NUVEEN TAX EXEMPT UNIT TRUST SERIES 734
497, 1994-06-15
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NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     CONNECTICUT
     TRUST 265
              (CONNECTICUT TRADITIONAL TRUST 265)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            5.32% to 5.53%
            as of 06/13/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.38% to 5.60%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  67094E 436 Monthly Payment Option
                  67094E 444 Quarterly Payment Option
                  67094E 451 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Connecticut
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--CONNECTICUT TRADITIONAL TRUST 265
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT JUNE 14, 1994
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  290,000    Connecticut Development Authority, Water Facilities                2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Refunding Revenue Bonds (Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
                  Project-1993B Series), 5.50% Due 6/1/28. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities             2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
                  Issue, Series D, 5.00% Due 7/1/22. (Original issue
                  discount bonds delivered on or about December 29, 1993 at
                  a price of 94.491% of principal amount.)(MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities            2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Britain General Hospital
                  Issue, Series B, 6.00% Due 7/1/24. (AMBAC Insured.)
     210,000    State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities             2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Francis Hospital and
                  Medical Center Issue, Series C, 5.00% Due 7/1/23. (FGIC
                  Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities             2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority Revenue Bonds, Trinity College Issue, Series D,
                  6.125% Due 7/1/24. (FGIC Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Bonds,                2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, 1994 Series A,               1/2
                  5.65% Due 4/1/14. (FGIC Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Clean Water Fund Revenue Bonds, 1994         2004 at 102          AA+           Aa
                  Series,
                150M-5.70% Due 6/1/11,
                100M-5.75% Due 6/1/13,
                250M-5.80% Due 6/1/16.
                (When issued.)
     500,000    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Refunding          2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, Series 1993 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.25% Due            1/2
                  7/1/18. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
                  about July 15, 1993 at a price of 93.414% of principal
                  amount.)(FSA Insured.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION
Sales charge/volume discount applies on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen
trust units. Estimated Current Return equals net income divided by offering
price. Estimated Long Term Return represents an average of the yields to
maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and
sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Estimated Current Return (2)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.84          5.32%            5.35%            5.37%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.68          5.33             5.36             5.38
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.42          5.34             5.37             5.39
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.16          5.36             5.39             5.41
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.38          5.40             5.43             5.45
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.87          5.43             5.46             5.48
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           98.36          5.45             5.49             5.51
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.86          5.48             5.51             5.53
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.84          5.38%            5.41%            5.43%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.68          5.39             5.42             5.44
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.42          5.41             5.43             5.45
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.16          5.42             5.45             5.46
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.38          5.46             5.49             5.51
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.87          5.49             5.52             5.54
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           98.36          5.52             5.55             5.57
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.86          5.55             5.58             5.60
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to Date of Deposit. The estimated
    current return for purchases made on such date will be as shown, as long as
    the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
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INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                       Normal
                                                                                                                   Distributions
Connecticut Traditional Trust                            1994                                  1995                  per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------
Record Date*..........................        7/1            8/1           11/1            2/1            5/1
Distribution Date.....................       7/15           8/15          11/15           2/15           5/15
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2533(1)                                                               $  5.3642
                                                             --------    $.4470 every month    --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2533(1)   $   .4494(2)   $  1.3482      $  1.3482      $  1.3482      $  5.3962
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2533(1)                  $  1.8048(3)                  $  2.7072      $  5.4152
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) The second distribution under the quarterly distribution plan represents a 1-month distribution; subsequent quarterly
    distributions will be regular 3-month distributions.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 4-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.10 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01490 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (07/01/94), accrued interest will total
$0.2533 per unit for the 17-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 07/01/94 is $.2533 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01490              Quarterly - $0.01498
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01504
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 26.3 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in June, 2011, with the last bond maturity
being June, 2028.
