues which
secure a tax allocation Bond are: (i) reduction
of, or a less than anticipated increase in,
taxable values of property in the project area,
caused either by economic factors beyond the
issuer's control (such as a relocation out of
the project area by one or more major property
owners) or by destruction of property due to
natural or other disasters; (ii) successful
appeals by property owners of assessed
valuations; (iii) substantial delinquencies in
the payment of property taxes; or (iv)
imposition of any constitutional or legislative
property tax rate decrease. Such reduction of
tax revenues could have an adverse effect on an
issuer's ability to make timely payments of
principal and of interest on the Bonds.
Refunded Bonds
Refunded bonds (including bonds escrowed to a
call date or maturity date) are bonds that
originally had been issued generally as revenue
bonds but have been refunded for reasons which
may include changing the issuer's debt service
requirements and removing restrictive bond
covenants. Typically, a refunded bond is no
longer secured by a pledge of revenues received
by an issuer but rather by an escrow fund
consisting of U.S. Government Obligations. In
such cases the issuer establishes an escrow fund
which is irrevocable and which cannot be
depleted by the issuer so long as debt service
on the refunded bonds is required to be paid.
Each escrow fund is funded with U.S. Government
Obligations which are designed to make payments
on the refunded bonds and which cannot be
affected by a default of the issuer. An escrow
agent pays principal, redemption premium, if
any, and interest on the refunded bond from the
principal of and interest on the U.S. Government
Obligations in the escrow fund. The Trust, as
holder of the refunded bonds, is entitled to
receive such payment of principal, redemption
premium, if any, and interest on the refunded
bonds as it is paid by the escrow agents out of
the respective refunded bond escrow funds.
Investors should note that there have, however,
been a few bonds thought to be escrowed to
maturity that were, in fact, called for
redemption prior to maturity.
Crossover Refunding Bonds
Certain Bonds in the Trust may be cross-over
refunding Bonds. Prior to a specified date, (the
"Crossover Date"), such bonds are payable solely
from an escrow fund invested in specified
securities. After the Crossover Date the Bonds
are payable from a designated source of
revenues. Such bonds are categorized in Part A
as payable from such source of revenues.
Bonds Backed by Letters of Credit
The Trust may contain securities that are
secured by letters of credit issued by
commercial or savings banks which may be drawn
upon (i) if an issuer fails to make payments of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on a
Bond backed by such a letter of credit or (ii)
in the event interest on a Bond is deemed to be
taxable and full payment of principal and any
premium due is not made by the issuer. The
letters of credit are irrevocable obligations of
the issuing banks. Banks are subject to
extensive governmental regulations. The
profitability of the banking industry is largely
dependent upon the availability and cost of
capital funds for the purpose of financing
lending operations under prevailing money market
conditions. Also, general economic conditions
play an important part in the operations of the
banking industry and exposure to credit losses
arising from possible financial difficulties of
borrowers or other issuers having letters of
credit might affect a bank's ability to meet its
obligations under a letter of credit.
Insurance on the Bonds in the Portfolio
Certain of the Bonds in the Trust may have
been insured to maturity by the insurance
company listed in the table below as to payment
of principal and interest by the issuer at the
time of issuance, or by a third party purchaser
of Bonds subsequent to the issuance of such
bonds. In an Insured Series, in addition to
purchasing Bonds insured at the time of their
issuance, the Sponsor may have purchased bonds
which, prior to the Initial Date of Deposit,
were not so insured at the time of issuance. The
Sponsor has obtained an insurance policy or
policies (except as otherwise set forth in Part
A) for such bonds which were not originally
insured. The policies obtained by the Sponsor
provide either for insurance as long as the
Bonds so insured remain outstanding ("Insurance
to Maturity") or which continue in force only so
long as the Bonds so insured remain in the
Insured Trust ("Portfolio Insurance"). (See Part
A, "Essential Information-Insurance"). Portfolio
Insurance, if any, has been obtained from
Financial Guaranty. Any Insured Trust which has
obtained Portfolio Insurance has additionally
obtained an irrevocable commitment (the
"Irrevocable Commitment") of Financial Guaranty
to provide insurance to maturity ("Permanent
Insurance") upon the sale of any Bond covered by
the Portfolio Insurance from such Trust and upon
payment of a premium (the "Permanent Insurance
Premium") under certain conditions set forth in
Part A under the heading "Essential Information
Regarding the Trust". The value of the Bonds
covered by the Portfolio Insurance and,
therefore, the Units may decline in the event of
declining credit quality. However, because of
the Irrevocable Commitment to provide Permanent
Insurance, whenever the value of a Bond which is
below investment grade and which is covered by
the Portfolio Insurance and insured to its
maturity (less the Permanent Insurance Premium)
exceeds the value of that Bond without such
insurance, the value of that Bond will be
higher, insured to maturity value (See
"Evaluation of the Trust"). The insurance
policies are non-cancellable and will remain in
force as long as the Bonds insured by such
policies remain outstanding. Premiums for
Insurance to Maturity has been paid either at
the time of issuance by the Issuer, by third-
party purchasers or by the Sponsor on the
Initial Date of Deposit (See "Summary of
Portfolio-Insurance Premiums"). Premiums for
Portfolio Insurance are an expense of an Insured
Trust. (See "Expenses of the Trust"). Insurance
does not guarantee the market value of the Bonds
or the value of the Units. Although the
insurance represents an element of market value
with respect to the Bonds covered by Insurance
to Maturity, the exact effect, if any, of this
insurance on the market value cannot be
predicted. No value is attributed to Portfolio
Insurance unless the Bond so insured is rated
below investment grade. See "Essential
Information Regarding the Trust-Securities in
the Trust Portfolio" in Part A for information
on the insurance features of this Trust, if any,
and a description of the percentages of the
Bonds covered by each of the insurers.
Payment under all of these insurance policies
will be made in respect of principal of and
interest on Bonds which shall be due for payment
under the provisions of each policy, but shall
be unpaid. All such policies provide for payment
of the principal or interest due to a trustee or
paying agent on the date such payment is due. In
turn, such trustee or paying agent will make
payment to the bondholder (in this case, the
Trustee) upon presentation of satisfactory
evidence of such Bondholder's right to receive
such payment. Policies issued by Industrial
Indemnity Insurance Company prior to December
17, 1984 permit the Company, at its option, to
accelerate payments under the insurance
policies. Most insurance policies, however, do
not provide for accelerated payments of
principal or interest nor do they cover
redemptions resulting from events of taxability.
The following summary information relating to
the listed insurance companies has been obtained
from publicly available information. Certain
insurance companies have been restructured and
have been absorbed or merged into others; in
such cases the names of the original insurance
company appear in parentheses next to the name
of the acquiring or surviving insurance company.
Financial Information
As of March 31, 1996
(in millions of dollars)
Name (Including Names of
Policyholders' Date Admitted
Predecessor Companies) Established Assets Surplus
AMBAC Indemnity Corporation 1970 $2,440 $879
Capital Markets Assurance Corporation 1987 292 196
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company 1984 2,314 1,033
Financial Security Assurance Inc. 1984 1,157 458
(including Capital Guaranty Insurance
Company and United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company)
MBIA Insurance Corporation 1986 3,968 1,317
(including Bond Investors Guaranty
Insurance Company)
Insurance companies are subject to extensive
regulation and supervision where they do
business by state insurance commissioners who
regulate the standards of solvency which must be
maintained, the nature of limitations on
investments, reports of financial condition, and
requirements regarding reserves for unearned
premiums, losses and other matters. A
significant portion of the assets of insurance
companies are required by law to be held in
reserve against potential claims on policies and
is not available to general creditors. Although
the federal government does not regulate the
business of insurance, federal initiatives
including pension regulation, controls on
medical care costs, minimum standards for no-
fault automobile insurance, national health
insurance, tax law changes affecting life
insurance companies and repeal of the antitrust
exemption for the insurance business can
significantly impact the insurance business.
Ratings on the Bonds in the Insured Series and
on Units of the Insured Series
On the Initial Date of Deposit Standard &
Poor's Corporation rated each of the Bonds in
the Portfolio and the Units of each Insured
Trust "AAA" because the insurers have issued
insurance policies to insure each of the Bonds.
The Units of each Insured Trust (with the
exception of Units of those Insured Trusts
identified in Part A) continue to be rated
"AAA". See Part A for the current ratings on the
Bonds and Units. (See also "Bond Ratings",
herein). The Bond and Unit ratings should not be
construed as an approval of the offering of the
Units by Standard & Poor's Corporation or as a
guarantee of the market value of the Trust or of
the Units. Standard & Poor's has been
compensated by the Sponsor for its services in
rating Units of the Trust.
Insurance Premiums
The cost of the Insurance to Maturity has been
paid either by the issuers at the time of
issuance, by third-party purchasers or by the
Sponsor. Portfolio Insurance premiums are a
Trust expense.
