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NUVEEN Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
NUVEEN
CALIFORNIA
INSURED
TRUST 245
Estimated Current Return
5.49% to 5.71%
as of 03/30/95
Estimated Long Term Return
5.58% to 5.80%
40,000 units in a
diversified $4,000,000
portfolio of tax-exempt
bonds rated "AAA"
Cusip:
67064U 824 Monthly Payment Option
67064U 832 Quarterly Payment Option
67064U 840 Semi-Annual Payment Option
Registered in California
John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
Investment Bankers
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<S> <C>
Chicago: Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr. Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606 Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700 Boston
Columbus
New York: Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower Irvine
10 East 50th Street Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022 Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000 San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington, D.C.
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, CALIFORNIA INSURED TRUST 245
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT MARCH 31, 1995
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<CAPTION>
Ratings
Optional -----------------------
Aggregate Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented Redemption Standard
Principal by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds Provisions & Poor's Moody's
<C> <C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
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$ 500,000 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 2004 at 100 AAA Aaa
Insured Revenue Certificates of Participation (Childrens
Hospital of Los Angeles), Series 1993, 4.75% Due 6/1/21.
(Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
December 23, 1993 at a price of 90.749% of principal
amount.)
500,000 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 2003 at 102 AAA Aaa
Certificates of Participation (Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth Health Services Corporation), 5.00% Due
12/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
about February 2, 1994 at a price of 92.625% of principal
amount.)
500,000 California State University, Fresno Association, Inc., 2005 at 101 AAA Aaa
Auxiliary Organization Revenue Bonds (Student Residence
Project), Series 1995, 6.25% Due 2/1/17.
500,000 State of California, Department of Water Resources, Central 2003 at 101 AAA Aaa
Valley Project, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series L, 1/2
5.875% Due 12/1/25.
500,000 Brea Redevelopment Agency (Orange County, California), 1993 2003 at 102 AAA Aaa
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Redevelopment Project AB),
6.125% Due 8/1/13.
500,000 Department of Water and Power of The City of Los Angeles 2003 at 102 AAA Aaa
(California), Electric Plant Revenue Bonds, Second Issue
of 1993, 5.125% Due 10/15/24.
500,000 The City of Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System 2003 at 102 AAA Aaa
Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1993-A, 5.80% Due 6/1/21.
500,000 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (California), Electric 2004 at 102 AAA Aaa
Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series I, 6.00% Due 1/1/24.
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$4,000,000
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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.
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<CAPTION>
Estimated Current Return (2)
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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 % $ 98.27 5.49% 5.52% 5.54%
500-999 50,000-99,999 4.75 98.12 5.50 5.53 5.55
1,000-2,499 100,000-249,999 4.50 97.86 5.51 5.54 5.56
2,500-4,999 250,000-499,999 4.25 97.61 5.52 5.56 5.58
5,000-9,999 500,000-999,999 3.50 96.85 5.57 5.60 5.62
10,000-24,999 1,000,000- 2,499,999 3.00 96.35 5.60 5.63 5.65
25,000-49,999 2,500,000- 4,999,999 2.50 95.86 5.63 5.66 5.68
50,000 and over 5,000,000 and over 2.00 95.37 5.65 5.69 5.71
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<CAPTION>
Estimated Long Term Return (3)
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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 % $ 98.27 5.58% 5.61% 5.63%
500-999 50,000-99,999 4.75 98.12 5.59 5.62 5.64
1,000-2,499 100,000-249,999 4.50 97.86 5.61 5.64 5.65
2,500-4,999 250,000-499,999 4.25 97.61 5.62 5.65 5.67
5,000-9,999 500,000-999,999 3.50 96.85 5.67 5.69 5.71
10,000-24,999 1,000,000- 2,499,999 3.00 96.35 5.69 5.72 5.74
25,000-49,999 2,500,000- 4,999,999 2.50 95.86 5.72 5.75 5.77
50,000 and over 5,000,000 and over 2.00 95.37 5.75 5.78 5.80
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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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<CAPTION>
Normal
Distributions
California Insured Trust 1995 1996 per Year +
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Record Date*.......................... 5/1 8/1 11/1 2/1
Distribution Date..................... 5/15 8/15 11/15 2/15
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Monthly Distribution Plan............. $ .4640(1) $ 5.3922
-------- $.4491 every month --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan........... $ .4640(1) $ 1.3554(2) $ 1.3554 $ 1.3554 $ 5.4242
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan......... $ .4640(1) $ 2.7216(3) $ 5.4432
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* 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) Regular 6-month distribution.
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+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.09 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 $.01497 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.4640 per unit for the 31-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 05/01/95 is $.4640 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
Monthly - $0.01497 Quarterly - $0.01506
Semi-Annual - $0.01512
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 26.3 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in August, 2013, with the last bond
maturity being December, 2025.
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BONDS INSURED BY MBIA Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
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CALL PROTECTION Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
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NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
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REINVESTMENT OPTIONS Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
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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.
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* Insurance relates specifically to the bonds and not to the units or to the
market value of units. Terms of the insurance are more fully described in the
prospectus. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its
commitments. See Section 5 of the prospectus for details.
