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NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     CONNECTICUT
     TRUST 270
              (CONNECTICUT TRADITIONAL TRUST 270)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            5.99% to 6.23%
            as of 12/15/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            6.09% to 6.33%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  67094E 584 Monthly Payment Option
                  67094E 592 Quarterly Payment Option
                  67094E 600 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Connecticut
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--CONNECTICUT TRADITIONAL TRUST 270
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT DECEMBER 16, 1994
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    State of Connecticut, Clean Water Fund Revenue Bonds, 1994         2004 at 102          AA+           Aa
                  Series, 5.80% Due 6/1/16.
     500,000    State of Connecticut, General Fund Obligation Bonds, 1994          2004 at 102          AA-           A1
                  Series A, Issued By Connecticut Development Authority,
                  6.375% Due 10/15/24. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities            2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, Choate Rosemary Hall Issue,
                  Series A, 7.00% Due 7/1/25. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities            2003 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority Revenue Bonds, Manchester Memorial Hospital
                  Issue, Series D, 5.75% Due 7/1/22. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities            2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Britain General Hospital
                  Issue, Series B, 6.00% Due 7/1/24. (AMBAC Insured.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities            2004 at 102          AA-           A1
                  Authority, Revenue Bonds, Nursing Home Program Issue,
                  Series 1994 (St. Camillus Health Center Project), 6.25%
                  Due 11/1/18. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000    State of Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Bonds,                2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, 1994 Series B,
                  6.10% Due 10/1/11. (FGIC Insured.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    The sales charges/volume discounts below
apply on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen trust units, unless any such
purchases are made by a class of investors for which a separate sales charge is
applicable as described more fully in the Prospectus. Estimated Current Return
equals net income divided by offering price. Estimated Long Term Return
represents an average of the yields to maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the
Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Estimated Current Return (2)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.27          5.99%            6.02%            6.04%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.12          6.00             6.03             6.05
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.86          6.02             6.05             6.07
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.60          6.03             6.06             6.08
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.83          6.08             6.11             6.13
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.33          6.11             6.14             6.16
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           96.83          6.14             6.17             6.19
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.34          6.17             6.21             6.23
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.27          6.09%            6.12%            6.14%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.12          6.09             6.13             6.15
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.86          6.11             6.15             6.17
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.60          6.13             6.16             6.18
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.83          6.18             6.22             6.23
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.33          6.21             6.25             6.27
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           96.83          6.24             6.28             6.30
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.34          6.27             6.31             6.33
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to Date of Deposit. The estimated
    current return for purchases made on such date will be as shown, as long as
    the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
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INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Normal
                                                                                                  Distributions
Connecticut Traditional Trust                                     1995                              per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        2/1            5/1            8/1           11/1
Distribution Date.....................       2/15           5/15           8/15          11/15
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .7429(1)                                              $  5.9466
                                                        --------  $.4953 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .7429(1)   $  1.4940(2)   $  1.4940      $  1.4940    $  5.9786
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .7429(1)   $  1.4994(3)                  $  2.9988    $  5.9976
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 3-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.12 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01651 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (02/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.7429 per unit for the 45-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 02/01/95 is $.7429 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01651              Quarterly - $0.01660
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01666
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
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                                                          774
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 25.7 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in October, 2011, with the last bond
maturity being July, 2025.
 
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QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                    <C>
Rating                    Percent of Portfolio
Category                  Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                           57%
AA                            43
                             ---
                             100%
</TABLE>
 