Risk Factors Pertaining to a Single State Trust
Investment in a Trust which holds securities
issued only by obligors in a single state, such
as California, may involve additional risks to
that of an investment in a Trust with a
portfolio of securities from several states, due
to the decreased diversification of political,
financial, economic and market risks. A brief
description of the factors which may affect the
financial condition of the applicable state,
together with a discussion of certain tax
considerations relating to such state, appear in
Part A.
Legislation
From time to time, proposals are introduced in
Congress to, among other things, reduce federal
income tax rates, impose a flat tax, exempt
investment income from tax or abolish the
federal income tax and replace it with another
form of tax. Enactment of any such legislation
could adversely affect the value of the Units.
The Sponsor, however, cannot predict what
legislation, if any, in respect of tax rates may
be proposed, nor can it predict which proposals,
if any, might be enacted. Also, certain
proposals, in the form of state legislative
proposals or voter initiatives, seeking to limit
real property taxes have been introduced in
various states, and an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of California,
providing for strict limitations on real
property taxes, has had a significant impact on
the taxing powers of local governments and on
the financial condition of school districts and
local governments in California. In addition,
other factors may arise from time to time which
potentially may impair the ability of issuers to
make payments due on the Bonds. Under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code, for example, municipal
bond issuers, as well as any underlying
corporate obligors or guarantors, may proceed to
restructure or otherwise alter the terms of
their obligations.
From time to time, Congress considers proposals
to prospectively and retroactively tax the
interest on state and local obligations, such as
the Bonds. The Supreme Court clarified in South
Carolina v. Baker (decided on April 20, 1988)
that the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit
Congress from passing a nondiscriminatory tax on
interest on state and local obligations. This
type of legislation, if enacted into law, could
require investors to pay income tax on interest
from the Bonds and could adversely affect an
investment in Units.
Payment of the Bonds and Life of the Trust
The size and composition of the Portfolio will
change over time. Most of the Bonds are subject
to redemption prior to their stated maturity
dates pursuant to optional refunding or sinking
fund redemption provisions or otherwise. In
general, optional refunding redemption
provisions are more likely to be exercised when
the value of a Bond is at a premium over par
than when it is at a discount from par. Some
Bonds may be subject to sinking fund and
extraordinary redemption provisions which may
commence early in the life of the Trust.
Additionally, the size and composition of the
Trust will be affected by the level of
redemptions of Units that may occur from time to
time. Principally, this will depend upon the
number of investors seeking to sell or redeem
their Units and whether or not the Sponsor is
able to sell the Units acquired by it in the
secondary market. As a result, Units offered in
the secondary market may not represent the same
face amount of Bonds as on the initial date of
deposit. Factors that the Sponsor will consider
in determining whether or not to sell Units
acquired in the secondary market include the
diversity of the Portfolio, the size of the
Trust relative to its original size, the ratio
of Trust expenses to income, the Trust's current
and long-term returns, the degree to which Units
may be selling at a premium over par and the
cost of maintaining a current prospectus for the
Trust. These factors may also lead the Sponsors
to seek to terminate the Trust earlier than its
mandatory termination date.
Ratings
Each of the Bonds in the Trust was, as of the
Initial Date of Deposit, rated "A" or higher by
either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. (see "Schedule of
Investments") or were Bonds which the Sponsor
reasonably believed would have obtained such
minimum rating soon thereafter. Ratings
indicated on the Schedule of Investments are
Standard & Poor's Corporation ratings unless no
rating was given to a Bond by such rating
service or the rating category assigned by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. was higher, in
which case the Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
rating was indicated. Certain Bonds may, in
addition to their rating, be designated either
"p" by Standard & Poor's Corporation or "Con" by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Such
designations do not affect the rating assigned
by the respective rating services to such Bonds
but provide certain additional information (see
"Bond Ratings" in Part B and "Schedule of
Investments" in Part A).
ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES FOR THE TRUST
In selecting Bonds for deposit in the Trust
many factors were considered, and based upon the
experience and judgment of the Sponsor, the
following requirements, among others, were
deemed to be of primary importance:
1. Minimum Standard & Poor's Corporation's
rating of "A-" or minimum Moody's Investors
Service, Inc.'s rating of "A" ("investment
grade" municipal bonds) or Bonds which the
Sponsor reasonably believes will obtain such
minimum ratings in the near future;
2. Reasonable value relative to other issues of
similar quality and maturity;
3. Diversification as to the purpose of each
issue and the location of each issuer; and
4. Income to the Unitholders of the Trust.
Cash, if any, received from Unitholders prior
to the settlement date for the purchase of Units
or prior to the payment for Bonds upon their
delivery may be used in the Sponsor's business
subject to the limitations of 17 C.F.R. Section
240. 15c3-3 under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 and may be of benefit to the
Sponsor.
The Trustee has not participated in the
selection of Securities for the Trust, and
neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee will be
liable in any way for any default, failure or
defect in any Securities.
To the best knowledge of the Sponsor, there was
no litigation pending as of the Initial Date of
Deposit in respect of any Securities which might
reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect upon the Trust. At any time after
the Initial Date of Deposit, litigation may have
been initiated on a variety of grounds with
respect to Securities in the Trust. Such
litigation may affect the validity of such
Securities or the tax-exempt status of the
interest thereon. While the outcome of
litigation of such nature cannot be predicted,
opinions of the bond counsel are delivered with
respect to each Security on the date of issuance
to the effect that such Security has been
validly issued and that the interest thereon is
exempt from Federal income tax. If legal
proceedings are instituted after the Initial
Date of Deposit seeking, among other things, to
restrain or enjoin the payment of any of the
Bonds or attacking their validity or the
authorization or existence of the issuer, the
Sponsor may, in accordance with the Indenture,
direct the Trustee to sell such Bonds and
distribute the proceeds of such sale to
Unitholders. In addition, other factors may
arise from time to time which potentially may
impair the ability of issuers to meet
obligations undertaken with respect to Bonds.
PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE OF UNITS
The Public Offering Price per Unit during the
secondary market will be computed by dividing
the aggregate of the bid prices of the Bonds in
the Trust plus any money in the Principal
Account other than money required to redeem the
tendered Units, by the number of Units
outstanding, and then adding the appropriate
sales charge. If the primary offering period,
the Public Offering Price was determined on the
basis of the offering prices of bonds plus a
sales charge ranging from 3.5% to 5.5% of the
Public Offering Price.
The sales charge is determined in accordance
with the table set forth below based upon the
number of years remaining to the maturity of
each Bond. There is no sales charge with respect
to cash held in the Interest or Principal
Accounts. For purposes of this calculation,
Bonds will be deemed to mature on their stated
maturity dates unless: (a) the Bonds have been
called for redemption or funds or securities
have been placed in escrow to redeem them on an
earlier call date ("Refunded Bonds"), in which
case such call date shall be deemed to be the
date upon which they mature; or (b) such Bonds
are subject to a "mandatory put", in which case
such mandatory put date shall be deemed to be
the date upon which they mature.
The effect of this method of sales charge
calculation will be that different sales charge
rates will be applied to the various Bonds in a
Trust portfolio based upon the maturities of
such Bonds, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Maximum
Percent of
Remaining Public Percent of
Years to Offering Net Amount
Maturity Price Invested
Less than six months 0% 0%
Six months to less than 1 year 0.50 0.503
1 year to less than 2 years 1.00 1.010
2 years to less than 3 years 1.50 1.523
3 years to less than 4 years 2.25 2.302
4 years to less than 5 years 2.75 2.828
5 years to less than 6 years 3.00 3.093
6 years to less than 7 years 3.25 3.359
7 years to less than 8 years 3.50 3.627
8 years to less than 9 years 4.00 4.167
9 years to less than 12 years 4.25 4.439
12 years to less than 15 years 4.50 4.712
15 years or more 5.50 5.820
For example, the sales charge on a Trust
consisting entirely of Bonds maturing in 12 to
15 years would be 4.50% (4.712% of the net
amount invested) and that on a Trust consisting
entirely of Bonds maturing in four to five years
would be 2.75% (2.828% of the net amount
invested). The actual sales charge included in
the Public Offering Price of any particular
Trust will depend on the maturities of the Bonds
in the portfolio of such Trust.
Due to the realization of economies of scale in
sales effort and sales related expenses with
respect to the purchase of Units by employees of
the Sponsor, the Sponsor intends to permit
employees of the Sponsor and certain of their
relatives to purchase Units of the Trust at a
price equal to the bid-side evaluation of the
Securities in the Trust divided by the number of
Units outstanding plus a reduced sales charge of
$5.00 per Unit.
A proportionate share of accrued interest and
undistributed interest on the Units to the
Unitholder's settlement date (the Unitholder's
settlement date is the date so specified in the
confirmation of sale of the Units to a
Unitholder, normally five business days after
purchase) is added to the Public Offering Price.
Such proportionate share will be an asset of the
Unitholder and will be received in subsequent
distributions and upon the sale of his Units.