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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
NEW YORK
INSURED
TRUST 233
Estimated Current Return
5.49% to 5.71%
as of 03/30/95
Estimated Long Term Return
5.55% to 5.77%
35,000 units in a
diversified $3,500,000
portfolio of tax-exempt
bonds rated "AAA"
Cusip:
67101K 284 Monthly Payment Option
67101K 292 Quarterly Payment Option
67101K 300 Semi-Annual Payment Option
Registered in New York, Connecticut & Florida
John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
Investment Bankers
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<S> <C>
Chicago: Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr. Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606 Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700 Boston
Columbus
New York: Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower Irvine
10 East 50th Street Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022 Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000 San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington, D.C.
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, NEW YORK INSURED TRUST 233
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT MARCH 31, 1995
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<CAPTION>
Ratings
Optional -----------------------
Aggregate Name of Issuer and Title of Issue Represented Redemption Standard
Principal by Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase Bonds Provisions & Poor's Moody's
<C> <C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
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$ 100,000 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated 2004 at 101 AAA Aaa
Bonds, Ninety-Second Series, 4.75% Due 1/15/29.
500,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, City No Optional AAA Aaa
University System Consolidated Second General Resolution Call
Revenue Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.75% Due 7/1/18.
130,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Fordham 2004 at 102 AAA Aaa
University, Insured Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, 5.50% Due
7/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
about April 6, 1994 at a price of 94.448% of principal
amount.)
520,000 New York Local Government Assistance Corporation, Series 2005 at 102 AAA Aaa
1995A Bonds, 6.00% Due 4/1/24.
500,000 New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, 2005 at 102 AAA Aaa
Mental Health Services Facilities Improvement Revenue
Bonds, 1995 Series A, 6.00% Due 2/15/25. (General
Obligation Bonds.)
525,000 New York State Urban Development Corporation, Correctional 2004 at 102 AAA Aaa
Capital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 4, 5.375% Due
1/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
about December 29, 1993 at a price of 94.25% of principal
amount.)
520,000 The City of New York (New York), General Obligation Bonds, 2003 at 101 AAA Aaa
Fiscal 1994 Series C, 5.50% Due 10/1/16. 1/2
525,000 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York), Transit 2004 at 101 AAA Aaa
Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series O, 6.00% Due 7/1/24. 1/2
(Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July
12, 1994 at a price of 94.875% of principal amount.)
180,000 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 2004 at 101 AAA Aaa
1994 (General Obligation Bonds), 6.50% Due 7/1/23. 1/2
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$3,500,000
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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.
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<CAPTION>
Estimated Current Return (2)
-----------------------------------------------------
AMOUNT PURCHASED Public
- ------------------------------------- Sales Offering Monthly Quarterly Semi-Annual
Units Dollars Charge Price (1) Payment Payment Payment
- ---------------- ------------------- ------ ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
50-499 $5,000-$49,999 4.90 % $ 100.90 5.49% 5.53% 5.54%
500-999 50,000-99,999 4.75 100.75 5.50 5.53 5.55
1,000-2,499 100,000-249,999 4.50 100.48 5.52 5.55 5.57
2,500-4,999 250,000-499,999 4.25 100.22 5.53 5.56 5.58
5,000-9,999 500,000-999,999 3.50 99.44 5.57 5.61 5.63
10,000-24,999 1,000,000- 2,499,999 3.00 98.93 5.60 5.64 5.65
25,000-49,999 2,500,000- 4,999,999 2.50 98.42 5.63 5.66 5.68
50,000 and over 5,000,000 and over 2.00 97.92 5.66 5.69 5.71
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<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 % $ 100.90 5.55% 5.58% 5.60%
500-999 50,000-99,999 4.75 100.75 5.56 5.59 5.61
1,000-2,499 100,000-249,999 4.50 100.48 5.58 5.61 5.63
2,500-4,999 250,000-499,999 4.25 100.22 5.59 5.62 5.64
5,000-9,999 500,000-999,999 3.50 99.44 5.64 5.67 5.68
10,000-24,999 1,000,000- 2,499,999 3.00 98.93 5.67 5.69 5.71
25,000-49,999 2,500,000- 4,999,999 2.50 98.42 5.69 5.72 5.74
50,000 and over 5,000,000 and over 2.00 97.92 5.72 5.75 5.77
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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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<CAPTION>
Normal
Distributions
New York Insured Trust 1995 1996 per Year +
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Record Date*.......................... 5/1 8/1 11/1 2/1
Distribution Date..................... 5/15 8/15 11/15 2/15
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Monthly Distribution Plan............. $ .4770(1) $ 5.5429
-------- $.4617 every month --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan........... $ .4770(1) $ 1.3932(2) $ 1.3932 $ 1.3932 $ 5.5749
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan......... $ .4770(1) $ 2.7954(3) $ 5.5939
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* 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) Regular 6-month distribution.
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+ Interest for Unitholders of this series began to accrue as of the Date of
Deposit. Units purchased on the Date of Deposit will have $.09 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 $.01539 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.4770 per unit for the 31-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 05/01/95 is $.4770 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
Monthly - $0.01539 Quarterly - $0.01548
Semi-Annual - $0.01553
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 27.1 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in October, 2016, with the last bond
maturity being January, 2029.
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BONDS INSURED BY MBIA Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
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CALL PROTECTION Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
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NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
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REINVESTMENT OPTIONS Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
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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.
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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.