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NUVEEN Investment
ANNUAL REPORT May 31, 2000
EXCHANGE-TRADED Funds
Dependable, tax-free income to help you keep more of what you earn.
GEORGIA
NPG
MARYLAND
NMY
NORTH CAROLINA
NNC
VIRGINIA
NPV
INVEST WELL.
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Credit Quality
HIGHLIGHTS As of May 31, 2000
NUVEEN GEORGIA PREMIUM INCOME
MUNICIPAL FUND (NPG)
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AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 64%
AA 18%
A 18%
NUVEEN MARYLAND PREMIUM INCOME
MUNICIPAL FUND (NMY)
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AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 60%
AA 17%
A 13%
BBB/NR 10%
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA PREMIUM INCOME
MUNICIPAL FUND (NNC)
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AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 35%
AA 39%
A 14%
BBB/NR 12%
NUVEEN VIRGINIA PREMIUM INCOME
MUNICIPAL FUND (NPV)
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AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 49%
AA 23%
A 16%
BBB/NR 12%
CONTENTS
1 Dear Shareholder
3 NPG Portfolio Manager's Comments
6 NPG Performance Overview
7 NMY Portfolio Manager's Comments
10 NMY Performance Overview
11 NNC Portfolio Manager's Comments
14 NNC Performance Overview
15 NPV Portfolio Manager's Comments
18 NPV Performance Overview
19 Shareholder Meeting Report
21 Report of Independent Auditors
22 Portfolio of Investments
37 Statement of Net Assets
38 Statement of Operations
39 Statement of Changes in Net Assets
41 Notes to Financial Statements
45 Financial Highlights
48 Build Your Wealth Automatically
49 Fund Information
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Photo of: Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Chairman of the Board
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"BUILDING AND SUSTAINING WEALTH REQUIRES SOUND, ONGOING ADVICE."
Dear SHAREHOLDER
The primary objective of your Nuveen Municipal Exchange-Traded Fund is to
provide dependable, attractive tax-free dividends. I am very happy to report
that your Fund continued to achieve this goal during the period covered by this
report. For more specifics on this performance, I encourage you to read the
Portfolio Manager's Comments and Performance Overview pages for your Fund that
follow this letter.
We believe that your Nuveen Exchange-Traded Fund, as an income-oriented
investment, is well positioned to be a core element of your long-term investment
program. With the help of your financial advisor, all of us at Nuveen
Investments are dedicated to providing the services, products, perspectives, and
solutions that you need to help you meet your personal and family goals.
NEW WAYS TO THINK ABOUT WEALTH
Over the past few years, much attention has been directed toward the ways
investors are accumulating wealth. At Nuveen, we believe it is equally important
for investors to focus on preserving that wealth, on the responsibilities that
accompany wealth, and on the legacies we will leave for future generations.
This long-term perspective is key to understanding our portfolio management
strategies, our insistence on quality, and our determination to provide
investments that can withstand the test of time. It is a philosophy that we
think is well encapsulated in our brand theme: Invest Well. Look Ahead. Leave
Your Mark.
INVEST WELL
Building and sustaining the wealth that can result in lasting legacies requires
a well-developed plan, sound ongoing advice, and the discipline to remain
focused on long-term results. With today's abundance of investment products and
offers, it also increasingly requires an experienced and trusted advisor who can
guide you through the opportunities and the pitfalls. With so much potentially
at stake, Nuveen Investments is dedicated to delivering quality products like
your Nuveen Fund through the financial advisors who assist you in making wise
investment choices and help you manage your most important financial assets.
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"WE BELIEVE YOUR NUVEEN EXCHANGE- TRADED FUND IS WELL POSITIONED TO BE A CORE
ELEMENT OF YOUR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PROGRAM."
LOOK AHEAD
We urge all our investors to look ahead, not only toward their own goals and
futures, but those of future generations as well. We now stand on the threshold
of a new century, anticipating a time of change, discovery, and potential that
may one day make the year 2000 seem as archaic as the year 1900. While we cannot
know all that the future will bring, we do know that a well-diversified, care
fully monitored investment program that combines elements of growth, income, and
capital preservation forms a solid foundation that can help us meet whatever
opportunities and challenges the new century has to offer.
LEAVE YOUR MARK
With the enormous wealth creation of the past decade and the considerable
intergenerational transfer of wealth that is expected to occur over the next 20
years, investors today have a significant opportunity to shape the financial
future for themselves and their families. These opportunities may include
establishing trusts, endowments, or legacies that can directly affect our
families and communities for generations to come. We at Nuveen Investments are
committed to facilitating and raising the level of dialogue between investors
and their financial advisors in ways that help meet goals that extend far beyond
the boundaries of a single life span.
Since 1898, the name Nuveen has been synonymous with quality investments,
careful research and prudent management. Today, more than ever, the investments
and services we offer through financial advisors are designed to be well suited
to those who recognize and embrace the need for building and managing wealth. We
encourage you to speak with your financial advisor about how you can enhance
your investment program in ways that can help you Invest Well, Look Ahead, and
Leave Your Mark.
Sincerely,
/s/ Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Chairman of the Board
July 17, 2000
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Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPG)
Portfolio Manager's
COMMENTS
Portfolio manager Tom O'Shaughnessy reviews the economy, its impact on the
municipal market and fund performance, and the key strategies used to manage the
Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPG). Tom, who has more than 16
years of experience as an investment professional at Nuveen, has managed NPG
since 1998.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED THE ECONOMY VER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
First, let's take a look at the national economy to gain some perspective on
what's been happening in Georgia. The U.S. economy is now in its tenth year of
uninterrupted expansion, the longest continuous economic expansion in the
nation's history. Over the past 12 months, the rapid pace of this expansion has
been of immense concern to the Federal Reserve, which watched carefully for any
signs that the booming economy was about to trigger a resurgence of inflation.
To pre-empt this threat, the Fed in June 1999 began a series of six short-term
interest rate increases that eventually raised the federal funds rate by 1.75%
to 6.50%, the highest level in almost a decade. As the Fed acted and then
signaled its willingness to continue tightening, investor uncertainty grew, the
equity markets became increasingly volatile, and bond prices declined as yields
pushed higher. While many of the growth trends and the relatively benign
inflation that have been the hallmarks of this expansion remain in place, we
have recently seen some preliminary indications that the Fed's tightening
strategy may be having the desired effect of slowing the economy. Investors
continue to hope that the Fed proves to be right, successfully engineering a
soft landing for the U.S. economy.
Georgia's robust economy, while projected to slow somewhat in the near term, is
still expected to outpace the national economy, due to the growth of the Atlanta
metropolitan area and the state's expanding export markets. As of the period
covered by this report, Atlanta and the surrounding area accounted for almost
70% of the job creation and population growth in the state. Employment statewide
has been growing at more than twice the national rate, with gains in the
construction, financial services, and high-tech sectors. As of May 2000, the
unemployment rate in Georgia was 3.5%, down from 3.7% in May 1999 and below the
national average of 4.1%.
In one of the largest transactions to date in 2000, Hartsfield International
Airport issued $1 billion in bonds, with proceeds to be used to fund
construction of a new international terminal, new runway, and consolidated
rental car facilities. In addition, the state's investment in port facilities in
Savannah has enabled Georgia to compete with ports in Louisiana and Florida.
Overall, Georgia has excellent debt policies, sound fiscal operations, and
promising potential. This assessment is reflected in the Aaa/AAA/AAA credit
ratings from the three major rating agencies.
HOW HAVE THESE EVENTS IMPACTED THE MUNICIPAL MARKET?
The cumulative effects of the economic events of the past 12 months were
negative for the fixed-income markets, including municipal bonds. Once the Fed
began its series of interest rate hikes, the rise in municipal yields
accelerated. Over the 12 months ended May 2000, long-term municipal yields rose
nationally almost 75 basis points, compared with a gain of about 20 points in
30-year Treasury yields. The Treasury market was affected during the period by
the announcement that the U.S. Treasury would be buying back a substantial
amount of U.S. Government debt and reduce additional new issuance of certain
maturities. The possibility of decreased supply helped support Treasury bond
prices. Municipals were unaffected by this repurchase policy
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and therefore were subject to the full effect of market forces. As a result, by
the end of May 2000, long-term municipal yields nationally were 103% of 30-year
Treasury yields, compared with the historical average of 86% for the period
1986-1999.
During the first five months of 2000, new municipal issuance nationwide declined
24% from the level of the same period in 1999. New issuance in Georgia during
this period totaled $1.82 billion, down 25% from 1999, in line with national
figures. This decline continued the trend begun last year, as the rising
interest rate environ ment deterred municipalities from issuing new bonds or
refinancing old debt. Overall, the decline in supply helped to offset some of
the negative impact that higher interest rates and equity market activity had on
the demand for municipal bonds and, ultimately, on bond prices. Over the past 12
months, demand from individual investors provided some support for a municipal
market experiencing a decline in demand from institutional investors,
particularly mutual and money market funds.
WAS NPG'S DIVIDEND AFFECTED BY THIS ENVIRONMENT?
As of May 31, 2000, NPG had provided shareholders with 64 consecutive months of
steady or increasing dividends. Good call protection within NPG's portfolio
helped to maintain the dividend of this Fund by reducing some of the forced
turnover that bond calls can generate. We will continue to actively manage the
Fund in an effort to mitigate the longer-term effects of the bond call process,
and we believe NPG's portfolio is well positioned to continue generating
attractive income in the months ahead.
NPG is a leveraged Fund. Leverage can enhance the dividends paid to common
shareholders, but the extent of the benefit is tied to some degree to the
short-term rates the Fund pays its MuniPreferred(R) shareholders. As short-term
rates rise, the income available for common shareholder dividends decreases. As
noted, the Federal Reserve has raised short-term rates six times between June
1999 and May 2000, and these actions have had a corresponding effect on
short-term municipal rates. This may begin to exert an influence on the Fund's
common share dividends if short-rates remain at high recent levels.
OVERALL, HOW DID NPG PERFORM OVER THE PAST YEAR?
For the 12 months ended May 31, 2000, NPG produced a total return on net asset
value (NAV) as shown in the accompanying table. For comparison purposes,
the annual returns for the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index1 and appropriate
Lipper Peer Group2 are also presented.
LEHMAN
TOTAL LIPPER
MARKET YIELD TOTAL RETURN ON NAV RETURN1 AVERAGE2
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1 YEAR 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
TAXABLE- ENDED TAXABLE- ENDED ENDED
5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 5/31/00
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NPG 6.46% 9.94% -5.87% -2.79% -0.86% -6.34%
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Past performance is not predictive of future results.
For additional information, see the individual Performance Overview for NPG in
this report.
The relative underperformance of NPG's total return on NAV compared with the
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index can be attributed largely to the Fund's
duration4, which measures the Fund's NAV volatility in reaction to interest rate
movements. This is a leveraged Fund, and while leverage can enhance the
dividends paid to common shareholders, it also has the effect of lengthening a
Fund's duration. In addition, durations often are lengthened as we look to
maintain call protection within a portfolio. As of May 31, 2000, NPG's duration
was 14.39, compared with the unleveraged Lehman index's 7.46.
We believe that NPG's longer duration and good call protection should help to
strengthen the relative stability of the Fund's common share dividends over the
long term and also position the Fund to benefit from any market recovery in the
future.
1 NPG's performance is compared with that of the national Lehman Brothers
Municipal Bond Index, an unleveraged index comprising a broad range of
investment-grade municipal bonds. Results for the Lehman index do not
reflect any expenses.
2 NPG's total return is compared with the average annualized return of the 19
funds in the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category. Fund and
Lipper returns assume reinvest ment of dividends.
3 The taxable-equivalent yield/total return represents the yield/total return
that must be earned on a taxable investment in order to equal the
yield/total return of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. The
taxable-equivalent yield is based on the Fund's market yield on the
indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%,
while the taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total
return as of the indicated date and the combined 35% federal and state
income tax rate.
4 Fund duration, also known as leverage-adjusted duration, takes into account
the leveraging process for the Fund and there fore is generally longer than
the duration of the actual portfolio of individual bonds that make up the
Fund. Unless otherwise noted, references to duration in this commentary are
intended to indicate Fund duration.
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WHAT ABOUT NPG'S SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE?
Over the past 12 months, the uncertainty of the economic environment, coupled
with investors' focus on equity market performance, tended to dampen interest in
most fixed-income products. This lack of demand put pressure on the prices of
many municipal bond investments, including NPG. As shown in the chart on the
Performance Overview page for NPG, the Fund's share price declined over the past
year. Since the decline in share price was greater than the decline in the
Fund's NAV, NPG saw its premium (share price above NAV) move to a discount
(share price below NAV) over the past 12 months. With the market price of this
Fund now lower than the actual value of the bonds in the portfolio, shareholders
may want to consider taking advantage of this opportunity to add to their
holdings of NPG.
WHAT KEY STRATEGIES WERE USED TO MANAGE NPG DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
2000?
The past 12 months represented a challenging period for all fixed-income
investments. In addition, we believe the Fund's portfolio currently is well
positioned. This, plus the tight supply of new issuance in the Georgia municipal
market, meant that trading over the past six months was kept to a minimum.
However, we did take advantage of several selected opportunities to provide
additional diversification, to strengthen NPG's long-term dividend-paying
capabilities, and to enhance tax efficiency by offsetting potential capital
gains with capital losses.
We sold several bonds in demand by individual investors at attractive prices,
including prerefunded bonds and bonds with short call dates, in order to
reinvest in other issues with higher coupons or better call protection. We also
continued to carefully watch the healthcare sector, which as been under
considerable pressure from deregulation. In our opinion, this situation
generated several opportunities to purchase bonds that carried very attractive
prices relative to our estimation of their underlying value. This is an area
where we rely on Nuveen Research for expert assessments, both on an industry and
individual issuer level.
As of May 31, 2000, NPG offered excellent credit quality, with 82% of its assets
invested in bonds rated AAA/U.S. guaranteed or AA. The remainder of the Fund was
invested in bonds with an A rating. Although we continue to look for lower-rated
securities as a way of adding higher yields to the portfolio, especially in
light of the wider credit spreads of recent months, BBB and non-rated bonds are
found infrequently in the Georgia market.
WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR NPG?
Going forward, we plan to continue to look for opportunities to add incremental
income to the portfolio by purchasing non-rated and lower-rated securities as
they become available in the Georgia market. We will also continue to track the
healthcare sector and - to some degree - the multifamily housing market. Many
federally sponsored housing programs are currently undergoing changes, and we
believe this is creating opportunities that the market has not yet recognized.
In terms of bond calls, NPG currently offers excellent levels of call
protection, with only 5% of its portfolio subject to calls between now and the
end of 2001. We will continue to monitor bond call activity in an effort to take
advantage of opportunities to add bonds that extend call protection.
Overall, we plan to focus on the same strategies that we have emphasized over
the past year, including strengthening dividend-payment capabilities. We expect
the market to continue to work its way through a period of uncertainty that may
last beyond the fall elections. Opportunities do arise in these types of
markets, and we believe we are ready to take advantage of developing situations.
We believe NPG continues to be well positioned to provide attractive income and
a measure of portfolio diversification that can be a valuable benefit to
investors now and in the years ahead.
