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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 13, 1994
REGISTRATION NO. 33-25022
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
INTERMEDIATE TERM SERIES--121
B. NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY INC.
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
C. COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH SMITH BARNEY INC.
INCORPORATED 388 GREENWICH STREET
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS 23RD FLOOR
POST OFFICE BOX 9051 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
TWO WORLD TRADE
CENTER--59TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES
INCORPORATED
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
199 WATER STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
D. NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:
TERESA KONCICK, ESQ. THOMAS D. HARMAN, ESQ. DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ.
P.O. BOX 9051 388 GREENWICH ST. 130 LIBERTY STREET--29TH
PRINCETON, N.J. NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013 FLOOR
08543-9051 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
LEE B. SPENCER, JR.
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
199 WATER STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
COPIES TO:
PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE,
ESQ.
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017
The issuer hereby revokes its registration of an indefinite number of Units
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2,
Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately
upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. / x /
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet of Form S-6.
The cross-reference sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-Reference
Sheet to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-6 of Municipal Investment Trust Fund, One Hundred Sixty-Sixth Monthly Payment
Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-70983).
The Signatures.
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
INTERMEDIATE TERM SERIES--121
SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT,
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST FUND, INTERMEDIATE TERM
SERIES--121, 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 OR AMENDMENT TO THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO
DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON THE 13TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1994.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON PAGES R-3, R-4, R-5 AND R-6.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc.
has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Prudential
Securities Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, have been filed
Fenner & Smith Incorporated: under
Form SE and the
following 1933 Act
File
Number: 33-43466
HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
BARRY S. FREIDBERG
EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
JEROME P. KENNEY
DAVID H. KOMANSKY
DANIEL T. NAPOLI
THOMAS H. PATRICK
JOHN L. STEFFENS
DANIEL P. TULLY
ROGER M. VASEY
ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL
By
ERNEST V. FABIO
(As authorized signatory for Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of have been filed
Prudential Securities Incorporated: under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-41631
JAMES T. GAHAN
ALAN D. HOGAN
HOWARD A. KNIGHT
GEORGE A. MURRAY
LELAND B. PATON
HARDWICK SIMMONS
By
RICHARD R. HOFFMANN
(As authorized signatory for Prudential Securities
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of have been filed
Smith Barney Inc.: under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-49753
RONALD A. ARTINIAN
STEVEN D. BLACK
JAMES DIMON
ROBERT DRUSKIN
TONI ELLIOTT
LEWIS GLUCKSMAN
THOMAS GUBA
JOHN B. HOFFMAN
A. RICHARD JANIAK, JR.
ROBERT Q. JONES
JEFFREY LANE
JACK H. LEHMAN III
JOEL N. LEVY
HOWARD D. MARSH
WILLIAM J. MILLS II
JOHN C. MORRIS
A. GEORGE SAKS
BRUCE D. SARGENT
MELVIN B. TAUB
JACQUES S. THERIOT
STEPHEN J. TREADWAY
PAUL UNDERWOOD
By
GINA LEMON
(As authorized signatory for
Smith Barney Inc. and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of have been filed
PaineWebber Incorporated: under
Form SE and the
following 1933 Act
File
Number: 33-28452
JOHN A. BULT
PAUL B. GUENTHER
DONALD B. MARRON
RONALD M. SCHWARTZ
JAMES C. TREADWAY
By
LINDA M. BUCKLEY
(As authorized signatory for PaineWebber Incorporated
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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