Aggregate bid prices of the Securities will be
determined for the Trust by the Evaluator on the
basis of: (1) the current bid prices for the
Securities; (2) the current bid prices for
comparable bonds, if bid prices are not
available for any of the Securities; (3)
determining the value of the Securities on the
bid side of the market by appraisal; or (4) any
combination of the above. Such evaluations and
computations will be made each business day as
of the Evaluation Time, effective for all sales
or redemptions made subsequent to the last
preceding determination.
In addition to the sales charges, on the
Initial Date of Deposit, the Sponsor realized a
profit or loss resulting from the difference
between the purchase price paid by the Sponsor
to buy the Securities and the cost of the
Securities to the Trust as determined by the
Evaluator. The Sponsor may realize additional
profit or loss as a result of the possible
change in the daily evaluation of the Bonds in
the Trust. All proceeds received from purchasers
of Units of the Trust will be retained by the
Sponsor.
PUBLIC OFFERING OF UNITS
The Sponsor intends to qualify Units for sale
in all of the states of the United States,
except that for state trusts, the Sponsor
intends to qualify Units for sale only to
residents of that state. Sales may be made to
dealers who are members of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. at
prices which include a concession of 75% of the
applicable sales charge subject to change from
time to time. The difference between the dealer
concession and the sales charge will be retained
by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right
to reject, in whole or in part, any order for
the purchase of Units.
Initial Offering of Units. During the initial
public offering period, Units were offered to
the public by the Sponsor at the Public Offering
Price calculated on each business day, plus
accrued interest.
Secondary Offering of Units. Upon the
termination of the initial public offering
period, unsold Units or Units acquired by the
Sponsor in the secondary market referred to
below may be offered to the public by the
Sponsor by this Prospectus at the then current
Public Offering Price, calculated daily, plus
accrued interest.
SECONDARY MARKET FOR UNITS
While not obligated to do so, it is the
Sponsor's present intention to maintain, at its
expense, a secondary market for Units of this
Series and to offer to repurchase Units from
Unitholders at the "Sponsor's Repurchase Price".
The Sponsor's Repurchase Price is computed by
dividing the value of the Trust by the number of
Units outstanding (see "Evaluation of the
Trust"). There is no sales charge incurred when
a Unitholder sells Units back to the Sponsor.
Any Units repurchased by the Sponsor at the
Sponsor's Repurchase Price may be reoffered to
the public by the Sponsor at the then current
Public Offering Price, plus accrued interest.
Any profit or loss resulting from the resale of
such Units will belong to the Sponsor.
If the supply of Units exceeds demand, or for
some other business reason, the Sponsor may,
without prior notice, at any time or
occasionally from time to time discontinue the
repurchase of Units of this Series at the
Sponsor's Repurchase Price. In such event,
although under no obligation to do so, the
Sponsor may, as a service to Unitholders, offer
to repurchase Units at the "Redemption Value".
If the Sponsor repurchases Units in the
secondary market at the "Redemption Value", it
may reoffer these Units in the secondary market
at the "Public Offering Price". In no event will
the price offered by the Sponsor for the
repurchase of Units be less than the current
Redemption Value for those Units. See
"Redemption of Units by Trustee" and "Comparison
of Public Offering Price and Redemption Value".
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM
RETURN
The Sponsor may from time to time give
investors Estimated Current Return and Estimated
Long Term Return information, each of which give
investors different information about the
return. Estimated Current Return on a Unit
represents annual cash receipts from coupon-
bearing debt obligations in the Trust (after
estimated annual expenses) divided by the Public
Offering Price (including the sales charge).
Unlike Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long
Term Return is a measure of the estimated return
to the investor earned over the estimated life
of the Trust. Estimated Long Term Return is
calculated using a formula which (1) takes into
consideration, and determines and factors in the
relative weightings of, the market values,
yields (which takes into account the
amortization of premiums and the accretion of
discounts) and estimated retirements of all of
the Securities in the Trust and (2) takes into
account the expenses and maximum sales charge
associated with each Unit. The Estimated Long
Term Return calculation does not take into
account certain delays in distributions of
income and the timing of other receipts and
distributions on Units and may, depending on
maturities, over or understate the impact of
sales charges. Both of these factors may result
in a lower figure.
Both Estimated Current Return and Estimated
Long Term Return are subject to fluctuation with
changes in Trust composition, changes in market
value of the underlying Securities and changes
in fees and expenses, including sales charges.
The size of any difference between Estimated
Current Return and Estimated Long Term Return
can also be expected to fluctuate at least as
frequently. In addition, both return figures may
not be directly comparable to yield figures used
to measure other investments, and, since the
return figures are based on certain assumptions
and variables, the actual returns received by a
Unitholder may be higher or lower.
ESTIMATED NET ANNUAL INTEREST INCOME PER UNIT
The estimated Net Annual Interest Income per
Unit of the Trust is computed by dividing the
total gross annual interest income to the Trust
by the number of Units outstanding and then
subtracting the per Unit estimated annual fees
and expenses of the Trustee, the Sponsor and the
Evaluator (see "Essential Information" in Part
A). The estimated Net Annual Interest Income per
Unit will be higher for Unitholders who do not
elect the monthly plan (where alternate plans of
distribution are available). This is the result
of the differing expenses and fees of the
Trustee in administering the distributions of
interest. See "Essential Information" in Part A
and "Distributions to Unitholders".
The estimated Net Annual Interest Income per
Unit will change whenever Securities mature, are
called for redemption, or are sold. In addition,
any change in the Trustee's, the Sponsor's
(where applicable) or Evaluator's fees or
expenses will result in a change in the
estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit
(see "Expenses of the Trust").
DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS
The Trustee will collect the interest on the
Securities as it becomes payable and credit such
interest to a separate Interest Account created
by the Indenture. All moneys received by the
Trustee from sources other than interest will be
credited to a separate Principal Account. All
funds collected or received will be held by the
Trustee in trust without interest to Unitholders
as part of the Trust or the Reserve Account
referred to below until required to be disbursed
in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture. Such funds will be segregated by
separate recordation on the Trust ledger of the
Trustee so long as such practice preserves a
valid preference under applicable law, or, if
such preference is not preserved the Trustee
shall handle such funds in such other manner as
shall constitute the segregation and holding
thereof in trust within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as the same may
be from time to time amended. To the extent
permitted by the Indenture and applicable
banking regulations, such funds are available
for use by the Trustee pursuant to normal
banking procedures.
The Trustee is authorized by the Indenture to
withdraw from the Principal and/or Interest
Accounts such amounts as it deems necessary to
establish a reserve for any taxes or other
governmental charges that may be payable out of
the Trust, which amounts will be deposited in a
separate Reserve Account. If the Trustee
determines that the amount in the Reserve
Account is greater than the amount necessary for
payment of any taxes or other governmental
charges, it will promptly deposit the excess in
the Account from which it was withdrawn.
The settlement date for the purchase of Units
must occur on or prior to the Record Date in
order for a purchaser to receive a distribution
on the next Distribution Date. If the settlement
date for the purchase of Units occurs after the
Record Date, distribution will not occur until
the second following Distribution Date.
Interest Account
After deduction of the fees and expenses of the
Trustee, the Sponsor (where applicable and as
indicated under "Essential Information") and the
Evaluator, the Trustee will distribute on each
Distribution Date or shortly thereafter, to
Unitholders of record on the preceding Record
Date, an amount approximately equal to either
one-twelfth, one-quarter or one-half of such
Unitholder's pro rata share (depending on the
distribution plans available and selected) of
the estimated annual amount to be deposited in
the Interest Account, computed as of the
preceding Record Date. However, all Unitholders
of record on the initial Record Date will
receive the initial interest distribution on the
initial Interest Distribution Date. The
Trustee's fees and expenses will be higher for
monthly interest distributions than for
quarterly or semi-annual interest distributions,
where available. Therefore, the amount
distributed per Unit to Unitholders electing the
monthly plan will be correspondingly lower than
under the quarterly or semi-annual plan. All
interest distributions following the initial
interest distribution will be in approximately
the amounts shown under "Essential Information",
depending on the plan of distribution selected.
See "Essential Information--Plan of
Distribution" in Part A for details on electing
available distribution plans.
Because the Securities in the Trust pay
interest at varying semi-annual intervals and
Units pay interest at constant monthly,
quarterly or semi-annual intervals, the interest
accrued on Units of the Trust will be greater
than the amount available for distribution from
the Interest Account. The Trustee will
distribute on each Distribution Date an amount
which will be less than the interest accrued to
each Unitholder on the preceding Record Date.
Pursuant to the Indenture, in order to
accommodate regular interest distributions, the
Trust will contain undistributed cash balances.
The difference between the amount accrued to
each Unitholder on a Record Date and the amount
distributed on the following Distribution Date
is an asset of the Unitholder and will be
included as part of accrued interest which will
be received in subsequent interest
distributions, upon the sale of his Units or, in
part, upon the sale, redemption, or maturity of
Securities in the Trust.