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NPG
Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund
Performance
OVERVIEW As of May 31, 2000
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
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Inception Date 5/93
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Share Price $12 7/16
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Net Asset Value $12.80
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Market Yield 6.46%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal Income Tax Rate)1 9.36%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal and State Income Tax Rate)1 9.94%
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Fund Net Assets ($000) $75,791
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Average Effective Maturity (Years) 19.80
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 14.39
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -18.84% -5.87%
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5-Year 7.39% 4.90%
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Since Inception 2.85% 4.40%
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TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT TOTAL RETURN2
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -16.11% -2.79%
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5-Year 10.54% 8.01%
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Since Inception 5.87% 7.43%
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TOP FIVE SECTORS (AS A % OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
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Tax Obligation/Limited 18%
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Utilities 14%
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Housing/Multifamily 13%
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U.S. Guaranteed 12%
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Education and Civic Organizations 10%
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1999-2000 MONTHLY TAX-FREE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE3
6/99 0.67
7/99 0.67
8/99 0.67
9/99 0.67
10/99 0.67
11/99 0.67
12/99 0.67
1/00 0.67
2/00 0.67
3/00 0.67
4/00 0.67
5/00 0.67
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SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE
6/4/99 16.13
16.13
16.19
16.06
16.19
16.25
16.25
16.19
16
15.94
15.31
15.13
15.31
15.38
14.88
14.63
14.56
14.56
14.19
14.06
14
13.94
13.63
13.75
13.63
13.5
13.38
12.63
12.69
12.75
12.56
12.63
12.81
13.31
13.19
13
13.06
12.69
12.38
12.25
12.25
12.44
12.56
12.5
12.5
12.56
12.63
12.5
12.5
12.44
5/31/00 12.4375
Weekly Closing Price
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
1 Taxable-equivalent yield represents the yield on a taxable investment
necessary to equal the yield of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. It
is calculated using the current market yield and a federal income tax rate
of 31%. The rate shown for federal and state highlights the added value of
owning shares that are also exempt from state income taxes. It is based on
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%.
2 Taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total return and
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%. It represents the
return on a taxable investment necessary to equal the return of the Nuveen
Fund on an after-tax basis.
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Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY)
Portfolio Manager's
COMMENTS
Portfolio manager Paul Brennan discusses the impact of the national and Maryland
economy on the municipal market, recent fund performance, and the outlook for
the Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY). Paul began his career
as an investment professional at Flagship in 1991, joining Nuveen in 1997
following Nuveen's acquisition of Flagship. He has managed NMY since August
1999.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED THE ECONOMY OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
To understand what's happening in the Maryland economy, we first need to take a
look at the economy at the national level. While the growth trends and
relatively benign inflation that have been the hallmarks of this country's
decade-long economic expansion remain largely in place, robust consumer
spending, tight labor markets, and rising commodity prices have kept the Federal
Reserve on watch for the possibility that the pace of growth could eventually
trigger a resurgence of inflation. In June 1999, all of this prompted the Fed to
begin a series of six short-term interest rate increases that eventually pushed
the fed funds rate up by 1.75% to 6.50%, the highest level in more than nine
years. As the Fed continued to leave the door open for additional tightenings,
investor uncertainty grew, the equity markets became increasingly volatile, and
bond prices declined as yields moved higher. Recently, however, we have begun to
see some preliminary signs that the Fed's tightenings are having the desired
effect of slowing the economy. Investors continue to hope that the Fed is
successful in counterbalancing some of the current pressures in the economy
without jeopardizing the expansion, engineering a soft landing for the economy.
The Maryland economy continued to perform well, bolstered by the growing number
of high-tech firms that are locating in the suburbs surrounding Washington,
D.C., despite the high cost of doing business in the state. Maryland's
well-educated workforce is a major factor in the state's employment growth,
which continued to exceed the national average. In May 2000, unemploy ment in
the state was 3.2%, down from 3.8% in May 1999 and below the national average of
4.1%. In the near term, a slowdown in federal cutbacks and increased government
spending on defense and health sciences research, as well as developments in the
aero space and distribution sectors, are expected to provide opportunities for
continued economic growth.
From a sector perspective, healthcare providers in the state continue to face
financial pressures. For example, Medstar Health, Inc., a leading provider in
the Baltimore/Washington area, was downgraded by Fitch due to ongoing operating
deficits and a proposed merger with a local medical center, which was expected
to further strain Medstar's financial position. The state as a whole, however,
continues to have an excellent credit rating, with Aaa/AAA/AAA ratings from the
three major agencies.
HOW HAVE THESE EVENTS IMPACTED THE MUNICIPAL MARKET?
The cumulative effects of the economic events of the past 12 months were
negative for the fixed-income markets, including municipal bonds. Once the Fed
began its series of interest rate hikes, the rise in municipal yields
accelerated. Over the 12 months ended May 2000, long-term municipal yields
nationally rose almost 75 basis points, compared with a gain of about 20 points
in 30-year Treasury yields. The Treasury market was affected during the period
by the announcement that the U.S. Treasury would be buying back a substantial
amount of U.S. Government debt and reduce additional new issuance of certain
maturities. The possibility of decreased supply helped support Treasury bond
prices. Municipals were unaffected by this repurchase policy and therefore were
subject to the full effect of market forces. As a result, by the end of May
2000, long-term municipal yields nationally were 103% of 30-year Treasury
yields, compared with the historical average of 86% for the period 1986-1999.
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During the first five months of 2000, new municipal issuance nationwide declined
24% from the January-May level of 1999. The decline in Maryland year-to-date was
even sharper, with a total issuance of $670.6 million, down 33% from the same
period in 1999. The problem of limited issuance in the state was amplified by
the lack of breadth. A geographically small state, Maryland has relatively fewer
political subdivisions and, therefore, relatively fewer borrowers. Most issuance
is concentrated in a few large borrowers, including the state and state agencies
such as the housing authority. This new issuance decline continued the trend
begun last year, as the rising interest rate environment deterred municipalities
from issuing new bonds or refinancing old debt. In addition, robust tax revenue
collections have enabled many issuing entities to use more pay-as-you-go
financing rather than use bonds to fund projects. Overall, the decline in supply
helped to offset some of the negative impact that higher interest rates and
equity market activity had on the demand for municipal bonds and, ultimately, on
bond prices. Over the past 12 months, demand from individual investors provided
some support for a municipal market experiencing a decline in demand from
institutional investors, particularly mutual and money market funds.
WAS NMY'S DIVIDEND AFFECTED BY THIS ENVIRONMENT?
As of May 31, 2000, NMY had provided shareholders with 76 consecutive months of
steady or increasing dividends.Good call protection within NMY's portfolio
helped to maintain the dividend of this Fund by reducing some of the forced
turnover that bond calls can generate. We continue to actively manage the Fund
with an eye toward minimizing the long-term effects of the bond call process,
and we believe NMY's portfolio is well positioned to continue generating
attractive income in the months ahead.
NMY is a leveraged Fund. Leverage can enhance the dividends paid to common
shareholders, but the extent of the benefit is tied to some degree to the
short-term rates the Fund pays its MuniPreferred(R) shareholders. As short-term
rates rise, the income available for common shareholder dividends decreases. As
noted, the Federal Reserve has raised short-term rates six times between June
1999 and May 2000, and these actions have had a corresponding effect on
short-term municipal rates. This may begin to exert an influence on the Fund's
common share dividends if short-term rates remain at recent high levels.
OVERALL, HOW DID NMY PERFORM OVER THE PAST YEAR?
For the 12 months ended May 31, 2000, NMY produced a total return on net asset
value (NAV) as shown in the accompanying table. For comparison purposes, the
annual returns for the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index1 and appropriate
Lipper Peer Group2 are also presented.
LEHMAN
TOTAL LIPPER
MARKET YIELD TOTAL RETURN ON NAV RETURN1 AVERAGE2
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1 YEAR 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
TAXABLE- ENDED TAXABLE- ENDED ENDED
5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 5/31/00
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NMY 5.89% 8.99% -5.57% -2.64% -0.86% -6.34%
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Past performance is not predictive of future results.
For additional information, see the individual Performance Overview for NMY in
this report.
The relative underperformance of NMY's total return on NAV compared with the
national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index can be attributed largely to the
Fund's duration4, which is a measure of a fund's NAV volatility in reaction to
interest rate movements. This is a leveraged Fund, and while leverage can
enhance the dividends paid to common shareholders, it also has the effect of
lengthening a Fund's duration. In addition, durations often are lengthened as we
look to maintain call protection within a portfolio. As of May 31, 2000, NMY's
duration was 14.21, compared with the unleveraged Lehman index's 7.46.
We continue to believe that NMY's longer duration and good call protection
should help to strengthen the relative stability of the Fund's common share
dividends over the long term and also position the Fund to benefit from any
market recovery in the future.
WHAT ABOUT NMY'S SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE?
Over the past 12 months, the uncertainty of the economic environment, coupled
with investors' focus on equity market performance, tended to dampen interest in
most fixed-income products. This lack of demand put pressure on the prices of
many municipal bond investments, including NMY. As shown in the chart on NMY's
Performance Overview page, the Fund's share price declined over the past year.
Because this decline was greater than the decline in the Fund's NAV, the premium
1 NMY's performance is compared with that of the Lehman Brothers Municipal
Bond Index, an unleveraged index comprising a broad range of
investment-grade municipal bonds. Results for the Lehman index do not
reflect any expenses.
2 NMY's total return is compared with the average annualized return of the 19
funds in the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category. Fund and
Lipper returns assume reinvest ment of dividends.
3 The taxable-equivalent yield/total return represents the yield/total return
that must be earned on a taxable investment in order to equal the
yield/total return of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. The
taxable-equivalent yield is based on the Fund's market yield on the
indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.5%,
while the taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total
return as of the indicated date and the combined 34.5% federal and state
income tax rate.
4 Fund duration, also known as leverage-adjusted duration, takes into account
the leveraging process for the Fund and there fore is generally longer than
the duration of the actual portfolio of individual bonds that make up the
Fund. Unless otherwise noted, references to duration in this commentary are
intended to indicate Fund duration.
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(share price above NAV) on NMY narrowed over the past 12 months. In our opinion,
the fact that NMY continued to trade at a premium despite the negative
fixed-income environment illustrates the market's perception of the value of an
investment in this Fund.
WHAT KEY STRATEGIES WERE USED TO MANAGE NMY DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
2000?
The past 12 months represented a challenging period for all fixed-income
investments. However, it also offered opportunities to provide additional
diversification, strengthen NMY's long-term dividend-paying capabilities, and
enhance tax efficiency by offsetting potential capital gains with capital
losses. During the past year, we focused on taking advantage of these
opportunities while continuing to manage the Fund toward its primary objective
of providing dependable tax-free dividends over the long term.
Although the Maryland municipal market traditionally has limited supply, the
relatively robust issuance seen during the fourth quarter of 1999 in advance of
the Y2K transition enabled us to trade more actively, and we took advantage of
this anomaly. We added bonds issued at county level from throughout the state,
which enabled us to add diversification to the Fund. The higher interest rate
environment of the past year also afforded us an opportunity to execute a series
of trades that added bonds with high current yields to the portfolio while
selling lower-yielding bonds that we had purchased in 1998 and early 1999. These
recent purchases should help us maintain the income generated by NMY's port
folio over time in order to support the Fund's dividend. We also have been
selling bonds in demand by individual investors at attractive prices, including
bonds with short call dates, and buying issues with longer maturities and/or
extended call protection.
On the sector front, we continued to closely watch the healthcare sector, which
has been under considerable pressure as hospitals adjust to deregulation and
tighter federal reimbursement guidelines. Overall during the past 12 months, we
lightened our exposure to this sector from 19% to 17%. However, we believe the
healthcare situation can generate select opportunities to purchase bonds that
carry what we consider to be very attractive prices relative to their underlying
value. For example, we purchased Baa1 bonds issued by the University of Maryland
Medical System, which has strong state support, both politically and
financially. In addition to a financial commitment to operating and maintaining
this hospital system, the state also contributed substantial funds toward the
expansion of the hospital's facilities. We think this bodes well for this issue,
despite the general problems in the sector. In fact, since our purchase, these
bonds have increased in value.
This is another example of the value that can be added by an active bond manager
with an established market presence. Nuveen's pre-issuance participation in
meetings with the borrower and underwriters ensured that we would have access to
purchasing the University of Maryland Medical System bonds, which were in great
demand in the market. Our experienced Research team provided an additional
advantage by supplying the background we needed to understand all important
issues.
As of May 31, 2000, NMY offered excellent credit quality, with 77% of its assets
invested in bonds rated AAA/U.S. guaranteed or AA. This was balanced by a 10%
allocation of BBB/non-rated bonds that generally provided higher yields,
especially as credit spreads widened in recent months.
WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR NMY?
We believe the bonds we added to our portfolio during the fourth quarter of 1999
helped increase diversification and have the potential to further enhance the
Fund's dividend-paying capabilities. NMY currently offers excellent levels of
call protection, with only 2% of its portfolio subject to calls between now and
the end of 2001. We will continue to monitor bond call activity in an effort to
take advantage of opportunities to add bonds that extend call protection. Going
forward, we plan to focus on the same strategies that we have emphasized over
the past year, namely, improving diver sification, enhancing call protection,
and strengthening dividend-payment capabilities.
The market should continue to work its way through a period of uncertainty that
may last beyond the fall elections. Opportunities do arise in these types of
markets, and we believe the Fund is well positioned to take advantage of any
developing situations.
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NMY
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund
Performance
OVERVIEW As of May 31, 2000
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
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Inception Date 3/93
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Share Price $13 1/4
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Net Asset Value $12.83
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Market Yield 5.89%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal Income Tax Rate)1 8.54%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal and State Income Tax Rate)1 8.99%
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Fund Net Assets ($000) $213,399
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Average Effective Maturity (Years) 18.14
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 14.21
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -7.22% -5.57%
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5-Year 7.28% 4.79%
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Since Inception 3.73% 4.22%
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TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT TOTAL RETURN2
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -4.44% -2.64%
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5-Year 10.29% 7.77%
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Since Inception 6.63% 7.12%
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TOP FIVE SECTORS (AS A % OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
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Utilities 20%
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Housing/Multifamily 17%
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Healthcare 17%
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Tax Obligation/Limited 9%
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Tax Obligation/General 8%
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Bar Chart:
1999-2000 MONTHLY TAX-FREE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE3
6/99 0.065
7/99 0.065
8/99 0.065
9/99 0.065
10/99 0.065
11/99 0.065
12/99 0.065
1/00 0.065
2/00 0.065
3/00 0.065
4/00 0.065
5/00 0.065
Line Chart:
SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE
6/4/99 15.06
15.06
15.25
15
15
15.31
15.38
15.69
15.69
15.31
14.69
15
14.88
14.75
14.25
14.13
14.19
14.13
13.94
13.94
14.13
14.06
13.63
13.25
13.06
12.63
11.88
12.25
12.13
12.5
12.25
12.5
12.75
13.13
13.25
13.06
12.88
12.5
12.25
12.38
12.44
12.88
12.88
13.13
12.88
13.38
13.5
13.5
13.25
13.31
5/31/00 13.25
Weekly Closing Price
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
1 Taxable-equivalent yield represents the yield on a taxable investment
necessary to equal the yield of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. It
is calculated using the current market yield and a federal income tax rate
of 31%. The rate shown for federal and state highlights the added value of
owning shares that are also exempt from state income taxes. It is based on
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.5%.
2 Taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total return and
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.5%. It represents the
return on a taxable investment necessary to equal the return of the Nuveen
Fund on an after-tax basis.
