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NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     VIRGINIA
     TRUST 299
              (VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 299)
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.31% to 5.53%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.32% to 5.54%
            as of 04/11/95
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.43% to 5.65%
             35,000 units in a
             diversified $3,500,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds
                  Cusip:
                  6706L5 671 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706L5 689 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706L5 697 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>
 
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL TRUST 299
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT APRIL 12, 1995
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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>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  250,000    Virginia Resources Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue       2003 at 102          AA            --
                  Bonds (Bond Lot Program), Lot 21 (Washington County
                  Service Authority-New Money/Refunding), 5.25% Due 10/1/14.
     485,000    City of Danville, Virginia, General Improvement Bonds of           2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Fiscal Year 1994-1995,
                55M-5.75% Due 4/1/12,
                170M-5.80% Due 4/1/14,
                260M-5.80% Due 4/1/15.
                  (General Obligation Bonds.) (When issued.) (MBIA Insured.)
     100,000    Fairfax County (Virginia), Water Authority, Water Refunding        2007 at 102          AA-           Aa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, 6.00% Due 4/1/22.
     415,000    Fairfax County (Virginia), Water Authority, Water Revenue          2004 at 102          AA-           Aa
                  Bonds, Series 1994, 5.15% Due 4/1/11.
     250,000    Industrial Development Authority of the County of Prince           2005 at 102          --             A
                  William (Virginia), Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds
                  (Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William), Series
                  1995, 6.85% Due 10/1/25.
     500,000    Industrial Development Authority of the County of Prince           2003 at 102          --             A
                  William (Virginia), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds
                  (Prince William Hospital), Series 1993, 5.625% Due 4/1/12.
     500,000    Prince William County Service Authority (Virginia), Water          2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  and Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1993,
                  5.00% Due 7/1/13. (FGIC Insured.)
     500,000    Riverside Regional Jail Authority (Virginia), Jail Facility        2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 6.00% Due 7/1/25. (MBIA
                  Insured.)
     500,000    Industrial Development Authority of the City of Roanoke,           2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Virginia, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Roanoke
                  Memorial Hospitals, Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley,
                  Franklin Memorial Hospital and Saint Albans Psychiatric
                  Hospital Project) Series 1993A, 5.00% Due 7/1/24.
                  (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May
                  20, 1993 at a price of 89.849% of principal amount.)(MBIA
                  Insured.)
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  $3,500,000
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</TABLE>
    
 
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    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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<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 %   $    100.06     (5.31%)  5.32%     (5.34%)  5.35%     (5.36%)  5.37%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.91     (5.32)   5.33      (5.35)   5.36      (5.37)   5.38
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.64     (5.33)   5.34      (5.37)   5.38      (5.38)   5.40
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.38     (5.35)   5.36      (5.38)   5.39      (5.40)   5.41
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.61     (5.39)   5.40      (5.42)   5.43      (5.44)   5.45
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           98.10     (5.42)   5.43      (5.45)   5.46      (5.47)   5.48
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           97.60     (5.45)   5.46      (5.48)   5.49      (5.50)   5.51
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.10     (5.47)   5.48      (5.51)   5.52      (5.53)   5.54
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Estimated Long Term Return (3)
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------
          AMOUNT PURCHASED                         Public
- -------------------------------------  Sales      Offering          Monthly         Quarterly       Semi-Annual
     Units              Dollars        Charge     Price (1)         Payment          Payment          Payment
- ----------------  -------------------  ------    -----------     -------------    -------------    -------------
<S>               <C>                  <C>       <C>         <C>                <C>              <C>
50-499                 $5,000-$49,999   4.90 %   $    100.06          5.43%            5.46%            5.48%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           99.91          5.44             5.46             5.48
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           99.64          5.45             5.48             5.50
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.38          5.46             5.49             5.51
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           98.61          5.51             5.54             5.56
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           98.10          5.54             5.57             5.59
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           97.60          5.57             5.60             5.62
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.10          5.60             5.63             5.65
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
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INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          Normal
                                                                                                      Distributions
Virginia Traditional Trust                               1995                          1996             per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        5/1            8/1           11/1            2/1
Distribution Date.....................       5/15           8/15          11/15           2/15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2810(1)                                                  $  5.3249
                                                          --------  $.4437 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2810(1)   $  1.3392(2)   $  1.3392      $  1.3392        $  5.3569
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2810(1)                  $  2.6874(3)                    $  5.3759
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<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) Regular 6-month distribution.
</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 $.01479 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.2810 per unit for the 19-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 $.2810 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01479              Quarterly - $0.01488
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01493
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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                                                          796
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 22.4 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in April, 2011, with the last bond
maturity being October, 2025.
 