The Trustee is authorized by the Indenture to
advance such amounts as may be necessary to
provide interest distributions of approximately
equal amounts in accordance with the
distribution plan selected. The Trustee will be
reimbursed, without interest, for any such
advances in the manner provided in the
Indenture.
Principal Account
The Trustee will distribute an amount equal to
such Unitholder's pro rata share of the cash
balance, if any, in the Principal Account on the
principal Distribution Date specified under
"Distribution" under "Essential Information".
The pro rata share is computed as of the
preceding Record Date. Except for moneys used to
redeem tendered Units, proceeds received upon
the disposition of any Securities subsequent to
a Record Date and prior to the following
principal Distribution Date will be held in the
Principal Account and will not be distributed
until the next succeeding principal Distribution
Date. However, in the event of an early
redemption of bonds, sale of bonds upon the
occurrence of events set forth under
"Supervision of Trust Investments", or maturity
of bonds, there may occur a special principal
distribution. Any special principal distribution
will be made within 60 days of such event to
Unitholders of record on the Record Date
selected therefor by the Trustee as provided in
the Indenture. No distribution need be made from
the Principal Account if the cash balance
therein is less than one-tenth of one per cent
of the total principal amount of the Securities
on the Initial Date of Deposit.
Certain of the Bonds in the Trust are subject
to sinking fund or special redemption by their
issuers, as set forth under "Redemption
Features" on the "Schedule of Investments in
Part A". The redemption price of Bonds in the
Trust called by an issuer pursuant to sinking
fund or special redemption is normally equal to
the principal amount of such Bonds, while the
redemption price for Bonds called at the option
of the issuer may include a redemption premium.
In most cases Bonds are selected from among
Bonds of like series and maturity either by lot
or by such method as the bond trustee may adopt.
A capital gain or loss may occur depending upon
the price at which a Bond which is called was
acquired by the Trust and the amount received by
the Trust upon redemption (see "Tax Status of
the Trust"). In general, optional redemption
provisions are more likely to be exercised by an
issuer when the offering side valuation is
greater than par than when the offering side
valuation is less than par. If future interest
rates decline, an issuer of Bonds might find it
advantageous to exercise its option to call
Bonds prior to maturity even though, in most
cases, the issuer must pay a premium.
Reinvestment Program
Distributions are made to Unitholders monthly.
The Unitholder has the option of receiving the
monthly interest and/or principal distribution
or reinvesting at net asset value in the
PaineWebber Tax-Exempt Income Fund (the "Fund"),
an open-end investment company registered under
the Investment Company Act. The Fund's
investment objective is to provide high current
income exempt from Federal income tax,
consistent with the preservation of capital and
liquidity within the Fund's quality standards.
Except under unusual market conditions, the Fund
will invest at least 80% of its assets in
municipal obligations with varying maturities,
the interest from which, in the opinion of bond
counsel to their respective issuers, is exempt
from both Federal income tax and the Federal
alternative minimum tax. There can be no
assurance that the Fund will achieve its
objective. For more information about the Fund,
including a prospectus, Unitholders should
contact their PaineWebber Investment Executive
or call the Fund's shareholder service number at
1-800-544-9300.
To participate in the Reinvestment Program,
Unitholders must hold Units in their own name,
must fill out an application establishing an
account and notify the Trustee of the account
number at least 10 days before the Record Date.
Elections may be revoked upon similar notice.
EXCHANGE OPTION
Unitholders may elect to exchange any or all of
their Units of this series for units of one or
more of any series of PaineWebber Municipal Bond
Fund First Series; PaineWebber Municipal Bond
Fund Second Series; PaineWebber Municipal Bond
Fund Third Series (the "PaineWebber Series");
The Municipal Bond Fund, Series One through
Series Forty-Three; The Municipal Bond Trust,
Series Forty-Four and subsequent series (the
"National Series"); The Municipal Bond Trust,
Multi-State Program Series One and subsequent
series (the "Multi-State Series); The Municipal
Bond Trust, California Series A and subsequent
series (the "California Series"); The Municipal
Bond Trust, Insured Series One and subsequent
series (the "Insured Series"); The Corporate
Bond Trust, Series One and subsequent series
(the "Corporate Series"); The PaineWebber
Pathfinders Trust, Treasury and Growth Stock,
Series 1 and subsequent series (the "Pathfinders
Trust"), the PaineWebber Federal Government
Trust, GNMA Series 1 and subsequent Series 1
(the "Federal Government Trust") or the
PaineWebber Equity Trust, Growth Stock Series 1
and subsequent series (the "Equity Trust")
(collectively referred to as the "Exchange
Trusts"), at a Public Offering Price for the
units of the Exchange Trusts to be acquired
based on a reduced sales charge of $15 per unit.
The purpose of such reduced sales charge is to
permit the Sponsor to pass on to the Unitholder
who wishes to exchange Units the cost savings
resulting from such exchange of Units. The cost
savings result from reductions in time and
expense related to advice, financial planning
and operational expense required for the
Exchange Option. Each Exchange Trust has
different investment objectives, therefore a
Unitholder should read the prospectus for the
applicable Exchange Trust carefully prior to
executing this option. Exchange Trusts having as
their objective the receipt of tax exempt
interest income would not be suitable for tax
deferred investment plans such as Individual
Retirement Accounts. A Unitholder who purchased
Units of a series and paid a per unit sales
charge that was less than the per Unit sales
charge of the series of Exchange Trusts for
which such Unitholder desires to exchange into,
will be allowed to exercise the Exchange Option
at the Unit Offering Price plus the reduced
sales charge, provided the Unitholder has held
the Units for at least five months. Any such
Unitholder who has not held the Units to be
exchanged for the five-month period will be
required to exchange them at the Unit Offering
Price plus a sales charge based on the greater
of the reduced sales charge, or an amount which,
together with the initial sales charge paid in
connection with the acquisition of the Units
being exchanged, equals the sales charge of the
series of the Exchange Trust for which such
Unitholder desires to exchange into, determined
as of the date of the exchange.
The Sponsor will permit exchanges at the
reduced sales charge provided there is a
secondary market maintained by the Sponsor in
both the Units of this series and units of the
applicable Exchange Trust and there are units of
the applicable Exchange Trust available for
sale. While the Sponsor has indicated that it
intends to maintain a market for the units of
the respective Trusts, there is no obligation on
its part to maintain such a market. Therefore,
there is no assurance that a market for units
will in fact exist on any given date at which a
Unitholder wishes to sell his Units of this
series and thus there is no assurance that the
Exchange Option will be available to a
Unitholder. Exchanges will be effected in whole
units only. Any excess proceeds from
Unitholders' units being surrendered will be
returned. Unitholders will be permitted to
advance new money in order to complete an
exchange.
An exchange of units pursuant to the Exchange
Option will normally constitute a "taxable
event" under the Code, i.e., a Unitholder will
recognize a tax gain or loss which will be of a
capital or ordinary nature depending upon among
other things the length of time such Unitholder
has held the Units. However, Unitholders are
advised to consult their own tax advisors as to
the tax consequences of exchanging units in
their particular case.
The Sponsor reserves the right to modify,
suspend or terminate this plan at any time
without further notice to Unitholders. In the
event the Exchange Option is not available to a
Unitholder at the time he wishes to exercise it,
the Unitholder will be immediately notified and
no action will be taken with respect to his
Units without further instruction from the
Unitholder.
To exercise the Exchange Option, a Unitholder
should notify the Sponsor of his desire to
exercise the Exchange Option and to use the
proceeds from the sale of his Units of this
series to purchase units of one or more of the
Exchange Trusts. If units of the applicable
outstanding series of the Exchange Trust are at
that time available for sale, and if such units
may lawfully be sold in the state in which the
Unitholder is resident, the Unitholder may
select the series or group of series for which
he desires his investment to be exchanged. The
Unitholder will be provided with a current
prospectus or prospectuses relating to each
series in which he indicates interest.
The exchange transaction will operate in a
manner essentially identical to any secondary
market transaction, i.e., Units will be
repurchased at a price based on the aggregate
bid price per Unit of the securities in the
portfolio of the Trust. Units of the Exchange
Trust, however, will be sold to the Unitholder
at a reduced sales charge. Units sold under the
Exchange Option will be sold at the bid prices
per unit of the underlying securities in the
particular portfolio involved plus a fixed
charge of $15 per unit. Exchange transactions
will be effected only in whole units; thus, any
proceeds not used to acquire whole units will be
paid to the selling Unitholder.
For example, assume that a Unitholder, who has
three units of a trust with a current price of
$1,030 per unit based on the bid prices of the
underlying securities, desires to sell his units
and seeks to exchange the proceeds for units of
a series of an Exchange Trust with a current
price of $890 per unit based on the bid prices
of the underlying securities. In this example,
which does not contemplate rounding up to the
next highest number of units, the proceeds from
the Unitholder's units will aggregate $3,090.
Since only whole units of an Exchange Trust may
be purchased under the Exchange Option, the
Unitholder would be able to acquire three units
in the Exchange Trust for a total cost of $2,715
($2,670 for the units and $45 for the sales
charge). The remaining $375 would be returned to
the Unitholder in cash.