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Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund (NNC)
Portfolio Manager's
COMMENTS
Portfolio manager Tom O'Shaughnessy talks about the economy and its impact on
the municipal market and the performance of the Nuveen North Carolina Premium
Income Municipal Fund (NNC). Tom, who has more than 16 years of experience as an
investment professional at Nuveen, has managed NNC since 1998.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED THE ECONOMY OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
First, let's take a look at the national economy to gain some perspective on
what's been happening in North Carolina. The U.S. economy is now in its tenth
year of uninterrupted expansion, the longest continuous economic expansion in
the nation's history. Over the past 12 months, the rapid pace of this expansion
has been of immense concern to the Federal Reserve, which watched carefully for
any signs that the booming economy was about to trigger a resurgence of
inflation. To pre-empt this threat, the Fed in June 1999 began a series of six
short-term interest rate increases that eventually raised the federal funds rate
by 1.75% to 6.50%, the highest level in almost a decade. As the Fed acted and
then signaled its willingness to continue tightening, investor uncertainty grew,
the equity markets became increasingly volatile, and bond prices declined as
yields pushed higher. While many of the growth trends and the relatively benign
inflation that have been the hallmarks of this expansion remain in place, we
have recently seen some preliminary indications that the Fed's tightening
strategy may be having the desired effect of slowing the economy. Investors
continue to hope that the Fed proves to be right, successfully engineering a
soft landing for the U.S. economy.
In the North Carolina economy, we have also seen some moderation in recent
months, due mainly to job losses in the manufacturing and textile sectors and
the continued expenditures associated with the clean-up from Hurricane Floyd.
Overall, however, the job market in North Carolina continued to tighten, with a
state unemployment level of 3.0% as of May 2000, down from 3.1% in May 1999 and
below the national average of 4.1%. Recent gains in high-tech, financial
services, retail, and construction jobs have contributed to the scarcity of
skilled workers. Despite strong growth, however, per capita income levels in the
state remained below national averages. The North Carolina economy is expected
to remain among the fastest growing in the nation, and the state continued to
enjoy excellent credit ratings (Aaa/AAA/AAA) from all three major rating
agencies.
One important aspect of the credit situation in North Carolina is the unresolved
debt load of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency and North Carolina
Municipal Power Agency #1 (Catawba). The state's two major investor-owned
utilities - Duke Energy and Carolina Power & Light - have agreed to assess their
customers a statewide stranded cost charge, with the proceeds used to pay down
the agencies' excessive debt. In return, however, the two utilities would expect
the right to take over the agencies' assets. A commission established to study
electricity deregulation options in the state is expected to reach a decision
regarding this issue in the next few months.
HOW HAVE THESE EVENTS IMPACTED THE MUNICIPAL MARKET?
The cumulative effects of the economic events of the past 12 months were
negative for the fixed-income markets, including municipal bonds. Once the Fed
began its series of interest rate hikes, the rise in municipal yields
accelerated. Over the 12 months ended May 2000, long-term municipal yields
nationally rose almost 75 basis points, compared with a gain of about 20 points
in 30-year Treasury yields. The Treasury market was affected during the period
by the announcement
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that the U.S. Treasury would be buying back a substantial amount of U.S.
Government debt and reduce additional new issuance of certain maturities. The
possibility of decreased supply helped support Treasury bond prices. Municipals
were unaffected by this repurchase policy and therefore were subject to the full
effect of market forces. As a result, by the end of May 2000, long-term
municipal yields nationally were 103% of 30-year Treasury yields, compared with
the historical average of 86% for the period 1986-1999.
During the first five months of 2000, new municipal issuance nationwide declined
24% from the same period of 1999. The decline in North Carolina issuance was
even more severe, with a drop of 38% for this period. This continued the trend
begun last year, as the rising interest rate environment deterred municipalities
from issuing new bonds or refinancing old debt. Overall, the decline in supply
helped to offset some of the negative impact that higher interest rates and
equity market activity had on the demand for municipal bonds and, ultimately, on
bond prices. Over the past 12 months, demand from individual investors provided
some support for a municipal market experiencing a decline in demand from
institutional investors, particularly mutual and money market funds.
WAS NNC'S DIVIDEND AFFECTED BY THIS ENVIRONMENT?
NNC announced a dividend increase in August 1999, and maintained that dividend
through May 31, 2000, the ending date for the period covered by this report.
However, on June 1, the Fund announced a dividend reduction, in large part
because of rising short-term interest rates.
NNC is a leveraged fund. Leverage can enhance the dividends paid to common
shareholders, but the extent of the benefit is tied to some degree to the
short-term rates the Fund pays its MuniPreferred(R) shareholders. As short-term
rates rise, the income available for common shareholder dividends decreases. As
noted, the Federal Reserve has raised short-term rates six times between June
1999 and May 2000, and these actions have had a corresponding effect on
short-term municipal rates. This may continue to exert an influence on the
Fund's common share dividends in the future if short-rates remain at high recent
levels.
OVERALL, HOW DID NNC PERFORM OVER THE PAST YEAR?
For the 12 months ended May 31, 2000, NNC produced a total return on net asset
value (NAV) as shown in the accompanying table. For comparison purposes,
the annual returns for the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index1 and appropriate
Lipper Peer Group2 are also presented.
LEHMAN
TOTAL LIPPER
MARKET YIELD TOTAL RETURN ON NAV RETURN1 AVERAGE2
================================================================================
1 YEAR 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
TAXABLE- ENDED TAXABLE- ENDED ENDED
5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 5/31/00
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NNC 5.92% 9.32% -5.98% -2.64% -0.86% -6.34%
================================================================================
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
For additional information, see the individual Performance Overview for NNC in
this report.
The relative underperformance of NNC's total return on NAV compared with the
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index can be attributed largely to the Fund's
duration4, which is a measure of a fund's NAV volatility in reaction to interest
rate movements. This is a lever aged Fund, and while leverage can enhance the
divi dends paid to common shareholders, it also has the effect of lengthening a
Fund's duration. In addition, durations often are lengthened as we look to
maintain call protection within a portfolio. As of May 31, 2000, NNC's duration
was 14.81, compared with the unlever aged Lehman index's 7.46.
We believe that NNC's longer duration and good call protection should help to
strengthen the relative stability of the Fund's common share dividends over the
long term and also position the Fund to benefit from any market recovery.
WHAT ABOUT NNC'S SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE?
Over the past 12 months, the uncertainty of the economic environment, coupled
with investors' focus on equity
1 NNC's performance is compared with that of the Lehman Brothers Municipal
Bond Index, an unleveraged index comprising a broad range of
investment-grade municipal bonds. Results for the Lehman index do not
reflect any expenses.
2 NNC's total return is compared with the average annualized return of the 19
funds in the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category. Fund and
Lipper returns assume reinvest ment of dividends.
3 The taxable-equivalent yield/total return represents the yield/total return
that must be earned on a taxable investment in order to equal the
yield/total return of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. The
taxable-equivalent yield is based on the Fund's mar ket yield on the
indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 36.5%,
while the taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annu alized total
return as of the indicated date and the combined 36.5% federal and state
income tax rate.
4 Fund duration, also known as leverage-adjusted duration, takes into account
the leveraging process for the Fund and there fore is generally longer than
the duration of the actual portfolio of individual bonds that make up the
Fund. Unless otherwise noted, references to duration in this commentary are
intended to indicate Fund duration.
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market performance, tended to dampen interest in most fixed-income products.
This lack of demand put pressure on the prices of many municipal bond
investments, including NNC. As shown in the chart on the Fund's Performance
Overview page, NNC's share price declined over the past year. Because the
decline in share price was greater than the decline in the Fund's NAV, the pre
mium (share price above NAV) on NNC narrowed over the past 12 months. In our
opinion, the fact that NNC continued to trade at a premium despite the negative
fixed-income environment illustrates the market's per ception of the value of an
investment in this Fund.
WHAT KEY STRATEGIES WERE USED TO MANAGE NNC DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
2000?
We believe the Fund's portfolio is well positioned. This, plus the extremely
tight supply of new issuance in the North Carolina municipal market, meant that
trading over the past six months was kept to a minimum. However, we did take
advantage of selected opportuni ties to provide additional diversification, to
strengthen NNC's long-term dividend-paying capabilities, and to enhance tax
efficiency by offsetting potential capital gains with capital losses.
We sold several bonds in demand by individual investors at attractive prices,
including prerefunded bonds and bonds with short call dates, in order to rein
vest in bonds with higher coupons or more call protec tion. We also increased
our allocation of BBB/non-rated bonds from 9% to 12% over the past year. These
lower-rated bonds generally provided higher yields, especially as credit spreads
widened in recent months. We believe our experienced Research team provided an
advantage in the area of credit analysis, helping us identify attrac tive
situations and supplying the background we needed to understand issuers. As of
May 31, 2000, NNC still offered excellent credit quality, with 74% of its assets
invested in bonds rated AAA/U.S. guaranteed or AA.
We continued to watch the healthcare and public power sectors of the North
Carolina market very carefully. These areas have been under considerable
pressure from deregulation, plus the specific problems of North Carolina Eastern
Municipal Power Agency and North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1 (Catawba)
previously noted. In our opinion, these situations generated selected
opportunities to purchase bonds that carried what we considered to be very
attractive prices relative to their underlying value. This was another area
where we rely on Nuveen Research for expert assessments, both on an industry and
individual issuer level. Over the past year, we decreased our healthcare
exposure from 19% to 15%, while increasing our allocation to utilities from 9%
to 14%.
WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR NNC?
Going forward, we plan to continue to look for opportunities to add incremental
income to the portfolio by purchasing non-rated and lower-rated securities. We
will also continue to closely track the healthcare and public power sectors. NNC
currently offers good levels of call protection, with only 2% of its portfolio
subject to calls between now and the end of 2001. We will continue to monitor
bond call activity in an effort to take advantage of opportunities to add bonds
that extend call protection.
Overall, we plan to focus on the same strategies that we have emphasized over
the past year, including strengthening dividend-payment capabilities. We expect
the market to continue to work its way through a period of uncertainty that may
last beyond the fall elections. Opportunities do arise in these types of
markets, and we believe we are ready to take advantage of developing situations.
We believe NNC continues to be well positioned to provide attractive income and
a measure of portfolio diversification that can be a valuable benefit to
investors now and in the years ahead.
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NNC
Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund
Performance
OVERVIEW As of May 31, 2000
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
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Inception Date 5/93
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Share Price $13 11/16
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Net Asset Value $12.62
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Market Yield 5.92%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal Income Tax Rate)1 8.58%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal and State Income Tax Rate)1 9.32%
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Fund Net Assets ($000) $125,967
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Average Effective Maturity (Years) 19.83
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 14.81
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
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On Share Price On NAV
===================================================
1-Year -7.76% -5.98%
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5-Year 8.16% 4.88%
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Since Inception 4.11% 4.09%
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TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT TOTAL RETURN2
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
===================================================
1-Year -4.73% -2.64%
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5-Year 11.42% 8.23%
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Since Inception 7.25% 7.32%
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TOP FIVE SECTORS (AS A % OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
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Housing/Single-Family 17%
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Tax Obligation/Limited 16%
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Healthcare 15%
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Utilities 14%
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U.S. Guaranteed 10%
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Bar Chart:
1999-2000 MONTHLY TAX-FREE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE3
6/99 0.066
7/99 0.066
8/99 0.0675
9/99 0.0675
10/99 0.0675
11/99 0.0675
12/99 0.0675
1/00 0.0675
2/00 0.0675
3/00 0.0675
4/00 0.0675
5/00 0.0675
Line chart:
SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE
6/4/99 15.75
15.5
15.63
15.69
15.75
15.81
15.75
15.63
15.69
15.88
15.44
15.5
15.81
15.69
15.38
15.06
15.19
15.06
14.63
14.5
14.5
14.56
14.31
14.25
14.19
14
13.69
13.44
13.5
13.56
13.5
13.44
13.88
14.31
14.31
14.19
14.31
14.38
14.13
13.69
13.81
14.06
14.13
14.06
14
14.13
14
14.06
13.69
13.75
5/31/00 13.6875
Weekly Closing Price
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
1 Taxable-equivalent yield represents the yield on a taxable investment
necessary to equal the yield of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. It
is calculated using the current market yield and a federal income tax rate
of 31%. The rate shown for federal and state highlights the added value of
owning shares that are also exempt from state income taxes. It is based on
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 36.5%.
2 Taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total return and
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 36.5%. It represents the
return on a taxable investment necessary to equal the return of the Nuveen
Fund on an after-tax basis.
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Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV)
Portfolio Manager's
COMMENTS
Portfolio manager Paul Brennan looks at the economy, municipal market and fund
performance, and the key strategies used to manage the Nuveen Virginia Premium
Income Municipal Fund (NPV). Paul began his career as an investment professional
at Flagship in 1991, and joined Nuveen in 1997 following Nuveen's acquisition of
Flagship. He has managed NPV since August 1999.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED THE ECONOMY OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
To understand what's happening in the Virginia economy, we first need to take a
look at the economy at the national level. While the growth trends and
relatively benign inflation that have been the hallmarks of this country's
decade-long economic expansion remain largely in place, robust consumer
spending, tight labor markets, and rising commodity prices have kept the Federal
Reserve on guard for the possibility that the pace of growth could eventually
trigger a resurgence of inflation. In June 1999, all of this prompted the Fed to
begin a series of six short-term interest rate increases that eventually pushed
the fed funds rate up by 1.75% to 6.50%, the highest level in more than nine
years. As the Fed continued to leave the door open for additional tightenings,
investor uncertainty grew, the equity markets became increasingly volatile, and
bond prices declined as yields moved higher. Recently, however, we have begun to
see some preliminary signs that the Fed's tightenings are having the desired
effect of slowing the economy. Investors continue to hope that the Fed is
successful in counter balancing some of the current pressures in the economy
without jeopardizing the expansion, engineering a soft landing for the economy.
Virginia's economy continued to perform well, fueled by increases in federal
defense spending and strong growth in the high-tech sector. These have served to
offset the weakening of Virginia's textile and apparel sector, which has been
hurt by low-cost foreign competition. In May 2000, unemployment in the
common-wealth was 2.7%, down from 3.0% in May 1999 and below the national
average of 4.1%. According to a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the
majority of Virginia's $740 million in venture capital funding in 1999 flowed
into cities in northern Virginia. This resulted in a push to redistribute
additional venture capital funds in the remainder of the commonwealth,
specifically Roanoke, Hampton Roads, and Richmond. In the near term, the
Virginia economy is expected to continue to benefit from increased federal
spending as well as strong job growth in high-tech manufacturing and
defense-related industries. All three of the major rating agencies have
maintained Virginia's rating at Aaa/AAA/AAA.
HOW HAVE THESE EVENTS IMPACTED THE MUNICIPAL MARKET?
he cumulative effects of the economic events of the past 12 months were
negative for the fixed-income markets, including municipal bonds. Once the Fed
began its series of interest rate hikes, the rise in municipal yields
accelerated. Over the 12 months ended May 2000, long-term municipal yields
nationally rose almost 75 basis points, compared with a gain of about 20 points
in 30-year Treasury yields. The Treasury market was affected during the period
by the announcement that the U.S. Treasury would be buying back a substantial
amount of U.S. Government debt and reduce additional new issuance of certain
maturities. The possibility of decreased supply helped support Treasury bond
prices. Municipals were unaffected by this repurchase policy and therefore were
subject to the full effect of market forces. As a result, by the end of May
2000, long-term municipal yields nationally were 103% of 30-year Treasury
yields, compared with the historical average of 86% for the period 1986-1999.