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CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY AND
INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
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NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     MARYLAND
     TRUST 302
              (MARYLAND TRADITIONAL TRUST 302)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.92% to 6.15%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.93% to 6.17%
            as of 12/15/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            6.12% to 6.35%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  67101L 761 Monthly Payment Option
                  67101L 779 Quarterly Payment Option
                  67101L 787 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Maryland
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--MARYLAND TRADITIONAL TRUST 302
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT DECEMBER 16, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority        2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Maryland General Hospital Issue, Series
                  1994, 6.20% Due 7/1/24. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority,       2003 at 102           A             A
                  Project and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Peninsula Regional
                  Medical Center Issue, Series 1993, 5.00% Due 7/1/23.
                  (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
                  October 28, 1993 at a price of 93.41% of principal
                  amount.)
     500,000    University of Maryland System, Auxiliary Facility and              2003 at 102          AA+           Aa
                  Tuition Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series A, 5.50% Due 4/1/12.
     150,000    Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration, Revolving         2004 at 100          AA            Aa
                  Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 1994 A, 6.375% Due 9/1/10.
                  (When issued.)
     350,000    Carroll County, Maryland, General Obligation Bonds, County         2004 at 102          AA-           Aa
                  Commissioners of Carroll County, Consolidated Public
                  Improvement Bonds of 1994, 6.50% Due 10/1/24.
     500,000    Morgan State University, Maryland, Academic Fees and               No Optional          AAA           Aaa
                  Auxiliary Facilities Fees, Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1993            Call
                  Series, 6.05% Due 7/1/15. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    Prince George's County, Maryland, Certificates of                  2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Participation (Real Estate Acquisition Program II), Series
                  1994, 6.00% Due 9/15/14. (MBIA Insured.)
     500,000    Prince George's County, Maryland, Pollution Control Revenue        2003 at 102          A+            A1
                  Refunding Bonds (Potomac Electric Project), 1993 Series,
                  6.375% Due 1/15/23.
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    The sales charges/volume discounts below
apply on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen trust units, unless any such
purchases are made by a class of investors for which a separate sales charge is
applicable as described more fully in the Prospectus. Estimated Current Return
equals net income divided by offering price. Estimated Long Term Return
represents an average of the yields to maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the
Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Estimated Current Return (2)
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public      -----------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering         Monthly           Quarterly            Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)        Payment            Payment               Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------   ---------------    ---------------    ---------------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     96.21     (5.92%)  5.93%     (5.95%)  5.96%     (5.97%)  5.98%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           96.06     (5.93)   5.94      (5.96)   5.97      (5.98)   5.99
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           95.81     (5.94)   5.96      (5.98)   5.99      (6.00)   6.01
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           95.56     (5.96)   5.97      (5.99)   6.00      (6.01)   6.02
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           94.82     (6.00)   6.02      (6.04)   6.05      (6.06)   6.07
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           94.33     (6.04)   6.05      (6.07)   6.08      (6.09)   6.10
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           93.85     (6.07)   6.08      (6.10)   6.11      (6.12)   6.13
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           93.37     (6.10)   6.11      (6.13)   6.15      (6.15)   6.17
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     96.21          6.12%            6.14%            6.16%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           96.06          6.12             6.15             6.17
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           95.81          6.14             6.17             6.19
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           95.56          6.15             6.18             6.20
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           94.82          6.21             6.23             6.25
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           94.33          6.24             6.27             6.29
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           93.85          6.27             6.30             6.32
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           93.37          6.30             6.33             6.35
</TABLE>
 
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Normal
                                                                                                  Distributions
Maryland Traditional Trust                                        1995                              per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        2/1            5/1            8/1           11/1
Distribution Date.....................       2/15           5/15           8/15          11/15
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .7132(1)                                              $  5.7061
                                                        --------  $.4755 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .7132(1)   $  1.4337(2)   $  1.4337      $  1.4337    $  5.7381
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .7132(1)   $  1.4391(3)                  $  2.8782    $  5.7571
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 3-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.11 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01585 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (02/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.7132 per unit for the 45-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 02/01/95 is $.7132 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01585              Quarterly - $0.01593
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01599
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          774
<PAGE>
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 24.2 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in September, 2010, with the last bond
maturity being October, 2024.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                    <C>
Rating                    Percent of Portfolio
Category                  Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                           43%
AA                            29
A1/A+                         14
A                             14
                             ---
                             100%
</TABLE>
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY AND
INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     VIRGINIA
     TRUST 296
              (VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 296)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            6.09% to 6.33%
            as of 12/15/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            6.19% to 6.43%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  6706L5 580 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706L5 598 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706L5 606 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Virginia
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 296
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT DECEMBER 16, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  500,000    Virginia Housing Development Authority, Multi-Family Housing       2003 at 102          AA+           Aa
                  Bonds, 1993 Series E, 5.70% Due 11/1/12.
     350,000    Virginia Public Building Authority, State Building Revenue         2004 at 101          AA            Aa
                  Bonds, Series 1994 A, 6.25% Due 8/1/15.
     250,000    Industrial Development Authority of Augusta County,                2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Virginia, Hospital Refunding Revenue Bonds (Augusta
                  Hospital Corporation), Series 1993, 5.50% Due 9/1/15.
                  (AMBAC Insured.)
     500,000    Blacksburg-Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sanitation               2004 at 102           A           Baa1
                  Authority (Virginia), Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series
                  of 1994, 6.60% Due 11/1/11.
     500,000    Industrial Development Authority of the County of Henrico,         2005 at 102          AA            Aa
                  Virginia, Public Facility Lease Revenue Bonds (Henrico
                  County Regional Jail Project), Series 1994, 7.125% Due
                  8/1/21.
     400,000    Prince William County Service Authority (Virginia), Water          2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  and Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1993,
                  5.00% Due 7/1/21. (FGIC Insured.)
     500,000    Richmond (Virginia), Redevelopment and Housing Authority,          2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Project Revenue Bonds (1994 Old Manchester Project),
                  Series 1994, 6.80% Due 3/1/15. (When issued.) (CGIC
                  Insured.)
     500,000    Industrial Development Authority of the City of Winchester         2004 at 102          AA            --
                  (Virginia), Educational Facilities First Mortgage Revenue
                  Bonds (Shenandoah University Project), Series 1994, 6.80%
                  Due 10/1/24. (ASSET GUARANTEED.)
  ----------
  $3,500,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    The sales charges/volume discounts below
apply on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen trust units, unless any such
purchases are made by a class of investors for which a separate sales charge is
applicable as described more fully in the Prospectus. Estimated Current Return
equals net income divided by offering price. Estimated Long Term Return
represents an average of the yields to maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the
Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Estimated Current Return (2)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.46          6.09%            6.12%            6.14%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.31          6.10             6.13             6.15
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.05          6.12             6.15             6.17
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.79          6.13             6.17             6.19
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.02          6.18             6.21             6.23
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.52          6.21             6.25             6.27
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           97.02          6.25             6.28             6.30
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.52          6.28             6.31             6.33
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $     99.46          6.19%            6.23%            6.24%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.31          6.20             6.24             6.25
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.05          6.22             6.26             6.27
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           98.79          6.23             6.27             6.28
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.02          6.28             6.32             6.33
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           97.52          6.32             6.35             6.36
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           97.02          6.35             6.39             6.40
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           96.52          6.38             6.42             6.43
</TABLE>
 