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QUALITY OF PORTFOLIO AS RATED BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
OR MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICES
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<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                    <C>
Rating                    Percent of Portfolio
Category                  Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
AAA                           57%
AA                            22
A                             21
                             ---
                             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.
 
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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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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
     FLORIDA
     INSURED
     TRUST 209
 
            Estimated Current Return
            First
            Year: 5.31% to 5.52%
            Subsequent
            Years: 5.34% to 5.55%
            as of 04/11/95
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.40% to 5.62%
             40,000 units in a
             diversified $4,000,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  6706H3 853 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706H3 861 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706H3 879 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Florida
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
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NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, FLORIDA INSURED TRUST 209
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT APRIL 12, 1995
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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>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  600,000    State of Florida, State Board of Education, Public Education       2005 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Capital Outlay Bonds, 1993 Series F, 6.00% Due 6/1/20.
                  (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000    Florida Municipal Power Agency, Stanton II Project Refunding       2003 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, 4.50% Due 10/1/27. (Original
                  issue discount bonds delivered on or about October 5, 1993
                  at a price of 88.625% of principal amount.)
     600,000    State of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, Department of             2005 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Transportation, Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge
                  Construction Bonds, Series 1995, 5.875% Due 7/1/24.
                  (General Obligation Bonds.) (When issued.)
     600,000    Dade County, Florida, Public Facilities Revenue Refunding          2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds (Jackson Memorial Hospital), Series 1993A, 4.875%
                  Due 6/1/15.
     350,000    Orange County, Florida, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series            2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  1993B, 5.375% Due 1/1/24.
     150,000    City of Palm Bay, Florida, Utility System Refunding Revenue        2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, Series 1994 (Palm Bay Utility Corporation Project),
                  5.00% Due 10/1/22.
     600,000    City of Tampa, Florida, Allegany Health System Revenue             2003 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. Issue, Series 1993,
                  5.125% Due 12/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds
                  delivered on or about January 4, 1994 at a price of
                  94.522% of principal amount.)
     600,000    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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  $4,000,000
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</TABLE>
    
 
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UNIT PRICE, ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN DEPEND ON
AMOUNT PURCHASED AND PAYMENT OPTION    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 %   $     98.50     (5.31%)  5.34%     (5.34%)  5.37%     (5.36%)  5.39%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           98.34     (5.32)   5.35      (5.35)   5.38      (5.37)   5.40
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.08     (5.33)   5.36      (5.36)   5.39      (5.38)   5.41
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           97.83     (5.34)   5.37      (5.38)   5.41      (5.40)   5.43
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.07     (5.39)   5.42      (5.42)   5.45      (5.44)   5.47
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           96.57     (5.41)   5.44      (5.45)   5.48      (5.47)   5.50
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           96.07     (5.44)   5.47      (5.48)   5.50      (5.50)   5.52
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           95.58     (5.47)   5.50      (5.50)   5.53      (5.52)   5.55
</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 %   $     98.50          5.40%            5.43%            5.45%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75           98.34          5.41             5.44             5.46
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50           98.08          5.42             5.45             5.47
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           97.83          5.44             5.46             5.48
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           97.07          5.48             5.51             5.53
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           96.57          5.51             5.54             5.56
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           96.07          5.54             5.57             5.59
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           95.58          5.57             5.60             5.62
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Units are offered at
    the Public Offering Price plus accrued interest.
(2) All figures as of the business day prior to the Date of Deposit. Figures in
    brackets represent the current return. The first year's estimated current
    returns are slightly lower than those for subsequent years because a portion
    of the monies received in the first year only will be treated as a return of
    principal due to the inclusion in the portfolio of "when issued" or other
    Bonds having delivery dates after the date of settlement for a purchase made
    on the Date of Deposit.
(3) In contrast to Estimated Current Return, Estimated Long Term Return reflects
    the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, if any, on the bonds
    in the Trust's portfolio.
 
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INTEREST DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS   Unitholders may elect to have interest
distributions made on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Record Dates
are May 1 and November 1 for semi-annual distributions; February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 for quarterly distributions; and the first of each month
for monthly distributions. Details of interest distributions per unit under the
various plans appear in the following table based upon estimated net annual
interest income at the Date of Deposit:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          Normal
                                                                                                      Distributions
Florida 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
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2700(1)                                                  $  5.2567
                                                          --------  $.4380 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2700(1)   $  1.3221(2)   $  1.3221      $  1.3221        $  5.2887
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2700(1)                  $  2.6532(3)                    $  5.3077
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<FN>
  * Record Dates for semi-annual distributions are May 1 and November 1; for quarterly distributions, they are February 1, May 1,
    August 1 and November 1. Record Dates for monthly distributions are the first day of each month.
(1) The first distribution will be paid to all Unitholders, regardless of the distribution plan selected. Such distribution may
    be more or less than a regular monthly distribution.
(2) Regular 3-month distribution.
(3) Regular 6-month distribution.
</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 $.01421 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.2700 per unit for the 19-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 $.2700 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01460              Quarterly - $0.01469
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01474
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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                                                          796
<PAGE>
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AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 27.3 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in June, 2015, with the last bond maturity
being October, 2027.
 