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During the first five months of 2000, new municipal issuance nationwide declined
24% from the level of the first five months of 1999. Issuance in Virginia for
this period dropped 15%, with $1.26 billion in new municipal supply. This
decline continued the trend begun last year, as the rising interest rate
environment deterred municipalities from issuing new bonds or refinancing old
debt. In addition, robust tax revenue collections have enabled many issuing
entities to use more pay-as-you-go financing rather than use bonds to fund
projects. Overall, the decline in supply helped to offset some of the negative
impact that higher interest rates and equity market activity had on the demand
for municipal bonds and, ultimately, on bond prices. Over the past 12 months,
demand from individual investors provided some support for a municipal market
experiencing a decline in demand from institutional investors, particularly
mutual and money market funds.
WAS NPV'S DIVIDEND AFFECTED BY THIS ENVIRONMENT?
NPV raised its dividend in May 1999, and maintained that dividend through May
31, 2000, the ending date for the period covered by this report. However, on
June 1 the Fund announced a dividend reduction, in large part because of rising
short-term interest rates.
NPV is a leveraged fund. Leverage can enhance the dividends paid to common
shareholders, but the extent of the benefit is tied to some degree to the
short-term rates the Fund pays its MuniPreferred(R) shareholders. As short-term
rates rise, the income available for common shareholder dividends decreases. As
noted, the Federal Reserve has raised short-term rates six times between June
1999 and May 2000, and these actions have had a corresponding effect on
short-term municipal rates. This may continue to exert an influence on the
Fund's common share dividends in the future if short-rates remain at high recent
levels.
OVERALL, HOW DID NPV PERFORM OVER THE PAST YEAR?
For the 12 months ended May 31, 2000, NPV produced a total return on net asset
value (NAV) as shown in the accompanying table. For comparison purposes,
the annual returns for the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index1 and appropriate
Lipper Peer Group2 are also presented.
LEHMAN
TOTAL LIPPER
MARKET YIELD TOTAL RETURN ON NAV RETURN1 AVERAGE2
================================================================================
1 YEAR 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
TAXABLE- ENDED TAXABLE- ENDED ENDED
5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 EQUIVALENT3 5/31/00 5/31/00
================================================================================
NPV 5.89% 9.06% -4.64% -1.52% -0.86% -6.34%
================================================================================
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
For additional information, see the individual Performance Overview for NPV in
this report.
The relative underperformance of NPV's total return on NAV compared with the
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index can be attributed largely to the Fund's
duration4, which is a measure of a fund's NAV volatility in reaction to interest
rate movements. This is a leveraged Fund, and while leverage can enhance the
dividends paid to common shareholders, it also has the effect of lengthening a
Fund's duration. In addition, durations often are lengthened as we look to
maintain call protection within a portfolio. As of May 31, 2000, NPV's duration
was 12.46, compared with the unleveraged Lehman index's 7.46.
We continue to believe that NPV's longer duration and increased call protection
should help to strengthen the relative stability of the Fund's common share
dividends over the long term and also position the Fund to benefit from any
market recovery.
WHAT ABOUT NPV'S SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE?
Over the past 12 months, the uncertainty of the economic environment, coupled
with investors' focus on equity market performance, tended to dampen interest in
most fixed-income products. The lack of demand put pressure on the prices of
many municipal bond investments, including NPV. As shown in the chart on NPV's
Performance Overview page, NPV's share price declined over the past year.
Because this decline was greater than the decline in the Fund's NAV, the premium
(share
1 NPV's performance is compared with that of the Lehman Brothers Municipal
Bond Index, an unleveraged index comprising a broad range of
investment-grade municipal bonds. Results for the Lehman index do not
reflect any expenses.
2 NPV's total return is compared with the average annualized return of the 19
funds in the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category. Fund and
Lipper returns assume reinvest ment of dividends.
3 The taxable-equivalent yield/total return represents the yield/total return
that must be earned on a taxable investment in order to equal the
yield/total return of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. The
taxable-equivalent yield is based on the Fund's mar ket yield on the
indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%,
while the taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total
return as of the indi cated date and the combined 35% federal and state
income tax rate.
4 Fund duration, also known as leverage-adjusted duration, takes into account
the leveraging process for the Fund and there fore is generally longer than
the duration of the actual portfolio of individual bonds that make up the
Fund. Unless otherwise noted, references to duration in this commentary are
intended to indicate Fund duration.
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price above NAV) on NPV narrowed over the past 12 months. In our opinion,
the fact that NPV continued to trade at a premium despite the negative
fixed-income environment illustrates the market's perception of the value of an
investment in this Fund.
WHAT KEY STRATEGIES WERE USED TO MANAGE NPV DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
2000?
The past 12 months represented a challenging period for all fixed-income
investments. However, it also offered opportunities to provide additional
diversification, extend call protection, strengthen NPV's long-term
dividend-paying capabilities, and enhance tax efficiency by offsetting potential
capital gains with capital losses. During the past year, we focused on taking
advantage of these opportunities while continuing to manage the Fund toward its
primary objective of providing dependable tax-free dividends over the long term.
The robust issuance seen in the Virginia municipal market during the fourth
quarter of 1999 in advance of the Y2K transition enabled us to trade more
actively, and we took advantage of this opportunity to add diversification to
the Fund. One of the additions was a non-rated issue that is providing financing
for the construction of an on-campus student dormitory at one of the state's
private colleges. The situation is unique in that the bonds will be repaid from
the operation of the dorm, rather than by the college itself. Because of our
relationship with the underwriters and local dealers, Nuveen was involved in
this issue from the beginning, helping to structure the deal with attractive
yields, excellent call protection, and terms that should be beneficial to our
shareholders. Other new additions to the portfolio include bonds issued by the
Richmond convention center and by the city of Hampton.
The higher interest rate environment of the past year also afforded us an
opportunity to execute a series of trades that added bonds with high current
yields to the portfolio while selling lower-yielding bonds that we had purchased
in 1998 and early 1999. These recent purchases should help us increase the
income generated by NPV's portfolio to support the Fund's dividend. We also sold
several bonds in demand by individual investors at attractive prices, including
bonds with short call dates, and bought issues with longer maturities and/or
extended call protection.
On the sector front, we continued to closely watch the healthcare sector, which
has been under considerable pressure as hospitals adjust to deregulation and
tighter federal reimbursement guidelines. Over the past 12 months, we lightened
our exposure to this sector from 14% to 10%.
As of May 31, 2000, NPV offered excellent credit quality, with 72% of its assets
invested in bonds rated AAA/U.S. guaranteed or AA. This was balanced by a 12%
allocation of BBB/non-rated bonds that generally provided higher yields,
especially as credit spreads widened in recent months.
WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR NPV?
We believe the bonds we added to our portfolio during the fourth quarter of 1999
added diversification and have the potential to strengthen the Fund's
dividend-paying capabilities over time. NPV currently offers excellent levels of
call protection, with only 8% of its portfolio subject to calls between now and
the end of 2001. We will continue to monitor bond call activity in an effort to
take advantage of opportunities to add bonds that extend call protection. Going
forward, we plan to focus on the same strategies that we have emphasized over
the past year, namely, improving diver sification, enhancing call protection,
and strengthening dividend-payment capabilities.
The market should continue to work its way through a period of uncertainty that
may last beyond the fall elections. Opportunities do arise in these types of
markets, and we believe the Fund is well positioned to take advantage of any
developing situations.
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NPV
Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund
Performance
OVERVIEW As of May 31, 2000
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
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Inception Date 3/93
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Share Price $14 1/4
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Net Asset Value $13.36
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Market Yield 5.89%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal Income Tax Rate)1 8.54%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield
(Federal and State Income Tax Rate)1 9.06%
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Fund Net Assets ($000) $179,560
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Average Effective Maturity (Years) 17.15
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 12.46
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -6.02% -4.64%
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5-Year 7.86% 5.51%
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Since Inception 4.88% 5.09%
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TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT TOTAL RETURN2
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -3.13% -1.52%
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5-Year 10.96% 8.70%
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Since Inception 7.90% 8.21%
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TOP FIVE SECTORS (AS A % OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
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U.S. Guaranteed 23%
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Water and Sewer 10%
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Healthcare 10%
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Utilities 10%
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Tax Obligation/Limited 8%
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Bar Chart:
1999-2000 MONTHLY TAX-FREE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE3
6/99 0.07
7/99 0.07
8/99 0.07
9/99 0.07
10/99 0.07
11/99 0.07
12/99 0.07
1/00 0.07
2/00 0.07
3/00 0.07
4/00 0.07
5/00 0.07
Line Chart:
SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE
6/4/99 16
15.94
15.88
15.56
15.75
16.19
16.69
17
16.69
16.31
16.13
16.13
16.31
16.31
15.94
15.5
15.25
15.38
15.25
15
14.88
14.94
14.63
14.56
14.38
14.13
13.19
12.88
12.63
13
13
12.94
13.31
13.44
14.19
14.38
14.13
14.06
13.81
13.88
13.63
13.88
14.06
14.19
14
14.06
14.06
13.88
13.88
14.19
14.25
Weekly Closing Price
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
1 Taxable-equivalent yield represents the yield on a taxable investment
necessary to equal the yield of the Nuveen Fund on an after-tax basis. It
is calculated using the current market yield and a federal income tax rate
of 31%. The rate shown for federal and state highlights the added value of
owning shares that are also exempt from state income taxes. It is based on
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%.
2 Taxable-equivalent total return is based on the annualized total return and
a combined federal and state income tax rate of 35%. It represents the
return on a taxable investment necessary to equal the return of the Nuveen
Fund on an after-tax basis.
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Shareholder
MEETING REPORT
The Shareholder Meeting was held November 18, 1999 in Chicago at Nuveen's
headquarters.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NPG NMY
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APPROVAL OF THE TRUSTEES WAS REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
Preferred Preferred Preferred
Common Shares Common Shares Shares
Shares Series-TH Shares Series-W Series-TH
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Robert P. Bremner
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
For 3,499,377 1,047 9,578,953 1,396 1,760
Withhold 53,136 16 114,207 7 --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
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Lawrence H. Brown
For 3,499,377 1,047 9,587,554 1,396 1,760
Withhold 53,136 16 105,606 7 --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
==========================================================================================================================
Anne E. Impellizzeri
For 3,499,377 1,047 9,584,144 1,396 1,760
Withhold 53,136 16 109,016 7 --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
==========================================================================================================================
Peter R. Sawers
For 3,499,377 1,047 9,590,378 1,396 1,760
Withhold 53,136 16 102,782 7 --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
==========================================================================================================================
Judith M. Stockdale
For 3,495,077 1,047 9,585,465 1,396 1,760
Withhold 57,436 16 107,695 7 --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
==========================================================================================================================
William J. Schneider
For -- 1,047 -- 1,396 1,760
Withhold -- 16 -- 7 --
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Total -- 1,063 -- 1,403 1,760
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Timothy R. Schwertfeger
For -- 1,047 -- 1,396 1,760
Withhold -- 16 -- 7 --
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Total -- 1,063 -- 1,403 1,760
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RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS WAS REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
For 3,501,245 1,058 9,584,721 1,403 1,760
Against 9,628 -- 48,594 -- --
Abstain 41,640 5 59,845 -- --
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Total 3,552,513 1,063 9,693,160 1,403 1,760
==========================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Shareholder MEETING REPORT (continued)
The Shareholder Meeting was held November 18, 1999 in Chicago at
Nuveen's headquarters.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NNC NPV
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APPROVAL OF THE TRUSTEES WAS REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
Preferred Preferred Preferred
Common Shares Common Shares Shares
Shares Series-TH Shares Series-T Series-TH
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert P. Bremner
For 5,855,742 1,762 7,861,921 817 1,678
Withhold 57,368 27 73,171 11 2
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
Lawrence H. Brown
For 5,851,972 1,762 7,861,281 817 1,678
Withhold 61,138 27 73,811 11 2
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
Anne E. Impellizzeri
For 5,851,972 1,762 7,857,921 817 1,678
Withhold 61,138 27 77,171 11 2
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
Peter R. Sawers
For 5,855,742 1,762 7,861,101 817 1,678
Withhold 57,368 27 73,991 11 2
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
Judith M. Stockdale
For 5,850,472 1,762 7,861,654 817 1,678
Withhold 62,638 27 73,438 11 2
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
William J. Schneider
For -- 1,762 -- 817 1,678
Withhold -- 27 -- 11 2
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Total -- 1,789 -- 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
Timothy R. Schwertfeger
For -- 1,762 -- 817 1,678
Withhold -- 27 -- 11 2
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Total -- 1,789 -- 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS WAS REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
For 5,859,025 1,761 7,835,801 814 1,673
Against 19,935 2 37,861 14 6
Abstain 34,150 26 61,430 -- 1
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Total 5,913,110 1,789 7,935,092 828 1,680
==========================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Report of
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS
NUVEEN GEORGIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN MARYLAND PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN VIRGINIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets, including the
portfolios of investments, of Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund,
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund, Nuveen North Carolina Premium
Income Municipal Fund and Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund as of
May 31, 2000, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets
and the financial highlights for the periods indicated therein. These financial
statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds'