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to Date of Deposit. The estimated
    current return for purchases made on such date will be as shown, as long as
    the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Normal
                                                                                                  Distributions
Virginia Traditional Trust                                        1995                              per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        2/1            5/1            8/1           11/1
Distribution Date.....................       2/15           5/15           8/15          11/15
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .7573(1)                                              $  6.0598
                                                        --------  $.5049 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .7573(1)   $  1.5228(2)   $  1.5228      $  1.5228    $  6.0918
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .7573(1)   $  1.5273(3)                  $  3.0546    $  6.1108
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 3-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.12 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01683 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (02/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.7573 per unit for the 45-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 02/01/95 is $.7573 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01683              Quarterly - $0.01692
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01697
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          774
<PAGE>
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 22.5 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in November, 2011, with the last bond
maturity being October, 2024.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                    <C>
Rating                    Percent of Portfolio
Category                  Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                           33%
AA                            53
A                             14
                             ---
                             100%
</TABLE>
 
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CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
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REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY AND
INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     NATIONAL
     INSURED
     TRUST 286
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 6.19% to 6.43%
            Subsequent
            Years: 6.20% to 6.44%
            as of 12/15/94
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            6.26% to 6.50%
             100,000 units in a
             diversified $10,000,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  6710A3 464 Monthly Payment Option
                  6710A3 472 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6710A3 480 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in all states
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, NATIONAL INSURED TRUST 286
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT DECEMBER 16, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Ratings
                                                                                    Optional         -----------------------
  Aggregate            Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented               Redemption        Standard
  Principal               by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds                 Provisions        & Poor's       Moody's
  <C>       <C> <S>                                                              <C>                 <C>           <C>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $1,500,000    State Public Works Board of the State of California, Lease         2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds (Department of Corrections), 1994 Series A
                  (California State Prison-Monterey County (Soledad II)),
                  6.875% Due 11/1/14.
   1,000,000    Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities              2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  (Illinois), Eastern Illinois University, Auxiliary
                  Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A, 6.375% Due
                  4/1/16.
   1,000,000    Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois),             2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Series 1992A,
                  6.50% Due 6/15/27.
   1,000,000    Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Kentucky),              2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Governmental Project Revenue Bonds, Series 1994
                  (University of Kentucky Alumni Association, Inc.
                  Commonwealth Library Project), 6.75% Due 11/1/24. (When
                  issued.)
   1,000,000    Independent School District 622 (North St. Paul-                   2005 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Maplewood-Oakdale), Minnesota, General Obligation School
                  Building Bonds, Series 1994A, 7.10% Due 2/1/19.
   1,000,000    The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Salem County          2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  (New Jersey), Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds,
                  1994 Series B (Public Service Electric and Gas Company
                  Project), 6.25% Due 6/1/31.
     500,000    New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority,       2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fixed Rate Fiscal
                  1994 Series B, 5.375% Due 6/15/19.
   1,000,000    Bexar County (Texas), Health Facilities Development                2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Baptist Memorial
                  Hospital System Project), Series 1994, 6.75% Due 8/15/19.
                  (When issued.)
   1,000,000    Matagorda County Navigation District Number One (Texas),           2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (Central Power
                  and Light Company Project), Series 1993, 6.00% Due 7/1/28.
   1,000,000    Washington Public Power Supply System, Nuclear Project No. 1       2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.70% Due 7/1/17.
  ----------
  $10,000,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    The sales charges/volume discounts below