 
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QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
- -------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       Rating          Percent of Portfolio
      Category              Par Value
<S>                    <C>                   <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                         86%
AA                          14
                           ---
                           100%
</TABLE>
 
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CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
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NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     VIRGINIA
     TRUST 288
              (VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 288)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            5.50% to 5.71%
            as of 06/13/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.47% to 5.68%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  6706L5 341 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706L5 358 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706L5 366 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Virginia
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 288
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT JUNE 14, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    City of Chesapeake, Virginia, Water and Sewer System Revenue       2004 at 102          A+             A
                  Refunding Bonds, Series of 1994, 5.125% Due 5/1/21.
     445,000    Loudoun County Sanitation Authority (Virginia), Water and          2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1994, 5.25%
                  Due 1/1/30. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
                  about March 30, 1994 at a price of 89.666% of principal
                  amount.)(MBIA Insured.)
     525,000    Peninsula Ports Authority of Virginia, Health System Revenue       2002 at 102          AA-           Aa
                  and Refunding Bonds (Riverside Health System Project),
                  Series 1992-A, 6.625% Due 7/1/18.
     500,000    Pittsylvania County, Virginia, General Obligation Public           2004 at 102           A             A
                  Improvement Bonds, Series of 1994, 6.00% Due 7/1/14.
     500,000    City of Richmond, Virginia, General Obligation Public              2003 at 102          AA            A1
                  Improvement Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.50% Due
                  1/15/22.
     500,000    Richmond Metropolitan Authority (Virginia), Expressway             2002 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 1992-B, 6.25% Due
                  7/15/22. (FGIC Insured.)
     530,000    Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (Virginia), Regional Water       2004 at 101          A+            Aa
                  and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series of 1994, 6.00% Due            1/2
                  10/1/18. (When issued.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION
Sales charge/volume discount applies on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen
trust units. Estimated Current Return equals net income divided by offering
price. Estimated Long Term Return represents an average of the yields to
maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and
sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Estimated Current Return (2)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    102.24          5.50%            5.53%            5.55%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          102.08          5.50             5.54             5.55
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          101.81          5.52             5.55             5.57
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          101.55          5.53             5.56             5.58
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50          100.76          5.58             5.61             5.63
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00          100.24          5.60             5.64             5.66
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           99.72          5.63             5.67             5.69
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           99.21          5.66             5.70             5.71
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    102.24          5.47%            5.50%            5.52%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          102.08          5.47             5.50             5.52
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          101.81          5.49             5.52             5.54
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          101.55          5.50             5.53             5.55
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50          100.76          5.55             5.58             5.60
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00          100.24          5.58             5.61             5.63
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           99.72          5.61             5.64             5.66
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           99.21          5.64             5.66             5.68
</TABLE>
 
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to Date of Deposit. The estimated
    current return for purchases made on such date will be as shown, as long as
    the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                       Normal
                                                                                                                   Distributions
Virginia Traditional Trust                               1994                                  1995                  per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------
Record Date*..........................        7/1            8/1           11/1            2/1            5/1
Distribution Date.....................       7/15           8/15          11/15           2/15           5/15
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2652(1)                                                               $  5.6184
                                                             --------    $.4680 every month    --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2652(1)   $   .4707(2)   $  1.4121      $  1.4121      $  1.4121      $  5.6504
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2652(1)                  $  1.8888(3)                  $  2.8332      $  5.6694
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) The second distribution under the quarterly distribution plan represents a 1-month distribution; subsequent quarterly
    distributions will be regular 3-month distributions.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 4-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.11 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01560 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (07/01/94), accrued interest will total
$0.2652 per unit for the 17-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 07/01/94 is $.2652 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01560              Quarterly - $0.01569
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01574
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
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                                                          734
<PAGE>
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 26.5 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in July, 2014, with the last bond maturity
being January, 2030.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
- -------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       Rating          Percent of Portfolio
      Category              Par Value
<S>                    <C>                   <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                         27%
AA                          45
A1/A+                       14
A                           14
                           ---
                           100%
</TABLE>
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     ARIZONA
     INSURED
     TRUST 33
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.25% to 5.46%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.27% to 5.48%
            as of 06/13/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.41% to 5.63%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  67101J 287 Monthly Payment Option
                  67101J 295 Quarterly Payment Option
                  67101J 303 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Arizona
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, ARIZONA INSURED TRUST 33
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT JUNE 14, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    Certificates of Participation, Series 1994B (University of         2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Arizona Administrative and Parking Facilities Project),
                  6.00% Due 7/15/23. (When issued.)