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and financial highlights 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 and financial
highlights 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 investments owned as of May
31, 2000, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, 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 and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuveen
Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund, Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal
Fund, Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund and Nuveen Virginia
Premium Income Municipal Fund at May 31, 2000, and the results of their
operations, changes in their net assets and financial highlights for the periods
indicated therein in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/S/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 20, 2000
<PAGE>
Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPG)
Portfolio of
INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.9%
$ 3,000 Albany Dougherty Payroll Development Authority, Solid Waste 5/08 at 101 AA $ 2,542,410
Disposal Revenue Bonds (The Procter & Gamble Paper Products
Company Project), 1998 Series, 5.300%, 5/15/26
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,000 Development Authority of Cartersville, Sewage Facilities Refunding 5/07 at 101 A+ 1,956,040
Revenue Bonds (Anheuser-Busch Project), Series 1997, 6.125%,
5/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 10.3%
Urban Residential Finance Authority of the City of Atlanta,
Dormitory Facility Refunding Revenue Bonds (Morehouse College
Project), Series 1995:
1,210 5.750%, 12/01/20 12/05 at 102 AAA 1,186,466
1,375 5.750%, 12/01/25 12/05 at 102 AAA 1,331,261
1,555 Development Authority of DeKalb County, Revenue Bonds 10/04 at 102 Aa1 1,581,435
(Emory University Project), Series 1994-A, 6.000%, 10/01/14
2,650 Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Student Housing 6/09 at 102 A 2,217,494
Revenue Bonds (Mercer Housing Corporation Project), Tax-Exempt
Series 1999A, 5.375%, 6/01/31
1,550 Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Revenue Bonds 6/03 at 102 AA 1,475,213
(Agnes Scott College Project), Series 1993, 5.625%, 6/01/23
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HEALTHCARE - 10.2%
3,000 Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, Revenue Bonds 9/03 at 102 AAA 2,966,760
(Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital), Series 1993, 5.700%, 9/01/13
1,965 The Hospital Authority of Hall County and the City of Gaines- 10/05 at 102 AAA 1,928,451
ville, Revenue Anticipation Certificates (Northeast Georgia
Healthcare Project), Series 1995, 6.000%, 10/01/25
3,000 The Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, Revenue Antici- 8/06 at 102 AAA 2,866,560
pation Certificates (Southeast Georgia Health Systems Project),
Series 1996, 5.250%, 8/01/13
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 13.0%
1,145 Housing Authority of Clayton County, Multifamily Housing Revenue 12/05 at 102 AAA 1,094,815
Bonds, Series 1995 (The Advantages Project), 5.800%, 12/01/20
3,400 Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb, Multifamily Housing 1/05 at 102 AAA 3,549,804
Revenue Bonds (The Lakes at Indian Creek Apartments Project),
Series 1994, 7.150%, 1/01/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
970 Housing Authority of the City of Decatur, Mortgage Revenue 7/02 at 102 AAA 984,492
Refunding Bonds, Series 1992A (FHA- Insured Mortgage Loan -
Park Trace Apartments, Section 8 Assisted Project),
6.450%, 7/01/25
3,000 Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, Multifamily Housing 1/04 at 103 AAA 2,752,890
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A, 5.550%, 1/01/24
1,500 Housing Authority of the City of Marietta, Multifamily Housing 10/06 at 102 AAA 1,469,220
Revenue Bonds (GNMA Collateralized - Country Oaks Apartments),
Series 1996, 6.150%, 10/20/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 5.0%
345 Housing Authority of Fulton County, Single Family Mortgage 3/05 at 102 AAA 348,885
Revenue Bonds (GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program),
Series 1995A, 6.550%, 3/01/18 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,995 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage 6/04 at 102 AAA 3,034,983
Bonds, 1994 Series A (FHA-Insured or VA Guaranteed Mortgage
Loans), 6.500%, 12/01/17 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
420 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage 6/06 at 102 AAA 422,344
Bonds, 1996 Series A, Subseries A-2, 6.450%, 12/01/27
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 7.5%
$ 2,500 Forsyth County School District, General Obligation Bonds, 2/10 at 102 Aa2 $ 2,456,300
Series 1999, 5.750%, 2/01/19
3,500 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996, 7/06 at 101 1/2 A 3,200,960
5.400%, 7/01/25
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 17.8%
1,000 Downtown Development Authority of the City of Atlanta, 10/02 at 102 AA 1,032,560
Refunding Revenue Bonds (Underground Atlanta Project),
Series 1992, 6.250%, 10/01/12
3,000 Solid Waste Management Authority of the City of Atlanta, Revenue 12/06 at 100 AA 2,711,760
Bonds (Landfill Closure Project), Series 1996, 5.250%, 12/01/21
4,000 The Hospital Authority of Clarke County, Hospital Revenue Certif- 1/09 at 101 AAA 3,477,120
icates (Athens Regional Medical Center Project), Series 1999,
5.250%, 1/01/29
3,000 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, Revenue 10/19 at 100 AAA 2,899,860
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 5.625%, 10/01/26
2,000 The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, Revenue Refunding Certifi- 7/03 at 102 AAA 1,873,560
cates, Series 1993, 5.500%, 1/01/20
1,000 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue No Opt. Call AAA 1,047,440
Bonds, Refunding Series P, 6.250%, 7/01/20
500 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue 7/03 at 101 1/2 A 454,100
Bonds (Series W), 5.250%, 7/01/20
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TRANSPORTATION - 3.5%
1,500 City of Atlanta, Airport Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1990, 1/01 at 102 AAA 1,543,185
6.250%, 1/01/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 City of Atlanta, Airport Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, No Opt. Call AAA 1,072,930
Series 1994A, 6.500%, 1/01/09
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 12.4%
3,115 City of Albany, Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, 7/02 at 102 AAA 3,274,145
6.625%, 7/01/17 (Pre-refunded to 7/01/02)
500 City of Atlanta, General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, 12/04 at 102 AA*** 527,130
Series 1994A, 6.100%, 12/01/19 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/04)
3,450 City of Atlanta, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, 1/04 at 100 AAA 3,499,127
5.000%, 1/01/15 (Pre-refunded to 1/01/04)
2,000 Fulco Hospital Authority, Revenue Anticipation Certificates 9/02 at 102 Baa1*** 2,088,420
(Georgia Baptist Health Care System Project), Series 1992A,
6.375%, 9/01/22 (Pre-refunded to 9/01/02)
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UTILITIES - 13.8%
4,500 Development Authority of Burke County, Pollution Control Revenue 5/04 at 102 A 3,824,100
Bonds (Georgia Power Company - Vogtle Plant Project),
Third Series 1999, 5.450%, 5/01/34 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,900 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, General Power Revenue 1/03 at 100 AAA 1,798,540
Bonds, Series 1992B, 5.500%, 1/01/18
1,000 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Power Revenue Bonds, No Opt. Call AAA 965,670
Series Z, 5.500%, 1/01/20
1,750 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Special No Opt. Call A 1,837,587
Obligation Bonds, Fifth Crossover Series, 6.400%, 1/01/09
2,000 Development Authority of Monroe County, Pollution Control 9/00 at 101 AA- 2,002,720
Revenue Bonds (Gulf Power Company - Plant Scherer Project),
First Series 1994, 6.300%, 9/01/24
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Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPG) (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WATER AND SEWER - 1.3%
$ 1,000 City of Milledgeville, Water and Sewerage Revenue and Refunding No Opt. Call AAA $ 1,015,150
Bonds, Series 1996, 6.000%, 12/01/21
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$ 79,295 Total Investments (cost $76,923,675) - 100.7% 76,311,887
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - (0.7)% (521,000)
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Net Assets - 100% $ 75,790,887
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* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent auditors): Dates (month and year) and
prices of the earliest optional call or redemption.
There may be other call provisions at varying prices at
later dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent
auditors): Using the higher of Standard & Poor's or
Moody's rating.
*** Securities are backed by an escrow or trust containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency
securities which ensures the timely payment of
principal and interest. Securities are normally
considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY)
Portfolio of
INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 7.8%
$ 1,000 Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing 6/09 at 102 Baa3 $ 933,010
Revenue Bonds (Collegiate Housing Foundation - Salisbury
Project), Series 1999A, 6.000%, 6/01/19
1,500 Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue 6/09 at 102 Baa3 1,322,145
Bonds (Collegiate Housing Foundation - University Courtyard
Project), Series 1999A, 5.750%, 6/01/24
1,500 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 10/09 at 101 A 1,240,545
Revenue Bonds, Loyola College Issue, Series 1999,
5.000%, 10/01/39
1,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/09 at 101 AA 988,780
Revenue Bonds, The Johns Hopkins University Issue, Series 1999,
6.000%, 7/01/39
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins University Issue, Series
1997:
1,000 5.625%, 7/01/17 7/07 at 102 AA 977,430
1,500 5.625%, 7/01/27 7/07 at 102 AA 1,421,235
9,445 Morgan State University, Academic Fees and Auxiliary Facilities No Opt. Call AAA 9,806,555
Fees, Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1993 Series, 6.100%, 7/01/20
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HEALTHCARE - 16.2%
City of Gaithersburg, Hospital Facilities Refunding and
Improvement Revenue Bonds (Shady Grove Adventist Hospital),
Series 1995:
2,550 6.500%, 9/01/12 No Opt. Call AAA 2,764,175
3,765 5.500%, 9/01/15 9/05 at 102 AAA 3,631,041
1,900 Maryland Economic Development Corporation (Health and Mental 4/11 at 102 N/R 1,692,254
Hygiene Providers Facilities Acquisition Program), Revenue Bonds,
Series 1996A, 7.625%, 4/01/21
2,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 6/09 at 101 A 1,780,340
Kaiser Permanente Revenue Bonds, 1998 Series A, 5.375%, 7/01/15
750 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/10 at 101 Baa1 737,618
Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue,
Series 2000, 6.750%, 7/01/30
1,855 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/03 at 102 AAA 1,727,395
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Francis Scott Key Medical Center Issue,
Series 1993, 5.000%, 7/01/13
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Howard County General
Hospital Acquisition Issue, Series 1998:
1,000 5.000%, 7/01/19 7/08 at 101 AAA 882,560
1,250 5.000%, 7/01/29 7/08 at 101 AAA 1,064,538
2,350 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/03 at 102 AAA 2,320,790
Project and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Issue, Series 1993, 5.500%, 7/01/13
6,500 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/08 at 101 AAA 5,669,365
Revenue Bonds, Anne Arundel Medical Center Issue,
Series 1998, 5.125%, 7/01/28
4,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 1/08 at 101 Aaa 3,420,040
Revenue Bonds Upper Chesapeake Hospitals Issue,
Series 1998A, 5.125%, 1/01/38
1,670 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/08 at 101 A3 1,331,157
Hospital Refunding and Revenue Bonds, Union Hospital of Cecil
County Issue, Series 1998, 5.100%, 7/01/22
Prince Georges County, Project and Refunding Revenue Bonds
(Dimensions Health Corporation Issue), Series 1994:
825 5.000%, 7/01/05 7/04 at 102 Baa1 716,166
3,080 5.375%, 7/01/14 7/04 at 102 Baa1 2,419,094
6,000 5.300%, 7/01/24 7/04 at 102 Baa1 4,280,760
<PAGE>
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY) (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 16.4%
$ 4,000 Anne Arundel County, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds No Opt. Call BBB $ 4,173,000
(Woodside Apartments Project), Series 1994, 7.450%, 12/01/24
(Alternative Minimum Tax) (Mandatory put 12/01/03)
1,795 County Commissioners of Charles County, Mortgage Revenue 5/05 at 102 AAA 1,807,296
Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A (Holly Station IV Townhouses
Project - FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan), 6.450%, 5/01/26
Howard County, Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996A
(FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan - Normandy Woods III Apartments
Project):
700 6.000%, 7/01/17 7/06 at 102 AAA 691,859
2,000 6.100%, 7/01/25 7/06 at 102 AAA 1,957,160
620 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 5/02 at 102 Aa2 632,834
Housing and Community Development, Multifamily Housing Revenue
Bonds (Insured Mortgage Loans), 1992 Series A, 6.850%, 5/15/33
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,150 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 5/03 at 102 Aa2 1,176,922
Housing and Community Development, Multifamily Housing Revenue
Bonds (Insured Mortgage Loans), 1993 Series B, 6.625%, 5/15/23
2,500 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 1/09 at 101 Aa2 2,131,575
Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds,
1999 Series A, 5.350%, 7/01/41 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
880 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 1/10 at 100 Aa2 879,938
Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds,
1999 Series B, 6.250%, 7/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,075 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 5/03 at 102 Aa 3,032,811
Housing and Community Development, Multifamily Housing Revenue
Bonds (Insured Mortgage Loans), 1993 Series D, 6.050%, 5/15/24
2,000 Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Multifamily 7/05 at 102 Aa2 1,955,020
Housing Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.900%, 7/01/15
1,500 Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Multifamily 7/06 at 102 Aaa 1,427,235
Housing Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series B, 5.900%, 7/01/26
3,830 Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Multifamily 7/08 at 101 Aaa 3,329,113
Housing Development Bonds, 1998 Series A, 5.200%, 7/01/30
1,000 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue 1/03 at 102 AAA 1,012,280
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A (GNMA Collateralized - Stevenson
Apartments Project), 6.350%, 7/20/20
Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A (Cherry Hill Apartments Project):
1,090 5.900%, 9/20/10 9/03 at 102 AAA 1,095,788
1,930 6.000%, 9/20/15 9/03 at 102 AAA 1,905,103
1,500 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue 12/04 at 102 AAA 1,552,035
Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A (GNMA Collateralized - Riverview
Terrace Apartments Project), 6.700%, 6/20/20
Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A (GNMA Collateralized - Overlook
Apartments Project):
2,000 5.700%, 12/20/15 12/05 at 102 AAA 1,914,480
1,670 5.750%, 12/20/19 12/05 at 102 AAA 1,574,643
1,000 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue 11/00 at 100 AAA 967,920
Refunding Bonds (Collateralized Foxglenn Apartments Project),
Series 1998A, 5.450%, 11/20/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
540 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, Mortgage Revenue 9/09 at 102 AAA 518,821
Bonds, Series 1999 (GNMA Collateralized - University Landing
at Langley Apartments Project), 6.100%, 3/20/41
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 City of Salisbury, Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A 12/04 at 102 AAA 1,025,430
(FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan - College Lane Apartments Project),
6.600%, 12/01/26
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 6.8%
595 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/04 at 102 Aa2 596,398
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program Bonds,
1994 First Series, 5.900%, 4/01/11
1,000 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/04 at 102 Aa 1,013,920
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program Bonds,
1994 Fourth Series, 6.450%, 4/01/14
2,635 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/04 at 102 Aa 2,664,986
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program Bonds,
1994 Fifth Series, 6.750%, 4/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY (continued)
$ 660 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/03 at 102 Aa2 $ 673,490
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program
Bonds, 1992 Fourth Series, 6.800%, 4/01/22
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,750 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/04 at 102 Aa 1,714,843
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program
Bonds, 1993 Third Series, 4.950%, 4/01/06
1,500 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 9/09 at 100 Aa2 1,498,590
Housing and Community Development, Residential Revenue Bonds,
1999 Series H, 6.250%, 3/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 9/09 at 100 Aa2 973,250
Housing and Community Development, Infrastructure Financing
Bonds (MBIA Insured), 2000 Series A, 6.150%, 9/01/32
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 Community Development Administration, Maryland Department of 4/06 at 102 Aa2 998,710
Housing and Community Development, Single Family Program
Bonds, 1996 Sixth Series, 6.200%, 4/01/22
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,955 Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Single 7/04 at 102 Aa2 2,009,310
Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series A, 6.600%, 7/01/14
905 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, GNMA/FNMA Collater- 6/04 at 102 AAA 912,620
alized Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A,
6.350%, 6/01/11 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,665 Housing Authority of Prince Georges County, FHLMC/FNMA/GNMA 8/07 at 102 AAA 1,552,912
Collateralized, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
Series 1997, 5.625%, 8/01/17 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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LONG-TERM CARE - 0.4%
1,000 Carroll County, Revenue Bonds, EMA Obligated Group Issue (Fair- 1/09 at 101 AA 933,230
haven and Copper Ridge), Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A,
5.625%, 1/01/25
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 8.2%
1,000 Baltimore County, General Obligation Bonds, Baltimore County 8/03 at 102 AAA 951,400
Metropolitan District Bonds (64th Issue), 4.900%, 8/01/11
1,000 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, General Obligation Serial No Opt. Call A1 1,110,000
Bonds, Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds of 1989, Series
B, 7.150%, 10/15/08
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, General Obligation
Consolidated Public Improvement Refunding Bonds of 1995,
Series A:
1,200 7.375%, 10/15/03 No Opt. Call AAA 1,283,268
5,000 7.250%, 10/15/04 No Opt. Call AAA 5,409,050
1,000 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, General Obligation Serial No Opt. Call AAA 1,068,910
Bonds, Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds of 1991,
Series C, 6.375%, 10/15/07
3,000 Frederick County, Maryland, General Obligation Public Facilities 7/09 at 101 AA 2,802,210
Bonds of 1999, 5.250%, 7/01/18
3,000 Montgomery County, Maryland, Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, 1/10 at 101 AAA 2,994,750
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.750%, 1/01/19
1,000 Prince Georges County, Maryland, Consolidated Public Improvement 3/03 at 102 AAA 1,018,930
Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1993, 5.750%, 3/15/09
500 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 2000, 7/10 at 100 AAA 491,680
5.750%, 7/01/26
460 Wicomico County, Maryland, General Obligation Public Improvement 12/09 at 101 AAA 459,200
Bonds of 1999, 5.750%, 12/01/19
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 8.3%
2,730 Anne Arundel County, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Water 4/03 at 102 AA+ 2,676,710
and Sewer, 1993 Refunding Series, 5.250%, 4/15/12
1,000 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Certificates of Participation 10/07 at 102 AAA 911,660
(Emergency Telecommunications Facilities), Series 1997A,
5.000%, 10/01/17
1,465 Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Community 6/08 at 101 Aaa 1,291,354
Development Administration, Infrastructure Financing Bonds
(MBIA Insured), 1998 Series B, 5.200%, 6/01/28
4,455 Maryland Stadium Authority, Sports Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/06 at 101 AAA 4,408,178
Series 1996, 5.750%, 3/01/18
1,000 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue 7/16 at 100 A 915,130
Bonds, Series Y of 1996, 5.500%, 7/01/36
2,200 Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Public Education and 7/03 at 101 1/2 A 2,200,352
Health Facilities Refunding Bonds, Series M, Guaranteed by
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 5.750%, 7/01/15
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 2,000 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Virgin 10/10 at 101 BBB- $ 1,998,560
Islands Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note), Series 1999A,
6.500%, 10/01/24
1,250 Washington Suburban Sanitary District (Montgomery and Prince 1/02 at 102 Aa1 1,293,600
Georges Counties), General Construction Refunding Bonds of
1991 (Second Series), 6.100%, 1/01/04
Washington Suburban Sanitary District (Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties), General Construction Bonds of 2000:
1,085 5.250%, 6/01/20 6/10 at 100 Aa1 1,002,225
1,205 5.250%, 6/01/21 6/10 at 100 Aa1 1,107,998
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TRANSPORTATION - 5.2%
5,500 Maryland Transportation Authority, Special Obligation Revenue 7/04 at 102 AAA 5,637,720
Bonds, Baltimore/Washington International Airport Projects,
Series 1994-A (Qualified Airport Bonds), 6.250%, 7/01/14
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,500 Maryland Transportation Authority, Transportation Facilities 7/02 at 100 A+ 1,504,140
Project Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, 5.750%, 7/01/15
2,075 Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, 6/06 at 102 Baa2 1,970,524
1996 Series A (American Airlines, Inc. Project),
6.250%, 6/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,000 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (District of No Opt. Call AAA 2,084,680
Columbia), Gross Revenue Transit Refunding Bonds, Series
1993, 6.000%, 7/01/07
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 5.8%
1,875 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/03 at 102 AAA 1,869,506
Revenue Bonds, Good Samaritan Hospital Issue, Series 1993,
5.750%, 7/01/19
3,125 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 7/03 at 102 Aaa 2,975,969
Revenue Bonds, Howard County General Hospital Issue,
Series 1993, 5.500%, 7/01/25
2,500 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, No Opt. Call AAA 2,194,425
Revenue Bonds, Helix Health Issue, Series 1997,
5.000%, 7/01/27
3,000 Maryland Transportation Authority, Transportation Facilities 7/01 at 102 A+*** 3,112,800
Project Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.500%, 7/01/06
(Pre-refunded to 7/01/01)
1,010 Puerto Rico Telephone Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series N, 5.500%, 1/03 at 101 1/2 AAA 1,042,956
1/01/22 (Pre-refunded to 1/01/03)
1,115 Washington Suburban Sanitary District (Montgomery and Prince 6/02 at 102 Aa1*** 1,162,064
Georges Counties), Water Supply Bonds of 1992, 6.200%,
6/01/09 (Pre-refunded to 6/01/02)
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UTILITIES - 19.6%
6,000 Anne Arundel County, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds 4/04 at 102 A 5,861,940
(Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Project), Series 1994,
6.000%, 4/01/24
6,500 Calvert County, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds 7/04 at 102 A 6,402,760
(Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Project), Series 1993,
5.550%, 7/15/14
9,600 Montgomery County, Solid Waste System Revenue Bonds (1993 Series 6/03 at 102 AAA 9,641,184
A), 5.875%, 6/01/13 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Resource Recovery
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Southwest Resource Recovery Facility),
Series 1993:
3,000 7.150%, 1/01/04 No Opt. Call AAA 3,193,260
4,675 7.200%, 1/01/05 1/04 at 102 AAA 5,049,887
5,000 Prince Georges County, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds 1/03 at 102 A1 5,066,250
(Potomac Electric Project), 1993 Series, 6.375%, 1/15/23
5,750 Prince Georges County, Solid Waste Management System Revenue 6/03 at 102 AAA 5,521,724
Bonds, Series 1993, 5.250% 6/15/13
1,000 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, 7/04 at 100 BBB+ 944,820
Series T, 5.500%, 7/01/20
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WATER AND SEWER - 2.6%
3,000 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Project and Refunding No Opt. Call AAA 2,625,420
Revenue Bonds (Water Projects), Series 1994-A,
5.000%, 7/01/24
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 2,250 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Project and Refunding 7/08 at 101 AAA $ 1,932,614
Revenue Bonds (Water Projects), Series 1998-A,
5.000%, 7/01/28
1,000 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Project and Refunding 7/06 at 101 AAA 935,060
Revenue Bonds (Water Projects), Series 1996-A,
5.500%, 7/01/26
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$ 214,910 Total Investments (cost $212,953,464) - 97.3% 207,555,383
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 2.7% 5,843,862
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Net Assets - 100% $ 213,399,245
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* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent auditors): Dates (month and year) and
prices of the earliest optional call or redemption.
There may be other call provisions at varying prices at
later dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent
auditors): Using the higher of Standard & Poor's or
Moody's rating.
*** Securities are backed by an escrow or trust containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency
securities which ensures the timely payment of
principal and interest. Securities are normally
considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.
N/R Investment is not rated.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund (NNC)
Portfolio of
INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL MARKET
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION PROVISIONS* RATINGS** VALUE
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BASIC MATERIALS - 3.9%
$ 3,500 The Haywood County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control 12/05 at 102 Baa1 $ 3,050,180
Financing Authority, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds
(Champion International Corporation Project), Series 1995A,
5.750%, 12/01/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,000 The Haywood County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control 3/06 at 102 Baa1 1,849,720
Financing Authority, Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds
(Champion International Corporation Project),
Series 1995, 6.000%, 3/01/20
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 9.0%
2,300 Appalachian State University, Utilities System Revenue Refunding 5/08 at 102 AAA 2,059,696
Bonds, Series 1998 of The Board of Governors of the University
of North Carolina, 5.000%, 5/15/18
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Guaranteed
Student Loan Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A (Subordinate Lien):
1,000 6.050%, 7/01/10 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/05 at 102 A 1,003,420
2,400 6.300%, 7/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/05 at 102 A 2,414,112
5,875 North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (A Political 7/06 at 102 A 5,913,305
Subdivision of the State of North Carolina), Guaranteed Student
Loan Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series C (Subordinate Lien),
6.350%, 7/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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HEALTHCARE - 14.8%
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Health Care System
Revenue Bonds, Series 1992:
1,500 5.750%, 1/01/12 1/02 at 102 AA 1,499,280
2,150 6.250%, 1/01/20 1/02 at 102 AA 2,159,761
2,725 County of New Hanover, Hospital Revenue Bonds (New Hanover 10/03 at 102 AAA 2,230,685
Regional Medical Center Project), Series 1993,
4.750%, 10/01/23
2,000 North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue Bonds 10/09 at 101 A 1,929,200
(Southeastern Regional Medical Center), Series 1999,
6.375%, 10/01/29
3,000 North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue 5/02 at 102 AA 2,854,740
Refunding Bonds (Carolina Medicorp Project),
Series 1992, 5.500%, 5/01/15
5,615 North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue Bonds 10/08 at 101 AA- 4,433,492
(FirstHealth of the Carolinas Project), Series 1998,
4.750%, 10/01/26
4,090 Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina, 2/06 at 102 AA 3,586,235
University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill,
Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.250%, 2/15/26
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 2.8%
1,000 Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, Multifamily Housing 11/07 at 102 AAA 920,710
Revenue Bonds (GNMA Collateralized - Woodridge Apartments),
Series 1997, 5.800%, 11/20/39 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 City of Charlotte, Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds (FHA-Insured 1/03 at 105 AAA 967,770
Mortgage Loan - Tryon Hills Apartments Project), Series 1993A,
5.875%, 1/01/25
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds
(1993 FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Resolution), Series 1993:
650 5.800%, 7/01/14 1/03 at 102 AA 643,806
1,000 5.900%, 7/01/26 1/03 at 102 AA 961,390
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 16.9%
4,945 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Revenue Bonds, 3/04 at 102 AA 5,019,521
Series X (1985 Resolution), 6.700%, 9/01/26
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY (continued)
$ 2,710 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Revenue Bonds, 9/02 at 102 AA $ 2,755,447
Series V (1985 Resolution), 6.800%, 9/01/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,000 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Home Ownership Revenue 7/09 at 100 AA 2,741,640
Bonds, Series 5-A (1998 Trust Agreement), 5.625%, 7/01/30
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
6,600 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, 7/09 at 100 AA 6,573,270
Series 6-A (1998 Trust Agreement), 6.200%, 1/01/29
4,125 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Revenue Bonds, 3/06 at 102 AA 4,119,266
Series HH (1985 Resolution), 6.300%, 3/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 6.1%
2,000 Orange County, General Obligation School Bonds, Series 1994, 2/04 at 102 AA+ 2,019,940
5.500%, 2/01/11
6,250 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996, 7/06 at 101 1/2 A 5,716,000
5.400%, 7/01/25
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 15.4%
2,500 Centennial Authority, Hotel Tax Revenue Bonds (Arena Project), 9/07 at 102 AAA 2,238,350
Series 1997, 5.125%, 9/01/19
6,000 City of Charlotte, Refunding Certificates of Participation 12/03 at 102 AAA 5,456,760
(Convention Facility Project), Series 1993C, 5.250%, 12/01/20
2,180 The City of Concord, Certificates of Participation, Series 1996A, 6/06 at 102 AAA 2,196,437
6.125%, 6/01/21
3,970 Durham, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation, 7/02 at 102 AA 4,152,699
Water Utility Improvements, 6.375%, 7/15/12
750 Johnson County Finance Corporation, Installment Payment 8/09 at 101 AAA 684,263
Revenue Bonds (School and Museum Projects), Series 1999,
5.250%, 8/01/21
5,000 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, 7/06 at 101 1/2 AAA 4,719,300
Highway Revenue Bonds, Series Y of 1996, 5.500%, 7/01/26
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 9.9%
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Health Care System
Revenue Bonds, Series 1992:
1,000 5.750%, 1/01/12 (Pre-refunded to 1/01/02) 1/02 at 102 AA*** 1,030,730
2,940 6.250%, 1/01/20 (Pre-refunded to 1/01/02) 1/02 at 102 AA*** 3,052,484
2,855 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, No Opt. Call AAA 3,566,894
Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 1980, 10.500%, 1/01/10
2,400 Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway Authority, 7/00 at 100 A*** 2,403,192
Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 1990-Q, 6.000%, 7/01/20
(Pre-refunded to 7/01/00)
2,280 Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina, 2/02 at 102 AA*** 2,360,644
University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill Revenue Bonds,
Series 1992, 6.000%, 2/15/24 (Pre-refunded to 2/15/02)
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UTILITIES - 13.6%
1,000 City of Fayetteville, Public Works Commission 3/03 at 100 AAA 893,930
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 4.750%, 3/01/14
5,900 City of Fayetteville, Public Works Commission Revenue Bonds, 3/07 at 101 AAA 5,206,927
Series 1997, 5.125%, 3/01/24
1,500 City of Gastonia, Combined Utilities System Revenue Bonds, 5/08 at 102 AAA 1,320,180
Series 1998, 4.750%, 5/01/15
5,000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System 1/03 at 102 BBB 4,455,900
Revenue Bonds, Series 1993-D, 5.600%, 1/01/16
1,500 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System 9/03 at 102 1/2 BBB 1,361,790
Revenue Bonds, Series 1985-G, 5.750%, 12/01/16
4,000 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Catawba Electric 1/10 at 101 BBB+ 3,887,680
Revenue Bonds, Series 1999B, 6.500%, 1/01/20
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Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund (NNC) (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
Principal Optional Call Market
Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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WATER AND SEWER - 5.8%
$ 2,000 City of Charlotte, Storm Water Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2000, 6/10 at 101 AA+ $ 2,003,980
6.000%, 6/01/25 (WI)
3,400 Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Water and Sewer System 7/03 at 102 AA 3,177,198
Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 5.200%, 7/01/16
2,180 County of Union, Enterprise Systems Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 6/06 at 102 AAA 2,074,531
5.500%, 6/01/21
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$ 129,790 Total Investments (cost $126,505,203) - 98.2% 123,666,455
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Other Assets Less Liabilities -1.8% 2,300,646
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Net Assets - 100% $ 125,967,101
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* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent auditors): Dates (month and year) and
prices of the earliest optional call or redemption.
There may be other call provisions at varying prices at
later dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent
auditors): Using the higher of Standard & Poor's or
Moody's rating.
*** Securities are backed by an escrow or trust containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency
securities which ensures the timely payment of
principal and interest. Securities are normally
considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.