CONVERSION OPTION
Owners of units of any registered unit
investment trust sponsored by others which was
initially offered at a maximum applicable sales
charge of at least 3.0% ( a `Conversion Trust')
may elect to apply the cash proceeds of the sale
or redemption of those units directly to acquire
available units of any Exchange Trust at a
reduced sales charge of $15 per Unit, per 100
Units in the case of Exchange Trusts having a
Unit price of approximately $10, or per 1,000
Units in the case of Exchange Trusts having a
Unit price of approximately $1, subject to the
terms and conditions applicable to the Exchange
Option (except that no secondary market is
required for Conversion Trust units). To
exercise this option, the owner should notify
his retail broker. He will be given a prospectus
for each series in which he indicates interest
and for which units are available. The dealer
must sell or redeem the units of the Conversion
Trust. Any dealer other than PaineWebber must
certify that the purchase of units of the
Exchange Trust is being made pursuant to and is
eligible for the Conversion Option. The dealer
will be entitled to two-thirds of the applicable
reduced sales charge. The Sponsor reserves the
right to modify, suspend or terminate the
Conversion Option at any time without further
notice, including the right to increase the
reduced sales charge applicable to this option
(but not in excess of $5 more per Unit, per 100
Units or per 1,000 Units, as applicable than the
corresponding fee then being charged for the
Exchange Option). For a description of the tax
consequences of a conversion reference is made
to the Exchange Option section herein.
EXPENSES OF THE TRUST
The cost of the preparation and printing of the
Certificates, the Indenture and this Prospectus,
the initial fees of the Trustee and the
Trustee's counsel, the Evaluator's fees during
the initial offering period, advertising
expenses and expenses incurred in establishing
the Trust, including legal and auditing fees,
are paid by the Sponsor and not by the Trust.
The Sponsor will receive no fee from the Trust
for its services as Sponsor.
The Sponsor's fee, deducted only in trusts
where the Initial Date of Deposit is on or after
November 30, 1982, which is earned for portfolio
supervisory services, is based upon the
aggregate face amount of Bonds in the Trust at
the beginning of each annual period. The
Sponsor's fee, which is not to exceed the amount
set forth under "Essential Information" in Part
A, may exceed the actual costs of providing
portfolio supervisory services for this Trust,
but at no time will the total amount the Sponsor
receives for portfolio supervisory services
rendered to all series of the Municipal Bond
Trust in any calendar year exceed the aggregate
cost to it of supplying such services in such
year.
For services performed under the Indenture, the
Trustee will be paid by the Trust at the rate
per $1,000 of principal amount of Securities in
the Trust set forth under "Essential
Information" in Part A. Such compensation will
be computed monthly, quarterly or semi-annually
(depending on available plans of distribution)
on the basis of the greatest principal amount of
the Securities in the Trust at any time during
the preceding monthly or semi-annual period.
In no event will the Trustee be paid less than
$2,000 in any one year. The Evaluator's fee for
each daily evaluation is set forth under
"Essential Information" in Part A. The fees of
the Evaluator will be payable by the Trust. See
"Essential Information" in Part A for the
estimated annual fees and expenses per Unit
under the various optional interest distribution
plans.
The Sponsor's fee is payable annually,
Trustee's fees are payable monthly, quarterly
and semi-annually (depending on available plans
of distribution) and the Evaluator's fees are
payable monthly on or before each Distribution
Date from the Interest Account, to the extent
funds are available, then from the Principal
Account. Any of such fees may be increased
without approval of the Unitholders by an amount
not exceeding a proportionate increase in the
category entitled "All Services Less Rent" in
the Consumer Price Index published by the United
States Department of Labor.
In addition to the above, the following charges
are or may be incurred by the Trust and paid
from the Interest Account, or, to the extent
funds are not available in such Account, from
the Principal Account: (1) fees for the Trustee
for extraordinary services; (2) expenses of the
Trustee (including legal and auditing expenses)
and of counsel; (3) various governmental
charges; (4) expenses and costs of any action
taken by the Trustee to protect the Trust and
the rights and interests of the Unitholders; (5)
indemnification of the Trustee for any loss,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it in the
administration of the Trust without negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct on its part; and
(6) expenses incurred in contacting Unitholders
upon termination of the Trust. The fees and
expenses set forth above are payable out of the
Trust and when unpaid will be secured by a lien
on the Trust.
The accounts of certain Trusts may be audited
not less than annually by independent public
accountants selected by the Sponsor. The
expenses of the audit shall be an expense of the
Trust. So long as the Sponsor maintains a
secondary market, Sponsor will bear any audit
expense which exceeds 50 cents per Unit.
Unitholders covered by the audit (if any) during
the year may receive a copy of the audited
financials upon request.
DESCRIPTION OF CERTIFICATES
Ownership of Units is evidenced by registered
Certificates, executed by the Trustee and the
Sponsor, issued in denominations of one Unit or
any integral multiple thereof. A Unitholder may
transfer its Certificate by presenting it to the
Trustee at its corporate trust office. Such
Certificate must be properly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer executed by the
Unitholder or its duly authorized attorney. A
Unitholder may be required to pay $2.00 per
Certificate transferred to cover the Trustee's
costs in implementing such transfer and to pay
any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any such transfer.
The Trustee is required to execute and deliver a
new Certificate in exchange and substitution for
any Certificate mutilated, destroyed, stolen or
lost, if and when the Unitholder furnishes the
Trustee with proper identification and
satisfactory indemnity, and pays such expenses
as the Trustee may reasonably incur. Any
mutilated Certificate must be presented to the
Trustee before any substitute Certificate will
be issued.
STATEMENTS TO UNITHOLDERS
With each distribution from the Interest and
Principal Accounts, the Trustee will furnish
each Unitholder with a statement setting forth
the amount being distributed from each Account
expressed as a dollar amount per Unit.
Promptly after the end of each calendar year,
the Trustee will furnish to each person who at
any time during the calendar year was a
registered Unitholder a statement setting forth:
1. As to the Interest Account:
(a) the amount of interest received on the
Securities and the percentage of such amount by
states and territories in which the issuers of
the Bonds are located;
(b) the amount paid from the Interest Account
representing accrued interest for any
Certificates redeemed;
(c) the deductions from the Interest Account
for fees and expenses of the Trustee, the
Sponsor and the Evaluator or for other various
fees, charges or expenses relating to the Trust;
(d) the deductions from the Interest Account
for payment into the Reserve Account; and
(e) the net amount remaining after such
payments and deductions expressed as a total
dollar amount outstanding on the last business
day of such calendar year.
2. As to the Principal Account:
(a) the dates of the redemption, sale or
maturity of any of the Securities and the net
proceeds received therefrom, excluding any
portion credited to the Interest Account;
(b) the amount paid from the Principal Account
representing the principal of any Certificates
redeemed;
(c) the deductions from the Principal Account
for fees and expenses of the Trustee, the
Sponsor and the Evaluator or for other various
fees, charges or expenses relating to the Trust;
(d) the deductions from the Principal Account
for payment into the Reserve Account; and
(e) the net amount remaining after such
payments and deductions expressed as a total
dollar amount outstanding on the last business
day of such calendar year.
3. The following information:
(a) a list of the Securities as of the last
business day of such calendar year;
(b) the number of Units outstanding on the last
business day of such calendar year;
(c) the Unit Value based on the last evaluation
of the Trust made on the last business day
during such calendar year; and
(d) the amounts actually distributed during
such calendar year from the Interest and
Principal Accounts, separately stated, expressed
both as total dollar amounts and as dollar
amounts per Unit outstanding on the Record Dates
for such distributions.
REDEMPTION OF UNITS BY TRUSTEE
A Unitholder who wishes to dispose of its Units
should inquire through its broker as to the
current market price for such Units prior to
making a tender for redemption to the Trustee in
order to determine if there is a market for
Units in excess of the then current Redemption
Value or Sponsor's Repurchase Price. After the
initial offering period the Redemption Value
will be the same as the Sponsor's Repurchase
Price.
During the period in which the Sponsor
maintains a secondary market for Units at the
Sponsor's Repurchase Price, the Sponsor has
agreed to repurchase any Unit presented for
tender to the Trustee for redemption no later
than the close of business on the second
business day following such presentation.
The Trustee is irrevocably authorized in its
discretion, in lieu of redeeming Units presented
for tender at the redemption value, to sell such
Units in the over-the-counter market for the
account of a tendering Unitholder at prices
which will return to the Unitholder amounts in
cash, net after brokerage commissions, transfer
taxes and other charges, equal to or in excess
of the Redemption Value for such Units. In the
event of any such sale the Trustee will pay the
net proceeds thereof to the Unitholder on the
day he would otherwise be entitled to receive
payment of the Redemption Value.