     500,000    Town of Gilbert, Arizona, General Obligation Bonds (Projects       2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  of 1988), Series C (1994), 5.50% Due 7/1/19. (Original
                  issue discount bonds will be delivered on or about June
                  28, 1994 at a price of 94.181% of principal amount.)(When
                  issued.)
     500,000    The Industrial Development Authority of the County of              2002 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Maricopa (Arizona), Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds
                  (Catholic Healthcare West), 1992 Series A, 6.00% Due
                  7/1/21.
     500,000    City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation (Arizona),           2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Wastewater System Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
                  1993, 5.00% Due 7/1/12.
     500,000    The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima,        No Optional          AAA           Aaa
                  Arizona, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Carondelet               Call
                  Health Care Corporation of Arizona Issue, Series 1993,
                  5.15% Due 7/1/09.
     500,000    Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power              2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  District, Arizona, Salt River Project Electric System
                  Refunding Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series B, 5.25% Due 1/1/19.
     500,000    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Refunding          2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, Series 1993 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.25% Due            1/2
                  7/1/18. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
                  about July 15, 1993 at a price of 93.414% of principal
                  amount.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION
Sales charge/volume discount applies on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen
trust units. Estimated Current Return equals net income divided by offering
price. Estimated Long Term Return represents an average of the yields to
maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and
sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Estimated Current Return (2)
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public      -----------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering         Monthly           Quarterly            Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)        Payment            Payment               Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------   ---------------    ---------------    ---------------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.25     (5.25%)  5.27%     (5.28%)  5.30%     (5.30%)  5.32%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.10     (5.26)   5.28      (5.29)   5.31      (5.31)   5.33
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.84     (5.27)   5.29      (5.30)   5.32      (5.32)   5.34
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.58     (5.28)   5.30      (5.32)   5.34      (5.34)   5.36
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.81     (5.33)   5.35      (5.36)   5.38      (5.38)   5.40
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.31     (5.35)   5.37      (5.39)   5.41      (5.41)   5.42
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           96.81     (5.38)   5.40      (5.41)   5.43      (5.43)   5.45
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.32     (5.41)   5.43      (5.44)   5.46      (5.46)   5.48
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.25          5.41%            5.44%            5.46%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.10          5.42             5.45             5.46
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.84          5.43             5.46             5.48
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.58          5.45             5.47             5.49
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.81          5.49             5.52             5.54
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.31          5.52             5.55             5.57
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           96.81          5.55             5.58             5.60
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.32          5.58             5.61             5.63
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                       Normal
                                                                                                                   Distributions
Arizona Insured Trust                                    1994                                  1995                  per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------
Record Date*..........................        7/1            8/1           11/1            2/1            5/1
Distribution Date.....................       7/15           8/15          11/15           2/15           5/15
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2468(1)                                                               $  5.2280
                                                             --------    $.4356 every month    --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2468(1)   $   .4383(2)   $  1.3149      $  1.3149      $  1.3149      $  5.2600
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2468(1)                  $  1.7592(3)                  $  2.6388      $  5.2790
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) The second distribution under the quarterly distribution plan represents a 1-month distribution; subsequent quarterly
    distributions will be regular 3-month distributions.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 4-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.10 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01452 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (07/01/94), accrued interest will total
$0.2468 per unit for the 17-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 07/01/94 is $.2468 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01452              Quarterly - $0.01461
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01466
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          734
<PAGE>
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 23.3 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in July, 2009, with the last bond maturity
being July, 2023.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
* Insurance relates specifically to the bonds and not to the units or to the
  market value of units. Terms of the insurance are more fully described in the
  prospectus. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its
  commitments. See Section 5 of the prospectus for details.