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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.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
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.
 
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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.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
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
     MASSACHUSETTS
     INSURED
     TRUST 125
 
            Estimated Current Return
            5.36% to 5.58%
            as of 04/11/95
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.46% to 5.67%
             40,000 units in a
             diversified $4,000,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  670947 340 Monthly Payment Option
                  670947 357 Quarterly Payment Option
                  670947 365 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Massachusetts
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, MASSACHUSETTS INSURED TRUST 125
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT APRIL 12, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   
<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>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $  400,000    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds,       2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Consolidated Loan of 1994, Series A, 5.00% Due 1/1/14.
     600,000    Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, General                2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Transportation System Bonds, 1994 Series B Bonds, 5.90%
                  Due 3/1/24. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     600,000    Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority,         2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Berkshire Health Systems Issue, Series D,
                  6.00% Due 10/1/19.
     600,000    Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority,         2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Smith College Issue, Series D, 5.75% Due
                  7/1/24.
     600,000    Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, A Public       2004 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Corporation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Power
                  Supply System Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series A, 5.00% Due
                  7/1/14.
     600,000    Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue           2004 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Bonds, 1994 Series A, 6.00% Due 8/1/24.                              1/2
     600,000    Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority,          2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  Refunding Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.75% Due 5/1/16.
                  (General Obligation Bonds.)
  ----------
  $4,000,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
    
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 %   $    101.50          5.36%            5.40%            5.41%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          101.34          5.37             5.40             5.42
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          101.08          5.39             5.42             5.44
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.81          5.40             5.43             5.45
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50          100.03          5.44             5.48             5.49
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           99.52          5.47             5.50             5.52
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           99.00          5.50             5.53             5.55
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           98.50          5.53             5.56             5.58
</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 %   $    101.50          5.46%            5.49%            5.51%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          101.34          5.46             5.49             5.51
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          101.08          5.48             5.51             5.53
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25          100.81          5.49             5.52             5.54
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50          100.03          5.54             5.57             5.59
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           99.52          5.57             5.60             5.62
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           99.00          5.60             5.63             5.65
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           98.50          5.63             5.66             5.67
</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 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
Massachusetts Insured Trust                              1995                          1996             per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        5/1            8/1           11/1            2/1
Distribution Date.....................       5/15           8/15          11/15           2/15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2872(1)                                                  $  5.4446
                                                          --------  $.4536 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2872(1)   $  1.3689(2)   $  1.3689      $  1.3689        $  5.4766
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2872(1)                  $  2.7468(3)                    $  5.4956
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<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) Regular 6-month distribution.
</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 $.01512 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.2872 per unit for the 19-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 $.2872 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01512              Quarterly - $0.01521
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01526
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.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          796
<PAGE>
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 24.7 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in January, 2014, with the last bond
maturity being August, 2024.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
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.
<PAGE>
NUVEEN  Tax-Exempt Unit Trusts
     NUVEEN
     PENNSYLVANIA
     INSURED
     TRUST 196
 
            Estimated Current Return
            5.33% to 5.55%
            as of 04/11/95
 
            Estimated Long Term Return
            5.40% to 5.62%
             40,000 units in a
             diversified $4,000,000
             portfolio of tax-exempt
             bonds rated "AAA"
                  Cusip:
                  6706H8 100 Monthly Payment Option
                  6706H8 118 Quarterly Payment Option
                  6706H8 126 Semi-Annual Payment Option
 
                  Registered in Pennsylvania & Florida
                    John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
                    Investment Bankers
 