(WI) Security purchased on a when-issued basis.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV)
Portfolio of
INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
Principal Optional Call Market
Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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BASIC MATERIALS - 2.7%
$ 500 Industrial Development Authority of the County of Bedford, 2/08 at 102 Baa2 $ 422,500
Industrial Development Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nekoosa Packaging
Corporation), Series 1998, 5.600%, 12/01/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,900 Industrial Development Authority of the County of Bedford, 12/09 at 101 Baa2 1,838,383
Industrial Development Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nekoosa Packaging
Corporation), Series 1999A, 6.550%, 12/01/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,000 Industrial Development Authority of Goochland County, 12/08 at 101 Baa2 850,960
Industrial Development Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nekoosa Packaging
Corporation Project), Series 1998, 5.650%, 12/01/25
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,000 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Industrial Development 1/03 at 102 N/R 1,788,580
Revenue Bonds (Albion Enterprises, L.L.C. Project), Series 1998A,
6.400%, 1/01/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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CAPITAL GOODS - 0.9%
2,000 Industrial Development Authority of the County of Charles, No Opt. Call BBB 1,694,500
Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds
(USA Waste of Virginia, Inc. Project), Series 1999, 4.875%,
2/01/09 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 7.8%
Industrial Development Authority of Danville, Student Housing
Revenue Bonds (Collegiate Housing Foundation - Averett College
Project), Series 1999A:
500 6.875%, 6/01/20 6/09 at 102 N/R 477,425
1,500 7.000%, 6/01/30 6/09 at 102 N/R 1,426,710
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Lynchburg,
Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds (Randolph-Macon Womens
College), Series 1993:
2,940 5.875%, 9/01/13 9/03 at 102 A- 2,921,008
2,500 5.875%, 9/01/23 9/03 at 102 A- 2,384,100
725 City of Portsmouth, Golf Course System Revenue Bonds, Series 1998, 5/07 at 102 AA 606,470
5.000%, 5/01/23
500 Prince William County Park Authority, Park Facilities 10/09 at 101 A3 479,350
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 1999,
6.000%, 10/15/28
3,000 Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities 11/04 at 100 AA 2,994,030
Revenue Bonds (University of Richmond Project), Series of 1994,
5.550%, 11/01/19 (Optional put 11/01/04)
2,000 Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities No Opt. Call AAA 1,802,460
Revenue Bonds (The Washington and Lee University Project),
Series 1998, 5.250%, 1/01/31
1,000 Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities 4/10 at 101 Aa1 999,330
Revenue Bonds (Hampton University Project), Series 2000,
6.000%, 4/01/20
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HEALTHCARE - 9.7%
4,850 Industrial Development Authority of Fairfax County, No Opt. Call AA 4,167,702
Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Inova Health System Hospitals
Project), Series 1993A, 5.000%, 8/15/23
4,650 Bon Secours Health System Obligated Group, Industrial Development 8/05 at 102 AAA 4,273,164
Authority of the County of Hanover, Hospital Revenue Bonds,
Series 1995 (Bon Secours Health System Projects), 5.500%, 8/15/25
1,500 Industrial Development Authority of the County of Henrico, No Opt. Call AAA 1,564,050
Health Care Revenue Bonds (Bon Secours Health),
Series 1996, 6.250%, 8/15/20
5,500 Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority, 7/08 at 102 AAA 4,745,840
General Revenue Bonds, Series 1998, 5.125%, 7/01/23
2,500 Industrial Development Authority of the City of Norfolk, 11/04 at 102 AA 2,613,575
Hospital Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Sentara Hospitals - Norfolk),
Series 1994A, 6.500%, 11/01/13
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Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV) (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
Principal Optional Call Market
Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 6.5%
$ 840 Industrial Development Authority of Arlington County, 7/05 at 102 A $ 842,864
Multifamily Housing Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Arlington Housing
Corporation), 1995 Series, 5.700%, 7/01/07
1,515 Industrial Development Authority of Arlington County, 5/10 at 100 Aaa 1,485,351
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Patrick Henry Apartments
Project), Series 2000, 6.050%, 11/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
(Mandatory put 11/01/20)
4,445 Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Multifamily Housing 7/02 at 104 Baa2 4,634,535
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1994 (Chase Hampton II Apartments),
7.000%, 7/01/24 (Mandatory put 7/01/04)
1,495 Economic Development Authority of Henrico County, Beth Sholom 7/09 at 102 AAA 1,427,964
Assisted Living Revenue Bonds, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities
Financing, Series 1999A, 5.900%, 7/20/29
1,000 Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Vistas Revenue Bonds, 4/10 at 102 AAA 975,440
GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities, Series 2000A, 6.200%, 1/20/40
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,355 Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Mortgage Revenue 1/01 at 100 AAA 2,357,897
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993 (FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan - Wilson
Pines Apartments, Section 8 Assisted Project), 6.125%, 1/01/23
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 6.7%
3,240 Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage Bonds, 1/02 at 102 AA+ 3,254,159
1992 Series B, Subseries B-5, 6.300%, 1/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage Bonds,
1992 Series B, Subseries B-6:
4,000 6.200%, 7/01/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/02 at 102 AA+ 4,012,440
2,945 6.250%, 1/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/02 at 102 AA+ 2,953,217
2,000 Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage Bonds, 1/08 at 102 AA+ 1,770,820
1996 Series G, Subseries G-1, 5.300%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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LONG-TERM CARE - 1.5%
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Winchester,
Residential Care Facility First Mortgage Revenue Bonds
(Westminster-Canterbury of Winchester Inc.), Series 1998:
1,350 5.750%, 1/01/18 1/03 at 102 N/R 1,138,617
2,000 5.750%, 1/01/27 1/03 at 102 N/R 1,618,540
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 6.3%
2,000 The City of Hampton, Public Improvement Bonds of 2000, 2/10 at 102 AA 2,019,020
6.000%, 2/01/20
6,200 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996, 7/06 at 101 1/2 A 5,670,272
5.400%, 7/01/25
1,700 City of Richmond, General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, 7/03 at 102 AA 1,593,308
Series 1993B, 5.500%, 7/15/23
2,000 City of Winchester, General Obligation Public Improvement 1/04 at 102 AA 1,968,820
and Refunding Bonds, Series of 1994, 5.500%, 1/15/14
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 8.2%
County of Cumberland, Certificates of Participation, Series 1997:
1,075 6.200%, 7/15/12 No Opt. Call N/R 1,048,222
1,350 6.375%, 7/15/17 No Opt. Call N/R 1,316,966
500 Industrial Development Authority of Dinwiddie County, 2/07 at 102 N/R 473,660
Lease Revenue Bonds (Dinwiddie County School Facilities Project),
Series 1997A, 6.000%, 2/01/18
1,000 Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Parking Revenue 9/09 at 102 AA 1,009,260
Bonds (Vienna II Metrorail Station Project), 1999 First
Series, 6.000%, 9/01/18
Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority, Hotel Tax Revenue
Bonds (Convention Center Expansion Project), Series 2000:
500 6.125%, 6/15/25 6/10 at 101 A- 498,080
2,000 6.125%, 6/15/29 6/10 at 101 A- 1,989,180
3,000 Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority, Regional Jail 7/06 at 102 AAA 2,804,610
Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 1996A, 5.500%, 7/01/24
1,230 Middlesex County Industrial Development Authority, 8/09 at 102 AAA 1,232,755
Lease Revenue Bonds, School Facilities Project, Series 1999,
6.000%, 8/01/24
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Principal Optional Call Market
Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 2,000 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds 10/10 at 101 BBB- $ 1,998,560
(Virgin Islands Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note),
Series 1999A, 6.500%, 10/01/24
2,250 Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities 2/09 at 101 AA+ 2,266,515
Revenue Bonds (21st Century College Program), Series 2000,
6.000%, 2/01/20 (WI)
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TRANSPORTATION - 5.0%
1,900 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Airport System 10/02 at 102 AAA 1,945,752
Revenue Bonds, Series 1992A, 6.625%, 10/01/19
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,400 Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, 10/07 at 101 AA- 1,283,366
Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A, 5.375%, 10/01/23
6,315 Virginia Port Authority, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, 7/07 at 101 AAA 5,824,325
Series 1997, 5.600%, 7/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 22.0%
4,250 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District, General Resolution 7/01 at 102 AAA 4,406,570
Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1991, 6.375%, 7/01/22
(Pre-refunded to 7/01/01)
3,085 Fairfax County Water Authority, Water Refunding Revenue Bonds, 4/02 at 100 AAA 3,128,869
Series 1992, 5.750%, 4/01/29 (Pre-refunded to 4/01/02)
3,000 Prince William County Park Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/04 at 102 BBB+*** 3,240,750
Series 1994, 6.875%, 10/15/16 (Pre-refunded to 10/15/04)
3,500 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway 7/02 at 101 1/2 AAA 3,677,905
Revenue Bonds (Series T), 6.500%, 7/01/22
(Pre-refunded to 7/01/02)
6,800 Valley Resource Authority of the City of Roanoke, 9/02 at 102 A+*** 7,026,168
Solid Waste System Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, 5.750%, 9/01/12
(Pre-refunded to 9/01/02)
5,000 City of Virginia Beach Development Authority, Hospital 11/01 at 102 AA*** 5,194,650
Revenue Bonds (Sentara Bayside Hospital), Series 1991, 6.300%,
11/01/21 (Pre-refunded to 11/01/01)
1,250 Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities 1/04 at 102 AAA 1,301,013
Revenue Bonds (The Washington and Lee University Project),
Series of 1994, 5.800%, 1/01/24 (Pre-refunded to 1/01/04)
3,955 Virginia Resources Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue 10/07 at 100 AA*** 4,036,829
Bonds, 1995 Series A (Sussex County Project), 5.600%, 10/01/25
(Pre-refunded to 10/01/07)
7,035 Commonwealth Transportation Board, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 5/04 at 101 Aa1*** 7,376,338
1995A (Northern Virginia Transportation District Program),
6.250%, 5/15/17(Pre-refunded to 5/15/04)
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UTILITIES - 9.6%
5,060 Halifax County Industrial Development Authority 12/02 at 102 A+ 5,175,064
(Old Dominion Electric Cooperative), 6.350%, 12/01/07
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,250 Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Louisa, 1/04 at 102 A 1,940,198
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Virginia Electric and Power
Company Project), Series 1994, 5.450%, 1/01/24
5,000 City of Richmond, Public Utility Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 1/08 at 101 AAA 4,355,450
Series 1998A, 5.125%, 1/15/28
6,150 Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia, Senior Revenue 7/03 at 102 A- 5,739,119
Bonds, Series 1993 (Regional Solid Waste System), 6.000%, 7/01/17
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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WATER AND SEWER - 10.1%
2,000 Fairfax County, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.875%, 7/15/28 7/06 at 102 AAA 1,963,420
2,400 Henrico County, Water and Sewer System Revenue and Refunding 5/09 at 102 Aa2 2,045,688
Revenue Bonds, Series 1999, 5.000%, 5/01/28
1,500 Henry County Public Service Authority, Water and Sewer Refunding 11/01 at 101 AAA 1,511,280
Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.250%, 11/15/19
6,200 City of Norfolk, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.875%, 11/01/20 11/05 at 102 AAA 6,163,171
1,955 Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, Regional Water and Sewer 10/09 at 101 Aa3 1,840,104
System Revenue Bonds, Series of 1999, 5.625%, 10/01/29
2,095 Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority, Regional Sewerage System 1/04 at 102 AAA 1,822,420
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series of 1993, 5.000%, 7/01/21
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Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV) (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS May 31, 2000
Principal Optional Call Market
Amount (000) Description Provisions* Ratings** Value
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 2,250 City of Virginia Beach, Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, 9/10 at 101 Aa3 $ 2,252,654
Series 2000, 6.000%, 9/01/24
500 Virginia Resources Authority, Clean Water State Revolving Fund 10/10 at 100 AAA 483,914
Revenue Bonds, Series 1999, 5.625%, 10/01/22
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$ 179,905 Total Investments (cost $176,367,085) - 97.0% 174,146,226
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 3.0% 5,413,826
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Net Assets - 100% $ 179,560,052
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* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent auditors): Dates (month and year) and
prices of the earliest optional call or redemption.
There may be other call provisions at varying prices at
later dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent
auditors): Using the higher of Standard & Poor's or
Moody's rating.
*** Securities are backed by an escrow or trust containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency
securities which ensures the timely payment of
principal and interest. Securities are normally
considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.
N/R Investment is not rated.
(WI) Security purchased on a when-issued basis.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statement of
NET ASSETS May 31, 2000
GEORGIA MARYLAND NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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ASSETS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investments in municipal securities, at market value $76,311,887 $207,555,383 $123,666,455 $174,146,226
Cash -- 1,966,132 2,133,807 5,206,775
Receivables:
Interest 1,610,242 4,471,052 2,733,746 3,253,500
Investments sold -- 305,000 -- 50,000
Other assets 4,924 24,383 17,943 1,608
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Total assets 77,927,053 214,321,950 128,551,951 182,658,109
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LIABILITIES
Cash overdraft 1,792,718 -- -- --
Payable for investments purchased -- -- 1,989,747 2,244,308
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 41,488 116,108 69,000 97,882
Other 34,777 86,541 67,645 116,636
Preferred share dividends payable 15,994 39,975 35,011 32,635
Common share dividends payable 251,189 680,081 423,447 606,596
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Total liabilities 2,136,166 922,705 2,584,850 3,098,057
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Net assets $75,790,887 $213,399,245 $125,967,101 $179,560,052
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Preferred shares, at liquidation value $27,800,000 $ 79,100,000 $ 46,800,000 $ 63,800,000
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Preferred shares outstanding 1,112 3,164 1,872 2,552
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Common shares outstanding 3,749,849 10,463,666 6,274,499 8,666,160
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Net asset value per Common share outstanding (net assets
less Preferred shares at liquidation value, divided
by Common shares outstanding) $ 12.80 $ 12.83 $ 12.62 $ 13.36
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statement of
OPERATIONS Year Ended May 31, 2000
GEORGIA MARYLAND NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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INVESTMENT INCOME $ 4,545,384 $ 12,479,397 $ 7,518,546 $ 10,749,909
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EXPENSES
Management fees 503,436 1,405,631 836,102 1,183,322
Preferred shares - auction fees 69,690 198,291 117,321 159,938
Preferred shares - dividend disbursing agent fees 10,028 20,053 10,028 20,053
Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses 4,680 27,899 12,466 26,297
Custodian's fees and expenses 76,934 61,189 78,960 51,518
Trustees' fees and expenses 1,704 4,063 2,442 3,225
Professional fees 11,536 12,946 14,963 15,975
Shareholders' reports - printing and mailing expenses 7,700 6,937 10,094 25,453
Stock exchange listing fees 8,532 19,887 13,293 14,799
Investor relations expense 6,009 22,125 12,797 20,512
Other expenses 7,428 16,659 11,855 14,516
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Total expenses before custodian fee credit 707,677 1,795,680 1,120,321 1,535,608
Custodian fee credit (13,867) (10,648) (15,561) (13,412)
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Net expenses 693,810 1,785,032 1,104,760 1,522,196
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Net investment income 3,851,574 10,694,365 6,413,786 9,227,713
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions (106,618) (403,771) (1,361,080) (243,931)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments (6,042,044) (16,122,049) (8,771,990) (12,928,878)
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Net gain (loss) from investments (6,148,662) (16,525,820) (10,133,070) (13,172,809)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations $(2,297,088) $ (5,831,455) $ (3,719,284) $ (3,945,096)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
Statement of
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<CAPTION>
GEORGIA MARYLAND
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YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
5/31/00 5/31/99 5/31/00 5/31/99
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OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 3,851,574 $ 3,779,380 $ 10,694,365 $ 10,401,146
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions (106,618) (19,285) (403,771) 793,902
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments (6,042,044) (519,051) (16,122,049) (2,181,086)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (2,297,088) 3,241,044 (5,831,455) 9,013,962
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
From undistributed net investment income:
Common shareholders (3,011,682) (2,994,577) (8,155,190) (8,043,917)
Preferred shareholders (870,722) (781,355) (2,494,481) (2,336,752)
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Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (3,882,404) (3,775,932) (10,649,671) (10,380,669)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from Common shares issued
to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions 148,714 204,645 360,812 698,387
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets (6,030,778) (330,243) (16,120,314) (668,320)
Net assets at the beginning of year 81,821,665 82,151,908 229,519,559 230,187,879
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Net assets at the end of year $75,790,887 $81,821,665 $213,399,245 $229,519,559
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Balance of undistributed net investment
income at the end of year $ 153,665 $ 184,495 $ 428,576 $ 383,882
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
Statement of
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS May 31, 2000 (continued)
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YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
5/31/00 5/31/99 5/31/00 5/31/99
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OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 6,413,786 $ 6,363,441 $ 9,227,713 $ 9,028,147
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions (1,361,080) 39,751 (243,931) 292,180
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments (8,771,990) (1,441,296) (12,928,878) (1,006,799)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (3,719,284) 4,961,896 (3,945,096) 8,313,528
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
From undistributed net investment income:
Common shareholders (5,058,398) (4,954,259) (7,263,013) (7,077,141)
Preferred shareholders (1,629,151) (1,310,119) (2,103,936) (1,918,811)
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Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (6,687,549) (6,264,378) (9,366,949) (8,995,952)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from Common shares issued
to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions 197,308 208,763 704,255 927,907
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets (10,209,525) (1,093,719) (12,607,790) 245,483
Net assets at the beginning of year 136,176,626 137,270,345 192,167,842 191,922,359
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Net assets at the end of year $125,967,101 $136,176,626 $179,560,052 $192,167,842
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Balance of undistributed net investment
income at the end of year $ 43,479 $ 317,242 $ 289,821 $ 429,057
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The state Funds (the "Funds") covered in this report and their corresponding
stock exchange symbols are Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPG),
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY), Nuveen North Carolina
Premium Income Municipal Fund (NNC) and Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal
Fund (NPV). Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia are traded on the New York
Stock Exchange while Georgia is traded on the American Stock Exchange.