One or more Units represented by a Certificate
may be redeemed at the Redemption Value upon
tender of such Certificate to the Trustee at its
corporate trust office, properly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer
in form satisfactory to the Trustee, and
executed by the Unitholder or its authorized
attorney. A Unitholder may tender its Units for
redemption at any time after the settlement date
for purchase, whether or not it has received a
definitive Certificate. The Redemption Value per
Unit is calculated by dividing the current bid
prices for the Securities in the Trust (see
"Evaluation of the Trust") plus any money in the
Principal Account other than money required to
redeem tendered Units, by the number of Units
outstanding, plus a proportionate share of
accrued interest and undistributed interest
income on the Securities determined to the day
of tender. There is no sales charge incurred
when a Unitholder tenders his Units to the
Trustee for redemption. Subject to the payment
of any applicable tax or governmental charges,
the Redemption Value of Units redeemed by the
Trustee will be paid on the seventh calendar day
following the day of tender. If such day of
payment is not a business day, the Redemption
Value will be paid on the first business day
prior thereto.
The Trustee may, in its discretion, and will
when so directed by the Sponsor, suspend the
right of redemption, or postpone the date of
payment of the Redemption Value, for more than
seven calendar days following the day of tender
for any period during which the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. is closed other than for weekend
and holiday closings; or for any period during
which the Securities and Exchange Commission
determines that trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. is restricted or for any period
during which an emergency exists as a result of
which disposal or evaluation of the Securities
is not reasonably practicable; or for such other
period as the Securities and Exchange Commission
may by order permit for the protection of
Unitholders. The Trustee is not liable to any
person or in any way for any loss or damages
which may result from any such suspension or
postponement.
Any amounts paid on redemption representing
interest will be withdrawn from the Interest
Account to the extent that funds are available
for such purpose. All other amounts paid on
redemption will be withdrawn from the Principal
Account. The Trustee is empowered to sell
Securities out of the Trust as selected by the
Sponsor in order to make funds available for the
redemption of Certificates, and, to the extent
Securities are sold for such purpose, the size
and diversity of the Trust will be reduced. Such
sales may be required at a time when Securities
would not otherwise be sold and may result in
lower prices than might otherwise be realized.
In addition, because of the minimum principal
amount in which Securities may be required to be
sold, the proceeds of such sales may exceed the
amount necessary for payment of Units redeemed.
Such excess proceeds will be distributed pro
rata to all remaining Unitholders of record.
EVALUATION OF THE TRUST
The Evaluator is Kenny Information Systems, a
division of J.J. Kenny Co., Inc., 65 Broadway,
New York, New York 10006.
The value of the Trust is computed as of the
Evaluation Time shown under "Essential
Information" in Part A (1) on each June 30 and
December 31 (or the last business day prior
thereto), (2) on each business day as long as
the Sponsor is maintaining a bid in the
secondary market, (3) on the day on which any
Unit is tendered for redemption and (4) on any
other day desired by the Sponsor or the Trustee,
by adding:
1. The aggregate value of Securities in the
Trust, as determined by the Evaluator:
(a) on the basis of current bid prices for the
Securities,
(b) on the basis of current bid prices for
comparable bonds, if bid prices are not
available for any of the Securities,
(c) by determining the value of the Securities
on the bid side of the market by appraisal, or
(d) by any combination of the above;
2. Money on hand in the Trust, other than money
deposited to purchase Securities or money
credited to the Principal Account which is
required to redeem tendered Units; and
3. Accrued but unpaid interest on the
Securities at the close of business on the date
of such Evaluation.
The Trustee will deduct from the resulting
figure: amounts representing any applicable
taxes or governmental charges payable by the
Trust for the purpose of making an addition to
the Reserve Account; amounts representing
estimated accrued expenses of the Trust; amounts
representing unpaid fees of the Trustee, the
Sponsor and the Evaluator; and cash held for
distribution to Unitholders of record as of the
business day prior to the Evaluation being made
on the days or dates set forth above.
For the purpose of the redemption of Units, the
value per Unit is computed by the Trustee by
dividing the result of the above computation by
the total number of Units outstanding on the
date of such Evaluation.
COMPARISON OF PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION VALUE
While the Public Offering Price of Units during
the initial offering period is determined on the
basis of the current offering prices of the
Securities, the Public Offering Price of Units
in the secondary market and the Redemption Value
is determined on the basis of the current bid
prices of such Securities. On the date of the
"Essential Information" page, the Public
Offering Price per Unit (which figure includes
the sales charge) exceeded the Redemption Value
by the amount shown under "Essential
Information" in Part A. The difference between
the bid and offering prices of the Securities is
expected to average 1-1/2% to 2% of principal
amount. This difference may vary between 3% or
more of principal amount for inactively traded
Securities and as little as 1/2 of 1% for
actively traded Securities. For this reason and
others, including the fact that the Public
Offering Price includes the sales charge, the
amount realized by a Unitholder upon redemption
of Units may be less than the price paid by the
Unitholder for such Units.
SUPERVISION OF TRUST INVESTMENTS
The acquisition by the Trust of any securities
other than the Securities initially deposited is
prohibited by the Indenture. The Sponsor may
direct the Trustee to sell or liquidate any of
the Securities upon the happening of any of the
following events (except for the limited right
to replace securities in the case of a fail):
1. Default by an issuer in the payment of
principal of or interest on such Securities, or
any other outstanding obligations of such
issuer, when due and payable,
2. Institution of legal proceedings seeking to
restrain or enjoin the payment of any of the
Securities or attacking their validity,
3. A breach of a covenant or warranty which
could adversely affect the payment of debt
service on the Securities, 4. In the case of
revenue bonds, if the revenues, based upon
official reports, fall substantially below the
estimated revenues calculated to be necessary to
pay principal of and interest on the Bonds,
5. A decline in market price, or such other
market or credit factor, as in the opinion of
the Sponsor would make retention of any of the
Securities detrimental to the Unitholders, or
6. In the event that any of the Bonds are the
subject of an advance refunding.
In addition, if a default in the payment of
principal of or interest on any of the
Securities occurs and the Sponsor fails to
instruct the Trustee to sell or hold such
Securities within thirty days after notification
by the Trustee to the Sponsor of such default,
the Indenture provides that the Trustee will
sell the defaulted Securities promptly. The
Trustee will not be liable or responsible in any
way for depreciation or loss incurred by reason
of any sale made by it either pursuant to a
direction of the Sponsor or by reason of a
failure of the Sponsor to give any such
direction.
The Sponsor is required to instruct the Trustee
to reject any offer made by an issuer of any of
the Bonds to issue new obligations in exchange
and substitution for any of the Bonds pursuant
to a refunding or refinancing plan; however, the
Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to accept or
reject such an offer or to take any other action
with respect thereto as the Sponsor deems proper
if the issuer is in default with respect to the
Securities or the issuer will, in the written
opinion of the Sponsor, probably default with
respect to the Bonds in the reasonably
foreseeable future.
Any obligations received by the Trust in the
event of such an exchange or substitution will
be held by the Trustee and will be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Indenture to the
same extent as the Securities originally
deposited. Within five days after any exchange
and deposit, notice of such will be mailed by
the Trustee to each registered Unitholder, which
identifies the Securities eliminated and the
Securities substituted.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST
Records and Accounts: Pursuant to the
Indenture, the Trustee is required to keep
proper books of record and account of all
transactions relating to the Trust at its
office. Such records will include the name and
address of every Unitholder, a list of the
Certificate numbers and the number of Units of
each Certificate issued to Unitholders. The
Trustee is also required to keep a certified
copy or duplicate original of the Indenture and
a current list of Securities held in the Trust
on file at its office which will be open to
inspection by any Unitholder during usual
business hours.
The Trustee is required to make annual or other
reports as may from time to time be required
under any applicable state or Federal statute,
rule or regulation.
Successor Trustee: Under the Indenture, the
Trustee may resign and be discharged of the
Trust created by the Indenture by executing a
notice of resignation in writing and filing it
with the Sponsor. The resigning Trustee must
also mail a copy of the notice of resignation to
all Unitholders then of record, not less than
sixty days before the effective resignation date
specified in such notice. Such resignation will
become effective only upon the appointment of
and the acceptance of the Trust by a successor
Trustee. The Sponsor, upon receiving notice of
such resignation, is obligated to appoint a
successor Trustee promptly.
If within thirty days after notice of
resignation has been received by the Sponsor, no
successor Trustee has been appointed or, if
appointed, has not accepted the appointment, the
resigning Trustee may apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor. In case the Trustee becomes incapable
of acting as such or is adjudged a bankrupt or
is taken over by any public authority, the
Sponsor may discharge the Trustee and appoint a
successor Trustee as provided in the Indenture.
Notice of such discharge and appointment shall
be mailed to each Unitholder by the Sponsor.
Upon a successor Trustee's execution of a
written acceptance of an appointment as Trustee
for the Trust, such successor Trustee will
become vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of the original Trustee.
A successor Trustee is required to be a
corporation organized and doing business under
the laws of the United States or of the State of
New York; to be authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers; to have at all
times an aggregate capital, surplus and
undivided profit of not less than $5,000,000;
and to have its principal office in New York
City.