<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>
Chicago:                      Atlanta
333 W. Wacker Dr.             Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60606       Boca Raton
Telephone: 312.917.7700       Boston
                              Columbus
New York:                     Dallas/Ft. Worth
Swiss Bank Tower              Irvine
10 East 50th Street           Philadelphia
New York, New York 10022      Phoenix
Telephone: 212.207.2000       San Francisco
                              Seattle
                              Tampa
                              Washington, D.C.
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
NUVEEN TAX-EXEMPT UNIT TRUST--INSURED, PENNSYLVANIA INSURED TRUST 196
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DATE OF DEPOSIT APRIL 12, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   
<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    Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority,              2003 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (City of Philadelphia Funding
                  Program), Series of 1993, 5.60% Due 6/15/16.
     470,000    Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority                    2005 at 102          AAA           Aaa
                  (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Hospital Revenue Bonds,
                  Series A of 1995 (Allegheny General Hospital Project),
                  6.20% Due 9/1/15.
     115,000    Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Allegheny County,             No Optional          AAA           Aaa
                  Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series of              Call
                  1993, 0.00% Due 6/1/16. (Original issue discount bonds
                  delivered on or about April 13, 1993 at a price of 24.906%
                  of principal amount.)
     470,000    Hampton Township School District (Allegheny County,                2005 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Pennsylvania), General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series
                  A of 1995, 6.00% Due 11/15/21. (When issued.)
     545,000    Hempfield School District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,         2004 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  General Obligation Bonds, Series of 1994, 5.30% Due
                  10/15/14.
     500,000    City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater           2003 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, 5.00% Due 6/15/19. (Original
                  issue discount bonds delivered on or about August 26, 1993
                  at a price of 89.845% of principal amount.)
     500,000    City of Pittsburgh (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), General         2004 at 100          AAA           Aaa
                  Obligation Bonds, Series of 1994A, 5.875% Due 9/1/11.
     500,000    Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Special        2005 at 101          AAA           Aaa
                  Revenue Bonds, Series of 1995A, 5.75% Due 3/1/20.
                  (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
                  February 28, 1995 at a price of 94.75% of principal
                  amount.)
     400,000    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
  ----------
  $4,000,000
  ----------
  ----------
</TABLE>
    
 
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 %   $    100.62          5.33%            5.36%            5.38%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.46          5.34             5.37             5.39
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.20          5.36             5.39             5.41
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.94          5.37             5.40             5.42
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.16          5.41             5.44             5.46
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           98.65          5.44             5.47             5.49
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           98.14          5.47             5.50             5.52
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.64          5.50             5.53             5.55
</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 %   $    100.62          5.40%            5.43%            5.45%
500-999                 50,000-99,999   4.75          100.46          5.41             5.44             5.46
1,000-2,499           100,000-249,999   4.50          100.20          5.42             5.45             5.47
2,500-4,999           250,000-499,999   4.25           99.94          5.44             5.46             5.48
5,000-9,999           500,000-999,999   3.50           99.16          5.48             5.51             5.53
10,000-24,999     1,000,000- 2,499,999  3.00           98.65          5.51             5.54             5.56
25,000-49,999     2,500,000- 4,999,999  2.50           98.14          5.54             5.57             5.59
50,000 and over    5,000,000 and over   2.00           97.64          5.57             5.60             5.62
</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 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
Pennsylvania Insured Trust                               1995                          1996             per Year +
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
Record Date*..........................        5/1            8/1           11/1            2/1
Distribution Date.....................       5/15           8/15          11/15           2/15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monthly Distribution Plan.............  $   .2831(1)                                                  $  5.3659
                                                          --------  $.4470 every month  --------
Quarterly Distribution Plan...........  $   .2831(1)   $  1.3491(2)   $  1.3491      $  1.3491        $  5.3979
Semi-Annual Distribution Plan.........  $   .2831(1)                  $  2.7072(3)                    $  5.4169
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<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) Regular 6-month distribution.
</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 $.01490 per unit per day.
Consequently, on the first Record Date (05/01/95), accrued interest will total
$0.2831 per unit for the 19-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 $.2831 per unit.
After the first Record Date daily rates of accrual are:
              Monthly - $0.01490              Quarterly - $0.01499
                             Semi-Annual - $0.01504
This daily rate of accrual, and the annual distributions shown above, will
remain the same as long as the portfolio size and composition remain the same.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                          796
<PAGE>
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
AVERAGE PORTFOLIO LIFE   The average maturity of portfolio bonds is 22.4 years.
The first bond is scheduled to mature in September, 2011, with the last bond
maturity being July, 2023.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
BONDS INSURED BY MBIA   Each bond in this Nuveen Insured series has been
insured* by the Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, which guarantees
timely payments of principal and interest. Premium payments have been fully paid
by the Date of Deposit.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
CALL PROTECTION   Bonds are first subject to optional redemption by the issuers
in the years and at the prices shown under the Redemption Provisions column in
the Schedule of Investments. Unless otherwise stated, in subsequent years, bonds
are redeemable at declining prices, but not usually below par value. Some issues
or some portions of issues may also be subject to sinking fund redemption or
extraordinary redemption without premium prior to the dates shown.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
NO CHARGE FOR REDEMPTION   The Trustee, United States Trust Company of New York,
will redeem units at net asset value. In addition, John Nuveen & Co.
Incorporated intends to maintain a secondary market for this Nuveen Tax-Exempt
Unit Trust. Inasmuch as all securities investments are subject to market price
fluctuation, net asset value at the time of redemption could be more or less
than the initial investment.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
REINVESTMENT OPTIONS   Specify automatic reinvestment of trust income, with no
sales charge, to earn compounded dividends with Nuveen mutual funds.
 
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
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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