- -------------------------------------------------------
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     FLORIDA
     INSURED
     TRUST 192
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.25% to 5.46%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.26% to 5.47%
            as of 06/13/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.38% to 5.60%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  6706H3 341 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706H3 358 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706H3 366 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Florida
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, FLORIDA INSURED TRUST 192
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT JUNE 14, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    State Board of Education of Florida, Public Education              2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Capital Outlay Refunding Bonds, 1993 Series D, 5.20% Due
                  6/1/23. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     525,000    Florida Municipal Power Agency, All-Requirements Power             2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Supply Project Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, 5.10% Due
                  10/1/25.
     500,000    Dade County, Florida, Public Facilities Revenue Bonds              2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  (Jackson Memorial Hospital), Series 1993, 5.625% Due
                  6/1/18.
     500,000    Jacksonville Electric Authority (Jacksonville, Florida),           2002 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Bulk Power Supply System Revenue Bonds (Scherer 4 Project,
                  Refunding Issue, Series 1993 A), 5.25% Due 10/1/21.
     500,000    Orlando Utilities Commission (Florida), Water and Electric         2002 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, 5.125% Due 10/1/19.
     475,000    Pinellas County, Florida, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1994,        2002 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  5.80% Due 10/1/19.
     500,000    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Refunding          2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, Series 1993 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.25% Due            1/2
                  7/1/18. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
                  about July 15, 1993 at a price of 93.414% of principal
                  amount.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION
Sales charge/volume discount applies on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen
trust units. Estimated Current Return equals net income divided by offering
price. Estimated Long Term Return represents an average of the yields to
maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and
sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Estimated Current Return (2)
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public      -----------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering         Monthly           Quarterly            Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)        Payment            Payment               Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------   ---------------    ---------------    ---------------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     97.18     (5.25%)  5.26%     (5.28%)  5.29%     (5.30%)  5.31%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           97.03     (5.26)   5.26      (5.29)   5.30      (5.31)   5.32
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           96.77     (5.27)   5.28      (5.30)   5.31      (5.32)   5.33
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           96.52     (5.28)   5.29      (5.32)   5.32      (5.34)   5.34
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           95.77     (5.33)   5.33      (5.36)   5.37      (5.38)   5.39
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           95.28     (5.35)   5.36      (5.39)   5.39      (5.41)   5.41
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           94.79     (5.38)   5.39      (5.41)   5.42      (5.43)   5.44
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           94.31     (5.41)   5.41      (5.44)   5.45      (5.46)   5.47
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     97.18          5.38%            5.41%            5.43%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           97.03          5.39             5.42             5.44
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           96.77          5.41             5.43             5.45
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           96.52          5.42             5.45             5.46
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           95.77          5.46             5.49             5.51
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           95.28          5.49             5.52             5.54
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           94.79          5.52             5.55             5.57
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           94.31          5.55             5.58             5.60
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                       Normal
                                                                                                                   Distributions
Florida Insured Trust                                    1994                                  1995                  per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------
Record Date*..........................        7/1            8/1           11/1            2/1            5/1
Distribution Date.....................       7/15           8/15          11/15           2/15           5/15
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2410(1)                                                               $  5.1068
                                                             --------    $.4254 every month    --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2410(1)   $   .4281(2)   $  1.2843      $  1.2843      $  1.2843      $  5.1388
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2410(1)                  $  1.7184(3)                  $  2.5776      $  5.1578
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) The second distribution under the quarterly distribution plan represents a 1-month distribution; subsequent quarterly
    distributions will be regular 3-month distributions.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 4-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.10 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01418 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (07/01/94), accrued interest will total
$0.2410 per unit for the 17-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 07/01/94 is $.2410 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01418              Quarterly - $0.01427
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01432
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          734
<PAGE>
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 26.6 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in June, 2018, with the last bond maturity
being October, 2025.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
* Insurance relates specifically to the bonds and not to the units or to the
  market value of units. Terms of the insurance are more fully described in the
  prospectus. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its
  commitments. See Section 5 of the prospectus for details.