Successor Sponsor: If at any time the Sponsor
shall fail to undertake or perform or become
incapable of undertaking or performing any of
the duties which by the terms of the Indenture
are required of it to be undertaken or
performed, or if the Sponsor resigns, the
Trustee may either appoint a successor Sponsor
or Sponsors as will be satisfactory to the
Trustee or it may terminate the Indenture and
liquidate the Trust. Any successor Sponsor may
be compensated at rates deemed by the Trustee to
be reasonable.
The dissolution of the Sponsor or its ceasing
to exist as a legal entity from, or for, any
cause whatsoever will not cause the termination
of the Indenture or the Trust unless the Trustee
deems termination to be in the best interests of
Unitholders.
Successor Evaluator: The Evaluator may resign
or may be removed by the Sponsor or the Trustee,
and the Sponsor and the Trustee are to use their
best efforts to appoint a satisfactory
successor. Such resignation or removal will
become effective upon the acceptance of
appointment by a successor Evaluator. If upon
resignation of the Evaluator no successor has
accepted appointment within thirty days after
notice of resignation, the Evaluator may apply
to a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Evaluator. Notice of
such resignation or removal and appointment will
be mailed by the Trustee to each Unitholder.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
The Sponsor: The Indenture provides that the
Sponsor will not be liable to the Trustee, the
Trust or the Unitholders for taking any action
or for refraining from taking any action made in
good faith or for errors in judgment, but will
be liable only for its own willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or willful disregard
of its duties. The Sponsor will not be liable or
responsible in any way for depreciation or loss
incurred by reason of the sale of any Securities
in the Trust.
The Trustee: The Indenture provides that the
Trustee will not be liable for any action taken
in good faith in reliance on properly executed
documents or for the disposition of moneys,
Securities or Certificates, except by reason of
its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct, nor will the Trustee be liable or
responsible in any way for depreciation or loss
incurred by reason of the sale by the Trustee of
any Securities in the Trust. In the event of the
failure of the Sponsor to act, the Trustee may
act and will not be liable for any such action
taken by it in good faith. The Trustee will not
be personally liable for any taxes or other
governmental charges imposed upon or in respect
of the Securities or upon the interest thereon
or upon it as Trustee or upon or in respect of
the Trust which the Trustee may be required to
pay under any present or future law of the
United States of America or of any other taxing
authority having jurisdiction. In addition, the
Indenture contains other customary provisions
limiting the liability of the Trustee. The
Trustee will be indemnified and held harmless
against any loss or liability accruing to it
without negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct on its part, arising out of or in
connection with its acceptance or administration
of the Trust, including the costs and expenses
(including counsel fees) of defending itself
against any claim of liability.
The Evaluator: The Trustee, Sponsor, and
Unitholders may rely on any evaluation furnished
by the Evaluator and will have no responsibility
for the accuracy thereof. The Indenture provides
that the determinations made by the Evaluator
will be made in good faith upon the basis of the
best information available to it; provided,
however, that the Evaluator will be under no
liability to the Trustee, Sponsor or Unitholders
for errors in judgment, but will be liable only
for its gross negligence, lack of good faith or
willful misconduct.
AMENDMENT OF THE INDENTURE
The Indenture may be amended by the Trustee and
the Sponsor without the consent of any of the
Unitholders to cure any ambiguity or to correct
or supplement any provision thereof which may be
defective or inconsistent or to make such other
provisions as will not adversely affect the
interest of the Unitholders; provided, however,
that after the deposit of the Securities the
Indenture may not be amended to increase the
number of Units issued thereunder or to permit
the deposit or acquisition of securities either
in addition to or in substitution for any of the
Securities initially deposited in the Trust,
except for the substitution of certain refunding
securities for the Securities. The Trustee will
promptly notify Unitholders of the substance of
any such amendment.
RIGHTS OF UNITHOLDERS
A Unitholder may at any time tender his
Certificate to the Trustee for redemption.
The death or incapacity of any Unitholder will
not operate to terminate the Trust nor entitle
his legal representatives or heirs to claim an
accounting or to take any action or proceeding
in any court for a partition or winding up of
the Trust.
No Unitholder will have the right to vote
concerning the Trust, except with respect to
termination, or in any manner control the
operation and management of the Trust, nor shall
any Unitholder ever be liable to any other
person by reason of any action taken by the
Sponsor or the Trustee.
TERMINATION OF THE TRUST
The Indenture provides that the Trust will
terminate upon the maturity, redemption, sale or
other disposition of the last of the Securities
held in the Trust. If the value of the Trust as
shown by any evaluation is less than twenty per
cent (20%) of the par value of the Securities
originally deposited in the Trust, the Trustee
may in its discretion, and will when so directed
by the Sponsor, terminate the Trust. The Trust
may also be terminated at any time by the
written consent of 100% of the Unitholders or by
the Trustee upon the resignation or removal of
the Sponsor if the Trustee determines
termination to be in the best interest of the
Unitholders. In no event will the Trust continue
beyond the Mandatory Termination Date.
Upon termination, the Trustee will sell the
Securities then held in the Trust and credit the
moneys derived from such sale to the Principal
Account and the Interest Account. The Trustee
will then, after deduction of any fees and
expenses of the Trust and payment into the
Reserve Account of any amount required for taxes
or other governmental charges that may be
payable by the Trust, distribute to each
Unitholder, upon surrender for cancellation of
his Certificate after due notice of such
termination, such Unitholder's pro rata share in
the Interest and Principal Accounts. The sale of
Securities in the Trust upon termination may
result in a lower amount than might otherwise be
realized if such sale were not required at such
time. For this reason, among others, the amount
realized by a Unitholder upon termination may be
less than the principal amount of Securities
represented by the Units held by such
Unitholder.
SPONSOR
The Sponsor, PaineWebber Incorporated, is a
corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. The Sponsor is a member firm
of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. as well as
other major securities and commodities exchanges
and is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. The Sponsor is engaged
in a security and commodity brokerage business
as well as underwriting and distributing new
issues. The Sponsor also acts as a dealer in
unlisted securities and municipal bonds and, in
addition to participating as a member
of various selling groups or as an agent of
other investment companies, executes orders on
behalf of investment companies for the purchase
and sale of securities of such companies and
sells securities to such companies in its
capacity as a broker or dealer in securities.
LEGAL OPINION
The legality of the Units offered hereby has
been passed upon by Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, 2
Wall Street, New York, New York, as counsel for
the Sponsor.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The financial statements, including the
schedule of investments, of the Trust included
in Part A of this Prospectus have been audited
by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, for
the period indicated in their report appearing
herein. The financial statements audited by
Ernst & Young LLP have been included in reliance
on their report given on their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing.
BOND RATINGS*
Standard & Poor's Corporation
AAA_Debt rated AAA has the highest rating
assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay
interest and repay principal is extremely
strong.
AA_Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to
pay interest and repay principal and differs
from the highest rated issues only in small
degree.
A_Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay
interest and repay principal although it is
somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects
of changes in circumstances and economic
conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
BBB_Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an
adequate capacity to pay interest and repay
principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate
protection parameters, adverse economic
conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay
interest and repay principal for debt in this
category than in higher rated categories.
BB, B, CCC, CC_Debt rated BB, B, CCC, and CC is
regarded, on balance, as predominately
speculative with respect to capacity to pay
interest and repay principal in accordance with
the terms of the obligation. BB indicates the
lowest degree of speculation and CC the highest
degree of speculation. While such debt will
likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large
uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse
conditions.
The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by
the addition of a plus or minus sign to show
relative standing within the major rating
categories.
A provisional rating, indicated by "p"
following a rating, assumes the successful
completion of the project being financed by the
issuance of the debt being rated and indicates
that payment of debt service requirements is
largely or entirely dependent upon the
successful and timely completion of the project.
This rating, however, while addressing credit
quality subsequent to completion of the project,
makes no comment on the likelihood of, or the
risk of default upon failure of, such
completion.
NR_Securities which, while not rated by
Standard & Poor's or Moody's, have been
determined by the trusts sponsor to be of
investment grade quality.
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*As described by the rating agencies.
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Aaa_Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be
the best quality. They carry the smallest degree
of investment risk and are generally referred to
as "gilt edge". Interest payments are protected
by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin
and principal is secure. While the various
protective elements are likely to change, such
changes as can be visualized are most unlikely
to impair the fundamentally strong position of
such issues.
Aa_Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of
high quality by all standards. Together with the
Aaa group they comprise what are generally known
as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than
the best bonds because margins of protection may
not be as large as in Aaa securities or
fluctuation of protective elements may be of
greater amplitude or there may be other elements
present which make the long-term risks appear
somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A_Bonds which are rated A possess many
favorable investment attributes and are to be
considered as upper medium grade obligations.
Factors giving security to principal and
interest are considered adequate, but elements
may be present which suggest a susceptibility to
impairment sometime in the future.