apply on all concurrent purchases of any Nuveen trust units, unless any such
purchases are made by a class of investors for which a separate sales charge is
applicable as described more fully in the Prospectus. Estimated Current Return
equals net income divided by offering price. Estimated Long Term Return
represents an average of the yields to maturity (or call) of the Bonds in the
Trust adjusted to reflect expenses and sales charges.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Estimated Current Return (2)
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public      -----------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering         Monthly           Quarterly            Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)        Payment            Payment               Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------   ---------------    ---------------    ---------------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.20     (6.19%)  6.20%     (6.22%)  6.23%     (6.24%)  6.25%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.04     (6.20)   6.21      (6.23)   6.24      (6.25)   6.26
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.78     (6.22)   6.23      (6.25)   6.26      (6.27)   6.28
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.52     (6.23)   6.24      (6.27)   6.27      (6.29)   6.29
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.75     (6.28)   6.29      (6.31)   6.32      (6.33)   6.34
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.24     (6.32)   6.32      (6.35)   6.36      (6.37)   6.38
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           97.73     (6.35)   6.36      (6.38)   6.39      (6.40)   6.41
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.23     (6.38)   6.39      (6.41)   6.42      (6.43)   6.44
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.20          6.26%            6.29%            6.31%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.04          6.26             6.29             6.31
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.78          6.28             6.31             6.33
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.52          6.30             6.33             6.35
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.75          6.35             6.38             6.40
10,000-24,999     1,000,000-2,499,999   3.00           98.24          6.38             6.41             6.43
25,000-49,999     2,500,000-4,999,999   2.50           97.73          6.42             6.45             6.46
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.23          6.45             6.48             6.50
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Normal
                                                                                                  Distributions
National Insured Trust                                            1995                              per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        2/1            5/1            8/1           11/1
Distribution Date.....................       2/15           5/15           8/15          11/15
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .7762(1)                                              $  6.2127
                                                        --------  $.5175 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .7762(1)   $  1.5606(2)   $  1.5606      $  1.5606    $  6.2447
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .7762(1)   $  1.5651(3)                  $  3.1302    $  6.2637
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) The second distribution under the semi-annual distribution plan represents a 3-month distribution; subsequent semi-annual
    distributions will be regular 6-month distributions.
</TABLE>
 
+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.12 of accrued
interest that will be added to the Public Offering Price on the Settlement Date.
After provision for expenses of the Fund, the daily rate of accrual from the
Date of Deposit to the first Record Date is $.01725 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (02/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.7762 per unit for the 45-day period. All interest accrued from the Date of
Deposit to the first Record Date, less expenses, will be distributed on the
first Distribution Date to Unitholders of Record as of the first Record Date.
The first payment to all Unitholders of Record on 02/01/95 is $.7762 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01725              Quarterly - $0.01734
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01739
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
- -------------------------------------------------
 
DIVERSIFICATION OF PORTFOLIO INCOME
 
There are 10 Tax-exempt bond issues in this trust; this diversified portfolio
yields current income from issuers in 8 states.
- -------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Percent
                   of Total
                   Income
<S>                    <C>        <C>
- ------------------------
                                  %
California                  16.0
Illinois                    20.0
Kentucky                    10.5
Minnesota                   11.0
 
<CAPTION>
                   Percent
                   of Total
                   Income
- ------------------------
<S>                    <C>        <C>
                                  %
New Jersey                   9.7
New York                     4.2
Texas                       19.8
Washington                   8.8
</TABLE>
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE The average maturity
of portfolio bonds is 26.7 years. The first bond is scheduled to mature in
November, 2014, with the last bond maturity being June, 2031.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY AND
INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- -------------------------------------------------
 
* Insurance relates specifically to the bonds and not to the units or to the
  market value of units. Terms of the insurance are more fully described in the
  prospectus. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its
  commitments. See Section 5 of the prospectus for details.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, ON THIS NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST AND ANY OTHER NUVEEN FUND, CALL
YOUR BROKER . . . OR NUVEEN AT
 
                                 1-800-257-8787
 
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
 
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