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     NEW YORK
     INSURED
     TRUST 218
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.38% to 5.60%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.41% to 5.62%
            as of 06/13/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.49% to 5.70%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  6706H5 619 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706H5 627 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706H5 635 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in New York, Connecticut & Florida
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, NEW YORK INSURED TRUST 218
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT JUNE 14, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  525,000    Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State                2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  University Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series
                  1992A, 6.00% Due 5/15/22. (Original issue discount bonds
                  delivered on or about December 30, 1992 at a price of
                  92.25% of principal amount.)
     525,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency, Service Contract            2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Obligation Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series A, 5.875% Due
                  9/15/14.
     525,000    New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (A Public         2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Benefit Corporation of the State of New York), Series                1/2
                  1994A Bonds, 5.25% Due 4/1/19.
     435,000    New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency,             2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Mental Health Services Facilities Improvement Revenue
                  Bonds, 1993 Series F Refunding, 5.375% Due 2/15/14.
                  (General Obligation Bonds.)
     465,000    New York State Urban Development Corporation, Correctional         2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Capital Facilities Revenue Bonds, 1993A Refunding Series,
                  5.25% Due 1/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered
                  on or about January 4, 1994 at a price of 92.542% of
                  principal amount.)
     525,000    The City of New York (New York), General Obligation Bonds,         2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Fiscal 1994 Series H, Subseries H-1, 6.125% Due 8/1/10.              1/2
     500,000    New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority,       2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fixed Rate Fiscal              1/2
                  1994 Series F, 5.75% Due 6/15/20.
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  $3,500,000
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</TABLE>
 
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION
Sales charge/volume discount applies on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen
trust units. Estimated Current Return equals net income divided by offering
price. Estimated Long Term Return represents an average of the yields to
maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and
sales charges.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Estimated Current Return (2)
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public      -----------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering         Monthly           Quarterly            Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)        Payment            Payment               Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------   ---------------    ---------------    ---------------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.85     (5.38%)  5.41%     (5.41%)  5.44%     (5.43%)  5.46%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.69     (5.39)   5.41      (5.42)   5.45      (5.44)   5.46
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.43     (5.40)   5.43      (5.43)   5.46      (5.45)   5.48
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.17     (5.42)   5.44      (5.45)   5.47      (5.47)   5.49
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.39     (5.46)   5.48      (5.49)   5.52      (5.51)   5.54
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.88     (5.49)   5.51      (5.52)   5.55      (5.54)   5.56
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           98.37     (5.52)   5.54      (5.55)   5.57      (5.57)   5.59
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.87     (5.54)   5.57      (5.58)   5.60      (5.60)   5.62
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.85          5.49%            5.52%            5.54%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.69          5.49             5.52             5.54
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.43          5.51             5.54             5.56
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.17          5.52             5.55             5.57
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.39          5.57             5.60             5.62
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.88          5.60             5.63             5.65
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           98.37          5.63             5.66             5.68
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.87          5.66             5.68             5.70
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
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INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                       Normal
                                                                                                                   Distributions
New York Insured Trust                                   1994                                  1995                  per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------
Record Date*..........................        7/1            8/1           11/1            2/1            5/1
Distribution Date.....................       7/15           8/15          11/15           2/15           5/15
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Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2573(1)                                                               $  5.4515
                                                             --------    $.4542 every month    --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2573(1)   $   .4569(2)   $  1.3707      $  1.3707      $  1.3707      $  5.4835
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2573(1)                  $  1.8336(3)                  $  2.7504      $  5.5025
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<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) The second distribution under the quarterly distribution plan represents a 1-month distribution; subsequent quarterly
    distributions will be regular 3-month distributions.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 4-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.11 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01514 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (07/01/94), accrued interest will total
$0.2573 per unit for the 17-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 07/01/94 is $.2573 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01514              Quarterly - $0.01523
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01528
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 23.1 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in August, 2010, with the last bond
maturity being May, 2022.
 
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BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
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CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
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NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
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REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
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* Insurance relates specifically to the bonds and not to the units or to the
  market value of units. Terms of the insurance are more fully described in the
  prospectus. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its
  commitments. See Section 5 of the prospectus for details.
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