Baa_Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as
medium grade obligations; i.e., they are neither
highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest
payments and principal security appear adequate
for the present but certain protective elements
may be lacking or may be characteristically
unreliable over any great length of time. Such
bonds lack outstanding investment
characteristics and in fact have speculative
characteristics as well.
Ba_Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have
speculative elements; their future cannot be
considered as well assured. Often the protection
of interest and principal payments may be very
moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.
Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in
this class.
B_Bonds which are rated B generally lack the
characteristics of a desirable investment.
Assurance of interest and principal payments or
of maintenance of other terms of the contract
over any long period of time may be small.
Caa_Bonds which are rated Caa are in poor
standing. Such issues may be in default or there
may be present elements of danger with respect
to principal or interest.
Ca_Bonds which are rated Ca represent
obligations which are speculative in a high
degree. Such issues are often in default or have
other marked shortcomings.
C_Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated
class of bonds and issues so rated can be
regarded as having extremely poor prospects of
ever attaining any real investment standing.
Rating symbols may include numerical modifiers
1, 2 or 3. The numerical modifier 1 indicates
that the security ranks at the high end, 2 in
the mid-range, and 3 nearer the low end of the
generic category. These modifiers of rating
symbols Aa, A and Baa are to give investors a
more precise indication of relative debt quality
in each of the historically defined categories.
Conditional ratings, indicated by "Con" are
given to bonds for which the security depends
upon the completion of some act or the
fulfillment of some condition. These are bonds
secured by (a) earnings of projects under
construction, (b) earnings of projects
unseasoned in operating experience, (c) rentals
which begin when facilities are completed, or
(d) payments to which some other limiting
condition attaches. A parenthetical rating
denotes probable credit stature upon completion
of construction or elimination of basis of such
condition.
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This registration statement comprises the following
documents:
The facing sheet.
The Prospectus.
The signatures.
The following exhibits:
EX-99.C1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities
being registered
EX-99.C2 Consent of Kenny Information Systems
EX-27 Financial Data Schedule
EX-99.C3 Consent of Independent Auditors
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Statement of Condition of the Trust as shown in
the current Prospectus for this series.
2. Financial Statements of the Depositor.
PaineWebber Incorporated - Financial Statements
incorporated by reference to Form 10-k and
Form 10-Q (File No. 1-7367) respectively.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant, The Municipal Bond Trust, Series 48 certifies that it meets
all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, and its seal to
be hereunto affixed and attested, all in the City of New York, and the
State of New York on the 18th day of May, 1998.
THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48
(Registrant)
By: PaineWebber Incorporated
(Depositor)
/s/ ROBERT E. HOLLEY
Robert E. Holley
Senior Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of PaineWebber
Incorporated, the Depositor, by the following persons in the
following capacities and in the City of New York, and State of New
York, on this 18th day of May, 1998.
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
Name Office
Donald B. Marron Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Regina A. Dolan Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Joseph J. Grano, Jr. President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Steve P. Baum Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Robert H. Silver Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Mark B. Sutton Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Margo N. Alexander Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Terry L. Atkinson Managing Director and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Brian M. Barefoot Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Michael Culp Managing Director and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
Edward M. Kerschner Managing Director and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
James P. MacGilvray Executive Vice President and
Director of PaineWebber Incorporated*
By:/s/ ROBERT E. HOLLEY
Attorney-in-fact*
* Executed copies of the powers of attorney have been previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with the Post
Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement File No. 2-61279.
May 18, 1998
PaineWebber Incorporated
1200 Harbor Blvd.
Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have served as counsel for PaineWebber Incorporated as
sponsor and depositor (the "Depositor") of The Municipal Bond
Trust, Series 48 (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust").
It is proposed that Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the
Trust's registration statement ("Post-Effective Amendment No.19")
will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
dated as of the date hereof in connection with the continued
issuance by the Trust of an indefinite number of units of
fractional undivided interest in the Trust (hereinafter referred
to as the "Units") pursuant to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under the
provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
In this regard, we have examined executed originals or copies of the
following:
(a) The Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the
By-Laws of the Depositor, as amended;
(b) Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Depositor adopted on
December 3, 1971 relating to the Trust and the sale of the Units;
(c) Resolutions of the Executive Committee of the Depositor adopted
on September 24, 1984;
(d) Powers of Attorney referred to in the Amendment;
(e) Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-6 (File No. 2-63246) to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in accordance with
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the "1933 Act") proposed to be filed on or about the
date hereof (the "Amendment");
(f) The Notification of Registration of the Trust filed with the
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (collectively, the "1940 Act") on Form N-8A, as
amended;
(g) The registration of the Trust filed with the Commission under the
1940 Act on Form N-8B-2 (File No. 811-2599), as amended;
(h) The prospectus included in the Amendment (the "Prospectus");
(i) The Standard Terms and Conditions of the Trust dated as of
May 3, 1978, as amended, among the Depositor, Chase
Manhattan Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), and Standard
& Poor's Corporation and Kenny Information Systems, a division
of J.J. Kenny Co., Inc. (the "Evaluator") (the "Standard Terms");
(j) The Trust Indenture dated as of the Initial Date of Deposit, among
the Depositor, the Trustee and the Evaluator (the "Trust Indenture"
and, collectively with the Standard Terms, the "Indenture and
Agreement");
(k) The form of certificate of ownership for units (the "Certificate") to
be issued under the Indenture and Agreement; and
(l) Such other pertinent records and documents as we have deemed
necessary.
With your permission, in such examination, we have assumed
the following: (a) the authenticity of original documents and the
genuineness of all signatures; (b) the conformity to the originals of
all documents submitted to us as copies; (c) the truth, accuracy,
and completeness of the information, representations, and warranties
contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates we
have reviewed; (d) except as specifically covered in the opinions set
forth below, the due authorization, execution, and delivery on behalf
of the respective parties thereto of documents referred to herein and
the legal, valid, and binding effect thereof on such parties; and (e)
the absence of any evidence extrinsic to the provisions of the written
agreement(s) between the parties that the parties intended a
meaning contrary to that expressed by those provisions. However,
we have not examined the securities deposited pursuant to the
Indenture and Agreement (the "Securities") nor the contracts for the
Securities.
We express no opinion as to matters of law in jurisdictions other
than the State of New York (except "Blue Sky" laws) and the federal laws
of the United States, except to the extent necessary to render the
opinion as to the Depositor in paragraph (i) below with respect to
Delaware law. As you know we are not licensed to practice law in the
State of Delaware, and our opinion in paragraph (i) and (iii) as to
Delaware law is based solely on review of the official statutes of the
State of Delaware.
Based upon such examination, and having regard for legal
considerations which we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
(i) The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full
corporate power to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus;
(ii) The Depositor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in
good standing as such within the State of New York;
(iii)The terms and provisions of the Units conform in all material
respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(iv) The consummation of the transactions contemplated under the
Indenture and Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms thereof
will not be in violation of the Depositor's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, or By-Laws, as amended and will not
conflict with any applicable laws or regulations applicable to the
Depositor in effect on the date hereof; and
(v) The Certificates to be issued by the Trust, when duly executed by
the Depositor and the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture
and Agreement, upon delivery against payment therefor as
described in the Prospectus will constitute fractional undivided
interests in the Trust enforceable against the Trust in accordance
with their terms, will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture
and Agreement and will be fully paid and non-assessable.
Our opinion that any document is valid, binding, or enforceable in
accordance with its terms is qualified as to:
(a) limitations imposed by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, or other laws
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally;
(b) rights to indemnification and contribution which may be limited by
applicable law or equitable principles; and
(c) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
We hereby represent that the Amendment contains no disclosure
which would render it ineligible to become effective immediately
upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 of the
Commission.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to
the Amendment and to the use of our name wherever it appears in
the Amendment and the Prospectus.
Very truly yours,
/s/ CARTER, LEDYARD & MILBURN
KENNY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(A Division of J.J. Kenny Co., Inc.)
May 18, 1998,
PaineWebber Incorporated
Unit Trust Department
1200 Harbor Blvd.
Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
RE: THE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST, SERIES 48
Gentlemen:
We have examined the post-effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement File No. 2-63246 for the above-captioned trust. We hereby
acknowledge that Kenny Information Systems, a division of J.J.
Kenny Co., Inc. is currently acting as the evaluator for the trust. We
hereby consent to the use in the Amendment of the reference to
Kenny Information Systems, a division of J.J. Kenny Co. Inc., as
evaluator.
In addition, we hereby confirm that the ratings indicated in the
above-referenced Amendment to the Registration Statement for the
respective bonds comprising the trust portfolio are the ratings
currently indicated in our KENNYBASE database.
You are hereby authorized to file a copy of this letter with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Sincerely,
/s/ JOHN R. FITZGERALD
John R. Fitzgerald
Senior Vice President
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Independent Auditors" and to the use of our report dated
May 7, 1998, in the Registration Statement and related
Prospectus of The Municipal Bond Trust, Series 48.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
May 18, 1998