Each Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations
issued by state and local government authorities within a single state. The
Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as closed-end,
diversified management investment companies.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the
Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Securities Valuation
The prices of municipal bonds in each Fund's investment portfolio are provided
by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. When price quotes
are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal securities),
the pricing service establishes fair market value based on yields or prices of
municipal bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and
rating, indications of value from securities dealers and general market
conditions. Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and
demand features qualifying them as short-term securities are valued at amortized
cost, which approximates market value.
Securities Transactions
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and
losses from such transactions are determined on the specific identification
method. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis
may have extended settlement periods. The securities so purchased are subject to
market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian
to segregate assets in a separate account with a current value at least equal to
the amount of the when-issued and delayed delivery purchase commitments. At May
31, 2000, North Carolina and Virginia had outstanding when-issued purchase
commitments of $1,989,747 and $2,244,308, respectively. There were no such
outstanding purchase commitments in either of the other funds.
Investment Income
Interest income is determined on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for
amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on long-term debt securities
when required for federal income tax purposes.
Income Taxes
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund
intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable
to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its tax-exempt net
investment income, in addition to any significant amounts of net realized
capital gains and/or market discount realized from investment transactions. The
Funds currently consider significant net realized capital gains and/or market
discount as amounts in excess of $.01 per Common share. Furthermore, each Fund
intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from municipal
securities, which is exempt from regular federal and designated state income
taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the
Funds. All income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000, have
been designated Exempt Interest Dividends. Net realized capital gain and market
discount distributions are subject to federal taxation.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Tax-exempt net investment income is declared monthly as a dividend and payment
is made or reinvestment is credited to shareholder accounts on the first
business day after month-end. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount
from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders not less
frequently than annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the
extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders of tax-exempt net investment income, net realized
capital gains and/or market discount are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The
amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal
income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. Accordingly, temporary over-distributions as a
result of these differences may occur and will be classified as either
distributions in excess of net investment income, distributions in excess of net
realized gains and/or distributions in excess of net ordinary taxable income
from investment transactions, where applicable.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Preferred Shares
The Funds have issued and outstanding $25,000 stated value Preferred shares.
Each Fund's Preferred shares are issued in one or more Series. The dividend rate
on each Series may change every seven days, as set by the auction agent. The
number of shares outstanding, by Series and in total, for each of the Funds is
as follows:
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Number of shares:
Series T -- -- -- 832
Series W -- 1,404 -- --
Series TH 1,112 1,760 1,872 1,720
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Total 1,112 3,164 1,872 2,552
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in transactions in certain derivative financial instruments
including futures, forward, swap and option contracts, and other financial
instruments with similar characteristics. Although the Funds are authorized to
invest in such financial instruments, and may do so in the future, they did not
make any such investments during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000.
Custodian Fee Credit
Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the custodian fees
and expenses are reduced by credits earned on each Fund's cash on deposit with
the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and
decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual
results may differ from those estimates.
2. FUND SHARES
Transactions in Common shares were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
GEORGIA MARYLAND
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YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
5/31/00 5/31/99 5/31/00 5/31/99
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Shares issued to shareholders
due to reinvestment of
distributions 10,347 12,929 25,200 44,630
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NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
5/31/00 5/31/99 5/31/00 5/31/99
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Shares issued to shareholders
due to reinvestment of
distributions 13,495 13,084 47,012 56,927
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3. DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
The Funds declared Common share dividend distributions from their tax-exempt net
investment income which were paid on July 3, 2000, to shareholders of record on
June 15, 2000, as follows:
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Dividend per share $.0670 $.0650 $.0625 $.0670
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4. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments in long-term municipal
securities and short-term municipal securities for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2000, were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
NORTH
GEORGIA MARYLAND CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Purchases:
Long-term municipal securities $12,755,610 $28,004,746 $32,394,280 $36,990,682
Short-term municipal securities -- 8,000,000 -- 3,500,000
Sales and maturities:
Long-term municipal securities 12,811,676 29,422,431 32,624,353 39,020,567
Short-term municipal securities -- 8,000,000 -- 4,100,000
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At May 31, 2000, the identified cost of investments owned for federal income tax
purposes were as follows:
NORTH
GEORGIA MARYLAND CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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$76,942,479 $213,146,481 $127,758,152 $176,367,085
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At May 31, 2000, the Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for
federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any.
If not applied, the carryforwards will expire as follows:
NORTH
GEORGIA MARYLAND CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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Expiration year:
2002 $ -- $2,202,413 $ -- $ 917,970
2003 1,088,659 1,019,929 2,344,091 1,577,464
2004 1,842,885 2,660,424 1,137,399 1,579,895
2005 340,685 454,351 131,993 140,749
2006 -- -- -- --
2007 -- -- -- --
2008 129,908 332,069 108,131 250,767
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Total $3,402,137 $6,669,186 $3,721,614 $4,466,845
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5. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments
for federal income tax purposes at May 31, 2000, were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
NORTH
GEORGIA MARYLAND CAROLINA VIRGINIA
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized:
appreciation $ 1,838,127 $ 1,646,105 $ 609,455 $ 2,620,935
depreciation (2,468,719) (7,237,203) (4,701,152) (4,841,794)
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $ (630,592) $(5,591,098) $(4,091,697) $(2,220,859)
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
6. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under the Funds' investment management agreements with Nuveen Advisory Corp.
(the "Adviser"), a wholly owned subsidiary of The John Nuveen Company, each Fund
pays an annual management fee, payable monthly, at the rates set forth below,
which are based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets Management Fee
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For the first $125 million .6500 of 1%
For the next $125 million .6375 of 1
For the next $250 million .6250 of 1
For the next $500 million .6125 of 1
For the next $1 billion .6000 of 1
For net assets over $2 billion .5875 of 1
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The fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and
administrative services and general office facilities. The Funds pay no
compensation directly to those of its Trustees who are affiliated with the
Adviser or to their officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their
services to the Funds from the Adviser.
7. COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS
At May 31, 2000, net assets consisted of:
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<CAPTION>
North
Georgia Maryland Carolina Virginia
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Preferred shares, $25,000 stated value per share,
at liquidation value $27,800,000 $ 79,100,000 $ 46,800,000 $ 63,800,000
Common shares, $.01 par value per share 37,498 104,637 62,745 86,662
Paid-in surplus 51,832,451 146,026,317 86,874,188 122,071,273
Balance of undistributed net investment income 153,665 428,576 43,479 289,821
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from
investment transactions (3,420,939) (6,862,204) (4,974,563) (4,466,845
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments (611,788) (5,398,081) (2,838,748) (2,220,859
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Net assets $75,790,887 $213,399,245 $125,967,101 $179,560,052
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Authorized shares:
Common Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Preferred Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
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Financial
HIGHLIGHTS
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Financial HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each year:
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<CAPTION>
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
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NET NET NET
REALIZED/ INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CAPITAL CAPITAL ENDING
BEGINNING NET UNREALIZED INCOME INCOME GAINS GAINS NET ENDING
NET ASSET INVESTMENT INVESTMENT TO COMMON TO PREFERRED TO COMMON TO PREFERRED ASSET MARKET
VALUE INCOME GAIN (LOSS) TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS+ SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS+ TOTAL VALUE VALUE
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GEORGIA
Year Ended 5/31:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2000 $14.45 $1.03 $(1.65) $ (.62) $(.80) $(.23) $-- $-- $(1.03) $12.80 $12.4375
1999 14.58 1.01 (.13) .88 (.80) (.21) -- -- (1.01) 14.45 16.2500
1998 13.70 1.01 .90 1.91 (.79) (.24) -- -- (1.03) 14.58 15.0625
1997 13.00 1.01 .69 1.70 (.77) (.23) -- -- (1.00) 13.70 13.8750
1996 13.35 1.00 (.38) .62 (.73) (.24) -- -- (.97) 13.00 12.2500
GEORGIA
Year Ended 5/31:
2000 14.41 1.02 (1.58) (.56) (.78) (.24) -- -- (1.02) 12.83 13.2500
1999 14.54 1.00 (.14) .86 (.77) (.22) -- -- (.99) 14.41 15.1250
1998 13.76 .99 .80 1.79 (.77) (.24) -- -- (1.01) 14.54 15.0625
1997 13.21 1.00 .55 1.55 (.76) (.24) -- -- (1.00) 13.76 13.6250
1996 13.36 .99 (.14) .85 (.74) (.26) -- -- (1.00) 13.21 12.7500
NORTH CAROLINA
Year Ended 5/31:
2000 14.28 1.02 (1.61) (.59) (.81) (.26) -- -- (1.07) 12.62 13.6875
1999 14.48 1.02 (.22) .80 (.79) (.21) -- -- (1.00) 14.28 15.6875
1998 13.50 1.02 1.00 2.02 (.79) (.25) -- -- (1.04) 14.48 15.0000
1997 12.77 1.02 .72 1.74 (.77) (.24) -- -- (1.01) 13.50 14.6250
1996 13.19 .98 (.44) .54 (.70) (.26) -- -- (.96) 12.77 12.6250
VIRGINIA
Year Ended 5/31:
2000 14.89 1.07 (1.52) (.45) (.84) (.24) -- -- (1.08) 13.36 14.2500
1999 14.96 1.05 (.08) .97 (.82) (.22) -- -- (1.04) 14.89 16.0625
1998 14.04 1.06 .92 1.98 (.82) (.24) -- -- (1.06) 14.96 16.1250
1997 13.35 1.06 .68 1.74 (.81) (.24) -- -- (1.05) 14.04 14.5000
1996 13.61 1.04 (.26) .78 (.79) (.25) -- -- (1.04) 13.35 13.5000
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<CAPTION>
TOTAL RETURNS RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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BEFORE CREDIT AFTER CREDIT**
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RATIO OF NET RATIO OF NET RATIO OF NET RATIO OF NET
RATIO OF INVESTMENT RATIO OF INVESTMENT RATIO OF INVESTMENT RATIO OF INVESTMENT
EXPENSES INCOME TO EXPENSES INCOME TO EXPENSES INCOME TO EXPENSES INCOME TO
BASED TO AVERAGE AVERAGE TO AVERAGE AVERAGE TO AVERAGE AVERAGE TO AVERAGE AVERAGE
BASED ON ENDING NET ASSETS NET ASSETS TOTAL TOTAL NET ASSETS NET ASSETS TOTAL TOTAL
ON NET NET APPLICABLE APPLICABLE NET ASSETS NET ASSETS APPLICABLE APPLICABLE NET ASSETS NET ASSETS PORTFOLIO
MARKET ASSET ASSETS TO COMMON TO COMMON INCLUDING INCLUDING TO COMMON TO COMMON INCLUDING INCLUDING TURNOVER
VALUE* VALUE* (000) SHARES++ SHARES++ PREFERRED++ PREFERRED++ SHARES++ SHARES++ PREFERRED++ PREFERRED++ RATE
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GEORGIA
Year Ended 5/31:
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(18.84)%(5.87)% $ 75,791 1.43% 7.73% .91% 4.95% 1.40% 7.76% .90% 4.97% 17%
13.42 4.64 81,822 1.34 6.87 .89 4.57 1.33 6.88 .89 4.57 14
14.56 12.43 82,152 1.33 7.10 .87 4.66 1.33 7.10 .87 4.66 17
19.95 11.53 78,697 1.40 7.52 .90 4.83 1.40 7.52 .90 4.83 30
12.88 2.81 76,026 1.42 7.53 .91 4.82 1.42 7.53 .91 4.82 14
MARYLAND
Year Ended 5/31:
(7.22) (5.57) 213,399 1.29 7.69 .82 4.90 1.28 7.70 .82 4.90 13
5.47 4.44 229,520 1.29 6.78 .85 4.47 1.28 6.79 .84 4.48 16
16.54 11.47 230,188 1.29 6.93 .84 4.52 1.29 6.93 .84 4.52 6
13.07 10.08 221,478 1.32 7.28 .85 4.72 1.32 7.28 .85 4.72 6
10.22 4.41 215,690 1.36 7.33 .87 4.68 1.36 7.33 .87 4.68 18
NORTH CAROLINA
Year Ended 5/31:
(7.76) (5.98) 125,967 1.37 7.81 .87 4.97 1.35 7.83 .86 4.98 25
9.87 4.11 136,177 1.30 6.97 .86 4.61 1.30 6.97 .86 4.61 8
8.17 13.38 137,270 1.30 7.17 .85 4.70 1.30 7.17 .85 4.70 9
22.60 12.01 130,929 1.37 7.72 .87 4.92 1.37 7.72 .87 4.92 19
10.13 2.11 126,196 1.38 7.49 .88 4.75 1.38 7.49 .88 4.75 39
VIRGINIA
Year Ended 5/31:
(6.02) (4.64) 179,560 1.29 7.72 .84 5.03 1.28 7.73 .83 5.04 20
4.77 5.09 192,168 1.26 6.94 .85 4.65 1.26 6.95 .84 4.66 8
17.30 12.66 191,922 1.27 7.20 .84 4.77 1.27 7.20 .84 4.77 19
13.81 11.49 183,097 1.33 7.65 .86 4.95 1.33 7.65 .86 4.95 16
11.04 3.86 176,649 1.35 7.64 .87 4.92 1.35 7.64 .87 4.92 27
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* Total Return on Market Value is the combination of reinvested dividend
income, reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, and changes in
stock price per share. Total Return on Net Asset Value is the combination
of reinvested dividend income, reinvested capital gains distributions, if
any, and changes in net asset value per share. Total returns are not
annualized.
** After custodian fee credit, where applicable.
+ The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
++ Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Preferred
shareholders; income ratios reflect income earned on assets attributable to
Preferred shares.
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any time, should your needs or situation change. Should you with draw, you can
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and cash payment for fractional shares, or cash payment for all reinvestment
account shares, less brokerage commissions and a $2.50 service fee.
You can also reinvest if your shares are registered in the name of a brokerage
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participate on your behalf. If not, it's easy to have the shares registered in
your name and to apply for a reinvestment account directly. Participants whose
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the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge
payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants
in the Plan at this time. For more information on the Nuveen Automatic
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INFORMATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert P. Bremner
Lawrence H. Brown
Anne E. Impellizzeri
Peter R. Sawers
William J. Schneider
Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Judith M. Stockdale
FUND MANAGER
Nuveen Advisory Corp.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
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LEGAL COUNSEL
Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius LLP
Washington, D.C.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
Each fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common or preferred stock in
the future at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. No shares
were repurchased during the 12-month period ended May 31, 2000. Any future
repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semiannual
report.
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